Weekly Roundup: 70-inch 4K Mi TV 3, massive 6050mAh battery smartphone, Asus Zenfone Go 4.5 and more

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The last week of 2015, Xiaomi announced a new Mi TV 3 with a massive 70-inch 4K (3840 x 2160 pixels) display from Sharp. It introduced the 60-inch Mi TV 3 with a 11.6mm metal frame back in October, the new 70-inch version has a slightly thicker 12.9mm aluminum alloy frame and it is 38.6mm at its thickest. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: 70-inch 4K Mi TV 3, massive 6050mAh battery smartphone, Asus Zenfone Go 4.5 and more”

Top 15 Smartphones of 2015

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In 2015 we saw way too many smartphones being launched and more competitive smartphone market overall. Some lived up to our expectations, and some majorly failed even after their initial overwhelming response. It is understandable that a perfect smartphone doesn’t exist, so whichever one comes more close to that definition is always worth putting your money in. We have also tried to pick best of the best in our top 15 list of smartphones for this year, so do check it out below. Continue reading “Top 15 Smartphones of 2015”

Weekly Roundup: Google’s Big Plan for India, YU YUTOPIA, Redmi Note Prime, Lumia 550 and more

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This week started with Google’s big event in New Delhi. Company’s CEO Sundar Pichai along with its various top officials addressed India about their plans for the country in 2016 and more. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Google’s Big Plan for India, YU YUTOPIA, Redmi Note Prime, Lumia 550 and more”

Asus Zenfone 3 with fingerprint sensor expected to launch in May 2016

Asus is expected to announce the next generation of its Zenfone series in early 2016. A report from Digitimes states that the Taiwanese company will add fingerprint sensor to the Zenfone 3.

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Weekly Roundup: Microsoft Lumia 950, 950 XL, Moto 360 (2015), Galaxy A series (2016), LG Zero and more

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This week Microsoft launched its all new Windows 10 flagship smartphones – the Lumia 950 Dual SIM and Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM – in India. Both these smartphones were announced at an event in New York last month. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Microsoft Lumia 950, 950 XL, Moto 360 (2015), Galaxy A series (2016), LG Zero and more”

Asus Zenfone Selfie gets the deluxe treatment – 3GB RAM and 128GB storage

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Asus launched the Zenfone 2 Deluxe which was basically a limited edition Zenfone 2 with a different back design. Asus also launched a limited edition of the Zenfone 2 Deluxe with 256GB capacity in Brazil. The Zenfone Laser and Zoom also received similar treatments and now it is the turn of the Zenfone Selfie to get the deluxe treatment.

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Asus launches entry-level gaming laptop with Windows 10 for Rs. 69,990

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Asus has announced its latest entry-level gaming laptop in India dubbed the Asus R510JX for Rs. 69,990. Continue reading “Asus launches entry-level gaming laptop with Windows 10 for Rs. 69,990”

Google introduces second OnHub smart Wi-Fi router with Asus, pre-order for $219.99

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Google in partnership with Asus has introduced a new member in its OnHub router family. Dubbed the ASUS OnHub is company’s second smart Wi-Fi router device in the OnHub series. The first OnHub router with TP-Link was launched couple of months back in August. Continue reading “Google introduces second OnHub smart Wi-Fi router with Asus, pre-order for $219.99”

Weekly Roundup: Sony Xperia Z5, Z5 Premium, Lenovo P1, P1m, Apple iPad mini 4, HTC One A9 and more

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This week Sony launched its flagship Xperia Z5 Dual and Xperia Z5 Premium Dual smartphones in India. Both smartphones were announced at the IFA last month in Berlin last month. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Sony Xperia Z5, Z5 Premium, Lenovo P1, P1m, Apple iPad mini 4, HTC One A9 and more”

Microsoft and Asus expand their patent licensing agreement

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Microsoft and Asus have announced their plans to expand their earlier patent licensing agreement which will include a broad cross-licensing covering.

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Asus partners with Foxconn to manufacture smartphones in India

Asus is the latest international smartphone maker that is joining the ‘Make in India’ initiative. The Taiwanese company has announced that it will start the local manufacturing of smartphones in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh.

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Weekly Roundup: Meizu PRO 5, Xiaomi Mi 4c, new Micromax 4G LTE smartphones, Pebble Time Round and more

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This week at an event in Beijing, Meizu announced its a new flagship handset dubbed the Meizu PRO 5. The phone is powered by a 2.5 GHz Samsung Exynos 7420 processor and comes with either 3GB or 4GB RAM variants. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Meizu PRO 5, Xiaomi Mi 4c, new Micromax 4G LTE smartphones, Pebble Time Round and more”

Asus Transformer Book T100HA 2-in-1 and Flip TP200SA with Windows 10, USB Type-C launched

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Asus has finally launched the new Transformer Book T100HA 2-in-1 and the Transformer Book Flip TP200SA in the U.S today. The company had first unveiled the two hybrid – T100HA and TP200SA – devices during Computex 2015 in June, but it didn’t provide the pricing then. Continue reading “Asus Transformer Book T100HA 2-in-1 and Flip TP200SA with Windows 10, USB Type-C launched”

Weekly Roundup: Moto X Play in India, $50 Amazon Fire Tablet, $99 Fire TV, new Qualcomm SoCs and more

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The big launch this week was by Motorola. It finally brought the mid-range Moto X Play to India, as expected. The smartphone was announced back in July, same day as Motorola launched the 3rd generation Moto G in India. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Moto X Play in India, $50 Amazon Fire Tablet, $99 Fire TV, new Qualcomm SoCs and more”