Gionee A1 Lite with 20MP front camera, 4000mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 14999

Gionee A1 Lite

After launching the A1 and A1 Plus, selfie-focused smartphones in the county, Gionee has launched the A1 Lite with a 20-megapixel front-facing camera with selfie flash. It has a 5.3-inch HD display, is powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek MT6753 processor, runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat) with Amigo 4.0 UI and a 13-megapixel rear camera. It also has a fingerprint sensor on the back. Continue reading “Gionee A1 Lite with 20MP front camera, 4000mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 14999”

Lenovo K8 Note with Deca-Core Helio X23, Dual rear cameras, Android 7.1 launched starting at Rs. 12999

Lenovo K8 Note

Lenovo today launched K8 Note, the company’s latest ‘Note Series’ smartphone in India, as it had promised. It has a 5.5-inch 1080p screen, similar to the K5 Note and the K6 Note, but this is powered by a Deca-Core MediaTek Helio X23 SoC, making it the first smartphone with the processor and runs on stock Android 7.1.1 (Nougat). It has 13-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED flash along with a secondary 5-megapixel camera to capture depth information for bokeh effect. Continue reading “Lenovo K8 Note with Deca-Core Helio X23, Dual rear cameras, Android 7.1 launched starting at Rs. 12999”

Android Nougat adoption hits 13.5%, up 2% since last month

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Google has released Android distribution numbers for the month of August. Android Nougat adoption has increased to 13.5%, up 2% over last month. Nougat 7.0 was up 1.7% to 12.3% while, Nougat 7.1 increased to 1.2% from .9%.  It is possible that before next month’s distribution, we will already see the arrival of Android O. Continue reading “Android Nougat adoption hits 13.5%, up 2% since last month”

LG Q6 with 5.5-inch FHD+ FullVision display, Android 7.1 launched in India for Rs. 14990

LG Q6

LG has launched its Q6 smartphone in India, as it had promised. It was introduced last month and packs a 5.5-inch FHD+ FullVision display with 18:9 aspect ratio, has facial recognition and military grade durability. It runs on Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) and has a 7000 series aluminum frame. Continue reading “LG Q6 with 5.5-inch FHD+ FullVision display, Android 7.1 launched in India for Rs. 14990”

Apple iPhone 8 will launch in September in three colors : KGI

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It looks like Apple will release the iPhone 8 in September after all. According to KGI analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the iPhone 8, iPhone 7s and iPhone 7s Plus will launch at the same time. Previous rumor had suggested that iPhone 8 might not ship until late 2017.

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Flipkart: The Big Freedom Sale – Best deals on smartphones, accessories, LED TVs and more

Flipkart Big Freedom Sale Aug 9 2017

Flipkart today started The Big Freedom Sale just in time for the Independence Day, as it had announced. As a part of the sale it is offering some good deals on smartphones, accessories, TVs and more that includes Apple iPhone 7, Lenovo P2, Moto G5 Plus, Apple Watch and more. It is also running 72-hour Redmi Note 4 sale with Rs. 1,000 additional discount on exchange and launched new Sanyo TVs starting at Rs. 14999. Continue reading “Flipkart: The Big Freedom Sale – Best deals on smartphones, accessories, LED TVs and more”

Amazon Great Indian Sale: Up to 35% off on smartphones, up to 40% off on wearables and more

Amazon Great Indian Sale Aug 9 to 12

Amazon today started Great Indian Sale, its latest 4-day sale, as it had announced. As a part of the sale it is offering some great deals on smartphones, accessories, wearables, power banks and more that include, iPhone 7, Moto G5 Plus, LG G6, up to 30% discount on Nubia smartphones and more. Continue reading “Amazon Great Indian Sale: Up to 35% off on smartphones, up to 40% off on wearables and more”

Intel officially completes $15.3 billion Mobileye acquisition

Intel Mobileye

Earlier in March, Intel has agreed to buy automotive technology firm Mobileye. Now, the chipmaker has finally completed the $15.4 billion acquisition by acquiring approximately 84 percent of Mobileye’s outstanding ordinary shares. Continue reading “Intel officially completes $15.3 billion Mobileye acquisition”

Intel Core i9-7980XE 18-core processor specs detailed, available starting September 25

Intel Core i9 Extreme

Back in May at the Computex 2017 Intel introduced Core X-series processor family ranging from 4 to 18 cores that includes Core i9 Extreme Edition processor, the company’s first consumer desktop CPU with 18 cores and 36 threads of power. At that time it did not unveil the specifications and availability of top-end processors, including the high-end i9-7980XE, even though the we already know the it will cost $1999 (Rs. 1,27,320 approx.). Today the company has detailed the specifications and availability. Continue reading “Intel Core i9-7980XE 18-core processor specs detailed, available starting September 25”

OPPO R11 FC Barcelona Edition announced

OPPO R11 FC Barcelona Edition

After R7 Plus and F1 Plus FC Barcelona Edition phones, OPPO today introduced the R11 FC Barcelona Edition smartphone. It features a blue-and-red color scheme and an 18K gold-plated club insignia on the back of the smartphone. It also has FC Barcelona-themed UI. It comes in custom blue package matching the phone. Continue reading “OPPO R11 FC Barcelona Edition announced”

LG GPad X2 8.0 Plus with Android 7.0, 2GB RAM spotted on T-mobile’s website

LG GPad X2

It looks like LG will soon announce a new tablet. The LG GPad X2 8.0 Plus tablet has been spotted on T-mobile’s website. It sports an 8-inch display with 1920×1200 resolution.
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Xiaomi to launch new smartphone with dual rear cameras in India in September, Mi 5X expected

Xiaomi Mi 5X

Today Xiaomi India VP and Managing Director tweeted that the company will launch a new smartphone in India with dual rear cameras in India in next month along with a portrait shot with background blur effect. The smartphone will likely be the Mi 5X that was introduced in China last month. Continue reading “Xiaomi to launch new smartphone with dual rear cameras in India in September, Mi 5X expected”

Fossil Q Venture and Q Explorist Android Wear 2.0 smartwatches now available for pre-order

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Fossil has announced two new full round touchscreen smartwatches in its Q series – Q Venture and Q Explorist. Both the smartwatches run Android Wear 2.0

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Kingston KC1000 NVMe PCIe SSD launched in India starting from Rs. 16000

Kingston KC1000 NVMe SSD

Kingston has launched KC1000 NVMe PCIe SSD, the company’s first  NVMe PCIe SSD in India. It is available in either a standard M.2 2280 form factor or as a half-height, half-length add-in card. It uses native OS NVMe drivers, is available in a range of capacities from 240GB to 960GB and is over 2x faster than SATA-based SSDs and over 40x faster than a 7200RPM hard-disk drive. Continue reading “Kingston KC1000 NVMe PCIe SSD launched in India starting from Rs. 16000”