Samsung SM-G8850 with 5.8-inch Quad HD+ display, 6GB RAM, dual rear cameras gets certified, could be Galaxy S9 Mini

Last week details of Samsung Galaxy S9 Mini smartphone with model number SM-G8750 surfaced. Benchmark listing also revealed Snapdragon 660, 4GB RAM and Android 8.0 (Oreo) for the smartphone. Now a new smartphone with model number SM-G8850 has been certified by TENAA in China. This is said to be another version of the S9 Mini for … Continue reading “Samsung SM-G8850 with 5.8-inch Quad HD+ display, 6GB RAM, dual rear cameras gets certified, could be Galaxy S9 Mini”

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro will be available for pre-order from April 13 for those who can’t buy it in flash sale

Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 5 Pro smartphone in India back in February, which went on sale exclusively on Flipkart as well as Mi.com from February 22nd. Even though it had been close to 7 weeks since it went on sale,  Redmi Note 5 Pro goes out of stock in seconds every week. For those who are yet to book … Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro will be available for pre-order from April 13 for those who can’t buy it in flash sale”

Nubia Z18 mini with 5.7-inch FHD+ display, Snapdragon 660, 6GB RAM, dual rear cameras, Android 8.1 announced

ZTE’s Nubia brand just announced Nubia Z18 mini, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in the ‘Z series’ in China, as it had promised. It has a 5.7-inch Full HD+ 18:9 aspect ratio display with Corning Gorilla Glass protection, is powered by Snapdragon 660 with 6GB RAM, runs Android 8.1 (Oreo) with nubia UI on top, has a 24-megapixel … Continue reading “Nubia Z18 mini with 5.7-inch FHD+ display, Snapdragon 660, 6GB RAM, dual rear cameras, Android 8.1 announced”

Xiaomi brings Split Screen to Marshmallow devices [Update: Now rolling out]

Update April 10th: Xiaomi has rolled out Split Screen for the devices running on Marshmallow based MIUI Global Beta ROM (Closed Beta testing team), the feature will be rolled out to all MIUI Global Beta ROM users this Friday. Quick Switch is also now rolling out for Marshmallow devices.

Google Home and Home Mini India launch offers – Free JioFi with 100GB data, offers from Flipkart, ACT Fibernet and more

Google today launched the Home and Home Mini smart speaker in India for Rs. 9,999 and Rs. 4,499, respectively. It is already on sale in the country online on Flipkart as well as 750+ retail stores across the country including Reliance Digital, Croma, Bajaj Electronics, Vijay Sales, Sangeetha, and Poorvika.  Reliance Jio, Flipkart and ACT Fibernet have announced … Continue reading “Google Home and Home Mini India launch offers – Free JioFi with 100GB data, offers from Flipkart, ACT Fibernet and more”

Panasonic Lumix G7 and Lumix G85 Mirrorless cameras with 4K video launched in India starting at Rs. 53990

Panasonic India today launched the new Lumix G7 and G85 Digital Single Lens Mirrorless (DSLM) cameras. The company says that they are aimed at quality of videos for filming, YouTube and still photography. These come equipped with 4K video recording & editing capabilities. 

Google Home and Home Mini launched in India for Rs. 9999 and Rs. 4499

Google today launched Google Home and Google Home Mini smart speakers in India, as it had promised. Google introduced its Google Home smart speaker back in October 2016 and the Google Home Mini was introduced in October last year.

Xiaomi said to be working on ‘comet’ and ‘sirius’ smartphones with upcoming Snapdragon 670

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 chipset which is the successor to the Snapdragon 660 has not yet been announced officially and we keep hearing about the chipset every now and then. It is reported that the the chipset will be manufactured on a 10nm process and feature Adreno 615 GPU. However, it is now believed that Xiaomi … Continue reading “Xiaomi said to be working on ‘comet’ and ‘sirius’ smartphones with upcoming Snapdragon 670”

Samsung Galaxy S8 Burgundy Red Limited-Edition smartphone launched in India

Samsung launched its flagship Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ smartphones back in April last year in Midnight Black and Maple Gold colors, later it launched the Orchid Gray color variant of the smartphones in July last year. Today it has launched Burgundy Red color variant of the Galaxy S8, a month after the launch of its successor, the Galaxy S9. The color variant … Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S8 Burgundy Red Limited-Edition smartphone launched in India”

YouTube Kids to get Whitelisted version that shows human-curated non-algorithmic content

YouTube is planning to release a new version of its YouTube Kids app that will only show and display videos from channels that a team of YouTube curators handpicks. The updated version will also have an option that parents can select alongside the algorithmic version.

Xiaomi announces local manufacturing of PCBA units, launches 3 new smartphone manufacturing plants in India

Xiaomi today at its first-ever Supplier Investment Summit in India announced that it is opening three more smartphone plants in India. Xiaomi has also started manufacturing smartphones at its power bank plant in partnership with Hipad Technology in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, bringing the total smartphone manufacturing plants in India to Six.

Xiaomi Black Shark gaming phone with rugged design, dual-rear cameras surfaces in live image

Xiaomi is all set to announce the Black Shark gaming phone on April 13th, now ahead of the official launch, the phone has surfaced online revealing the rear-side design of the phone. Unlike most of the smartphones launching these days, the Black Shark comes with a rugged design much like the Galaxy S active series phones. 

Snapchat rolls out TrueDepth-Optimised AR Lenses for iPhone X

Snapchat is now rolling out their first TrueDepth-Enhanced AR Lenses for iPhone X and is now officially implementing Apple’s TrueDepth camera technology in its Lenses selfie-feature. With the new silent update, iPhone X users who use Snapchat will be able to use augmented reality masks pop-ups that take advantage of the Apple’s facial mapping technology.

Weekly Roundup: Nokia 7 Plus, Honor 7A, Meizu PRO 7, Xiaomi Mi TV 4C 50-inch and more

This week Huawei’s Honor brand has announced Honor 7A, the latest budget smartphone. Nokia officially launched the Nokia 8 Sirocco, Nokia 7 Plus, Nokia 6 (2018) in India after introducing them at the MWC 2018 event. Meizu launched the PRO 7, which is the company’s first smartphone with dual displays and dual rear cameras in India. Xiaomi has introduced … Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Nokia 7 Plus, Honor 7A, Meizu PRO 7, Xiaomi Mi TV 4C 50-inch and more”

Reliance Jio to deploy Massive MIMO pre-5G technology in Delhi and Mumbai cricket stadiums for IPL

Following the Airtel way, Reliance Jio has also announced the deployment of its Massive MIMO Pre-5G technology, to provide high-speed data experience to its customers in Delhi and Mumbai stadium during IPL matches.