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Tuesday, 11 May 2021

India smartphone market records 18% YoY growth in Q1 2021, shipping 38 million units: IDC

The Indian smartphone market continues to grow steadily after the major slump from last year, recording a modest growth of 18% YoY during the first quarter of 2021. The market observed shipment numbers at 38 million units in total, and the top 5 manufacturers were Xiaomi, Samsung, Vivo, OPPO and realme. Online channels recorded a … Continue reading

Nothing to launch Ear 1 true wireless earbuds in June

Carl Pei, the founder of consumer electronics startup “Nothing” already confirmed that wireless headset will be the company’s first product. Today he has confirmed that Ear 1 will be the name of the product. He said that Ear 1 is only the beginning, the first step in a long and exciting journey ahead. He said … Continue reading

ASUS ZenFone 8 series India launch postponed

ASUS recently announced that it will introduce the ZenFone 8 series smartphone on May 12th in a global event. Even the specifications of the ZenFone 8 and the ZenFone 8 Flip surfaced recently. Now the ASUS India has announced that the company wanted to launch the ZenFone 8 series phones in India along with the global … Continue reading

Lava Z2 Max with 7-inch HD+ display, 6000mAh battery launched for Rs. 7799

Lava has launched the Z2 Max, the company’s latest smartphone in the Z series in India months after the launch of Z1, Z2, Z4 and Z6. The Z2 Max packs a 7-inch HD+ screen, is powered by MediaTek Helio quad-core SoC, which should be the Helio A20, has 2GB of RAM, 13MP + 2MP dual … Continue reading

Apple MacBook Air with colourful new designs may release by the end of 2021

Apple may be working on a new model of the MacBook Air laptop, that may come in multiple new colours, similar to the new iMac. According to a YouTube video by popular leaker, Jon Prosser, the new Macbook will have a new design, with thinner bezels and new colours, including Blue and Green. In the video, … Continue reading

realme C12 and C15 Android 11 based realme UI 2.0 open beta application announced

realme has now announced realme UI 2.0 Open Beta program for realme C12 and C15 users in India. Along with these, the company has also announced realme UI 2.0 Early Access program for realme X7 5G today. How do I apply for realme UI 2.0 open beta program? realme C12 users, running RMX2189_11.A.93/RMX2189_11.A.87 software version and … Continue reading

WhatsApp will begin restricting features unless you agree to Facebook’s data sharing policies

The May 15th deadline for accepting WhatsApp’s new terms of service (TOS) and privacy policy is approaching. In an effort to ensure that people will agree to the changes, WhatsApp will begin showing persistent notifications and eventually will start restricting features to the user. For those users who still haven’t accepted the new privacy policy … Continue reading

realme UI 2.0 Android 11 early access announced [Update: Early access for X7 5G]

[Update, May 11]: realme has now announced realme UI 2.0 Early access program for realme X7 5G users in India. Users running firmware version [RMX3092PU_11.A.14/ RMX3092PU_11.A.16/ RMX3092PU_11.A.17 are eligible to apply for the Early Access program. Settings ⇾ Software Update ⇾ Tap on the settings icon in the top right corner ⇾ Trial Version ⇾ … Continue reading

Monday, 10 May 2021

OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro OxygenOS 11.2.5.5 update brings camera improvements, May Android security patch

OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro smartphones are getting new OxygenOS 11.2.5.5 update that brings several camera improvements including improved HDR effect and improved white balance performance. The update also improves charging performance, keyboard issue faced by select users and Network improvements. Several OnePlus 9 Pro users are reporting that they are still facing heating … Continue reading

realme narzo 30 with 6.5-inch FHD+ 90Hz display, Helio G95, 6GB RAM, 5000mAh battery to be announced on May 18

realme launched the narzo 30A and narzo 30 Pro in India back in February this year, but it didn’t launch the narzo 30. Now it has confirmed the launch of the phone in Malaysia on May 18th. It has confirmed that the phone will be powered by Helio G95, same as narzo 30 Pro and … Continue reading