Micromax Bharat 1 4G VoLTE feature phone launched in partnership with BSNL for Rs. 2200

Micromax today launched Bharat-1, the company’s first 4G VoLTE feature phone in partnership with State-owned telecom operator BSNL to take on Reliance Jio’s JioPhone. It also comes with unlimited calling & unlimited data offer from BSNL at Rs. 97 per month, but the phone can be used on any network unlike the JioPhone.

Uber PREMIER ride option launched in Bengaluru

After launching its PREMIER ride service option in India starting from Mumbai and Pune last month, Uber today launched Uber PREMIER in Bengaluru. This is an upgrade to their current uberX experience that promises every day, affordable fare and a better experience.

Microsoft, Apple confirm to have fixed KRACK WPA2 Protocol vulnerability, Google working on fix

Researchers have concluded that the WPA2 Wi-Fi protocol is vulnerable to attacks and the protocol has a severe weakness which lets hackers within the range of vulnerable device or access point to intercept passwords, e-mails, and other data and in some cases inject malware content into the website the person is visiting.

Xiaomi Redmi 5A with 5-inch display, Snapdragon 425, 3000mAh battery announced

Xiaomi just announced Redmi 5A, its latest budget 4G smartphone in the Redmi series and the successor of last year’s Redmi 4A in China without much changes. It has a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 425 processor and runs on MIUI 9 based on Android 7.1 (Nougat). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with … Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi 5A with 5-inch display, Snapdragon 425, 3000mAh battery announced”

Airtel offers iPhone 7, 7 Plus starting at Rs. 7777 with 24-month plan with 30GB data, unlimited calls

Airtel offered iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus starting at Rs. 19,990 last year. Now it has opened its Online Store and started selling the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus with new bundled offers. The iPhone 7 32GB  is available at a down payment of just Rs. 7777 and 24 monthly installments of Rs. 2499 that … Continue reading “Airtel offers iPhone 7, 7 Plus starting at Rs. 7777 with 24-month plan with 30GB data, unlimited calls”

Xiaomi opens its first Mi Home Store in Mumbai

After Bengaluru, Delhi-NCR, Chennai and Hyderabad, Xiaomi has opened its first Mi Home Store in Mumbai, which is located at Phoenix Market City Mall. The store was inaugurated by founders of Poorvika Mobile. This is the Eighth Mi Home Store in the country after after three Stores in Bengaluru, one in Gurugram, Noida, Chennai and Hyderabad. As it had promised back … Continue reading “Xiaomi opens its first Mi Home Store in Mumbai”

Moto G5S Midnight Blue color variant launched in India

Lenovo-owned Moto launched the Moto G5S smartphone, successor of the Moto G5 in Lunar Gray and Fine Gold colors in India back in August on Amazon.in. Today it has launched the Midnight Blue color variant of the smartphone in the country. Other specifications of the phone are same, including a 5.2-inch 1080p screen , Snapdragon 430 SoC, 16MP rear camera, metal unibody design, fingerprint sensor … Continue reading “Moto G5S Midnight Blue color variant launched in India”

Pixel, Pixel XL users get lifetime ‘Original Quality’ unlimited photo and video uploads confirms Google

Google has officially mentioned that the original Quality unlimited photo uploads from the latest Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL will have an expiration date of 2020, after which the picture upload will be allowed in slightly lower ‘high-quality’ resolution instead of Original. Post this announcement; there has been slight confusion about the position of … Continue reading “Pixel, Pixel XL users get lifetime ‘Original Quality’ unlimited photo and video uploads confirms Google”

Weekly Roundup: Xiaomi Mi MIX 2, Honor 7X , BlackBerry Motion, Samsung Galaxy Tab A 2017 and more

This week Xiaomi launched the Mi MIX 2 smartphone in India, BlackBerry introduced Motion, a mid-range Android smartphone, Samsung launched the Galaxy Tab A (2017), Huawei’s Honor brand introduced the Honor 7X and Honor 6C Pro, and lots more in our weekly roundup.

Reliance Jio reports Rs. 6147 crore revenue for Q2 FY18, has over 138.6 million customers

Reliance Jio today reported Rs. 6,147 crore revenue and a net loss of 270.59 crore for its first quarterly financial performance for the period that ended 30th September, 2017. It reported Standalone earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of 1,443 crore and EBITDA margin of 23.5%, and Standalone earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) of 260 crore … Continue reading “Reliance Jio reports Rs. 6147 crore revenue for Q2 FY18, has over 138.6 million customers”

Google permanently turns off top touch functionality on Home Mini

Google recently temporarily disabled the top button of the Home Mini post few reports from various sources which claimed that their Home mini speaker automatically starts listening at random occasions and sending the recording to the Google servers. While, Google’s initial plan was to temporarily disable the button, as it works on an update that can fix … Continue reading “Google permanently turns off top touch functionality on Home Mini”

Nubia Z17 miniS with 5.2-inch 1080p display, 6GB RAM, dual front and rear cameras announced

ZTE’s nubia brand along with the Z17S also announced Nubia Z17 miniS, successor of Z17 mini that was introduced earlier this year. It has a 5.2-inch 1080p screen and is powered by Snapdragon 653 SoC with 6GB RAM and 13-megapixel dual rear cameras with monochrome + RGB sensors on the back, but this comes with a 16-megapixel front camera along … Continue reading “Nubia Z17 miniS with 5.2-inch 1080p display, 6GB RAM, dual front and rear cameras announced”

Google Home Mini Review

Well over a year after the launch of the Amazon Echo Dot, Google finally has a competitor out.  Announced alongside the all-new second generation Pixel smartphones, the device might have gotten a bit overshadowed but fret not, we’ve been testing it out the last few days and have a review ready for your consumption. Now … Continue reading “Google Home Mini Review”