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BookMyShow launches music streaming and digital radio app

BookMyShow on Thursday launched a new digital music streaming apps. The app is called Jukebox which offers its users downloadable songs and a digital radio service. The app even comes with curated BookMyShow original audio shows and licenced content.

BookMyShow Jukebox

The app will let its users choose audio entertainment offers from Horror, Sports, Bollywood, News and Business, Kids, Comedy, Music, Entertainment (story-telling, drama, mystery etc.), History, and Mythology & Devotion genres. The company claims that the app will offer around 2,000 hours of on-demand audio content for free. This service has been kept totally free by the company. Even the download and listen offline option has also been kept totally free.

“As BookMyShow is moving toward becoming a 360-degree entertainment destination, we are excited to explore the potential of audio entertainment with Jukebox. To make the experience unique for each listener, we will use a mix of machine and deep learning to understand user preferences and offer content suggestions in line with them. Through BookMyShow Jukebox, we also want to identify and promote new talent and work towards building the complete ecosystem around talk radio. It’s a category that we believe has tremendous potential and we look forward to working with audio enthusiasts to create the most engaging content”

said Aditya Kuber, Associate Vice President-Audio Entertainment, BookMyShow

The app will feature content from multiple languages including English, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil, Oriya.  The apps will also have over 60 talk shows which will have a daily or weekly cycle depending on the show.

Also Read: Amazon Echo Dot and Prime Music to launch in India soon

The app will also allow its users to save data when they don't have much left in their internet plans by offering different streaming speed options - Data Saver, Normal, Good, High Definition.

Android users can download the app right now from the Play Store. However iOS users will have to wait a bit as the company is yet to launch the app in the App Store.

Hike Messenger launches sticker packs personalised to Indian Colleges

Hike Messenger today launched personalised stickers for 500 colleges in India. Moreover, they announced that they will be increasing this number to 1,000 by the end of this year. The company will make these stickers available in their app from September 12.

The company during this year had done a social survey of 18 colleges spanning over Delhi, Bangalore, Pune and Ahmedabad where they got to know how to make this sticker pack extremely relatable to the students in India. After the study, the sticker packs were made which the company claims to have had an engagement growth rate of 40 percent.

College life is a very special and memorable time for the youth. They make multiple friends across many groups. I am really excited about our hyper local strategy with colleges. Stickers are a hugely popular means of expression by the youth. And these special stickers will make the experience so much more personal for our Hikers. We plan to introduce sticker packs for several thousand colleges across India before the end of the year and our teams are working round the clock to make this happen,

Hike Messenger

Also Read: Hike Messenger acquires CREO mobiles along with all the employees

Recently Hike Messenger launched its new 5.0 version of their app in which they introduced App Themes, Night Mode, Magic Selfie, Hike Wallet, and Blue Packets to send money to friends or family. Hike says that these new stickers will help the youth connect at a much more personal level with their college peers. To use these stickers all that is needed to be done is that the college student will have to search his college's name in the app, then all the stickers made for his/her college will appear.

Nubia M2 Play to go on sale tomorrow exclusively via Amazon India

Nubia India unveiled the M2 Play on Wednesday which has also unveiled the company's updated custom ROM, Nubia UI 5.0 which runs on top of Android Nougat. The M2 Play is priced at Rs 8,999 and will be available for sale in India exclusively via Amazon India from 8th September 2017 at 12:00 pm.

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Nubia M2 Play

Commenting on the launch, Mr. Eric Hu, Country Head, nubia India said, “We have been witnessing a lot of traction for our products and enquiries coming from segment of users who are either first time buyers altogether or migrating from feature phones. In M2 Play we have integrated everything design, screen, battery and technology, over and above a great camera to make it a compelling proposition. We are confident that the nubia M2 Play will meet the expectations of our users and deliver quality that nubia is known for.”

Also Read: Lenovo K8 and K8 Plus launched: Everything you need to know

Specifications

The Nubia M2 Play is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 SoC coupled with Adreno 505 GPU. Ths smartphone features a 5.5-inch display with a resolution of 1280x720 pixels and a pixel density of 267ppi. The phone comes with 3GB of LPDDR3 RAM and 32GB of onboard storage which is further expandable up to 128GB using a microSD card. All of this is backed by a 3,000mAh battery. The phone runs on Android 7.0 Nougat with nubia UI 5.0 on top of it out of the box. The device also sports a fingerprint scanner embedded into the home button up front.

On the optics front, the Nubia M2 Play sports a 13-megapixel camera at the back with f/2.2 aperture and a LED flash. Up front, the device features a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with f/2.4 aperture.

