Nokia 8 with Snapdragon 835, dual rear cameras goes on sale in India for Rs. 36999

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HMD Global launched its flagship Nokia 8 smartphone in India. Today the company said that the Nokia 8 will be available in the country from retail stores offline starting today. The phone packs a 5.3-inch Quad HD display, Octa-Core Snapdragon 835 Mobile Platform, Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android O, 13-megapixel dual rear cameras (RGB + Monochrome), ZEISS optics and OIS. Continue reading “Nokia 8 with Snapdragon 835, dual rear cameras goes on sale in India for Rs. 36999”

Airtel launches VoLTE services in Maharashtra & Goa

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After launching Voice over LTE (VoLTE) services in India starting from Mumbai last month, Airtel has launched VoLTE services across Rest of Maharashtra & Goa. This lets Airtel customers enjoy HD quality voice calls along with faster call set up time compared to normal voice calls on their VoLTE-compatible 4G handsets. Continue reading “Airtel launches VoLTE services in Maharashtra & Goa”

Lava Helium 12 laptop with 12.5-inch display launched for Rs. 12999

Lava Helium 12

Lava this week launched Helium 12, its second Windows 10 laptop in the Helium series, few months after launching the Helium 14. It has a 12.5-inch HD display, is powered by a quad-core Intel x5-Z8350 processor, has 2GB of RAM and 32GB of storage, which is expandable with microSD.

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Panasonic Eluga Ray 700 First Impressions

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Off late, Panasonic has been churning out some value for money smartphones featuring quality specs and its proprietary AI-powered virtual assistant — ARBO, under Eluga series. Following the suit, Panasonic has yet again expanded its portfolio with another mid-ranger dubbed as Eluga Ray 700. Continue reading “Panasonic Eluga Ray 700 First Impressions”

Tata to merge consumer mobile business with Airtel

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Bharti Airtel and Tata today announced that they have entered into an agreement to merge Consumer Mobile Businesses (CMB) of Tata Teleservices Limited (TTSL) and Tata Teleservices Maharashtra Limited (TTML) into Bharti Airtel. As a part of the deal, Airtel will take over Tata’s consumer operations across the country in nineteen circles (17 under TTSL and 2 under TTML) with over 40 million customers joining Airtel and assets of Tata CMB.
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UberEATS food delivery service expands to Chennai

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After MumbaiDelhi and Bengaluru, Uber has expanded its food delivery service – UberEats to Chennai. Uber has partnered with over 200 restaurants, including A2B vegetarian restaurant (exclusive on UberEATS), Aasife Biryani, Cream Stone, Bombaysthan and more in Chennai.

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OPPO F5 with FHD+ full-screen display, A.I. selfie tech to launch in India and Southeast Asia markets

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OPPO earlier this week confirmed it will unveil OPPO F5 smartphone in Philippines on October 26th. Today the company has confirmed that the smartphone will launch in India as well as Southeast Asia Market including Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam soon. It also confirmed that it will be the first full-screen model and will come with A.I. Beauty Recognition technology for selfies. Continue reading “OPPO F5 with FHD+ full-screen display, A.I. selfie tech to launch in India and Southeast Asia markets”

Reliance Jio Diwali offer: Get 100% cashback on INR 399 recharge

Reliance Jio has announced its Diwali offer and according to new Dhan Dhana Dhan offer, consumers will get 100% cashback on recharge of INR 399.

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Jio will provide the cashback to all its prime members in the form of discount vouchers, which will have a face value of INR 50 that can be used along with future top ups. Continue reading “Reliance Jio Diwali offer: Get 100% cashback on INR 399 recharge”

Motorola to offer discounts on Moto Z2 Play, G5S, E4 and more from October 14 to 21 in India

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Motorola today announced festive offers from October 14th to 21st at all leading mobile retail stores, across the country, just in time for Diwali. It will offer discounts on range of smartphones, Easy EMI Options, Jio Offer across the entire Motorola smartphone range.

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Amazon introduces new Kindle Oasis with 7-inch display, waterproof body, price starts at Rs. 21999 in India

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Amazon just introduced a new Kindle Oasis eReader, successor of last year’s model. It has a larger 7-inch 330PPI, compared to 6-inch screen in the predecessor and is also the first waterproof (IPX8) Kindle that can stand immersion in up to 2 meters of fresh water for up to 60 minutes. It can also withstand getting splashed at the beach or dropped in the bath tub, hot tub, or pool. It has the same thickness of just 3.4mm at its thinnest point (to 8.3 mm), but it is slightly heavier at 194 grams. Continue reading “Amazon introduces new Kindle Oasis with 7-inch display, waterproof body, price starts at Rs. 21999 in India”

Intex Aqua Lions X1 and Aqua Lions X1+ with 5.2-inch shatter-proof glass display launched starting at Rs. 7499

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Intex has launched Aqua Lions X1 and Aqua Lions X1+, two new budget smartphones with 5.2-inch HD screen protected by shatter-proof glass. Still the company is providing one-time 1-year screen replacement warranty. These are powered by MediaTek MT6737 SoC, run Android 7.0 (Nougat) OS, feature a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash to capture better selfies even in low lighting conditions. Continue reading “Intex Aqua Lions X1 and Aqua Lions X1+ with 5.2-inch shatter-proof glass display launched starting at Rs. 7499”

Xiaomi Redmi 4 and Redmi Note 4 now available from Big Bazaar stores in India

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Xiaomi started selling Redmi Note 4 smartphone through offline stores in India starting this March and the Redmi 4 was available in offline markets from June, a month after its launch exclusively on Amazon.in. Today Xiaomi has announced that both the smartphones will be available at over 240 Big Bazaar stores across India, just in time for the festive season.

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Apple Music and A R Rahman collaborate to set up 2 music labs in India

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Apple Music is joining hands with A R Rahman to set up two Music Labs in India. The Music Labs will be set up at KM Music Conservatories (KMMC) based in Chennai and Mumbai. The KM Music Conservatory was founded by A.R. Rahman to teach and strengthen the art of Indian music. The institution also offers an education in Western music and music technology.

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Airtel 4G VoLTE phone – Airtel partners with Karbonn to launch 4G VoLTE smartphone at an effective price of Rs. 1399

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Airtel has partnered with Karbonn Mobiles to launch Karbonn A40 Indian, a 4G VoLTE phone with support for 22 Indian languages at an effective price of Rs. 1399. It has also launched a new Rs. 169 plan for the phone that offers unlimited calling and 0.5GB 4G data per day for 28 days. Airtel said that you need to do 36 continuous monthly recharges of Rs. 169. Continue reading “Airtel 4G VoLTE phone – Airtel partners with Karbonn to launch 4G VoLTE smartphone at an effective price of Rs. 1399”