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Microsoft just launched the fifth generation Surface Pro 2-in-1 in India. The successor of the Surface Pro 4 that was launched in the country back in 2016 has the same 12.3-inch (2160×1440 pixels) display with 267 PPI, 8-megapixel camera at the back and a 5-megapixel camera at the front, but this is powered by latest seventh-generation Kaby Lake processors and offer improved the battery life Continue reading “Microsoft launches new Surface Pro in India starting at Rs. 64999”
NETGEAR today launched Orbi Pro (SRK60) WiFi System for Small Businesses such as professional offices, restaurants, retail, or bed and breakfast inns. This doesn’t require complicated wiring, professional installation, or added IT costs, says the company. It uses patented FastLane3 Technology that made up of three critical components: Tri-band WiFi, a dedicated WiFi link from the extender to your router, and optimized antenna design. Continue reading “NETGEAR Orbi Pro Tri-Band WiFi System launched in India”
Huawei’s Honor brand has announced that it has started rolling out a new software update to enable Face unlock feature in Honor 9 Lite smartphone in India, as it had promised. Face Unlock for the Honor View 10 was released last month. The Honor 7X got the feature in China recently, which is expected to be roll out for the Indian users along with the Android Oreo update soon. Continue reading “Honor 9 Lite gets Face Unlock via OTA update in India”
The department of telecommunications (DoT) has ordered telecom networks in the country to implement 13-digit mobile numbers to SIM-based M2M devices in the country which will co-exist with the current 10-digit mobile numbers scheme. Indian telecom networks that offer M2M services are an integral part of their enterprise offerings catering to various industries. Continue reading “13-digit numbers for SIM-based M2M devices to roll out starting July”
Motorola last week launched the successor of Moto Z Force in the Indian market billed as Moto Z2 Force with the shatterproof display. Priced at Rs 34,999, does this smartphone lives up our expectations? Let’s find it out. Continue reading “Moto Z2 Force Review”
Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 5 smartphone in India last week. As expected, it is the same Redmi 5 Plus that was introduced in China back in December last year, which is not a huge upgrade except for the full-screen display, camera and the selfie flash. It is definitely worth the price, but should you get it? Let us jump into the review to find out.
Earlier this month Panasonic launched its P100, a budget Android smartphone at a starting price of Rs. 5299, exclusively on Flipkart. Today Idea Cellular has announced that it has partnered with Panasonic to offer a cashback of Rs. 1,500 on P100 for Idea customers, the device will be available at an effective price, which is over 25% lower than the MRP. Continue reading “Idea partners with Panasonic to offer P100 at an effective starting price of Rs. 3799”
Airtel today announced that it has partnered with HMD Global to offer affordable 4G smartphone options to customers as part of Airtel’s ‘Mera Pehla Smartphone’ initiative. Under this partnership Nokia 2 and Nokia 3, 4G smartphones are now available with cashback of Rs. 2000 from Airtel.
Virgin Hyperloop One today announced that it has signed an agreement with Maharashtra who intends to build a hyperloop between Pune and Mumbai beginning with an operational demonstration track. The company’s chairman Sir Richard Branson signed the framework agreement today to begin the development of the route. Continue reading “Virgin signs an agreement with Indian Govt for Hyperloop One between Pune and Mumbai”
NPCI; The National Payments Corporation of India, the underdog for all digital payments in the country, said that all partnering bodies must follow set or predefined rules and UPI guidelines to make the platform interoperable. This was in context to the speculation of Paytm accusing NPCI giving out favoring setbacks to Whatsapp for its Payments platform. Continue reading “NPCI gives nod to WhatsApp Payments BHIM UPI beta, says interoperability must for public launch”
Reliance Jio has launched Jio Football offer that offers Rs. 2,200 instant cashback for all new smartphones getting added on to Jio’s network. When a new smartphone user does a Rs. 198 or Rs. 299 recharge for the first time, starting today until 31st March 2018, the 44 vouchers of Rs. 50 will be credited to the customers MyJio account. These vouchers can be redeemed instantly against subsequent recharges of Rs 198 or Rs. 299 on MyJio.
Reliance Jio unveiled JioPhone, the company’s first VoLTE feature phone back in July and started pre-bookings in August, which went on sale from September through retail stores across the country. The company even stopped bookings for the phone due to huge response. Today the company has started selling the phone via Amazon.in at Rs. 1500, which will be refunded after 36 months. Continue reading “JioPhone now available from Amazon India”
US-based Belkin recently launched the Travel 200W DC/AC inverter-cum Car Charger dubbed as AC Anywhere, in the Indian market. This is the perfect device for those who find themselves in a lot of traveling without having time to charge the laptop, phone or other accessories. Continue reading “Belkin AC Anywhere – Charge your electronic devices in the car”
Karbonn, in partnership with Airtel has launched Titanium Jumbo 2, the company’s latest budget smartphone with Airtel cashback offer of Rs. 2000. This gets Rs. 169 plan that offers unlimited calling and 0.5GB 4G data per day for 28 days. Continue reading “Karbonn Titanium Jumbo 2 with 5.5-inch HD display, 4000mAh battery launched at an effective price of Rs. 3999”
Celkon has launched Uniq, the company’s latest smartphone. It has a 5-inch HD 2.5D curved glass screen, is powered by a quad-core processor with 3GB of RAM, runs Android 7.0 (Nougat), comes with a 16-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and an 8-megapixel front-facing camera with moonlight flash.
