Sony V02, V42D, V72D and V82D high-power party speakers launched in India

Sony Electronics announced its high-power speakers alongside portable speakers and outdoor speakers at CES earlier this year. Today, the company has refreshed its range of party speakers by launching four new models MHC-V82D, MHC-V72D, MHC-V42D, and MHC-V02 in India. Sony MHC-V82 and MHC-V72D speakers come with 360-degree surround sound along with rear tweeters, angled speakers and a spread sound generator. These speakers also have a 360-degree party light feature, which lits the whole space with immersive lighting and these also sync to the beat. However, the feature of light sync to the beat is not available on the V02 model. These new ranges of speaker feature Sony's new Jet Bass Booster which aims to create clear, deep, and space-filling bass. These also have a Karaoke mode along with three other modes namely 'Clean for a clear sound', 'Override for a distorted guitar sound', and 'Bass' mode. Additionally, these speakers allow users to let you play their own beat with the 'Taiko' mode. The MHC-V82 has dimensions of 1128 x 504 x 416 cm, followed by MHC-V72 which has dimensions of 370 x 930 x 427 cm. The V-42 and V-02 have dimensions of 328 x 799 x 300 cm and 281 x 500 x 306 cm respectively. These speakers come with 2 microphones, except ...

Redmi Note 7 Series sales cross 10 million units globally

Xiaomi's Redmi brand introduced the first Redmi Note 7 smartphone in China back in January, and the Redmi Note 7 Pro made its global debut  in India in February. Today the company has announced that the combined sales of Redmi Note 7 and Note 7 Pro have hit 10 million units globally in about four months or 129 days of launch. Earlier this month the company announced that it has sold 2 million or 20 lakh units of Redmi Note 7 series in India in 2 months The Redmi Note 7 Series sales hit 4 million units globally on March 29th, so it has added 6 million units in just 55 days. The company recently launched Redmi Note 7S in India, which will replace the Redmi Note 7 in the country. WOW! What an amazing accomplishment! Globally we have sold over 10 million Redmi Note 7 series in just 129 days, marking another major milestone for the awesome #RedmiNote7 series. We couldn't have gotten to this landmark moment without our amazing Mi Fans!#NoMiWithoutYou pic.twitter.com/Kx7NlkNNEF — Xiaomi #5GIsHere (@Xiaomi) May 27, 2019 The company is all set to introduce the Redmi K20 series in China tomorrow, which will also be launched in India soon. Source

Samsung Galaxy A50 gets a price cut in India, now available starting at Rs. 18490

Samsung launched the Galaxy A50 mid-range smartphone in India earlier this year. It was launched at a price of Rs. 19,990 for the 4GB RAM with 64GB storage variant and Rs. 22,990 for the 6GB RAM with 64GB internal storage variant. Today, the smartphone has received an Rs.1500 price cut in India and the will be available to buy with the revised prices starting today. Samsung Galaxy A50 4GB RAM with 64GB storage variant has received an Rs.1500 price cut and will now retail for Rs. 18,490. It was sold earlier for Rs. 19,990. The 6GB RAM with 64GB internal storage variant has also received an Rs.1500 price cut and will now retail for Rs. 21,490. It was sold earlier for Rs. 22,990. The revised prices are already live on Samsung India's website, Flipkart and Amazon. Smartphone Launch Price New Price Price cut Samsung Galaxy A50 Rs.19,990(4+64) Rs.18,490(4+64) Rs.1500 Rs.22,990(6+64) Rs.21,490(6+64) Rs.1500 To remind you, Samsung Galaxy A50 has a 6.4-inch Full HD+ Infinity-U Super AMOLED display, is powered by the latest Exynos 7 Series 9610 10nm processor with 6GB of RAM and runs Android Pie.  It packs a 4000mAh battery with support for fast charging. It has Bixby Vision, Bixby Voice, Bixby Home, and Bixby Reminder. It has an in-display fingerprint scanner and a triple rear ...

