Myntra launches Blink Go water-resistant fitness tracker with heart rate sensor; announces Wearable Platform

Myntra today has debuted into the wearable segment and has built the software platform that will power its wearable devices as well as the ones developed by the third-party device makers. The platform is called 'Myntra Wearable Platform', and is developed by the company's innovation labs unit. This platform allows wearable devices to discover and communicate with each other. The move comes two months after Myntra acquired Bengaluru-based smart wearables startup Witworks. Myntra is also looking in tie-ups with traditional players with less or no tech expertise. The company has also launched the first Wearable product; Blink Go; it is compatible with Android 5.1 and iOS 10 and above and connects to a smartphone via Bluetooth 4.0+ with BLE. It is also water-resistant. The fitness band comes with a colored display, a heart rate sensor, and designer straps. It is capable of showing caller ID, WhatsApp, Message, Mail notifications. It also features Sessions mode, custom alarms, timer, Find my phone and Sedentary reminders. It will also have an activity tracker that enables users to keep track of their step count, distance, calories and sleep and a leaderboard. It comes with 100mAh battery that is capable of lasting 3-5 days. Though Myntra has roped in a global partner for manufacturing of the product, it ...

Truecaller Pro updated with re-designed Who Viewed My Profile, Private mode

Truecaller is now rolling out a new update to its app which brings a set of new Pro features including a re-designed Who Viewed My Profile, Private mode, and other regular features like Ad-free experience, contact requests, Pro badge for your profile. The re-designed Who Viewed My Profile Pro feature allows you to see who has been checking out your profile. This feature may work to show you, someone, you know, but it is also designed to give you more safety to identify those you do not know. Once you become a Pro user, if you receive a notification saying someone has viewed your Profile, it means another user has searched either by number, or name and tapped the detail view of your profile using Truecaller. The app provides you more information like name or picture of the person who viewed your profile, once you click on the notification. However, this also depends on other users privacy settingscontact information such as phone number or additional information a user may add could be hidden. Then again, you will have to send a Contact Request for their private details. Privacy goes both ways, you can always control who views what information on your own profile by going to the ‘Privacy center’ in the Settings ...

LG offers exclusive BTS content for its smartphones, introduces BTS Smart Case for G7 ThinQ

Back in April this year LG Electronics signed South Korea’s most popular K-Pop boy band, BTS as its brand ambassador for smartphones globally. Today the company has introduced exclusive BTS-themed content for 2017 and 2018 LG smartphone models. The BTS Value Pack includes seven themes, one for each member of BTS. This completely transforms the UI including home screens, menus, dialing screens, among others. The company has also introduced exclusive BTS Smart Case for the LG G7 ThinQ that incorporates NFC technology to allow owners to implement customized themes based BTS. There are eight unique themes, which transforms the phone’s UI with unique backgrounds, color schemes, even icon designs based on the individual personalities of each BTS member. The BTS Value Pack can be downloaded from the LG SmartWorld app on the LG smartphone.

UNISOC SC9863 1.6 GHz Octa-Core (Cortex-A55) processor with Dual 4G VoLTE, AI features and Quad-Core SC9832E announced in India

UNISOC (Previously Spreadtrum) has announced SC9863, the company's latest mid-range Octa-Core processor that has Cortex-A55 cores and SC9832E with Cortex A53 cores for budget smartphones at an event in India. The company did not reveal which fabrication process technology it uses in SC9863, but it has confirmed that SC9832E uses 28nm HPC+ processor technology. The company recently announced new brand name, identity and definition - UNISOC that completes the integration of Spreadtrum and RDA. Compared to the ARM Cortex-A53, the performance of the processor is improved by 20% and AI processing power is increased by 6 times, says the company. The UNISOC SC9832E has been certified for Android Go, whch promises 20% higher performance compared to its competitive products. UNISOC SC9863 specifications Up to 1.6GHz ARM Cortex-A55 cores x 8 Supports 1080P HD video playback as well as FHD+ (1080 x 2160 pixels) displays 16MP at 30fps with a 3xCSI 4+4+2 Lane/4xCSI 4+2+2+2 Lane interface /  16MP + 5MP dual cameras 3D Face ID capability based on deep neural networks, offering fast, accurate face authentication LTE Cat7 modem with dual-card dual-VoLTE and VoWiFi functionality and 4G+4G (LTE/WCDMA/GSM + LTE/WCDMA/GSM) Real-time intelligent context detection and recognition offering intelligent identification and classification of images in the photo gallery SLAM algorithm offers smooth, ...

