Thomson to re-enter Indian market with new LED TVs on April 12

Business France and Technicolor SA France owned consumer electronic brand Thomson has sent out invites for the launch of Thomson TVs in India on April 12th. The company will launch its new LED TVs in the country through the e-commerce market space with an exclusive licensing agreement so it should be either Flipkart or Amazon.in. With over 120 years of legacy, the French Corporation, works with licensing partners world over. It was once India’s highest selling brand and the company said that it will price its Smart LED TVs competitively and like to place the best bet while comparing several options that are available online. Thomson launched its LED TVs in European market a few years back where it is selling A3, A4, A5, A6, B3, B6 and C64 series of TVs.  We should know more details about the list of TVs that the company plans to launch in India and the pricing next Thursday.

Xiaomi to host Supplier Investment Summit in India from April 9 to 11

Xiaomi today announced that it would be organising a Supplier Investment Summit in India from April 9th to April 11. The summit will be hosted with up to 50+ Xiaomi component suppliers from around the world who will visit different states learning about the opportunities in India. Xiaomi says that India is an important market for it outside of China and is also a major manufacturing hub and for the same reason, it is giving a chance for the suppliers to visit different states to evaluate opportunities for setting up local base in the country. This will not only bring in additional foreign investment in India but will also create job opportunities. The primary agenda of this summit is to help the suppliers understand about opportunities in the Indian market, incentives offered by Center and State government, FDI policy, industrial policy and various state sector-specific policies. Xiaomi currently has three manufacturing facilities in India of which two facilities are in partnership with FOXCONN which are present in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh. These two manufacturing facilities are dedicated to manufacturing smartphones. The company says that more than 95% of Xiaomi's smartphones sold in India are being manufactured locally and the production capacity is 1 smartphone per second during operational hours. ...

Motorola schedules an event on April 19 in Brazil, Moto G6, G6 Play and G6 Plus expected

After several leaks, Motorola has finally sent out invites for an event on April 19th in Sao Paulo, Brazil where the company is expected to introduce its latest Moto G6 series smartphones - Moto G6, Moto G6 Play and Moto G6 Plus. All the phones are expected to feature 18:9 displays, fingerprint sensor and the Moto G6 and G6 Plus have dual rear cameras. Moto G6 Plus rumored specifications 5.93-inch (2160 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 18:9 IPS display 2.2 GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 630 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 508 GPU 6GB RAM with 64GB internal storage, 4GB RAM with 32GB internal storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD Android 8.0 (Oreo) Single / Dual SIM 12MP rear camera with LED Flash, 5MP secondary rear camera 16MP front-facing camera with LED flash Fingerprint sensor 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz), Bluetooth 5 LE, GPS, GLONASS, NFC 3200mAh battery with Turbo charging Moto G6 rumored specifications 5.7-inch (2160 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 18:9 IPS display 1.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 450 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 506 GPU 3GB RAM with 32GB internal storage, 4GB RAM with 64GB internal storage, expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD Android 8.0 (Oreo) Single / Dual SIM ...

Dell Alienware 15 and 17 laptops with Intel Core i9 processor, G-series affordable gaming laptops announced

Dell and Alienware jointly have introduced the 15 and 17 gaming laptops and they are powered up to Intel Core i9 processor with up to 6-cores, with overclocking up to 5.0GHZ for the first time ever on Alienware laptops. On the other hand, Dell also launched the G-series affordable gaming laptops which includes G3 15, 17 and Dell G5 15, G7 15. Dell has updated it's Alienware 15 and 17 laptops and they are available in variants ranging from 8th Gen Intel Core i5, i7, to the latest i9 processors with up to 6-cores, enabling overclocking up to 5.0GHZ. The company says that it has mechanically engineered the Alienware Cryo-Tech v2.0, which is its cooling system with 50% thinner fan blades, a vapor chamber on the CPU to cool down the higher number of cores more efficiently. It also gets support for external desktop graphics via the Alienware Graphics Amplifier, optional 120Hz TN+WVA 400-nits display designed with Nvidia Gsync. It comes with  Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060, 1070, and 1080 graphics or an AMD Radeon RX570 with 8GB DDR5 GPU options. The Dell G-series laptops include G3 15, 17 and Dell G5 15, G7 15. These are affordable gaming laptops and come with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 10-Series GPUs, 8th ...

Tecno Camon i Review

Transsion Holdings’ TECNO Mobile launched the Tecno Camon i, with 18:9 FullView display, a 13-megapixel front camera with LED flash and much more features recently. The Tecno Camon i comes in Champagne Gold, Midnight Black and City Blue colors carrying a price tag of Rs. 8999. Is this smartphone worth the price tag? Let's find it out. Box Contents Techno Camon i smartphone in Black colour In-ear headset 2-pin charger (5V-1.2A) Micro USB Cable SIM ejector tool Clear protective case User manual and warranty information Display, design, and hardware The Tecno Camon i sports a 5.65-inch (1440 x 720 pixels) HD+ FullView 2.5D curved glass display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. The display is bright, vibrant and the color reproduction is good to an extent. The viewing angles are good and the sunlight legibility is average and the screen is reflective in our doors. The Tecno Camon i comes with a unibody design and there is nothing to go awe about it. In fact, we have seen lots of mobile phones in this design previously. Talking about the placement, this smartphone has a 13MP front-facing camera, earpiece, bunch of sensors and LED flash above the display. With this smartphone, the company has opted for on-screen ...

