Xiaomi Redmi 3 With Fingerprint Sensor Spotted on Certification Site

Xiaomi recently launched its flagship smartphone, the Mi 5, and now appears to be gearing up for the launch of a new variant of the Redmi 3 that features a fingerprint sensor as well. To recall, the Xiaomi Redmi 3 smartphone that was launched in January this year came without any fingerprint sensor. The fingerprint sensor sporting Redmi 3 was spotted on Tenaa, the Chinese telecommunications certification authority. The listing not only shows the smartphone but also reveals its specifications. According to the listing, the upcoming version of the Xiaomi…

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InFocus Bingo 20 With 8-Megapixel Camera Launched at Rs. 5,749

InFocus last month launched its Bingo 21 smartphone, and the company has now unveiled the InFocus Bingo 20, priced at 5,749. The smartphone is listed on the company website with pricing details, and the company is expected to announce availability soon. For reference, the Bingo 21 was launched for Rs. 5,499. The InFocus Bingo 20 is a dual-SIM (Nano SIM+Nano SIM) supporting smartphone that runs Android 5.1 Lollipop out-of-the-box with its own InLife UI 2.0 skin on top. The smartphone features a 4.5-inch FWVGA (480×854 pixels) resolution IPS display with…

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Facebook VP Says Brazil Jailers Treated Him With Respect

A Facebook Inc executive who spent about 24 hours in a Brazilian jail this week said authorities treated him with respect and that the incident will not slow the company’s expansion in Brazil. Diego Dzodan, a Facebook vice president based in Sao Paulo, was arrested on Tuesday due to a dispute over law enforcement demands for data from the company’s encrypted WhatsApp messaging service for use in a secretive drug trafficking investigation. He was released on Wednesday after an appeals judge overturned a court order to arrest him. “I was…

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ZTE Blade D2 With 5-Inch Display, 4000mAh Battery Launched

After unveiling its two mid-range ‘Blade’ handsets at MWC 2016 last month, ZTE has launched the budget Blade D2 budget smartphone on the Vietnam website. The handset is priced at VND 2,690,000 (roughly Rs. 8,100) and for now is available in Vietnam only. The company is yet to officially launch the smartphone. As mentioned in the listing, the highlight of the ZTE Blade D2 is its 4000mAh battery. We have already seen smartphones with similar battery capacity in the past such as Xolo Era 4K, Huawei Y6 Pro, Xiaomi Redmi…

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Xiaomi Launches 10000mAh Mi Power Bank Pro With Slimmer Build, Faster Charging

Xiaomi, besides launching its Redmi Note 3 in India last week, also launched its 10000mAh Mi Power Bank Pro with USB Type-C in China. The company additionally announced its Mi Box 3 Enhanced Edition media player. Priced at CNY 149 (roughly Rs. 1,500), the power bank like other Mi Power Bank units sports an aluminium body along with temperature, input overload, short circuit, output overcurrent, and reset protection. It also features chipset protection and nine layers of circuit protection built by Texas Instruments. The 10000mAh Mi Power Bank Pro comes…

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Intex Aqua Twist With 5-Megapixel Rotating Camera Launched at Rs. 5,199

Intex has introduced its new budget Aqua Twist smartphone in India. Priced at Rs. 5,199, the Intex Aqua Twist is now listed on the company’s site and can be expected to be made available in the market soon. One of the biggest highlights of the Intex Aqua Twist is it sports a 5-megapixel rotating camera, a feature that has been seen in some mid-range smartphones. The rotating feature allows the camera to be used both as a rear as well as a front-facing camera. Last year, iBall unveiled its Andi…

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