Xiaomi now has 1000 service centers in over 600 cities across India, leader in after sales service

Xiaomi has achieved a new milestone by opening its 1000th authorized service center in India in Hyderabad. This includes 500 service centers for Mi TV. It opened its 500th service center in Bengaluru back in June last year. Xiaomi's service centers are now in over 600 cities in 4 years since the company entered India. The company said that it has over 6000 workforce contributing to the service network. Xiaomi says that it has emerged as the industry leader in after sales service against other players, based on an independent study by Red Quanta. It also said that it has  earned a Customer Satisfaction (CSAT) score of 86% with an industry Field Failure rate (FFR) at less than half of the industry average and the company's after sales team  recorded an Turn Around Time (TAT) with 95% cases resolved within 4 hour repair time and an average of 84% cases been resolved in just 2 hour repair time. To improve the customer satisfaction, Xiaomi has have taken new initiatives such as E-token system which offers customers the privilege to save time and pre-book a visit to their nearest service center on Mi.com or Mi Store app, thereby experiencing a 72% reduction in the customer waiting time at ...

Airtel to deploy 15000 new mobile sites, Massive MIMO pre-5G technology, 3000 kms of additional optic fiber in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana

After Kerala, Mumbai and Tamil Nadu, Airtel has announced massive network expansion in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana as part of its network transformation initiative – Project Leap. During the FY 18-19, Airtel plans to roll out 15,000 new mobile sites that translates to one new site being added every hour along with an addition of more than 3000 kilometers of optic fiber.  Airtel also plans to deploy pre-5G Massive MIMO technology across major business and residential hubs in the two states to step up high speed data experience for customers. Massive MIMO expands network capacities by 5-7 times on the same spectrum and delivers super fast data speeds despite a large number of concurrent users at the same location. Back in April, Airtel had deployed Massive MIMO pre-5G solution across IPL match venues offering up to 3x faster 4G speeds. Airtel 4G already covers over 85% of the population across two states. Commenting on the same, Avneet Singh Puri, Chief Executive Officer – Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, Bharti Airtel Ltd, said: As India’s leading mobile network, we are committed to providing a world-class experience to our customers and are committed significant investments this year to expand our high speed data footprint across the two geographies. This will further boost the coverage and data ...

Panasonic P90 with 5-inch HD display with Corning Gorilla Glass Protection, 4G VoLTE launched in India for Rs. 5599

Panasonic today launched P90, the company’s latest budget smartphone in India. It has a 5-inch HD display with Corning Gorilla Glass protection, is powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT6737 SoC with 1GB RAM, runs Android 7.0 (Nougat), has an 5-megapixel front and rear cameras with LED and packs a 2400mAh battery. Panasonic P90 specifications 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD 2.5D curved glass display with Corning Gorilla Glass protection 1.25 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6737 64-bit processor with Mali-T720 GPU 1GB RAM, 16GB internal storage, expandable memory with up to 128GB microSD Android 7.1.2 (Nougat) 5MP auto focus rear camera with LED flash 5MP front-facing camera with LED flash 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio Dimensions: 143x71.8x9.3mm; Weight: 151g 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS 2400mAh battery The Panasonic P90 comes in Blue, Black and Gold colors, is priced at Rs. 5599 and will be available through offline retailers across India starting today, June 20th. Commenting on the launch, Pankaj Rana, Business Head – Mobility Division, Panasonic India said: Post our association with Corning, we are happy to launch another P-series device, P90, with Corning Gorilla Glass protection which will keep the device protected from all damage and scratches. It has a 5MP front camera with LED flash and smart ...