Nubia Red Magic 3 gaming smartphone to launch in India next month

ZTE's Nubia brand introduced the company's latest gaming smartphone Red Magic 3 in China earlier this year. At the launch, the company promised that it will bring the smartphone to India soon and as promised, today, the company has announced that the Red Magic 3 gaming smartphone will launch in India next month. Red Magic India posted a tweet earlier today which says "This Summer from the house of Nubia we bring to India Red Magic 3. COMING SOON". This clearly indicates that the Nubia will be launching the Red Magic 3 in June in India. This Summer from the house of Nubia we bring to India Red Magic 3. COMING SOON pic.twitter.com/4vMTYuE5HP — Red Magic India (@RedMagicIN) May 27, 2019 In other news, Xiaomi-backed BlackShark, today has launched its BlackShark 2 gaming smartphone in India starting at Rs. 39,999. It is to be seen how Nubia prices the Red Magic 3 in India. To recall, the Red Magic 3 flaunts a 6.65-inch FHD+ HDR AMOLED display with 90hz refresh rate, HDR support, is powered by Snapdragon 855 with up to 12GB of RAM, and the company claims that it is the world’s first smartphone with an active cooling system that dramatically improving thermal performance. It also comes with ...

Samsung Galaxy M30 Android Pie One UI update starts rolling out in India

Samsung has finally started rolling out Android 9.0 (Pie) One UI 1.1 update for the Galaxy M30, few days before it had promised. The phone was launched in February running Android 8.1 (Oreo) with Samsung Experience 9.5. Apart from the One UI visual changes, there are many other changes and new features including new adaptive themes for the keyboard that change based on the app you’re currently using, Scene Optimizer for the Camera app, and more. The Samsung Galaxy M30 update has build M305FDDU1BSEA and is 1144.25 MB in size. The Galaxy Check out the complete change log below. Upgraded One UI for Android Pie One UI brings you Android Pie, with exciting new features and a whole new look and feel based on feedback from users in Samsung and Google. We recommend that you back up your important data to keep it safe before the upgrade. Some apps, including Calculator, Samsung Internet, Samsung Health, Samsung Notes, Samsung Members, and Samsung Pay, need to be updated individually after you update your OS. To use the Remote unlock function in Find My Mobile on an Android Pie device, the screen lock password (or PIN / pattern) backup process is required. So please make sure that you remember the screen lock ...

ARM Cortex-A77 CPU, Mali-G77 GPU and Machine Learning IP announced

ARM today has announced its new premium CPU design, GPU design and Mobile IP based on the all-new Valhall architecture and a new machine learning (ML) processor. The new Cortex-A77 CPU, Mali-G77 GPU, and Machine Learning IP promise to offer 60 percent faster AI performance on smartphones. These are the successor to Cortex-A76 CPU, Mali-G76 GPU and Mali-V76 VPU launched last year. Cortex-A77 CPU ARM Cortex-A77 is the successor to Cortex-A76 CPU and the company calls it the third generation DynamIQ ‘big’ core CPU. The A76 is supposed to provide a 20% IPC performance improvement over Cortex-A76 and also provide a significant performance boost for next-generation devices. The new CPU also claims to offer 35 times faster more Machine Learning performance and 15 percent plus more memory bandwidth improvements than the old Cortex-A55. Key features of Cortex-A77 Armv8.2 architecture AArch32, and AArch64 support 64KB L1 I/D caches 256KB and 512KB private L2 cache, and up to 4MB shared L3 cache. Mali-G77 GPU ARM also unveiled their new Mali-G77 GPU design alongside the new CPU design and Machine Learning IP. Mali-G77 GPU is built on the new Valhall architecture which replaces the Bifrost architecture used in the GPUs earlier. This new GPU claims to deliver nearly 40 percent increase in performance ...

Black Shark 2 with 6.39-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, Snapdragon 855, up to 12GB RAM launched in India starting at Rs. 39999

