POCO F1 first sale generated over Rs. 200 crore in less than 5 minutes

Xiaomi’s sub-brand POCO launched the F1, the company’s first smartphone in India last week, and has promised, it went on sale for the first time today at 12PM. The company has announced that it sold over Rs. 200 crore worth of smartphones in just 5 minutes. It said that this made it the biggest and fastest … Continue reading “POCO F1 first sale generated over Rs. 200 crore in less than 5 minutes”

Acer OJO 500 Windows Mixed Reality Headset with unique detachable design announced

Acer just announced OJO 500, the company’s latest Windows Mixed Reality Headset at the IFA 2018 in Berlin. It is the first Windows Mixed Reality headset and first Virtual Reality headset to feature a detachable design that enables the lens and head strap to be individually removed, making the headset easy to store and clean.

Instagram introduces extra user details in profiles, account verification service; support for third-party authenticator apps coming soon

Photo and video sharing social network, Instagram has introduced new tools in an attempt to enhance the security of the community. The company has announced three significant tool: About This Account, Increasing Access to Verification and Support for Third-Party Authenticator Apps.

Intel introduces 8th Generation U-series Whiskey Lake and Y-series Amber Lake processors, could power upcoming Macbooks

Intel has announced new U-series (formerly code-named Whiskey Lake) and Y-series (formerly code-named Amber Lake) in the 8th Gen Intel Core processor family. The U-Series Processors include i7-8565U, i5-8265U and i3-8145U and include Gigabit Wi-Fi to thin and light mainstream laptops for the first time, offers better performance as well. The Intel Core Y-Series Processors – i7-8500, i5-8200Y … Continue reading “Intel introduces 8th Generation U-series Whiskey Lake and Y-series Amber Lake processors, could power upcoming Macbooks”

Bose Home Speaker 500, Soundbar 700 and Soundbar 500 with Alexa announced; AirPlay 2 coming in early 2019

Soon after the Harmon Kardon Citation 500 launch, Bose has introduced the new wireless smart speaker and two new smart soundbars namely — the Bose Home Speaker 500 for music, and the Bose Soundbar 700 and Soundbar 500 for music and home theater.

LG Q7 with 5.5-inch FuHD+ FullVision Display, water-resistant body, military-level durability launched in India for Rs. 15990

LG has launched Q7, the company’s latest smartphone in the ‘Q series’ and the successor of last year’s Q6, in India. It has the same 5.5-inch  FHD+ FullVision Display and packs the same 3,000mAh built-in battery, but this is powered by a 1.5GHz Octa-core MediaTek MT6750S  SoC and runs Android 8.0 (Oreo). IT features a 13-megapixel rear camera, 8-megapixel front … Continue reading “LG Q7 with 5.5-inch FuHD+ FullVision Display, water-resistant body, military-level durability launched in India for Rs. 15990”

LG ULTRAGEAR 34-inch UltraWide QHD Curved gaming monitor announced ahead of IFA 2018

LG Electronics has announced UltraGear gaming monitors ahead of IFA 2018 in Berlin this week. It comes with a UltraWide 21:9 screen for an immersive playing field that enhances the gaming experience. It was showcased at the CES 2018 earlier this year. 

Amazon Pay gets Electricity, Landline, Broadband, Gas and Postpaid bill payments, offers up to Rs. 75 cashback for limited period

Amazon India today officially launched Bill Payments facility that lets you pay Electricity, Landline, Broadband, Gas & Postpaid bills across 100+ billers on Amazon India. You can also pay these bills via one-click experience. Some of them include billers like BSES, Tata Power, BESCOM, BSNL, Airtel, Vodafone, Reliance Jio, ACT, Hathway, IGL and MGL. Customers … Continue reading “Amazon Pay gets Electricity, Landline, Broadband, Gas and Postpaid bill payments, offers up to Rs. 75 cashback for limited period”

Xiaomi Mi TV sales cross 500,000 units in India in over 6 months of launch

Xiaomi India today announced that it has sold more than 500,000 or 5 lakh units of Mi LED TVs in about six months of launch back in February. This includes Mi LED TV 4 55″, Mi LED TV 4A 32″ and Mi LED TV 4A 43″ sold across mi.com, Flipkart and Mi Home stores. The … Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi TV sales cross 500,000 units in India in over 6 months of launch”

LG G7 One Android One smartphone and G7 Fit with 6.1-inch QHD+ display, Water-resistant body, military-level durability announced

Ahead of IFA later this week, LG has introduced the G7 One, Android One smartphone with stock Android, and the LG G7 Fit. Both these have a 6.1-inch QHD+ 19.5:9 FullVision LCD Super Bright display, are IP68 rated for dust and water resistance, meet MIL-STD 810G requirements, have Hi-Fi Quad DAC, 8-megapixel front camera and a 3000mAh battery with … Continue reading “LG G7 One Android One smartphone and G7 Fit with 6.1-inch QHD+ display, Water-resistant body, military-level durability announced”

Tech Mahindra, Microsoft to use Blockchain to fight spam calls in India

Tech Mahindra today announced that it is collaborating with Microsoft to create a Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT)-based solution to build a robust ecosystem in line with the regulations issued by TRAI. It is based on Blockchain technology and built on Microsoft Azure the solution.

Xiaomi Mi A2 Review

Xiaomi Mi A2, the second installment from Xiaomi under the Android One program has been launched in India at a starting price of Rs. 16,999. While the Xiaomi’s MIUI is pretty much popular, the majority of the population, particularly in the Indian market, feels connected towards the stock Android and the vice versa with the … Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi A2 Review”

Gmail V8.8 removes follow-up reminders and quick replies, hints at snooze until ‘Someday’

Gmail has received new update and instead of adding features, Google is removing the ‘nudges’ feature on Gmail accounts for few users depending on past usage, account type. It is also eliminating the quick responses. Nudges for Gmail is rolled out earlier this year to remind users to send replies to message or follow up on messages … Continue reading “Gmail V8.8 removes follow-up reminders and quick replies, hints at snooze until ‘Someday’”

Nikon Z7 mirrorless camera and Z6 with 24.5-megapixel full-frame sensor announced

Nikon today has introduced the Nikon Z7 and Nikon Z6, as well as NIKKOR Z lenses in the Nikon FX-format mirrorless series. The flagship Z7 features a full-frame 45.7-megapixel BSI CMOS sensor with an Expeed 6 image processor. While the Z6 packs a 24.5-megapixel full-frame sensor with 100-51,200 native ISO, 12 fps continuous shooting.

Samsung 2018 Premium UHD and QLED TVs get HDR10+ certification

Samsung Electronics today announced that it has received the official HDR10+ logo certification for its 2018 Premium UHD and QLED TVs being HDR10+ compatible. The HDR10+ is a next-gen technology that provides users with a premium HDR viewing experience and delivers pristine images as originally intended by creators.