Honor 10 Review

Past couple of years have marked  the rise in the mid-range flagship segment with the offerings from companies like Honor, Xiaomi and the OnePlus. These are the devices with few compromises yet offers an excellent experience at half the price of the flagships from Samsung, LG and Apple. Since India being an economic market, these devices are received well among masses and critic alike. One such company that enjoyed warm receptions over the years in Indian market is undoubtedly Huawei's online brand Honor. Some devices like Honor 8, Huawei View 10, and even budget Honor 9 Lite mark major changes for Honor in terms of product design. Not long ago, Honor launched its latest flagship device dubbed as Honor 10 sharing lots of aspects from Huawei P20 Pro. The Honor 10 is aimed at Sub 35k segment with some tried and tested elements, retaining their core philosophy yet with some compromises. We got the Honor 10 unit in Phantom Blue with 6GB RAM and 128GB on-board storage. Here's our take on it. Unboxing https://youtu.be/hM5DtkkOCa0 Display The Honor 10 sports a 5.84-inch (2240 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 2.5D curved glass, 19:9 aspect ratio with a pixel density of 432 ppi. It has 82.6% screen-to-body ratio, making it compact ...

Amazon Alexa now lets you control smart home cameras, ACs, TVs, set-top boxes and more with voice

Amazon India today has announced that Echo users can now control their Smart Home cameras, ACs, TVs and set-top boxes with just their voice. You can switch on the lamp, turn on the geyser without getting out of bed or dim the lights from the couch to watch a movie without lifting a finger.  These new capabilities are available to the newly launched Echo Spot. The company says that Alexa can now show live feeds from an Alexa-compatible camera on the screen of the Echo Spot. Alexa now also supports Smart Voice Remotes or IR Blasters such as OakRemote from Oakter and Silvan Sirus. These smart remotes replicate the infrared codes of conventional remotes and enable customers to voice control existing devices like ACs, TVs, and set-top-boxes. These devices come pre-configured for major satellite TV providers and customers can switch on/off their TVs and set-top boxes with their voice command. Much like Google routines, Alexa Routines also allows customers to automate a series of customizable actions using a single voice command. Users can create Routines from the Alexa app. Puneesh Kumar, Country Manager for Alexa Experience & Devices, Amazon India said: With the introduction of Alexa and hands-free voice in the home, we think customers are seeing now- more than ever- that ...

Xiaomi Redmi 6 Pro with 5.84-inch FHD+ display, dual rear cameras and Mi Pad 4 announcement set for June 25

Xiaomi has finally scheduled an event for the announcement of Redmi 6 Pro and the Mi Pad 4, successor of last year's Mi Pad 3 in China on June 25th. The Mi 6 Pro will have a 19:9 aspect ratio display with a notch, AI powered dual rear cameras, Snapdragon 625 and a 4000mAh battery, as mentioned in the invite, and the Mi Pad 4's back is teased in the invite and the company also confirms that it will have an 8-inch display. Xiaomi Redmi 6 Pro (M1805D1SE ) rumored specifications 5.84-inch (2280×1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19:9 2.5D curved glass display 2GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 506 GPU 2GB RAM with 16GB storage, 3GB RAM with 32GB storage, 4GB RAM with 64GB storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD Android 8.1 (Oreo) with MIUI Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD) 12MP rear camera with LED Flash, secondary rear camera 5MP front-facing camera Fingerprint sensor, Infrared sensor Dimensions: 149.33×71.68×8.75mm; Weight: 178g 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS + GLONASS 4000mAh (typical) / 3900mAh (minimum) battery Xiaomi Mi Pad 4 rumored specifications 8-inch FHD+ display with 18:9 aspect ratio, 320 PPI Octa Core Snapdragon 660 14nm Mobile Platform (Quad ...