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Flipkart and Nokia launched the first Nokia branded Smart TV in India back in December last year as a part of ‘Make in India’ initiative. At that time the company said that it will launch more models in different screen sizes soon. Now the company’s 4K Ultra HD TV is all set to launch on Flipkart on June 4th. Continue reading “Nokia 43-inch 4K HDR LED Smart Android TV with Dolby Vision, JBL audio launching in India on June 4”
Update – May 30, 2020: Samsung has confirmed that the Galaxy M11 and the Galaxy M01 smartphones will be launched in India on June 2nd.
Infinix just launched the Hot 9 and Hot 9 Pro smartphones in India. These pack a 6.6-inch HD+ punch-hole display with 90.5% screen-to-body ratio, houses an 8-megapixel camera inside the screen and also has an LED flash on the front bezel. The phones are powered by MediaTek Helio P22 12nm SoC with 4GB of RAM, runs Android 10 with XOS 6.0. The Hot 9 has a 13-megapixel rear camera with triple LED flash, while the Hot 9 Pro comes with a 48-megapixel camera with quad LED flash. Both these feature a 2-megapixel secondary camera for portrait shots, 2-megapixel camera for macro shots and a dedicated Low-light Sensor.
After teasing the launch of a power bank in India, Gionee has now officially launched its Gbuddy 10000mAh wireless charging power bank. This joins the company’s Gbuddy lineup of standard power banks that were unveiled last year. Continue reading “Gionee Gbuddy 10000mAh wireless charging power bank launched in India for Rs. 1299”
Xiaomi has been slowly expanding the smart home devices portfolio in the country over the last few years. The company made its debut into the smart light segment last year ago with Mi LED Smart Bulb and also unveiled Mi Smart Bedside Lamp 2 under its crowdfunding program. We got hold of a retail unit, and here is our long term review of the same after using it for four months. Continue reading “Mi Smart Bedside Lamp 2 Review”
Recently Google had been testing a new feature called “Nearby Stores” that would help users discover the stores that were open nearby and were collecting payment via Google Pay. The feature is now getting expanded to 35 more cities across the country, along with another feature to book cooking gas cylinders from major service providers.
Continue reading “Google Pay expands “Nearby Stores” feature to 35 Indian cities”
A couple of weeks back OnePlus shared information about the pricing and sale date of OnePlus 8 Series smartphones. However, the sale date has been altered/rescheduled due to unforeseen circumstances, according to the company. Continue reading “OnePlus 8 series sale date rescheduled in India due to production issues”
OnePlus has started rolling out OxygenOS version 10.0.0 based on Android 10 for OnePlus 5 and OnePlus 5T smartphones. With this update, both the devices will get enhancements that are part of Android 10 features. Notably, this Android 10 will be the last update for both OnePlus 5 and 5T apart from incremental security and service updates for a stipulated period. The company rolled out beta update for the phones last month. Continue reading “OnePlus 5 and OnePlus 5T Android 10 stable update starts rolling out”
Samsung launched the Galaxy A51 smartphone in India back in January this year in 6GB RAM with 128GB storage version at Rs. 23999, which is now selling at Rs. 25,250 after the GST price hike. Today it has launched the 8GB RAM with 128GB storage version of the smartphone in India. The new version comes in Prism Crush Black, Prism Crush White and Prism Crush Blue colors, same as the 6GB model and will be available across retail channels — offline retail stores, leading e-commerce portals and Samsung.com. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A51 8GB RAM, 128GB storage version launched in India for Rs. 27999”
Ola’s Electric arm, Ola Electric Mobility Pvt Ltd has announced the acquisition of Dutch electric scooter company Etergo BV. With this acquisition, Ola Electric has also announced its entry into the premium electric two-wheeler market, both globally and nationally. Continue reading “Ola Electric acquires Dutch company Etergo, to launch its electric two-wheeler in India in 2021”
A few weeks back Government of India launched Aarogya Setu mobile app to limit the spread of COVID-19 to enable Bluetooth based contact tracing, mapping of likely hotspots, and dissemination of relevant information about COVID19. Continue reading “Indian government’s contact tracing app ‘Aarogya Setu’ source code is now open”
Sony has launched launched two new premium BRAVIA TVs in India as part of its X8000H and X7500H series. They both features X1 4K processors, 4K X-Reality PRO upscaling, Triluminous displays, X-Balanced Speakers, Android TV support and more.
Vodafone IDEA recently partnered with Paytm to help users and merchants earn by selling prepaid recharges. Following that, both have partnered again to make prepaid recharges easier for feature phone users and non-digital savvy users. Continue reading “Vodafone IDEA partners with Paytm for prepaid recharge through USSD UPI ID”
Xiaomi today opened crowd funding for its new Precision Screwdriver Kit in India, as expected. It has 24 anti-rust Precision Bits, comes with Aluminum Alloy Cover, magnetic box for storage, Aluminum Alloy Handle and is suitable for conventional household appliances like quartz watches, laptops, cameras, radios, computers, mobile phones, drones, etc. Continue reading “Xiaomi opens crowdfunding for Precision Screwdriver Kit in India for Rs. 999”
The usage of digital payments has witnessed a surge lately owing to the pandemic and in an aim to create awareness about the same, the National Payments Corporation of India has launched a new chatbot – PAi in English and Hindi language.
Continue reading “NPCI’s PAi chatbot helps users with information on UPI, FASTag, RuPay, and more”
