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Amazon India starts rolling out electric delivery vehicles, plans for 10,000 EVs by 2025

Amazon India has announced that it has started rolling out electric delivery vehicles across India after successful pilots across different cities in 2019. It said that its fleet of delivery vehicles in the country will include 10,000 electric vehicles (EVs) by 2025. These EVs are in addition to the global commitment of 100,000 electric vehicles in the delivery fleet by 2030 announced in the Climate Pledge signed by Amazon. Continue reading “Amazon India starts rolling out electric delivery vehicles, plans for 10,000 EVs by 2025”

Realme X2 realme UI beta testing application open

realme CEO, Madhav Sheth confirmed the existence of realme UI back in October last year and said that it will offer a near-stock Android experience, since then there have been lots of speculation about realme UI. The company finally announced the realme UI rollout schedule back in November and shared a few teasers to give users an idea of what’s coming their way. Continue reading “Realme X2 realme UI beta testing application open”

Android 10 based realme UI – New Features and First look on realme 3 Pro and realme XT

realme recently unveiled their all-new customized user interface called realme UI. Android 10 based realme UI is crafted keeping the preferences and aesthetics of young consumers. The company claims that the new UI will offer smooth performance, elegant visuals, useful features, and is well-built for an enhanced and closer to stock Android experience. The company recently started rolling out realme UI 1.0 update, and here is a list of features that realme UI brings to realme 3 Pro and realme XT. Continue reading “Android 10 based realme UI – New Features and First look on realme 3 Pro and realme XT”

Noise Shots NEO true wireless earbuds with Bluetooth 5.0 launched for Rs. 2499

Noise, popular for its wearables has launched Noise Shots NEO, the company’s latest true wireless earbuds with full touch control. This lets you control your music, attend, end or reject calls, activate Siri or Google Assistant without having to take your phone out of your pocket. It has 9mm drivers that promises clear sound and deeper bass. It has Bluetooth v5.0 and has IPX5 rating for water resistance from sweat and rain. Continue reading “Noise Shots NEO true wireless earbuds with Bluetooth 5.0 launched for Rs. 2499”

Reliance Jio reports Rs. 1350 crore profit in FY Q3 2019-20, crosses 370 million subscribers

Reliance Jio has reported Rs. 13,968 crore revenue, up 6.4% QoQ and 28.3% YoY and a net profit of 1,350 crore, up 62.5% YoY for last quarter that ended 31st December, 2019. Jio reported Standalone earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of 5,601 crore, up 8.4% QoQ, EBITDA margin of 40.1%, and Standalone earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) of 3,805 crore, up 12.2% QoQ . Consolidated value of services stood at 16,466 crore, up 6.4% over trailing quarter. It has 370 million subscribers as of 31st December, with net addition of 14.8 million during 3QFY20. Continue reading “Reliance Jio reports Rs. 1350 crore profit in FY Q3 2019-20, crosses 370 million subscribers”

Samsung Galaxy Note10 Lite launching in India on January 21

After teasing the phone and ‘Notifiy me’ page on its website, Samsung has confirmed that it will launch the Galaxy Note10 Lite smartphone in India on January 21st. To remind you the phones pack a 6.7-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED Infinity-O Display, in-display fingerprint scanner, 32-megapixel front camera inside the tiny punch-hole and a 4500mAh battery with support for 25w fast charging. It features the signature Bluetooth S Pen with Air Commands. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note10 Lite launching in India on January 21”

Blaupunkt BTW Pro truly wireless earphones with Bluetooth 5.0, AptX launched in India for Rs. 6999

Blaupunkt, the German manufacturers of audio equipment, has launched their new BTW Pro truly wireless earbuds in India. The earbuds come feature packed with Qualcomm AptX HD, Bluetooth 5.0, voice assistant support with dual mics and IPX7 ratings.

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Ather 450X upgraded version of Ather 450 launching on January 28

Update: January 17, 2020 — Ather today confirmed that it will launch the Ather 450X at an event in Delhi on January 28th. It will be streaming the official unveil. The invite says “Super quick, super intelligent and super connected, the super scooter is on its way”.

