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  PS5 was launched globally in November, and now the gaming console is finally coming for the Indian market. After a long wait, PlayStation 5 is finally coming to India on February 2. Sony announced the launch date on Twitter and confirmed that pre-orders would begin from January 12 at 12 pm in the country. But, the pre-order window will be open only until the stock lasts at Amazon, Flipkart, Croma, Reliance Digital, Games The Shop, Shop at Sony Center, Vijay Sales and select other authorised retail partners in the country.  PlayStation 5 comes in two versions - one with the disc drive and a Digital Edition without the disc drive. You can play PS5 games on 4K TV and enjoy fluid high-frame-rate gameplay at up to 120fps for compatible games, with support for 120Hz output on 4K displays. The PS5 console is compatible with 8K displays through HDMI 2.1 support. You can also connect your PlayStation VR to PS5 console to enjoy supported PS VR games. To set up your PS V...

  AmazonBasics has quietly launched its first televisions in India priced at Rs. 29,999 onwards. The televisions come in two size variants of 50 and 55 inches. The AmazonBasics Fire TV Edition televisions have 4K HDR LED display panels, with support for the Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos formats for HDR and audio, respectively. The televisions will go up against competition in the entry-level 4K smart TV segment, particularly from brands such as Xiaomi, TCL, Hisense, and Vu to name a few. Both the Fire TV Edition televisions in the range are already available on Amazon India website, with two-day shipping available for Mumbai at the time of writing. AmazonBasics Fire TV Edition Ultra-HD LED TV specifications and features The new televisions from AmazonBasics are available in two sizes —  50 inches (AB50U20PS)  and  55 inches (AB55U20PS)  — both of which have Ultra-HD (3840x2160-pixel) LED screens, with support for HDR up to the Dolby Vision format. There's also su...

  Redmi 9T launch is set for January 8, according to a tipster. The new Redmi phone has so far been a part of the rumour mill and is speculated as a rebranded version of the Redmi Note 9 4G that debuted in China in November and arrived in India as Redmi 9 Power with a distinct camera setup. Alongside Redmi 9T, Xiaomi is speculated to bring at least eight new phones globally in early this year. The lineup could include Mi 11 Lite 4G as well. The tipster, who goes by pseudonym Snapdrachun 888 5G (@chunvn8888),  tweeted  the purported launch date of  Redmi 9T . The phone was  teased  in Malaysia on Wednesday, with its arrival indicated for early January. In addition to sharing the launch date of Redmi 9T, the tipster also  tweeted  that  Xiaomi  was planning to launch at least nine phones in the global markets in early 2021 that would include Redmi 9T,  Mi 11 , and Mi 11 Lite 4G. However, Xiaomi has not yet provided any official detail...

  Poco F2 has been teased by the company, hinting at a launch soon. Poco shared a video that looks back at its achievements over 2020, adding the name of the upcoming phone along with other things it is thankful for. Poco F2 could be one of the first Poco phones to be launched in the new year. The video also mentioned Poco's achievement of selling over 1,000,000 Poco phones last year and the company ranking fourth in the list of online smartphone brands in India. Separately, a known tipster shared some key specifications of the upcoming phone. Poco India  tweeted  a video chronicling its journey in 2020 where it also hinted at Poco F2 being launched soon. While no other details about the upcoming smartphone were revealed by  Poco , a tipster hinted at some key specifications on Twitter. Citing inputs from the Xiaomi Telegram group, known tipster Abhishek Yadav  tweeted  that Poco F2 will be backed by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G SoC and pack a 4,250mAh batt...

  Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus, or Snapdragon 888+, is said to launch in the second half of this year. We are yet to see many smartphones arrive with the Snapdragon 888 — the flagship SoC that launched in December — but reports of its Plus variant have already started. According to the tipsters, we can expect the 888 Plus variant to arrive in the second half of 2021, which makes sense as Qualcomm typically has a mid-year refresh. So far, the Xiaomi Mi 11 has been launched with Snapdragon 888 and iQoo 7 has been confirmed to debut with the new chipset on January 11. Several other brands have also announced smartphones for 2021 that will have Qualcomm's latest SoC. This includes the Samsung Galaxy S21 and OnePlus 9 series. As per a Weibo  post  by tipster Digital Chat Station, Qualcomm will launch the Snapdragon 888 Plus SoC in the second half of 2021. Apart from this, there is no information on the rumoured chipset. The tip seems to be in line with Qualcomm's traditional t...

