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DIZO Star 300 and DIZO Star 500 feature phones launched in India starting at Rs. 1299

DIZO under the realme TechLife ecosystem launched its new wireless headsets last week. Now it has silently launched new DIZO Star 300 and DIZO Star 500 feature phones in the country, after they were certified by the FCC in May. Both these are 2G phones powered by Spreadtrum SC6531E processor, feature a QQVGA and QVGA screen, respectively, rear camera, and support for Tamil, Hindi, Gujarati and Telugu languages, in addition to English. Continue reading “DIZO Star 300 and DIZO Star 500 feature phones launched in India starting at Rs. 1299”

Garmin Venu 2 and Venu 2S GPS smartwatches launched in India

Garmin has launched Venu 2 and Venu 2S GPS smartwatches in the new Venu series in India. These come with newly built-in Health Snapshot feature, enabling the users to log a 2-minute session to record key health stats, including heart rate, heart rate variability, Pulse Ox2, respiration and stress, generating a report via the Garmin Connect app to monitor the statistics. Continue reading “Garmin Venu 2 and Venu 2S GPS smartwatches launched in India”

Samsung India introduces AR Demo for The Serif lifestyle TVs and SpaceMax Family Hub refrigerators

One of the many applications of Augmented Reality is the ability to place products in your surrounding space to view how it will fit in. Samsung how now launched two new AR Demos for customers in India who are interested in purchasing their Serif lifestyle TVs and SpaceMax Family Hub refrigerators.

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Nokia G20 with 6.5-inch display, Helio G35, 48MP quad rear cameras, 5050mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 12999

HMD Global has launched Nokia G20, the company’s latest smartphone in the new G series in India. It has a 6.5-inch HD+ v-notch screen, is powered by MediaTek Helio G35 with 4GB of RAM, runs Android 11 with two years of software upgrades and three years of security updates, comes with a 48MP + 5MP UW + 2 MP Macro + 2 MP Depth cameras, 8MP camera on the front. Continue reading “Nokia G20 with 6.5-inch display, Helio G35, 48MP quad rear cameras, 5050mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 12999”

Airtel Black combines Postpaid, Broadband & DTH under a single connection

Airtel has launched Airtel Black that lets bundle 2 or more of Airtel services (Fiber, DTH, Mobile) together. This entitles the customer to one single bill, one Customer Care number with a dedicated team of relationship managers, and priority resolution of faults and issues, says the company. This doesn’t have any additional costs or installation cost, and comes with free service visits for life. The company launched a similar plan last year for select circles. Continue reading “Airtel Black combines Postpaid, Broadband & DTH under a single connection”

Mi 11 Ultra registrations begin ahead of limited quantity sale in India on July 7th

Update: Xiaomi has confirmed the limited quantity sale in India will happen on July 7th. It has also announced Rs. 5000 Instant discount for SBI credit card holders during the sale. Continue reading “Mi 11 Ultra registrations begin ahead of limited quantity sale in India on July 7th”

TECNO Spark Go 2021 with 6.52-inch HD+ display, 5000mAh battery launched in India at an introductory price of Rs. 6699

TECNO Mobile has launched Spark Go 2021, the company’s new budget smartphone in the Spark series and the successor to last year’s Spark Go model in India, as it had announced. It has a 6.52-inch HD+ Dot Notch screen, is powered by MediaTek Heio A20 quad-core SoC with 2GB of RAM, features 13MP + AI dual rear cameras with dual LED flash, 8MP front camera with LED flash, rear-mounted fingerprint scanner and a 5000mAh battery, same as the predecessor, so the only change is the colour and the rear design. Continue reading “TECNO Spark Go 2021 with 6.52-inch HD+ display, 5000mAh battery launched in India at an introductory price of Rs. 6699”

PLI Scheme: Dell, Wistron, Foxconn, Flextronics, Lava and Micromax among 14 approved companies

Xiaomi Manufacturing Plant

Ministry of Electronics and Information and Technology (MeitY) has approved 14 eligible applicants under the Scheme (PLI) for IT Hardware. A total of 19 companies filed applications for the PLI scheme in May. PLI Scheme for IT Hardware, extends an incentive of 4% to 2%/1% on net incremental sales (over base year of FY 2019-20) of goods under target segments that are manufactured in India to eligible companies, for a period of four years. This scheme for a period of 2020-21 till 2024-25 has been extended by one year, i.e. till 2025-26.

