Weekly Roundup: Honor 8, Holly 3, Waterproof solar power bank, Intel’s first commercial drone and more

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Huawei’s Honor brand this week launched three new Honor smartphones – the Honor 8, Honor 8 Smart, and Honor Holly 3 – in India. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Honor 8, Holly 3, Waterproof solar power bank, Intel’s first commercial drone and more”

Samsung India offering freebies with Galaxy S7/S7 edge purchases for Galaxy Note7 pre-book customers

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Samsung launched Galaxy Note7 smartphone in India last month and started taking pre-orders for the phone in the country from August 22nd till August 30th. It was supposed to go on sale in the country on September 2nd, later it delayed the launch since it recalled the smartphone globally due to battery issues. Continue reading “Samsung India offering freebies with Galaxy S7/S7 edge purchases for Galaxy Note7 pre-book customers”

Vodafone launches 4G LTE services in Hisar

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Vodafone has launched its 4G LTE services in Hisar, Haryana. It recently launched 4G services in Rohtak. It currently has already launched 4G services in Kerala, Karnataka, Kolkata, Delhi & NCR, Mumbai, Gujarat and Haryana. Continue reading “Vodafone launches 4G LTE services in Hisar”

Xiaomi Mi Music Alarm Clock is also a Bluetooth speaker, has LEDs to show time

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Xiaomi has introduced Mi Music Alarm Clock in China that shows time using LED lights embedded behind the speaker grill. It is a smart clock that connects to Android devices using Bluetooth 4.1. It can play music in the morning to wake you up and also aids better sleep in the night by playing suitable music.

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Asus Incredible Diwali offers from Oct 18 to 22: Cashback and gifts for Zenfone 3, Notebook buyers

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Asus India today announced Incredible Diwali offers for 100 lucky buyers from 18th to 22nd October, 2016. Those who purchase Zenfone 3 ZE520KL & ZE552KL from any ASUS Authorized Partners can register on its microsite to stand a chance to get 100% cashback. Continue reading “Asus Incredible Diwali offers from Oct 18 to 22: Cashback and gifts for Zenfone 3, Notebook buyers”

Apple reportedly in talks to acquire Sonder for dynamic E Ink keyboard tech

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Apple is reportedly in talks with Sonder Design to acquire the company for its dynamic keyboard technology, which uses E Ink to offer dynamic, contextual keys that can be customized to your preference. Continue reading “Apple reportedly in talks to acquire Sonder for dynamic E Ink keyboard tech”

Apple Watch Series 2 Unboxing

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Apple unveiled the Apple Watch Series 2, the company’s latest top-end wearable last month. It went on pre-order in India from Flipkart recently starting at Rs. 32,900. We already brought you the hands-on impressions, here we have the unboxing of the smartwatch.

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Intex Aqua 5.5 VR and Aqua Craze II with 4G VoLTE, Android 6.0 launched for Rs. 5099 and Rs. 5990

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Intex has launched Aqua 5.5 VR and Aqua Craze II, two new budget smartphones with 4G VoLTE at the ongoing India Gadgetz Expo (IGE) 2016 in Bangalore. Both the phones pack a 5.5-inch display, run Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) and pack 5-megapixel front and rear cameras. The Intex Aqua 5.5 VR comes pre-loaded with 3D content and also comes with LED flash on the front. Continue reading “Intex Aqua 5.5 VR and Aqua Craze II with 4G VoLTE, Android 6.0 launched for Rs. 5099 and Rs. 5990”

Announcing our readers meet up in association with Smartron

We are coming to meet you all, again! We always enjoy spending time you, our loyal readers and that’s why we find ways to reach out to you. This time we are teaming up with the folks from Smartron India – the God of cricket, Sachin Tendulkar backed Indian firm.

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Smartron currently has two products in their portfolio – tphone and tbook. We have already reviewed both the devices and we can tell you that it’s a great start for the company.

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Xiaomi Diwali with Mi sale from Oct 17 to 19: Discounts on Mi 5, Redmi Note 3, Redmi 3S and more

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Xiaomi already confirmed that it will hold its Diwali with Mi sale from October 17th to 19th that will have Re. 1 flash sale, bundles at reduced price and more. Today it has announced price cuts for its smartphones and accessories during the sale. Continue reading “Xiaomi Diwali with Mi sale from Oct 17 to 19: Discounts on Mi 5, Redmi Note 3, Redmi 3S and more”

SwiftKey 6.4.5 beta for Android brings incognito mode, text expansion support and more

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SwiftKey beta for Android has been updated to version 6.4.5 that brings Incognito mode and Shortcuts / text expansion along with some bug fixes and Android N support. When the Incognito Mode is enabled, SwiftKey doesn’t learn the words you type. This can be enabled from  SwiftKey Hub and the current theme switches to a dark theme with a mask in the background. Continue reading “SwiftKey 6.4.5 beta for Android brings incognito mode, text expansion support and more”

Google smartwatches with Android Wear 2.0 expected in Q1 2017

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Back in July this year there was a report that said Google is working on two Android Wear smartwatches codenamed ‘Angelfish’ and ‘Swordfish equipped with Google Assistant integration for contextual alerts. Even renders appeared of the smartwatches appeared, now @evleaks has posted that these are expected to arrive sometime in Q1 2017 running Android Wear 2.0. Continue reading “Google smartwatches with Android Wear 2.0 expected in Q1 2017”

Samsung expects $3 billion impact in profits up to Q1 2017 after killing Galaxy Note7

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Samsung today announced that it estimates to lose mid-3 trillion won ($3.1 billion approx.) in operating profit from the fourth quarter of 2016 through the first quarter of 2017, due to the discontinuation of Galaxy Note7. Continue reading “Samsung expects $3 billion impact in profits up to Q1 2017 after killing Galaxy Note7”

Intex Aqua S2 with 5-inch display, fingerprint sensor, Android 6.0 launched for Rs. 4990

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Intex has launched Aqua S2, the company’s latest smartphone in the Aqua series, which is also the cheapest smartphone with a fingerprint sensor in India. It has a 5-inch FWVA display with 64.4% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by a quad-core Spreadtrum SC7731 processor, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), has a 5-megapixel front and rear cameras. Continue reading “Intex Aqua S2 with 5-inch display, fingerprint sensor, Android 6.0 launched for Rs. 4990”