Ather 450X upgraded version of Ather 450 launching on January 28

Update: January 17, 2020 — Ather today confirmed that it will launch the Ather 450X at an event in Delhi on January 28th. It will be streaming the official unveil. The invite says "Super quick, super intelligent and super connected, the super scooter is on its way". Earlier this week it released a new teaser hinting at different colors. For the 1000+ people who asked us for more info about the #Ather450X... Say hello to the #SuperScooter! See anything you like? pic.twitter.com/EgwqDp0Q5B — Ather Energy (@atherenergy) January 16, 2020 Earlier: Ather Energy just announced the Ather 450X, an upgraded version of its popular Ather 450. It says that this will feature major upgrades including new features based on feedback from existing Ather 450 customers. Even though it has not revealed features, specifications and price of the Ather 450X, it has opened pre-orders for those who have already pre-ordered or purchased the Ather 450 or expressed pre-order interest on or before 5th January 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tt65YkqGRoM Ather will send them 2 invite codes by email to the registered email ID so that they can pre-order the Ather 450X  atherenergy.com by paying Rs. 2500 refundable deposit. Those who pre-order early will get their hands on the 450X Collector’s Edition and ...

OnePlus Republic Day sale: Offers on OnePlus 7T Series and 7 Pro, up to Rs. 15000 cashback, freebies with OnePlus TV

OnePlus has announced limited-period discounted sale OnePlus TV 55Q1 and 55Q1 Pro, OnePlus 7T Pro, OnePlus 7T and the OnePlus 7 Pro during Amazon Great Indian Sale 2020 and Republic Day sales starting 18 January to 26 January 2020 across both online and offline channels including OnePlus.in, Amazon.in, as well as OnePlus Experience Stores and offline partner stores. As part of the sale, customers can avail the following benefits: OnePlus 7 Pro and 7T Series Maximum cashback of INR 3000 on EMI transactions using SBI at OnePlus channels and partner stores cashback up to INR 1500 on using SBI credit card on Amazon No-cost EMI on popular banks applicable for up to 12 months during the sale period at the online platforms and experience stores Chance to get the OnePlus Bullets Wireless V1 free on purchase of the OnePlus 7 Pro and Bullets Wireless V2 free on purchase of OnePlus 7T Pro from OnePlus Experience Stores OnePlus TV 55Q1 and 55Q1 Pro Amazon pay cashback INR 10,000 on 55Q1 and INR 15,000 on 55Q1 Pro No-cost EMI on popular banks applicable for up to 12 months on Amazon Extra exchange offer of INR 3000 on Amazon Extended warranty of 1 year on the ...

Samsung launches ‘The Frame’ 65-inch 4K QLED Smart TV in India for Rs. 1,59,999

Samsung launched 'The Frame' 55-inch 4K QLED lifestyle TV in India back in August last year for Rs. 1,19,999, later it was sold at a discounted rate during Flipkart's Big Billion Days sale. Today the company has launched 65-inch version of it in India. The Frame QLED TV 65-inch is priced at Rs. 1,59,990 and will be available with attractive pre-book offer during the Flipkart Republic Day sale on 19th. The 55-inch model will be available at a special price of Rs. 84,990 on Flipkart with additional cashback offer of Rs. 3,000. The Frame QLED TV will only be available online on Flipkart and Samsung’s official online store Samsung Shop.  For customers buying The Frame QLED TV, Samsung will provide installation support within four hours of delivery, said Samsung. The Frame: Lifestyle TV highlights Art Mode: The Frame gives meaning to the TV even when it’s switched off. When you are not watching TV, instead of it being a black screen, you can use it as a picture frame that displays artwork and photos just like they would be on paper, film or canvas. Art Store: Through the Art Store, you can transform your TV into a picture frame that shows 1,000+ artworks from ...

Google Chrome brings global browser media controls to Windows, Mac and Linux

Media controls on Chrome browser have now become easier with a new update. With many users these days having multiple tabs open on their browsers, it sometimes difficult to figure out where the audio is coming from. Now users will be able to control audio and video at all times in the browser. With the update, users will see a media icon next to their account in the top right corner of their browser. When the browser begins playing audio or video, clicking on the icon will open up a small window that shows what is playing along with its artwork, which website is playing the audio or video and media controls right below it. Earlier, Chrome did have the functionality of showing a little loudspeaker icon next to the tabs name in the top bar when the tab is playing audio. However, if they needed to pause the audio, users would need to select the tab (which can get difficult with lots of open tabs), find the video playing and then control. Now users will have global media controls at all times no matter which tab is playing audio. The feature was already in present in Chrome OS since August but ...

POCO will make a comeback as independent brand in India

POCO is the brand that remained in news for the entire 2019 without launching any smartphones, POCO fans kept asking company and company officials about POCO F1 successor. Built on 'Everything you need. Nothing you don't.' mantra, POCO F1 was a hit amongst gamers and power users. Last month, POCOPHONE Global head Alvin tweeted that the users will hear more from POCO in 2020, but later removed the tweet. There have been a lot of speculations going around POCO as a sub-brand for the last few months. The company last night took down the profile and cover pictures on all the social media platforms to give users a hint that some big announcement can be expected soon. Xiaomi has finally broken the silence as Xiaomi India head, Manu Kumar Jain has confirmed that POCO is making a come back and users will see new POCO products in India in 2020. In a video, Manu spoke about POCO and explained why the company didn't launch a new product under the POCO lineup. Manu said, in 2019 the company tried to figure out how to improve and bring more such products under the POCO brand as the expectations from POCO as a sub-brand were very ...

