Flipkart to launch Nokia branded ‘Made in India’ Smart TVs with JBL audio on December 5

Update: Flipkart has started sending invites for the launch of Nokia Smart TV in India on December 5th. It has also started teasing the TV on its website. Flipkart has announced that it has entered into a strategic relationship with Nokia for Nokia branded Smart TVs in India, a global first for the brand in the TV category. Flipkart will manufacture, distribute and manage the end-to-end go-to-market strategy of the TVs to help create thousands of new jobs in the country as a part of 'Make in India' initiative. Flipkart recently launched Motorola branded smart TVs in India. The Nokia branded Smart TVs will feature superior audio quality powered by JBL’s sound program, an initiative by HARMAN to expand the uses of its audio expertise further. JBL by HARMAN, known for high-quality audio equipment will be its first foray into the television space in India. The partnership is backed by Flipkart’s consumer insights, which found that poor sound quality and experience is a major pain point for customers purchasing televisions, said the company. We still don't have exact launch date for the Nokia Smart TVs, but we can expect it sometime before the year ends. Commenting on the partnership, Vipul Mehrotra, Vice President, Nokia ...

Twitter pauses inactive account deletion after strong feedback from users

Just yesterday, Twitter had reported that they will be removing inactive accounts from its site for users who haven't logged in more than 6 months. But after receiving a ton of feedback from the user base in regards to user accounts of those who are dead, Twitter has decided to pause the inactive account removal process. At the moment, Twitter has no method of memorialising an account after a user died. Facebook is known to have had this feature for a long time now. This basically allowed the user account to be continued as a memory account, managed by a close relative or friend of the user. Twitter never had this feature. When Twitter announced that they will be purging accounts that have not been signed into for more than 6 months, there was a lot of backlash from the community in regards as to what would happen to the accounts of their deceased loved ones. This impacts accounts in the EU only, for now. We’ve always had an inactive account policy but we haven’t enforced it consistently. We’re starting with the EU in part due to local privacy regulations (eg, GDPR). — Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) November 27, 2019 Today, in a series of tweets ...

Motorola One Hyper with 32MP pop-up front camera to be announced on December 3

Update: November 28, 2019 — Motorola has scheduled an event in Brazil on December 3rd to launch the Motorola One Hyper smartphone. Earlier: Recently Motorola smartphone with a no-notch display, pop-up front camera, dual rear cameras surfaced in live images. Following that, now more renders of the smartphone has surfaced including the name, design, and key specifications. According to new renders, the smartphone is said to be Motorola One Hyper (XT2027-1) and is said to flaunt a 6.39-inch FULL HD+ IPS display with a resolution of 2340 x 1080 pixels, is said to be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 processor paired with 4GB RAM with 128GB internal storage. It is said to pack a 3600mAh battery and a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner with LED backlighting. Regarding the cameras, the renders reveal a dual rear camera setup and a pop-up front camera. It is said to be a combination of 64MP (primary sensor with f/1.8 aperture) + 8MP (depth sensor with f/2.2 aperture) to the rear and a 32MP pop-up front camera with f/2.0 aperture. Furthermore, the One Hyper is said to launch with Android 10 out of the box, but it is not clear if it will be an Android one phone. There is no ...

Redmi Note 8 Pro Electric Blue color variant launched in India

Xiaomi’s Redmi brand launched the Redmi Note 8 Pro smartphone in India last month in  Gamma Green, Halo White and Shadow Black colors, now it has launched  new Electric Blue version of the phone. This will go on sale on Amazon.in, Mi.com and Mi Home stores from tomorrow, November 29th, priced starting at Rs. 14999. To recall, the Redmi Note 8 Pro features a 6.53-inch Full HD+ LCD screen with HDR support, 2.05mm narrow top frame, 1.8mm narrow left and right borders and 4.2mm bottom border offering 91.4% screen-to-body ratio and has TÜV Rheinland eye protection certification. It the world’s first smartphone to be powered by the latest MediaTek Helio G90T SoC and is the first phone in the price range to feature liquid cooling that will reduce the temperature of the phone by 4 to 6 degrees. #RedmiNote8Pro, the #64MPQuadCamBeast gets a new striking Electric Blue colour variant. Hit 🔄 if you ♥️ it! First sale tomorrow at 12 noon on https://t.co/cwYEXdVQIo and @amazonIN. #BlackFridaySale pic.twitter.com/LJnMVQsMZ2 — Redmi India for #MiFans (@RedmiIndia) November 28, 2019 The phone features a 64-megapixel primary rear camera with 1/1.7″ Samsung GW1 Sensor with ISOCELL Plus technology  that delivers higher color fidelity along with up to a 15% enhancement in light sensitivity and the ...

