Amazon introduces new Echo Dot, new Echo Plus and Echo Sub Subwoofer in India starting at Rs. 4499

Amazon has introduces new line-up of Echo devices, and an Echo companion device that include: 3rd generation Echo Dot, 2nd generation Echo Plus and new Echo Sub subwoofer for Echo devices in India. The 3rd-generation Echo Dot features a new curved shape, fabric design and more powerful sound. You can connect devices to it via Bluetooth or 3.5mm audio cable. It offers louder with richer sound, all in a compact design. The 2nd-generation Echo Plus includes an embedded temperature sensor, so you can set temperature-based routines using other smart home devices. It also has a larger 3-inch Neodymium woofer and increased back volume for improved bass and the mids and highs are clearer. It also features an all-new fabric design. The Echo Sub is the first wireless Echo subwoofer offering thumping 100W deep bass sound through a 6" woofer when listening to music on their existing or new Echo devices. You can connect Echo Sub to compatible Echo devices to create a 1.1 or 2.1 pairing for stereo sound. Equalizer feature lets you adjust the bass, mid-range, and treble of the pairing simply by using your voice. Echo Sub is not optimized for other Echo Dot (2nd Gen), Echo Spot or Alexa-enabled devices and does not support video playback, ...

GoPro HERO7 Black with HyperSmooth Gimbal-like stabilization, live streaming announced

GoPro today introduced HERO7 Black, after a leak  earlier this month. It has HyperSmooth, which the company says is the best in-camera video SuperPhotostabilization ever featured in a camera, offering gimbal-like stabilized video without a motorized gimbal. The feature also works underwater and in high-shock and wind situations. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZX0IFavMGeg It has a new TimeWarp Video feature that applies a high-speed, 'magic-carpet-ride' effect to  videos. This transforms longer experiences into short, flowing videos up to 30x speed. It is the first GoPro to live stream so that you can share real time videos on Facebook, Twitch, YouTube, Vimeo and other platforms. There are also HERO7 White with 10MP sensor and 1080p 60 fps capture and the HERO7 Silver with 10MP sensor with HDR and 4K 30 fps capture, both with built-in battery and waterproof body and improved video stabilization. Highlights of GoPro HERO7 Black 12MP sensor HyperSmooth in-camera video stabilization for gimbal-like stabilized video without gimbal Durable Waterproof Design (up to 10m / 30 feet) 2 Inch (320 x 480 pixels) Touch Screen microSD expansion slot (up to 128GB) Voice Control for hands-free control, Wake on Voice Rugged build for better durability Live Stream – automatic sharing as you live it while saving your streamed videos to your SD card in high definition TimeWarp ...

iFFALCON introduces world’s first 32-inch HD Ready Android TV with AI assistant in India

iFFALCON, smart TV brand from TCL has introduced  the world’s First 32-inch (32F2A), HD-ready, Google-certified Android TV with AI assistant in India.  The company launched range of Smart LED TVs. The iFFALCON 32F2A has Micro Dimming and white LED HD backlight features to enhance the colour gamut to provide more dynamic and vibrant contrast. It runs Android 8.0 (Oreo) with in-built Google Assistant to easily access entertainment, search for information, and control other connected devices across your home with voice. It also has Dolby audio, similar to the company's 32-inch 32F2 model. iFFALCON will also launch 40F2A and the iFFALCON 49F2A – in October 2018. In addition to sizes 32, 40 and 49, the iFFALCON will also launch 65 and 75-inch TVs in Google certified Android range this festive season. "The 75-inch TV will provide an immersive sound experience with Harman Kardon speakers," said the company. The iFFALCON 32F2A will launch in India soon exclusively on Flipkart, so we don't know its price yet. Commenting on the announcement, TCL India Country Manager,Mike Chen, TCL Technologies, said: The market for smart home entertainment solutions in India is growing at an exponential pace. The country’s growing consumer base is demanding access to the most cutting-edge smart technology at the most ...

