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The Realme 5 and Realme 5 Pro are set to launch in India on August 20. The smartphones will be made available online via Flipkart. Ahead of the launch, Realme has teased that both smartphones will feature a quad-camera setup at the back. Now, a new teaser reveals that the Realme 5 will come with...
Airtel Internet TV now comes at Rs 2,269; bundled offer, and more
Bharti Airtel has just announced that it is slashing the price of its Internet TV service. According to the latest information available online, Airtel Internet TV will now just be priced at Rs 2,269. This price reduction comes weeks after the company reduced the prices of SD and HD...
Huawei Mate 30 may support 25W wireless charging technology
Huawei is working on its much-anticipated flagship smartphone series, the Huawei Mate 30 series. The company is expected to launch Mate 30 lineup on September 19, 2019. Weeks before the expected launch, some more information about the Mate 30 has leaked online. According to a report, it looks like...
Here are the top features of the smartphone
Amid rising competition, falling sales and losses, the Taiwanese smartphone maker, HTC, exited the Indian market last year. Now, the company is back with a new smartphone – HTC Wildfire X. HTC is not only reviving the Wildfire-series but also hoping to revive its fortunes. The Wildfire X is...
Xiaomi foldable smartphone may feature a triple rear-camera setup
We already know that the Chinese smartphone maker and electronics giant Xiaomi is working on a foldable smartphone. The company showcased a working prototype of a foldable smartphone a couple of months back in some videos. Xiaomi did not reveal any information about the foldable smartphone including the possible...
Google Doodle celebrates 73rd Independence Day in India
Search and software giant Google is celebrating the 73rd Independence Day in India with the help of a Google Doodle. The company posted an impressive mosaic-styled artwork to go with the celebration. Unlike some of the doodles in the past, this one is not really interactive. Clicking on the...
Meizu 16s Pro with Snapdragon 855+, 6GB RAM spotted on Antutu
Chinese smartphone maker, Meizu, will officially launch the 16s Pro smartphone in China on August 28. Earlier this week, specifications and design of the smartphone briefly surfaced on the company website, before it got taken down. Now, someone managed to put the smartphone through its paces on Antutu, revealing some...
Nokia 8.1 and Nokia 7 Plus get August 2019 Android security patch update
The Nokia 8.1 and Nokia 7 Plus smartphones have started getting a new update. The latest software updates are available in India and a few other markets as well. Apart from India, the Nokia 8.1 software update is only available in Poland. Moreover, those users based in Pakistan and Myanmar will...
Huawei Mate 30, Mate 30 Pro allegedly certified ahead of launch
Huawei Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro are tipped to launch on September 19. The new smartphones are expected to be joined by Mate 30 Lite, which will be rebranded version of Nova 5i Pro. While we have heard rumors about the device, it has now appeared on certification...
iPhone 11, 11 Pro, and 11 Pro Max brand names leaked by case maker
Smartphone case maker ESR seems to have leaked the official names of the upcoming iPhone lineup. According to the leak, it looks like Apple will name its upcoming flagship smartphone lineup as Apple iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max. This is not the first time...
OnePlus looking to rollout new 5G device this year, hints Pete Lau
OnePlus is reportedly looking for the global rollout of its new 5G device this year. The Chinese company’s CEO, Pete Lau, told Financial Times while detailing about the OnePlus TV launch on Tuesday. Just last week, OnePlus and the US telecom operator Sprint announced a new distribution deal for...
Xiaomi partners CUPA to offer pet adoption in Bengaluru; details
Xiaomi has just teamed up with Compassion Unlimited Plus Action (CUPA) Bengaluru for an interesting community initiative. According to the announcement, the smartphone maker and electronics giant and CUPA will initiate “a special pet adoption drive”. As part of the initiative, Xiaomi has also made a series of dog...
Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides update brings new font family
Search and software giant Google has just made a new announcement regarding its online productivity suite. The company revealed that it has added a new font family to its Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides. Most of the time, the addition of a new font family in a productivity app...
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 marks the end of Google Daydream, Gear VR
The new Samsung Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy Note 10+ smartphones are set to go on sale in India soon. The official launch event is set for August 20, and sale starts from August 23. The smartphones bring new upgrades to the table in the form of the new...
Amazon messaging assistant now speaks Hindi; aims to ease shopping experience
Amazon India launched its automated messaging assistant in Hindi. It will help customers to get their queries resolved in the language of their preference. The automated assistant is a chatbot powered by Amazon’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) platform. It leverages Machine Learning (ML) and Natural Language Processing (NLP) capabilities for...
Independence Day And Scrapping Of Article 370
By Krishna Jha It is Independence Day, a day for reckoning, for taking stock of the past, going deeper into the present, and for trying to fathom the shifts in future. Past could be a year, decade or few months. The signals are that democracy has been brought...
Supreme Court Failing In Its Constitutional Duty On Kashmir
By Amritananda Chakravorty It has 10 days that the Central Government has unilaterally and arbitrarily abrogated Article 370 of the Constitution in the name of that elusive phrase ‘Vikas’ or ‘development’, which the rest of India has been dying to witness for the last 5 years. Instead of...
Ahmed Patel May Be Sonia’s Political Secretary Again
By Rahil Nora Chopra With Sonia Gandhi back in the saddle, will AICC treasurer Ahmed Patel return as her political secretary? For most of Sonia’s two-decade stint as the Congress president, Patel was the party’s master strategist operating from behind the scenes. Now Sonia is back as Congress president,...