Lenovo K8 and K8 Plus launched: Everything you need to know

Lenovo India recently unveiled the Lenovo K8 Note which received a pretty good response. The company on Wednesday has added two more devices to its K8 family. The two new devices are Lenovo K8 and the Lenovo K8 Plus where the K8 Plus is superior to the K8. The design of the K8 Plus is very much identical to the earlier launched K8 Note. However, only the K8 Plus is launched while Lenovo just announced the K8.

Specifications: Lenovo K8 Plus

The K8 Plus is powered by MediaTek MT6757 Helio P25 processor coupled with Mali-T880 MP2 GPU. The smartphone features a 5.2-inch IPS LCD display with a resolution of 1080x1920 pixels with a pixel density of 401ppi. The phone is launched in only one variant with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of onboard storage which is further expandable up to 256GB using a microSD card. Under the hood, powering up everything is a 4,000mAh battery. The phone runs on Google's Android 7.1.1 Nougat operating system out-of-the-box.

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Lenovo K8 Plus

In the camera department, the phone sports a dual-camera setup at the back which consists of a 13-megapixel sensor and a 5-megapixel sensor. Up front, there is an 8-megapixel camera with an LED flash for better low light selfies.

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Specifications: Lenovo K8

Lenovo K8 features a 5.2-inch 720p display which is lower in terms of resolution when compared to the K8 Plus. The phone is powered by a MediaTek P20 SoC and is backed by a 4,000mAh battery. The phone will come with a 13-megapixel rear camera and an 8-megapixel front-facing camera. There is no word on the RAM and inbuilt storage details yet.

Pricing and Availability

The Lenovo K8 Plus will go on sale on September 7 at 12 PM in India. The smartphone is exclusive to the e-commerce website, Flipkart and comes with a price tag of Rs. 10,999. The phone is available in two colour variants - Venom Black and Fine Gold.

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 to launch in India next week

Samsung recently took the wraps off their flagship Galaxy Note 8. Now Apple has its event around the corner now where the company is said to launch the most hyped iPhone 8 alongside the iPhone 7s and 7s Plus. As the launch date for the Apple is fixed for September 12 in California, Samsung will hold an event in New Delhi on the same day where they will launch the Galaxy Note 8 in India. However, Samsung has only sent out invites to outstation media without mentioning the name of the event. There are speculations which do point towards the September 12 launch to be the Galaxy Note 8 India launch.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 8

Specifications

The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 features a 6.3-inch Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 1440x2960 pixels which results in a pixel density of 521ppi. The variant which will be launched in India will be powered by an octa-core Exynos 8895 chipset coupled with Mali-G71 MP20 GPU. The phablet comes with 6GB of RAM and storage options of 64GB, 128GB and 256GB. Under the hood, there is a 3,300mAh battery powering up everything. The phone runs on Android 7.1.1 Nougat with Samsung's own skin layered on top of it out of the box.

Also Read: How to Backup Samsung Galaxy Phone Contacts to PC

On the optics front, the Galaxy Note 8 sports a 12-megapixel dual camera setup at the back with Optical Image Stabilization, Autofocus, 2x optical zoom and a dual tone LED flash. This is the first dual camera smartphone from Samsung and the first dual camera phone to come with OIS in both the camera sensors. Up front, the phone comes with an 8-megapixel front-facing camera with an aperture of f/1.7 for selfies and video calling.

Xiaomi Mi A1 launched: Price, Specifications and Availability

Xiaomi has finally unveiled their first smartphone running on pure stock Android. The Xiaomi Mi A1 is an Android One smartphone which runs on purely stock Android Nougat 7.1.2 out-of-the-box. The highlights of the phone are the dual-camera setup at the back and the software. The phone will go on sale starting September 12 exclusively via Flipkart.

Xiaomi Mi A1
Xiaomi Mi A1

Specifications

Xiaomi Mi A1 is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 SoC which is an octa-core chipset clocked at 2.0GHz coupled with Adreno 506 GPU. The smartphone features a 5.5-inch LTPS IPS LCD display with a resolution of 1080x1920 pixels and a pixel density of 403ppi. The device comes with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of onboard storage which is further expandable up to 128GB using a microSD card. All of this is backed by a 3,080mAh battery. The Xiaomi Mi A1 runs on stock Android Nougat 7.1.2 out of the box and will be soon updated to Android 8.0 Oreo.

Also Read: Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 full specifications leaked, first phone to feature Snapdragon 836

On the optics front, the Mi A1 sports a 12-megapixel dual camera setup at the back with phase detection autofocus, 2x optical zoom and a dual tone LED flash. Up front, the phone comes with a 5-megapixel front-facing camera for selfies and video calling.

Price and Availability

The Xiaomi Mi A1 comes with a price tag of Rs. 14,999 and will be available exclusively via the e-commerce website Flipkart. The unit can also be purchased at Xiaomi's website or the Mi Stores. The sale of the smartphone will begin starting September 12 at 12 pm.

