Huawei Nova 3i Review

Huawei launched the Nova 3i, along with the Nova 3 in India last month, soon after it was introduced in China. Even though this doesn’t have top-end specifications as the Nova 3, this has a similar notch design, glass-like finish on the back, a 24-megapixel front camera and it is the first smartphone to be … Continue reading “Huawei Nova 3i Review”

Facebook testing ‘things in common’ label to try to connect non-friends

Facebook said that it’s testing out a  new feature “things in common,” that would allow non-friends to connect. This feature would be present in the comment section and shows the things that are in common like if you live in the same city as someone or went to the same college.  Facebook will highlight things you have … Continue reading “Facebook testing ‘things in common’ label to try to connect non-friends”

Weekly Roundup: POCO F1, Nokia 6.1 Plus, 5.1 Plus, OPPO F9 and F9 Pro, NVIDIA GeForce RTX series and more

This week Xiaomi’s sub-brand POCO launched the F1 smartphone, HMD Global launched the Nokia 6.1 Plus smartphone and introduced the Nokia 5.1 Plus, OPPO launched the new F9 and F9 Pro smartphones, NVIDIA introduced the new RTX series graphics cards, Fitbit introduced its Charge 3 fitness tracker, and lots more from this week in our … Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: POCO F1, Nokia 6.1 Plus, 5.1 Plus, OPPO F9 and F9 Pro, NVIDIA GeForce RTX series and more”

OPPO F9 Pro Hands On and Photo Gallery

After a considerable gap, OPPO launched  F9 Pro smartphone in the Indian market at an event in Mumbai yesterday . The OPPO F9 Pro comes with a waterdrop-shaped display notch, updated camera features, and of course the company’s proprietary VOOC flash charging support.

Amazon Echo Spot Review

Home automation and smart assistants are a burgeoning category of products that not everyone will find value in. There’s no denying that they work better in concert with existing connected devices. How much utility you get out of them completely depends on how much of your life lies on the internet and the kind of … Continue reading “Amazon Echo Spot Review”

Nokia 5.1 Plus with 5.86-inch 19:9 display, dual rear cameras, Android 8.1 announced in India, available in September

HMD Global just introduced the Nokia 5.1 Plus along with the Nokia 6.1 Plus in India.  Similar to the other Nokia phones, it is an Android One smartphone. It was introduced last month in China as X5 and packs a 5.86-inch HD+ 19:9 aspect ratio 2.5D curved glass display with 84% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by MediaTek Helio P60 12nm processor … Continue reading “Nokia 5.1 Plus with 5.86-inch 19:9 display, dual rear cameras, Android 8.1 announced in India, available in September”

Nokia 6.1 Plus Review

For a company as young as HMD Global, they’ve sure have come a long way. Be it the lineup itself or the pace at which the products have improved. We found the Nokia 8 Sirocco and the 7 Plus both to be rather excellent products with a focus on build quality, design and stock Android … Continue reading “Nokia 6.1 Plus Review”

Sony X700 Ultra HD Blu-ray Player with HDR10 and Dolby Vision launched in India for Rs. 27990

Sony India today has launched its first Dolby Vision capable UBP-X700 Ultra HD Blu-ray Player. The company claims that it can produce myriad colors, greater dynamism and sense of realism as compared to standard HD players. The UBP-X700 supports HDR10 and Dolby Vision via a Firmware update.

HMD Global schedules an event in India on August 21, Nokia 6.1 Plus (X6) expected [Update: Flipkart exclusive]

Update: August 20 – Flipkart has confirmed that the phone will be exclusively available with them. It has also released a new teaser video featuring Shankar, Ehsaan & Loy.

Google said to launch its own smart AI speaker with display later this year

Google is said to be working on releasing a smart speaker equipped with a display later this year, according to sources. This new smart speaker with the display will compete against rivals from Amazon.com and would round out Google’s range of smart speakers that are running AI voice assistant.

UPI 2.0 launched – Link Over-draft account, QR code payment, Block payment and more

National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has finally launched Unified Payments Interface (UPI) 2.0 with new and upgraded features in an aim to ease the digital transaction for users, after a delay of several months. This includes one time mandate with block functionality, option to link Over-Draft (OD) account, Invoice in the Inbox, Signed Intent … Continue reading “UPI 2.0 launched – Link Over-draft account, QR code payment, Block payment and more”

Google introduces Android 9 Pie (Go edition) with more storage, verified boot, dashboard and more

Google last year has introduced the Android Oreo (Go Edition) with an aim to provide a fast and smooth experience that is optimized for first-time and entry-level smartphone owners. Today it is introducing a brand-new Go edition upgrade; the Pie (Go edition). It brings up to an additional 500MB of storage available out of the … Continue reading “Google introduces Android 9 Pie (Go edition) with more storage, verified boot, dashboard and more”

OPPO F9 with 6.3-inch Full HD+ display, 6GB RAM, 25MP AI front camera, dual rear cameras announced

OPPO has introduced F9, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in the ‘F series’ in Vietnam and Philippines, as it had promised. It has a 6.3-inch Full HD+ display with Waterdrop Screen with screen-to-body ratio up to 90.8% for a more immersive experience, is powered by Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P60 12nm processor with up to 6GB … Continue reading “OPPO F9 with 6.3-inch Full HD+ display, 6GB RAM, 25MP AI front camera, dual rear cameras announced”

JioPhone 2 with QWERTY keyboard goes on sale from August 16

Reliance Jio introduced the  JioPhone 2, the successor of  last year’s JioPhone last month. The company said that it will be available starting from August 15th. Today the company has confirmed that the smartphone will go on sale for the first time via flash sale on August 16th, 12PM on Jio.com.

Weekly Roundup: Samsung Galaxy Note 9, Meizu 16 and 16 Plus, Honor Play, LG Q8 (2018) and more

This week Samsung finally introduced its flagship Galaxy Note9 smartphone, Meizu introduced the 16 and 16 Plus flagship smartphones, Honor launched its Honor Play smartphone in India, LG introduced its new Q8 smartphone, Microsoft launched its Surface Laptop and Surface Book 2 in India, and lots more in our weekly roundup.