Xiaomi launched Pick Mi doorstep home pick up and drop service for its products across India at just Rs. 189 (including taxes) back in October. Today the company announced that you can now give a ‘missed call’ to 7676404444 to book the Pick Mi service. You can also book it by calling the toll free number 1800 103 6286. The amount can be paid online or via Cash on Delivery (COD). Continue reading “Xiaomi Pick Mi door step pick up and drop service can now be booked by giving a missed call”
Micromax today announced that it has partnered with TranServ, a leading mobile payments company that will allow Micromax users to conduct financial and social transactions such as sending or requesting money, splitting bills, sending gifts to friends and making payments through native phone integration, such as contacts in the device address book.
LG has introduced G Pad II 8.3 LTE, it’s latest tablet in Korea. It packs a 8.3-inch (1920 x 1200) WUXGA display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 615 processor and runs on Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop). It has a 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera without flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. As the name indicates, it has 4G LTE connectivity, has built-in stylus and also comes pre-loaded with Microsoft Office apps. Continue reading “LG G Pad II 8.3 LTE with 8.3-inch Full HD display, Snapdragon 615, built-in stylus announced”
Xiaomi introduced the Mi Pad 2, successor of last year’s Mi Pad few weeks back. We managed to get one from China, here is the unboxing.
Xiaomi unveiled the Mi Band Pulse (1S), successor of last year’s Mi Band in China last month. The main highlight of the new Mi Band is the heart rate sensor. We managed to get one from China, here is the unboxing. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Band Pulse / 1S Unboxing”
LG has announced that it will unveil HOM-BOT Turbo+ robotic vacuum cleaner with augmented reality at CES 2016. The vacuum cleaner from the company looks similar to a Roomba robot vacuum but it is equipped with the augmented reality feature.
Nvidia had promised that Shield Tablet K1 will receive Android 6.0 Marshmallow update by the end of this year and the company is keeping its promise. The latest Software Upgrade version 1.0 is the first major update since its introduction last month.
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Earlier this month Microsoft officially launched Cortana for Android and iOS. Today, the company is taking down one of the important feature of the digital assistant on Android.
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Microsoft has scooped up Talko mobile messaging app for on-the-go business communications for an undisclosed sum. The company will use Talko’s tech to “fuel future innovation” in Skype and Skype for Business.
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Ericsson and Apple have ended their patent dispute by signing global patent license agreement that ends all ongoing infringement claims between the companies.
OnePlus has rolled out a new OxygenOS 2.2.0 update to OnePlus 2 which brings a bunch of improvements and fixes. The company said that the over the air (OTA) update will be rolled out incrementally for the devices.
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Sony is working on improving one of the major hurdles of smartphones – battery life. A new report from Nikkei states that the company plans to introduce a new high capacity battery in 2020 that should last 40 percent longer than lithium ion batteries that are currently available in the market.
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Gionee today introduced M5 Enjoy version, along with the M5 Plus at an event in China. It packs a 5000mAh battery and also has a fingerprint sensor embedded into the home button that promises recognition time of 0.5 seconds. It has a 5.5-inch HD IPS display, is powered by a Quad-Core MediaTek MT6735 processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Amigo OS 3.1. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Gionee M5 Enjoy with 5.5-inch HD display, 3GB RAM, 5000mAh battery announced”
Gionee has announced the M5 Plus smartphone at an event in China, as it promised. It packs a 6-inch 1080p AMOLED display with a screen-to-body ratio of 77.5% and 2.5D arc glass. It packs a 5020mAh battery with dual charging chips that offers up to 1 day of usage with just 1 hour of charging. It has a fingerprint sensor embedded into the home button that promises response time of 0.1 seconds and recognition time of 0.38 seconds. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) that can focus in just 0.1 seconds and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Gionee M5 Plus with 6-inch 1080p AMOLED display, fingerprint sensor, 5020mAh battery announced”
iBall has launched the Slide WQ149R, the company’s latest Windows 10 tablet with a built-in hard disk drive slot that supports up to 1TB internal 2.5 inch slim SATA Hard drive that needs to be purchased separately. It has a 10.1-inch (1280×800 pixels) IPS screen and is powered by an quad-core Intel Atom Z3735F processor. It has a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has a detachable keyboard and a touch pad. It is the first 10.1” 2-in-1 with hard disk drive option, says the company. Continue reading “iBall Slide WQ149R 10.1-inch Windows 10 2-in-1 with internal HDD slot launched for Rs. 16499”
