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Update – Feb 3, 2022: vivo has posted a new teaser for the T1 5G that shows two colours, one with a gradient finish, and the other one with a matte finish. It shows a flat frame. Continue reading “vivo T1 5G with Snapdragon 695 launching in India on February 9”
After the announcement of MIUI 13 in China in December, and the global launch last month, Xiaomi officially launched the MIUI 13 in an online event in India. This includes Faster storage, Faster background efficiency, Faster processing and Longer battery life, as revealed at the global launch. Continue reading “MIUI 13 launched in India – Check out the roll out details and the list of Xiaomi devices getting it”
After rumors and teasers, realme has officially confirmed the India launch of realme 9 Pro and the realme 9 Pro+ smartphones in India on February 16. realme already confirmed that the 9 Pro+ will be powered by Dimensity 920 SoC. Today, it has confirmed the camera specs of the phone. Continue reading “realme 9 Pro+ with Dimensity 920, 50MP Sony IMX766 sensor, OIS and realme 9 Pro launching in India on February 16”
ASUS has ExpertBook B5 Flip OLED (B5302), an ultralight high-end business-class laptop with a 360° form factor. It has a 13.3-inch FHD Anti-glare HDR OLED touch display, Magnesium-Aluminium body, up to 11th Gen Intel Core i7 processor with Iris Xe graphics, Thunderbolt 4 and promises up to 12-hour battery life. Continue reading “ASUS ExpertBook B5 Flip OLED with 13.3″ touch display, up to 11th gen Intel Core i7 processor launched in India”
OPPO already confirmed the launch of Reno 7 and Reno 7 Pro smartphones in India on February 4th. Now it has confirmed that it will launch the OPPO Watch Free, the company’s latest budget smartwatch, along with the smartphones. Continue reading “OPPO Watch Free with 1.64-inch AMOLED display and Enco M32 in Green launching in India on February 4”
Samsung launched the Galaxy Z Fold3 5G and Galaxy Z Flip3 5G in India back in August last year. At that time, it announced cashback offers for HDFC Bank cards. Now it has expanded the offers by adding more banks. The company says that this will make the foldable devices more accessible and affordable for customers. Continue reading “Samsung announces new cashback offers for Galaxy Z Fold3 and Z Flip3 5G in India”
Indian government at the budget 2022-23 has proposed calibration of customs duty rates for electronics including wearable devices, hearable devices and electronic smart meters to boost domestic manufacturing. Continue reading “Budget 2022: Customs duty changes for wearables, hearables to boost local manufacturing; Digital Rupee by RBI in 2022-23”
After several delays, Indian government at the budget 2022-23 announced that 5G spectrum auctions will be conducted in 2022 and the 5G services will be rolled out by by private telecom providers within 2022- 23. Reliance Jio already announced that it is ready for deployment after the spectrum auction. Airtel and Vodafone Idea have also been conducting trials. Continue reading “India 5G spectrum auction in 2022, roll out within 2022-23; PLI scheme for 5G equipment manufacturing soon”
According to a new report from Counterpoint Research, the Indian smartphone market recorded its highest ever shipments of 169 million units in 2021, growing an impressive 11% YoY. However, the market did witness a decline of 8% YoY during Q4 2021, and the top 5 manufacturers were Xiaomi, Samsung, vivo, realme, and OPPO.
Redmi already confirmed the launch of Redmi Note 11S, Note 11 and Redmi Smart Band Pro on February 9th. Today it has confirmed the launch of Redmi Smart TV X43 at the same event. This comes after the launch of Redmi Smart TV X50, X55 and X65 models last March. Continue reading “Redmi Smart TV X43 4K TV with Dolby Vision, 30W speakers launching in India on February 9”
Google India today announced that Google Maps users can now access their current location to find the Plus Codes address for their home. Plus Codes are free, open-sourced, digital addresses that provide simple and accurate addresses for any place on Earth, including for places that don’t have accurate formal addresses, said Google. Continue reading “Google Maps Plus Codes now lets you easily save and share your home address in India”
vivo has launched Y75 5G, the company’s latest mid-range 5G smartphone in the Y series in India after the launch of Y33T earlier this month. It packs a 6.58-inch FHD+ screen with 90.6% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by Dimensity 700 SoC with support for 5G SA/NSA, has 8GB of RAM and 4GB of virtual RAM, 50MP rear camera along with a 2MP depth sensor and a 2MP macro camera. Continue reading “vivo Y75 5G with 6.58-inch FHD+ display, Dimensity 700, 5000mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 21990”
Redmi already confirmed the launch of Redmi Note 11S in India on February 9th, and the phone went official in the global markets yesterday. Today, Redmi India has confirmed the launch of Redmi Smart Band Pro at the same event next month. Continue reading “Redmi Smart Band Pro with 1.47″ AMOLED display and Redmi Note 11 to launch in India on February 9 alongside Redmi Note 11S”
T-Series in association with HEFTY Entertainment, a division of Hungama has announced its foray into Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) “This industry-first foray for the global digital entertainment industry will witness the two leaders raise the bar of entertainment creation and consumption via Hefty Entertainment – A Web 3.0 initiative by Hungama,” said T-series. Continue reading “T-Series, Hungama announce foray into Metaverse with soon to be launched NFTs”
Smartron today announced that it has signed an agreement with the Global Emerging Markets Group (GEM) in which GEM will provide a Share Subscription Facility of up to $200 million, to be drawn at the option of the company. Continue reading “Smartron secures $200 million from GEM”
