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POCO F3 GT with 6.67-inch FHD+ 120Hz AMOLED display, Dimensity 1200, Gaming Triggers, 5065mAh battery launched in India starting at Rs. 26999

POCO just launched the POCO F3 GT, the company’s first gaming smartphone in India, as it had promised. It has a 6.67-inch FHD+ flexible 10-bit AMOLED screen with 120Hz high refresh rate, HDR 10+, DC Dimming, 480Hz touch sampling rate, 1.8mm trilateral equal width, 2.7mm ultra-narrow chin. It is powered by 6nm Dimensity 1200 SoC with up to 8GB of RAM. Continue reading “POCO F3 GT with 6.67-inch FHD+ 120Hz AMOLED display, Dimensity 1200, Gaming Triggers, 5065mAh battery launched in India starting at Rs. 26999”

OnePlus Nord 2 5G with 6.43-inch FHD+ AMOLED 90Hz display, Dimensity 1200-AI, 50MP IMX766 sensor launched in India starting at Rs. 27999

OnePlus just launched the OnePlus Nord 2 5G, the company’s latest mid-range Nord smartphone and the successor to the first Nord that was launched last year. It has a 6.43-inch FHD+ Fluid AMOLED display, 90Hz refresh rate, and a 20:9 aspect ratio, AI colour boost, AI resolution boost smart ambient display and more features, has a 32-megapixel in-screen camera with Sony IMX615 sensor, but misses out on the ultra-wide front camera which the first Nord had. Continue reading “OnePlus Nord 2 5G with 6.43-inch FHD+ AMOLED 90Hz display, Dimensity 1200-AI, 50MP IMX766 sensor launched in India starting at Rs. 27999”

Airtel revises Postpaid Plans for Corporate and Retail Customers

Airtel has announced new postpaid plans for Corporate and Retail customers. The company says that it has further simplified its Postpaid plans to offer industry leading data benefits backed by a 5G ready network and superior digital-first customer care. The plans also come with a range of exclusive benefits, such as bundled content and business productivity tools. Continue reading “Airtel revises Postpaid Plans for Corporate and Retail Customers”

Indian smartphone shipments up 87% YoY in Q2 2021; realme overtakes OPPO: Canalys

Indian smartphone market saw 32.4 million unit shipments in Q2 2021, up 87% compared to Q2 2020 due to Q2 2020’s two-month shutdown, but it fell 13% between Q1 and Q2 2021 due to the second wave of COVID-19, which stifled demand. Continue reading “Indian smartphone shipments up 87% YoY in Q2 2021; realme overtakes OPPO: Canalys”

Soundcore R Series Headphones and TWS earbuds launching in India by August at affordable pricing

Soundcore has announced that it will launch a new R series of audio products including new headphones and earbuds in its very aggressive portfolio, and these will be the company’s first mass-segment audio products. Soundcore already has Life, Liberty series in Headphones & Flare, Rave series in India. Continue reading “Soundcore R Series Headphones and TWS earbuds launching in India by August at affordable pricing”

Bose Sleepbuds II bedtime wearable launched in India

Bose has launched Sleepbuds II, the next generation of its bedtime wearable, with technology which the company says is now clinically proven to help people fall asleep faster. It has better noise-masking than their predecessor, and introduce new categories of content to combat the other barrier to rest: the inability to relax. Continue reading “Bose Sleepbuds II bedtime wearable launched in India”

Lava Z2s with 6.5-inch HD+ display, Android 11 go edition, 5000mAh battery launched for Rs. 7099

Lava has launched the Z2s, the company’s latest smartphone in the Z series in India, after the launch of Z2 Max back in May. The Z2s packs a 6.5-inch HD+ screen, is powered by MediaTek Helio octa-core SoC, has 2GB of RAM, runs Android 11 go edition, features a 8MP rear camera with LED flash and a 5MP front camera. The phone has a 5000mAh battery. Continue reading “Lava Z2s with 6.5-inch HD+ display, Android 11 go edition, 5000mAh battery launched for Rs. 7099”

