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Vivo Y81 with 6.22-inch 19:9 FullView display, Helio P22 Octa-Core 12nm SoC, Face unlock launched in India for Rs. 12990

Vivo has launched Y81, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in the ‘Y Series’. It was introduced back in June and packs a 6.22-inch HD+ screen with 19:9 aspect ratio, 2.15mm narrow bezels and 88% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by MediaTek’s latest Helio P22 Octa-Core 12nm SoC with 3GB RAM, 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, portrait mode and a 5-megapixel front camera with support for face unlock. Continue reading “Vivo Y81 with 6.22-inch 19:9 FullView display, Helio P22 Octa-Core 12nm SoC, Face unlock launched in India for Rs. 12990”

Portronics Harmonics 200 Retractable Bluetooth water-resistant headphones launched for Rs. 2999

Portronics, popular for its accessories has launched Harmonics 200 Retractable Bluetooth Stereo headphones. It lets you pull out and insert the tethered earbud into your ear for music listening and answering calls. It has ergonomically designed ear hooks, with snug fit ear buds, a durable Silicon Material neckband and a lightweight body of 67 grams. Continue reading “Portronics Harmonics 200 Retractable Bluetooth water-resistant headphones launched for Rs. 2999”

RentoMojo now lets you rent iPhone X, Pixel 2, Galaxy S9 and more smartphones on a monthly basis

Consumer leasing platform RentoMojo has introduced smartphone rentals which let users rent smartphones on a monthly basis and long-term periods as well. At launch, the company is offering the iPhone X, the iPhone 8 and a Google Pixel 2, Google Home, Galaxy S9, Galaxy Note 8 ranging from Rs 2,099 to Rs 9,299 for six, twelve, eighteen and twenty-four month periods. Continue reading “RentoMojo now lets you rent iPhone X, Pixel 2, Galaxy S9 and more smartphones on a monthly basis”

OnePlus opens new Exclusive Service Centres in Bengaluru, Chennai and Hyderabad

OnePlus today announced that it recently opened Exclusive Service Centres at prime retail destinations in Bengaluru (Brigade Road), Hyderabad (Manjeera Mall) and Chennai (T Nagar). The new service centres aim to set a new benchmark of service excellence and further improve the current customer satisfaction index with 78% issues already being resolved within two hours including delivery. Continue reading “OnePlus opens new Exclusive Service Centres in Bengaluru, Chennai and Hyderabad”

Airtel offers Amazon Pay Gift Card to its pre-paid and post-paid customers for free

Airtel today announced that it is offering free Amazon Pay digital Gift Card worth Rs. 51 to its pre-paid and post-paid customers as a part of its 23rd anniversary celebrations.

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CBSE, Microsoft team up to provide encrypted question papers for Class X and XII examinations

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The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has partnered with Microsoft India to digitally encrypt question papers for Class X and XII examinations. The main goal to initiate such a move is to enhance security and seamless distribution of the papers. Continue reading “CBSE, Microsoft team up to provide encrypted question papers for Class X and XII examinations”

Tecno Camon iAce and Camon iSky 2 with 5.5-inch 18:9 display, face unlock, Android 8.1 launched starting at Rs. 6799

After Camon i Twin last month, Tecno has launched the two new smartphones – Camon iAce and Camon iSky 2 in India. These have a 6-inch HD+ 18:9 FullView displays, powered by quad-core MediaTek SoCs with 2GB of RAM and run Android 8.1 (Oreo) with the company’s own HiOS on top. These have a 13-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash, but the Camon iSky 2 also comes with a secondary VGA camera for portrait shots. The Camon iAce has an 8-megapixel camera on the front, while the Camon iSky 2 features a 13-megapixel camera, and both have dual LED flash.

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Indian smartphone shipments reach 33.5 million in Q2 2018, Xiaomi retains top position with 29.7% market share: IDC

According to the IDC India’s Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, smartphone companies shipped a total of 33.5 million units to India in the Q2 2018. This resulted in a growth of 20% year-over-year (YoY). This could be because of the slew of online exclusive launches and strong shipments by offline heavy vendors. Continue reading “Indian smartphone shipments reach 33.5 million in Q2 2018, Xiaomi retains top position with 29.7% market share: IDC”

Asus launches new ZenBook 13, ZenBook S and ZenBook Pro 15 laptops in India starting at Rs. 66990

Asus ZenBook Pro 15

Asus today has launched the ZenBook Pro 15 (UX580), ZenBook S (UX391), and ZenBook 13 (UX331) just as it had promised. The Zenbook Pro 15 packs a 5.5-inch Full HD resolution ScreenPad, an interactive display that intelligently adapts to match whatever you’re doing. It can change functions automatically when you switch apps, and you can create your own shortcuts. Continue reading “Asus launches new ZenBook 13, ZenBook S and ZenBook Pro 15 laptops in India starting at Rs. 66990”

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro finally goes on open sale in India

Back in June Xiaomi announced that the combined sales of Redmi Note 5 and Redmi Note 5 Pro have crossed 5 million sales in India, since it was launched back in February this year, and also claimed that it is the fastest selling phone series in India to cross the 5 million mark in the given time across all platforms. Today the company has started selling the Redmi Note 5 Pro through open sale, after conducting weekly sales for about 6 months. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro finally goes on open sale in India”

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 now available for pre-order India starting at Rs. 67900 [Update: Pre-order on Flipkart and Amazon]

Update: The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is now available for pre-order from Flipkart and Amazon.in with exchange offers, in addition to other offers.

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Skyworth M20 Smart LED TV Series launched in India starting at Rs. 12999

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Skyworth has launched the M20 SMART LED TV Series in the Indian market in exclusive partnership with Amazon.in. The new series includes three models; 32-inch, 43-inch and 49-inch screen sizes. The TV series comes packed with inbuilt game, inbuilt WiFi, live TV apps, net range app stores. Continue reading “Skyworth M20 Smart LED TV Series launched in India starting at Rs. 12999”

Airtel offers Samsung Galaxy Note 9 at Rs. 7900 with 24-month plan, 100GB data, unlimited calls and more

Samsung started taking pre-orders for the Galaxy Note 9 smartphone in India today. Now Airtel has announced that 128 GB version of the smartphone is available for order on its Online Store at a down payment of Rs. 7,900 and 24 monthly instalments of Rs. 2,999. This comes to a total of Rs. 79,876 for 2 years including the plan. Continue reading “Airtel offers Samsung Galaxy Note 9 at Rs. 7900 with 24-month plan, 100GB data, unlimited calls and more”

Nokia 2.1 Android Oreo (Go edition), Nokia 3.1 (3GB) and Nokia 5.1 Android One smartphones launched in India starting at Rs. 6999

HMD Global has launched Nokia 3.1, successor of last year’s Nokia 3 in India last month in 3GB RAM with 16GB storage version, now it has launched the 3GB RAM with 32GB storage version in the country and also launched the Nokia 5.1, successor of last year’s Nokia 5 and the Nokia 2.1, successor of last year’s Nokia 2. Continue reading “Nokia 2.1 Android Oreo (Go edition), Nokia 3.1 (3GB) and Nokia 5.1 Android One smartphones launched in India starting at Rs. 6999”

ACT Fibernet upgrades plans in Chennai again at no extra cost, 100Mbps plan now at Rs. 999

ACT Fibernet

ACT launched its Gigabit broadband services in Chennai this week. It has also upgraded its plans for users as well at no extra cost, in just 3 months after the last upgrade. In most plans speeds have also been upgraded. ACT Fibernet’s Retail 1999 plan now comes with 250Mbps speed up from 200Mbps even though the 2TB FUP remains the same.

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