Xiaomi Mi TV 4X 55-inch 4K HDR Smart TV launched in India for Rs. 34999

Xiaomi has launched the new Mi TV 4X 50-inch 4K TV model with HDR 10 support, after it launched the 43-inch and 50-inch models in the country back in September. It has 20W speakers with Dolby and DTS support and run PatchWall 2.0 with Android TV 9.0 with Netflix and Prime Video support, Data Saver and lots more. Xiaomi Mi TV 4X (55″) specifications 55-inch (3840 × 2160 pixels) display with 178-degree viewing angle, 6.5ms response time, HDR 10 Amlogic Cortex Quad-Core Cortex A53 processor with Mali-450 MP3 GPU 2GB RAM, 8GB storage PatchWall 2.0 with Android TV 9.0 WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz / 5GHz), Bluetooth 4.2, 3 x HDMI (1 contain ARC), 2 x USB, Ethernet Supports H.264, Real, MPEG1/2/4, etc. 2 x 10W Stereo speakers, DTS audio, Dolby Audio The Mi TV 4X is priced at Rs. 34,999 and will be available from December 2nd on Amazon.in and Mi.com online as well as Mi Home stores offline.

Vivo U20 Review

Vivo launched the U20, the company’s second smartphone in the U series in India recently. The successor of the U10 packs a powerful Snapdragon 675 SoC and packs a 5000mAh battery, and starts at Rs. 10990. Specifications look good on paper, is the phone good for the price? Let us find out. Unboxing We recently unboxed the smartphone. Check out the videos below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WLvgP4NZZQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqUKy2YpiGs Box Contents Vivo U20 smartphone 6GB + 64GB version in Blaze Blue color 18W (9V-2A / 5V-2A) 2-pin charger Micro USB Cable Clear Protective Case SIM Ejector tool User manual and warranty information Display, Hardware and Design The phone packs a large 6.53-inch 19.5:9 In-cell LCD 2.5D curved glass screen. It is a Full HD+ screen with a pixel resolution of 2340 × 1080 pixels and a pixel density of about 394 PPI. It has slim side bezels, so it is easy to hold. The display is bright and the colors are vibrant, and sunlight legibility is good as well. Overall the display good with minimal bezels on the sides and the bottom. The company doesn’t say if this uses any hardened glass protection. [gallery link="file" size="large" ids="299136,299135,299134"] You can adjust the display color temperature from the display settings, and there is also eye protection option ...

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 and Galaxy S9 Android 10 One UI 2.0 beta starts rolling out in India

After Galaxy S10 series and the Note 10 series, Samsung has started rolling out beta version of One UI 2.0, the next major One UI update based on Android 10 for its last year's flagship Galaxy Note 9 and S9 series in India. This brings Clean and easy-to-use interface with minimized pop-ups, New, smarter layout for a visually comfortable experience, enhanced Dark Mode, Focus Mode, Intuitive Device Care menu and more. How to join the  beta program? Download the Samsung Members application from Galaxy Store or the Google Play Store. After logging in, go to Notices and select “One UI Beta Program Registration” to submit an application. Once signed up, go to Settings and then Software update to select the Download and install option. This will allow the software to update and load the beta version. The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 One UI 2.0 update build N960FXXU4ZXK5 is about 1.93GB in size and the S9 OneUI 2.0 update build G965FXXU72SKD is 1.81GB in size. Both these include Android security patch for November 2019. Samsung did not say when it plans to roll out the stable update, but it should be available in the next few weeks. Source

