With the introduction of profiles last month, Amazon Prime Video has become a great offering for families in India. That’s especially true in the Hindi movie department, which reaches back decades unlike the more contemporary-focused Netflix. Guru Dutt, Rajesh Khanna, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, and Amitabh Bachchan represent the fifties to the …
Read More »Are Smartphones An Essential Item Whose Sales in India Be Resumed Amid COVID-19 Lockdown?
India is about to complete a fortnight after Prime Minister Narendra Modi imposed the nationwide lockdown due to the coronavirus outbreak on March 24. The lockdown that was aimed to reduce the deadly impact of COVID-19, caused by the coronavirus version called SARS-CoV-2, has adversely impacted the lives of most …
Read More »Mi TV Models to Get PatchWall 3.0 Update in India With New Content Partners, Improved UI
Xiaomi India on Monday announced the release of PatchWall 3.0, the latest version of company’s Mi TV software. According to the company, the new PatchWall update features a “deeper integration” with the newly launched Disney+ Hotstar and addition of new content partners such as Mi List, along with UI enhancements. …
Read More »Vu Premium 4K LED Android TV Review
Indian television brand Vu only recently launched its Cinema TV range in India, which we praised for the sheer value on offer. That television series features support for the Dolby Vision HDR format, and runs on the Android TV platform, at prices starting well under Rs. 30,000. While we’d have …
Read More »Extraction: Trailer for Chris Hemsworth’s Netflix Movie to Release Tuesday
The trailer for Extraction — the Chris Hemsworth-led action thriller movie from the makers of Avengers: Endgame — will premiere Tuesday, April 7 at 3pm IST, Netflix has announced. The world’s biggest subscription-based streaming service is calling it an “exclusive” as it will debut on Netflix India’s YouTube page before …
Read More »Infinix Note 7, Infinix Note 7 Lite Listed on Official Site Ahead of Launch: Specifications, Features
Infinix Note 7 and Note 7 Lite have been listed on the official website ahead of launch. Both new phones come with a hole-punch display design and feature a quad rear camera setup. The Infinix Note 7 and Note 7 Lite also have quad rear LED flash and a side-mounted …
Read More »Quibi Review: Bite-Sized Content, Terrible Pricing
I’ve binge-watched 16 episodes and four quarter-movies since morning. Why do I have such free time? Because it was work. The better question though is, how? Well, that’s because I’ve been using Quibi — a portmanteau of “quick bites” — a new streaming service with the tagline: “watch in 10 …
Read More »Vivo V19 Global Variant With Snapdragon 712 SoC, Dual Selfie Cameras Launched: Specifications
Vivo V19 global variant has been officially unveiled, weeks after the company postponed its official launch. Vivo V19 was originally supposed to debut in India on March 26, but the launch was delayed due to the ongoing coronavirus situation. From the information available on the official website, Vivo V19 will …
Read More »Google Maps Now Shows Public Food and Night Shelters Across 30 Cities Amid Lockdown
Google Maps is now listing public food shelters and public night shelters across 30 cities on its platform in India. The new feature that is aimed to help citizens during the COVID-19 outbreak, is initially available in English. However, Google is working towards enabling the experience in Hindi as well. …
Read More »Solid Chip Sales Unlikely to Cushion Samsung’s Virus-Hit Q1 Profit
The coronavirus-driven global shift to working from home is set to have boosted demand for Samsung Electronics’ memory chips from laptop makers and data centres, but first-quarter profits are likely to remain flat as the outbreak weakened consumer electronics sales. The South Korean tech giant is the world’s largest memory …
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