Xiaomi pulls 1.295 billion yuan in sales, sells 1 million Redmi 4A units on Single’s Day 2016 in China

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Xiaomi conducts China’s marathon 24-hour online sales event on Singles Day that falls on November 11th every year in cooperation with Tmall, the largest online marketplace in China. Last year it made US$196 million (RMB 1.25 billion). This year Xiaomi has announced that it made $189.9 million (RMB 1.295 billion) on Tmall in 23 hours 20 minutes, which is slightly more than last year’s sales. Continue reading “Xiaomi pulls 1.295 billion yuan in sales, sells 1 million Redmi 4A units on Single’s Day 2016 in China”

Gaana launches Facebook Messenger bot for music streaming

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Music streaming service, Gaana has released ‘Gaana Facebook Messenger bot’ to enhance customer experience for its users. With this feature, Gaana becomes the first music bot inside the Facebook messenger. Continue reading “Gaana launches Facebook Messenger bot for music streaming”

Creative Aurvana ANC Headphones Review

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Active noise cancellation is a technique to cancel out ambient noise by producing white noise that as the name suggests, cuts out the external noise source. Creative has long been a stalwart in the audio industry and is well known for their PC audio hardware, earphones and more. Suffice it to say that audio products come naturally to Creative. So we were quite excited to check out the Creative Aurvana ANC headphones that promise to provide active noise cancellation in an over the head form-factor at a very attractive price point. Here’s our review where we talk more about what we think about the headset. Continue reading “Creative Aurvana ANC Headphones Review”

Samsung patent hints at Galaxy X foldable smartphone

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We’ve been hearing about Samsung’s rumored foldable smartphone for a long time now. In a way of confirming it, a new patent application by Samsung has been leaked revealing the renders of the alleged Galaxy X foldable smartphone. Continue reading “Samsung patent hints at Galaxy X foldable smartphone”

Moto Z Play Battery Life Test

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Moto Z Play was launched in India on for Rs. 24,999 last month. We already brought you the complete review of the smartphone, here we have its battery life test result. It packs a 3510mAh built-in battery with support for Turbo charging and comes bundled with a Turbo charger (5V-3A/15V). It has a 5.5-inch 1080p Super AMOLED display and is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 processor. Check out the test results below. Continue reading “Moto Z Play Battery Life Test”

Hasselblad TrueZoom Moto Camera Mod Review

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The Hasselblad TrueZoom Camera Mod for Moto Z phones is marketed as being the ultimate tool for professionals and enthusiasts who want to take the highest quality picture possible while being able to readily edit and share it on their social platforms. Let’s find out how it does in the real world.

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OnePlus 3 Android Nougat beta to roll out this November, stable update by 2016-end

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OnePlus 3, the company’s flagship smartphone will get Android 7.0 (Nougat) beta or “community” build by the end of this month. Brian Yoon, the company’s head of software, in an interview with Engadget also announced that it will roll out Android Noguat over-the-air update to all the OnePlus 3 users by the end of the year once all the bugs are ironed out. Continue reading “OnePlus 3 Android Nougat beta to roll out this November, stable update by 2016-end”

Samsung Gear S3 Frontier, Gear S3 Classic global roll out begins

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Samsung has launched Gear S3 smartwatch, it’s latest wearable under Gear series in the South Korean market today. Initially, the Gear S3 was announced at IFA 2016 in Berlin earlier this year. Continue reading “Samsung Gear S3 Frontier, Gear S3 Classic global roll out begins”

Rcom 4G VoLTE-enabled home phone with WiFi hotspot, Android launched

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Reliance Communications (Rcom) has introduced India’s first 4G VoLTE-enabled home phone that has a built-in SIM slot that connects to devices wireless. It runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop), has a 3.5-inch touch screen and lets you use it as a WiFi hotspot to connect to 8 other devices. Continue reading “Rcom 4G VoLTE-enabled home phone with WiFi hotspot, Android launched”

Microsoft Office Lens for iOS gets Immersive Reader and Frame Guide tools

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Microsoft has updated Office Lens for iOS with new features. The document scanning app now gets Immersive Reader and the Frame Guide features. Continue reading “Microsoft Office Lens for iOS gets Immersive Reader and Frame Guide tools”

HTC Bolt with 5.5-inch Quad HD display, Android 7.0, water-resistant body announced

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HTC just announced Bolt, the company’s latest smartphone in the U.S. for Sprint. It packs a 5.5-inch Quad HD screen, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 810 processor and runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat). It has a water-resistant unibody aluminum design, 16MP rear camera camera with OIS (Optical Image Stabilization), 0.3s Phase Detection Auto Focus and 4k video recording. Continue reading “HTC Bolt with 5.5-inch Quad HD display, Android 7.0, water-resistant body announced”

Unicode proposes 51 new emojis including Vampire, T-Rex, giraffe and more for 2017

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The Unicode Consortium has today proposed a shortlist of 51 emojis for acceptance in Unicode 10. New emojis include a giraffe, dinosaur, T-Rex , vampire, zombies, bearded man, soda/milkshake, breastfeeding, a “shhh” face, pie, starry-eyed face, woman in hijab and zebra.

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Instagram Stories gets support for Boomerang videos, mentions and links

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Instagram is making Stories more powerful. The latest update lets you do more with Instagram Stories, which is the app’s answer to Snapchat. Continue reading “Instagram Stories gets support for Boomerang videos, mentions and links”