Xiaomi has launched the Mi Gaming Laptop 2019 — an upgrade over the company’s original gaming notebook that was unveiled back in March last year. The new model flaunts a full-HD display with a 144Hz refresh rate. Xiaomi has also offered a ninth-generation Intel Core i7 processor on the Mi Gaming Laptop 2019 along with
Month: August 2019
The Redmi Note 8 is in the offing, and it will reportedly be a powerful device that beats out the competition. The news comes from none other than Lu Weibing, the Redmi Chief at Xiaomi, in a response to a Weibo post. Separately, an unknown Redmi phone with model name M1906GT has allegedly been spotted
Following a failed attempt in July, French inventor Franky Zapata successfully crossed the Channel on top of a hoverboard this weekend. Starting his trek in Sangatte in northern France, the journey took 20 minutes, before landing in St. Margaret’s Bay, England. “For the last five to six kilometers I just really enjoyed it,” Zapata told
AT&T is sweetening the deal on its Unlimited & More Premium plan this week, with the addition of free Spotify Premium. That amounts to a $10 a month savings for those paying the $80 a month for the wireless service. The plan offers one of seven free partner services, including HBO, Cinemax, Showtime, Starz, VRV,
We have reviewed hundreds of smartphones here at Gadgets 360, and one of the most common comments we get has to be “Can it run PUBG?”. While most smartphones are now powerful enough to play the game, some of the more affordable ones struggle, and the experience isn’t always enjoyable. Tencent Games recently launched a
Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries’ subsidiary Reliance Industrial Investments and Holdings (RIIHL) is investing Rs 295.25 crores in Mumbai-based Fynd as part of its focus on consumer businesses and mobile phone services. Fynd is an Indian technology startup funded by Google and acts as an inventory management platform. The move by Reliance adds to a list
Thirty two of the world’s best e-sports players are flexing their fingers and thumbs in readiness for the FIFA eWorld Cup Grand Final at London’s O2 Arena this weekend. Millions set out on the road fame and fortune but only one player will be left holding the $250,000 (roughly Rs. 1.7 crores) winners’ cheque come
Ahead of Samsung’s Unpacked event slated to be held next week in Brooklyn, the Seoul-based tech giant has reportedly updated its partnership with software major Microsoft. The partnership is expected to result in Samsung selling some of its smartphones pre-installed with Microsoft Android apps, including the “Your Phone” app that connects phones with Windows 10
ACT Fibernet has announced that it is finally rolling out its ACT Stream TV 4K device. This Android TV-device can now be ordered by the eligible subscribers of the ACT Fibernet service in four cities – Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, and Hyderabad. The device was originally supposed to go on sale in May, but it seems
Pinterest raised its full-year sales forecast and reported second-quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates on Thursday, as the online scrapbook company added more users, sending its shares up 12 percent in extended trading. The company said monthly active users rose 30 percent in the quarter to 300 million globally, significantly above estimates, and the global average revenue per
The Apple credit card being launched with Goldman Sachs Group will not allow the purchase of cryptocurrencies with the card, according to a customer agreement posted to Goldman’s website on Friday. The Apple Card customer agreement said the card cannot be used to purchase cash advances or cash equivalents that include cryptocurrencies, casino gaming chips,
Chinese smartphone manufacturer Vivo has reportedly started taking pre-orders through offline stores for its Vivo S1 smartphone that will be launched in India on August 7. The pre-orders for the device would continue till August 7 and the customer needs to pay Rs 2,000 for the same, news portal GizmoChina reported on Friday. Vivo is
Redmi Note 7 Pro and Vivo Z1 Pro open sale and the news about Jio GigaFiber launch date grabbed the headlines this week. Additionally, Realme sent out invites to showcase its quad camera setup with 64-megapixel main camera, Amazon shared details of Freedom Sale, and WhatsApp ‘Frequently Forwarded’ message label began rolling out in India. Zomato
Realme X is finally available via offline channels in the country. Starting today, the Realme X can be purchased from authorised retail outlets. In addition to the standard version of the Realme X that comes in two variants, the Naoto Fukasawa collection of the Realme X – also known as Realme X Master Edition- will
Most desktop PCs today have CPUs with basic integrated graphics capabilities, but some require a separate GPU (graphics processing unit) which comes in the form of a plug-in graphics card and can be several times more powerful. If you want to play 3D games at high resolutions with all the effects turned up, you’re going