Intex STAARi 11 with 5-inch HD display, dual front cameras, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 4499

Intex has launched STAARi 11, the company's latest budget smartphone with dual front cameras. It has an 8-megapixel front camera along with a secondary 2-megapixel camera for portrait selfies. It also has an 8-megapixel camera on the back. Both the cameras have LED flash. Other camera features include, Background Change, Night Shot, Face Beauty, and Burst Mode. It has a 5-inch HD 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by a 1.3 GHz Quad Core Processor with 2GB of RAM and a 2400mAh battery. Intex STAARi 11 specifications 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD display 1.3GHz Quad-core processor 2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 64GB with microSD Android 7.1 (Nougat) OS Dual SIM 8MP rear camera with LED Flash 8MP front-facing camera with LED flash, secondary 2MP camera 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio Dimensions: 145.4x71.7x9.1mm; Weight: 150g 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS 2400mAh battery The Intex STAARi 11 comes in Champagne and Black colors, is priced at Rs. 4499 and is available exclusively on Snapdeal.

Xiaomi Redmi Y2 Blue and Black color variants launched in India

Xiaomi launched the Redmi Y2, selfie-focused smartphone in India back in June in Elegant Gold, Rose Gold and Dark Grey colors, today it has launched the Mesmerising Blue and Stunning Black color variants of the smartphone in the country. The company launched Red color variants of the Redmi Note 5 Pro and Mi A2 smartphones in India this month. Xiaomi Redmi Y2 specifications 5.99-inch (1440 × 720 pixels) HD+ 18:9 2.5D curved glass display with 1000:1 contrast ratio, 450 nits (typ) Brightness, 70.8% NTSC color gamut 2GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 506 GPU 3GB RAM with 32GB storage / 4GB RAM with 64GB storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD Android 8.1 (Oreo) with MIUI 9 Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD) 12MP rear camera with LED Flash, 1.25μm pixel size, PDAF, f/2.2 aperture, secondary 5MP camera 16MP front-facing camera with LED flash, f/2.0 aperture, 78.8-degree wide-angle lens Fingerprint sensor, Infrared sensor Dimensions: 160.73 × 77.26 × 8.1mm; Weight: 170g 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS + GLONASS 3080mAh (typical) / 3000mAh (minimum) battery The Xiaomi Redmi Y2 Black and Blue color variants will go on sale on Amazon.in and Mi.com from tomorrow, September 21st, 12PM starting at Rs. 9,999. Source

Nokia 5.1 Plus with 5.86-inch 19:9 display, dual rear cameras launching in India on September 24 exclusively on Flipkart

HMD Global introduced the Nokia 5.1 Plus along with the Nokia 6.1 Plus in India last month. It said that the phone will be available in the country in September. Today the company has confirmed that the phone will launch on September 24th exclusively on Flipkart. The Android One smartphone packs a 5.86-inch HD+ 19:9 aspect ratio 2.5D curved glass display with 84% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by MediaTek Helio P60 12nm processor with 3GB of RAM, runs Android 8.1 (Oreo) OS, which is upgradable to Android P. It features a 13-megapixel rear camera along with a secondary 5-megapixel camera for AI portrait shots, 8-megapixel camera on the front for AI-powered selfie portraits and beauty mode. It has a glass back, fingerprint sensor on the back and packs a 3000mAh battery. Nokia 5.1 Plus specifications 5.86-inch ( 720×1520 pixels) HD+ 2.5D curved glass 19:9 aspect ratio display Octa Core MediaTek Helio P60 12nm processor (Quad 2GHz Cortex A73 + Quad 2GHz Cortex A53 CPUs) with 800MHz ARM Mali-G72 MP3 GPU 3GB RAM, 32GB internal storage, expandable memory up to 400GB with microSD Android 8.1 (Oreo) OS, upgradable to Android P Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD) 13MP rear camera with LED Flash, f/2.0 aperture, PDAF, secondary 5-megapixel rear camera ...

Apple iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR certification reveals battery capacity and RAM

Apple unveiled iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR, the company’s next-generation iPhones last week. Apple doesn’t mentions battery capacity for the iPhones on its site, and we usually find those details later on certification sites or in teardowns. Now all these phones have been certified by TENAA in China revealing battery capacities and RAM. To remind you, last year's iPhone X comes with 2716mAh battery and 3GB LPDDR4x RAM. The 5.8-inch iPhone XS actually has a smaller 2658mAh battery compared to the iPhone X, but the 6.5-inch iPhone XS Max packs a 3174mAh battery. Both these have 4GB of RAM. The 6.1-inch iPhone XR has a 2942mAh battery and 3GB of RAM. We should know more details about the hardware of the iPhones, including the modem when iFixit or TechInsights does a teardown. Phone Battery capacity RAM Apple iPhone X 2716mAh 3GB Apple iPhone XS 2658mAh 4GB Apple iPhone XS Max 3174mAh 4GB Apple iPhone XR 2942mAh 3GB Apple iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max will be launching in India on September 28 starting at Rs. 99,900 and Rs. 1,09,900, and the iPhone XR will be available from October 26th starting from Rs. 76900. Source 1, 2, 3

