Xiaomi Redmi Y1 Lite with 5.5-inch display, Snapdragon 425 launched in India for Rs. 6999

Xiaomi Redmi Y1 Lite

Xiaomi along with the Redmi Y1, also launched the cheaper Redmi Y1 Lite smartphone in India. It was introduced as Redmi Note 5A in China back in August and packs a 5.5-inch HD screen, is powered by a Snapdragon 425 with 2GB RAM, comes with a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash with PDAF and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Y1 Lite with 5.5-inch display, Snapdragon 425 launched in India for Rs. 6999”

OPPO F5 with 6-inch FHD+ full-screen display, 20MP front camera launched in India starting at Rs. 19990

OPPO F5

OPPO just launched F5, the company’s latest selfie-focused smartphone in India. It has a 6-inch full HD+ 18:9 full-screen display and  20-megapixel front-facing camera with A.I. beauty recognition technology that scan 200 facial recognition spots to beautify a selfie shot perfectly and also offers bokeh effect. It also has face unlock feature to quickly unlock the phone. Continue reading “OPPO F5 with 6-inch FHD+ full-screen display, 20MP front camera launched in India starting at Rs. 19990”

Xiaomi Redmi Y1 with 5.5-inch display, Snapdragon 435, 16MP front camera launched in India starting at Rs. 8999

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Xiaomi just launched the Redmi Y1, the company’s latest budget smartphone in the new ‘Redmi Y’ series in India, as it had promised. As expected, it is the re-branded Redmi Note 5A smartphone that was introduced in China in August. It has a 5.5-inch HD screen, is powered by Snapdragon 435 Mobile Platform, runs on Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) with MIUI on top, packs a 13-megapixel rear camera and a 16-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash for both. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Y1 with 5.5-inch display, Snapdragon 435, 16MP front camera launched in India starting at Rs. 8999”

Honor Holly 4 Plus with 5.5-inch display, 4000mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 13999

Honor Holly 4 Plus

After launching the Honor Holly 4 phone last month, Huawei’s Honor brand has launched the Honor Holly 4 Plus smartphone in India. It was introduced as Enjoy 7 Plus in China back in April and for the global markets as Y7 Prime in June. It packs a 5.5-inch HD 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 435 Mobile Platform, runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat) with EMUI 5.1 top, has a 12-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and an 8-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Honor Holly 4 Plus with 5.5-inch display, 4000mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 13999”

Aviation Ministry releases draft regulations for use of drones in India

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Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has finally released draft regulations on civil use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (Drones) in India. This will also enable commercial use of drones for tasks like photography, doorstep delivery, medical uses and even passenger transport, Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju said on Wednesday.

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Motorola sends invites for Moto X4 India launch on November 13

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Moto India has sent out invites for the the launch of Moto X4 smartphone in the Moto X series in India on November 13th. The phone was supposed to launch on October 3rd, but it was postponed later. It was unveiled IFA event recently and packs dual 12MP and 8MP rear cameras to take images with blurred background, portraits, selective black and white and has dual Autofocus Pixel technology for faster focus in low light. It has a 16MP front camera with a 4MP new adaptive low light mode. Continue reading “Motorola sends invites for Moto X4 India launch on November 13”

Amazon Kindle Lite Beta for Android released

Kindle Lite

A week after updating the Kindle app, Amazon has released Kindle Lite app for Android in Beta for low-end Android smartphones. Amazon says that the app has been crafted specially for Indian readers. The app is less than 2MB in size so takes significantly less space on the smartphone, works smoothly even on 2G networks and lets you monitor your data usage and manage storage.
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Karbonn K9 Smart Selfie with 8MP front camera, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 4890

Karbonn K9 Smart Selfie

Karbonn Mobiles has launched K9 Smart Selfie, the company’s latest budget selfie smartphone with 8-megapixel front camera with Night shot mode and Beauty mode and 4G VoLTE support. It has a 5-inch FWVGA 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by a quad-core processor, runs on Android 7.0 Nougat and has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash. Continue reading “Karbonn K9 Smart Selfie with 8MP front camera, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 4890”

iPhone X will be available from Airtel Online Store starting November 3

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Airtel today announced that the iPhone X will go on sale on Airtel’s Online Store starting 6.00 pm, November 3, 2017. It will be available exclusively to Airtel postpaid customers as an unlocked device on a first come first serve and full payment basis, till stocks last, said Airtel. It will also deliver the phone in 21 cities across India free of charge to customers’ doorstep. The company did not introduce any special plans for the iPhone X.

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itel S21 with dual front cameras, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 5999

itel S21

itel Mobile has launched S21, the company’s selfie-focused smartphone with dual (5MP + 2MP) front-facing cameras, one for normal photos and other with a field view of 120-degrees for group selfies. You can easily toggle between selfie and group selfie options. Continue reading “itel S21 with dual front cameras, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 5999”

Google’s first India Cloud Platform region launched in Mumbai

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Google today has announced the first cloud region in India which goes live in Mumbai. India’s cloud region will join other regions like Singapore, Taiwan, Sydney and Tokyo in Asia Pacific region. Google said that hosting applications in the new region can improve latency from 20-90% for end users in Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, and of course Mumbai, compared to hosting them in the closest region, Singapore.

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10.or G Review

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10.or (pronounced Tenor) made its debut in India with the 10.or E smartphone in September, later in the month it launched the 10.or G with impressive on-paper specs – 5.5-inch 1080p screen, Snapdragon 626 and dual 13-megapixel rear cameras at a competitive price tag of Rs. 10,999. Did it live up to our expectations? Let us dive into the review to find out.

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Reliance Communications completes Sistema’s MTS merger transaction

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Reliance Communications (RCOM) today announced that it has completed merger transaction with Sistema’s Indian wireless business, carried on by Sistema Shyam Teleservices Ltd. (SSTL) under the MTS brand. The deal was announced back in 2015 and it was decently approved by Department of Telecommunications (DOT)  last week. Continue reading “Reliance Communications completes Sistema’s MTS merger transaction”

Flipkart’s PhonePe launches smart POS Device for merchants

PhonePe POS

Flipkart’s PhonePe has launched their first ever POS (point of sale) smart device for merchants in India. The device resembles a traditional calculator, and it supports the new technology that has support for transactions over a Bluetooth connection.

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Nokia 2 with 5-inch HD display, 4100mAh battery announced in India

Nokia 2

HMD Global just announced Nokia 2, the company’s latest budget smartphone at an event in India. It has a 5-inch HD display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection and packs a 4100mAh battery that promises up to 2 days of battery life on a single charge. It runs on Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) with support for Google Assistant and the company has promised Android 8.0 (Oreo) update for the phone.  Continue reading “Nokia 2 with 5-inch HD display, 4100mAh battery announced in India”