Vodafone Idea announces new prepaid plans, will charge 6 paise per minute for calls to other mobile operators

Last month, Vodafone Idea, Airtel, and Jio announced prepaid tariff hikes that will be effective from this month. On similar lines, Vodafone Idea has now announced its new prepaid plans which will be available across India starting 3rd December 2019.

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HUAWEI Nova 6 5G with dual punch-hole display, 105° ultra-wide front camera to be announced on December 5 [Update: New images]

Update: HUAWEI has posted official renders of the Nova 6 5G that shows the phone’s dual punch-hole screen with minimal bezels, and triple rear cameras that includes a telephoto lens with OIS. It has also started pre-bookings for the phone in China.

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Panasonic sells semiconductor business due to massive losses

Panasonic has reported that it is selling its loss making semiconductor division to a midsize Taiwanese company, with the US-China trade being the final reason for the business’s failure. The company had entered the market in 1952, became the top chip manufacturer in 1980’s and 1990’s but now struggles to control its losses.

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Twitter is testing Reddit-like conversation layout for replies

Twitter is experimenting with new ways to display conversations on its platform, trying out Reddit style flows to replies to a Tweet. First seen on Twttr, the prototype app for Twitter.com, it makes use of threaded replies that give a message board type of feel, connecting replies to the original tweeter.

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Infinix Band 5 with 0.96-inch color display, water-resistant body, heart rate sensor launched in India for Rs. 1799

Infinix has launched Band 5, the company’s latest fitness tracker and the successor of the Xband 3 which was launched back in June. It has 0.96-inch color screen that displays icons for different functions. It lets you monitor your heart rate and the fitness band is IP67 rated for water resistance against accidental splashes and dust. Continue reading “Infinix Band 5 with 0.96-inch color display, water-resistant body, heart rate sensor launched in India for Rs. 1799”

ASUS ROG Phone Android Pie update finally starts rolling out

ASUS announced the ROG Phone back in June last year, and it was launched in India in November. The phone was launched running Android 8.1 (Oreo), now after a year the company has released Android Pie update for the phone, even though its 5z phone has got the Android 10 update. Continue reading “ASUS ROG Phone Android Pie update finally starts rolling out”

Samsung confirms Android 10 update for range of Galaxy smartphones, only available for 2018 and 2019 devices

Samsung announced Android 10 beta program officially for the Galaxy S10 series last month, and roll out the beta update for Galaxy S10 series, Galaxy Note 10 series few weeks back, and most recently for the Galaxy Note 9 and Galaxy S9 series. Now it has confirmed the Android 10 One UI 2.0 update schedule for its old phones, and also said that stable update will begin starting from January 2020 for its flagships. However, it is offering update only for the phones that are released in 2018 and 2019. Continue reading “Samsung confirms Android 10 update for range of Galaxy smartphones, only available for 2018 and 2019 devices”

Toreto Remix, Remix 2 and Remix Duo wall chargers with Bluetooth speaker launched starting at Rs. 1299

Toreto has created a unique product that combines a Bluetooth speaker with a wall charger, called the Toreto Remix. The product comes in 3 varieties with up to dual 2.4Amp charging support and a 3W speaker built-in.

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Xiaomi Black Friday Sale from Nov 29 to Dec 2: Discounts on Smartphones, Accessories and more

Xiaomi today announced that its Black Friday deals from 29th November to 2nd December. During the sale it offers discounts on Smartphones, Accessories and the Deal Busters sale on 29th November at 10AM, 4PM and 6PM will offer up to Rs. 1400 discount on them. HDFC Bank Card users get 10% (up to Rs. 1000) on minimum purchase for Rs.  8,000. Continue reading “Xiaomi Black Friday Sale from Nov 29 to Dec 2: Discounts on Smartphones, Accessories and more”

realme X2 Pro and realme XT to receive ColorOS 7 Beta update in India soon [Update: X2 Pro ColorOS 7 teaser]

Update: Realme has started registrations for realme X2 Pro ColorOS 7 Beta update yesterday. realme India CEO Madhav Seth has posted teaser images of how the ColorOS 7 will look like. The company already said that beta roll out will begin 18th December 2019 and will continue till February 2020 before stable roll out in Match 2020. realme XT will get the update in January 2020.

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Flipkart to launch Nokia branded ‘Made in India’ Smart TVs with JBL audio on December 5

Update: Flipkart has started sending invites for the launch of Nokia Smart TV in India on December 5th. It has also started teasing the TV on its website.

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Motorola One Hyper with 32MP pop-up front camera to be announced on December 3

Update: November 28, 2019 — Motorola has scheduled an event in Brazil on December 3rd to launch the Motorola One Hyper smartphone.

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Redmi Note 8 Pro Electric Blue color variant launched in India

Xiaomi’s Redmi brand launched the Redmi Note 8 Pro smartphone in India last month in  Gamma Green, Halo White and Shadow Black colors, now it has launched  new Electric Blue version of the phone. This will go on sale on Amazon.in, Mi.com and Mi Home stores from tomorrow, November 29th, priced starting at Rs. 14999. Continue reading “Redmi Note 8 Pro Electric Blue color variant launched in India”

Xiaomi Mi TV 4X 55-inch 4K HDR Smart TV launched in India for Rs. 34999

Xiaomi has launched the new Mi TV 4X 50-inch 4K TV model with HDR 10 support, after it launched the 43-inch and 50-inch models in the country back in September. It has 20W speakers with Dolby and DTS support and run PatchWall 2.0 with Android TV 9.0 with Netflix and Prime Video support, Data Saver and lots more. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi TV 4X 55-inch 4K HDR Smart TV launched in India for Rs. 34999”