The Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 was launched today in India and will go on sale later this month. We went hands on with the device and here are our impressions of the latest Redmi Note smartphone.
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Xiaomi has finally launched its Redmi Note 3 smartphone in India, as it had promised last week. It packs a 5.5-inch 1080p screen, is powered by a Hexa-Core Snapdragon 650 (Snapdragon 618 previously) processor, runs on Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop) with MIUI 7 top, a 16-megapixel rear camera with f/2.0 aperture, LED flash and phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF), resulting in a quick focus of just 0.1 second and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. At the event Hugo Barra said that the third Xiaomi smartphone to be ‘Made In India’ after the Redmi 2 Prime and the Redmi Note Prime. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 with Snapdragon 650, 16MP camera launched in India starting from Rs. 9999”
Vuclip has launched Viu, an Over-the-Top (OTT) video-on-demand (VOD) service in India. The service is built on Vuclip’s patented Dynamic Adaptive Transcoding technology. Viu is coming to India following its launches in Malaysia, Hong Kong and Singapore.
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Earlier today Uber announced the launch of uberMOTO motorbike service in Bangalore, now Ola has launched its own Ola Bike series in the city. Similar to Uber, Ola will also provide helmets for pillion riders. Continue reading “Ola Bike Taxis launched in Bangalore to take on uberMOTO”
Intex has launched Cloud Breeze, it’s latest budget 3G smartphone with 1GB of RAM. It has a 5-inch FWVGA display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support and packs a 2300mAh battery. Continue reading “Intex Cloud Breeze with 5-inch display, 1GB RAM launched for Rs. 3999”
The LeEco Le Max Pro was the world’s first smartphone to be announced powered by the Snapdragon 820. The smartphone is also the first Snapdragon 820 smartphone to go on sale and we went hands on with it at MWC. Here are our impressions.
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Google has announced that it has piloted a new Hands Free mobile payment system in the US. The service allows users to pay for items by simply telling the cashier “Paying with Google”.
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Samsung has introduced world’s largest 15.36 terabyte (TB) solid state drive (SSD), PM1633a for use in enterprise storage systems. It comes in a 2.5-inch form factor so that you can fit twice as many of the drives in a standard 19-inch, 2U rack, compared to an equivalent 3.5-inch storage drive. Continue reading “Samsung introduces world’s largest capacity 15.36TB SSD for enterprise systems”
It is a point of debate as to which handset is the superior one, LG’s G5 or Samsung’s S7 and S7 Edge. However, what is almost certain is the fact that the LG G5 has more innovative features and USPs thanks to its modular design. In this post, we shall take a look at what LG has to offer with the G5 that makes it stand out from almost every other smartphone in the market.
Apple is looking forward to introduce OLED displays on iPhones next year according to a new report from Nikkei via (9to5Mac). The latest report comes months after it was reported that Apple might bring OLED displays to iPhone in 2018. Hence it looks like the company has decided to make the shift to OLED a year earlier.
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After launching uberMOTO in Thailand, Bangkok, Uber today launched started piloting its motorbike service in Bangalore, India. This lets you book a ride on a motorcycle at the push of a button and it is the most affordable Uber ride ever at as low as Rs. 3 per KM and a base fare of Rs. 15. It recently shuttered its auto-rickshaw pilot in India. So the company might continue the uberMOTO service only if it is successful. Continue reading “uberMOTO motorbike service launched in India starting from Bangalore”
At a time when several tech giants like Google and Facebook are investing and foraying into the virtual reality, Intel is going with augmented reality. The chipmaker is working on an augmented reality headset based on its 3D RealSense camera technology, according to a latest report from the Wall Street Journal.
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LG had quite a disappointing year in 2015 due to lackluster sales of the LG G4. The G4 was a brilliant smartphone in many ways but still failed to gain momentum owing to a few factors. The primary factor being the build quality and materials used. Samsung had to find out the hard way about how essential the build quality and premium feel is for handsets, especially flagships. LG too have learnt that by now and their new flagship, the G5 is an indication of the new direction they are heading in. But there was a handset that was released last year that received lesser attention than it should, the LG V10. On paper at least, the smartphone seemed to offer one of the most complete packages in the flagship category. In this review, we will be taking a look at the smartphone in detail and seeing whether or not all the impressive features and specifications actually impress us in real life too.
HTC has released first teaser video to create a buzz for its upcoming flagship One M10. The video comes just days after the company officially teased the One M10 with an image that offered a glimpse of the metal edge of the phone.
Sony launched its flagship Xperia Z3+ smartphone in India back in June last year for Rs. 55,990, now the smartphone is available for just Rs. 25,999 in the country from Amazon.in. Sony didn’t change much in the Xperia Z3+ from the Z3. The major change was Octa-Core Snapdragon 810 processor, but it comes with the same 5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Triluminos Display and has Sony’s Omni balance design with glass back. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z3+ price drops to Rs. 25999 in India”
