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OPPO confirms ColorOS 12 launch for September 16 along with new products

Update – September 13: OPPO today confirmed that ColorOS 12 based on Android 12 will be introduced at an event in China on September 16. This has the tag line “One More Step”. We can expect ColorOS 12 beta for flagship products soon after the announcement, but the stable release and the global roll-out is expected only later this year. It has also confirmed the launch of new products which could be Reno 7 series, new smartwatch that might be OPPO Watch Free and a new tablet. Continue reading “OPPO confirms ColorOS 12 launch for September 16 along with new products”

Flipkart Big Billion Days Sale 2021: realme 4K TV stick, Nokia Android 11 TVs, Nokia laptop, Hisense 55-inch QLED TV and more new launches

Flipkart has started teasing the eighth edition of Big Billion Days sale ahead of the sale in October. There will be new launches, crazy deals, rush hour deals, flash sale and more. This year, Flipkart has partnered with Axis Bank and ICICI Bank to offer instant discount and also partnered with Paytm to offer assured cashback to consumers paying through Paytm Wallet and Paytm UPI. Continue reading “Flipkart Big Billion Days Sale 2021: realme 4K TV stick, Nokia Android 11 TVs, Nokia laptop, Hisense 55-inch QLED TV and more new launches”

realme GT Neo 2 with 6.62-inch FHD+ 120Hz AMOLED display, Snapdragon 870, 5000mAh battery to be announced on September 22

After rumours, realme today confirmed that it will introduce the realme GT Neo 2, successor to realme GT Neo in China on September 22nd. It already got certified by TENAA revealing the complete specifications of the phone. Another rumour also said that it will launch globally as realme GT Neo Gaming Edition. Continue reading “realme GT Neo 2 with 6.62-inch FHD+ 120Hz AMOLED display, Snapdragon 870, 5000mAh battery to be announced on September 22”

Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G update brings RAM expansion and camera improvements

Samsung launched the Galaxy A52s 5G in India earlier this month. Now it has received its first software update after the launch that brings RAM Plus feature, which is the RAM expansion technology, which uses the internal memory of the phone to expand the RAM by 4GB, in addition to the existing 8GB of RAM that the phone already has. The virtual RAM feature is available in realme, OPPO, Redmi and more smartphones. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G update brings RAM expansion and camera improvements”

Google Pixel 6 Pro with Tensor SoC, 12GB RAM, Android 12 surfaces in benchmarks

Google already confirmed that it will use its own Tensor SoC for the first time. A recent rumour revealed that the SoC is nothing but an unreleased Samsung Exynos 9855 SoC that will offer similar performance as the Exynos 2100 SoC. Now the pixel 6 Pro has allegedly surfaced in Geekbench listing that reveals 2 x 2.8 GHz ARM Cortex-X1 CPU for ultimate processing power, 2 x 2.25 GHz performance cores and 4 x 1.8GHz power efficient CPU cores. Continue reading “Google Pixel 6 Pro with Tensor SoC, 12GB RAM, Android 12 surfaces in benchmarks”

JioPhone Next delayed due to chip shortage; will be available before Diwali

Reliance Jio announced the JioPhone Next as the ultra-affordable Android smartphone in partnership with Google, back in June. At that time, it said that it said that the phone will be available in market from Ganesh Chaturthi, 10th September. Today, the company said that both Jio and Google have made considerable progress towards launching the much-awaited JioPhone Next, but it is not ready yet. Continue reading “JioPhone Next delayed due to chip shortage; will be available before Diwali”

vivo X70 Pro+ with 6.78-inch 2K 120Hz AMOLED display, Snapdragon 888+, IP68 ratings, X70 and X70 Pro with Zeiss optics announced

vivo today announced the vivo X70 series of smartphones at an event in China, as it had promised. The X70 and X70 Pro feature a 6.56-inch FHD+ panel with 120Hz AMOLED screen and the Pro+ version has a 6.78-inch Quad HD+ 120Hz Samsung E5 LTPO AMOLED screen. The Pro+ is powered by Snapdragon 888+ and the other models are powered by MediaTek Dimensity 1200 or Samsung Exynos 1080, depending on the version. Continue reading “vivo X70 Pro+ with 6.78-inch 2K 120Hz AMOLED display, Snapdragon 888+, IP68 ratings, X70 and X70 Pro with Zeiss optics announced”

Sony HT-S40R 5.1 channel 600W Home Cinema system with wireless rear speakers launched in India

Sony, a leader in home consumer technology, has announced the launch of the HT-S40R 5.1 channel home cinema system. It features 3 channel soundbar, a wireless sub and rear speakers with Dolby Digital Technology, support for TV wireless connection with BRAVIA TVs and more.

