Apple’s first company-owned, company-operated India outlet to open at Bandra Kurla Complex in Mumbai: Report

Rumours regarding Apple's first own India outlet has been surfacing for quite some time now and looks like things are in favour of The Cupertino-based tech giant now as the latest report reveals that Apple will open its first company-owned India outlet in Mumbai by next year. According to a report from Economic Times, Apple has chosen Mumbai's Maker Maximity Mall in Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) as the venue for its first own India outlet. The report also reveals that Apple has leased around 20,000-25,000 sq ft space for its outlet and is spread over three floors in the Maker Maximity Mall. It is said to be the largest Apple Store in India and will be three times the size of Apple Flagship Premium Reseller's 8000 sq.ft outlet in Mumbai which opened in August this year. Apple is reportedly working on the design, importing the fixtures and furniture and is expected to open it for the public by September 2020. The company also has plans to open 2-3 retail offline retail stores in India soon. Apple currently sells its products through e-commerce partners like Flipkart, Amazon.in, PayTM Mall, and offline retailers. We should know more information in the coming months. Apple in a statement said: We love ...

Xiaomi sells over 2.5 lakh Mi TVs during Diwali festive sale across Mi.com, Flipkart and Amazon

Diwali festive sale kicked off recently across major e-commerce platforms like Flipkart, Amazon.in with offers from various smartphone brands including Xiaomi, Realme, Samsung, OPPO, Vivo, and more. Today, Xiaomi has revealed that it has achieved a record-breaking sale of over 2,50,000 or 2.5 lakh Mi TVs in the first few days across Diwali With Mi on mi.com, The Big Billion Days on Flipkart, and Great Indian Shopping Festival on Amazon. Xiaomi has sold over 43 Mi TVs per minute and the company says that the start of festive season sale also saw Mi TVs achieving bestseller status across partner platforms, Amazon.in and Flipkart. According to the recordings during various intervals on Amazon and Flipkart, Top Two out of five best-selling Smart TVs are Mi TVs on Amazon Mi TV 4C PRO (32) and Mi TV 4A PRO 43 are #1 and #2 respectively on Amazon Mi TV is the highest-selling TV on Amazon and Flipkart Mi TV is the #1 TV on Flipkart in terms of value Eshwar Nilakanta, Category Lead - MiTV, Xiaomi India said: Our Smart TV business was born in 2018 and it has flourished well in India. In a short span of time of three months since inception, we ...

Google Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL detailed specs, more renders, Dual Exposure Camera Controls, new Google Assistant surface

Google is all set to unveil the Pixel 4 Series at an event in New York on 15th October and a plethora of leaks, rumours, and renders have been surfacing including a leaked video revealing the Pixel 4 XL in full glory. Today, more details about the Pixel 4 Series have leaked including detailed specifications, new renders, new additions to the camera, and more. The leaked screenshots from 9to5Google reveal the complete spec sheet of Google Pixel 4 and Pixel 4XL and it is almost on par with the leaked specifications earlier. According to the spec sheet, Google Pixel 4 will sport a 5.7-inch FULL HD+ OLED Smooth Display with 90Hz refresh rate along with Ambient EQ feature and the Pixel 4 XL will sport a 6.3-inch Quad HD+ display OLED Smooth Display with 90Hz refresh rate along with Ambient EQ feature. Both will be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor and will feature 'Pixel Neural Core', suggesting that the chip will use neural network techniques for image processing. It will be paired with 6GB RAM with up to 128GB storage. Regarding the optics, both Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL will sport dual rear cameras with a combination of 12MP Dual-Pixel ...