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Samsung starts pre-bookings for ‘The Frame’ 65-inch 4K QLED Smart TV in India for Rs. 1,59,999

Samsung launched ‘The Frame’ 55-inch 4K QLED lifestyle TV in India back in August last year for Rs. 1,19,999, later it was sold at a discounted rate during Flipkart’s Big Billion Days sale. Today the company has launched 65-inch version of it in India. Continue reading “Samsung starts pre-bookings for ‘The Frame’ 65-inch 4K QLED Smart TV in India for Rs. 1,59,999”

POCO will make a comeback as independent brand in India

POCO is the brand that remained in news for the entire 2019 without launching any smartphones, POCO fans kept asking company and company officials about POCO F1 successor. Built on ‘Everything you need. Nothing you don’t.’ mantra, POCO F1 was a hit amongst gamers and power users. Last month, POCOPHONE Global head Alvin tweeted that the users will hear more from POCO in 2020, but later removed the tweet. There have been a lot of speculations going around POCO as a sub-brand for the last few months. Continue reading “POCO will make a comeback as independent brand in India”

Amazon will double down on Prime Video investments in India: CEO Jeff Bezos

Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos yesterday at the Prime video event announced that the company will double down on investment in the company’s streaming service in India. He also said that Amazon Prime Video’s performance is brilliant in India. Continue reading “Amazon will double down on Prime Video investments in India: CEO Jeff Bezos”

Lava Z71 with 5.7-inch display, dual rear cameras, fingperint sensor launched for Rs. 6299

Lava has launched the Z71, the company’s latest smartphone in the ‘Z series’. It has a 5.7-inch HD+ 18:9 aspect ratio display, is powered by the MediaTek Helio A22 12nm Quad-Core SoC with 2GB of RAM, has a 13-megapixel primary rear camera along with a secondary 2-megapixel camera for portrait shots, 5-megapixel front camera with soft LED flash, rear-mounted fingerprint scanner and a 3200mAh battery. Continue reading “Lava Z71 with 5.7-inch display, dual rear cameras, fingperint sensor launched for Rs. 6299”

Western Digital launches Blue SN550 NVMe SSD in India starting at Rs. 7300

Western Digital, popular makers of digital storage products has introduced their next generation NVMe SSD called the WD Blue SN550 NVMe SSD. The SSD boasts speeds up to 4 times faster than their SATA SSDs at 2,400 MB/s read speeds. The SSD will come in sizes ranging from 250GB to 1TB.

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OPPO F15 with 6.4-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, 48MP quad rear cameras, in-display fingerprint sensor launched in India for Rs. 19990

OPPO just launched the F15, the company’s latest smartphone in the ‘F series’ in India as it had promised. The phone packs a 6.4-inch Full HD+ AMOLED screen with 90.7 screen-to-body ratio, is powered by MediaTek Helio P70 SoC with 8GB of RAM, packs 48-megapixel rear camera along with an 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens that is also capable of shooting macro images, a 2-megapixel depth and 2-megapixel mono cameras. There is also a 16-megapixel front camera. Continue reading “OPPO F15 with 6.4-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, 48MP quad rear cameras, in-display fingerprint sensor launched in India for Rs. 19990”

Vu Cinema TV 43, 50 and 55-inch 4K Android TVs with 40W multi-dimensional soundbar launched starting at Rs. 26999

VU Technologies has launched Vu Cinema TV series of 4K TVs equipped with Vu’s Pixelium Glass Technology, in-built 40 Watt Tweeter and front sound bar, and Dolby Audio. Vu Cinema TV is India’s first TV that involves 100% robotic assembly of LED panels that ensures absolute precision, uniform brightness across all edges and sleek frame less design, says the company. Continue reading “Vu Cinema TV 43, 50 and 55-inch 4K Android TVs with 40W multi-dimensional soundbar launched starting at Rs. 26999”