Xiaomi at the launch of its Mi Max 2 smartphone announced that it will hold its third Mi anniversary sale on July 20 and 21 in India. In the sale it will have Re. 1 flash sale, sell devices and bundles at reduced price, allow you to grab discount coupons, bid and win devices and also play The Big Chase Sale to win prizes. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi 3rd Anniversary sale on July 20 and 21 – Re. 1 flash sale, discounts and more”
Google had announced earlier that Android O will replacing the classic blob emoji in favour of circular emojis. On the occasion of World Emoji Day, the company has officially announced ditching the blob emoji and it will now be available in the form of a sticker pack for its messaging app Allo. Continue reading “Google is bidding adieu to the beloved blob emoji”
Xiaomi today launched the Mi Max 2 smartphone in India for Rs. 16,999. Even though it launched only the Matte Black version of the phone in the country, we managed to get the Gold color variant from China. Check out the unboxing. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Max 2 Unboxing”
Xiaomi just launched the Mi Max 2, successor of last year’s Mi Max phablet in India. It packs a 6.44-inch 1080p 2.5D curved glass display with 0.7mm ultra narrow bezel on the side, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection and has a huge 5300mAh battery with support for Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 along with parallel charging that lets you charge the phone up to 68% in one hour. It promises up to 18 hours of video playback or 57 hours of talk time on a single charge. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Max 2 with 5300mAh battery, Snapdragon 625, 4GB RAM launched in India for Rs. 16999”
Google Allo has received a new update that adds support for message reactions. With the latest update, users will be able to react to a message similar to Facebook and Facebook Messenger. Continue reading “Google Allo update adds message reactions”
After the promo images of the upcoming Mi 5X surfaced, Xiaomi has confirmed that the Mi 5X smartphone along with new MIUI 9 will be announced on July 26th at an event in China. Actor Kris Wu will be ambassador and will promote the phone. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi 5X with dual rear cameras and MIUI 9 announcement set for July 26”
Back in March Samsung said that it will sell returned Galaxy Note7 devices as refurbished phones, and it even launched the Galaxy Note Fan Edition that uses components such as semiconductors and camera modules from the Note7. It already confirmed that it will extract precious metals, such as copper, nickel, gold and silver from the phone.
Continue reading “Samsung to recover 157 tons of resources including gold from recalled Galaxy Note7 units”
Netflix had a blockbuster Q2 2017. The popular US based streaming service has crossed 100 million subscribers mark by adding a whopping 5.2 million subscribers in total during the second quarter of this year. Continue reading “Netflix hits 100 million subscribers; adds 5.2 million subscribers in Q2 2017”
Apple is offering a look at new emojis that will arrive later this year for iOS, macOS and watchOS. The company has previewed new emojis on the occasion of World Emoji Day. Continue reading “Apple’s upcoming emojis include bearded man, T-Rex, breast-feeding woman and more”
[Update] – Evan Blass has shared another render of Nokia 8. This is a silver/gray variant.
First render of the upcoming smartphone by HMD Global – Nokia 8, has been shared by Venturebeat. The render offers a clear look at the design of the phone from front and back.
Continue reading “Nokia 8 with dual rear camera ZEISS optics, Android 7.1.1 expected to be announced on July 31”
GOQii has rolled out new GOQii Arena and GOQii Referee update to its apps. Arena is a motivational platform that aims to help GOQii users connect and motivate towards a healthy lifestyle. The company has also launched food auto detect feature called ‘Referee’ that can automatically detect the food from the plate. Continue reading “GOQii rolls out AI-powered Referee auto food recognition feature”
HTC has finally started rolling out Amazon Alexa integration for the HTC U11. The Taiwanese smartphone maker had announced HTC U11 with Edge Sense squeeze interaction in May.
Continue reading “Amazon Alexa support finally comes to HTC U11”
Micromax has launched Canvas 1, the company’s latest budget smartphone with 4G VoLTE support, couple of months after launching Canvas 2 (2017). It has a 5-inch HD 2.5D curved glass in-cell display, is powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT6737 processor and runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera that also has LED flash. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas 1 with 5-inch HD display, Android 7.0, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 6999”
Kodak has launched Ektra, its latest Android smartphone in India. It was announced back in October last year and has a 21-megapixel rear camera with Sony IMX230 sensor, f/2.0 aperture, 6-axis optical image stabilization (OIS), Phase Detection Auto Focus (PDAF), non-reflective lens coating, dual-tone LED flash and a 13-megapixel front-facing camera. It also has a dedicated shutter button, customizable manual mode and the camera lens is covered by Corning Gorilla Glass. It has a leather-like finish on the outside for a better grip. Continue reading “Kodak Ektra with 5-inch 1080p display, 21MP camera launched in India for Rs. 19990”
It looks like Amazon might soon foray in the messaging space. According to a latest report from AFT news, Amazon is working on a standalone messaging app dubbed as Anytime. The company has already started surveying customers about the new messaging service and is asking them about most important features.
Continue reading “Amazon tipped to be working on standalone messaging app Anytime”