Motorola One Macro with macro lens teased ahead of India launch

Motorola India has started teasing its new smartphone with a macro lens ahead of launch this month. It says 'it’s time to magnify them' and this should be the One Macro that surfaced last week. After Blue color, Purple color version have also surfaced, thanks to @evleaks. More often than not, we forget to stop and enjoy the little joys of life. But no more, it’s time to magnify them with @motorolaindia. Stay tuned to know more. #KhushiyanMagnified! pic.twitter.com/9sTXdkHBn6 — Motorola India (@motorolaindia) October 3, 2019 The image shows water-drop notch, triple rear cameras with something similar to laser auto focus and a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner. Motorola One Macro rumored specifications 6.2-inch OLED display Octa Core MediaTek Helio P60 (MT6771) 12nm processor (Quad 2GHz Cortex A73 + Quad 2GHz Cortex A53 CPUs) with 800MHz ARM Mali-G72 MP3 GPU 4GB RAM, 64GB storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD Dual SIM Android 9.0 (Pie) 13MP rear camera with LED flash, Laser AF, 2MP camera for macro, 2MP for portraits 8MP front-facing camera Fingerprint sensor 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio Dual 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS + GLONASS 4000mAh battery We should know the exact launch date in the coming days.

Redmi 8 launching in India on October 9, could feature 6.2-inch display, dual rear cameras, 5000mAh battery

Update: October 3, 2019 — Xiaomi has confirmed that Redmi 8 will launch in India on October 9th. Earlier: Redmi 8 with model number M1908C3IC got certified by TENAA in China last month which revealed its specifications. At the end of Redmi 8A online launch, Xiaomi India head and VP Manu Jain asks "But, What about the Redmi 8, weren't we supposed to launch it today?" He gets a response saying that it's for the next launch. May be we can expect the details about the Redmi Note 8 series at the Redmi 8 launch since those are also expected in October. Based on earlier rumors, the phone will feature a 6.26-inch HD+ Dot Notch screen, feature a 12-megapixel rear camera, which could be the same Sony IMX363 sensor, 1.4μm pixel size, f/1.9 aperture sensor Dual PD auto focus featured in the Redmi 8A, and also adds 5-megapixel depth sensor. Processor details are not know yet, but it will pack the same 5000mAh  battery with 18W fast charging. This is also said to feature a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner. Redmi 8 rumored specifications 6.26-inch (1520 × 720 pixels) HD+ 19:9 2.5D curved glass display 2GHz Octa-Core Processor 2GB / 3GB RAM with 32GB storage / ...

Microsoft Surface Earbuds true wireless earbuds with Office 365 integration announced

Microsoft at a hardware event in New York including new Surface Laptop 3, Surface Pro 7 2-in-1, Surface Pro X 2-in-1, Surface Neo, and accessories. There were rumours on the development of Surface Earbuds earlier this year and today Microsoft has officially unveiled the new Surface Earbuds true wireless earbuds. Microsoft Surface Earbuds features a secure design with intuitive touch and voice controls for music, calls and more. There are four individual anchor points lock the earbuds securely into place once they are positioned in your ears. The touch surface supports gesture like touch, tap, swipe and voice control music, calls and more. You can swipe up or down to change volume, swipe back or forward to change tracks, double-tap to pause music and make calls, or touch and hold to activate your personal digital assistant. It features a 13.6mm driver with a frequency response of 20 –20 kHz, dual microphones per earbud, and supports SBC and aptX audio codecs. The best part about this earbuds is the seamless integration with Office 365. You can simply touch and hold on either earbud to manage your Outlook calendar, listen and reply to an email, capture to-do’s, and also get assistance from Cortana3 or your preferred ...

Microsoft Surface Duo Android smartphone features dual 5.6-inch screens that unfold into a 8.3-inch tablet

Along with Surface Neo, dual-screen device that runs Windows 10X, Microsoft also introduced Surface Duo, a new Surface smartphone that runs Android. It has two paper-thin 5.6-inch screens that unfold to 8.3-inch tablet. You can make phone calls and the 360° hinge lets you use it in a variety of modes, said Microsoft. The Surface Duo comes with Google Play Store and runs Microsoft Launcher. The teaser video it also showed Project xCloud Xbox game streaming running on the dual-screen display.  In the future, developers will be able to leverage special APIs that detect when a game is streaming to a small-screen device, including foldable devices and bring up the necessary controls to make it work. When folded out, the Surface Duo would gain touch commands for Project xCloud on the lower portion of the screen, creating an experience similar to that of a Nintendo 3DS.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kU78s9ExFFA Similar to the Surface Duo, the Surface Neo is also scheduled to go on sale during Holidays of 2020, which is November or December next year.

