One might think the Chinese company BBK had its hands full managing all its multiple brands and sub-companies. But no, it’s adding yet another, called iQOO, pronounced ‘eye-koo’ which stands for ‘I quest on and on’. Oh dear. iQOO comes from Vivo, specifically, and it’s interesting that its company-cousin, the Realme X50 Pro, is launched […]
We have been seeing a whole lot of premium smartphone in India lately and gaming phones are also part of this list. After the BlackShark 2, Nubia is the second company to announce a gaming smartphone in the Indian market. Equipped with eyeball grabbing features, the Red Magic 3 is a mighty phone on paper and […]
Today, Xiaomi announced its new gaming smartphone, the Black Shark 2. We previewed the first model last year; at the time, it seemed like a promising competitor to other gaming phone makers, like Asus and Razer. And Xiaomi is no stranger to designing and releasing high-end smartphones in China and elsewhere, even if they’re still fairly new […]
Asus is bringing the ROG Phone to New York on October 18. To be clear, this is the original ROG phone, the one that was announced back in June (four months ago!) and has been in limbo ever since. The tweet is not the most detailed, it just says “details to follow”. Still, the timing does tie […]
Jio Phone 2 next flash sale will also be on Jio.com HIGHLIGHTS The Jio Phone 2 flash sale today ended within minutes The next sale will be held at 12pm IST Jio Phone 2 price in India is Rs. 2,999 Jio Phone 2 next sale will be held on August 30, the company revealed on […]
Google Maps on Jio Phone HIGHLIGHTS Google Assistant is the latest Google app on KaiOS YouTube and WhatsApp arrive on the Jio Phone on July 21 Jio Phone 2 will be released on August 15 Jio Phone 2, successor to last year’s Jio Phone, which runs KaiOS, was announced earlier this month at parent company Reliance Industries Limited’s AGM […]
After rumours of Motorola’s new Android One-based smartphone expected to arrive soon, fresh reports are coming in that suggest the Lenovo-owned phone manufacturer might also be working on a smartphone that runs Google’s Android Oreo (Go edition), targeted towards budget smartphones. Dubbed the Moto C2, this smartphone is expected to be the most affordable smartphone in the […]
HIGHLIGHTS The OnePlus 5T’s beautification feature has custom algorithms for India Features that exploit the low-light camera are planned for future updates The company won’t rule out diversifying into other product categories In part one of our sit-down chat with OnePlus co-founders Pete Lau and Carl Pei, they spoke about the newly launched OnePlus 5T (Review) and the strategy as well as […]
HIGHLIGHTS Honor India confirms the launch of Honor 7X Flipkart teases exclusive availability of Xiaomi’s ‘Desh ka Smartphone’ TRAI has come out in support of net neutrality TRAI released its much-awaited recommendations on net neutrality in a 55-page documentation that stresses that Internet services should should be non-discriminatory. The regulatory body had released a consultation paper earlier this year, which asked stakeholders […]
Many of us want the latest new phones, even if it will cost us CREDIT: ARTYOM KOROTAYEV/TASS Britain’s largest mobile phone networks have been condemned for cynically over-charging customers who reach the end of their contracts. The contract period is linked to the payment for the “free” handset. But an estimated six million people continue to pay […]