Xiaomi Mi 5th Anniversary sale in India in July – New Mi Bluetooth headsets, Mi Rechargeable LED Lamp, super fast charger and more

Ahead of Xiaomi's 5th Mi anniversary sale next month, Xiaomi has started teasing its new product launches on mi.com. The company today launched its new Mi Beard Trimmer, but will launch Mi Rechargeable LED Lamp, Mi truck Builder for kids, two new Bluetooth headsets and a fast charger in India in coming weeks. Based on the teaser, one headset should be Mi Bluetooth Neckband Earphones Basic 35 gram light-weight body, easy controls on the headset and up to 7 hours of battery life with full charge in 1 hour. The other headset should be Mi Bluetooth Foldable Headset with 40mm driver, AptX support, touch controls, 400mAh battery with up to 10 hours of battery life. The Mi Rechargeable Lamp offers 4500k, 3200k and 2600k color temperature options with 10 lumens brightness and a 2000mAh battery with micro USB port so it can be powered using a power bank as well. On a single charge it offers up to 4 hours of battery life at maximum brightness, up to 7 hours at medium brightness, and up to 40 hours in minimum brightness. The other product is fast charger, which could be a 27W fast charger ahead of upcoming Redmi K20 Pro launch mid-July. We should know more details about the ...

OnePlus 6 and 6T OxygenOS beta update brings FPS option to Screen Recorder, stability improvements and more

OnePlus has released OxygenOS open beta update 13 for the OnePlus 6T and beta 21 for the OnePlus 6 that brings several improvements, including FPS option (15, 24 or 30 fps) to Screen Recorder that was introduced with a beta update last month.  The update also improves weather app and phone app optimizations. The company is yet to roll out DC Dimming feature for the OnePlus 6 series that was promised last month. The latest OxygenOS beta update for the OnePlus 6 and 6T also includes the latest Android security patch for June, 2019. If you had already flashed previous beta build, you will get an OTA update, otherwise you have to flash the full beta ROM from here. Check out the complete changelog below. System General bug fixes and stability improvements Screen Recorder Added FPS (Frames per second) option giving you more control over recording effects Weather Improved scrolling experience for switching between pages Weather cards for multiple cities can now be rearranged or deleted by tapping and holding on them Optimized user experience by allowing you to use this app while app permission to access GPS location is disabled Phone Improved animation effects when switching between pages Improved experience with searching for ...

Xiaomi Mi Beard Trimmer with self-sharpening blades, waterproof body launched in India for Rs. 1199

Xiaomi just launched its Mi Beard Trimmer, the company's latest lifestyle accessory in India. It has a quad edge design, features ultra precise self sharpening stainless steel blades, comes with 40 length settings, is waterproof with IPX7 ratings and offers 90 minutes of usage on a single charge. Xiaomi Mi Beard Trimmer highlights Rounded stainless steel blades for skin-friendly performance, Advanced self-sharpening 6000 oscillations per min delivering accurate cuts and even shape Non-scratching teeth offers more comfort 2 beard combs Range of length settings: 0.5 up to 20 mm; No of length settings: 40; Cutter width: 30 mm Ergonomic design is easy to hold and handle. The sturdy grip allows you to reach tough spots effortessly. Travel lock function keeps the trimmer from switching on unintentionally Waterproof (IPX7), can withstand submersion in water for up to 1 meter for 30 minutes making it fully washable. 2 hours of charging offers up to 90 minutes of usage, 10min use on a 5min charge, can be used with cord as well The Xiaomi Mi Beard Trimmer is priced at Rs. 1199 and is available for order from mi.com starting today, June 25th. It will also be available from Amazon.in and Mi Home Stores starting from June 27th.

