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Samsung Galaxy A8 Star with 6.28-inch FHD+ display, Snapdragon 660, dual rear cameras launching in India soon exclusively on Amazon

Samsung introduced Galaxy A9 Star smartphone in China in June, later the smartphone was introduced for the global markets as Galaxy A8 Star. Now the company has started teasing the launch of the A8 Star in India, exclusively on Amazon.in. It has has a 6.28-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED Infinity display, is powered by Snapdragon 660, has a 16-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a secondary 24-megapixel rear camera. It has a fingerprint sensor on the back and packs a 3700mAh battery. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A8 Star with 6.28-inch FHD+ display, Snapdragon 660, dual rear cameras launching in India soon exclusively on Amazon”

OPPO F9 with 6.3-inch Full HD+ display, dual rear cameras, 16MP front camera announced in India for Rs. 19990

Along with the F9 Pro, OPPO also introduced the F9, a cheaper version in the ‘F series’ in India. It has a 6.3-inch Full HD+ display with Waterdrop Screen with screen-to-body ratio up to 90.8% for a more immersive experience, is powered by Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P60 12nm processor, has 16MP rear camera with LED flash, and secondary 2MP camera, similar to the F9 Pro, but this features a 16-megapixel front camera, packs 4GB of RAM and doesn’t have VOOC Flash charge even though it packs the same 3500mAh battery. Continue reading “OPPO F9 with 6.3-inch Full HD+ display, dual rear cameras, 16MP front camera announced in India for Rs. 19990”

OPPO F9 Pro with 6.3-inch Full HD+ display, 6GB RAM, 25MP AI front camera, dual rear cameras launched in India for Rs. 23990

OPPO has launched F9 Pro, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in the ‘F series’ in India, as it had promised. It has a 6.3-inch Full HD+ display with Waterdrop Screen with screen-to-body ratio up to 90.8% for a more immersive experience, is powered by Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P60 12nm processor with up to 6GB RAM, ColorOS 5.2 based on Android 8.1 (Oreo), 16MP rear camera with LED flash, f/1.85 aperture, secondary 2MP camera and a 25MP front-facing camera, f/2.0 aperture, AI, Sony IMX576 sensor. Continue reading “OPPO F9 Pro with 6.3-inch Full HD+ display, 6GB RAM, 25MP AI front camera, dual rear cameras launched in India for Rs. 23990”

Nokia 5.1 Plus with 5.86-inch 19:9 display, dual rear cameras, Android 8.1 announced in India, available in September

HMD Global just introduced the Nokia 5.1 Plus along with the Nokia 6.1 Plus in India. Similar to the other Nokia phones, it is an Android One smartphone. It was introduced last month in China as X5 and packs a 5.86-inch HD+ 19:9 aspect ratio 2.5D curved glass display with 84% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by MediaTek Helio P60 12nm processor with 3GB of RAM, runs Android 8.1 (Oreo) OS, which is upgradable to Android P.

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Nokia 6.1 Plus with 5.8-inch FHD+ 19:9 display, Snapdragon 636, dual rear cameras launched in India for Rs. 15999

HMD Global just launched the Nokia 6.1 Plus, the global version of the Nokia X6 smartphone in India, as it had promised. It was introduced for the global markets last month, starting from Hong Kong and packs a 5.8-inch FHD+ display with a notch and 19:9 aspect ratio, Snapdragon 636 with 4GB of RAM, Android 8.1 (Oreo), 16-megapixel rear camera with RGB sensor, 5-megapixel secondary rear camera with a monochrome sensor, AI portrait and scene recognition and a 16-megapixel front camera with AI selfies with background blur, stickers and face unlock.

