India to Have Over 700 Million Smartphone Users by 2022: Counterpoint More than a billion smartphones will be sold in India over the next five years, taking the number of users beyond the 700 million mark by 2022, Counterpoint Research reported today. Mid-range smartphones (roughly Rs 14,000-Rs 29,000), will grow 20 per cent (year-on-year) in 2018 and by almost four times during the next five years to make it one of the most important smartphone segments in India, the market research firm added....

iPhone XS and XS Max Start Shipping In India: Where To Buy Afterpre-ordersbegan for the brand newiPhone XS and iPhone XS Maxin India on September 21, the new iPhones have started shipping out to customers today, and for those of you who pre-booked them to get in-store, you’ll be getting it today as well, so you can call and confirm your appointment. If you’ve not yet pre-ordered the new iPhone XS, there’s still time as most e-commerce portals and carrier websites are still taking pre-orders as of this writing....

iPhone XS Beautygate: Is Apple’s Smart HDR Over Smoothening Your Face? The last week or so was basically iPhone week all over the world, as bloggers and YouTubers all putting out their impressions of the phone (we did too) along with full-fledged reviews. Out of all the things about the new iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max, one that’s really creating a lot of buzz is the so-called ‘BeautyGate.’ Essentially, itseems the iPhone XS and XS Max are over-smoothening photos to make them look more pleasing, and while this is something alotof brands tend to do with their smartphones, Apple never has....

iPhone XS Face ID: How Fast Is It Compared to the iPhone X? At it’s iPhone event earlier this month, Apple announced the newiPhone XS,iPhone XS Max, andiPhone XR, all of which come with a notch and Face ID. The Cupertino giant said that Face ID on the new iPhones is now fasterthanks to some new algorithms and a faster Secure Enclave— a welcome update to the Face ID found on the iPhone X....

Mi Band 3 Goes on Sale for the First Time in India at 12 PM on Amazon, Mi.com Xiaomi’s latest fitness tracker – theMi Band 3– is going on sale in India today on Amazon.in and Mi.com.Priced at Rs 1,999, this is the first sale of the Mi Band 3 and it remains to be seen how long it will last. In any case, you can followthis linkto get in the queue to buy the tracker....

Mi Home Security Camera 360 Hands-on: Peace of Mind For a Bargain At its major product launch event in Bengaluru, Xiaomi extended its smart home offerings beyond air purifiers, which alsobagged an upgradeyesterday, and smart routers with the launch of the Mi Home Security Camera 360 degree. The smart security camera is one of the many products in Xiaomi’s “Mi Ecosystem,” where the devices are manufactured by partner companies (over 200 of them), such as Mijia in this case, but the device is sold under Xiaomi’s banner....

Mi Luggage Hands-on: All-New Product, Typical Xiaomi Quality While Xiaomi’s Bengaluru event was focused on smart devices, the Chinese giant launched one non-tech product dubbed asMi Luggagein India as well. These suitcases, which are available in two different sizes, 20-inch and 24-inch, adds to the Chinese giant’s fledgling lineup of lifestyle products. I’ve alreadytried out Xiaomi backpacksearlier this year and I had loved it, so I had high hopes. They didn’t let me down and here are my first impressions of the Mi Luggage suitcases:...