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In recent news, TikTok has been coming under fire by many governments across the world for it alleged data collection practices. As the US government is reportedly looking into banning the app, Microsoft has revealed that they are in preliminary talks to acquire the TikTok service from ByteDance by September 15, 2020 and shift its operations to the US.
Continue reading “Microsoft in talks with ByteDance to purchase TikTok”
Facebook has announced the launch of official music videos on their platform from artists across different publishers in the United States, and Thailand. Users will be able to discover, watch and share music by genre, artist, or mood, as well as access theme-based playlists like “Top Bollywood”, “Top Artists,” among others and has partnerships with T -Series Music, Zee Music Company, and Yash Raj Films. In the US it offers contents from artists like J. Balvin, Karol G, Sebastian Yatra, and more.
Continue reading “Facebook launches official music videos for desktop, iOS and Android in India”
The Philips Audio range is getting expanded as TPV has announced the launch of multiple new audio products that will go on sale during Amazon’s upcoming Prime Day sales. These include their TAT4205BK truly wireless earbuds, the TAN2215BK wireless neckband, the HTL4080 wireless soundbar and the HTL1045 soundbar.
Continue reading “Philips launches new true wireless earbuds, neckband headset, soundbars in India”
realme just announced its V5 5G smartphone in the new V series in China, as it had promised. It packs a 6.5-inch Full HD+ LCD screen with 90Hz refresh rate, 180Hz touch sampling rate, 90.7-screen-to-body ratio and a 16-megapixel camera inside the punch-hole. Powered by the latest Mediatek Dimensity 720 SoC with support for 5G SA/NSA, it packs up to 8GB of RAM, runs Android 10 with realme UI, features a 48-megapixel rear camera along with an 8-megapixel 119° ultra-wide sensor, a 2-megapixel 4cm macro camera and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. Continue reading “Realme V5 5G with 6.5-inch FHD+ 90Hz display, Dimensity 720, 48MP quad rear cameras, 5000mAh battery announced”
Update: August 1, 2020 – Amazfit PowerBuds is priced in India at Rs. 6999 and will be sold from August 6th on Amazon.in. Continue reading “Amazfit PowerBuds with built-in heart rate monitor launching in India on August 6 for Rs. 6999”
Xiaomi has announced a partnership with Disney+ Hotstar to offer its Mi TV users early access to six Bollywood titles before anyone else under the Multiplex banner, starting today, 31st July. Continue reading “Xiaomi partners with Disney+ Hotstar to offer Mi TV users early access to movies”
The premium smartphone segment (above Rs. 30000) recorded an overall decline of about 32% YoY in Q2 2020, as the market continued to be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. OnePlus took the first place in market share for this quarter, close followed by Samsung second place and Apple in third place.
Black Shark just announced its Black Shark 3S, the company’s latest gaming smartphone as it had promised. It packs a 6.67-inch FHD+ AMOLED screen with 120Hz refresh rate and 270Hz touch sampling rate, 17ms touch response speed as well as MEMC intelligent motion compensation technology. It is powered by Snapdragon 865 with up to 12GB of RAM and features mid- mounted motherboard design, so that it doesn’t get heated when holding the phone horizontally, said the company. The phone also has sandwich liquid cooling system for better heat dissipation of 5G chip, and charging circuit. Continue reading “Black Shark 3S with 6.67-inch FHD+ AMOLED 120Hz display, MEMC, Snapdragon 865 5G, 12GB RAM announced”
realme CEO Madhav Sheth in his #AskMadhav — Episode 18 has revealed that the company is bringing the next version of the realme Buds — realme Buds 3 to India next month. He also revealed information on the upcoming AIOT products, range of 5G smartphones that the company is working on, and more in the latest episode. Continue reading “realme Buds 3 launching in India next month; realme Buds with ANC coming soon”
While the COVID-19 pandemic caused most consumer electronics markets to decline in 2020, the worldwide tablet shipment went the opposite way and recorded strong growth of 18.6% YoY in Q2 2020. A total of 38.6 million units were shipped and Apple maintained its top position, followed by Samsung, Huawei, Amazon and Lenovo.
HUAWEI’s HONOR brand today launched the HONOR 9S and HONOR 9A smartphones in India, as it had promised. Both these are powered by MediaTek Helio P22 SoC and run Android 10 with Magic UI 3.1 on top and come with HMS, HUAWEI’s App Gallery app store and petal search that also offer recommendations. Continue reading “HONOR 9S with 5.45-inch display and HONOR 9A with 6.3-inch FullView display, 5000mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 6499 and Rs. 9999”
HUAWEI’s HONOR brand just launched the HONOR MagicBook 15, the company’s first laptop in India, as it had promised. It was features a 15.6-inch Full HD screen with 87% screen-to-body ratio, aluminium body with Azure Blue Chamfer beveled edge design, 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen 5 processor, Magic Link 2.0 function, and more. Continue reading “HONOR MagicBook 15 with 15.6-inch FHD display, Ryzen 5 CPU, pop-up camera, fingerprint sensor launched in India for Rs. 42990”
OPPO just launched the Reno4 Pro smartphone and OPPO Watch in India, and just hours before the India launch, the company has also unveiled the Global variant of the Reno4 with FHD+ AMOLED display, Snapdragon 720G, and more in Thailand. Continue reading “OPPO Reno4 4G with 6.4-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, Snapdragon 720G, 48MP quad rear cameras, dual front cameras announced”
Earlier this month, Samsung announced the launch of a new product called the UV sterilizer, and it is now available for purchase in India. The product can would quickly disinfect and sterilize smartphones, earbuds, keys, sunglasses in under 10 minutes and even has a wireless charger built-in.
Along with the Reno4 Pro, OPPO just launched its OPPO Watch, the company’s first smartwatch with WearOS by Google in India, as it had promised. The 46mm version has a 1.91-inch 3D flexible AMOLED 326 PPI Retina display with 100% P3 wide color gamut, has 50 meter water resistance. The 41mm version has a 1.6-inch 301 PPI AMOLED screen and comes with 30 meter water resistance. These use Snapdragon 3100 & Apollo 3 dual processors with Wi-Fi support, but doesn’t have eSIM like the Chinese version. Continue reading “OPPO Watch with Wear OS, AMOLED screen, Snapdragon 3100 & Apollo 3 dual processors launched in India starting from Rs. 14990”