Xiaomi Mi 7 to come with Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC

Xiaomi launched the Mi 6 in China a few months back. Today, there has been a report on Weibo from GizmoChina regarding the Xiaomi Mi 7. The Mi 7 will be the smartphone manufacturers next flagship device. The report states citing an industry insider that the Xiaomi Mi 7 will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chipset. The report also states that the phone will come sporting a 6-inch OLED display from Samsung.

The company is expected to launch the device in the first quarter of 2018 says the report. There previously have been reports stating that Samsung and LG will also be launching their flagship devices with the same chipset the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 around the same time.

Xiaomi Mi Mix

We also know that the Xiaomi Mi 7 will come in two RAM variants, 6GB RAM and 8GB RAM. It has also been confirmed that the smartphone manufacturer will be providing a dual camera system in its next flagship smartphone. In the dual camera system, one lens will be a wide-angle lens and the other one will be a telephoto lens which will provide better depth perception.

As per previous reports the company is said to have a ceramic and glass build for the smartphone. As for the display, the Xiaomi Mi 7 will feature a 6-inch full-screen display similar to the Mi MIx. The phone as per us will have a front mounted home button with a fingerprint sensor embedded in it. As we don't think that what the leaks say is true, they point towards the fact that Xiaomi will be providing an in-screen fingerprint sensor.

Also Read: Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 full specifications leaked, first phone to feature Snapdragon 836

As for now we suggest that you take this news with a pinch of salt as the company is yet to make any announcements regarding the smartphone officially, and till that happens next year we say that any rumours and leaks are not to be believed as is.

Apple iPhone 8 to be called iPhone X, to come with reassigned Siri key

Apple's upcoming iPhone is one of the most anticipated smartphones of the year considering it's the 10th anniversary iPhone. Apple has a launch event around the corner where they are allegedly launching the iPhone 8 alongside the iPhone 7s and 7s Plus. We have had enough leaks and rumours of the upcoming iPhone as we usually get for most of the anticipated devices.

As the date of launch is coming closer, we are getting to know more about the alleged iPhone 8. Recent reports have suggested that Apple might change the traditional way to launch Siri on the upcoming iPhones. Since the introduction of Siri with the iPhone 4s, long pressing the home button has been used to call up the voice assistant. As per the earlier leaks and rumours suggest, the upcoming iPhone will have a full-screen display with minimal bezels which will result in no physical home button.

Also Read: Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 full specifications leaked, first phone to feature Snapdragon 836

So how will users call up Siri? Yes, the "Hey Siri" will always work, but on the physical button side, the things will be changed. Users will now be able to bring up the voice assistant using the power button which also functions to sleep or wake the device. This report regarding the change of the assigned key comes from Twitter, where Guilherme Rambo, a iOS Developer has tweeted about the change.

Meanwhile, there also have been some confusions regarding the name of the upcoming iPhone. Earlier reports suggested that the iPhone 8 will be called the iPhone Edition as it is the 10th Anniversary iPhone. Now a report from a Dutch website iCulture, suggest that the next iPhone will be called the iPhone X and not the iPhone 8 or iPhone Edition. The website claims that this report comes from a "reliable source" who works for some global telecom company.

Apple will be having a launch event on September 12 in California where the company will take the wraps off the much awaited iPhone 8. Apple is also expected to launch the iPhone 7s, iPhone 7s Plus along with the new Apple TV 4K and the Apple Watch 3 with LTE support.

Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 full specifications leaked, first phone to feature Snapdragon 836

Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 is one of the most anticipated smartphones of the year and it has its launch somewhere around the corner now. The official date for the launch of the Xiaomi's next bezel-less smartphone has been fixed as September 11, just a day ahead of Apple's launch event. However, we have had enough leaks and rumours of the Mi Mix 2 ahead of its launch. Recently, an image leaked on Weibo, gives us a sneak peek to the side panel of the upcoming smartphone and what it will be running under the hood. Surprisingly this could be the first smartphone to run on Qualcomm's unreleased Snapdragon 836 SoC.

The images leaked on Weibo, a Chinese website, clearly shows the minimal bezels, curved display and the specifications of the smartphone.

Also Read: Xiaomi Mi A1 leaks on Geekbench ahead of launch

Specifications

According to the images leaked on Weibo, Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 836 processor. The smartphone sports a 6.2-inch display with a resolution of 1440x2960 pixels. The variant leaked in the images is having 256GB of onboard storage which confirms there will be a 256GB variant of the upcoming Mi Mix 2. Powering up everything, the Mi Mix 2 comes with a massive 4,400mAh battery. The device runs on Android 8.0 Oreo with MIUI 9 skin layered on top of it.

As far as the RAM is concerned, previous leaks suggest that the Mi Mix 2 will be launched in three variants, 128GB of onboard storage with 4GB or 6GB of RAM and a limited edition with 256GB inbuilt storage and 8GB of RAM.