OnePlus Bullet Wireless headphones could be introduced alongside OnePlus 6

With brands inclining towards removing the 3.5mm audio jack on their flagship smartphones, wireless earphones are the only option unless you want to go the dongle way. OnePlus is on the verge of introducing the OnePlus 6 flagship but that's not it, the company is also planning on bringing 'OnePlus Bullet Wireless' headphones alongside the flagship.  According to the Bluetooth Certification listing, the OnePlus Bullet wireless headphones come with model number BT31B. The listing is filed by OnePlus yesterday and the timing falls in line with the OnePlus 6 launch which, despite not having an official launch date, has been in the news for the past few weeks. However, the wireless headphones come bundled with the OnePlus 6 or will be sold separately is unknown at the moment. With OnePlus 6 likely to retain the good old 3.5mm audio jack, there is a chance that the company might sell these separately. OnePlus earlier introduced OnePlus Bullets wired earphones and it will be interesting to see where OnePlus places the upcoming wireless headphones in terms of sound quality and features. Source | Via

Facebook updates its terms of service and data policy to make it easier to understand

Facebook today is updating its terms and Data Policy to make it clear for users about the service. Facebook is updating its data policy to let users know about the data it collects, and it uses the same on its platforms like Instagram, Messenger, and other products. Facebook made it clear that it is just updating the terms but not asking for new rights, and it will not be changing any of the privacy choices you’ve made in the past. The company is providing more information about the recently introduced features like Marketplace, a fundraiser, share Live and 360 videos, and add creative effects to your photos. Since Facebook is a unique experience for every user, the company is providing more information on how it uses data and why it’s needed to customize the posts and ads you see, as well as the Groups, friends, and Page suggestions. The company also made it clear that it won't sell any of your personal data to anyone and is also imposing strict rules on how its partners can use and disclose data. The company is also letting you have control over the ads you see, and also clarified that it doesn’t share your information with advertisers. It is also uniforming its data policy and will now ...

Xiaomi launches Mi Crowdfunding in India

Xiaomi today launched Mi Crowdfunding, where users can support, buy and also help Xiaomi decide which products can be launched in India. When 100% support is achieved within a stipulated timeline, a project will be considered successful for a specific product. It will be shipped to backers and will also be launched for others. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54zk4MbImaI How does Xiaomi Crowdfunding work? Select the product, click on 'Support now' and place your order. Use any preferred online payment mode (Credit card/ Debit card ,Internet banking, payment wallets) and pay within the defined timelines on the payment page. You can come back anytime to check the project progress.Project is successful once the bar reaches 100% in the defined timelines. Priority delivery within the said timelines. If the project is unsuccessful, you get your entire money back. If you change your mind, you can always cancel the order before it ships out. Starting today midnight two products, Mi Selfie Stick Tripod and Mi Bluetooth Audio Receiver will be available for funding at Rs. 1099 and Rs. 999, respectively for the next 14 days. Mi Selfie Stick Tripod A unique selfie stick and tripod stand combined into one unit, with a Bluetooth shutter remote Bluetooth 3.0 supports Android 4.3 and higher and ...

Reliance Jio launches Jio Cricket Season Pack, Jio Cricket Play Along game and Jio Dhan Dhana Dhan Live Show for IPL 2018

Reliance Jio today launched new offerings -  Jio Cricket Play Along game that lets you win prizes, Jio Cricket Season Pack that offers live streaming of IPL matches on the app and Jio Dhan Dhana Dhan Live comedy Cricket show for the IPL season starting this week. All these will be available on My Jio app that will also be available for non-Jio subscribers. Jio Cricket Season Pack enables users watch IPL matches live on MyJio app throughout the duration of 51 days at Rs. 251 and also comes with  102GB data. Jio Cricket Play Along game will be available on MyJio app everyday during the matches, spanning 7 weeks and 60 matches and can be played in 11 Indian languages. You stand a chance to win a house in Mumbai, 25 cars, cash prize worth crores and more. Jio Dhan Dhana Dhan Live starts at 7th April  at 7:30 PM, with original live episodes, releasing every Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Hosted Sunil Grover and popular sports anchor Samir Kochhar, every episode will feature cricketers and celebrity guests in fun conversations, gags and  more. They will be joined by a host of popular comedians along with cricket legends Kapil Dev and Virender Sehwag.

Honor schedules an event on May 15th in London, Honor 10 expected

Honor just sent out media invites for an event on May 15th in London and from the teaser image it is evident that the company is launching a smartphone and it is expected to be Honor 10. It looks like the company is again focusing on A.I which is evident from ‘Beauty in AI’ caption. Following the trend of launching its Honor flagships around this time of the year, the company is expected to introduce the Honor 10 and it will be powered by the same chipset that is powering the Honor View 10; the Kirin 970 64-bit octa-core processor. The Honor 10 will also pack slim bezel-less design with a 5.7-inches display and is expected to run on Android 8.1 Oreo with EMUI 8.1 on top with improved A.I features and enhancements. Just like the Huawei P20 series, the Honor 10 is expected to come with a top-notch. It will have dual-rear cameras and a front-facing fingerprint sensor. The live-image of the Honor 10 surfaced recently, however, the design of the phone is partially hidden given that it is in testing. It remains to be seen what Honor has planned up its sleeve and also if its ships with or without a notch. May ...