Redmi Watch Review: Budget fitness tracking smartwatch

Xiaomi’s Redmi brand launched the Redmi Watch, the company’s latest smartwatch in India this week. It was launched as Mi Watch Lite in some countries last year. This comes with a colour LCD full-touch display, built-in GPS/GLONASS support, 11 sports modes, music controls and more features. I have been using the latest smartwatch from Redmi for almost a week now, and here is the review. Continue reading “Redmi Watch Review: Budget fitness tracking smartwatch”

Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro with punch-hole display and unique rear-camera bump surface in renders

Another day, another possible leak in the busy smartphone world. This time its Google’s turn, as new renders of the upcoming ‘Pixel 6’ and possibly ‘Pixel 6 Pro’ have been leaked, revealing a radical new design. If these renders are accurate, this Pixel 6 design would be quite a big departure from Pixel smartphone designs in the past.

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Soundcore by Anker Life Dot 2 ANC TWS earbuds launched in India for Rs. 7999

Soundcore by Anker, a well-known audio brand, has announced the launch of the Life Dot 2 ANC truly wireless earbuds in India. As the name suggests, it features hybrid active noise cancellation, a long battery life of 35 hours, IPX4 rating and more.

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Mi FlipBuds Pro with Active Noise Cancellation, Bluetooth 5.2, aptX Adaptive, fast charging announced

Xiaomi has announced Mi FlipBuds Pro, the company’s first flagship noise-cancelling earbuds in China. The company says that the independent noise reduction chip can cut up to 99% of background noise up to 40dB. The earbuds also supports 3 different noise reduction modes and also has dual-transparency modes. These feature advanced feed forward and feedback triple microphones, so the call are divided into three microphones for a clear calling experience. Continue reading “Mi FlipBuds Pro with Active Noise Cancellation, Bluetooth 5.2, aptX Adaptive, fast charging announced”

Nokia 2720 V Flip dual screen flip phone announced for Verizon in the US

HMD Global introduced the Nokia 2720 Flip back in September 2019. After close to two years, the company has launched the phone in the US through Verizon as Nokia 2720 V Flip. There are no changes in the specifications, so it is still a 4G phone that runs KaiOS. Continue reading “Nokia 2720 V Flip dual screen flip phone announced for Verizon in the US”

Garmin India ropes in Mandira Bedi as brand ambassador for smartwatches and accessories

Garmin, one of the leading smartwatch and fitness accessory company, has announced actor and serial exerciser, Mandira Bedi as their brand ambassador. She will now be promoting Garmin smartwatches and accessories in India across various platforms including print, television and  online.

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Facebook rolls media campaign to prevent COVID-19 misinformation spread in India

Social Media giant Facebook has announced the beginning of a new campaign that is designed to target the spread of misinformation regarding the pandemic and the vaccine drive in India. These include stopping the spread of posts that contain wrong information, a series of adverts in the platform and more.

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realme 8 5G 4GB + 64GB version launched in India for Rs. 13999, available from May 18

realme launched the realme 8 5G, a mid-range 5G smartphone in India starting at Rs. 14,999 for the 4GB RAM with 128GB storage version last month. Today it has launched even cheaper 4GB RAM with 64GB storage version priced at Rs. 13,999 making it the most affordable 5G smartphone in the country till date. The phone comes in Supersonic Blue and Supersonic Black colours will be available from Flipkart, realme.com and offline stores from May 18th. Continue reading “realme 8 5G 4GB + 64GB version launched in India for Rs. 13999, available from May 18”

Portronics BEEM 200 Plus Wi-Fi LED Projector with up to 150-inch projection launched in India

Portronics, popular makers of consumer electronics products, has announced the launch of a new LED projector in India called the BEEM 200 Plus. It features Wi-Fi connectivity, multiple ports, supports device mirroring and more.

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ZTE Axon 30 Ultra with 6.67-inch FHD+ 144Hz AMOLED display, Snapdragon 888 pre-orders begin May 27, global roll out from June 4

ZTE announced the Axon 30 Ultra, the company’s latest flagship smartphone in China last month. Today it has announced that it will start pre-orders for the phone on  ztedevices.com from May 27th and open-sales will begin June 4th. For the early bird who pre-order can get a ZTE TWS earbuds for free. It is priced at $749 (Rs. 55,090 approx.) / €749 / £649 for the 8GB RAM with 128GB storage version and the 12GB RAM with 256GB storage version costs $849 (Rs. 62,445 approx.) / €849 / £739. Continue reading “ZTE Axon 30 Ultra with 6.67-inch FHD+ 144Hz AMOLED display, Snapdragon 888 pre-orders begin May 27, global roll out from June 4”

Instagram introduces the ability to add Pronouns in a user’s profile

Instagram is now introducing a update in their app that allows users to add their pronouns as a separate field in their profile. Instagram has a set of 41 pronouns for users to choose from, and will be available in certain countries at launch.

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India PC market shipped 3.1 Million PCs in Q1 2021, records 73.1% YoY growth: IDC

The Indian PC market continued to record a strong growth of 73.1% YoY during the first quarter of 2021, shipping about 3.1 million units in total. Among the many devices, notebooks remained at the top in terms of market share, with a 116.7% YoY growth. Overall, the market was led by HP, Dell, Lenovo, Acer, Apple and ASUS.

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realme 7i realme UI 2.0 Android 11 stable update starts rolling out

[Update: May 13] realme has started rolling out realme UI 2.0 Android 11 update for the realme 7i users in India. It has RMX2103_11_C.05 build and is 801MB in size. Check out the changelog below. Continue reading “realme 7i realme UI 2.0 Android 11 stable update starts rolling out”

MediaTek Dimensity 900 6nm SoC with Dual SIM 5G, support for up to 120Hz FHD+ displays, 108MP camera announced

MediaTek today announced the new Dimensity 900 5G SoC, built on 6nm e TSMC’s 6nm process technology, same as Dimensity 1000 and 1200. It has Wi-Fi 6 connectivity, FHD+ 120Hz display support and a 108MP main camera. It has 5G New Radio (NR) sub-6GHz modem with carrier aggregation, True Dual SIM 5G (5G SA + 5G SA) and Voice over New Radio (VoNR) and support for bandwidth up to 120MHz. The octa-core central processing unit (CPU) consisting of two Arm Cortex-A78 processors with a clock speed of up to 2.4GHz and six Arm Cortex-A55 cores operating at up to 2GHz. Continue reading “MediaTek Dimensity 900 6nm SoC with Dual SIM 5G, support for up to 120Hz FHD+ displays, 108MP camera announced”

Skype introduces “Name Your Call” feature to help differentiate between multiple video calls

When you have multiple calls scheduled, it can sometimes be confusing to remember what was the purpose for each meeting. To help with this issue, Skype is introducing a new feature called “Name Your Call”, which allows users to customize certain aspects of a call to make them uniquely identifiable.

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