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After creating a storm with a short video app, ByteDance Technology, a Chinese Internet technology company known for TikTok, is said to be planning to launch music streaming. Continue reading “TikTok creator ByteDance said to launch music streaming service in India”
YouTube launched its YouTube Music Premium streaming service along with YouTube Premium service earlier this year starting at Rs. 99/month and Rs. 129/month respectively with billing recurring monthly. Today, YouTube has introduced new non-recurring prepaid plans for India where users can pay upfront for the subscription and top up anytime.
Continue reading “YouTube Premium and Music Premium non-recurring prepaid plans launched in India”
Vivo has launched Y19, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in India. It was introduced as Y5s in China recently, and packs a 6.53-inch Full HD+ display with about 90.3% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by the latest MediaTek Helio P65 12nm SoC with 4GB of RAM, sports a 16MP primary sensor with f/1.78 aperture+ 8MP ultrawide sensor and an 2MP macro sensor, as well as a 16MP front-facing camera. Continue reading “Vivo Y19 with 6.53-inch FHD+ Halo FullView display, triple rear cameras, 5000mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 13999”
Update: Vivo has confirmed that the phone will feature a 6.53-inch FHD+ display with 90.3% screen-to-body ratio and a 5000mAh battery with support for 18W fast charging over USB Type-C. There is also a 3.5mm audio jack and the loudspeaker grill on the bottom. It also says that this has the biggest display in the Rs. 10,000 to Rs. 12,000 segment, which hints that it should start under Rs. 12,000.
ACT Fibernet, the popular wired broadband Internet Service Provider in India launched ACT Stream TV 4K Android TV Box earlier this year. Expanding their services, the company provided free public WiFi during IPL matches and has been providing free public WiFi at malls in Hyderabad. Now, the latest in the list is Chennai city and ACT Fibernet has started rolling out public WiFi hotspots in partnership with Greater Chennai Corporation.
Realme launched the realme Buds Wireless alongside realme XT recently in India and initially, the Yellow color variant of Buds Wireless went on sale. After two months now, the other color variants of realme Buds Wireless go on sale in India.
Realme is all set to launch its flagship smartphone, realme X2 Pro in India on November 20 along with realme 5s. Ahead of the launch, the company has announced Blind Order sale of realme X2 Pro that will let realme fans and customers pre-order realme X2 Pro on November 18th, 2019 by simply registering themselves on realme.com.
Xiaomi announced the latest iteration of its own proprietary Android skin MIUI, dubbed MIUI 11 at an event in India. MIUI 11 aims to bring a brand new optimized modern UI design focused on content viewing and has along with nifty additions designed specifically for India. The company has already rolled out MIUI 11 to most of the devices including Redmi K20 series, Redmi Note 7 series, Redmi Note 6 Pro, Redmi 6 series, Redmi Note 5 Pro, and others and has already started testing MIUI Stable Beta for the second and third batch of devices. Continue reading “Redmi 4 starts receiving MIUI 11 Global Stable update”
Panasonic has launched Eluga Ray 810, the company’s latest phone in the Eluga series in India. It has a 6.2-inch HD+ notch display, is powered by MediaTek Helio P22 SoC, features a 16-megapixel rear camera along with a secondary 2-megapixel camera with AI features, 16-megapixel front camera with AI beautify, LED flash and face unlock. Continue reading “Panasonic Eluga Ray 810 with 6.2-inch display, 4GB RAM, 16MP front camera with flash launched in India for Rs. 7999”
Infinix has launched S5 Lite, the company’s latest smartphone in the S series in India, soon after the launch of S5. It has a 6.6-inch HD+ display with a 16-megapixel in-screen camera with 4-in-1 Super Pixel technology along with 3D Face Beauty, AR Emoji, AR Stickers, Bokeh Mode, AI Scene detection, hybrid focus and more, 90.5% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P22 12nm SoC with 4GB of RAM, runs Android 9.0 (Pie) with XOS 5.5, has a 16-megapixel rear camera with quad LED flash, along with a 2-megapixel sensor for portrait shots and a low-light camera. Continue reading “Infinix S5 Lite with 6.6-inch 20:9 display, 4GB RAM, triple rear cameras, 16MP in-screen front camera launched in India for Rs. 7999”
Xiaomi announced the latest iteration of its own proprietary Android skin MIUI, dubbed MIUI 11 along with the Redmi Note 8 series at an event in India. MIUI 11 aims to bring a brand new optimized modern UI design focused on content viewing and has along with nifty additions designed specifically for India. The company has already completed MIUI 11 rollout for the first phase of devices and has already started testing MIUI Stable Beta for the second and third batch of devices.
Now, the company has started rolling out MIUI 11 Global Stable update to Redmi Note 4 users in India. The new update comes as MIUI 11.0.2.0.NCFMIXM and weighs around 458 MBs in size. Xiaomi has not updated the Android Security patch on the device and it still runs on almost a year old December 2018 patch. MIUI 11 brings new features such as New Minimalistic Design, Blur App Previews, Quick Replies, New Dynamic Sound Effects, Floating Calculator, Updated Mi File Manager, and more to the device, but we found the new file-sharing tech Mi Share missing on our unit.
If you haven’t received the update on your device, you can download the Recovery ROM here and try flashing it using the recovery method but it may not work as it might be staged rollout. MIUI 11 is being rolled out to all eligible devices as per the schedule, you can keep a track of MIUI 11 updates with our dedicated MIUI section. Also, make sure to check out this post to learn more about MIUI 11 features.
Update: Nov 14, 2019: Xiaomi has resumed the MIUI 11 roll out for the Redmi Y2, but it’s still under testing. Continue reading “Redmi 6 Pro and Redmi Y2 MIUI 11 Global Stable Beta starts rolling out [Update: Roll out resumes]”
Samsung is offering yet more discounts, up to 32% on a range of Samsung products, with the purchase of Galaxy Note10 and S10 series. These discounts are available on Samsung Wireless Charger, Galaxy Watch Active and Strap Combos, AKG Y500 headset, Galaxy Friends Cover, Clear View Cover and Galaxy Tab S5e.
Sony Corporation has announced today that they will establish their first global R&D centre in Bangalore, India with plans to open more centres in other cities. Sony wants to improve its competitive edge in the Indian market and strengthen its research and development capabilities in India.
Continue reading “Sony to open a new Global R&D centre in India in 2020”
Xiaomi has announced that they donated over 1.1 lakh notebooks for underprivileged kids on the occasion of Children’s Day. The notebooks, weighing over 18,000 kg cumulatively, were made from recycled paper and were first used to make the world’s largest notebook mosaic. Continue reading “Xiaomi India donates over 1,10,000 recycled notebooks to kids, creates two Guinness World Records”
