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MevoFit has launched exclusive women’s only fitness trackers-MevoFit Slim and MevoFit Slim+ HR. These fitness trackers come with premium & slim design, classy curved glass. The Mevofit Slim comes with IP67 water resistant and sports a 0.87 inches OLED customizable touchscreen display. Continue reading “MevoFit Slim and Slim+ HR fitness trackers for women launched starting at Rs. 2990”
Update: Xiaomi said that it sold 3PM sale also went out of stock quickly, but it will have more stocks 6pm and 9pm today. Continue reading “Over 6 lakh Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro units sold out within minutes in first sale in India”
Huawei’s Honor brand today confirmed that it will launch the Honor 8C, successor of the Honor 7C will launch in India on November 29th, exclusively on Amazon.in. It was introduced in China last month and packs a 6.26-inch HD+ 19:9 aspect ratio display with a notch, Snapdragon 632 SoC with up to 4GB of RAM, 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash along with a secondary 2-megapixel camera for capturing depth information in portrait shots, AI scene recognition to recognize over 500 scenarios in 22 categories and an 8-megapixel camera on the front with AI beautify features.
After teasers, OPPO today confirmed that it will launch the R17 Pro smartphone in India on December 4th, and will start taking pre-orders from December 1st. It was introduced back in August and packs a 6.4-inch Full HD+ 19:9 aspect ratio AMOLED display with a notch, 91.5% screen-to-body ratio and Corning Gorilla Glass 6 protection an in-display fingerprint sensor that can unlock the phone in 0.41 seconds. It runs ColorOS 5.2 based on Android 8.1 (Oreo) and has a 25-megapixel AI front camera and is powered by Snapdragon 710 SoC with 8GB RAM.
Update – November 21: Huawei has confirmed that it will launch its flagship Mate 20 Pro smartphone in India on November 27th. According to the teaser, it looks like it will be selling the phone and Sennheiser PXC550 Wireless Headphones bundle. It already said that the phone will be launched exclusively on Amazon.in.
Xiaomi just launched the Redmi Note 6 Pro, successor of the Redmi Note Note 5 Pro in India, as it had promised. The major change is the 6.26-inch Full HD+ screen with a notch, 19:9 aspect ratio and dual front cameras, in addition to dual rear cameras, and the primary 12-megapixel camera now has f/1.9 aperture and 1.4μm pixel size for better low-light images. Both these have AI features including AI portrait and AI scene recognition. The rear camera can recognize scenes in 32 categories, including 5 which are India specific, and the front camera can detect 12 categories. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro with 6.26-inch 19:9 FHD+ display, dual front and rear cameras launched in India starting at Rs. 13999”
ASUS has sent out invites for the launch of ROG Phone, the company’s first gaming smartphone in India on November 29th. It was introduced back in June and comes with a 6-inch Full HD+ AMOLED HDR 90Hz, 1ms response time AMOLED display with DCIP3 gamut with Gaming HDR and Mobile HDR supported by dedicate hardware display chip, is powered by Snapdragon 845 SoC that is clocked up to 2.96GHz with 8GB RAM.
Panasonic just launched Seekit Edge and Seekit Loop, two new Bluetooth trackers in India. These tags have Bluetooth 5.0 and let you find lost items such as keys, wallet, luggage and even keep your pets safe. The Seekit Loop is curved for utility and comfort, the perfect keychain and more, while the Seekit Edge is compact and sleek, perfect for a wallet and so much more, says the company. Both have IP65 ratings for water resistance.
Continue reading “Panasonic Seekit Loop and Seekit Edge Bi-Directional Bluetooth 5.0 water-resistant trackers launched in India starting at Rs. 1299”
RHA has launched first true wireless earbuds, the TrueConnect in India. It is engineered for industry-leading sound and call quality with 25-hour battery life with the case and has IPX5 rating for sweat and weather resistance, says the company. The earpieces boast a five-hour battery life, with another four charges of five hours in the case.
Paytm has announced a strategic partnership with the country’s largest insurance firm – Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) to allow users make LIC insurance premium payments seamlessly on the platform in under a minute. Continue reading “Paytm partners with LIC India for seamless online premium payments”
Google introduced Neighbourly app for local information sharing for Android back in May this year. Today the company has announced that it is expanding to Bengaluru and Delhi, and will soon invite new cities to join every day, including Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune, Kolkata, Chandigarh, Lucknow, Indore and more. Continue reading “Google Neighbourly local information sharing app for Android expands to Bengaluru and Delhi”
Update – November 20, 2018: OPPO has confirmed that it is indeed launching the R17 smartphone in India, as we had guessed.
Continue reading “OPPO teases launch of new R-Series smartphones in India [Update: R17 confirmed]”
After creating Guinness World Record by building the largest light mosaic (logo) in the world, back in September Xiaomi today announced that it has created a new Guinness World Record by inaugurating over 500 Mi Stores simultaneously at the exact same time. Located across 14 states, all new Mi Stores were collectively inaugurated at sharp 12 pm on 29 October, 2018, marking a first of its kind, unique achievement for the brand.
Samsung just launched the Galaxy A9 2018 (SM-A920F) the company’s latest top-end smartphone in the ‘Galaxy A’ series in India, as it had promised. It was announced last month at an even in Malaysia, packs a 6.3-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED screen, is powered by a Snapdragon 660 with up to 8GB of RAM, has a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner, and packs a 3,800mAh battery with support for fast charging.
Noise launched the ColorFit Pro fitness band in the Indian market with a slew of features including a pedometer, Heart Rate, Blood Pressure, SpO2 Level, and Sleep Quality recently. We got hold of this device for more than a week and came with our review. Continue reading “Noise ColorFit Pro Review”
