Airtel Books ebooks app launched, offers over 70,000 titles

Bharti Airtel today launched a new app called Airtel Books to bring a collection of e-books to smartphone users. Available to both Airtel and non-Airtel customers in iOS and Android, Airtel Books will initially offer over 70,000 titles from leading Indian and international authors. Latest launches like Mind Without Fear from Rajat Gupta are part of the exciting collection. Airtel Books plans to rapidly expand its e-books collection by partnering with leading publishers as well as leveraging its strategic partnership with Juggernaut Books. All Airtel Books users will get a complimentary 30-day trial to experience the app and can access ‘Free’ titles from the Readers Club. Airtel smartphone customers will also enjoy a one-time special benefit of being able to access any five ‘Paid’ titles from the Readers Club, which has a collection of over 5000 e-books. Airtel Books has a subscription service called, Reader’s Club which is priced at Rs. 129 for 6 months and Rs. 199 for 12 months. Customers can also buy books on a per book basis with best-in-class offers. Download Airtel Books (Free) — Android | iOS Commenting on the launch, Sameer Batra, CEO – Content & Apps, Bharti Airtel said: Airtel Books is another major milestone in our journey towards building ...

WhatsApp adds new privacy settings for Groups to prevent people from adding you to a group

The instant messaging platform WhatsApp has come a long way and continues to thrive despite being owned by Facebook. In fact, WhatsApp has grown from being a messaging platform to becoming an important aspect of our life. Thanks to frequent updates and useful features. Notably, Facebook-owned WhatsApp has been seeing some changes lately. Recently, the company has introduced a new privacy setting and invite system to help you decide who can add you to groups. To enable it, go to Settings in your app, then tap Account > Privacy > Groups and select one of three options: “Nobody,” “My Contacts,” or “Everyone.” “Nobody” means you'll have to approve joining every group to which you're invited, and “My Contacts” means only users you have in your address book can add you to groups. In those cases, the person inviting you to a group will be prompted to send a private invite through an individual chat, giving you the choice of joining the group. You'll have three days to accept the invite before it expires. With these new features, users will have more control over the group messages they receive. These new privacy settings will begin rolling out to some users starting today and will be ...

POCO Launcher gets Dark mode with pure black background, sharper app icons and more

POCO Launcher has been getting updates frequently bring new features. This week it has been updated to version 2.6.5.7 that has an option to adjust the background transparency. If the transparency is set to 0% after selecting dark mode, all the panes will turn pure black, saving battery life in phones with AMOLED display. The latest stable update also adds new features that were being tested in recent beta updates, including option to add custom apps to App vault shortcuts, double tap to lock the phone on all compatible models as well as several bug fixes. POCO Launcher is not restricted to POCO F1, and is available for all the Android smartphones. Download POCO Launcher [APK] New features in POCO Launcher v2.6.5.7 Fix the bug of icon pack with white background. Dark mode! Yay! You can add custom apps to App vault shortcuts now. Double tapping the screen to lock device works on all compatible models now. Icons got crisper and prettier! We fixed the bugs that slowed down the UI. Now it's more responsive. We fixed multiple minor bugs as well. Via

MIUI will get rid of ads that affect user experience, bring several new features: CEO

Xiaomi is known for showing ads on its phones with MIUI, which the company says is done in order to support the development cost of its own apps. Now the CEO has confirmed that he had discussion with MIUI developers for over three hours, and said that it will give priority in solving users' issues. Xiaomi's product director Wang Teng Thomas said that the CEO Lei Jun has confirmed that MIUI will remove advertisements in MIUI that affect the user experience and also remove vulgar ads. Xiaomi started development of MIUI 11 back in January, which promised 'new and unique OS'. Last week in a Q&A Xiaomi said that MIUI 11 will add new set of unified system icons redesigned from the ground up, ultimate power saving mode with option to only make calls and messages in monochrome mode to conserve power and lots more. System-wide Dark mode is already rolling out with latest Android Pie update for several devices, so it should be available out of the box in MIUI 11. Now MIUI has announced that after reviewing the feedback from everyone, it has selected six top features. It has asked users to vote for three new features that should be prioritized for development. MIUI product planning team ...

Stuffcool 10000mAh Type-C 3A two-way fast charging power bank and minima Type-C to C cable launched

After the launch of its 10000mAh Type-C power bank with two-way Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 last year, Stuffcool today launched its 10000mAh Type-C 3A Fast Charge Power Bank (B1062).  The Stuffcool 1062 power bank has a  dotted textured body, weighs 231 grams, has a compact body and features four LEDs that light up in white to indicate the current charge level and charging/ discharging of the power bank. The Power Bank offers two standard Type-A USB ports (5V/2.1A max), one Type-C port (5V/3A fast charging) that can be used for both input/output and one Micro-USB port (5V/2A), which can only be used for charging the power bank.  The company says that this is the only power bank available with real Type C 3A input/output, while other brands offers maximum 2.4A input/output. It has also launched the minima Type-C to C cable (3A max) with 15cm of length to charge your smartphone with type C input using the Type-C output port in Stuffcool power bank. The Stuffcool 10000mAh Type C 3A two-way fast charging power bank is priced at Rs. 2499, but you can get it from Amazon.in, Flipkart and stuffcool.com for Rs. 1999. The Stuffcool minima Type-C to C cable is priced at Rs. 499, but you can get it ...

Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro gets unofficial TWRP recovery support

Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 7 Pro in the country back in February, the company was quick in releasing the kernel sources for the device. Android Pie based kernel sources for Redmi Note 7 (lavender) and Redmi Note 7 Pro (violet) were released a couple of weeks ago. These source codes are not useful for normal users but are helpful for Android developers and tinkerers who want to get the most out of their devices. Following the release on kernel sources, now TWRP recovery is also available for Redmi Note 7 Pro, but this is an unofficial version and is under beta testing currently. You can download the TWRP image file from here and flash it on your device but keep in mind that this is a beta version. The Redmi Note 7 Pro comes in Nebula Red, Neptune Blue and Onyx Black, is priced at Rs. 13,999 for the 4GB RAM with 64GB storage version and the 6GB RAM with 128GB storage version costs Rs. 16,999 (not available as of now). It goes on sale exclusively on Flipkart, Mi.com every Wednesday and is also available Mi Home stores. Check out our Redmi Note 7 Pro review in case you’re considering buying it. Warning disclaimer: Bootloader unlocking and flashing custom ...

Over 5 lakh Realme 3 units sold in 3 weeks of launch

Realme launched the Realme 3  smartphone in India last month, and the company already announced that it sold 2.1 lakh units in the first day of launch, later it said that it sold 3,11,800 units in first two weeks. After three weeks, the company has announced that it has sold over 5 lakh or 500,000 units has been sold. All thanks to your love! 🤩 In just 3 weeks, more than 5 lakh units of #realme3 have been sold and rated 4.5⭐ on @Flipkart. #PowerYourStyle pic.twitter.com/3y0cn3wIVw — realme (@realmemobiles) April 2, 2019 The company added that it has received 4.5 stars on Flipkart from the buyers. Few hours back the company announced second permanent price cut for the Realme U1 smartphone, which is now available starting at Rs. 9999. It is available on Amazon.in and Realme India website online, as well as offline stores.

HUAWEI P30 Lite with triple rear cameras expected to launch in India alongside P30 Pro next week

HUAWEI has been teasing the launch of P30 Pro in India since it was introduced last week. Even Amazon.in listing went live yesterday. Now there are reports that the company is planning to launch the P30 Lite in the country along with the P30 Pro early next week. To remind you, the P20 Lite was launched in India along with the P20 Pro back in April last year. HUAWEI P30 Lite specifications 6.15-inch (2312  x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19:5:9 2.5D curved glass display with 96% NTSC color gamut Octa-Core Kirin 710 12nm (4 x 2.2GHz  Cortex-A73 +4 x 1.7GHz Cortex-A53) with ARM Mali-G51 MP4 GPU 6GB RAM, 128GB storage, expandable memory up to 512GB with microSD Android 9.0 (Pie) with EMUI 9.0 Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD) 24MP rear camera with LED flash, f/1.8 aperture, secondary 2MP rear camera, 8MP 120° ultra-wide camera 32MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture Fingerprint sensor Dimensions: 152.9×72.7×7.4mmWeight: 159g Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 4.2 LE, GPS + GLONASS, USB Type-C 3340mAh (typical) battery with fast charging We should know the exact launch date in the coming days. Source

INOX to bring 270-degree movie watching ScreenX technology to India

INOX Leisure which is India's popular multiplex operator has signed a deal with CJ 4DPLEX to bring 'ScreenX' technology to India. INOX will be the first multiplex in India to bring ScreenX. What is ScreenX Technology? ScreenX is the world's first multi-projection system designed to enhance the cinematic immersiveness of the theatre setting. ScreenX allows moviegoers to experience beyond the frame of the movie screen by utilizing a proprietary system that expands images of feature films and pre-show advertising to create an immersive, panoramic, 270-degree format that projects onto three walls of theaters. This also aims to enhance the entertainment value of the content. The agreement was signed at CinemaCon which is the world's largest event for the movie theatre industry taking place currently at Las Vegas. Commenting on this partnership, Alok Tandon, Chief Executive Officer — INOX Leisure Ltd said: Ensuring a great viewing experience for our patrons has always been our foremost priority, which inspires us to continuously reinvent & innovate and bring the best technology to them. Further to this endeavor, we are proud to announce our association with ScreenX, which will enable us to offer an unprecedented 270-degree cinema-viewing experience on three walls of the theatre. This new form of storytelling would deliver the narrative in a ...

Google India VP Rajan Anandan quits, will join Sequoia Capital

Rajan Anandan, Vice President of Google India and South East Asia quits Google today. Anandan confirmed the same via his tweet, and he will be joining Sequoia Capital soon. 8 amazing years. 850million internet users across India and SEA. Many billions of revenue and fastest growing region in the world. Incredible team that thinks big and executes superbly. Thank you @GoogleIndia #GoogleSEA. Loved every minute. — Rajan Anandan (@RajanAnandan) April 2, 2019 Rajan Anandan served at Google for 8 years and will be joining Silicon Valley's marquee venture fund Sequoia Capital. Anandan contributed a lot to Google and was responsible for driving growth at Google India. He will be staying at the company until the end of this month before joining Sequoia. Until Google India finds a new person for this position, Vikas Agnihotri who is Google's country director for sales will take on the interim responsibility. Commenting on this, Scott Beaumont, President, Google Asia Pacific said: We are grateful to Rajan for his huge contribution to Google over the past eight years. His entrepreneurial zeal and leadership have helped grow the overall internet ecosystem in India and Southeast Asia, and we wish him all the best in his new adventures. Commenting on the arrival of Anandan, ...