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Xiaomi Redmi 4 sales cross 1 million units in India in just 30 days of launch

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Xiaomi launched its Redmi 4 smartphone in India last month starting at Rs. 6999. Today the company on the sixth week of sale announced that it has sold more than 1 million or 10 lakh units of Redmi 4 smartphones in India since the smartphone went on sale on May 23rd on Mi.com and Amazon.in. With this, the smartphone has broken the record of Redmi Note 4 that took 45 days to cross 1 million unit sales back in March. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi 4 sales cross 1 million units in India in just 30 days of launch”

Nokia 6 launching in the U.S. early July on Amazon for $229

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HMD Global introduced the Nokia 6 earlier this year and the phone started rolling out globally from Q2 and was launched in India recently. Now the smartphone is all set to launch in the U.S. next month. It has a lot of LTE bands but it has partial support for LTE on AT&T since it lacks Bands 29 and 30 and doesn’t support CDMA carriers like Sprint and Verizon. Continue reading “Nokia 6 launching in the U.S. early July on Amazon for $229”

Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and YouTube team up for anti-terror group

In a bid to combat terrorism, Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and YouTube have formed the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism. “We believe that by working together, sharing the best technological and operational elements of our individual efforts, we can have a greater impact on the threat of terrorist content online”, Facebook said in its blog post. Continue reading “Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and YouTube team up for anti-terror group”

TCL Movetime smartwatch with heart rate monitor launched in India for Rs. 9999

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TCL has launched Movetime smartwatch in India. It comes with a heart rate monitor, calorie counter, sleep tracking, distance covered and sport activity tracking. The watch offers notifications for calls, messages, social media, calendar and more. It offers gesture control that lets you take a snap or play music by twisting your wrist. Continue reading “TCL Movetime smartwatch with heart rate monitor launched in India for Rs. 9999”

Samsung introduces Rose Pink Galaxy S8+

Rose Pink Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus

Samsung usually releases Pink version of their flagship smartphones in select countries. The company introduced the Galaxy S8+ smartphone in Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Coral Blue, Arctic Silver, and Maple Gold colors back in March. Today it has introduced new Rose Pink color variant of the smartphone in Taiwan. According to Samsung, the Rose Pink color variant offers the perfect combination of glass and metal and has a stylish look. Continue reading “Samsung introduces Rose Pink Galaxy S8+”

OnePlus 5 OxygenOS 4.5.2 update brings optimizations and bug fixes

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OnePlus launched the OnePlus 5 smartphone last week. Before the launch it got the OxygenOS 4.5.1 update brought several optimizations for camera, Bluetooth stability and more, now it has rolled out another update – OxygenOS 4.5.2 that has the same optimizations as the previous update, but it also fixes App installation issue and System update failure. Check out the complete changelog below.
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HP Imprint Windows 10 laptop available with no cost EMI at Rs. 999 per month on Flipkart

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Flipkart has partnered with HP, Intel and Microsoft to offer HP Imprint Intel Core i3 (6th Gen) Windows 10 laptop that costs Rs. 35,964, for as low as Rs. 999 per month through 36-month EMI option. The company says that this is an industry first and has partnered with ICICI Bank and CitiBank to offer No-cost EMI for the period, so you don’t have to pay Rs. 6,734 interest. You can get the laptop exclusively on Flipkart. Continue reading “HP Imprint Windows 10 laptop available with no cost EMI at Rs. 999 per month on Flipkart”

InFocus Turbo 5 with 5000mAh battery, fingerprint sensor launching in India on June 28

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Last week Infocus sent out invites for the launch of a new smartphone with big battery in India on June 28th. Now the smartphone has been listed as a placeholder on Amazon India website that confirms the design and specifications of the smartphone. Continue reading “InFocus Turbo 5 with 5000mAh battery, fingerprint sensor launching in India on June 28”

Honor 8 Pro with 12MP dual rear cameras launching exclusively on Amazon India on July 6

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Huawei’s Honor brand is all set to launch the Honor 8 Pro smartphone in India on July 6th, exclusively on Amazon.in. It was introduced back in April, comes with a 5.7-inch Quad HD 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by an Octa-Core Kirin 960 processor with 6GB of RAM and runs Android 7.0 (Nougat) with EMUI 5.1 on top. Continue reading “Honor 8 Pro with 12MP dual rear cameras launching exclusively on Amazon India on July 6”

UberEATS online food delivery service launching in Delhi on June 28

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Last month Uber launched its UberEATS food delivery service in India, starting from Mumbai to compete with FoodPanda, Swiggy, Zomato and more that that offer online food delivery service. Now it has sent out invites for the launch of the service in New Delhi on June 28th. Continue reading “UberEATS online food delivery service launching in Delhi on June 28”

Google Pixel 2, Pixel XL 2 tipped to feature Snapdragon 835 and 4GB RAM

A latest report from XDA Developers has revealed detailed specifications of the upcoming smartphones from Google code-named as “Walleye” and “Taimen”. Citing unnamed source, the publication stated that Walleye will become the Pixel 2 and Taimen will become Pixel 2 XL. Continue reading “Google Pixel 2, Pixel XL 2 tipped to feature Snapdragon 835 and 4GB RAM”

Airtel Monsoon Surprise: 30GB free data offer for postpaid customers extended for 3 more months

Airtel Monsoon Surprise

Earlier this year Airtel introduced Airtel Surprise offer for post-paid customers by offering up to 30GB data for 3 months at 10GB per month free of cost through MyAirtel app. Later it extended the validity of the extra data by another 30 days for those who had already claimed, now it has extended the offer once again for 3 more billing cycles as a part of Airtel Monsoon Surprise.

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Google will soon stop scanning your Gmail to show personalized Ads

Google has been showing ads in Gmail based on the content in the mail since the launch. Google today announced that Gmail content will not be used or scanned for any ads personalization starting later this year. The move is designed to ease concerns of enterprise customers. Even though scanning has only been used on users of the free version of Gmail, and not for corporate accounts. Continue reading “Google will soon stop scanning your Gmail to show personalized Ads”

Samsung Galaxy Note8 with dual rear cameras, 6GB RAM could launch late September for 999 Euros

Earlier this week two reports said that the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 will be unveiled at Samsung Unpacked event in New York in August, ahead of IFA in September. Now @evleaks has reported that the phone will be launched at the end of September for about 999 Euros (US$ 1118 / 72120 approx.). Last year’s Galaxy Note7 was priced at about 849 Euros. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note8 with dual rear cameras, 6GB RAM could launch late September for 999 Euros”