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Paytm launches AI Cloud made-in-India AI-powered cloud computing platform

One97 Communications Limited today launched Ai Cloud – It’s own AI Cloud computing platform for developers, startups and enterprises. The company said that is made-in-India to offer suite of business-centric apps for organizations that need high-quality solutions for cloud computing, ready-to-use services to automate their workflow, easy to integrate payments, messaging and customer engagement without the need of managing hardware and software. Continue reading “Paytm launches AI Cloud made-in-India AI-powered cloud computing platform”

Fitbit Charge 3 fitness tracker with swimproof design, up to 7 days battery life announced in India starting at Rs. 14999

Fitbit just introduced Charge 3, the company’s next-generation fitness tracker and the successor of the Charge 2 that was launched back in 2016. It has PurePulse heart rate technology, offers automatic exercise recognition, sleep tracking, swimproof design with a touchscreen display, 15+ goal-based exercise modes, and promises up to 7 days battery life. Continue reading “Fitbit Charge 3 fitness tracker with swimproof design, up to 7 days battery life announced in India starting at Rs. 14999”

Tata Sky Broadband services launched in 12 cities, offers up to 100Mbps speed

TataSky has launched its broadband internet services in 12 cities – New Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida, Ghaziabad, Mumbai, Thane, Pune, Ahmedabad, Mira Bhayandar, Bhopal, Chennai and Bengaluru in India. Plans start at Rs. 999 offering 5Mbps unlimited speed and goes up to 100Mbps at Rs. 2,500. It costs Rs. 1,200 for installation and also comes with a free Wi-Fi router.

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Vivo V11 Pro with in-display fingerprint sensor, Halo FullView display launching in India on September 6

After a teaser, Vivo has officially confirmed that it will introduce the V11Pro, successor of Vivo V9 that was launched back in March. The teaser also confirms display notch, which the company calls Halo FullView and an in-display fingerprint sensor. It also has an hashtag #UnlockTheAmazing Continue reading “Vivo V11 Pro with in-display fingerprint sensor, Halo FullView display launching in India on September 6”

Samsung Galaxy A6+ gets another price cut in India

Samsung launched the Galaxy A6+ smartphone in India in May for Rs. 25,990, along with the Galaxy A6. Last month it received a Rs. 2000 price cut in just over a month of launch, now it has received another Rs. 2000 price cut in the country. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A6+ gets another price cut in India”

Airtel TV app users to get access to ZEE5 content as a part of strategic partnership

Bharti Airtel and ZEE Entertainment today announced a strategic alliance, under which Airtel and ZEEL will work closely to curate digital/OTT video content solutions for customers across India. Airtel customers will get exclusive access to premium content of ZEEL: Over the next three years, curated / select video content produced by ZEEL, including TV shows, original series and movies will be available exclusively on Airtel’s digital properties like Airtel TV, in addition to ZEE’s digital platform, ZEE5. Continue reading “Airtel TV app users to get access to ZEE5 content as a part of strategic partnership”

Sony X700 Ultra HD Blu-ray Player with HDR10 and Dolby Vision launched in India for Rs. 27990

Sony X700 Ultra HD Blu-ray Player

Sony India today has launched its first Dolby Vision capable UBP-X700 Ultra HD Blu-ray Player. The company claims that it can produce myriad colors, greater dynamism and sense of realism as compared to standard HD players. The UBP-X700 supports HDR10 and Dolby Vision via a Firmware update. Continue reading “Sony X700 Ultra HD Blu-ray Player with HDR10 and Dolby Vision launched in India for Rs. 27990”

Walmart completes acquisition of 77% stake in Flipkart for $16 billion

Walmart Inc. and Flipkart Group today announced that the acquisition transaction has now been completed making Walmart the largest shareholder in the Flipkart Group. Walmart back in May had announced that it is acquiring 77% stake in Flipkart for $16 billion. This partnership to leverage combined synergies, including market insights, retail expertise and local and global supply-chain knowledge. Continue reading “Walmart completes acquisition of 77% stake in Flipkart for $16 billion”

HMD Global schedules an event in India on August 21, Nokia 6.1 Plus (X6) expected [Update: Flipkart exclusive]

Update: August 20 – Flipkart has confirmed that the phone will be exclusively available with them. It has also released a new teaser video featuring Shankar, Ehsaan & Loy.

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Apollo Hospitals uses Microsoft AI-powered API to predict risk of cardiovascular diseases

Microsoft India and Apollo Hospitals as a part of company’s AI Network for Healthcare initiative, announced the launch of the first ever AI-powered Cardiovascular Disease Risk Score API (application program interface), designed specifically to predict the risk of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD). Continue reading “Apollo Hospitals uses Microsoft AI-powered API to predict risk of cardiovascular diseases”