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realme 7 and narzo 20 Pro realme UI 2.0 Software Update Tracker [Update: realme 7 will get Android 12 in March 2022]

realme launched realme 7 and realme Narzo 20 Pro smartphones in India running Android 10 based realme UI 1.0. realme has already announced realme UI 2.0 Open Beta for these smartphones.

Android 11 based realme UI 2.0 comes with new features such as System Cloner, Quick Return Bubble, Enhanced Dark Mode, New App Drawer, Third-party Icon Support, Redesigned Notification Panel, Revamped Always-On display, Improved Game Space, and more. Check out this post to know about Android 11 based realme UI 2.0 features in detail.

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BATTLEGROUNDS MOBILE INDIA launched officially, duration of claiming rewards extended

Krafton, South Korean video game developer, has officially launched the BATTLEGROUNDS MOBILE INDIA game exclusively for India users, a couple of weeks after the open beta version was released. Those who are running the beta version are getting an update to the official launch version on the Play Store. It started pre-registrations for the game back in May. Continue reading “BATTLEGROUNDS MOBILE INDIA launched officially, duration of claiming rewards extended”

Vi launches Rs. 267 prepaid pack with 25GB data, no daily data limit, Unlimited calls, 30 days validity

Recently, Vi launched its Rs. 447 prepaid plan with 50GB of data with no daily data limit, 60 days validity after Jio and Airtel launched its no daily data limit plans. Following that now, Vi has launched Rs. 267 prepaid plan that comes with 30 days validity. Continue reading “Vi launches Rs. 267 prepaid pack with 25GB data, no daily data limit, Unlimited calls, 30 days validity”

Flipkart launches ‘Shopsy’ digital platform to boost local entrepreneurship

Flipkart today has launched its new digital platform called ‘Shopsy’ that focuses on boosting local entrepreneurship. The platform will offer 15 crore products across Fashion, Beauty, Mobile, Home, and more. Continue reading “Flipkart launches ‘Shopsy’ digital platform to boost local entrepreneurship”

Samsung Galaxy F22 with 6.4-inch 90Hz AMOLED display, 48MP quad rear cameras, 6000mAh battery launching in India on July 6

Samsung today confirmed the launch of Galaxy F22, the company’s new smartphone in the F series in India on July 6th. It has #FullOneBlockbuster and highlights the phone’s large battery, high refresh rate screen and quad rear cameras. The company has confirmed 6.4-inch HD+ Super AMOLED 90Hz screen with Infinity-U notch, 48MP rear camera along with three additional cameras. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy F22 with 6.4-inch 90Hz AMOLED display, 48MP quad rear cameras, 6000mAh battery launching in India on July 6”

realme Beard Trimmer, Beard Trimmer Plus and Hair Dryer launched in India starting at Rs. 1299

realme today launched its Beard Trimmer, Beard Trimmer Plus and Hair Dryer in India, as it had announced. Both the trimmers promise up to 120 minutes of usage on full charge, self sharpening stainless steel blade, USB Type-C charging port and feature a Travel Lock for safety. The hair dryer has a 1400W powerful motor that can dry hair in 5 minutes, says the company. Continue reading “realme Beard Trimmer, Beard Trimmer Plus and Hair Dryer launched in India starting at Rs. 1299”

realme Buds 2 Neo with 11.2mm bass boost drivers launched in India for Rs. 499

Along with the DIZO audio products, realme also launched the realme Buds 2 Neo, as it had announced. This is a cheaper version of the realme Buds 2 that was launched back in 2019 that comes with the same 11.2 mm bass boost audio drivers. It features a gear-shaped cable to avoid tangles, thereby reducing microphonics, every time the cable brushes against your clothes. Continue reading “realme Buds 2 Neo with 11.2mm bass boost drivers launched in India for Rs. 499”