Category Archives: Technology
Nextbit Robin’s limited edition ‘Ember’ variant now in India
Nextbit has announced that its ‘Ember’ coloured Robin smartphone is now available on Flipkart. The phone was already available in Midnight and Mint colours. The ‘Ember’ coloured variant of the phone was launched in July. The colour is limited edition and sports a black rear panel with bright red colour on both ends. Nextbit Ember is currently available on Flipkart Read More
B&O Beoplay A1 review: Can it get any better
It is pointless to buy anything other than a Bluetooth speaker for your audio needs. Depending on your spending capacity you can go to any level of sound quality with these wireless devices. They range from the really small sound bombs to room-filling speaker sets that can put a 60-piece orchestra to shame. But is there a perfect consumer Bluetooth Read More
Apple iPhone 6 SE box spotted; is that it this year?
Is there an Apple iPhone 6 SE going to be announced at the big launch next month? Images of the upcoming iPhone’s box have been leaked and shows the ‘6 SE’ branding instead of the iPhone 7. If these images are to be trusted, this will be the third consecutive year when Apple’s flagship will carry the number six in its Read More
Huawei becomes the latest OEM to integrate Truecaller as default dialer app
Truecaller has announced that its users are making more than half a billion monthly phone calls through the app. The company says the usage is being tracked via company’s default dialer app. In order to achieve further scale, Truecaller is announcing a new partnership with Huawei. Huawei has announced that its flagship smartphones will come preloaded with Truecaller app as Read More
Coolpad Mega 2.5D gets half a million registrations on Amazon
Coolpad has announced that their recently launched device, the Coolpad Mega 2.5D crossed the half a million registration mark on Amazon India. The phone was launched on August 10, and will be available for Rs 6,999 in a flash sale on Amazon India starting August 24. Coolpad Mega 2.5D is a selfie centric device, that will come with smart beautification Read More
MIT, Microsoft Research create a tattoo that can control your phone
Remember how in Harry Potter, Voldemort uses the Dark Mark to summon his Death Eaters? In our Muggle world, magic is still a distant dream, but imagine if you had wearables like tattoos on your skin, and you could use them to control your smartphone? PhD students at the Michigan Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Labs in association with Microsoft Read More
Xiaomi Redmi Pro’s OLED panel is made by Chinese companies: Report
Xiaomi has officially announced Redmi Pro in China. After teasing for quite some time, the device was unveiled with dual-rear camera and an OLED display. Xiaomi is claiming 100 per cent colour gamut and a superior 60000:1 contrast ratio. The specifications are enough to question whether this OLED panel is from Samsung but the report by Xiaomi Today claims the Read More
Apple iPhone 7 rumours: Device pictures, Pricing, colours leaked online
Apple is set to launch the next-generation iPhone (likely to be named as iPhone 7) in the second week of September. The rumour mill is full of speculations just like ahead of any other iPhone launch. Apple iPhone 7, 7 Plus will skip the headphone jack and Cupertino could bring a dual rear camera to its larger iPhone 7 Plus. Read More
Facebook Messenger on iOS now supports 3D Touch
Facebook Messenger app’s latest update for iOS bring support for 3D touch for iPhone 6s/iPhone 6s Plus. The main Facebook app has featured 3D touch for some time now, Instagram was one of the first apps to support 3D Touch Facebook Messenger’s new update will allow users to preview contacts, conversations, photos, videos, stickers, links and locations using the pressure Read More
Lava X80 tablet launched with 8-inch HD display at Rs 9,999
Lava has launched a new 8-inch Android tablet in India. Lava X80 features an 8-inch HD IPS display with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels. Lava is pitching X80 as a multimedia device priced at Rs 9,999. Lava X80 runs on a relatively older Android 4.4 KitKat operating system. “We are delighted to announce the launch of Lava X80. Read More