This week in the world of tech, New smartphones launched and also some important announcements like Flipkart acquiring Ebay India, Airtel Internet TV DTH announcement and more. So, without any further delay, let’s get rolling.
Sony Xperia XA1
This Mid-range smartphone from sony is purely focused on the camera, it comes with a rear 23MP shooter with Sony IMX300 Exmor RS sensor, f/2.0 aperture, Hybrid AF, SteadyShot and LED flash. There is an 8MP front camera with Sony IMX219, f/2.0 aperture for selfies. Another feature of the device is its 5-inch edge-to-edge borderless display with HD resolution. Read more..
Micromax Evok Note and Evok Power
Micromax announced 2 new budget smartphones in the new Evok series, the Evok Power, and Evok Note. They come with a huge 4000mAh battery and a fingerprint scanner. The Evok Power comes with a 5-inch HD display and the Evok Note comes with a 5.5-inch 1080p display. Both of them run on Android Marshmallow 6.0, supports 4G VoLTE and a 5MP front facing camera.
Coolpad Cool 1 3GB Variant
Coolpad Cool 1 was launched with a 4GB variant last year, this week the company launched a new variant that comes with 3GB RAM. This variant also comes with 32GB storage with no sd card support. It is priced at INR 10,999 and will be available on amazon. It comes with a Dual 13-megapixel rear camera making it the only smartphone with the dual camera in the budget segment and its massive 4000mAh battery.
Zopo X 5.5
The smartphone comes with a 5.5-inch HD display with 2.5D curved glass, it comes with 3GB of RAM and 16GB of onboard storage with sd card support up to 64GB. It is running on Android Marshmallow and is packed with 2500mAh battery. The smartphone comes with 365 days replacement warranty. If there is any hardware failure, you can easily get it replaced with a brand new one from ZOPO’s service center. Read more…
Acer Aspire VX 15, Predator 15 and 17, Predator G1 Desktop
Acer announced Acer Aspire VX 15, Predator 15 and 17, Predator G1 desktop in India. Aspire VX 15 delivers enhanced cooling capabilities and NVIDIA GeForce GTX series 10 graphics card, Predator 15, 17 gets VR ready with NVIDIA Pascal graphics cards- GeForce GTX 1060 with 6GB VRAM. Predator G1 desktop comes with 7th Gen Intel Core i7 processor and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 graphics and Creative Sound Blaster.
Flipkart Acquires eBay India
This is one of the biggest news in the startup world this week, Flipkart acquired eBay India and also received $1.4 billion funding from Chinese giant Tencent, eBay, and Microsoft in the latest funding round. Flipkart is now be valued at of $11.6 billion. Back in 2014, Flipkart acquired Myntra, later on in 2016 they acquired Jabong and UPI-based payment app PhonePe. This is the biggest investment in Flipkart’s 10-year history, said the company.
Airtel Internet TV DTH and Android TV Box
This is India’s first hybrid STB, powered by Android TV, which brings online content to the TV screen along with 500 plus satellite TV channels. It comes preloaded with Netflix, YouTube, Google Play Music, Google Play Games, Airtel Movies and more. It also comes with access to Google Play Store that allows users to download their favorite apps, content, and games onto their TV. The Airtel Internet TV is priced at INR 4999 with 3-month Digital TV subscription. Also, as limited period offer customers can pay INR 7999 and get the Airtel Internet TV with a one-year subscription.
Google Areo: Food Delivery And Home Service App
This came in really as a surprise, Google announced a new app to Indian users, available in 2 Indian cities(Bengaluru and Mumbai). The new Areo app lets you order food to your current location. Users can also access services like Beauty, Home Maintenance, Fitness and much more. Google has partnered with Freshmenu, Box8, and Faasos for food ordering services. Its users will also be able to schedule appointments with local beauticians, plumbers, electricians and many other services as well which are currently happening via UrbanClap. Read more…
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