ASUS ZenFone 5Z Android 10 stable update starts rolling out in India

After the 6Z, ASUS has started rolling out Android 10 update for the 5Z smartphone globally, including India. The phone was launched back in July last year running Android 8.0 (Oreo) with ZenUI 5.0, and got the Android Pie update earlier this year. The new Android 10 update with ZenUI 6.0 brings system-wide dark theme, smart app support on messages, gesture-based UI navigation, enhanced security and privacy, and this update also upgrades the Google Play services. The Zenfone 5Z’s new FOTA update brings you the latest Android 10 to enhance your flagship experience and offers a ton of new improvements. Download it now! pic.twitter.com/GUQTOZovey — ASUS India (@ASUSIndia) November 27, 2019 The update carries firmware number 100.04.44.98 and is being rolled out in a phased manner. Users who wish to downgrade the software back to Android 9 (Pie), can download the downgrade firmware files from ASUS support webpage. Changelog 1. Upgraded system to Android 10 2. Support Google Play system update 3. Removed Page Marker, ZeniMoji, Selfie Master, Beauty Live, Kids Mode, Easy Mode, weather animation setting, AI charging, WebStorage, Go2Pay, Report Location in Safeguard, and Yandex cloud option in File Manager 4. Removed the support of Twin app for "Arena of Valor, PUBG, Vainglory, and Injustice 2" 5. ...

Realme releases kernel source code for realme X2 Pro

realme announced its most premium and flagship offering realme X2 Pro at an event in India last week. The company has already announced Android 10 update roadmap for its devices and recently announced beta testers recruitment for realme UI based on ColorOS 7. Now, the company has released kernel sources for realme X2 Pro, so there are good chances that we see Android 10 based custom ROMs for the smartphone in the coming months. The company has also updated its Bootloader unlock tool, thus realme X2 Pro users can now unlock the bootloader of their devices but unlocking bootloader will erase all the data on the device and also downgrade the Widevine certification level to L3 from L1, so users will no longer be able to enjoy HD content on apps like Hotstar, Amazon Prime Videos, and Netflix. The in-display fingerprint sensor will stop working after unlocking the bootloader until relocked again and bootloader unlocking might affect OTA updates as well, users will also not get official OTA updates as unlocking makes the secure data partition inaccessible. The company says that bootloader unlocking and flashing a custom ROM will not affect the warranty of the device. Users are supposed to visit the service center in case ...

Redmi Note 8 MIUI Software Update Tracker [Update: MIUI 11 Stable Update]

Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 8 smartphone in India running MIUI 10.3 Global Stable on top of Android 9.0 (Pie). Xiaomi doesn’t follow any fixed update frequency for the MIUI Global Stable ROM but on average, the Global Stable ROM is updated once in a month. This post will help our readers in keeping track of MIUI updates for Redmi Note 8 (codename ‘ginkgo’). [gallery size="large" link="file" ids="299221,299222,299230"] MIUI Updates rolled out for the smartphone: [Nov 27, 2019]: Xiaomi has started rolling out MIUI 11.0.1.0.PCOINXM with November Security patch. The update weighs about 664 MBs in size and brings new features such as New Minimalistic Design, Quick Replies, New Dynamic Sound Effects, Redesigned Settings Menu, Mi Share, Floating Calculator, Updated Mi File Manager, Digital Wellbeing and more to the devices, check out this post to learn more about MIUI 11 features. [Download Link] [Oct 28, 2019]: Xiaomi has started rolling out MIUI 10.3.3.0.PCOINXM with September Security patch. The update weighs about 188MB in size and fixes the sound disappearing during calls issue. [Download Link] [Sep 21, 2019]: Xiaomi releases Android 9.0 (Pie) based kernel source codes for Redmi Note 8. The Redmi Note 8 comes in Neptune Blue, Moonlight White, Cosmic Purple, and Space Black colors, is priced at ...