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Tuesday, 14 May 2019

Apple iOS 12.3 released with new TV app and channels

Apple released iOS 12 back in September 2018, and today the company has released the third major update to the iOS 12 i.e., iOS 12.3 and this comes over a month after the release of iOS 12.2. In this update, the main focus has been on the new TV app and the channels feature. The main focus of iOS 12.3 update is the all-new Apple TV app which has got a facelift and is enhanced with a new look and functionality. Users can subscribe to Apple TV channels within the Apple TV app, pay for only the ones they want and watch on demand directly in the app. Apart from this, the "Watch Now" and "Up Next" now offers customized content to users based on a new machine learning algorithm and users can explore curated collections based on a secure and comprehensive understanding of users’ viewing interests. It will be available in over 100 countries starting today. Apple TV also now has dedicated 'Kids section', which shows curated showcases and movies for kids for all ages. The next feature added by Apple in this update is 'Channels'. Users can sign up and watch their favorite channels within the TV app without the need to open ...

Noise TuneElite Review

After Shots X5 and Shots X3 Bass true wireless headphones, Noise, popular for its audio accessories launched TuneElite, the company's new Neckband wireless headphones this week. It is affordable, promises up to 10 hours of playback and the design looks trendy. After using it for about a week, here is the review of the Bluetooth headset. Box Contents Noise TuneElite headphones in Black color Different set of eartips (Small, Medium and Large) Micro USB Cable User manual Design and Build Quality The headset has a simple design that is similar to most other neckband wireless headsets. There in-ear buds have angled tips that perfectly fits in your ears, and doesn't fall out easily even when you are running. There is a small wire connecting earbuds and the neck band.  The back of the earbuds with noise branding is magnetic that snap together when not in use. [gallery link="file" columns="2" size="medium" ids="282171,282170,282168,282167"] The band that you wear around the neck is flexible, lightweight and has a smooth finish. The bottom housing also offers a smooth rubbery finish. On the left side there is a micro USB charging port under the flap, while the right side features the noise branding. The left part also has all the buttons that includes ...

Lenovo introduces world’s first foldable laptop in ThinkPad X1 family

At the ongoing Lenovo Accelerate 2019 event, Lenovo has unveiled a preview and demo of the world's first foldable PC in ThinkPad X1 Family. It is a full-fledged laptop with a foldable screen and with this launch, the foldable laptop joins Lenovo's premium ThinkPad family. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XBU_xxpsQk The foldable laptop from Lenovo sports a single OLED 2K display made by LG Display and according to the company, this display can fold in half and reduce its width by 50 percent. According to Lenovo, with the foldable laptop users can fold it into a book, conveniently fold it and get into the office, go into meetings and suggests many possibilities with the foldable laptop. The company says that ThinkPad combines laptop productivity with smartphone portability to fold into a user's lifestyle. There is not much information regarding the pricing, specifications, and availability and Lenovo is expected to reveal more details only next year. Source

Paytm First Credit Card launched – 1% universal unlimited cashback, exclusive offers, no fees

Paytm today launched its Paytm First Credit Card in partnership with Citi. The company says that it is India’s first card with 1% universal unlimited cashback, and no restrictions on earning categories. "This is a partnership between two incredible companies" - @vijayshekhar Introducing the 'Paytm First Credit Card' powered by @Citibank @VISA πŸ’³ More details soon! pic.twitter.com/nGxk6Pqt1N — Paytm (@Paytm) May 14, 2019 Paytm First Card’s combination of offerings include Unlimited 1% cashback, without restrictions, auto-credited to card every month No hidden fees or charges Accepted in India and internationally Contactless enabled Full waiver of annual fee of INR 500 on spends exceeding INR 50,000 per year Attractive Equated Monthly Installment (EMI) options Exclusive offers on dining, shopping, travel, amongst others on the globally acclaimed Citi Privileges platform Paytm customers can apply for the credit card on the Paytm app, where they will also be able to conveniently track offers through the Paytm First Cardpassbook. Paytm First Card customers will be awarded Paytm promo-codes worth INR 10,000 on spending a minimum of INR 10,000 on the credit card within the first four months of issuance. The Paytm First Card passbook also highlights exclusive offers, both from Patym and Citi on a real-time basis.  Paytm will identify the potential ...

