Xiaomi sold over 150000 Redmi Y1 and Redmi Y1 Lite smartphones in 3 minutes in first sale

Xiaomi launched the Redmi Y1 and Redmi Y1 Lite smartphones in India last week. The phones went on sale in the country today exclusively on Amazon.in as well as Mi.com today. After the sale Manu Jain, Group Vice President and Managing Director of Xiaomi India said that the company sold over 1,50,000 units of both the phones across the platforms in … Continue reading “Xiaomi sold over 150000 Redmi Y1 and Redmi Y1 Lite smartphones in 3 minutes in first sale”

Opera 49 for desktop brings new snapshot tool, VR player, customized start page and more

Opera has updated its browser for desktop with new snapshot tool, VR player and several improvements and features. Opera says that new update aims at making web browsing even more interactive and convenient. It includes a handy search pop-up tool, integrated popular social messengers and support for watching online video content using VR headsets.

Music recognition in Google Assistant now rolling out to Non-Pixel phones

At the Pixel event in October, Google introduced a new always music listen offline recognition feature which would automatically detect the song playing nearby. At the same event, Google mentioned that general recognition feature to the assistant would be rolling to Non-pixel phones as well and today that feature is being rolled out.

OnePlus 5T with full-screen display to be announced on November 16

OnePlus just announced an event in Brooklyn, New York on November 16 to introduce its flagship OnePlus 5T smartphone. It has a new tag line “A New View” highlighting the phone’s full-screen display. The company recently confirmed that the phone will keep the 3.5mm audio jack.

Monument Valley 2 for Android now available for download

Monument Valley 2, the most expect sequel to the Monument Valley is finally available for Android, as the company had promised. It was introduced exclusively on the App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch back in June. It has a completely new story from the Monument Valley universe, so don’t need to have previously played Monument … Continue reading “Monument Valley 2 for Android now available for download”

Weekly Roundup: Xiaomi Redmi Y1 and Y1 Lite, Nokia 2, HTC U11+, Razer Phone and more

This week Xiaomi launched the new Redmi Y1 and Redmi Y1 Lite smartphones in a new series, HTC introduced new U11+ and U11 Life phones, Razer introduced the Razer Phone, OPPO launched the F5 selfie-focused smartphone and more that happened this week in the weekly roundup.

Apple iPhone X Unboxing

Apple introduced the flagship iPhone X smartphone back in September for the 10th anniversary of the iPhone. It went on pre-order in India through Flipkart, Amazon.in as well as offline retailers in India and goes on sale across the country starting today. Here we have the unboxing of the phone.

Xiaomi Redmi Y1 with 5.5-inch display, Snapdragon 435, 16MP front camera launched in India starting at Rs. 8999

Xiaomi just launched the Redmi Y1, the company’s latest budget smartphone in the new ‘Redmi Y’ series in India, as it had promised. As expected, it is the re-branded Redmi Note 5A smartphone that was introduced in China in August. It has a 5.5-inch HD screen, is powered by Snapdragon 435 Mobile Platform, runs on Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) … Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Y1 with 5.5-inch display, Snapdragon 435, 16MP front camera launched in India starting at Rs. 8999”

Motorola sends invites for Moto X4 India launch on November 13

Moto India has sent out invites for the the launch of Moto X4 smartphone in the Moto X series in India on November 13th. The phone was supposed to launch on October 3rd, but it was postponed later. It was unveiled IFA event recently and packs dual 12MP and 8MP rear cameras to take images with blurred background, portraits, … Continue reading “Motorola sends invites for Moto X4 India launch on November 13”

Google’s first India Cloud Platform region launched in Mumbai

Google today has announced the first cloud region in India which goes live in Mumbai. India’s cloud region will join other regions like Singapore, Taiwan, Sydney and Tokyo in Asia Pacific region. Google said that hosting applications in the new region can improve latency from 20-90% for end users in Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, and of … Continue reading “Google’s first India Cloud Platform region launched in Mumbai”

10.or G Review

10.or (pronounced Tenor) made its debut in India with the 10.or E smartphone in September, later in the month it launched the 10.or G with impressive on-paper specs – 5.5-inch 1080p screen, Snapdragon 626 and dual 13-megapixel rear cameras at a competitive price tag of Rs. 10,999. Did it live up to our expectations? Let us dive into the review to find out.

Nokia 2 with 5-inch HD display, 4100mAh battery announced in India

HMD Global just announced Nokia 2, the company’s latest budget smartphone at an event in India. It has a 5-inch HD display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection and packs a 4100mAh battery that promises up to 2 days of battery life on a single charge. It runs on Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) with support for … Continue reading “Nokia 2 with 5-inch HD display, 4100mAh battery announced in India”

Reliance Jio might stop JioPhone production to launch Android smartphone soon

Reliance Jio’s VoLTE feature phone – JioPhone which was launched back in July went on sale in India in August. The JioPhone is powered by KaiOS, and now the production of the JioPhone has been kept on hold, according to a new report. It is heard that the company is in talks to bring out an Android-based … Continue reading “Reliance Jio might stop JioPhone production to launch Android smartphone soon”

Sony Xperia Touch gets Android 7.1.1 update with gesture controls and more

Sony is now rolling out Android 7.1.1 Nougat update for the Xperia Touch which brings gesture controls, portrait mode and more. The company had introduced the Xperia Touch back at the MWC 2017 event back in February and since then has spent a considerable amount of time listening to the feedback before pushing the update.