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is expanding its facilities in Florida to make room for the space company’s forthcoming super heavy-lift launch vehicle dubbed Starship, according to a draft of the plans seen by Reuters on Friday. Starship, a 384-foot (117-meter) reusable two-stage rocket taller than the Statue of Liberty, is a central piece of Musk’s interplanetary
Black Shark 2 Pro has just gone on sale in China in two different variants with 12GB RAM + 128GB storage and 12GB RAM + 256GB storage configurations. However, a TENAA listing suggests that Black Shark is preparing some new variants of its gaming phone as well. The listing highlights the Black Shark 2 Pro
The official Twitter handle of Samsung’s chipset Exynos has released a teaser, hinting at the new processor that is launching on August 7 at the tech giant’s Unpacked Event, slated for next week in Brooklyn. The 11-second teaser does not reveal any concrete information about the chipset but it is being speculated that it’s the
China’s ByteDance, which owns popular video sharing app TikTok, is already working to enter the smartphone business and the music streaming space. It appears the world’s most valued startup also has ambitions about developing its own search engine. Kind of. A company spokesperson told TechCrunch on Thursday that it has introduced a search function in ByteDance’s
Xiaomi is gearing up to launch a new gaming laptop, and now detailed specifications of this upcoming device have been leaked online, giving us details about its display, processor, GPU, and even storage. The company has been rolling out several teasers online counting down to August 4 i.e. this Sunday, suggesting that the new gaming
TCL has launched a new line-up of 4K AI smart TVs in India. The products unveiled by TCL include the flagship P8S series, the mid-range P8E models, and the more value-for-money P8 series TVs. The new TCL TVs run on Android Pie-based software and come with a host of AI features such as voice interaction,
Facebook started adding its name to some screens on its Instagram photo-sharing platform this week, one of the first links it has given users to its ownership of the popular platform. The move comes as the world’s largest social media company faces greater scrutiny from regulators around the world for more transparency over data privacy
A series of privacy missteps in recent months has raised fresh concerns over the future of voice-controlled digital assistants, a growing market seen by some as the next frontier in computing. Recent incidents involving Google, Apple, and Amazon devices underscore that despite strong growth in the market for smart speakers and devices, more work is
The term ‘budget flagship’ has been thrown around a lot to describe premium yet affordable smartphones, but there is no strict definition of it. An easy way to define a budget flagship is that such devices tend to offer top-of-the-line hardware, but ditch some of the features of premium flagships that buyers might be willing
Refreshing its flagship ‘Forerunner’ series, US-based wearable major Garmin on Friday launched its “Forerunner 45” wearable in India for Rs 19,990. According to the company, the device is especially built for those who are planning to foray into the field of running or sports. The device can monitor daily steps, distance covered, calories burned, and
Sony is back with yet another sale on a select range of PlayStation 4 titles and the DualShock 4 controllers just ahead of India’s Independence Day celebrations. As part of the latest promotion dubbed the PS4 Independence Sale for both online and offline retailers in India, the company is offering a host of games at
Indian Railways is planning to make the journey of passengers more entertaining by offering a free video streaming solution. Yes, you will soon be able to stream video content like high-quality movies, TV series, and news on your mobile or tablet without incurring any additional charges. And the best part is that passengers will be
Smartphone sales have continued their global decline. New numbers from Gartner forecast a drop of 2.5 percent down to 1.5 billion. The biggest hits to the industry are Japan, Western Europe and North America, which saw drops of 6.5, 5.3 and 4.4 percent, respectively. It’s all part of a continued trend we’ve highlighted several times
Sony has introduced PS4 Tournaments: Challenger Series, which will allow professional as well as casual gamers to participate in competitive online gaming tournaments against friends and rivals for incredible rewards. Given the popularity of the gaming console that recently crossed 100 million units in sales, it makes sense for the company to give its fans
The fourth orbit raising activity for India’s moon spacecraft Chandrayaan-2 was performed successfully at 3:27pm on Friday, the ISRO said. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said the orbit of the Chandrayaan-2 was raised to 277 x 89,472 km by firing the onboard motors for 646 seconds. All spacecraft parameters are normal, it said. The fifth