The company unveiled Flipkart cell phone sales deals a day after Amazon announced its sales would coincide with those of the Big Billion Days sale. Smartphone deals will go live on September 21, and there will be offers for Moto, Samsung, Xolo, Swipe, Asus, Micromax, iVoomi, and Sansui devices priced below Rs. 7,000. Samsung’s budget range, including the Galaxy On5, Galaxy On7, and Galaxy J3 Pro, is being discounted. Flipkart will sell the Infinix Hot 4 Pro for Rs. 6,499 and the Panasonic P85 for Rs. 4,999. The Xolo Era 1X will be listed at Rs. 3,999, and the Yu Yunique 2 for Rs. 5,499.
SBI debit and credit card subscribers get an additional 10 percent discount. There should also be deals on premium smartphones, and Flipkart has been teasing an unprecedented value on the Samsung Galaxy S7 and deals on the HTC U11 and Asus ZenFone 4 Selfie.
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Moto G4 models left out of Android 8.0 party Lenovo has announced which of its Moto phones will receive Android 8.0 Oreo updates, and some surprisingly recent models didn’t make the cut. The Moto G4 and Moto G4 Plus, which only launched last year, have been omitted. The Moto X4, Moto Z family, and Moto G5 series will all be updated, and the rollout will begin later this year. Motorola has made a name for itself by being one of the most prominent brands to use stock Android without any customization, making updates easier. Android 8.0 brings new features and capabilities to supported phones, including split-screen multitasking, better battery life, improved text selection, and Google Play Protect security.
iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and other products will be pre-ordered in India 3, and Apple TV 4K has started on schedule in the US. All these products will ship on September 22. Apple accepts bookings in its stores and through its app, while other retailers and mobile operators can also take pre-orders. Some third parties offer deals and discounts on new iPhones. You can buy and pay for them in installments or on a a contract basis through various mobile service providers, drastically reducing the initial cost.
The iPhone X will be available later than the other products, and although it is not yet in people’s hands, new details are constantly appearing. Apple has now confirmed that only one face can be registered with the Face ID security feature to unlock the device, while up to five fingerprints are allowed with Touch ID. It is unknown whether this is a hardware limitation or a security measure. Users can also disable Face ID by simultaneously pressing the buttons on both sides of the phone when handing it over to prevent others from forcing them to unlock their phone.
Two Indian Hyperloop proposals win competition California-based Hyperloop One has announced the winners of a global challenge to design prototypes for its high-speed transport tubes. Two of the winning teams are from India. The two winning proposals envisage Hyperloop routes between Mumbai and Chennai, as well as between Bengaluru and Chennai, and are created by Hyperloop India and AECOM India, respectively.
Other winning teams had suggested routes in the US, UK, Canada, and Mexico. There were more than 2,600 candidates for the competition. If ever implemented, these plans would drastically change intercity transportation in India. Another developer called Hyperloop Transport Technologies recently signed an MoU with the government of Andhra Pradesh to develop a route between Vijayawada and Amaravati.
They alleged Nokia 2 press images leaked. Press releases of the expected Nokia 2 budget smartphone have been leaked online, sparking speculation that the device will launch on October 5 based on the time and date shown on the screen. From the images, the phone will have one front and one back camera, no fingerprint sensor, and on-screen navigation buttons. Previous leaks have suggested that it will have a 4,000mAh battery, a 5-inch HD display, a Snapdragon 210 SoC, and 1GB of RAM.
Xiaomi Mi Band HRX Edition launched in India Xiaomi has launched a new version of its Mi Band, the HRX Edition, in collaboration with HRX, a fitness clothing brand associated with Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan. It’s a minor variation of the Mi Band 2, without a heart rate monitor, and will be available September 18 on mi.com, Amazon, Flipkart, and Myntra, as well as in Mi Home stores. It is priced at Rs. 1,299 and promises a battery life of 23 days. It has an OLED screen that displays time and fitness-related stats. It is splash-proof and can also be paired with a smartphone to reveal notifications.
Lenovo K8 Note now openly available in India Lenovo has made its K8 Note smartphone available through open sale on Amazon, following a series of limited-edition flash sales. Special offers have been rolled out, including an exchange scheme and cashback for HSBC cardholders. The device costs Rs. 12,999 with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage, or Rs. 13,999 with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage. Other specs include a deca-core MediaTek MT6797 SoC, 5.5-inch full-HD display, dual rear cameras, 4G VoLTE, and a 4000mAh battery. It is available in black and gold.
Vivo V7+ is Now Available in India The Vivo V7+ was recently announced in India and is now on sale for the first time. The defining feature of this phone is its 24-megapixel front-facing camera, and it also has a larger 18:9 display, Snapdragon 450 SoC, 16-megapixel rear camera, 64GB of storage, 4G VoLTE and 3225mAh battery. Battery. It is priced at Rs. 21,990 and is available in black, gold, or rose gold.
Rovio Moves On With IPO Plan Rovio, the studio behind Angry Birds, plans to go public on the Helsinki Stock Exchange with a valuation of between $950 million and $1.1 billion (approximately Rs. 7,049 crores), which is lower than the speculation in the media has intended. The IPO has been anticipated for years, given the explosive popularity of the original Angry Birds game in 2009 and all the spin-offs and merchandise that have followed. The games have been downloaded 3.7 billion times. Estimates had hit $2 billion, though analysts had scoffed at that figure.
