The government on Sunday prohibited the sale of non-essential items through e-commerce platforms during the ongoing lockdown, four days after allowing such companies to sell mobile phones, televisions, laptops, refrigerators, and ready-made garments. Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla issued an order excluding the non-essential items from sale by the e-commerce companies from the consolidated revised
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Realme forayed into the fitness band segment earlier this year, and now it is looking to mark its footprint in the home entertainment space. Two new Realme LED TV variants were spotted on Bluetooth SIG hinting at a launch in the future. This comes after the Realme Smart TV remote control received Bluetooth certification a
Google Assistant has officially added support for TVs, set-top boxes, and media remotes, allowing device manufacturers to easily integrate the Google Assistant in their products. The virtual assistant was already available for Android TVs, smart TV boxes, Logitech Harmony remote systems, Roku smart TV box, and more, however, this is the first time that Google
Chinese smartphone and accessories maker Realme – formerly a sub-brand of Oppo – was expected to launch its first smart TV earlier this year, at MWC 2020. However, the cancellation of the trade show due to concerns over the spread of the novel coronavirus meant that Realme had to push back its launch timeline. It
Chinese smartphone brand Realme has worked quickly and smartly to establish itself as a key player in the Indian smartphone market in a little less than two years since its launch. The company has also expanded to offer audio products and accessories apart from smartphones. The next step for the company is the smart television
There was a time when modern features and specifications in televisions only came with high-end TVs from leading multinational brands such as Sony, Samsung, LG, and Panasonic. Things have since changed, and big-screen televisions with key features aren’t quite as expensive anymore. Sure, you’re still likely to see significantly better performance with premium options, but
Chinese electronics giant Huawei has been teasing its latest television launch for some time now, and has finally delivered on its promise. The company, popular for its smartphones and accessories, has now launched the Huawei Smart Screen X65, a 65-inch OLED smart TV. The television has been launched in the company’s home market of China,
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 expected Vu to sit back
Chinese tech giant Huawei, like many other manufacturers in the smartphone segment, is looking beyond its core consumer products to smart televisions as the next big thing. The company is set to reveal its latest smart TV in its home market of China on April 8, alongside the P40 series of smartphones. A new report
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. Other key features of PatchWall
Xiaomi is expanding its smart TV portfolio and has introduced a new 75-inch Mi Full-Screen TV Pro and a new Mi TV 4A 60-inch model. Xiaomi brought 45-inch, 55-inch, and 65-inch of the Full Screen TV Pro series last year in September, and now a new 75-inch is being added to the mix. Similarly, the
Airtel has announced that its Digital TV users will now get premium content from CuriosityStream for the first time. CuriosityStream is home to documentary films and series. This announcement takes the partnership between Airtel and CuriosityStream, which started in November last year, one step further. CuriosityStream TV channel will be exclusive to Airtel and will
A new Huawei Vision Smart TV with a built-in pop-up camera is set to launch alongside Huawei P40 series on April 8 in China. The company officially announced the development on Chinese micro-blogging website Weibo on Monday. Huawei at the moment has not revealed any details about the upcoming smart TV and it is also
Huawei warned on Tuesday that 2020 would be its most difficult year yet due to American trade restrictions which dealt a blow to its overseas sales in 2019, and predicted the Chinese government would retaliate against the United States. The world’s largest maker of telecoms equipment issued the warning as it reported its weakest annual
Apple is reportedly working on a new Apple TV media player as well as adding several new features to tvOS 14. It is being said that the storage on the new Apple TV will be increased from 32GB and 64GB options to 64GB and 128GB. There will also be a new ‘Kids Mode’ coming to
Xiaomi has announced through its Mi TV India Twitter account that in just over two years, 4 million Mi TVs have been shipped in the country. Mi TV models have made a mark for themselves in the Indian market with their budget friendly pricing and impressive specifications. Building on its popularity in the smartphone market
Yet another Nokia smart TV is all set to make its India debut. If Nokia website is any indication, Flipkart with brand licensing from Nokia will be releasing a 43-inch smart TV with Sound by JBL in India. While neither the e-retailer nor Nokia have shared any specifications of the smart TV, it is expected
Xiaomi on Tuesday introduced the Redmi Smart TV Max 98-inch alongside the Redmi K30 Pro smartphone. As the name suggests, new smart TV has a massive 98-inch screen, and just to really stress on how big that is – it is touted to be 13.6 percent larger than a standard single mattress bed. The TV
Xiaomi is holding an online-only event on March 24 where its Redmi sub-brand will launch the highly-anticipated Redmi K30 Pro phone. The company is also tipped to launch the Redmi K30 Pro Zoom Edition, the Mi Purifier F1, and the refreshed RedmiBook 14 laptop powered by AMD’s Ryzen processor. But it appears that the company
It’s been nearly four years since the launch of the first televisions with Dolby Vision in India, but the format is only now seeing large scale use. This is thanks to a couple of key reasons. The first is the availability of televisions with Dolby Vision support from more brands at much lower prices, and
Flipkart Big Shopping Days 2020 sale is back this week with hundreds of deals and bundled offers on a large selection of products. While the coronavirus pandemic is keeping everyone at home, Indian online marketplaces are luring customers with deep discounts. Flipkart’s Big Shopping Days sale will be open until March 22 and promises ‘lowest’
These are tough times, we don’t need to tell you that. But that’s not why you’re here. You want to know how you can reduce the loneliness of self-isolation and social distancing that’s been imposed on us by the coronavirus pandemic. And if it’s watching movies and TV shows with others that you miss dearly,
Three months ago, the idea that most video conferences will happen with at least one child or more making a ruckus in the background would have seemed strange, but coronavirus-related lockdown around the world is turning this kind of scene into the norm now. As COVID-19 continues to spread — with more positive cases and deaths
One of the leading players in the television market in India, Samsung has focused on offline sales in brick-and-mortar stores to good effect. However, the company still has its work cut out for it, with affordable online-focused launches from brands such as Xiaomi and Vu giving customers a reason to look elsewhere. The South Korean
While Xiaomi and Vu tend to make the news more often for their affordable televisions, another company is giving them a tough fight when it comes to specifications and value for money. Noida-based Super Plastronics Private Ltd. (SPPL) has launched a new television series under the Kodak brand; the Kodak CA series is the latest
US based search engine giant Google is planning to launch a second-generation Chromecast Ultra this year based on Android TV with an external remote. The device is codenamed “sabrina,” and will support 4K HDR content as well as has the usual Chromecast Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity, 9To5Google reported on Tuesday. As per report, the external
Do you know why Amazon has not been able to bring its Fire TV platform on most smart TVs and cable set-top boxes globally? Blame it on Google. Google can revoke the software licenses from Android TV makers if they also build devices running forked versions of Android, including Amazon Fire TV, reports Protocol. Google’s
As the Novel Coronavirus situation improves in mainland China, Apple has reopened all its 42 retail stores in the country. The tech giant closed all retail stores in the country from February 1 based on the advice from leading health experts. It aimed to reopen stores on February 9 but that date ended up being
D2h on Thursday launched two new connected devices in India – an Android-based set-top box named D2h Stream and a voice-enabled stick with built-in support for Amazon’s Alexa, the D2h Magic. The D2h Stream is priced at Rs. 3,999 for new subscribers and Rs. 2,499 for existing subscribers, while the D2h Magic stick is priced
Following the launch of its Cinema TV range, Indian television manufacturer Vu has now launched a new line of televisions in India. The Vu Premium 4K TV range is the latest in the company’s product lineup, and is a part of its affordable feature-filled televisions available for the online market in India. Priced at Rs.