Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Launched at Rs 9,999

Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 smartphone has been launched in India in three variants, with the price starting at Rs. 9,999. The new Xiaomi smartphone will be exclusively available in India on Flipkart, along with Mi.com. Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 will go on sale in the country starting 12pm on January 23 on the two e-commerce websites. In India, the company has introduced the smartphone in Gold, Grey, and Silver colour variants, with a brand new Matte Black colour variant coming soon.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 India Price and Variants
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 has been launched in three variants in India - the 2GB RAM/ 32GB inbuilt storage model has been priced at Rs. 9,999, the 3GB RAM/ 32GB storage model has been priced at Rs. 10,999, while the 4GB RAM/ 64GB storage model has been priced at Rs. 12,999. All three Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 variants will be available starting Monday, and there are no pre-registrations required for the sale.

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 sports a metal unibody design and bears a fingerprint sensor on the rear panel. As expected, Xiaomi has not brought the MediaTek Helio X20 deca-core SoC-powered variant to India, and has instead chosen to use the Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953 octa-core SoC in the country instead, coupled with the Adreno 506 GPU. The company is touting the 14nm FinFET architecture of the SoC and its benefits for battery life. Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 is also part of the company's Make in India programme.

The dual-SIM (Micro+Nano) Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 runs MIUI 8 based on Android 6.0 Marshmallow, and sports a 5.5-inch full-HD (1080x1920 pixels) 2.5D curved glass IPS display with a 401ppi pixel density. Powered by the Snapdragon 625 SoC, it comes with 3GB and 4GB of RAM, depending on the SKU.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 4's rear camera bears a 13-megapixel CMOS sensor equipped with PDAF (phase detection autofocus), an f/2.0 aperture, 77-degree wide angle lens, and dual-tone LED flash. The front camera sports a 5-megapixel CMOS sensor, coupled with an 85-degree wide angle lens. Expandable storage is available on the Redmi Note 4 via a hybrid dual-SIM card configuration, supporting microSD cards (up 128GB).

As for connectivity, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 offers 4G with VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/g/b/n, Bluetooth v4.1, GPS, Micro-USB, and Infrared. Sensors on board include accelerometer, ambient light sensor, gyroscope, electronic compass, and proximity sensor. Redmi Note 4 battery capacity is rated at 4100mAh battery, and the new Xiaomi smartphone measures 151x76x8.35mm, and weighs 175 grams.

Source: NDTV

ShopClues Launches 5 Premium Mobile Phones Exclusively Before Its 5th Anniversary Sale

Marking five years of excellence in the e-commerce industry, ShopClues, India’s first and largest managed marketplace has launched 4 premium smartphones and 1 feature phone exclusively. The launch includes Ziox Astra 4G, Swipe Konnect Grand, Swipe Konnect Neo 4G, Ziox Zelfie, and Swipe Konnect Star Plus.  Two smartphones – Swipe Konnect Grand and Swipe Konnect 4 Neo 4G – have already been launched on the platform, whereas, the remaining three will be launched on 19th January, 2017, the first day of the 5th Anniversary Sale.

Ziox Astra 4G is a 4G VoLTE (Voice over LTE) and ViLTE-enabled (Video over LTE) smartphone that comes loaded with 2,450 mAh battery, 5 MP rear AF & 2 MP front selfie camera, 1.3 GHz Quad-core processor, 1 GB RAM, and operates on Android 6.0 Marshmallow. The smartphone with the price tag of INR 5,953 will be available for INR 3,999 on the platform.

Swipe Konnect Grand is a smartphone equipped with a 5” display. With 1 GB RAM and 8 GB internal storage space (expandable up to 32 GB), the dual-camera smartphone operates on 1.2 GHz Quad-core processor and comes loaded with Android 6.0 Marshmallow. Priced at INR 5,000, the smartphone has been launched on ShopClues for a special price of INR 2,799. One the other hand, Swipe Konnect Neo 4G priced at INR 2,899 is the cheapest VoLTE-enabled smartphone in India, exclusively available on ShopClues. Further, Ziox Zelfie feature phone boasts a 2.4 inch screen along with 1,800 mAh battery, wireless FM, as well as dual-camera with selfie flash. With an MRP of INR 1,423, the attractive feature phone is available on ShopClues for INR 899 with an attractive 37% discount.

Swipe Konnect Star Plus is the most cost-effective smartphone against the specification it delivers and the price tag it bears. The ground-breaking smartphone with 5.5” QHD display, 8 GB storage space (expandable up to 32 GB), 10 MP rear camera, and 5 MP front camera, is available at Rs. 4,499, at an 18% discount from its original price, Rs. 5,500.

Google Pixel Comes On Board With Snapdeal With Exciting Offers!

Snapdeal, India’s largest online marketplace has now partnered with the first Google smartphone -- Google Pixel and Pixel XL as their online retail partners with exciting offers for users. Snapdeal is offering Rs 10,000 instant cashback from Yes Bank, Rs 10,000 ecash from Yatra, and a free mobile protection plan from Allianz worth Rs 5999 amongst various other interesting offers. Customers can also avail several other lucrative offers on every Tuesday this month.

The Google-Assistant powered Pixel phones, recently launched in India have key features such as 64 hours battery life, dust and splash resistant feature, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 protection and a camera with 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution, making them undisputedly one of the best range of android phones in the market. Both smartphones have access to unlimited storage for full-resolution photos and videos via Google Photos. The Android 7.1 Nougat-based Pixel smartphones will come with a USB Type-C port and will include the 3.5mm audio jack.

