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The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has entered into strategic alliances with Ola and Uber that will provide passengers the option to hire these cabs at select airports. Passengers will now be able to book both Ola and Uber cabs at five airports – Chennai, Kolkata, Pune, Lucknow and Bhubaneswar airports which are run AAI. Continue reading “Five airports in India get Uber, Ola kiosks for easier cab booking”
Uber has officially launched Unified Payments Interface (UPI) integration in India in partnership with National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and banking partners Axis Bank and HDFC Bank. The ride hailing service had rolled out UPI for some users in the country last month. Continue reading “Uber integrates UPI payments in India. Here’s how it works”
Nokia 6 went on sale in India today for Rs. 14,999, exclusively on Amazon at 12PM today. HMD Global just announced that the phone sold out in less than a minute in the first flash sale, same thing that happened at the first sale in China. It did not reveal the number of units sold, but sold Matte Black, Silver and Tempered Blue colors in the county. Continue reading “Nokia 6 sold out in under 1 minute in first sale on Amazon India”
After $200 price cut in the U.S. HTC has reduced price of VIVE VR system in India by Rs. 16,000, four months after the launch in the country. It includes wireless VR controllers, room scale movement, and Head Mounted Display featuring a built in camera.
Continue reading “HTC VIVE gets Rs. 16000 price cut in India”
LG unveiled the 2017 range of K-series phones back in December last year. Now the K8 2017 is available from offline stores, according to Mumbai-based retailer Mahesh Telecom. It has a 5-inch HD 2.5D curved glass display and also has a fingerprint sensor, but the Indian variant has a 1.25GHz quad-core processor, which could be MediaTek MT6737 SoC, instead of Snapdragon 425. It runs on old Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) instead of Android 7.0 (Nougat) in the Snapdragon version.
HMD global introduced the Nokia 6 along with its other Android smartphones in India back in June. It started registrations for the sale last month. It will go on sale the country at 12PM exclusively on Amazon.in, as it had promised. Only those who have registered for the sale are eligible to get the phone today and can register for the sale on August 30th. Continue reading “Nokia 6 goes on sale in India on Amazon today for Rs. 14999”
Xiaomi has launched its Mi Business Backpack and Mi Crewneck T-shirt, the company’s latest Mi Ecosystem products in India, months after OnePlus launched its Gear lifestyle products such as Travel Messenger Bag and Backpack in the country on its official site. The Mi Business Backpack is different from the Mi Basic Shoulder Bag that we had unboxed last year. This has several compartments, including a large one to fit your laptop, is light-weight and durable. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Business Backpack and Crewneck T-shirt launched in India”
After teasing the phone, Moto has finally sent out invites for the launch of its Moto G5S Plus smartphone in India on August 29th exclusively on Amazon.in. It was introduced earlier this month and has 13-megapixel dual rear cameras with selective focus mode for portraits, adding blurred background effect, selective black and white coloring, replace background mode and more and an improved 8-megapixel front camera with flash.
Ola and Google have partnered to bring Ola Outstation service to Google Maps. Users will now see an inter-city Ola cab ride options directly within Google Maps. Continue reading “Ola, Google team up to bring Ola Outstation cabs to Google Maps”
Vivo just sent out invites for the launch V7+, its upcoming smartphone in the ‘V series’ and the successor of last year’s V5 Plus in India on September 7th in India. The invite says Get Ready to Capture Clear Shot Clear Moment and also says that Redefine the selfie experience with the revolutionary selfie camera that reveals that it will be a selfie-focused smartphone, similar to the predecessor. It also shows minimal bezels, but we have to wait to find out how the original phone is.
Continue reading “Vivo V7+ selfie-focused smartphone launching in India on September 7”
Micromax has launched Canvas Infinity, the company’s latest smartphone in the Canvas series, as it had promised. It has a 5.7-inch HD+ 2.5D curved glass screen with 18:9 aspect ratio and minimal bezels offering 83% screen-to-body ratio, which the company calls Full Vision. It is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 425 Mobile Platform, runs on Android 7.1 (Nougat) that is upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 16-megapixel front-facing camera that also has an LED flash. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Infinity with 5.7-inch 18:9 display, 16MP front camera, Android 7.1 launched for Rs. 9999”
After Delhi and Chennai, ACT Fibernet has revised its plans for its customers in Vizag, Vijayawada, Nellore, Tirupati, Eluru, and Guntur in Andhra Pradesh. Similar to Chennai, it has increased monthly data limit, which now combines both download and upload, but the speed is same. Continue reading “ACT Fibernet revises plans for Andhra Pradesh, increases data limits at no extra cost”
Gionee has launched X1, the company’s latest smartphone in the new ‘X series’ in India. It has a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT6737 processor, runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat) and has 8-megapixel cameras on the front and back. Continue reading “Gionee X1 with 5-inch display, fingerprint sensor, Android 7.0 launched in India for Rs. 8999”
OnePlus launched the OnePlus 5 smartphone in India back in June in Slate Gray 6GB RAM with 64GB storage version and Midnight Black 8GB RAM with 128GB storage version. Earlier this month it launched the Soft Gold Limited Edition version of the smartphone in India with 6GB RAM and 64GB storage. Today it has launched the Slate Gray 8GB RAM with 128GB version in the country exclusively on Amazon.in priced at Rs. 37,999, same as the Midnight Black version. Continue reading “OnePlus 5 Slate Gray 8GB RAM, 128GB storage version launched in India for Rs. 37999”
Coolpad just launched Cool Play 6, the company’s latest smartphone at an event in Dubai, as it had promised. It has a 5.5-inch 1080p display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 653 with 6GB RAM and runs on Android 7.1 (Nougat). The company has promised to offer Android 8.0 update by December 2017. It has dual 13-megapixel rear cameras with dual-tone LED flash, phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) and has an 8-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Coolpad Cool Play 6 with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 6GB RAM, dual rear cameras launched in India for Rs. 14999”