Black Shark has launched Black Shark 2, the company's latest gaming smartphone in India, after it was introduced in China in March. It has 6.39-inch FHD+ AMOLED display with HDR support and touch algorithm optimization especially for gaming, is powered by Snapdragon 855 SoC with up to 12GB RAM, Ludicrous Mode for the best gaming experience, liquid cooling 3.0 that Tower-wide global liquid cooling system that uses liquid-cooled plate + liquid-cooled tube that can effectively cover all the heat-generating components to reduce the CPU’s core temperature by up to 14° C. It has an in-display fingerprint scanner, upgraded ‘X-style’ unique antenna design for a better reception, RGB logo on the back, Hidden press sensitive controls for the display, AI gaming experience, Live streaming of games, 48-megapixel rear camera along with a 12-megapixel telephoto lens for 2x loss-less zoom, 20-megapixel front camera and packs a 4000mAh battery with 27W fast charging that offers 30 minutes of gaming with just 5 minutes of charging. Black Shark 2 specifications 6.39-inch (2340 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19.5:9 display with 108.9% DCI – P3 color gamut, 430 nits brightness Octa-Core Snapdragon 855 7nm Mobile Platform (1 x 2.84GHz Kryo 485 + 3 x 2.42GHz Kryo 485 + 4x 1.80GHz Kryo ...

OnePlus 7 Pro OxygenOS 9.5.4 update brings camera improvements

OnePlus has started rolling out OxygenOS 9.5.4 update (OxygenOS 9.5.5 for Europe as per Google's instructions) that brings optimizations for double tap to wake and ambient display and audio for Bluetooth headset when playing games as well as camera improvements for HDR, low-light, fixes for white balance and focus issues. The OnePlus 7 Pro OxygenOS 9.5.4 update is 182MB in size and still has Android security patch for April, 2019. Check out the changelog below. System Optimized Double Tap to Wake and Ambient Display Fixed an issue that causes an audio delay with the Bluetooth headset when playing games General bug fixes and improvements Camera Improved image quality in HDR scenarios Improved image quality in low light Fixed white balance issue in several scenarios Fixed focus issue in several scenarios Source

Lenovo Project Limitless world’s first 5G PC powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx 5G compute platform announced

Lenovo at the Computex 2019 in Taipei announced Project Limitless, which calls as the world's first 5G  always-on, always-connected PC, powered by new Snapdragon 8cx 5G compute platform with the Qualcomm Snapdragon X55 5G modem. Lenovo did not share any specification of the device yet, but the prototype shows a convertible design, large screen and a fingerprint sensor. The Snapdragon 8cx 5G compute platform promises immersive user experiences, multi-gigabit LTE, multi-day battery life, and enterprise applications and security.  The Snapdragon 8cx 5G platform includes the Snapdragon X55 5G modem, which integrates Category 22 LTE, achieving peak download speeds of up to 2.5 Gbps, for the fastest 4G connectivity available today. More details about Project Limitless 5G PC from Lenovo and Qualcomm are expected in early 2020. Commenting on the same, Johnson Jia, senior vice president and general manager, Consumer Business of Intelligent Devices Group, Lenovo, said: At Lenovo, we don’t innovate for the sake of technology alone. Everything we do is about improving people’s experience. With real 5G in a PC2, it’s all about satisfying users’ need for speed: faster file transfers and streaming in 4K, 8K and even AR/VR; faster and higher quality video chats on-the-go; even faster screen refreshes for mobile gaming. When we say ...

Xiaomi Redmi Go 16GB storage variant launched in India for Rs. 4799

Xiaomi's Redmi brand has officially launched the entry-level Redmi Go smartphone with 16GB internal storage after teasing it last week. The design and rest of the specifications of the new variant of Redmi Go remain the same as the 8GB storage variant Redmi Go, except the change in internal storage. Redmi has increased the storage on the Redmi Go to 16GB from 8GB that was seen on the Redmi Go launched earlier this year. The design and rest of the specifications remain the same and there is no major change. The RAM still remains at 1GB and the company hasn't made changes here. Zyada apps, zyada entertainment, zyada masti.#RedmiGo ab (1GB + 16GB) ke zyada space waale variant ke saath. Sirf ₹4,799 mein.#AapkiNayiDuniya ab aur badi. Get yours from https://t.co/cwYEXdVQIo, Mi Home, @Flipkart. pic.twitter.com/HHfBlHumbk — Redmi India (@RedmiIndia) May 27, 2019 To recall, Redmi Go packs a 5-inch HD screen, Snapdragon 425 SoC with 1GB of RAM, 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 5-megapixel front camera, 4G LTE with dedicated SIM slots and a 3000mAh battery. The Redmi Go 16GB comes in Blue and Black colour options, is priced at Rs. 4799 and is available to purchase from Flipkart, Mi.com and Mi Home Stores. Xiaomi Redmi Go specifications ...