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After last year’s M2 Smart Band, Bingo Technologies has launched Bingo F1 and F2 Smart Bands in the country. These have a 0.71-inch (96 x 32 pixels) OLED displays, have a heart rate sensor and have IP67 ratings for dust and water resistance. These use Bluetooth 4.0 and connect to Android and iOS devices to offer notification. Continue reading “Bingo F1 and F2 Smart Bands with OLED display, heart rate sensor launched starting at Rs. 1499”
Chinese smartphone maker iVOOMi has launched Me4 and Me5, its latest budget smartphones with 4G VoLTE support and Android 7.0 (Nougat) in India. The Me4 comes with a 4.5-inch FWVGA display and the Me5 has a 5-inch HD display. These have dual SIM support, similar to most other smartphones. Continue reading “iVooMi Me4 and Me5 with Android 7.0, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 3499 and Rs. 4499”
Motorola Pulse M Over-the- Ear Wired Headphone has launched in India. It is premium headphones targeted at those who are looking for a rich audio experience. It has a white leather and rose gold metal finish design for a premium look and also promises comfortable experience. It has over-ear cups and 40mm drivers. Continue reading “Motorola Pulse M Premium Designer Over-Ear Headphones launched in India for Rs. 2999”
ZOPO announced the Speed X smartphone last month, today it has officially launched the phone in the country. It has a 5-inch 1080p display, unibody metal design, 13-megapixel rear camera along with a 2-megapixel secondary camera to capture depth information. It also has a fingerprint sensor on the back.
Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director of the Reliance Industries at the company’s 40th AGM today announced that Reliance Jio has crossed 125 million customers in 10 months of launch, adding 7 customers every second on average and has more than 100 million paying Jio Prime customers. Continue reading “JioPhone ‘Made in India’ VoLTE feature phone launched, effectively free with refundable security deposit”
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.
