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Mi TV owners in India will now get access to curated movie and TV series collections as a part of the company's PatchWall interface, a Xiaomi executive revealed earlier today. The “Collections” as the new feature is called will appear right below “Recent Added” content. The “Collections” feature comes just days after Xiaomi added Sony LIV streaming service to its PatchWall interface and introduced the new Kids Mode. As people are spending more time than ever in front of their televisions, the “Collections” as well as other recently launched features will certainly be appreciated by Mi TV users in the country. Collections on Xiaomi PatchWall Xiaomi's Eshwar Nilakantan announced the launch of Collections on Twitter. Nilakantan is the category lead for smart TVs at Xiaomi India. According to Nilakantan's tweet, Collections will include curated movies across genres, actors, and more. The images shared by the executive also reveal that there will be TV series collections as well...

Redmi Note 8 Pro is a popular budget phone for Xiaomi and now, it's available for purchase through Flipkart. After the Mi website and Amazon India, prospective buyers can now opt for picking up the Redmi Note 8 Pro through Flipkart as well. The prices are the same across all platforms and when we checked, all the RAM and storage variants were listed on Flipkart as well. However, considering the current lockdown, Flipkart might show the phone as undeliverable in select locations as its focusing on delivering essentials at the moment despite the relaxed guidelines. Xiaomi broke the news of Redmi Note 8 Pro's arrival on Flipkart via Twitter through the @RedmiIndia handle. It's not just the Redmi Note 8 Pro that has been popular. In fact, the Redmi Note 8 series recorded sales of more than 3 crore (30 million) units globally, according to Xiaomi. Notably, Xiaomi had sold over a million units of Redmi Note 8 series in India, a month after its launch in October 2019. The phone ha...

Mi 10 has been officially launched in India after some anticipation and delays — mainly due to the coronavirus lockdown in the country. The new Mi-series flagship has debuted in the Indian market nearly three months after its arrival in China. Also, the Mi 10 5G is the first premium smartphone with the company's Mi branding to reach India after the Mi 5 that was launched in the country back in April 2016. The Xiaomi Mi 10 comes in two storage models and has two different colour options to choose from. The smartphone is also powered by the top-of-the-line Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SoC. Mi 10 5G price in India, launch offers The Mi 10 price in India is set at Rs. 49,999 for the 128GB storage variant, while its 256GB option is priced at Rs. 54,999. Both models come in Coral Green and Twilight Grey colour options. The smartphone will go on pre-orders via Amazon and Mi.com starting 2pm today, i.e. May 8. The company hasn't shared the availability details as of yet. According to Xiaomi...

LG Velvet specifications (expected) LG Velvet alleged specifications have surfaced online just days ahead of its official launch. The new LG phone appears to have at least 8GB of RAM and includes a 16-megapixel selfie camera. The South Korean tech giant has already confirmed that the Velvet phone will be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 SoC and offered in four color options. The smartphone is officially launching on May 7 through an online event. A specifications sheet that is believed to be of the LG Velvet has surfaced on South Korean forums Meeco.kr. The sheet has also been shared by a tipster on Twitter who goes by username Sleepy Kuma The details available on the specs sheet suggest that the LG Velvet would come with a triple rear camera setup that will include a 48-megapixel primary sensor along with support for optical image stabilization (OIS). It would also feature an 8-megapixel secondary sensor, paired with a wide-angle lens, and a 5-megapixel dep...

At a time like this when half the world is under a lockdown due to a pandemic, launching any new product, especially tech, can be very challenging. While many companies are postponing launches and events, a few such as OnePlus and Apple seem to be chugging along just fine. Apple recently announced the iPhone SE (2020) and rumours are continuing about the company's iPhone 12 series. New rumours suggest that the iPhone 12 could feature a 5nm A14 chipset, 5G, a 120Hz display, USB Type-C, and reverse wireless charging. The tipster, who goes by the Twitter handle @L0vetodream, has suddenly risen in popularity due his fairly accurate predictions about Apple launches so far. According to 9to5Mac's recent report, citing the tipster's past tweets, the tipster had a fairly accurate prediction about the iPhone SE (2020) launch, as well as the new iPad Pro models. On March 12, the tipster tweeted a list a products that are possibly under development or at least rumoured to be. ...

Apple's new iPhone SE for the budget-conscious is unlikely to be a major driver of sales in China, a Weibo survey suggested, with analysts noting its lack of 5G capability. In a poll conducted on social media site Weibo, 60 percent of roughly 350,000 respondents said they would not buy the new $ 399 iPhone SE (2020) - which is Rs. 42,500 in India - the cheapest iPhone available. But roughly a fifth said they would buy it, while the rest said they would consider a purchase. Though respondents were not asked for reasons for their choices in the poll, many commented that they would be interested if the price drops further. "If you don't buy it and I don't buy it, tomorrow the price will drop another CNY 200 (roughly Rs. 2,000)," said one Weibo user whose comment got more than 10,000 likes. Apple's market share in China - its third-biggest market, accounting for roughly 15% of its sales - has shrunk over the past several years as Chi...

Samsung announced its Galaxy S20 lineup of smartphones in February and already, rumors about its next-generation Galaxy S-series phones have started surfacing. A tipster claims that the Galaxy S21 (name unconfirmed) could feature an under-display selfie camera. In the quest to achieve maximum screen real-estate, an under-display selfie camera seems to be the next obvious step for smartphone manufacturers. According to a tweet by tipster Ice universe, Samsung may be evaluating the under-display selfie camera technology. The tweet states that Samsung is considering using the under-screen camera technology on the Galaxy S21 first. It mentions ‘Galaxy S21' indicating that the next generation Galaxy S-series phone may be called the Galaxy S21. But, that is also just speculation as Samsung jumped from the Galaxy S10 series to the Galaxy S20 series, skipping over the Galaxy S11 nomenclature. Also, since there is no confirmation from Samsung regarding the same, this news should b...