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Acer Nitro 5 (2018) Gaming Laptop with 8th Gen Intel Core processor with NVIDIA GTX 1050 / 1050Ti or AMD Ryzen 5 with Radeon RX560 launched in India

Acer has launched new Nitro 5 Gaming Laptop, successor of last year’s model in India. It was introduced at the CES 2018 earlier this year, packs a 15.6-inch Full HD IPS display and is powered by a 6-Core 8th Generation Intel Core i5, i7, i5+, i7+ processors with NVIDIA GTX 1050 or 1050Ti GPU or the AMD Ryzen 5 processor with Radeon RX560 GPU. Continue reading “Acer Nitro 5 (2018) Gaming Laptop with 8th Gen Intel Core processor with NVIDIA GTX 1050 / 1050Ti or AMD Ryzen 5 with Radeon RX560 launched in India”

Samsung Galaxy A6 gets a price cut in India in just 1 month of launch

Samsung launched the Galaxy A6 smartphone in India last month starting at Rs. 21,990, along with the Galaxy A6+. Today the smartphone has received Rs. 2000 price cut in just a month of launch, and is available for Rs. 19,990. The company also introduced the 64GB version of the smartphone alongside for Rs. 22,990, now this variant of the phone will go on sale soon for Rs. 20,990, which is Rs. 2000 cheaper than the original price. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A6 gets a price cut in India in just 1 month of launch”

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 and Redmi Note 5 Pro sales cross 5 million in India in 4 months of launch

Xiaomi today announced that its Redmi Note 5 series that includes the Redmi Note 5 and Redmi Note 5 Pro have crossed 5 million sales in India, since it was launched back in February this year. Xiaomi says that it’s the fastest selling phone series in India to cross the 5 million mark in the given time across all platforms. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 and Redmi Note 5 Pro sales cross 5 million in India in 4 months of launch”

Times Internet confirms acquisition of MX Player for $146 million

After a lot of rumors, Times Internet has confirmed that it bought majority stakes in South Korea’s MX Player. At $146 million, this acquisition falls in line with January rumor which stated deal will be in the range of $200 Mn. Times Internet is aiming to build a digital-first video streaming platform atop MX Player.

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Google invests $22 million in KaiOS that powers JioPhone and Nokia 8110 4G

US-based Kai Technologies, mobile operating system provider for feature phone like the popular JioPhone and Nokia 8110 4G, today announced that it has received $22 million Series A investment from Google. In addition to the investment, Google and KaiOS have also agreed to work together to make the Google Assistant, Google Maps, YouTube, and Google Search available to all KaiOS users.

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Vivo NEX with 6.59-inch FHD+ display, pop-up front camera launching in India on July 19

Vivo introduced its NEX series smartphones – NEX S and NEX A in China last month. Today the company has sent out invites for the launch of the smartphone in India on July 19th. The main highlight of the smartphone is its 6.59-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED screen with ultra narrow bezels, Screen SoundCasting Technology, and 8-megapixel pop-up front camera that automatically rises and hides when you open and close the camera app.

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Fujifilm Instax SQUARE SQ6 with automatic exposure control, different flash color filters launched in India for Rs. 9999

Fujifilm Instax SQUARE SQ6

Fujifilm India today has announced the launch of new ‘instax SQUARE SQ6’camera in the company’s Instax series of instant camera lineup. It comes with Automatic exposure adjustment feature and this gets activated when the shutter button is pressed. The camera is capable of detecting the ambient brightness and adjusts to provide the optimum shutter speed and flash light intensity. Continue reading “Fujifilm Instax SQUARE SQ6 with automatic exposure control, different flash color filters launched in India for Rs. 9999”

Spice F311 Android Oreo Go edition smartphone with 5.45-inch 18:9 display, fingerprint sensor launched for Rs. 5599