Gionee STYLFIT GSW6 and STYLEFIT GSW8 with Bluetooth calling support launched starting at Rs. 2999

Gionee introduced STYLFIT GSW6, STYLFIT GSW7 and STYLFIT GSW8 range under the G buddy portfolio last month. STYLFIT GSW6 went on sale last month itself, and the company said that the STYLFIT GSW7 and STYLFIT GSW8 with dedicated Bluetooth for calling and music listening will be available soon. Today it has started selling the smartwatches on Amazon. Continue reading “Gionee STYLFIT GSW6 and STYLEFIT GSW8 with Bluetooth calling support launched starting at Rs. 2999”

POCO X2 MIUI Software Update Tracker [Update: MIUI 12.5 stable update starts rolling out]

POCO launched the POCO X2 smartphone in India last month, running MIUI 11.0 Global Stable on top of Android 10. POCO X2 is the rebranded version of Redmi K30 4G which was launched in China back in December. The smartphone has already started receiving Android 10 based MIUI 12 update.

MIUI 12 brings all-new design and animations along with new features such as Super Wallpapers, Floating Window, New Control Center, Enhanced Privacy Protection features such as Interceptor, Flare, Hidden Mask Mode and more to the devices, check out this post to learn more about MIUI 12 features. Continue reading “POCO X2 MIUI Software Update Tracker [Update: MIUI 12.5 stable update starts rolling out]”

Flipkart app gets Flipkart Camera augmented reality feature

For e-commerce and online retail shopping, augmented reality experiences can be a powerful tool for consumers to view the product in their environment. E-commerce giant Flipkart has now released their own AR experience called Flipkart Camera, which will help customers virtually experience the product before purchasing it.

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Defy Impulse and Impulse X wired, Defy Crest Wireless Neckband and Defy Gravity TWS Earbuds launched in India starting at Rs. 349

‘Defy’, a homegrown audio brand created by famous Indian artist, Guru Randhawa has launched new Defy Gravity TWS Earbuds, Defy Crest Wireless Neckband and Defy Impulse Wired Earphones exclusively on Flipkart. Continue reading “Defy Impulse and Impulse X wired, Defy Crest Wireless Neckband and Defy Gravity TWS Earbuds launched in India starting at Rs. 349”

Airtel and Intel partner for 5G services in India

After partnering with Qualcomm, Airtel today announced a collaboration with Intel to use its vRAN / O-RAN technologies for 5G services in India. Airtel said that will deploy Intel’s latest 3rd gen Xeon Scalable processors, FPGAs and eASICs, and Ethernet 800 series across its network to build a solid foundation for rolling out wide-scale 5G, mobile edge computing and network slicing. Continue reading “Airtel and Intel partner for 5G services in India”

YouTube acquires simsim to bolster Indian retail shopping capabilities

Shopping online is becoming increasingly popular, and there is a rising need to shop for products that a user may come across in a video or on social media. To bridge this gap, YouTube has announced their acquisition of simsim, who specializes in connecting local businesses, influencers and customers.

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Samsung Galaxy M21 2021 Edition with 6.4-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, 6000mAh battery launched in India starting at Rs. 12499

Samsung has launched the Galaxy M21 2021 Edition smartphone in India on Amazon.in as it had promised. It has almost the same specifications as last year’s Galaxy M21, but this comes with a new rear panel design and the new model has a 48MP Samsung ISOCELL GM2 sensor instead of GM1 in the old model. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy M21 2021 Edition with 6.4-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, 6000mAh battery launched in India starting at Rs. 12499”

Infinix HOT 10 Play 3GB + 32GB version launched in India for Rs. 7999

Infinix launched its Hot 10 Play smartphone in the Hot series in India back in April this year in 4GB RAM with 64GB storage version priced at Rs. 8499, later it was sold for Rs. 8999. Now it has launched a 3GB with 32GB storage version in the country which will go on sale on Flipkart starting from today midnight. Continue reading “Infinix HOT 10 Play 3GB + 32GB version launched in India for Rs. 7999”