Vivo V9 Blue 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia limited edition announced

Vivo, official smartphone sponsor of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia at an event in Beijing  announced several campaigns and introduced a 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia V9 Blue limited edition. To commemorate Vivo’s sponsorship of the FIFA World Cup, a Vivo limited edition smartphone will be immortalised at the Home of FIFA in Zurich, Switzerland.

iVooMi i2 with 5.45-inch HD+ display, dual rear cameras, Dual Active 4G VoLTE, 4000 mAh battery launched for Rs. 7499

Chinese smartphone maker iVOOMi has launched iVooMi i2, the company’s latest budget smartphone in India. It has a 5.45-inch HD+ display, is powered by MT6739 SoC with 3GB of RAM, runs  has a 13-megapixel rear camera with a secondary 2-megapixel rear camera to capture depth information for portrait shots with bokeh effects. It has an … Continue reading “iVooMi i2 with 5.45-inch HD+ display, dual rear cameras, Dual Active 4G VoLTE, 4000 mAh battery launched for Rs. 7499”

Microsoft SMS Organizer app delivers CBSE Class 10, Class 12 board exam results to your phone even if you are offline

Microsoft is bringing a very interesting feature to its SMS Organizer app; the app can now deliver your CBSE Class 10, Class 12 board exam results directly to your inbox even when you are offline. Instead of refreshing your browser to check results, you can register on the app to get them delivered directly.

Samsung’s upcoming Gear smartwatch said to use Wear OS instead of Tizen

There were rumors and reports on Chinese social network Weibo from earlier this week suggesting that the upcoming Gear smartwatch might run on the Wear OS instead of Tizen. While these rumors might be a hit or a miss, now comes another confirmation from none other than Evan Blass who said to have spotted Samsung employees wearing Gear … Continue reading “Samsung’s upcoming Gear smartwatch said to use Wear OS instead of Tizen”

Xiaomi Mi Credit offers instant personal loans of up to Rs. 1,00,000

Xiaomi has announced Mi Credit service in partnership with KreditBee for Xiaomi users with MIUI. KreditBee is offering loans from Rs. 1,000 up to Rs. 100,000, and is aimed at young professionals. “The loan can be initiated in less than 10 minutes with a simple KYC verification such as Aadhaar card and PAN card, tenure … Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Credit offers instant personal loans of up to Rs. 1,00,000”

Acer Predator Helios gaming notebooks, Swift 5 Notebook, Chromebook 13, 15, Spin 13, 15 and more announced

Acer has announced a bunch of products including the Predator Helios gaming notebooks, Swift 5 Notebook, Chromebooks, Predator Orion Gaming Desktops, and Nitro 50 Desktops at its New York event. Except for the Chromebooks, all these products are powered by the Windows 10.

Xiaomi smartphones with 5.45-inch 18:9 display, single / dual-rear cameras, Android 8.1 get certified, could be Redmi 6 and Redmi 6A

Xiaomi M1804C3CC, M1804C3DE and M1804C3CE models have been certified by TENAA in China. This reveals  a 5.45-inch HD+ screen, Android 8.1 (Oreo) and 5-megapixel front camera for these smartphones. The M1804C3DE model has dual rear cameras and a fingerprint sensor on the back, so it could be Redmi 6, and the other model without a fingerprint sensor and … Continue reading “Xiaomi smartphones with 5.45-inch 18:9 display, single / dual-rear cameras, Android 8.1 get certified, could be Redmi 6 and Redmi 6A”

Xiaomi releases Oreo-based kernel source for Redmi Note 5 Pro

Xiaomi India launched Redmi Note 5 Pro in February this year, later in March it was launched as Redmi Note 5 in China with few changes under the hood but Redmi Note 5 Pro and Redmi Note 5 (China variant) share the same codename ‘whyred’. Redmi Note 5 (China variant) was launched with Android Oreo … Continue reading “Xiaomi releases Oreo-based kernel source for Redmi Note 5 Pro”

Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 10nm Mobile Platform brings multi-core AI Engine, X15 LTE modem, 4K HDR playback to mid-range smartphones

Qualcomm just introduced Snapdragon 710 Mobile Platform, the company’s first SoC in the new 700 series. It is built on power-efficient 10nm process technology based on new Kryo 360 architecture, built on ARM Cortex technology. This promises 2X overall performance improvements in AI applications, up to a 20% overall uplift in performance, 25% faster web browsing … Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 10nm Mobile Platform brings multi-core AI Engine, X15 LTE modem, 4K HDR playback to mid-range smartphones”

Comio X1 Note with 6-inch FHD+ display, dual rear cameras, Android Oreo launched for Rs. 9999

Comio has launched X1 Note, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in the ‘X series’ in India. It has a 6-inch Full HD+ 18:9 display, is powered by a quad-core MediaTek processor with 3GB of RAM, runs Android 8.0 (Oreo), has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash along with a 5-megapixel secondary rear camera to … Continue reading “Comio X1 Note with 6-inch FHD+ display, dual rear cameras, Android Oreo launched for Rs. 9999”

Xiaomi will introduce MIUI 10 along with Mi 8 on May 31

Xiaomi yesterday announced that it will introduce its flagship Mi 8 smartphone in China on May 31st. Today the company has confirmed that it will introduce the most-expected MIUI 10 ROM for its smartphones alongside. The company says that it will be lightning fast, and is expected to bring several new features.

Micromax Bharat GO Android Oreo Go Edition smartphone launched for Rs. 4399

Micromax just launched Bharat GO, the company’s first Android Oreo (Go Edition) smartphone in India, in partnership with Airtel. It was supposed to launch earlier this year. It has similar specifications as the Bharat 3 that was launched recently, as well as most other Go Edition phones such as Nokia 1 and Lava Z50 that were launched … Continue reading “Micromax Bharat GO Android Oreo Go Edition smartphone launched for Rs. 4399”

Xiaomi Mi 8 announcement set for May 31, Mi Band 3 and several other accessories expected

Xiaomi just confirmed that its next flagship; the Mi 8 is all set to be Unveiled on 31st May. The company through its Twitter handle has shared the launch date and mentioned that it would be a nod to their eighth anniversary.

Google and Microsoft disclose new Variant 4 Meltdown, Spectre CPU flaw

Back in the start of 2018, Meltdown and Spectre CPU flaw affected most of the CPUs including Intel, ARM, and others. Months after the detection, Google’s Project Zero’s (GPZ) and Microsoft have discovered another new form of Spectre-Meltdown CPU flaw;  Speculative Store Bypass (variant 4).

OnePlus 6 preview sale in India saw record Rs. 100 crore worth sale within first 10 minutes 

OnePlus launched the flagship OnePlus 6 on May 17th in India and it went on for the preview sale on May 21st. The company today announced it had achieved a record Rs. 100 crore sale within the first 10 minutes of the OnePlus 6 first preview sale in India. That’s about 25000 unit sales.