New European Union law may force USB-C connectors for all smartphones

The European Union (EU) is considering a rather interesting rule to enforce a mandatory, universal charging connector for future smartphones. If passed, this will likely pave the way for USB-C to become the default connector port for every smartphone sold everywhere, including Apple's iPhone. With the advent of USB-C in everything, it will also finally mean the end of the aging USB  Micro-B connector. The micro-B connector has been in use for over a decade when the age of smartphones arrived and has been slowly dying since the advent of the more durable and better USB-C connector. Almost all flagship and mid-range phones have moved on to USB-C but the micro-B still exists in some low end budget smartphones. Another notable company that would object to this ruling is Apple as it has famously stuck with its propriety Lightning Connector as its primary charging port in the iPhone till date. There have been rumors of Apple switching to USB-C for the 2020 iPhone and some analysts have predicted that Apple will remove the charging port all together, in favour of wireless charging. If the resolution does get passed, it will be very interesting to see how Apple will react. The EU Commission had ...

Amazon will double down on Prime Video investments in India: CEO Jeff Bezos

Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos yesterday at the Prime video event announced that the company will double down on investment in the company's streaming service in India. He also said that Amazon Prime Video's performance is brilliant in India. “It’s working great. The number of hours Prime Video is watched in India in the last two years has grown by six times. Prime Video is working well all over the world, and there is no place it is doing better than in India. It’s incredible,” said the CEO. Earlier this week at the SMBhav Summit in New Delhi, Amazon announced that it plans to invest US $1 billion to digitally enable micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and traders across India, including manufacturers, resellers, local offline shops, and brands. It aims to digitize 10 million MSMEs with this investment, helping Indian businesses grow by selling online worldwide and enabling US $10B in cumulative exports by 2025. As part of this effort, Amazon will establish Digital Haats in 100 cities, villages, and communities to help businesses integrate into the digital economy. The Digital Haats will provide services like e-commerce onboarding, imaging and cataloging, warehouse space, logistics, digital marketing, and compliance.

Realme 3 Pro realme UI Software Update Tracker [Update: Android 10 based realme UI 1.0]

realme launched the realme 3 Pro in the country back in April running ColorOS 6.0 based on Android 9.0 (Pie). realme doesn’t follow a fixed update frequency but the company rolls out updates frequently. This post will help our readers in keeping track of realme UI updates for realme 3 Pro. ColorOS updates rolled out for the realme 3 Pro so far, [gallery size="large" link="file" ids="302587,302588,302589"] [Jab 17, 2020]: realme has started rolling out Android 10 based realme UI 1.0 to realme 3 Pro. The update comes as RMX1851EX_11.C.01, weighs 3.52 GBs in size and brings all the new features such as dual earphone connection, animated wallpapers, customizable icon shape, new charging animation, realme Share (cross-brand file-sharing technology) and more. realme says it is a staged rollout and will be randomly pushed to a limited number of users and will have a broader rollout in coming days after the company makes sure there are no critical bugs.  [Dec 13, 2019]: realme has started rolling out RMX1851EX_11.A.21 with December security patch. The update weighs about 270 MBs in size, adds a dark mode quick switch toggle in the notification panel and brings multiple bug fixes. [Download Link] [Nov 25, 2019]: realme 3 ...

HUAWEI P40 Pro with LEICA penta rear cameras, 10x optical zoom, ceramic body surfaces, expected on March 26

HUAWEI is all set to introduce its P40 series in the coming weeks, now the first clear render of the P40 has surfaced showing off the ceramic back in Black and White, thanks to @evleaks. This also shows dual punch-hole display and penta rear camera arrangement with LEICA branding, and this is said to be P40 Pro Premium Edition. Zooming in the camera part reveals VARIO-SUMMILUX-H 1:1.8-4.0/18-240 equivalence ASPH Lens, between the ultra wide and telephoto for the cameras. This clearly shows periscope lens that is said to adopt 2 mirrors and an extended field of view to achieve a 10x optical zoom, as rumored earlier compared to optical zoom of 5X in the predecessor. It is said to use 52MP main camera for 13MP output. The lower P40 Pro model is said to feature quad rear cameras with 5x optical zoom lens module. The image shows USB Type-C Port, speaker grill and a primary microphone on the bottom. There is no side-mounted fingerprint sensor, so the phone should feature an AMOLED screen with an in-display fingerprint scanner. Based on earlier rumors, the phone is said to feature 6.5-inch OLED curved screen, powered by Kirin 990 SoC, and the company’s CEO, run Android ...

realme 2, realme C1, realme 3 and realme 3i latest updates bring Dark Mode Toggle and January Android Security Patch

realme launched realme 2 and realme C1 back in 2018 running Android Oreo and later updated both the devices to Android Pie. realme launched realme 3 smartphone in India back in March, later in July it launched realme 3i, a cheaper version. A couple of months back, the company rolled out updates for all 4 smartphones bringing system-wide Dark Mode, realme Laboratory and more. Now, the company has started rolling out the new RMX1821EX_11.A.25 update to realme 3 and realme 3i. The update brings January security patch along with a dark mode quick switch toggle in the notification panel. The update also enables flash on calls feature on realme 3 and realme 3i. realme 3 and 3i aren't the only devices receiving January security patch update, the company is also rolling out RMX1805EX_11_A.63 update to realme 2 and realme C1. realme recently shared a few features of its upcoming realme UI that will offer near-stock Android experience. The company has already confirmed Android 10 roadmap for its devices and as per the schedule, realme 3 and realme 3i are expected to get Android 10 update in April 2020. The company doesn't have any plans to upgrade realme 2 and realme C1 to Android 10 or realme UI as of now. If you own any of the above-mentioned devices ...