Xiaomi supports “Make in India” initiative, hints at big plans

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met CEOs of top Chinese companies in Shanghai on his last day of three day visit to China. The top business tycoons present at the interaction included Jack Ma of Alibaba, Xiaomi president Lin Bin, Huawei chairman Sun Yafang among others.

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Oppo unveils Android 5.0 Lollipop-based ColorOS 2.1.0i Beta UI for Find 7, Find 7a

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Oppo recently announced that the company will release Android 5.0 Lollipop-based ColorOS 2.1 UI update soon. Continue reading “Oppo unveils Android 5.0 Lollipop-based ColorOS 2.1.0i Beta UI for Find 7, Find 7a”

Samsung Galaxy S6 vs Apple iPhone 6 Photo Gallery

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Samsung took wraps off the Galaxy S6 at MWC 2015 in March this year. The company launched its flagship phone in India in the same month starting Rs 49,900. We have already seen the unboxing of the phone and now let’s compare the phone with other flagship phone the Apple iPhone 6 that was launched in September last year. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S6 vs Apple iPhone 6 Photo Gallery”

Android Wear 5.1.1 lets you control music on your smartphone from your smartwatch

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Smartwatches are meant to make life easier and that also means being able to control some functions of your smartphone from your smartwatch. That is exactly what the update to Android Wear 5.1.1 does as it now allows you to control the music on your smartphone directly from your smartwatch.

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Microsoft says that they will take control over Windows 10 firmware updates

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Microsoft has stated that they will be taking full control over the firmware updates on devices running Windows 10 including PCs, tablets and smartphones. This will be done in order to avoid fragmentation in the OS ecosystem.

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Overcart to sell refurbished units of OnePlus One for Rs 16,999

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Online retailer Overcart has just announced that it will be selling refurbished units of the OnePlus One. The device will be available for purchase from May 20th onwards at a price of Rs 16,999 for the 64GB variant.

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Sony Lavender specifications leaked

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Yesterday, we showed you the leaked photo of a selfie centric smartphone dubbed Lavender.  We didn’t have much information about the phone apart from the processor and software. Today we have received more information regarding its specifications and as promised, we are sharing them with you.

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Microsoft now says that non-genuine users won’t get free upgrade to Windows 10

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Earlier on in the year, Microsoft had stated that both genuine and non-genuine users of Windows 7, Windows Phone 8.1 and Windows 8.1 will get an upgrade to Windows 10 free of charge during the first year since its release. But now Microsoft is stating that the upgrade will not be available free of charge to those who are using non-genuine versions of Windows.

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Hands on with the Xolo and Nexian Air Chromebooks

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The Chromebook is Google’s play on low cost internet connected machines that run on Chrome OS. Today, the company launched a couple of new products based on the Chrome OS platform. The Nexian Air and Xolo Chromebooks offer a low price point and powerful enough internals to ensure fluid performance. We spent some time with the devices to see how well they compare to their Windows running brethren.  Continue reading “Hands on with the Xolo and Nexian Air Chromebooks”

Airtel launches 4G LTE trials in Mumbai

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Airtel has launched its 4G LTE trials in Mumbai, few days after it started 4G trials in Chennai. This is based on 2300MHz TDD-LTE band 40. It also offers TDD-LTE services in Pune, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Chandigarh and Amritsar. For existing Airtel customers, the company is offering a complimentary upgrade to Airtel 4G at same price as 3G. Continue reading “Airtel launches 4G LTE trials in Mumbai”

Weekly Roundup: YU Yuphoria, YuFit, HealthYU, Google Chromebooks, Microsoft Lumia 540, OnePlus Power Bank and more

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Biggest announcement this week came from Micromax’s YU Televentures. The company launched three devices in India – Yu Yuphoria smartphone, YuFit fitness tracker, and HealthYU cassette. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: YU Yuphoria, YuFit, HealthYU, Google Chromebooks, Microsoft Lumia 540, OnePlus Power Bank and more”