Microsoft Surface Pro X with Microsoft SQ1 processor and Surface Pro 7 with 10th Generation Intel Core processor announced

At a hardware event in New York, Microsoft today announced an array of devices including new Surface Laptop 3, Surface Pro 7 2-in-1, Surface Pro X 2-in-1, Surface Neo, Surface Earbuds, and accessories. The Surface Pro 7 comes with upgraded Intel processor, the Surface Pro X comes with a new processor codesigned with Qualcomm and more. Microsoft Surface Pro X The new Microsoft Surface Pro X is a 2-in-1 device sporting a 13-inch edge-to-edge PixelSense Display with a resolution of 2880 x 1920 pixels, 33% thinner bezels along with 10-point multitouch. It is powered by the new Microsoft SQ1 processor codesigned with Qualcomm, Adreno 685 iGPU, 8GB/16GB LPDDR4x RAM, and 128/256/512GB SSD. It comes with the Surface Pen that has 4,096 levels of pressure, Tilt sensing, and 0.1mm precision. The keyboard includes pen docking for secure storage and charging for the new Slim Pen. The connectivity options include Wi-Fi 5, Bluetooth 5.0, Snapdragon X24 LTE modem, and up to Gigabit LTE Advanced Pro5 with nanoSIM and eSIM support. The battery life on the Pro X is claimed to be up to 13 hours. Microsoft Surface Pro X specifications 13-inch PixelSense Display ( 2880 x 1920 pixels) Surface Pen Microsoft SQ1 processor Adreno 685 ...

Microsoft Surface Neo announced, features dual 9-inch displays that unfold into a large 13-inch screen, runs new Windows 10X OS

After rumors, Microsoft has officially introduced its new Surface Neo dual-screen device that have two 9-inch screens connected by a 360-degree full-friction hinge. This opens into a full-size 13-inch display with thinnest LCD in its class. Microsoft says that it has been built for productivity and runs on Windows 10X, a new OS for dual-screen devices. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fssZICsV4Rg "It’s built for productivity and multitasking like a true PC would be – running full productivity apps, with a removable keyboard and compatibility with Surface Pen and Bluetooth mouse," said Microsoft. It did not reveal any other specs or price. It will be available only during Holiday 2020, which is November or December next year. Windows 10X At the event Microsoft also announced Windows 10X for multi-posture dual-screen PCs. This will let you take notes on one screen while reviewing the full project proposal on the other while in transit; sit down at a table to write a thoughtful email on a hardware keyboard while waiting for lunch; and then watch a video, browse the web or read a book as you get back to your life. Windows 10X is designed for new dual-screen PCs and not as an OS upgrade if you already own a PC, says Microsoft. ...

Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13.5-inch with 10th Gen Intel Core processor and 15-inch with AMD Ryzen custom processor announced

Microsoft at its event just announced the Surface Laptop 3 in two sizes - 13.5-inch and 15-inch. The Surface Laptop 3 13.5" comes with 10th Generation Intel Core processor up to Core i7, 16GB of LPDDR4x RAM, up to 1TB of SSD storage,tone-on-tone Alcantara and machined aluminum all-metal finish. The Surface Pro 3 15" is powered by new AMD Ryzen 7 Surface Edition processor with built-in Vega 9 or Vega 11 graphics, up to 32GB of LPDDR4x RAM and 1TB of SSD storage, full 1.33mm key travel, 20% larger glass track pad, both USB-A and USB-C and Fast Charging, 80% charge in about an hour. These have Improved front-facing cameras, OmniSonic speakers and dual far-field Studio Mics for crystal clear sound. Surface Laptop 3 now includes a replaceable SSD. Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13.5-inch specifications 13.5-inch (2256 x 1504 pixels) PixelSense 10 point multi-touch Display with 3:2 aspect ratio 10th Gen Intel Core i5-1035G7 / i7-1065G7 processor with Iris Plus graphics 950 8GB/16GB LPDDR4X, 3733MHz, 128GB/256GB/512GB/1TB SSD, Removable M.2 NVME SSD Windows 10 720p f/2.0 HD front-facing camera 3.5mm headphone jack, Dual far-field Studio Mics, Omnisonic speakers with Dolby Audio Premium Ambient light sensor,  TPM chip for Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face ...