This week Xiaomi introduced the most expected Mi 5X and also unveiled its new Mi AI Speaker. Lenovo-owned Moto introduced Moto Z2 Force, Samsung launched the Galaxy J7 Nxt, HTC launched the Sapphire Blue version of the U11, YU launched YUNIQUE 2, and more launches and announcements in our roundup. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Xiaomi Mi 5X, Moto Z2 Force, Samsung Galaxy J7 Nxt and more”
Chinese ODM Topwise Communication will launch its Comio range of smartphones in India on August 18th. The invite says You will feel the Power along with the launch date. The company has several smartphones including phones with dual rear cameras, and it plans to bring 3 or 4 smartphones to India first, but it is not clear what phones the company is planning to launch next month. Continue reading “Comio smartphones launching in India on August 18”
China’s Tencent is in talks with homegrown cab aggregator Ola for a fresh round of funding worth $400 million, according to a latest report from the Economic Times. Citing four people aware of the development, ET stated that Tencent executives met with Ola’s management team to discuss funding. Continue reading “China’s Tencent might pump $400 million in Ola”
Lenovo started teasing its upcoming Note series smartphone in India recently. Today the company has released a new teaser that confirmed that it will introduce the K8 Note smartphone in the country on August 9, skipping the K7 Note. The company says that the phone will kill the ordinary smartphones and stand way ahead of its competition. Continue reading “Lenovo K8 Note launching in India on August 9”
WhatsApp for Android beta has started rolling out a new update that brings app shortcuts. The update is currently available for version v2.17.277 for Android. Continue reading “WhatsApp for Android beta adds app shortcuts in latest update”
Facebook announced Messenger Platform 2.0 in April this year and now the social network has rolled out a new update which includes new and improved features that allow businesses to develop ways to connect with their customers.
Continue reading “Facebook launches Messenger Platform 2.1 with natural language processing and new tools”
Huawei yesterday announced its shipped 73 million smartphones during the first six months of the year, up 21% YoY. Richard Yu, head of Huawei’s consumer division said that the company has shipped more than six million P10 since the launch. In an interview with Bloomberg, he said that the phone will be an even more powerful product compared to the predecessor.
Continue reading “Huawei Mate 10 will come with full-screen display, confirms CEO”
Twitter has revealed financial earnings for Q2 2017. The micro-blogging site recorded $574 million in revenue, down 5% YoY. Twitter’s monthly active user base remained unchanged at 328 million in Q2 2017. This means, Twitter reported 0% user growth this quarter.
Continue reading “Twitter records $574 million in revenue, user base static at 328 million in Q2 2017”
Vivo V5 Plus was launched earlier this for Rs. 27980, later it got a price cut to Rs. 25990 when the IPL Limited Edition smartphone in Matte Black was launched in April. Now the phone has received a Rs. 3000 price cut and is available for Rs. 22,990 from Flipkart, Amazon.in as well as offline retailers across the country. Continue reading “Vivo V5 Plus gets Rs. 3000 price cut in India”
Apple is bidding adieu to the iconic music players – iPod nano and iPod shuffle. Although Apple is killing the two models, the company has introduced a new variant of iPod Touch.
Continue reading “Apple officially discontinues iPod nano and iPod shuffle”
Last year there was a report that said Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular were gearing up to launch VoLTE (Voice Over LTE) services to take on Reliance Jio who launched pan-India 4G LTE services with VoLTE (Voice Over LTE) back in September last year. Now Airtel has announced that it will launch VoLTE services in the country by end of current financial year, which is by March 2018. Continue reading “Airtel and Idea to roll out VoLTE services across India by early 2018”
Xiaomi has secured a whopping $1 billion loan to expand globally and increase its retail footprint. The Chinese smartphone maker has revealed that it has secured a three-year syndicated loan agreement from 18 banks across Europe, Middle East, India, China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley served as joint global coordinator, with Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited, Deutsche Bank AG, and Wing Lung Bank.
Continue reading “Xiaomi secures $1 billion loan for global retail expansion”
Live images of upcoming Samsung Galaxy S8 Active (SM-G892A) surfaced recently, now detailed specifications of the phone has surfaced along with press images. This shows the flat screen phone with the same 5.8-inch Quad HD Super AMOLED display, Snapdragon 835, 4GB RAM, 12MP Dual Pixel rear camera and a 8MP front camera as the Galaxy S8. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S8 Active rugged smartphone images, detailed specs surface”
Earlier this month, a report said that the iPhone 8 will come in four colors, one of which will feature a mirror-like finish. Now a new report from Japan’s Macotakara says that it will come in different colors, but it will not come in White. It also says that it will not ship until Q4 2017, which is between October to December. It also says “initial sale period has a high possibility to be limited”. Continue reading “Apple iPhone 8 might not ship until late 2017, Face ID 3D facial recognition details surface”
Zomato and Ola have announced a strategic partnership to offer both of its services to their users. As a result of the partnership, Zomato users will be able to book Ola rides within the app and also make payments using Ola Money. Continue reading “Zomato, Ola team up to offer cab booking and food delivery”