Spice Devices has launched F311, the company’s first Android Oreo (Go edition) smartphone.. It has a 5.45-inch FWVGA+ 18:9 aspect ratio display, fingerprint sensor, social share key, is powered by a quad-core MediaTek SoC and the Android Oreo (Go edition) comes pre-installed with new Google’s Go apps offering better performance, less demand on storage, and efficient data use. Continue reading “Spice F311 Android Oreo Go edition smartphone with 5.45-inch 18:9 display, fingerprint sensor launched for Rs. 5599”

Lenovo Ideapad 530S with 8th Gen Intel Core processor, fingerprint reader and Ideapad 330S launched in India starting at Rs. 35990

Lenovo today has launched the Ideapad 530S and Ideapad 330S laptops in India. Both the laptops are powered by 8th Gen Intel Core processors and will go up to Quad Core i7-8550U processor with up to 16GB onboard DDR4 RAM. Continue reading “Lenovo Ideapad 530S with 8th Gen Intel Core processor, fingerprint reader and Ideapad 330S launched in India starting at Rs. 35990”

Samsung Galaxy J8 with 6-inch Super AMOLED Infinity display, dual rear cameras goes on sale in India from June 28 for Rs. 18990

Samsung launched the Galaxy J6 and Galaxy J8 smartphones in the ‘J Series’ in India last month. At that time the company said that the Galaxy J8 will be available from July. Today the company has announced that the phone will be available from tomorrow, few days earlier. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy J8 with 6-inch Super AMOLED Infinity display, dual rear cameras goes on sale in India from June 28 for Rs. 18990”

ASUS Zenfone 5Z with 6.2-inch FHD+ 19:9 display, Snapdragon 845, AI dual rear cameras launching in India on July 4

ASUS introduced its flagship Zenfone 5Z smartphone at the MWC 2018 in Barcelona earlier this year. The smartphone started rolling out from Europe earlier this month. Today the company has announced that the phone will be launched in India on July 4th exclusively on Flipkart. Continue reading “ASUS Zenfone 5Z with 6.2-inch FHD+ 19:9 display, Snapdragon 845, AI dual rear cameras launching in India on July 4”

Honor 7X gets a price cut in India, now starts at Rs. 11999

Huawei’s Honor Brand launched the Honor 7X smartphone in India back in December last year starting at Rs. 12,999. Today the company has announced a permanent price cut for the smartphone. The company even introduced a limited Red Edition earlier this year that joined Black, Blue and Gold color variants, and started manufacturing the phone in partnership with Flex at its plant in Sriperumbudur, near Chennai. Continue reading “Honor 7X gets a price cut in India, now starts at Rs. 11999”

Honor 7C goes on open sale on Amazon India

Huawei’s Honor brand launched the Honor 7C smartphone in India starting at Rs. 9999 last month, and the phone went on flash sale every week exclusively on Amazon.in starting from May 31st. Now, after four flash sales, the company has started open sale from 25th June on Amazon, and also offers No cost EMI on all banks. Continue reading “Honor 7C goes on open sale on Amazon India”

Airtel appoints Ajay Chitkara as director and CEO of its B2B unit, combines domestic and global enterprise business

Bharti Airtel today announced that it has appointed Ajay Chitkara as Director and CEO of Airtel Business, and the company has integrated both domestic enterprise and global enterprise operations. Ajay will continue reporting to Gopal Vittal, who is the MD and CEO of Bharti Airtel. The company has also appointed Pankaj Miglani as CEO – Global Business. He will report to Ajay Chitkara. Previously he was Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Bharti Infratel and played a key role in the company’s IPO in 2012.

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Jabra Elite 65e neckband wireless headphones and Elite Active 65t wireless earbuds launched in India

Jabra has launched new Elite 65e wireless headphones with both active and passive noise cancellation, and Elite Active 65t wireless earbuds, expanding its Elite series of headphones. The Elite 65e has a neckband design and comes with three-microphone technology that creates a noise-blocking zone – making sure the voice is conveyed with crystal-clear clarity. Continue reading “Jabra Elite 65e neckband wireless headphones and Elite Active 65t wireless earbuds launched in India”