Redmi K20 confirmed officially, will be ‘flagship killer’ in the Redmi series

Redmi today confirmed that its upcoming flagship will be called Redmi K20. Regarding the naming, Redmi President Lu Weibing said that the K series is the performance flagship of Redmi, and K stands for killer, so the Redmi K20 will be flagship killer! The company already posted its teaser with a pop-up front camera and a no-notch display. Redmi President Lu Weibing already confirmed that the phone will be powered by Snapdragon 855 and retain the 3.5mm audio jack. This is expected to be the Redmi K20 Pro. Based on earlier rumors, the phone said to pack a 6.39-inch FHD+ no-notch display, up to 8GB RAM and 256GB storage, MIUI 10 based on Android Pie, 48MP primary rear camera, 8MP telephoto lens and a 13MP ultra-wide angle lens, 20MP pop-up front camera, sixth generation in-display fingerprint sensor and a 4000mAh battery. The Redmi K20 is expected to be powered by Snapdragon 730, which should launch in India soon. We should know the official launch date soon. Source 1, 2

Xiaomi releases Android Pie based kernel source for Redmi Note 6 Pro

Xiaomi launched first quad camera phone Redmi Note 6 Pro in India back in November running MIUI 10 on top of Android 8.1 (Oreo) and recently rolled out Android 9.0 (Pie) based MIUI Global Stable 10.3 for the smartphone. Now, the company has released Android Pie kernel sources for the Redmi Note 6 Pro (codename tulip). Even though the source code is not useful for normal users, it would be helpful for Android developers and tinkerers who would like to create custom software builds. You can download the kernel source from the GitHub source link below. Xiaomi has already released Android Pie based source codes for Redmi Note 7 and Redmi Note 7 Pro but the company is yet to release Kernel sources for the recently-launched Redmi 7. We will keep you updated as soon as the company releases the source code for it. Source

Monday, 13 May 2019

Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 and Redmi Note 7 Pro sales cross 2 million units in India, new 48MP camera phone coming soon

Xiaomi launched Redmi Note 7 and Note 7 Pro in February, and the company last month said that it sold  1 Million or 10 lakh Units of Redmi Note 7 Series within a month of launch. Today, the company has announced that the combined sale has hit 2 million or 20 lakh units in India in 2 months. The record of 2 Million Units combines both online sales and offline sales. 2+ MILLION in 2 MONTHS! #MissionAccomplished! πŸ₯Š Thank you Mi fans for the love you've shown to #RedmiNote7 and #RedmiNote7Pro! Now it's time to gear up for a new #48MP! πŸ’₯ Are you ready for #48MPForEveryone? RT if you wanna know more. pic.twitter.com/hk0KFsAPNo — Redmi India (@RedmiIndia) May 13, 2019 With this amazing milestone achievement, Xiaomi has also announced an all-new 48MP camera phone is coming soon. RUNAWAY SUCCESS! Proud that we sold 2M+ #RedmiNote7 & Pro in 2 months! = 2.5 Lakh/week. πŸŽ‰ Everyone loved the crazy #48MP @ #RedmiNote7Pro. The demand was probably >1M/week. ❤️ To celebrate, we're bringing another #48MP phone! πŸ“Έ Any guesses? RT if excited. πŸ”„ #48MPForEveryone pic.twitter.com/CzaMLmUCkh — Manu Kumar Jain (@manukumarjain) May 13, 2019 To remind you, the Redmi Note 7 is powered by the Snapdragon 660 Mobile Platform with up to 4GB of RAM, sports ...

