HTC U announcement set for May 16, expected to pack Snapdragon 835, touch-sensitive frame

HTC U announcement invite

HTC just announced that it will introduce a new smartphone on May 16th. The teaser has a caption Squeeze for the brilliant and the video shows a person squeezing the phone hinting at the Edge Sense feature with sensors embedded into the metal frame present around the phone to control a number of different features.

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LG G6 launching in India on April 24

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After starting pre-registrations recently, LG has sent out invites for the launch of its flagship G6 smartphone in the country on April 24th. It was introduced at MWC 2017 event in Barcelona back in February and the global roll out started earlier this month. Continue reading “LG G6 launching in India on April 24”

Moto Earbuds 2 in-ear water resistant headphones launched for Rs. 799

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Binatone, the global licensee of Motorola Companion Products has launched Moto Earbuds-2 in-ear headphones in India. The headphones come with 10mm drivers and built-in mic which allows you to answer calls.
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Mastercard introduces biometric card with fingerprint scanner

Mastercard biometric card

Mastercard has introduced biometric card that combines chip technology with fingerprints to verify cardholder’s identity for in-store purchases. To use this biometric card, a cardholder can enroll card by simply registering with their financial institution such as banks. Upon registration, their fingerprint is converted into an encrypted digital template that is stored on the card. Once it is done, it can be used at any EMV card terminal globally.

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ZOPO Color M4 with 4-inch display, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 4999

ZOPO Color M4

ZOPO today launched Color M4, the company’s latest budget smartphone with support for 4G VoLTE. It has a 4-inch WVGA screen, is powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT6737M processor, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), has a 5-megapixel fixed-focus rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “ZOPO Color M4 with 4-inch display, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 4999”

OPPO F3 dual selfie camera smartphone launching in India on May 4 in association with Baahubali

OPPO F3 India launch invite Baahubali

At the launch of F3 Plus smartphone last month OPPO said that it will launch a cheaper version the smartphone called F3 with the same dual selfie cameras. Today the company has confirmed that it will launch the smartphone on May 4th in Tollywood movie – Baahubali. Continue reading “OPPO F3 dual selfie camera smartphone launching in India on May 4 in association with Baahubali”

Samsung Galaxy S8 Benchmarks – Exynos 8895

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Samsung launched Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ smartphones in India yesterday for Rs. 57900 and Rs. 64900, respectively. We already brought you the unboxing of the Galaxy S8, here we have the benchmarks. The Samsung Galaxy S8 that has launched in India is powered by an Octa-Core Samsung Exynos 9 Series 8895 processor that has four of the company’s 2nd generation custom designed CPU cores clocked at up to 2.5GHz per core and four ARM Cortex-A53 cores clocked at up to 1.7GHz per core. It uses big.LITTLE architecture similar to earlier Samsung’s high-end SoCs. It has 4GB of LPDDR4 RAM and packs a Mali-G71 MP20 GPU.
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Honor Bee 2 with 4.5-inch display, 4G VoLTE launched in India for Rs. 7499

Honor Bee 2

Huawei’s Honor brand has launched Honor Bee 2, the company’s latest budget smartphone in India. It packs a 4.5-inch FWVGA display, is powered by a quad-core processor, has a 5-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera, but it still runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Emotion UI 3.1 on top. It has dual SIM support, 4G LTE connectivity with VoLTE. Continue reading “Honor Bee 2 with 4.5-inch display, 4G VoLTE launched in India for Rs. 7499”

Creative Nuno and Nuno Micro Bluetooth Speakers launched for Rs. 4999 and Rs. 2999

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Creative has launched two Bluetooth speakers in its Creative Nuno Series-Creative Nuno and Nuno Micro. Nuno means ‘woven cloth’ in the Japanese language and the Creative Nuno speakers boasts of fabric Continue reading “Creative Nuno and Nuno Micro Bluetooth Speakers launched for Rs. 4999 and Rs. 2999”

Samsung Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 edge Android 7.0 Nougat update starts rolling out in India

Samsung Galaxy S6 edge Android 7.0 Nougat India

Samsung has finally started rolling out Android 7.0 Nougat update for Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge devices India, few months after rolling out the update for the S7 and S7 edge smartphones in the country. Even the Galaxy Note5 got the Nougat update recently. The update brings several UX and performance fixes, including improvements to notifications, multi-window mode and enhancements to the system upgrade and app installation process. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 edge Android 7.0 Nougat update starts rolling out in India”

Amazon Fire TV Stick with Voice Remote launched in India for Rs. 3999

Amazon Fire TV Stick

Amazon today launched Fire TV Stick, its latest streaming device  that plugs into an HDTV that lets you watch movies, TV shows, use apps and play games. It is powered by quad-core MediaTek processor and has 802.11ac dual-band WiFi. It also comes bundled with a voice remote that lets you search Amazon Video content using just your voice and offers spoken language support for Indian customers in Hindi and English. Continue reading “Amazon Fire TV Stick with Voice Remote launched in India for Rs. 3999”

Xiaomi Mi 6 with 5.15-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 835, 6GB RAM, 12MP dual rear cameras announced

Xiaomi Mi 6

Xiaomi just announced its flagship Mi 6 smartphone at an event in China, as it had promised. It packs a 5.15-inch 1080p display similar to the Mi 5S. It also has reading mode that cancels blue light and 1-nit ultra dark night display for reading at night. This is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 835 processor, has 6GB of RAM and also comes with 12-megapixel dual rear cameras, one with wide-angle lens and other one with telephoto lens. It also has portrait mode, similar to the iPhone 7 Plus for blurring background objects and 2x optical zoom. There is also four-axis optical image stabilization (OIS) to help take steady shots and videos. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi 6 with 5.15-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 835, 6GB RAM, 12MP dual rear cameras announced”

Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ launched in India for Rs. 57900 and Rs. 64900

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Samsung just launched its flagship Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ smartphones in India, as it had promised. These phones were announced last month and pack a 5.8-inch and 6.2-inch Quad HD+ infinity screen, both with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection on the front and the back. These also have Iris scanner on the front, on the back there is a fingerprint sensor as well as heart rate monitor. These are water resistant up to 1.5 meters of water for 30 minutes with IP68 ratings. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ launched in India for Rs. 57900 and Rs. 64900”