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Shruti R August 21st, 2017 7:46 AM 3 COMMENTS

BlackBerry KEYone: Is It Worth Buying or Remains Just A Nostalgia?

The recent years have been bumpy for BlackBerry since the rise in popularity of Chinese smartphones. With the pressure mounting on the company, BlackBerry also dabbled in Android and released its first Android device Priv last year, which failed to garner much attention and its later DTEK series couldn’t leave a lasting impression as well. While the BlackBerry brand lives on, thanks to TCL, the company has been fairly slow... Read More

Shruti R August 20th, 2017 8:06 PM 5 COMMENTS

Xiaomi Teams Up With Google To Bring A New Android One Smartphone Sans MIUI : Report

The Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi seems to be coming up with a new strategy for the Indian market. Reportedly, the company is reportedly working on teaming up with Google India to launch its next Android One smartphone. For those not in the know, Google had initially launched the Android One smartphones back in 2014 with an aim to bring stock Android UI and prompt software updates to budget smartphones in... Read More

Shruti R August 20th, 2017 5:24 PM 0 COMMENTS

Samsung Updates Bixby Globally Days Before The Launch Of Galaxy Note 8

With just a few days left for the global roll-out of the new Samsung Galaxy Note 8, the South Korean smartphone maker has updated its Bixby AI. With the latest upgrade, Bixby can now understand more languages, including some regional languages in India as well. According to a report, Samsung has rolled out updates to Bixby, Bixby Global Action, Bixby Wake up, Bixby Dictation, and Bixby PLM in countries like... Read More

Shruti R August 20th, 2017 2:39 PM 26 COMMENTS

MTNL Offers Pre-paid Users An Increased 3G Data Limit At The Same Price: Report

In a statement released by MTNL, the state-run telecom firm said that it will be increasing the limit on 3G internet data by up to 3 times at the same price, exclusively for its prepaid customers. "Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) has decided to offer up to three times free data on existing prepaid 3G data coupons available in the market," the company said, according to PTI. According to the... Read More

Shruti R August 20th, 2017 1:00 PM 8 COMMENTS

Budget Wars – Comio P1 vs Moto E4 Plus vs Redmi Note 4

It’s the battle of the budget smartphones and competitors just keep adding up. We had previously put up the Motorola Moto E4 Plus against the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 and now we have decided to add the new Comio P1 to the mix and see how it fairs. For those not in the know, the Comio P1 is a budget offering from the Chinese ODM Topwise that has made its... Read More

Shruti R August 20th, 2017 8:23 AM 9 COMMENTS

Amazon Fire TV Stick: Here’s What We Like About It

The Amazon Fire TV Stick (2017) is the service’s second-generation of its video streaming device to compete with the likes of Google Chromecast Ultra. This dongle-sized device lets you stream Full-HD videos from Amazon Prime, Hotstar, and Netflix, as well as lets you access Prime Music, Gaana, and Amazon’s ever-growing games library. When the Amazon Fire TV with mic was initially launched, it would only allow us to look up... Read More

Shruti R August 19th, 2017 4:48 PM 1 COMMENTS

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A Rumoured To Feature A Soft Selfie Flash

In a press conference in China, Xiaomi announced that is all set to launch its Redmi Note 5A on August 21. The Redmi Note 5A has been frequently making rounds to the rumour mill since the past month and it was also seen listed on the TENAA website earlier in the week. Soon after the launch date of the device has been announced, a new detail about the upcoming Redmi... Read More

Shruti R August 19th, 2017 3:04 PM 3 COMMENTS

Samsung Galaxy A5 and Galaxy A7 Prices Slashed Ahead of Festive Season

Samsung has slashed the prices of its 2017 A-series smartphones in India ahead of the festive season. The Galaxy A7 2017 had been previously priced at Rs. 30,900 while the Galaxy A5 retailed at Rs. 28,990. The prices of both devices have been cut by a massive Rs. 5,000 and after the newly announced cost cuts, the Galaxy A7 2017 and the Galaxy A5 will be available at the revised... Read More

Shruti R August 19th, 2017 12:35 PM 13 COMMENTS

Google Officially Confirms Android O Release Date As August 21; What Should It Be Called?

Following several rumours about the reveal of Android O, Google put up a teaser site which counts down the time until the launch on August 21. Google will be live-streaming the event from New York City at 2.40pm ET to coincide with the time of the solar eclipse. “Android O is touching down to Earth with the total solar eclipse”, the site says, “bringing some super new (sweet) powers!” The... Read More

Shruti R August 18th, 2017 3:26 PM 1 COMMENTS

Images of Alleged Galaxy Note 8 Unit Leaked a Week Before the Official Launch

Samsung has been actively promoting its Galaxy Note 8, and for a good reason, because it is going to be massive. Scheduled for launch in less than a week, the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 had seen countless leaks in the past few months, and now, new images of the phone have surfaced online. Images of the phone’s dummy unit were posted on the Chinese website, Weibo, and show the device... Read More

Shruti R August 17th, 2017 7:16 AM 0 COMMENTS

Festive Season Expected to Revive the Indian Smartphone Market: IDC Report

After less than mediocre growth witnessed in the first two-quarters, the Indian smartphone market is expected to pick up its sales owing to the festive season, a new report said on Wednesday. According to International Data Corporation’s (IDC) Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker report, about 28 million smartphones were shipped to the country and the Indian smartphone industry has registered 3.7 percent quarter-on-Quarter (QoQ) growth, with a meagre 1.6 percent Year-on-Year... Read More

Shruti R August 16th, 2017 1:11 PM 1 COMMENTS

New Renders Leaked – Here’s What The Four Asus ZenFone 4 Models Look Like

We have been hearing about the ZenFone 4 series from Asus for the past few months, and now, some new renders have been leaked, courtesy of trusted leakster Evan Blass. This new leak gives us a glimpse of the multiple variants of the device. Last week, Asus accidentally revealed the specs and pricing details of the four ZenFone 4 models – Asus Zenfone... Read More