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Xiaomi to open India’s first Mi Home Store in Bengaluru on May 20

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At an event Xiaomi India has unveiled its first Mi Home Store – exclusive offline retail store in Bengaluru today, as it had promised. The store is located at Phoenix Market City Mall, Whitefield in Bengaluru and will let customers experience as well as buy smartphones, power banks, headphones, fitness bands, air purifiers as well as other ecosystem products that are launched in India. It will open for the public starting next Saturday, May 20, 2017. Continue reading “Xiaomi to open India’s first Mi Home Store in Bengaluru on May 20”

Asus Zenfone Go 5.5 with 5.5-inch display, 3000mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 8499

Asus Zenfone Go 5.5

Asus has launched Zenfone Go 5.5 (ZB552KL), latest smartphone in the Zenfone Go series in the country. It has a 5.5-inch HD screen, is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 410 64-bit SoC, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Asus Zenfone Go 5.5 with 5.5-inch display, 3000mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 8499”

Micromax Canvas 2 2017 with 5-inch display, Android 7.0, fingerprint sensor, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 11999

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Micromax just launched Canvas 2 (2017) it’s latest smartphone in the Canvas lineup. It is using the same Canvas 2 name that was introduced back in 2012. This has a 5-inch HD display with 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection, is powered by a Quad-core MediaTek MT6737 processor and runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat). Continue reading “Micromax Canvas 2 2017 with 5-inch display, Android 7.0, fingerprint sensor, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 11999”

Honor 8 Lite with 5.2-inch 1080p display, 4GB RAM, Android 7.0, 4G VoLTE launched in India for Rs. 17999

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Huawei’s Honor brand just launched Honor 8 Lite, its latest smartphone in the Honor series in India. It packs a 5.2-inch Full HD 2.5D curved glass display, is powered Kirin 655 processor with with i5 coprocessor, runs Android 7.0 (Nougat) with EMUI 5.0, has a 12-megapixel rear camera and an 8-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Honor 8 Lite with 5.2-inch 1080p display, 4GB RAM, Android 7.0, 4G VoLTE launched in India for Rs. 17999”

Xiaomi’s upcoming Redmi smartphone will launch exclusively on Amazon India, Redmi 4 expected next week

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Last week Xiaomi announced that it will launch a Redmi smartphone in India soon, which is expected to be the Redmi 4 was announced back in November in two variants. Now Amazon India has started teasing the launch of the smartphone that will be available exclusively with them, after the successful Redmi 4A. Continue reading “Xiaomi’s upcoming Redmi smartphone will launch exclusively on Amazon India, Redmi 4 expected next week”

ZOPO Speed X with dual rear cameras, metal body teased ahead of India launch

ZOPO Speed X

ZOPO today teased an upcoming smartphone – ZOPO Speed X in the ‘Speed Series’ with dual rear cameras ahead of India launch. This is the company’s first smartphone with dual rear cameras. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera along with a 2-megapixel secondary rear camera to capture depth information for bokeh effect. Continue reading “ZOPO Speed X with dual rear cameras, metal body teased ahead of India launch”

Amazon Fire TV Stick Review: A value for money streaming device

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Amazon entered India in mid-2013 and soon became one of the biggest e-commerce players in the market. Last year, the company launched its Prime video subscription service in the country to create ripple in the online streaming market and locked horns with the likes of Netflix and Hotstar. It is pretty clear that Amazon considers India as a potential market and hence has big plans for the country. Following the Prime Video launch last year, Amazon launched its Fire TV Stick with voice remote for Rs. 3999 in India last month.

