You can now switch to MIUI Beta ROM without unlocking Bootloader

Xiaomi’s MIUI is amongst the most popular Android skins with more than 200 million worldwide users. MIUI Beta ROM gets updated biweekly, which includes closed beta on every Tuesday and public beta on every Friday but all devices running MIUI come with MIUI Global Stable ROM pre-installed. Users could switch to MIUI Global Beta ROM … Continue reading “You can now switch to MIUI Beta ROM without unlocking Bootloader”

Weekly Roundup: Xiaomi Mi Pad 4 Plus, Moto P30, OPPO F9, Samsung Dolby Atmos Soundbars and more

This week Xiaomi introduced the Mi Pad 4 Plus, larger version of the Mi Pad 4, Motorola introduced the Moto P30, OPPO introduced the F9, Samsung introduced its new Dolby Atmos Soundbars, and lots more from this week in our weekly roundup.

Apollo Hospitals uses Microsoft AI-powered API to predict risk of cardiovascular diseases

Microsoft India and Apollo Hospitals as a part of company’s AI Network for Healthcare initiative, announced the launch of the first ever AI-powered Cardiovascular Disease Risk Score API (application program interface), designed specifically to predict the risk of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD).

PUBG Mobile surpasses 100 million downloads in 5 months of launch

Tencent had launched the PUBG Mobile game for Android and iOS back in March and it has surpassed 100 million downloads in about 5 months since its debut on smartphones and tablets. However, PUBG’s counterpart, the Fortnite had surpassed the milestone on iOS alone in late July, according to data-tracking service Apptopia.

Xiaomi’s POCO F1 with Snapdragon 845 launching in India on August 22 [Update: Flipkart exclusive]

Update – August 17 – Flipkart has started teasing the smartphone with #AsFastAsYou and hints that Badminton player P.V. Sindhu as the brand ambassador.

LG Display doubles large-size OLED Panel sales in H1 2018, crosses 1.3 million units

LG Display today announced today that its global sales of large-size OLED panels has crossed 1.3 million units in the first half of 2018, more than double the sales of 0.6 million units of large-size OLED panels in the first half of 2017. The company expects to sell more than 2.9 million units of large-size … Continue reading “LG Display doubles large-size OLED Panel sales in H1 2018, crosses 1.3 million units”

ARM unveils CPU roadmap for 2019 – Deimos and Hercules Cores with 7nm and 5nm nodes incoming

ARM today is giving a  rare peek at the performance expectations for its future processor. The company, in fact, says that the recently launched Cortex-A76 CPU which is capable of delivering an unprecedented 35% gain in performance compared to the previous generation. It is also saying that the foundational CPU IP for the first 7nm … Continue reading “ARM unveils CPU roadmap for 2019 – Deimos and Hercules Cores with 7nm and 5nm nodes incoming”

Saregama Carvaan Mini 2.0 Bluetooth speaker with 351 pre-loaded songs, AM/FM Radio launched for Rs. 2490

Almost a year after the launch of Carvaan Mini Bluetooth speaker, Saregama has launched Carvaan Mini 2.0 with support for AM/FM radio and a curated collection of 351 evergreen retro Hindi songs (up from 251 songs from the previous version), upgraded speakers along with Bluetooth and USB.

Intel introduces new NUC Mini PCs with 8th Gen Intel Core processors, AMD Radeon 540 graphics

Intel today has introduced new NUC kits and NUC mini PCs in the company’s NUC family. They feature 8th Gen Intel Core processors and the company claims that the new Intel NUCs bring desktop performance in a compact form factor. The new Intel NUC kits include NUC8i7BEH, NUC8i5BEH, NUC8i5BEK, NUC8i3BEH, NUC8i3BEK.

WhatsApp data backups will no longer be counted against Google Drive storage limit

WhatsApp today announced that starting November 12, 2018, WhatsApp backups will no longer count towards the Google Drive storage quota and also the WhatsApp backups that haven’t been updated in more than one year will be automatically removed from Google Drive storage.

Xiaomi Mi Pad 4 Plus with 10.1-inch display, Snapdragon 660, 4G LTE, fingerprint sensor, 8620mAh battery announced

Xiaomi introduced the Mi Pad 4 back in June, today it has introduced the Mi Pad 4 Plus, a larger version with a 10.1-inch WUXGA screen with 16:10 aspect ratio, fingerprint sensor on the front, in addition to AI face unlock present in the Mi Pad 4, up to 128GB storage and a large 8620mAh battery.

CBSE, Microsoft team up to provide encrypted question papers for Class X and XII examinations

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has partnered with Microsoft India to digitally encrypt question papers for Class X and XII examinations. The main goal to initiate such a move is to enhance security and seamless distribution of the papers.

Indian smartphone shipments reach 33.5 million in Q2 2018, Xiaomi retains top position with 29.7% market share: IDC

According to the IDC India’s Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, smartphone companies shipped a total of 33.5 million units to India in the Q2 2018. This resulted in a growth of 20% year-over-year (YoY). This could be because of the slew of online exclusive launches and strong shipments by offline heavy vendors.

Xiaomi introduces Mi RGB Backlit Gaming Mechanical Keyboard and Water-resistant Mi Sports Bluetooth Headset Youth Edition

Xiaomi last week introduced new Mechanical Gaming Keyboard with customizable RGB lights for all the 104 keys and Mi Sports Bluetooth Headset Youth Edition. It has TTC Red switches with a 3-mm travel distance. It uses Sonix microcontroller with a 32-bit Cortex-M0 core and USB interface supporting a 1000 Hz polling rate.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro finally goes on open sale in India

Back in June Xiaomi announced that the combined sales of Redmi Note 5 and Redmi Note 5 Pro have crossed 5 million sales in India, since it was launched back in February this year, and also claimed that it is the fastest selling phone series in India to cross the 5 million mark in the given time … Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro finally goes on open sale in India”