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Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon, Yoga Slim 7 Pro and IdeaPad Duet 5 Chromebook announced

During their Tech World 2021 event, Lenovo unveiled two new laptops in their Yoga series- a 14-inch Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Carbon OLED laptop and a 16-inch ultra-slim Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro. These laptops feature AMD Ryzen 5000 series processors, discrete GPU options and will run Windows 11 out of the box. Along with this, they also announced a 13.3-inch IdeaPad Duet 5 Chromebook powered by the Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 Compute Platform and Google’s Chrome OS.

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realme Pocket and Cobble portable water-resistant Bluetooth Speakers launched in India starting at Rs. 1099

realme today launched Pocket and Cobble Bluetooth speakers in India, as it had promised. These pack 3W and 5W Dynamic Bass Boost Drivers, respectively, and feature a dedicated Passive Bass Radiator. These feature Bluetooth 5.0, support Stereo pairing, and come with IPX5 ratings for water resistant ratings. Continue reading “realme Pocket and Cobble portable water-resistant Bluetooth Speakers launched in India starting at Rs. 1099”

realme Pad with 10.4-inch WUXGA+ display, 6.9mm metal body, quad speakers, Dolby Atmos launched in India starting at Rs. 13999

Along with the realme 8s and realme 8i, realme also launched the realme Pad, the company’s first tablet in India, as it had promised. It as a 10.4-inch WUXGA+ display with 82.5% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by MediaTek Helio G80 SoC with up to 4GB of RAM, and runs realme UI for Pad based on Android 11 and has AIoT Smart unlock, screen mirroring and more. Continue reading “realme Pad with 10.4-inch WUXGA+ display, 6.9mm metal body, quad speakers, Dolby Atmos launched in India starting at Rs. 13999”

realme 8s 5G with 6.5-inch FHD+ 90Hz display, Dimensity 810, up to 8GB RAM, 5000mAh battery launched in India starting at Rs. 17999

realme just launched realme 8s 5G, the company’s latest mid-range 5G smartphone in India, as it had promised. It has a 6.5-inch Full HD+ LCD screen with 90Hz refresh rate and 180Hz touch sampling rate, 90.5% screen-to-body ratio and an 16-megapixel camera inside the punch-hole. The phone is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 810 SoC compared to Dimensity 700 in the realme 8. It has up to 8GB of RAM with Dynamic RAM Expansion (DRE) technology, which can add up to 5GB to the existing 8GB RAM. Continue reading “realme 8s 5G with 6.5-inch FHD+ 90Hz display, Dimensity 810, up to 8GB RAM, 5000mAh battery launched in India starting at Rs. 17999”

realme 8i with 6.6-inch FHD+ 120Hz display, Helio G96, 50MP rear camera, 5000mAh battery launched in India starting at Rs. 13999

realme just launched realme 8i, the successor of the realme 7i in India, as it had promised. This comes with a 6.6-inch Full HD+ LCD screen with 120Hz refresh rate and 180Hz touch sampling rate, 6 different refresh rates (30Hz, 48Hz, 50Hz, 60Hz, 90Hz, and 120Hz) and 90.8% screen-to-body ratio and a 16-megapixel camera on the front. It is powered by MediaTek Helio G96 SoC with up to 6GB of RAM, and has 5GB Virtual RAM on 6GB+128GB
version that will give you up to 11GB RAM (realme 8i 4GB+64GB does not support Virtual RAM.). Continue reading “realme 8i with 6.6-inch FHD+ 120Hz display, Helio G96, 50MP rear camera, 5000mAh battery launched in India starting at Rs. 13999”

Android 12 Beta 5 hints at Pixel overheating protection when charging

Most of us know that when you charge your Android smartphone, the device can get warm, or in some cases, quite hot. Google is working on a feature in Android 12 now for Pixel devices, where the phone will slow down the charging if it detects overheating and also notify the user.

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Portronics Pure Sound 101 120W soundbar with subwoofer launched for Rs. 7999

Portronics, makers of consumer electronics and accessories, has announced the launch of their Pure Sound 101 soundbar with wired subwoofer in India. This 2.1 channel system features a total power output of 120W, has multiple inputs including Bluetooth connectivity and more.

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