Amazon Prime Day 2019 sale in India on July 15 and 16 – Exclusive launches, deals, cashback offers and more

Amazon just announced Prime Day 2019 will take place on July 15th globally, including India, which will start midnight on Monday and run until July 16. This year, for the first time it runs for 48 hours, offering members two full days of the best in shopping, savings and entertainment.  This year it will have over 1000 exclusive new product launches from top brands in India such as OnePlus, Samsung (M40 Cocktail Orange), Whirlpool, Sennheiser, Intel, and more, including LG W30 smartphone (Aurora Green) first to Prime members. It will offer best Deals with the lowest prices of the year across smartphones, consumer electronics, appliances, TVs, kitchen, daily essentials, toys, fashion, beauty and more. Prime Video will offer 14 new Prime Video titles over 14 days in English, Hindi and 7 regional languages beginning July 01 such as Kalank (Hindi), Venom (English), Maharshi (Telugu), Ishq (Malayalam), NGK (Tamil), Parvathamma (Kannada), Mukalava (Punjabi), Bhoot Chaturdashi (Bengali), Chandigarh Amritsar Chandigarh (Punjabi), A Star Is Born (English), Mogra Phulaala (Marathi) amongst others. Amazon Original Series, Comicstaan returns with Season 2 starting July 12 to find India’s next big comedy sensation. Starting today, Prime members who haven’t tried Prime Music before can stream their first song and get ...

Samsung Galaxy M40 goes on open sale in India

Samsung launched the Galaxy M40 smartphone earlier this month in India and the smartphone went on sale starting June 19th in flash sales via Amazon.in. Today, Samsung has officially announced that the Galaxy M40 will now be available on open sale along with launch offers from Airtel, Vodafone Idea and Jio. The smartphone will be available to purchase on open sale via Amazon.in and Samsung's online store. Users will now be able to purchase the Galaxy M40 anytime from these online e-retailers. To recall, the Galaxy M40 has a 6.3-inch Full HD+  Infinity-O  LCD screen with 91.8% screen-to-body ratio,  is powered by Octa-Core Snapdragon 675 with 6GB of RAM, runs Android Pie with Samsung One UI, features a 32-megapixel rear camera with f/1.7 aperture, secondary 5-megapixel camera for portrait shots and an 8-megapixel 123° ultra wide-angle lens. It also has a  16-megapixel front camera. It uses screen sound technology that uses the phone’s screen as an earpiece and the smartphone is backed up a 3500mAh battery with 15W fast charging.

Netflix is testing pop-out floating video player on desktop

Video on demand service Netflix introduced new additions like weekly subscription plans, high-quality audio for TV viewers and more. Now, the company has been spotted testing a new pop-out floating player for desktop that will allow users to stream videos in a picture-in-picture mode on their computer. The pop-up player will hover as a small floating box above other windows and users can simply click the small icon on the bottom to activate it. It is resizable and can be positioned wherever the user likes it to be, but subtitles don't work with this feature as of now. The picture-in-picture mode is available on iOS and Android and Netflix could easily integrate the feature, but the company instead is choosing to develop its own feature in part likely for copyright protection. As of now, only a few users were able to use this feature in desktop as it is still under internal testing and Netflix is expected to make this feature available to all users. Source

RHA T20 wireless earphones with DualCoil driver, Neckband design launched in India

RHA, the brand known for its premium range of audio products like TrueConnect truly wireless water-resistant buds, MA750, etc has today launched its new T20 wireless earphones in India. This is the wireless variant of the RHA T20 launched recently and comes with DualCoil driver, neckband design, stainless-steel housings and more. RHA T20 features a neckband design, weighs 8g and comes with injection-molded, detachable stainless-steel housings giving it a contoured shape. It comes with RHA's 10mm DualCoil driver wherein the two independent voice coils produce the part of the frequency range for refined, high-resolution audio and the company says that they have tuned the driver for optimal performance with the wireless and wired connections. The T20 earphones also come with three pairs of interchangeable tuning filters where users can customize the sound the way they prefer it. It comes with Bluetooth 4.1 with a range of 10m for wireless connectivity, NFC and also features a 3.5mm jack for wired connectivity. The in-built battery claims to provide 12-hour battery life and charges via a USB Type-C port.  The neckband connects simultaneously with two devices and sends vibrations through the silicone neckband to make sure users don't miss any important notifications. Users also get a USB-A to ...

