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Noise Shots NEO true wireless earbuds with Bluetooth 5.0 launched for Rs. 2499

Noise, popular for its wearables has launched Noise Shots NEO, the company’s latest true wireless earbuds with full touch control. This lets you control your music, attend, end or reject calls, activate Siri or Google Assistant without having to take your phone out of your pocket. It has 9mm drivers that promises clear sound and deeper bass. It has Bluetooth v5.0 and has IPX5 rating for water resistance from sweat and rain. Continue reading “Noise Shots NEO true wireless earbuds with Bluetooth 5.0 launched for Rs. 2499”

Reliance Jio reports Rs. 1350 crore profit in FY Q3 2019-20, crosses 370 million subscribers

Reliance Jio has reported Rs. 13,968 crore revenue, up 6.4% QoQ and 28.3% YoY and a net profit of 1,350 crore, up 62.5% YoY for last quarter that ended 31st December, 2019. Jio reported Standalone earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of 5,601 crore, up 8.4% QoQ, EBITDA margin of 40.1%, and Standalone earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) of 3,805 crore, up 12.2% QoQ . Consolidated value of services stood at 16,466 crore, up 6.4% over trailing quarter. It has 370 million subscribers as of 31st December, with net addition of 14.8 million during 3QFY20. Continue reading “Reliance Jio reports Rs. 1350 crore profit in FY Q3 2019-20, crosses 370 million subscribers”

Samsung Galaxy Note10 Lite launching in India on January 21

After teasing the phone and ‘Notifiy me’ page on its website, Samsung has confirmed that it will launch the Galaxy Note10 Lite smartphone in India on January 21st. To remind you the phones pack a 6.7-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED Infinity-O Display, in-display fingerprint scanner, 32-megapixel front camera inside the tiny punch-hole and a 4500mAh battery with support for 25w fast charging. It features the signature Bluetooth S Pen with Air Commands. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note10 Lite launching in India on January 21”

Blaupunkt BTW Pro truly wireless earphones with Bluetooth 5.0, AptX launched in India for Rs. 6999

Blaupunkt, the German manufacturers of audio equipment, has launched their new BTW Pro truly wireless earbuds in India. The earbuds come feature packed with Qualcomm AptX HD, Bluetooth 5.0, voice assistant support with dual mics and IPX7 ratings.

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Ather 450X upgraded version of Ather 450 launching on January 28

Update: January 17, 2020 — Ather today confirmed that it will launch the Ather 450X at an event in Delhi on January 28th. It will be streaming the official unveil. The invite says “Super quick, super intelligent and super connected, the super scooter is on its way”.

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OnePlus Republic Day sale: Offers on OnePlus 7T Series and 7 Pro, up to Rs. 15000 cashback, freebies with OnePlus TV

OnePlus has announced limited-period discounted sale OnePlus TV 55Q1 and 55Q1 Pro, OnePlus 7T Pro, OnePlus 7T and the OnePlus 7 Pro during Amazon Great Indian Sale 2020 and Republic Day sales starting 18 January to 26 January 2020 across both online and offline channels including OnePlus.in, Amazon.in, as well as OnePlus Experience Stores and offline partner stores. Continue reading “OnePlus Republic Day sale: Offers on OnePlus 7T Series and 7 Pro, up to Rs. 15000 cashback, freebies with OnePlus TV”

Samsung starts pre-bookings for ‘The Frame’ 65-inch 4K QLED Smart TV in India for Rs. 1,59,999

Samsung launched ‘The Frame’ 55-inch 4K QLED lifestyle TV in India back in August last year for Rs. 1,19,999, later it was sold at a discounted rate during Flipkart’s Big Billion Days sale. Today the company has launched 65-inch version of it in India. Continue reading “Samsung starts pre-bookings for ‘The Frame’ 65-inch 4K QLED Smart TV in India for Rs. 1,59,999”

Google Chrome brings global browser media controls to Windows, Mac and Linux

Media controls on Chrome browser have now become easier with a new update. With many users these days having multiple tabs open on their browsers, it sometimes difficult to figure out where the audio is coming from. Now users will be able to control audio and video at all times in the browser.

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POCO will make a comeback as independent brand in India

POCO is the brand that remained in news for the entire 2019 without launching any smartphones, POCO fans kept asking company and company officials about POCO F1 successor. Built on ‘Everything you need. Nothing you don’t.’ mantra, POCO F1 was a hit amongst gamers and power users. Last month, POCOPHONE Global head Alvin tweeted that the users will hear more from POCO in 2020, but later removed the tweet. There have been a lot of speculations going around POCO as a sub-brand for the last few months. Continue reading “POCO will make a comeback as independent brand in India”

New European Union law may force USB-C connectors for all smartphones

The European Union (EU) is considering a rather interesting rule to enforce a mandatory, universal charging connector for future smartphones. If passed, this will likely pave the way for USB-C to become the default connector port for every smartphone sold everywhere, including Apple’s iPhone.

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Amazon will double down on Prime Video investments in India: CEO Jeff Bezos

Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos yesterday at the Prime video event announced that the company will double down on investment in the company’s streaming service in India. He also said that Amazon Prime Video’s performance is brilliant in India. Continue reading “Amazon will double down on Prime Video investments in India: CEO Jeff Bezos”

HUAWEI P40 Pro with LEICA penta rear cameras, 10x optical zoom, ceramic body surfaces, expected on March 26

HUAWEI is all set to introduce its P40 series in the coming weeks, now the first clear render of the P40 has surfaced showing off the ceramic back in Black and White, thanks to @evleaks. This also shows dual punch-hole display and penta rear camera arrangement with LEICA branding, and this is said to be P40 Pro Premium Edition.

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Lava Z71 with 5.7-inch display, dual rear cameras, fingperint sensor launched for Rs. 6299

Lava has launched the Z71, the company’s latest smartphone in the ‘Z series’. It has a 5.7-inch HD+ 18:9 aspect ratio display, is powered by the MediaTek Helio A22 12nm Quad-Core SoC with 2GB of RAM, has a 13-megapixel primary rear camera along with a secondary 2-megapixel camera for portrait shots, 5-megapixel front camera with soft LED flash, rear-mounted fingerprint scanner and a 3200mAh battery. Continue reading “Lava Z71 with 5.7-inch display, dual rear cameras, fingperint sensor launched for Rs. 6299”

Western Digital launches Blue SN550 NVMe SSD in India starting at Rs. 7300

Western Digital, popular makers of digital storage products has introduced their next generation NVMe SSD called the WD Blue SN550 NVMe SSD. The SSD boasts speeds up to 4 times faster than their SATA SSDs at 2,400 MB/s read speeds. The SSD will come in sizes ranging from 250GB to 1TB.

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Sony schedules MWC 2020 event on February 24, Xperia 5 Plus and more smartphones expected

Sony has started sending out invites for its MWC 2020 event on February 24th in Barcelona. This year’s invite just has an image that shows something like sky line. The invite doesn’t give us any other hints about the smartphone. Last year at the MWC the company introduce Xperia 1 flagship smartphone along with Xperia L3, Sony Xperia 10 and Xperia 10 Plus. Continue reading “Sony schedules MWC 2020 event on February 24, Xperia 5 Plus and more smartphones expected”