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Motorola has introduced Stream, it’s latest in-ear Bluetooth earbuds that is also water-resistant with IP54 ratings to protect it from sweat when working out. It has a 6mm driver that promises clear audio and has a microphone for calls. It also supports voice commands and supports Siri and Google Assistant. It comes with a three sets of ear gels (large, medium and small) to fit your ears. Continue reading “Motorola Stream wireless water-resistant earbuds announced”
Panasonic today launched Eluga A3 and A3 Pro smartphones in the ‘A Series’ in India. These have a 5.2-inch HD screen, runs Android 7.0 (Nougat), come with a 13-megapixel rear camera, 8-megapixel front camera, fingerprint sensor on the front and pack a 4000mAh battery, but the A3 comes with quad-core MediaTek MT6737 SoC, while the A3 Pro is powered by Mediatek MT6753 SoC. These phones also come with ARBO virtual assistant.
Continue reading “Panasonic Eluga A3 and A3 Pro with Android 7.0, 4000mAh battery launched starting at Rs. 11290”
Meizu has sent out invites for the announcement of M6 Note, successor of last year’s M5 Note smartphone in China on August 23. The company is expected to improve the performance and camera for the phone. The phone is expected to come with the same 5.5-inch 1080p display as the predecessor, but it is expected to be powered by MediaTek Helio P25 SoC with up to 4GB of RAM and pack a 13-megapixel rear camera with Sony IMX258 sensor. Continue reading “Meizu M6 Note announcement scheduled for August 23”
ICICI bank has launched instant credit cards that will allow its savings account holders to get a credit card instantly without the hassle of tedious paperwork. The credit limit for the instant credit card is capped at Rs. 4 lakh based on pre-checked bureau scores. Continue reading “ICICI Bank launches instant credit cards with credit limit of up to four lakh”
After launching the A1 and A1 Plus, selfie-focused smartphones in the county, Gionee has launched the A1 Lite with a 20-megapixel front-facing camera with selfie flash. It has a 5.3-inch HD display, is powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek MT6753 processor, runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat) with Amigo 4.0 UI and a 13-megapixel rear camera. It also has a fingerprint sensor on the back. Continue reading “Gionee A1 Lite with 20MP front camera, 4000mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 14999”
Lenovo today launched K8 Note, the company’s latest ‘Note Series’ smartphone in India, as it had promised. It has a 5.5-inch 1080p screen, similar to the K5 Note and the K6 Note, but this is powered by a Deca-Core MediaTek Helio X23 SoC, making it the first smartphone with the processor and runs on stock Android 7.1.1 (Nougat). It has 13-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED flash along with a secondary 5-megapixel camera to capture depth information for bokeh effect. Continue reading “Lenovo K8 Note with Deca-Core Helio X23, Dual rear cameras, Android 7.1 launched starting at Rs. 12999”
LG has launched its Q6 smartphone in India, as it had promised. It was introduced last month and packs a 5.5-inch FHD+ FullVision display with 18:9 aspect ratio, has facial recognition and military grade durability. It runs on Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) and has a 7000 series aluminum frame. Continue reading “LG Q6 with 5.5-inch FHD+ FullVision display, Android 7.1 launched in India for Rs. 14990”
Back in May at the Computex 2017 Intel introduced Core X-series processor family ranging from 4 to 18 cores that includes Core i9 Extreme Edition processor, the company’s first consumer desktop CPU with 18 cores and 36 threads of power. At that time it did not unveil the specifications and availability of top-end processors, including the high-end i9-7980XE, even though the we already know the it will cost $1999 (Rs. 1,27,320 approx.). Today the company has detailed the specifications and availability. Continue reading “Intel Core i9-7980XE 18-core processor specs detailed, available starting September 25”
After R7 Plus and F1 Plus FC Barcelona Edition phones, OPPO today introduced the R11 FC Barcelona Edition smartphone. It features a blue-and-red color scheme and an 18K gold-plated club insignia on the back of the smartphone. It also has FC Barcelona-themed UI. It comes in custom blue package matching the phone. Continue reading “OPPO R11 FC Barcelona Edition announced”
Today Xiaomi India VP and Managing Director tweeted that the company will launch a new smartphone in India with dual rear cameras in India in next month along with a portrait shot with background blur effect. The smartphone will likely be the Mi 5X that was introduced in China last month. Continue reading “Xiaomi to launch new smartphone with dual rear cameras in India in September, Mi 5X expected”
Kingston has launched KC1000 NVMe PCIe SSD, the company’s first NVMe PCIe SSD in India. It is available in either a standard M.2 2280 form factor or as a half-height, half-length add-in card. It uses native OS NVMe drivers, is available in a range of capacities from 240GB to 960GB and is over 2x faster than SATA-based SSDs and over 40x faster than a 7200RPM hard-disk drive. Continue reading “Kingston KC1000 NVMe PCIe SSD launched in India starting from Rs. 16000”
Swipe Technologies has launched Elite VR, the company’s latest budget smartphone that comes with a bundled VR headset. The company’s says that it is the most affordable VR-enabled smartphone. It has a 5.5-inch HD screen, is powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT6737 processor, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera, but it still runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). Continue reading “Swipe Elite VR with 5.5-inch display, 4G VoLTE, 3000mAh battery launched for Rs. 4499”
SHARP today announced AQUOS S2, its latest smartphone at an event in China, as it had promised. 5.5-inch (1080 x 2040 pixels) Full HD+ display with 84.95% screen-to-body ratio. It uses FFD (Free Form Display) technology to make small holes precisely in the screen for front camera and receiver. The fingerprint sensor that is present below the screen is just 3.6mm, making it the world’s narrowest fingerprint identification module. Continue reading “SHARP AQUOS S2 with 5.5-inch FHD+ bezel-less display, Snapdragon 660, 6GB RAM, dual rear cameras announced”
LG is all set to introduce it flagship V30 smartphone later this month at the IFA. Today live images of the phone has surfaced on HitRecord, a forum that was running a contest. This shows the phone’s 6-inch (1440 × 2880 pixels) QHD+ OLED FullVision display with 18:9 aspect ratio and narrow bezels. As revealed earlier, the phone doesn’t have a secondary display. It is said to come with a floating bar to provide quick access to shortcuts and notifications. Continue reading “LG V30 with FullVision display with narrow bezels, dual rear cameras surface in videos”
Google has started rolling out new over-the-air (OTA) update for Pixel and Nexus devices and also posted factory images as part of monthly Android Security release. The latest update this month fixes several critical issues, including issues in Framework, Libraries, Media framework and more. Continue reading “Google rolls out August Android security update for Pixel and Nexus devices”