HMD Global CMO Pekka Rantala quits to join ePass mobile payments company

HMD Global, the exclusive global licensee of the Nokia brand for mobile phones and tablet, appointed Pekka Rantala as their Chief Marketing Officer back in 2016. Almost after 3 years, he has resigned from the company and will be joining ePass mobile payments company soon. HMD Global is yet to officially make the announcement, but according to a press release from ePass which is a mobile payment company, Pekka Rantala will join it as the CEO and one of its owner starting October 2019. He has mentioned that his interest in entrepreneurship made him take the decision of quitting HMD Global to join ePass. He was the CEO of Rovio Entertainment prior to joining HMD and spent seventeen years in Nokia's mobile phone business. Later, he left Nokia as the worldwide leader of Global marketing. According to reports, HMD Global hasn't done well with their marketing strategy and the change in leadership might make things better. Source

ASUS 6Z Camera Samples

ASUS launched its flagship 6Z smartphone in India last week. We already brought you the first impressions of the smartphone, here we have the camera samples from the phone. The phone packs a 48-megapixel primary camera with 1/2" Sony IMX586 sensor with 0.8μm pixel size, f/1.79 aperture lens that uses Quad Bayer technology for 12MP effective images, along with a 13-megapixel f/2.4 aperture 125-degree ultra-wide lens so that you can use it as both front and rear cameras, and the motorized flip mechanism can be used in 90-degree position. [gallery link="file" size="large" ids="285379,285381,285380"] The camera UI is simple with settings, HDR toggle, resolution (4:3, 16:9 or 1:1) option, flash toggle and filters (Grayscale, Warm, Hipster, Retro, Faded, Nostalgic, Vibrant and Blush), on the bottom there is an option to select normal and wide angle cameras, below that there are several camera options such as Timelapse, Slo-Mo (HD at 480 FPS, FHD at 120 or 240 fps), Motion tracking that can track and object and moves the camera accordingly, Video, Photo, Portrait, Pano to shoot 180-degree Panorama shots, Night mode and Pro mode (to adjust white balance, Exposure, ISO (up to 3200) and Shutter speed (1/100 to 16 seconds)). Below that there is Image preview, shutter button and flip ...

Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) with Full HD display, metal body, 4G LTE launched in India starting at Rs. 14999

Along with the Galaxy Tab S5e, Samsung also launched the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) in India. It was also introduced in February, and packs a 10.1-inch Full HD screen, is powered by Samsung’s latest Exynos 7904 14nm processor with 2GB of RAM, runs Android 9.0 (Pie), has an 8-megapixel rear camera and a 5-megapixel front camera. It comes in WiFi and 4G variants, has USB Type-C support, has a full metal, unibody design, weighs less than 470g, measures only 7.5 mm thick and packs a 6150mAh battery. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) specifications 10.1-inch (1920 ×1200 pixel) 16:10 aspect ratio TFT display Octa-Core Exynos 7904 14nm processor with Mali-G71 GPU 2GB RAM, 32GB storage, expandable memory up to 400GB with microSD Android 9.0 (Pie) 8MP rear camera 5MP front-facing camera Dimensions:245 x 149 x 7.5mm; Weight: 460g 4G LTE (Optional), WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz/5GHz), Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth 5, GPS, GLONASS, USB 2.0 Type-C 6150mAh battery The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) comes in Black, Silver and Golden colors, is price at Rs. 14,999 for the WiFi version and the 4G variant is priced at Rs. 19,999. The WiFi version will be available only from Amazon.in and Samsung e-Shop starting June 26. The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (Wi-Fi ...