About the author: Chakri is a go-to guy for your next smartphone recommendation. Back in his engineering days, he used to play with smartphones by installing custom ROMs and that passion got him into the tech industry. He still goes nuts about a smartphone knocking his door for review. Currently managing everything at Telecom Talk, Chakri is trying to master PUBG Mobile in his free time.

June 28th, 2018 10:50 AM 0 COMMENTS

Xiaomi Mi 6X Gets a New Hatsune Miku Limited Edition Variant

Xiaomi has launched a new Hatsune Miku Limited Edition variant of the Mi 6X in China today. The new variant comes with 6GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage; Xiaomi has priced the new variant at 2099 Yuan (approx. Rs 22,020). For the unaware, the standard variant of the Mi 6X with 6GB RAM/64GB of storage costs 1799 Yuan (approx. Rs 18,884). For the additional asking price, Xiaomi will... Read More

June 28th, 2018 10:16 AM 88 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Overtakes Vodafone India to Become Second Largest Operator by Revenue

Just 19 months after launching the services to the public, Reliance Jio has become the second largest operator in terms of revenue, pipping Vodafone India from the position. As per the data released by Trai for the quarter that ended on March 31, 2018, the Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) of Jio stood at Rs 6,217.64 crore, while that of leading operator Airtel is Rs 7,086.49. Vodafone India secured an AGR... Read More

June 28th, 2018 8:58 AM 0 COMMENTS

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Confirmed to Launch on August 9

Samsung has confirmed that it will be unveiling the Galaxy Note 9 at an UnPacked event on August 9. The company has sent out press invites for the same and the invitation hints at the arrival of the Note 9 in yellow colour. The August 9th launch date was earlier reported by Bloomberg, but it's not being confirmed by the South Korean itself. In other news, the Note 9 was... Read More

June 27th, 2018 7:55 PM 3 COMMENTS

Spice F311 is an Android Go Smartphone With Fingerprint Scanner, 18:9 Display

Spice Devices, the Transsion Holdings brand has announced its first Android Go smartphone in India. Dubbed as the Spice F311, it's also the first Android Go smartphone to offer an 18:9 display and also comes with a hardware key for enabling quick access to social media apps. Spice did not reveal the colour options of the smartphone but confirmed that the device would be available for purchase at Rs 5,599.... Read More

June 27th, 2018 7:02 PM 2 COMMENTS

Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Premium Variant Price Leaked Ahead of the Official Launch in July

Xiaomi will be launching the phablet Mi Max 3 during the first or second week of July. Rumours are rife that a new product launch from Xiaomi will happen on July 3, and it's widely speculated that Mi Max 3 will be unveiled on that day. Irrespective of these launch date rumours, Xiaomi CEO, Lei Jun, had earlier confirmed the Mi Max 3 would be unveiled in July. Ahead of... Read More

June 27th, 2018 6:04 PM 0 COMMENTS

Vivo Nex S With Snapdragon 845 SoC is Coming to India on July 19

Vivo is bringing its latest sensation, the Vivo Nex S flagship smartphone to the Indian market on July 19. Unveiled earlier this month, the Vivo Nex S is a futuristic smartphone with a pop-up front-facing camera. Thanks to the motorised camera, Vivo achieved over 90% screen-to-body ratio on the Nex S. And to be noted, India is the second market where Vivo is launching the handset. Meanwhile, Oppo is launching... Read More

June 27th, 2018 5:32 PM 0 COMMENTS

Huawei Demonstrates Intelligent & Connected Vehicles Based on 5G Era LTE

At the ongoing Mobile World Congress (MWC) Shanghai 2018, China Mobile, SAIC, and Huawei jointly demonstrated the application of intelligent & connected vehicles using the low-latency network enabled by 5G Era LTE and the cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) technology. The demonstration involved a human operator who remotely and precisely controlled the out-field fleet via the driving control console located at the exhibition hall. The accuracy of control is realised with the... Read More

June 27th, 2018 3:59 PM 0 COMMENTS

Google Home and Home Mini Speakers Discounted by 15% on Flipkart for a Limited Period

Google Home and Home Mini smart speakers from the search giant are now available at discounted rates on Flipkart, but it seems like the discount offer will be for a limited period. The Google Home, which was launched in April for Rs 9,999 is now available at a discounted price of Rs 8,499, which is 15% discount. On the other hand, the Google Home Mini, whose original price was Rs... Read More

June 27th, 2018 2:59 PM 1 COMMENTS

Asus Zenfone 5Z to Rival OnePlus 6 in India, Launch Set for July 4

After giving Xiaomi a run in the mid-range segment with the Zenfone Max Pro M1, Asus is all set to compete with OnePlus in India with the Asus Zenfone 5Z flagship smartphone. A couple of days ago, Flipkart teased a flagship smartphone launch in India, and it's none other than the Zenfone 5Z, which was first unveiled at the MWC 2018 show earlier this year. Flipkart has revealed the smartphone's... Read More

June 27th, 2018 12:16 PM 0 COMMENTS

Instagram Rolls Out Video Chat and New Camera Effects

Instagram has started rolling out new features which were announced back at the Facebook F8 Developers Conference. Out of the features announced back then, Instagram is now rolling out Video Chat, topic channels in Explore (which was live for some users last week) and new camera effects for Instagram Stories. With this new update, Instagram becomes the third platform from Facebook to offer video calling feature after Facebook and WhatsApp.... Read More

June 27th, 2018 9:31 AM 40 COMMENTS

Qualcomm Unveils Three New Processors for Mid-Range Smartphones With Dual 4G Support

Largest chipmaker Qualcomm, today announced three new Mobile Platforms- Snapdragon 632, Snapdragon 439 and the Snapdragon 429 as upgrades to the Snapdragon 626, Snapdragon 435 and the Snapdragon 425/427 mobile processors. The new Snapdragon 632 is claimed to be 40% faster than the Snapdragon 626 because it features Qualcomm's custom Kryo 250 CPU cores. And the Snapdragon 439 and Snapdragon 429 SoCs are said to be 25% faster than their... Read More

June 26th, 2018 7:36 PM 3 COMMENTS

Google Says Android Messages for Web is Now Fully Deployed

Google has now confirmed that Android Messages for Web has been fully deployed to all the users on the platform. Last week, Google announced the web version of Android Messages, allowing users to send and receive texts via the web, same as how WhatsApp Web functions. When the rollout started, Google said that it would reach every user over a week's time and today, the search giant confirmed that the... Read More

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