Vishal Chadha, Vice President – Market Development, Snapdeal stated, “We are very happy to bring Google Pixel on board. Pixel has already established a new benchmark in quality, and we are confident that coupled with our brilliant offers, this phone is going to be a hot seller for us.”

Sennheiser Launches HD 200 PRO At Rs 6490

German audio specialist, Sennheiser, has introduced the champions of finest audio quality in India by launching the HD 200 PRO, a closed-backover-ear phones that will establish the “good” solution in our dedicated Music Industry headphone assortment.

The HD 200 PRO monitoring headphones are made to ensure detailed and powerful studio sound wherever you are. Built on the successful HD4x1 series, the HD 200 PRO features Sennheiser’s proprietary neodymium magnets, which deliver powerful sound reproduction. The closed, over-ear, lightweight design offers excellent comfort and isolation from external ambient noise, which is optimal for long creative monitoring sessions (e.g. electronic piano, laptop, mixing consoles). 

The HD 200 PRO features soft ear and headband cushions for enhanced fit and comfort, 2m straight and single-sided cable for tangle-free freedom of movement, a 6.3mm stereo adapter to optimize connectivity with other equipment, such as e-pianos. 

The HD 200 PRO is priced at INR 6,490.

Indus OS And FreeCharge Partner To Introduce OS Integrated Innovation

Two of India’s foremost innovative technology leaders – Indus OS, the World’s First Regional Operating System, and FreeCharge, India’s leading digital payments platform – unveiled Recharge 2.0, a game-changing product integrated within the smartphone dialer interface today. 

Recharge 2.0 aims to bridge this gap and introduce features that provide comprehensive analysis on usage patterns alongside real-time updates to offer more control in the hands of pre-paid users. Powered by an OS-level integration pioneered by Indus OS, Recharge 2.0 encourages smart usage of prepaid balance along with a superior and intuitive mobile recharge experience powered by FreeCharge.

The OS-integrated payment innovation on Indus Dialer is seamless and accessible in the most natural interface, the phone dialer – moving beyond the app and web interfaces. The new Indus Dialer allows users one-touch access on the phone dialer to recharge through FreeCharge. It also allows instant information of current balance on the main dialer screen. The user can also analyse historical balance and compare daily, weekly and monthly balance usage across Talktime, Data and SMS. The user can set thresholds to receive low balance alerts. Additionally, expense of every call can be tracked within the call log and money spent on each contact can also be analysed, giving complete and accurate information to the user. 

Recharge 2.0 will be exclusively accessible to the existing 6 million plus Indus OS user base and new users of Indus OS powered-devices. Indus OS is currently the #2 mobile OS in India, with a 7.6% market share. By catering to Indus OS’ user base via the OS-Integrated Brands, FreeCharge expects to scale up its recharge transactions and volumes by nearly 20%. FreeCharge currently sees a major chunk of its transaction coming through the recharge’s category.

Moonfrog Labs Appoints Deepa Naidu As Director, Human Resources

Moonfrog Labs, a leading mobile game developing company, today announced the appointment of Deepa Naidu as the Director of Human Resources. Deepa, who was previously leading the talent development at GSN, has over 13 years of experience in people development and talent management across fast paced gaming companies. 

At Moonfrog Labs, she will play a pivotal role in nurturing and developing a strong talent pool to propel the company through its next stage of growth.

Deeply passionate about building world class team and cultures, Deepa has previously worked with several high growth gaming companies including GSN Games India, Zynga and Electronic Arts. At GSN, she was responsible for managing growth, leading culture change, and delivering high quality and innovative talent programs and practices. 

During her stint in Zynga, she played a key role in leading the people agenda and spearheaded their expansion from a handful of employees to a team of over 400 over a period of three years.

 

Playizzon Launches One Of Its Kind game ‘Sachin Saga Warm Up’

JetSynthesys, India’s leading company in the digital and technology business world today announced the launch of a unique game on cricket, ‘Sachin Saga Warm Up’ under its gaming arm Playizzon. 

The company is associated with the cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, who trains the players to gain expertise in playing the game. Sachin Saga Warm Up is a 2:2:2 (2 player, 2 over, 2 minute) batting game, where players across the globe can compete in real time. This 2 minute powerplay allows users to get assistance from Sachin himself on shot selection based on where the ball pitches and what kind of delivery it is. The game targets people belonging to the age group of 8 years – 45 years and is also going to be made available in 7 languages.

Sachin Saga Warm Up is freemium, allowing advertisements and users to make in-app purchases. It also gives ardent fans of Sachin Tendulkar an opportunity to win some exciting official signed merchandize. The winner of the game with maximum points will be rewarded by Sachin Tendulkar during the launch of Sachin Saga later this year.

Sharing his thoughts on the game Sachin Tendulkar said, “The Sachin Saga Warm-up will serve as a prequel to  “ Sachin Saga” where gamers across age groups can play an exciting new format of cricket digitally! I look forward to receiving the feedback as users play each delivery on its merit."

The game is currently launched on the Google Play Store and will soon be available on iOS.

Dell Unveils World's First Laptop With Wireless Charging

American technology company Dell has unveiled the 'Latitude 7285', the world's first laptop that charges wirelessly. The convertible laptop with detachable tablet comes with a wireless charging pad placed beneath the laptop's keyboard. 

The laptop features a 12-inch display, up to 16 GB RAM, up to 512 GB storage, and provides six hours of battery in tablet mode.

Source: Inshorts