We have got our hands on the Amazon Fire TV Stick, so let’s take a detailed look at the features and see if this could be your go-to streaming device. Continue reading “Amazon Fire TV Stick Review: A value for money streaming device”

IRCTC launches Pay-on-Delivery service for e-train tickets

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Taking a cue from e-commerce portals, The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has introduced a Pay-on-Delivery mode for its online booking service. As the name suggests, users will be able to book their train tickets online and pay at the time of delivery via cash. Continue reading “IRCTC launches Pay-on-Delivery service for e-train tickets”

Samsung Pay expands to over 2 lakh Mswipe PoS terminals

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Samsung has expanded support for Samsung Pay to Mswipe PoS (Point of Sale) terminals across India. The mobile payment service will now be available at over 200,000 terminals of Mswipe PoS terminals in the country. As these terminals are NFC enabled, they can now accept payments through Samsung Pay compatible smartphones.
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HTC U Play gets Rs.10,000 price cut in India, now available for Rs. 29990

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HTC has given its latest flagship phone U Play a major price cut. HTC U Play smartphone was launched in India in February for Rs. 39,990. With the latest price cut, it will now be available for Rs. 29,990. This means, the HTC U Play has received a price cut of Rs. 10,000. Continue reading “HTC U Play gets Rs.10,000 price cut in India, now available for Rs. 29990”

nubia M2 Lite with 16MP front camera, 4GB RAM launched in India for Rs. 13999

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nubia M2 Lite, the company’s latest smartphone in the latest ‘M2 Series’ has been launched in India, couple of months after its was introduced in China. It has a 5.5-inch HD display with 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek MT6750 processor, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with nubia UI 4.0 on top. It has a 16-megapixel front-facing camera with ISOCELL CMOS sensor, f/2.0 aperture, 79.8-degree wide-angle lens and a soft LED flash. It also has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and PDAF. Continue reading “nubia M2 Lite with 16MP front camera, 4GB RAM launched in India for Rs. 13999”

Xiaomi India teases new Redmi smartphone is launching soon, Redmi 4 expected this month

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Xiaomi launched its budget Redmi smartphone – Redmi 4A in India back in March, now it is gearing up to launch a new Redmi series smartphone, which is expected to be the Redmi 4, according to a latest teaser. Redmi 4 was announced back in November in two variants, the standard variant has a 5-inch HD 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 430 SoC and has 2GB of RAM. Continue reading “Xiaomi India teases new Redmi smartphone is launching soon, Redmi 4 expected this month”

Amazon Great Indian Sale scheduled from May 11 to 14, Flipkart Big 10 Sale from May 14 to 18

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Amazon and Flipkart have announced their Summer sale. Amazon’s Great Indian Sale is scheduled from May 11th till 14th. Flipkart’s Big 10 Sale for completing 10 years in the e-commerce space starts the day when the Amazon’s sale ends and continues till May 18th. Continue reading “Amazon Great Indian Sale scheduled from May 11 to 14, Flipkart Big 10 Sale from May 14 to 18”

Lenovo Smart Band HW01 with OLED display, heart rate sensor launched in India for Rs. 1999

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Lenovo has launched Smart Band HW01 , its first smart band in India. It has a 0.91-inch OLED display that shows time, steps and also heart rate. It has real time heart rate monitoring in Sports Mode, where the band automatically detects your heart rate every 15 minutes. It also vibrates when your heart reaches the designated threshold. Continue reading “Lenovo Smart Band HW01 with OLED display, heart rate sensor launched in India for Rs. 1999”

Honor 8, Honor 6X, Honor 5C, Huawei P9 EMUI 5.0 Android 7.0 Nougat update to roll out in India in May

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Huawei’s Honor brand at an event today in Bengaluru today announced the roll out details for its next software update – EMUI 5 based on Android 7.0 (Nougat). It said that upcoming Honor 8 Lite smartphone will be the first device that will come with EMUI 5.0 out-of- the-box. This week the Honor 6X received the update in some countries, the company said that Honor 8, Honor 6X, Honor 5C and Huawei P9 will get the update in May 2017 Continue reading “Honor 8, Honor 6X, Honor 5C, Huawei P9 EMUI 5.0 Android 7.0 Nougat update to roll out in India in May”