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Undoubtedly, the Xiaomi Mi Mix is a trendsetter. We say this as the smartphone was too innovative among the rest in the market. The device featured a high screen-to-body ratio of 91:3% and ceramic housings too. Now, it looks like there is good news for those who have developed a liking for smartphones made using this material. There are rumors that the next-generation iPhone, allegedly the iPhone 8 will be sporting ceramic housings as the Mi Mix. Contradictory to this, another set of rumors suggest that Apple isn't adopting this technology as there are some capacity problems that Xiaomi itself faced for the Mi 5S and Mi 5S Plus. This clearly points out that there is a high demand for the ceramic housing devices, but the manufacturers aren't able to meet the demand. Now, it looks like Changying Precision Technology Company, which is a leader in the segment will make an investment of $8.7 million in order to boost the production of such ceramic back panels. This ...

India is all set to welcome a brand new smartphone brand from China. The newest company making plans to enter the Indian market is Chinese electronics major iVoomi. The company initially plans to introduce its range of affordable Android smartphones in the country with most of its devices being priced between the Rs.4,000 and the Rs.10,000 price bracket. To start things off, iVoomi has announced the launch of the  iVoomi iV505  which is the first launch from the company in India. The handset has been priced at Rs. 3,999 and comes with dual SIM card slots and support for 4G LTE (with VoLTE) support. The handset runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow and the company's version of fast charging - flash charge technology. More details of the handset would be announced soon. In a statement issued by Bradley Yan, Global Business Head, iVoomi, said; "We are committed to establish iVOOMi in the Indian market with our innovative products loaded with highly valued SmartMe OS and ...

Adding more rumours to the much-awaited Apple iPhone 8, the latest report says that the next iteration of iPhone 7 will replace the traditional capacitive Touch ID with new fingerprint sensor tech. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the iPhone, Apple is reportedly producing an in-house integrated fingerprint ID technology for the future iPhones including the iPhone 8, according to Digitimes report. Citing sources, DigiTimes reports that Apple is planning to combine an algorithm from AuthenTec with glass identification technology from Privaris for the OLED iPhone 8. Privaris is a biometric security firm acquired by Apple in 2015, whereas AuthenTec was acquired in 2012. The sensor will be placed under the iPhone's OLED display. The report also says that Apple will bring additional authentication mechanisms to further bolster the feature set of the upcoming iPhone. Refuting famous Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo's forecast of Apple using iris or facial recognition ...

The release date of the Samsung's next flagship Galaxy S8 has been rescheduled to April 28, according to a report by VentureBeat. A person familiar on Samsung's revised target told VentureBeat that Samsung is planning on skipping the release date of the Samsung Galaxy S8 duo's, Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 + by another week. The firm didn't confirm any particular reason for pushing back the release date by a week to April 28 from April 21. However, the firm is under immense pressure to ensure it next flagship smartphone runs smoothly and safely, following the Galaxy Note 7 fiasco it had faced last year. Along the side-lines of launching its new products at a press conference in Barcelona lat last month, Samsung confirmed to launch Galaxy S8 on March 29 at an event in New York. According to recent rumours the Galaxy S8 series are likely to come at a hefty price. The two models, Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+, could carry a price tag of price of $950 (approx. Rs 6...

The tariff battle in the Indian telecom sector has further intensified with Bharti Airtel launching an aggressive mobile data plan to counter Reliance Jio. Market leader Bharti Airtel has announced a plan for select customers wherein its subscribers will be offered 28 GBs of data along with free local and STD calls for a period of 28 days under a pack priced at Rs. 345. Airtel' Rs. 345 offer comes days after billionaire investor Mukesh Ambani-controlled Reliance Jio announced a new 'rime'membership offer, though it will charge for its services from April 1. Reliance Jio' Prime plan continues the benefits that the telecom arm of Reliance Industries had offered under its Happy New Year scheme. Reliance Jio' Rs. 303 Prime offer, for example, gives Jio subscribers free voice calls and a daily cap of 1 GB of internet data. Airtel has also placed a limit on internet usage at 1 GB per day. Airtel customers can use 500 MBs of data during day and the remaining...

Riding on the success of its flagship device Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 that offered high-end specifications, the Chinese electronics major has launched Redmi Note 4 -- its first device this year. Bullish over its over $1 billion India revenue last year, Xiaomi is set to launch some eye-popping devices this year and the Note 4 is just the beginning. Let us see what works for the Rs 12,999 Note 4 (4GB RAM and 64GB on-board memory). Similar to its predecessor, Note 4 has an all-metal body. The premium-looking device fits well in the hands with slim borders and 2.5D curved-edge glass on front. The device has a hybrid SIM tray on the left bumper and volume toggles and power button on the right. The speaker grills have been moved below (Note 3 had those in the back). The 5.5-inch device with full-HD IPS display returned sharp text, images and videos. There was no eye strain while watching movies (with highest brightness) for a longer period of time. Xiaomi Note 4 is powered by...