  Oppo Reno 5 5G and Oppo Reno 5 Pro 5G have been spotted on National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC). The phone are said to come with model numbers CPH2145 and CPH2201 respectively. The Oppo Reno 5 5G has also been spotted on Global Certification Forum (GCF), Indonesian SDPPI, and Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC), and Bluetooth SIG listing. The Oppo Reno 5 series consisting of Oppo Reno 5 5G, Oppo Reno 5 Pro 5G, and Oppo Reno 5 Pro+ 5G has already debuted in China and these listings suggest an imminent global launch. Tipster Abhishek Yadav  shared  on Twitter that the  Oppo Reno 5 5G  with model number CPH2145 has received National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) certification. It has also been spotted on  Bluetooth SIG , Indonesian SDPPI, Global Certification Forum (GCF), and National Communications Commission (NCC) websites. These certifications don't share any specifications for the phones, ex...

Xiaomi Mi 11 reportedly sold 350,000 units in just five minutes after it went on sale in China today, January 1. The smartphone was launched in the country on December 28. Xiaomi's latest flagship is also the first smartphone to debut with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SoC that was unveiled last month. The phone features a display made of E4 light emitting material and claims to offer a peak brightness of 1,500 nits. Citing Zeng Xuezhong, Vice President of Xiaomi Group and President of Smartphone Department, a  report  by IThome says that 350,000 units of  Xiaomi Mi 11  were sold in five minutes after it went on sale in China at 12.00am local time today, January 1 (10:30pm IST, December 31). It also says that the Xiaomi Mi 11 omni-channel sales exceeded CNY 1.5 billion (roughly Rs. 1,677 crores) in those 5 minutes. Another  report  by MyDrivers says that within the first seven hours of the sale, 854,000 units of the Xiaomi Mi 11 have been ordered. Xiaomi Mi 1...

  IndiGo airlines on Thursday said that some of its servers were hacked earlier in the month of December and hackers might upload some internal documents on public platforms. "We would like to make this disclosure that some of our servers were subject to a hacking incident earlier this month. We were able to restore our systems in a very short span of time with minimal impact," said the airlines in an official statement. Airlines said that there were some segments of data servers that were breached, and therefore "there is a possibility that some internal documents of the company may get uploaded by the hackers on public websites and platforms." "We realise the seriousness of the issue, and are continuing to engage with all relevant experts and law enforcement to ensure that the incident is investigated in detail," it added.

Xiaomi has stopped rolling out the Android 11 update for Mi A3, that caused bricking of the phone. Several users reported the problem on social media platforms including Reddit, following the update that was released earlier this week. The Android 11 update for Mi A3 was meant to bring the latest Android experience along with features including conversation bubbles and improved Do Not Disturb (DND) mode. It notably came months after Xiaomi brought Android 11 to other models including Redmi Note 9 Pro and Mi 10. A large number of affected users  complained  on Twitter that after installing  Android 11  to their  Mi A3 ₹ 12,999 , the phone became completely dead. It didn't even turn on bootloader or wake up when it is connected with a PC, as per a  thread  on Reddit. This state is often known as bricking. “My  Mi A3  was dead after downloading Android 11,” an affected user  wrote  to the Xiaomi India support account on Twitter. “I vis...

  Tencent's online game offerings have been removed from Huawei's app store since the two companies failed to reach an agreement on revenue sharing, Tencent and a source said on Friday. "Due to the failure of  Huawei's  mobile game platform to renew its contract with our Mobile Game Promotion Project Agreement as scheduled, relevant products of  Tencent Games  were suddenly removed from the shelves early this morning,"  Tencent  said in a statement. "At present, active communication is being made to try to resume as soon as possible," it said. Tencent sells some of the top-ranked online games worldwide, while Huawei has a 41.4 percent share of the China mobile phone market and 14.9 percent of the global market, according to data from market research firms IDC and Canalys. A source said the games were removed because the companies could not agree on a revenue sharing deal for the app store sales. Huawei insists on receiving a 50 percent cut, the source ...

  Realme is testing Android 11-based Realme UI 2.0 for Realme 6 Pro, Realme 7, Realme X2 Pro, and Realme Narzo 20 Pro via an open beta in India. While applications for early access to Realme UI 2.0 for Realme 7, Realme X2 Pro, and Realme Narzo 20 Pro has closed, users can still apply to be a part of the early access programme for Realme 6 Pro. Realme UI 2.0 will bring new customisation options for the device as well as Android 11 features. Since Realme is testing UI 2.0, based on  Android 11 , on a number of phones, it seems likely that the final release of the update will be out soon. Users can still choose to be a part of the early access programme for  Realme 6 Pro ₹ 17,999 , as  noted  in a  Realme  community forum post. To be a part of the early access programme for  Realme UI 2.0 ,  Realme 6 Pro  users are required to first update their phones to the required UI version – RMX2061_11.A.39. Then, go to  Settings , tap on  s...