Swipe Technologies on Wednesday launched a brand new entry-level smartphone, the Neo Power, making it the fourth launch for the company this month following the Swipe Konnect Power, Elite VR, Konnect Star 2017, and Elite 4G. The Swipe Neo Power price in India is Rs. 2,999 and will be offered Black, Grey and Gold colour options across e-commerce channels. The company is calling it the "most affordable 4G VoLTE phone with a 2500mAh battery" in India.The dual-SIM Swipe Neo Power runs on Android 6.…

Meizu on Wednesday launched its M6 Note smartphone in China and it seems like the industry-wide trend of dual camera setups has caught up with Meizu's mid-range smartphones as well. Apart from the dual rear cameras, the Meizu M6 Note smartphone comes with a Snapdragon 625 SoC and will be made available in Black, Blue, and Gold colours.The Meizu M6 Note has been launched by the company in three RAM/ storage variants, i.e., 3GB RAM/ 16GB storage, 3GB RAM/ 32GB storage, and 4GB RAM/ 64GB storage. …

If you haven't heard of Nuu Mobile yet it's probably because the brand hasn't been seen in India, until today that is. The US-based company at an event in New Delhi on Wednesday officially marked its entry into the country with the launch of four new smartphones. Nuu Mobile is known for making affordable Android handsets and the Q500, Q626, M3, and X5 look to offer just that.Nuu Mobile has been present in markets like the US, the UK, Indonesia, Jakarta, and others for a while. The company is now…

Jio Phone bookings will open Thursday, August 24 as Reliance Jio officially starts taking pre-orders for the 4G feature phone. The JioPhone booking registrations can be made both online and offline, though some offline retailers started taking pre-orders last week, ahead of schedule. It is not yet known exactly what time the registrations will start, so if you are making the JioPhone booking online, it is best to check the MyJio app and Jio.com website every few minutes once the clock strikes m…

Even as Coolpad rolled out a power-packed mid-budget Cool Play 6 smartphone targeting gamers over the last weekend, the Chinese smartphone maker would not stop catering to the needs of those transitioning from feature phones to smartphones in India, Coolpad Global CEO James Du has said.With a base of 150 million 4G feature phone users, India is currently placed behind China and the US. With an estimated installed base of 340 million 4G devices, India will displace the US as the second-largest ma…

Google revealed earlier this week that the upcoming version of its Android platform will be called 'Android Oreo' and HTC has already confirmed some of its handsets that will be getting the update. Unsurprisingly, the company's current flagship model - the U11 - makes the list but other than that, HTC has confirmed that HTC U Ultra and HTC 10 will also be getting the Oreo treatment.In a tweet posted on Tuesday, HTC USA replied to a user query by saying, "We're excited to bring Android Oreo to H…

Xiaomi Redmi 4 was launched in India in May this year, and has since then been available on Amazon India and Mi.com through flash sales. However, in a new development, Xiaomi India head Manu Kumar Jain has announced that one of the variants - 4GB RAM/ 64GB storage - will now be available at all times on the two websites mentioned above. There won't be any registrations or requirement to participate in flash sales necessary for this variant any more, and you can just head to Amazon India or Mi.co…

OnePlus has now rolling out the OxygenOS 4.1.7 update to its OnePlus 3 and 3T smartphones and it brings about much-awaited touch latency improvements to the smartphones. Apart from this, the update also brings along battery optimisations and Android security patch for the month of August as well. Notably, if users have not updated Google Hangouts, it will be automatically removed with the update.To recall, the OnePlus 3 and 3T smartphone users started reporting the touch latency issues with the…

After the LG Q6, the company has decided to launch yet another smartphone in India - the LG K8 (2017). The mid-ranger has been quietly listed on its online store, and is priced at Rs. 11,000. While there has been no official announcement from LG, the website mentions that the smartphone is available in offline stores. Separately, an established Mumbai retailer claims the smartphone is already retailing offline at a price of Rs. 9,999.The LG K8 (2017) is the successor of the LG K8 launched last …

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 mobile devices that were "deceptively advertised" as waterproof.Firstly, we need to clarify that the settlement is meant only for customers in the US and not several countries. The lawsuit against Sony claims that the mobile …