News from India the most happening mobile market
Intex just launched Aqua Lions 3, the company’s latest budget smartphone in the Aqua series at an event. It has a 5-inch HD 2.5D curved glass display with , is powered by a Quad-core MediaTek MT6737 processor and runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat). It has 8-megapixel front and rear cameras with LED flash for both. Continue reading “Intex Aqua Lions 3 with 5-inch HD display, 4000mAh battery, Android 7.0 launched for Rs. 6499”
After announcing the Honor Band 3 fitness and sleep tracking band in India at the Honor 8 Pro launch event earlier this month, Huawei’s Honor brand has launched it in India . It has a 0.91-inch OLED display, comes with continuous heart rate tracking and is also water resistant up to 50 meters. Continue reading “Honor Band 3 with OLED display, continuous heart rate tracking launched in India for Rs. 2799”
Uber has started rolling out UPI integration in India which will allow users to pay for their rides using the bank-to-bank payment platform. Launched by National Payments Corporation of India, UPI is mobile-first payment system that facilitates transactions between any two bank accounts. Continue reading “Uber adds UPI support for Android app”
Sony just launched Xperia XA1 Ultra successor of last year’s Xperia XA Ultra in India. It was introduced at the MWC earlier this year, has the same 6-inch 1080p display and a 2700mAh battery as the predecessor, but this is powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P20 processor and runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat).
Japanese internet and telecom conglomerate, SoftBank’s 20 percent stake purchase in One97 Communications, the parent company of digital payments platform Paytm, has been approved by the Competition Commission of India (CCI). The approval comes two months after Paytm raised Rs 9,000 crores ($1.4 billion) from SoftBank, making it the biggest investment by the Softbank in the Indian internet ecosystem.
Continue reading “Softbank’s 20% stake buy in Paytm’s parent One97 Communications approved by CCI”
In a bid to bolster its effort in India, LinkedIn has launched LinkedIn Lite mobile app for Android. The largest professional network had launched LinkedIn Lite mobile website in September last year. Weighing less than 1MB, the app has been made in India will be expanded to over 60 countries in coming weeks and months. . Continue reading “LinkedIn launches LinkedIn Lite Android app in India”
Lenovo has launched a range of laptops and convertibles under the Ideapad and Yoga series in India. The Yoga 720 and Yoga 520 convertibles were announced at MWC earlier in February. Continue reading “Lenovo Yoga 720, Yoga 520 convertibles launched in India for Rs. 74500 and Rs. 39600”
Sennheiser has launched CX 7.00BT, its latest neckband style wireless headset with Bluetooth 4.1 and Qualcomm apt-X for true Hi-Fi sound. It also has NFC support for one-touch pairing. Continue reading “Sennheiser CX 7.00BT in-ear wireless headset with apt-X, NFC launched in India for Rs. 11990”
Xolo launched the Era 1X back in September last year, now it has launched an upgraded version of the phone dubbed the Era 1X Pro with 2GB RAM and 16GB storage, compared to 1GB RAM and 8GB storage. Continue reading “Xolo Era 1X Pro with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 5888”
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has launched an official app for Aadhaar cardholders. Dubbed as mAdhaar, the app is currently available for Android.
Xiaomi opened India’s first Mi Home Store in Bengaluru back in May, which recorded whopping Rs. 5 crore in revenue in 12 hours on opening day. It already announced that it will open more stores. Today at the launch of Mi Max 2 in the country, it said that it will open two new Mi Home Stores in Bengaluru this month. Continue reading “Xiaomi to open new Mi Home Stores in Bengaluru on July 22 and 29”
Xiaomi at the launch of its Mi Max 2 smartphone announced that it will hold its third Mi anniversary sale on July 20 and 21 in India. In the sale it will have Re. 1 flash sale, sell devices and bundles at reduced price, allow you to grab discount coupons, bid and win devices and also play The Big Chase Sale to win prizes. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi 3rd Anniversary sale on July 20 and 21 – Re. 1 flash sale, discounts and more”
Xiaomi just launched the Mi Max 2, successor of last year’s Mi Max phablet in India. It packs a 6.44-inch 1080p 2.5D curved glass display with 0.7mm ultra narrow bezel on the side, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection and has a huge 5300mAh battery with support for Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 along with parallel charging that lets you charge the phone up to 68% in one hour. It promises up to 18 hours of video playback or 57 hours of talk time on a single charge. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Max 2 with 5300mAh battery, Snapdragon 625, 4GB RAM launched in India for Rs. 16999”
Micromax has launched Canvas 1, the company’s latest budget smartphone with 4G VoLTE support, couple of months after launching Canvas 2 (2017). It has a 5-inch HD 2.5D curved glass in-cell display, is powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT6737 processor and runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera that also has LED flash. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas 1 with 5-inch HD display, Android 7.0, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 6999”
Kodak has launched Ektra, its latest Android smartphone in India. It was announced back in October last year and has a 21-megapixel rear camera with Sony IMX230 sensor, f/2.0 aperture, 6-axis optical image stabilization (OIS), Phase Detection Auto Focus (PDAF), non-reflective lens coating, dual-tone LED flash and a 13-megapixel front-facing camera. It also has a dedicated shutter button, customizable manual mode and the camera lens is covered by Corning Gorilla Glass. It has a leather-like finish on the outside for a better grip. Continue reading “Kodak Ektra with 5-inch 1080p display, 21MP camera launched in India for Rs. 19990”
