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Apple is gearing up to start assembling iPhones in India. According to a latest PTI report, the company will start making iPhones in the country from April. The news comes a month after government of Karnataka welcomed Apple’s proposal to begin “initial manufacturing operations” in Bangalore.
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Uber has introduced Uber Lost & Found India Index, a list of the most frequently, and most surprisingly ‘lost and found’ items by Uber riders in India. Continue reading “Puppies, cabbage, rings, phones are the top things Indians forget while riding in Uber”
ACT Fibernet today launched its 1Gbps (Giga speeds) wired broadband service in Hyderabad, making it the first Internet Service Provider in India to launch Gigabit broadband for customers in India. It was launched by Shri. K. Taraka Rama Rao, Minister for IT, Municipal Administration and Urban Development and Industries (MAUD). Continue reading “ACT Fibernet launches India’s first Gigabit broadband services in Hyderabad, 1Gbps at Rs. 5999”
Samsung earlier this week started rolling out Android 7.0 Nougat update for Galaxy Note5 smartphone in India, couple of months after the Nougat update was released for the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge smartphones. The update brings several UX and performance fixes, including improvements to notifications, multi-window mode, always-on display, and enhancements to the system upgrade and app installation process. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note5 gets Android 7.0 Nougat update in India”
Google today launched its Knowledge Graph in Bengali language, increasing the Knowledge Graph language count to 41 languages. This will be useful for over 200 million Bengali speakers to search for things, people or places such as landmarks, celebrities, cities, sports teams, buildings, geographical features, movies, celestial objects, works of art and more. Continue reading “Google Search Knowledge Graph now available in Bengali language”
Micromax just launched Dual 5, the company’s latest smartphone in the new Dual series with dual 13-megapixel rear Sony sensors, one with monochrome lens for capturing details and other with RGB lens. It combines both the shots to creature a perfect image. The secondary camera also offers background blur. It has f/1.8 aperture. It also has a 13-megapixel front camera with soft LED flash. Continue reading “Micromax Dual 5 with dual 13MP rear cameras, Snapdragon 652, 4GB RAM launched for Rs. 24999”
In 2016, fitness trackers saw a total shipment of 2.5 million units in India and the main sellers were low cost fitness trackers.
Sony introduced new SF-G Series of SD card as the world’s fastest SD card with a write speed of up to 299 MB/s and read speed of up to 300MB/s last month. Now it has launched it in India. Continue reading “Sony SF-G Series UHS-II world’s fastest SD card launched in India starting at Rs. 6700”
Last week Micromax sent out invites for the launch of a new smartphone on March 29th. Today it has released a new teaser for the smartphone and also said that it will offer webcast on micromax.com tomorrow at 12 noon. Micromax’s Rahul Sharma said that it will be secured smartphone. Continue reading “Micromax Dual 5 with dual rear cameras launching tomorrow”
Panasonic has launched LUMIX GH5, the latest flagship model under LUMIX G DSLM cameras based on the Micro Four Thirds system standard. It was introduced earlier this year at the CES 2017. Continue reading “Panasonic LUMIX GH5 with splash/dust-proof body, 4K/60p video launched in India starting at Rs. 1,43,990”
Amazon is planning to open grocery stores in India, according to a latest report from the New York Times. The initiative is internally code-named as Project Everest, added the report. Amazon is expected to open its first grocery store in Bangalore.
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Sony Mobile today sent out invites for the launch of Xperia XZs, successor of last year’s Xperia XZ in India on April 4th. It was introduced at the MWC 2017 in Barcelona last month, and packs a 5.2-inch 1080p screen and Snapdragon 820 processor, same as the predecessor, but this runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat). Continue reading “Sony Xperia XZs with 5.2-inch 1080p display, Android 7.0, Water-resistant body launching in India on April 4”
Last month at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2017 in Barcelona Lenovo introduced its mid-range Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus smartphones. It launched the Moto G5 Plus in India on March 15th, today it has sent out invites for the launch of Moto G5 in India on April 4th. Moto G5 Plus was launched exclusively on Flipkart, the G5 will be available exclusively on Amazon.in. It will go on sale from 5th April 2017 at 12 midnight (00:00 hrs.) onwards. Continue reading “Moto G5 with 5-inch 1080p display, Android 7.0, 4G VoLTE launching in India on April 4”
Acer India has launched new SWAPTOP exchange offer that allows you to exchange old smartphones for a new Acer laptop. Acer’s SWAPTOP offer is categorized into two major segments – the Easy to Buy offer and the Easy to own offer. Continue reading “Acer India offers up to Rs. 23000 discount on laptops in exchange for old smartphones”
Xiaomi CEO along with Xiaomi India Head and VP met PM Narendra Modi today. Xiaomi said that the CEO shared the company’s journey so far in India, and how smartphones are changing the lives of Indian consumers. Continue reading “Xiaomi looking to grab 50% online share in India: CEO Lei Jun”
