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Facebook has officially announced the commercial launch of Express Wi-Fi in India. The social network was testing this service in the country since August last year. Facebook has launched 700 hotspots across the four Indian states of Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Meghalaya. Continue reading “Facebook launches Express WiFi in India; partners Airtel for 20,000 hotspots”
Xiaomi has launched e-waste take-back & recycling service for End of life products which are no longer operational, by adhering to the E-waste (Management) Rules, 2016 issued by the Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of India. Continue reading “Xiaomi India launches e-waste take-back and recycling program”
OPPO today launched F3, its latest selfie-focused smartphone with dual selfie cameras in India. Here we have the unboxing and first impressions of the smartphone. Continue reading “OPPO F3 Unboxing and First Impressions”
OPPO just launched F3, the company’s latest selfie-focused smartphone in the ‘F Series’ at an event in India, as it had promised. It is the smaller variant of the F3 Plus that was launched back in March. It has the same 16-megapixel front-facing camera with 1/3.1-inch sensor and f/2.0 aperture along with an 8-megapixel secondary front camera with 120-degree wide-angle lens for capturing better group selfies that is present on the F3 Plus. It also has a 13-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED flash. Continue reading “OPPO F3 with 16MP + 8MP dual front cameras, 5.5-inch 1080p display launched in India for Rs. 19990”
Xiaomi just sent out invites for the inauguration of its first Mi Home store in India in Bengaluru, as it had promised last year. Xiaomi’s Mi Home store will be offering a range of products such as portable speakers, power banks, headphones, Mi Band, Mi Air Purifier and more, as mentioned in the invite, but it is not clear if it will sell smartphones at the launch.
Continue reading “Xiaomi to launch its first Mi Home store in India in Bengaluru”
Smartron just launched srt.phone, the company’s latest smartphone at an event. It packs a 5.5-inch 1080p display with Corning Gorilla 3 protection, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 652 processor and runs on Android 7.1.1 (Nougat). The company promises upgrade to upcoming Android O as well as fastest software updates and security patches. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) and a 5MP front-facing camera. Continue reading “Smartron srt.phone with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 652, Android 7.1 launched starting at Rs. 12999”
After the launch of Color M4 in the country, ZOPO has launched Color M5, its latest budget smartphone with support for 4G VoLTE. It has a 5-inch FWVGA screen, is powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT6737M processor, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), has a 5-megapixel autofocus rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “ZOPO Color M5 with 5-inch display, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 5999”
Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) has released a new report titled “Information Security Practices of Aadhaar (or lack thereof): A documentation of public availability of Aadhaar Numbers with sensitive personal financial information” that reveals that four government portals including National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP)’s dashboard and the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA)’s portal have leaked around 130 to 135 million Aadhaar numbers publicly. Continue reading “135 million Aadhaar numbers leaked through government portals, reveals report”
Google today said that it will start rolling out a new update for Maps for Android in India that will add shortcuts on the home screen to explore the app in just a few quick taps. The new home screen also loads fast even on spotty connections. Continue reading “Google Maps for Android gets new home screen with faster loading time, shortcuts for India”
iBall launched Slide Brace-X1 4G tablet in the Slide series back in November last year, now it has launched a new version of the tablet running Android based operating system ‘Remix OS’ in partnership with Jide Technology. The company said that all its future iBall Slide Tablet PCs will run Remix OS offering a fully functional desktop experience.
Continue reading “iBall partners with Jide, launches Slide Brace-X1 4G with Remix OS for Rs. 17499”
Samsung today launched Q9, Q8 and Q7 series of its flagship premium line-up of QLED TVs in India at an event in Delhi. These come in 55-inch, 65-inch, 75-inch and 88-inch sizes with nearly bezel-less displays with 4K (3,840 × 2,160 pixels) UHD resolution, promise optimal brightness levels and stunning visual experience. Continue reading “Samsung Q7, Q8 and Q9 4K Ultra HD QLED TVs launched in India starting at Rs. 314900”
Uber just launched UberEATS food delivery service in India, starting from Mumbai, as it had promised. This takes on FoodPanda, Swiggy, Zomato and more that that offer online food delivery service. UberEATS was launched in the U.S. last year after piloting it in Los Angeles as UberFRESH back in 2014. Currently it is live in 78 cities across 26 countries worldwide. Continue reading “UberEATS online food delivery service launched in India starting from Mumbai”
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released a consultation paper on ‘Network testing before commercial launch of services’, following complaints by telecom operators against Reliance Jio over subscriber enrollment during its test phase prior to rolling out commercial services. “This is to discuss issues involved, possible solutions and framework to bring clarity on the matter,” said TRAI.
Continue reading “TRAI releases consultation paper on Network testing before commercial launch”
Samsung launched Galaxy C7 Pro in India earlier this month. We recently unboxed the smartphone, check out the video below.
Samsung has announced Galaxy J3 Prime, the company’s latest budget smartphone in the ‘J Series’. It packs a 5-inch HD display, is powered by an Octa-Core Exynos 7570 14nm processor, runs on Android 7.0, has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It also has 4G LTE support. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy J3 Prime with 5-inch HD display, Android 7.0 announced”