Nokia Fan Festival: Discounts on Nokia 8.1, Nokia 8 Sirocco, Nokia 7.1 and Nokia 6.1 Plus in India

Nokia launched several smartphones last year and this year in the budget, mid-range and flagship segment. The company announced price cuts on some of its products recently and similarly, today, as a part of Nokia Fan Festival, Nokia is offering discounts on Nokia 7.1, Nokia 8.1, Nokia 6.1 Plus and Nokia 8 Sirocco smartphones. Nokia is hosting the Fan Festival Sale on Nokia India's official website and users can use various discount codes provided by Nokia to avail discounts. Users can avail discounts on Nokia 7.1, Nokia 8.1, Nokia 6.1 Plus and Nokia 8 Sirocco smartphones. The offer on various Nokia smartphone is valid only today(13th May 2019) Nokia 8.1 offer details Users buying the Nokia 8.1 can avail a flat discount of Rs.6000 on Nokia 8.1 4GB RAM variant by using the promo code FLAT6000 and the effective price comes to Rs.20,999. For the 6GB variant RAM, users can use the promo code FLAT4000 to get a flat discount of Rs.4000 and the effective price comes to Rs. 25,999. Nokia 8 Sirocco offer details Users looking to buy the Nokia 8 Sirocco can use the promo code FANFESTIVAL to get a flat discount of Rs.1000 and the effective price comes to Rs.35,999. Nokia 7.1 offer details Users buying the ...

HONOR days sale on Amazon from May 13 to 17 – Discounts on smartphones, wearables and tablets

HONOR has started HONOR days sale from 13th- 17th May on Amazon.in. This lets buyers save up to Rs. 10,000 on smartphones, wearables and tablets. This also includes exchange offers. With every purchase of a smartphone, buyers will also get an opportunity to buy the HONOR Band 4 at a special price of Rs. 2099 during the offer period. Deals on HONOR smartphones on Amazon HONOR View20 — Starting at Rs. 37,999 (Rs. 5000 off on all credit and debit card payments, 9 month No-cost EMI) HONOR Play (6GB + 64GB) —  Rs. 15,999 (Rs. 10,000 off) HONOR Play (4GB + 64GB) —  Rs. 13,999 (Rs. 8000 off) HONOR 8X — Starting at Rs. 12,999 (Rs. 2000 off) HONOR 10 Lite (4GB + 64GB) — Rs. 12,999 (Rs. 1000 off) HONOR 9 Lite (4GB + 64GB) — Rs. 9,999 (Rs. 7000 off) HONOR 9N (4GB + 64GB) — Rs. 9,999 (Rs. 5000 off) HONOR 8C (4GB + 32GB) — Rs. 9,999 (Rs. 1000 off) HONOR 7C (3GB + 32GB) — Rs. 7,999 (Rs. 3000 off) Deals on HONOR tablets on Amazon HONOR MEDIAPAD T3  8" 3GB +32GB — Rs. 11,999 (Rs. 3000 off, 9 month No-cost EMI) HONOR MEDIAPAD T3  8" 2GB +16GB — Rs. 10,499 (Rs. 3500 off) Deals on HONOR wearables on Amazon HONOR Band 4  — Rs. 2,399 ...

Vivo Y95 gets another price cut in India, now available for Rs. 13990

Vivo Y95 smartphone was launched by Vivo in India in November 2018 for a price of Rs.16,990. After the launch, the smartphone received two price cuts and was selling for Rs. 14,990. Today, Vivo Y95 has received yet another price cut, and is now available at Rs.13,990. According to a report, Vivo Y95 has received a price cut of Rs.1000 and the revised price now is Rs.13,990. At the time of writing this article, the revised prices aren't live yet on e-commerce websites like Amazon, Flipkart, Paytm Mall, and Vivo India's official website. We should see the revised prices reflecting soon on these websites. Smartphone Old Price Revised Price Vivo Y95 Rs.16,990 Rs.13,990(Rs.3000 price cut) Vivo launched the 8GB RAM version of the V15 Pro in India earlier today, so the 6GB RAM version has received a Rs. 2000 price cut and is available for Rs. 26990. To recall, Vivo Y95 packs a 6.22-inch HD+ screen with Halo FullView display and 88.6% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by Snapdragon 439 12nm SoC with 4GB of RAM, runs Android 8.1 (Oreo) with Funtouch OS 4.5, comes with a 13-megapixel rear camera along with a secondary 2-megapixel camera for portraits, as well as a 20-megapixel front camera with support for face unlock ...