Microsoft Surface Go 2 and Surface Book 3 now available in India starting from Rs. 42999

After the announcement back in May this year, Microsoft today started rolling out the Surface Go 2 and Surface Book 3 in India. The Surface Go 2 sports a larger 10.5-inch PixelSense display with 10-point multi-touch and still retains the 3:2 aspect ratio. The display is protected by Corning’s Gorilla Glass 3 and it is powered by up to 8th Gen Intel Core m3 processor, while the base model is still powered by the Intel Pentium Gold Processor 4425Y. It is paired with up to 8GB of RAM and up to 128GB of SSD storage. Continue reading “Microsoft Surface Go 2 and Surface Book 3 now available in India starting from Rs. 42999”

HUAWEI confirms sale of HONOR smartphone brand

HUAWEI has confirmed the sale of their HONOR smartphone brand to Shenzhen Zhixin New Information Technology Co., Ltd. jointly founded by Shenzen Smart City Technology Development Group Co. Ltd. and over 30 agents and dealers of the HONOR Brand, selling all of HONOR’s business assets and its decision-making capabilities. The move is a result of a long battle between HUAWEI and the US government, whose sanctions have been hurting HUAWEI’s business for over a year now.

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Google Pixel 4a gets a new Barely Blue color variant

Google introduced the Pixel 4a smartphone back in August in Just Black colour variant, now the company has introduced a new ‘Barely Blue’ variant for the phone. Other than the colour, it has the same polycarbonate body with a matte finish and similar specifications. Continue reading “Google Pixel 4a gets a new Barely Blue color variant”

iPhone 12 Mini teardown reveals smaller components

iFixit’s iPhone tear-down is always a good opportunity if you want to take a look at Apple’s latest hardware inside. This time, iFixit shared the teardown of iPhone 12 Mini recently, and here’s what we’ve learned. Continue reading “iPhone 12 Mini teardown reveals smaller components”

OnePlus 9 CAD renders surface online

It’s been exactly one month since the OnePlus 8T was launched in India. Now we have news and renders of the OnePlus 9 codenamed ‘Lemonade’, which is scheduled for early next year’s launch. Recently, the CAD render of the purported OnePlus 9 surfaced online revealing some crucial details. Continue reading “OnePlus 9 CAD renders surface online”

OPPO to showcase concept phone with rollable display, new AR Glasses at INNO DAY 2020 on November 17

Update: OPPO has confirmed that it will introduce new concept phone with rollable display at its INNO DAY event tomorrow.

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Google will soon give you a choice to turn off smart features and personalization in Gmail, Chat, and Meet

Google already does an excellent job with organizing your Gmail, categorizing them into Primary, Social, Promotion, etc. While the option to turn off this organization feature already exists, Google is adding a new personalization option to control how to process personal data that enables these smart features.

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Samsung M7 and M5 Smart Monitors starts rolling out globally

Samsung has announced the global launch of their Smart Monitors, which is a do-it-all monitor that combines a conventional PC display with a Samsung Smart TV experience. It has connectivity options for both PCs and smartphones, native support for Microsoft Office 365 applications and other apps like Netflix, YouTube, etc.

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Samsung Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21+ and Galaxy S21 Ultra detailed specs surface

Samsung is expected to introduce Galaxy S21, S21+ and S21 Ultra smartphones in a couple of months. After the renders that surfaced last month, detailed specifications of the phone have surfaced. This reveals FHD+ Infinity-O LTPS display with 120Hz refresh rate for both the S21 and S21+ smartphones, and 6.8-inch Quad HD+ Quad HD+ LTPO display with an adaptive refresh rate of 1hz to 120hz. These are said to be powered by upcoming Snapdragon 875 or Exynos 2100 depending on the market. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21+ and Galaxy S21 Ultra detailed specs surface”

Xiaomi’s Mi, Redmi and POCO phones are facing ‘find device closed unexpectedly’ reboot issue; Fix coming soon

Xiaomi smartphone users are facing a new issue putting their phones into the bootloop. A couple of days back, Xiaomi users, on various social media channels, started reporting that they are getting ‘Find Device Closed Unexpectedly’ error on their device which leads to bootloop. A few people suggested that the issue was caused by the Airtel Thanks app, and people even confirmed that uninstalling Airtel Thanks app fixed the issue. The issue isn’t limited to one or a few models. Instead, the issue is widespread across all devices running MIUI, be it a POCO, Redmi, or Mi device. Continue reading “Xiaomi’s Mi, Redmi and POCO phones are facing ‘find device closed unexpectedly’ reboot issue; Fix coming soon”

MIUI 12 Global Stable update finally brings Sound Assistant for controlling media volume in multiple apps

Xiaomi announced the latest iteration of its proprietary Android skin, MIUI 12 in China back in April this year. Which was followed by a global announcement in May. Though the MIUI version upgrade brings various new features and updated UI, the company keeps adding nifty features with updates every now and then. A new feature that has recently made it to the MIUI 12 Global Stable is the ability to adjust the sound for individual apps when multiple apps play audio simultaneously, instead of adjusting the entire system volume.

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Apple iPads with Mini LED displays and 3rd gen AirPods reportedly coming in first half of 2021

Popular Apple analyst, Ming Chi-Kuo has revealed in a new research note to investors that Apple will likely launch a new iPad with a mini-LED display and new AirPods 3 sometime during the first half of 2021. Apple is expected to contract Chinese manufacturer Jialianyi for its LCP (liquid crystal polymer) soft boards technology, bringing the company as part of its supply chain for various Apple products.

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Samsung Galaxy S20+ BTS Edition gets Rs. 10000 price cut in India; now available at Rs. 77999

Back in June, Samsung launched the BTS Edition of the Galaxy S20+ and Galaxy Buds+ wireless earbuds priced at Rs. 87,999 and Rs. 14,990, respectively. After 5 months of launch, now the Galaxy S20+ BTS Edition has got a massive price cut of Rs. 10,000 in India. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S20+ BTS Edition gets Rs. 10000 price cut in India; now available at Rs. 77999”

Instagram update adds Shops and Reels tab to the Home screen

Instagram has announced a new update to their app that brings a change to the Home screen, adding two new tabs – Reels and Shop. These changes come after Instagram decided to focus of them more when they noticed a surge in content made in Reels and increased traffic in Instagram Shop over the period of the pandemic.

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Redmi smartphone with 6.53-inch FHD+ display, 48MP triple rear cameras, 6000mAh battery gets certified

A new Redmi smartphone with model number M2010J19SC has been certified by TENAA in China. This is said to be Redmi Note 9 4G, an entry-level phone, however some rumours say that this will launch as Redmi Note 10 4G. TENAA listing reveals a 6.53-inch screen, 6000mAh battery and the dimensions of the phone. 3C certification revealed 22.5W fast charging support for the phone. Continue reading “Redmi smartphone with 6.53-inch FHD+ display, 48MP triple rear cameras, 6000mAh battery gets certified”