Gadgets

HIGHLIGHTS Vivo V7+ price in India is Rs. 21,990 Vivo V7+ pre-bookings start on September 7 Vivo V7+ will go on sale from September 15 Vivo V7+ smartphone featuring a 24-megapixel selfie camera and soft ‘Moonlight Glow’ front flash has been launched in India at price tag of Rs. 21,990. The selfie camera has f/2.0 aperture, while the screen size ... Read More »

HIGHLIGHTS Xiaomi hasn’t refreshed its tablet lineup in India in three years Company’s top executive today offered an explanation He also talked about the Mi TV, and Mi Notebook Air laptop Xiaomi has no immediate plans to launch a refreshed Mi Pad tablet in India, Manu Kumar Jain said on Thursday. The reason? Not enough people in India seem to care for a ... Read More »

HIGHLIGHTS Sony allegedly misrepresented water-resistance capabilities The company will need to settle with court again on December 1 The lawsuit seeks extension of warranty A US federal court in New York on Friday preliminarily approved a nationwide class action settlement against Sony regarding waterproof capabilities offered by certain Xperia smartphones and tablets. The class action lawsuit against the Japanese company alleges that it sold ... Read More »

The Jio Phone booking process was suspended roughly a day and a half after it started on August 24, likely leaving a lot of prospective buyers out in the cold. Of course, they will have the opportunity to book Jio Phone when the process starts again, though the company has not yet confirmed when it will open next. For those who were able to ... Read More »

Chipmaker MediaTek on Tuesday unveiled two new chipsets in its mid-range Helio P range – the Helio P23 and Helio P30. The two chipsets are aimed at delivering performance, power efficiency, dual camera photography, dual SIM, and dual 4G VoLTE capabilities to mid-range smartphones. While the MediaTek Helio P30 is on the higher end to garner more performance to the smartphones, Helio ... Read More »

HIGHLIGHTS The smartphone was launched in India back in June Yu Yureka Black is powered by Snapdragon 430 SoC The handset packs 5-inch full-HD (1080×1920 pixels) IPS display Yu Mobiles, wholly owned subsidiary of Micromax Informatics, on Wednesday announced that it has started rolling out the Android 7.1.1 Nougat for Yu Yureka Black smartphone. To recall, Yu Yureka Black runs Android 6.0 ... Read More »

Sony is reportedly working on the successor to its Xperia XZ series, and it may launch another variant to the rumored Xperia Z1. Dubbed as Xperia XZ1 Compact, the smartphone has surfaced in leaked renders based on CAD drawings. The video shows off the smartphone in a 360-degree view ahead of the expected IFA launch on August 31. According to the ... Read More »

HIGHLIGHTS 40 million iPhone 8 units are expected to be shipped this year iOS 11 video shows how app switcher works on iPhone 8 iPhone 8 tipped to sport facial recognition, ditch Touch ID iPhone 8 leaks continue to pour in steadily, and the fresh batch brings in more information on how the new iOS 11 interface will work on the ... Read More »

HIGHLIGHTS Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A is tipped to be priced at CNY 999 The more premium variant is tipped to be called Redmi Note 5A Pro The smartphone packs a 3000mAh battery Xiaomi is set to launch the Redmi Note 5A smartphone in China on Monday, and a fresh confirmation from CEO Lei Jun himself gives us more clarity on what ... Read More »

HIGHLIGHTS The Nokia 8 is priced at EUR 599 The big highlight is its vertical dual camera setup and ‘bothies’ feature The smartphone is set to arrive in India in early October The Nokia 8 launch event finally brought to us a flagship device bearing the Nokia brand after several years. The smartphone will hit several markets in early September, though fans in ... Read More »