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Micromax Canvas Infinity Pro with 5.7-inch full-screen display, dual front cameras launching this November

Micromax Canvas Infinity Pro

Micromax is all set to launch Canvas Infinity Pro smartphone, an improved version of the Canvas Infinity that was launched in August. We got hold of the image of the box of the phone. This shows 5.7-inch HD+ 2.5D curved glass screen with 18:9 aspect ratio and minimal bezels, similar to the Canvas Infinity. The phone will come with dual front-facing cameras, compared to a single 16-megapixel front camera on the predecessor, which will be the main highlight of the smartphone. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Infinity Pro with 5.7-inch full-screen display, dual front cameras launching this November”

Panasonic Eluga A4 with 5.2-inch display, 5000mAh battery launched for Rs. 12490

Panasonic Eluga A4

Panasonic has launched Eluga A4, the company’s latest budget smartphone in the ‘A Series’ with  5000mAh battery. It has a 5.2-inch HD 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT6737 processor, runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat), has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It also has Panasonic’s own ARBO AI-based assistant and features a fingerprint sensor on the back. Continue reading “Panasonic Eluga A4 with 5.2-inch display, 5000mAh battery launched for Rs. 12490”

Nokia 5 3GB RAM version launched in India for Rs. 13499

Nokia 5

HMD Global introduced its Nokia 3, Nokia 5 and Nokia 6 Android smartphones in India back in June, and the Nokia 5 went on sale in the country in August, now it has launched the 3GB RAM version of the phone in India. Apart from the RAM, other specifications are similar to the original Nokia 5, including a 5.2-inch HD screen, Octa-Core Snapdragon 430 Mobile Platform, Android 7.1 (Nougat), which is upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), 13-megapixel rear camera, 8-megapixel front camera and a 3000mAh battery. Continue reading “Nokia 5 3GB RAM version launched in India for Rs. 13499”

Coolpad Cool Play 6 Sheen Black color variant launched in India for Rs. 14999

Coolpad Cool Play 6 Sheen Black

Coolpad launched Cool Play 6 smartphone back in India in August in Gentle Gold and Sheen Black colors variants. The Gold version of the phone went on sale last month, now the Black version of the phone is finally on sale in the country.

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Nokia 2 Hands On

Nokia 2 -1

It was just a few months back at MWC that Nokia announced the first few devices. The comeback comprised of phones that were decidedly mid-range and good enough to get their foot in the market. The following months have seen HMD’s strategy take more concrete form as we saw with the Nokia 8 and the Nokia 7 announcements. Entry level smartphones, however, are the bread and butter for any company planning to make money in India. And that brings us to the Nokia 2. Hitting a 99 Euro price point, the Nokia 2 distills the higher end Nokia experience to a level that is palatable for first-time smartphone buyers. Is it any good though? Let’s find out.  Continue reading “Nokia 2 Hands On”

Paytm Inbox in-app messaging service with in-chat payments, location sharing and more released

Paytm Inbox

Paytm today has launched the much-awaited Inbox chat feature on its app which besides from sending and receiving money, lets you chat with your friends and family. It is a full-fledged messaging application which allows you to share photos, and videos besides money.

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Bose QC35 II noise-cancelling headphones with Google Assistant launched in India for Rs. 29363

Bose QC 35 II

Bose today launched the Quiet Comfort 35 (QC35) II noise-cancelling headphones with support for  Google Assistant in India. The second-generation QC35 headset  comes with settings to control the noise around you. It promises the same 20 hours of battery life and the same controls remain on the right earcup – audio volume, and the multi-function button for incoming calls and accessing Siri.

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Xiaomi Redmi Y1 Lite with 5.5-inch display, Snapdragon 425 launched in India for Rs. 6999

Xiaomi Redmi Y1 Lite

Xiaomi along with the Redmi Y1, also launched the cheaper Redmi Y1 Lite smartphone in India. It was introduced as Redmi Note 5A in China back in August and packs a 5.5-inch HD screen, is powered by a Snapdragon 425 with 2GB RAM, comes with a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash with PDAF and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Y1 Lite with 5.5-inch display, Snapdragon 425 launched in India for Rs. 6999”

OPPO F5 with 6-inch FHD+ full-screen display, 20MP front camera launched in India starting at Rs. 19990

OPPO F5

OPPO just launched F5, the company’s latest selfie-focused smartphone in India. It has a 6-inch full HD+ 18:9 full-screen display and  20-megapixel front-facing camera with A.I. beauty recognition technology that scan 200 facial recognition spots to beautify a selfie shot perfectly and also offers bokeh effect. It also has face unlock feature to quickly unlock the phone. Continue reading “OPPO F5 with 6-inch FHD+ full-screen display, 20MP front camera launched in India starting at Rs. 19990”

Xiaomi Redmi Y1 with 5.5-inch display, Snapdragon 435, 16MP front camera launched in India starting at Rs. 8999

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Xiaomi just launched the Redmi Y1, the company’s latest budget smartphone in the new ‘Redmi Y’ series in India, as it had promised. As expected, it is the re-branded Redmi Note 5A smartphone that was introduced in China in August. It has a 5.5-inch HD screen, is powered by Snapdragon 435 Mobile Platform, runs on Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) with MIUI on top, packs a 13-megapixel rear camera and a 16-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash for both. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Y1 with 5.5-inch display, Snapdragon 435, 16MP front camera launched in India starting at Rs. 8999”

Honor Holly 4 Plus with 5.5-inch display, 4000mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 13999

Honor Holly 4 Plus

After launching the Honor Holly 4 phone last month, Huawei’s Honor brand has launched the Honor Holly 4 Plus smartphone in India. It was introduced as Enjoy 7 Plus in China back in April and for the global markets as Y7 Prime in June. It packs a 5.5-inch HD 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 435 Mobile Platform, runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat) with EMUI 5.1 top, has a 12-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and an 8-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Honor Holly 4 Plus with 5.5-inch display, 4000mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 13999”

Aviation Ministry releases draft regulations for use of drones in India

Drone

Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has finally released draft regulations on civil use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (Drones) in India. This will also enable commercial use of drones for tasks like photography, doorstep delivery, medical uses and even passenger transport, Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju said on Wednesday.

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Motorola sends invites for Moto X4 India launch on November 13

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Moto India has sent out invites for the the launch of Moto X4 smartphone in the Moto X series in India on November 13th. The phone was supposed to launch on October 3rd, but it was postponed later. It was unveiled IFA event recently and packs dual 12MP and 8MP rear cameras to take images with blurred background, portraits, selective black and white and has dual Autofocus Pixel technology for faster focus in low light. It has a 16MP front camera with a 4MP new adaptive low light mode. Continue reading “Motorola sends invites for Moto X4 India launch on November 13”

Amazon Kindle Lite Beta for Android released

Kindle Lite

A week after updating the Kindle app, Amazon has released Kindle Lite app for Android in Beta for low-end Android smartphones. Amazon says that the app has been crafted specially for Indian readers. The app is less than 2MB in size so takes significantly less space on the smartphone, works smoothly even on 2G networks and lets you monitor your data usage and manage storage.
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