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OPPO introduced world’s first camera module with 5X optical zoom at the MWC 2017, but we didn’t see any phone with the tech. Today the company has scheduled an event on 16th January in China, to introduce 10X optical zoom technology, ahead of this year’s MWC next month.
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Following the launch of Shots X5, Noise has launched the Shots X3 BASS in India. The Shots X3 BASS comes in 5 colour variants and comes equipped with Bluetooth V5.0 technology. As per the company claims, X3 BASS is one of the first headphones in the market to feature Bluetooth V5.0 technology. Continue reading “Noise Shots X3 BASS wireless earbuds with anti-dropout, sweatproof design launched for Rs. 3999”
Xiaomi introduced MIUI 10 at its Mi 8 launch event back in May last year in China. Yesterday, at its Annual Meeting for MIUI division to discuss the past year and future development, the company said that it has started the development of MIUI 11. This was confirmed by Liu Ming, head of the product planning department. Continue reading “Xiaomi begins MIUI 11 development, says it will be new and unique”
Huawei introduced EMUI 9.0 based on Android 9.0 (Pie) at the IFA 2018 last year. This week its online-brand Honor has started rolling out the EMUI 9.0 update for the Honor 10, Honor Play and Honor View 10 smartphone in India, as it had promised. Honor already said that the update will improve the user experience in security, AI-driven smart life features, device management and usability.
The Wireless Power Consortium is a group of companies for developing and promoting the Qi wireless charging standard. OPPO has now joined the organization, indicating that future Oppo and OnePlus phones will have Qi wireless charging. Continue reading “OPPO joins Wireless Power Consortium, future phones could support Qi wireless charging”
Apple said to have held talks with Samsung Electronics and MediaTek Inc. along with existing vendor Intel Corp to supply 5G modem chips for 2019 iPhones, according to an Apple executive’s testimony at a trial between Qualcomm Inc and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. Continue reading “Apple considered Samsung, MediaTek 5G modems for 2019 iPhones”
Google for a while now has stopped making its Chromecast Audio streaming adapter and going forward, it will instead focus on smart speakers. The company’s spokesperson has confirmed that Chromecast Audio is being discontinued. Continue reading “Google officially discontinues Chromecast Audio”
Amazon has announced Great Indian Sale, its first sale for the year from January 20th to 23rd. It will offer 10% instant discount for HDFC card users, No cost EMI for purchases over Rs. 3000, exchange offers and more. It will offer additional exchange discount on OnePlus 6T and Honor 8X, and discounts on iPhone X, Redmi Y2, Huawei Nova 3i, Vivo Y9 Pro and more.
Three new Samsung smartphones – Galaxy A9 (2018), Galaxy A7 (2018) and Galaxy J6 that were launched last year have received a price cut in India. The quad-ccamera Galaxy A9 and triple-camera Galaxy A7 have received Rs. 3000 price cut from that current MOP, while the Galaxy J6 has received Rs. 1000 price cut from current MOP.
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Portronics has launched the “Yogg Plus” fitness tracker. It is capable of measuring your progress on the path to fitness. This fitness tracker can take the guess-work out of your daily activities, it measures the distance walked or jogged, the number of calories burnt in a day and also keeps a track on your sleep cycle. Continue reading “Portronics Yogg Plus water-resistant fitness tracker launched”
YI Technology at CES 2019 announced YI Home Camera 3, the company’s latest generation home security camera. The YI home camera 3 comes with advanced AI-based notifications and features 1080p full HD video quality. Continue reading “YI Home Camera 3 with AI-based notifications, 1080p video quality, advanced human detection announced”
Xiaomi launched the Redmi 6A, successor of last year’s Redmi 5A in India back in September, however the phone was only available through weekly sales. Today the company has announced that it will go on open sale through Amazon.in and Mi.com starting today midnight. The phone got a price hike, but it came back to original price last month and now starts at Rs. 5999 Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi 6A will go on open sale in India from today midnight”
Mobiistar has launched X1 Notch, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in India. It has a 5.7-inch HD+ screen with a notch, is powered by MediaTek Helio A22 12nm SoC with up to 3GB of RAM, runs Android 8.1 (Oreo), has a 13-megapixel camera on the front and back with AI features, face unlock, fingerprint sensor on the gradiant back, Dual 4G VoLTE, dedicated dual SIM and microSD card slots and a 3020mAh battery.
Vivo Apex in 2018 was the start of a true bezel-less display trend and this year too, the company seems to be taking this forward as Vivo is said to be working on a smartphone with ‘Crazy’ Design, according to leakster. The Vivo’s mysterious smartphone is code-named “The Waterdrop.” Continue reading “Vivo Water-drop with unique design surface in renders”
Apple Maps in India after many years into existence is getting turn-by-turn navigation. We found this feature to be working just as intended in Secunderabad area where the maps showed turn-by-turn navigation. The feature shows you directions for driving and walking. Continue reading “Apple Maps finally gets turn-by-turn navigation and ability to book cab in India”