Xiaomi Redmi 6 Pro and Redmi Y2 MIUI 10 Beta testing to start soon

Xiaomi announced Redmi Y2 running on MIUI 9.5 based on Android Oreo 8.1 and also announced MIUI 10 Global Beta ROM at the same event back in June. The company recently launched Redmi 6 Pro running on MIUI 9.6 based on Android Oreo 8.1 in India along with Redmi 6A and Redmi 6 on 5th Sep. Xiaomi has recently started rolling out MIUI 10 Global Stable ROM for Redmi Y2, Redmi Note 5 Pro and others. Now, Xiaomi has posted recruitment for Beta testers for some devices on Mi Community India, the company is looking for MIUI 10 Global Beta ROM testers for Redmi 6 Pro, Redmi Y2, Redmi Note 5, Redmi 5, Redmi 5A, Redmi Y1, Redmi Y1 Lite, Redmi Note 4. In case you have any of the above-mentioned devices and want to test the MIUI updates before everyone else, you can apply here to be a part of the Beta testing team. Beta testers get certain privileges including access to Closed Beta OTA updates, in case you are not aware of Closed Beta ROM refer to this post. Users are supposed to flash MIUI Global Beta ROM on their device before applying which can be done using Updater method ...

Qualcomm announces open-source DIRBS platform to combat counterfeit, stolen devices

Qualcomm today announced that it is making its Device Identification, Registration, and Blocking System (DIRBS) platform as freely downloadable open-source software. The DIRBS server-based software platform can be used to help identify illegal, and stolen mobile devices in a country. The DIRBS software platform will help regulatory agencies classify devices and generate IMEI-based lists for notification, amnesty, and blocking purposes. This move comes as its efforts to combat the improper use of counterfeit, illegal and stolen devices on cellular networks. Qualcomm says that counterfeiting resulted in around 184M global lost smartphone sales units in 2015. The DIRBS server-based software platform will be hosted on the open-source software website Github, and may be freely downloaded from here and used by anyone. Mohammad Raheel Kamal, Senior Director, IPR Enforcement, Qualcomm Incorporated said: Counterfeit devices are a significant problem worldwide and result in an estimated45.3 billion EUR in lost sales to genuine manufacturers each year, according to a recent European Union Intellectual Property Office Study issued in February of 2017. Sharing the DIRBS solution as the freely downloadable open-source software will allow the mobile industry to rapidly implement this powerful technology to help address counterfeiting and related issues around the globe. John Han, senior vice president, Qualcomm Incorporated and ...

OPPO F9 Pro Starry Purple color variant goes on sale in India

OPPO launched F9 Pro smartphone in India last month. Sunrise Red and Twilight Blue versions went on sale on August 31st. Today the Starry Purple is available in the country joining the other two color variants. To remind you, the F9 Pro has a 6.3-inch Full HD+ display with Waterdrop Screen with screen-to-body ratio up to 90.8% for a more immersive experience, is powered by Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P60 12nm processor with up to 6GB RAM, ColorOS 5.2 based on Android 8.1 (Oreo), 16MP rear camera with LED flash, f/1.85 aperture, secondary 2MP camera and a 25MP front-facing camera, f/2.0 aperture, AI, Sony IMX576 sensor. It has dedicated dual SIM slots, Fingerprint sensor on the back and a 3500mAh battery with VOOC Flash charge fast charging that promises 2 hours of talk time with 5-minute charge. It has a gradient color design, again a first in the F series. This uses advanced color processes. To achieve a unified design, F9 Pro for the first time has used a gradient design on the side frame, making the sides and the back a naturally connected whole. The OPPO F9 Pro is priced at Rs. 23,990 is available from Flipkart, Amazon.in as well as offline stores. Commenting on the same,  Will ...