Apple Arcade game subscription service announced, coming to iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV later this year

At it special event yesterday, Apple introduced Apple Arcade, a game subscription service that will offer over 100 new games in partnership with game developers. This lets up to six family members of the subscriber play games without limits, ads, or in-app purchases across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV.

POCO F1 finally gets Widevine L1 support via OTA beta update [Update: Netflix HD playback coming soon]

Update: POCO has finally confirmed that Netflix HD content playback will be available soon, as it has announced in the latest feedback post that it has some progress with Netflix. Hope we can expect an update soon to enable it soon. The company is yet to roll out stable update to add widevine L1 and 4K … Continue reading “POCO F1 finally gets Widevine L1 support via OTA beta update [Update: Netflix HD playback coming soon]”

Xiaomi introduces Game Turbo in MIUI for POCO F1

Xiaomi’s sub-brand POCO launched POCO F1 running on Android with a skin on top, called MIUI For POCO. The smartphone has been in news since the launch for good reasons except for a  few issues, but the company has been very responsive towards addressing the issues and kept updating it with new features as per user feedback.

ASUS TUF FX505DY and TUF FX705DY AMD Ryzen-powered gaming laptops launched in India starting at Rs. 59990

ASUS has launched FX505DY and FX705DY, two new gaming laptops powered by the latest AMD Ryzen 5 3550H processor and Radeon RX 560X graphics. 

Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro gets Android 9.0 Pie-based MIUI Global Beta ROM [Download Link]

Update – March 22, 2019: Xiaomi has released MIUI10 v9.3.21 Global Beta update that also brings Android Pie. You can download the recovery ROM here and flash using updater method. Stable update is expected soon.

Xiaomi Redmi 6 Pro Android Pie beta update with Dual VoLTE starts rolling out [Download Link]

Update – March 22, 2019: Xiaomi has released MIUI10 v9.3.21 Global Beta update that also brings Android Pie and Dual 4G VoLTE support. You can download the  recovery ROM here and flash using updater method. Stable update is expected soon.

Samsung Galaxy Store offers optimized custom-curated, AI-recommended content

In an attempt to bring together all the features from Galaxy Apps and Galaxy Themes, Samsung Electronics has launched the Galaxy Store, a new platform for downloading apps and other content last month. Now it has detailed the features.

Xiaomi’s upcoming Android One smartphones said to feature in-display fingerprint sensor, 32MP front camera

It has been close to eight months since the Mi A2, Xiaomi’s second Android One smartphone was launched. Earlier this year a report from XDA said that the company is working on its successor code-named orchid_sprout. Now a new report says that the company is working on two Android One phones codenamed ‘bamboo_sprout’ and ‘cosmos_sprout’ along with … Continue reading “Xiaomi’s upcoming Android One smartphones said to feature in-display fingerprint sensor, 32MP front camera”

Xiaomi integrates Google Lens into MIUI Camera App

Google, at I/O 2017 unveiled Google Lens with the ability to identify objects and, and at I/O 2018 it announced that Lens will be available directly in the camera app on supported devices from various OEMs including LG, Motorola, Xiaomi, HMD/Nokia and OnePlus.

Xiaomi Mi Sports Shoes 2 Photo Gallery

Xiaomi launched the Mi Men’s Sports Shoes 2 in India under Mi Crowdfunding last month, and the company started shipping the shoes a few days ago. As per the company, these are created using Uni-Moulding process, are Shock-absorbent, have anti-slip design and are durable for machine wash. Check out the photo gallery of the Dark Grey version.

HP Reverb VR Headset with spatial audio, smart assistant-compatible dual microphones announced

At the HP Reinvent, HP unveiled Reverb Virtual Reality Headset that has been redesigned from the ground up. This has 2.89-inch 90Hz LCDs with 2160 x 2160 panel per eye with double the resolution1 and 114-degree field of view.

Xiaomi posts 52.6% YoY increase in revenue in FY 2018, smartphone revenue up 41.3% YoY

Xiaomi has reported its earning for the fourth quarter (Q4 2018) and the whole financial year of 2018 that ended December 31, 2018. It reported revenue of 174.9 billion yuan (US$ 26.05 billion) for FY 2018, an increase of 52.6% compared to FY 2017, among which international revenue grew 118.1% year-on-year to 70.0 billion yuan, … Continue reading “Xiaomi posts 52.6% YoY increase in revenue in FY 2018, smartphone revenue up 41.3% YoY”

Google Stadia gaming platform lets you play games instantly on laptops, PCs, Android devices and TVs in 4K at 60 fps with HDR

At the GDC 2019 yesterday Google announced Stadia, the company’s new video game platform, as it had promised. This lets you instantly play games on TV (via Chromecast Ultra), laptop, desktop, tablet or a mobile phone at up to 4K and 60 frames per second with HDR and surround sound. Since this is completely online, gameplay … Continue reading “Google Stadia gaming platform lets you play games instantly on laptops, PCs, Android devices and TVs in 4K at 60 fps with HDR”

Black Shark 2 Gaming Smartphone launching in India soon – Here are the top features

Xiaomi’s Black Shark announced the Black Shark 2 Gaming Phone yesterday. As expected the company has announced that it will be launching in India soon. It also detailed some additional features and accessories for the phone.

Xiaomi Redmi Go Android Go Edition smartphone with 5-inch HD display launched in India for Rs. 4499

Xiaomi just launched the Redmi Go, the company’s first Android Go Edition smartphone in India, as it had promised. It was announced earlier this year and packs a 5-inch HD screen, Snapdragon 425 SoC with 1GB of RAM, 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 5-megapixel front camera, 4G LTE with dedicated SIM slots and a 3000mAh battery.