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Lenovo Tab K10 debuted in India on Monday. The Android 11-based tablet sports a 10.3-inch full-HD (1,920x1,200 pixels) TDDI display with 400 nits peak brightness and Lenovo Active Pen stylus support. Under the hood, it is powered by a MediaTek Helio P22T paired with PowerVR GE8320 GPU, up to 4GB of RAM, and up to 128GB of onboard storage.

Redmi Note 11 series is launching in China on October 28. The series is likely to come in multiple variants and the Pro model has been teased by Redmi General Manager Lu Weibing. Redmi Watch 2 is also teased to launch alongside.

Android 12 beta is set to be rolled out in India for iQoo 7, iQoo 7 Legend, iQoo Z3, iQoo Z5, and iQoo 3 starting this December, the company has announced. Asus has also separately announced the rollout of the Android 12 stable release of the ZenFone 8, ZenFone 8 Flip, ZenFone 7, ROG Phone 5, ROG Phone 5S, and the ROG Phone 3.

Android 12 is causing app crashes and touch response issues on Google Pixel phones, some users have reported online. In a few cases, the new Android update is also resulting in battery drain problems. Android 12 was released for Google Pixel phones earlier this week.

Samsung's new Galaxy 4 Series runs Wear OS instead of TizenOS. Google and Samsung have worked on these smartwatches together to bring improvements to WearOS. So is the Galaxy Watch 4 the best Android smartwatch yet? I put a Galaxy watch 4 Classic to the test to find out.

Samsung Galaxy A51 and Galaxy A31 handsets are reportedly receiving the latest Android security patch. The update is also said to bring fixes to vulnerabilities related to privacy and security of the phones.

Twitter Spaces is now open to all iOS and Android users. With the latest update, all users — irrespective of the number of followers — can hold discussions on Twitter. Users can create a Space by a long pressing on the Compose button on the Home timeline and then selecting the cluster of dots icon.

Google Search is adding a notification feature on the mobile app to assist users in learning new words. The feature allows users to sign up to get daily notifications with a new word every day and some of the interesting facts behind it. It is currently available in English only.

PUBG: New State release date is set for November 11, publisher Krafton announced on Friday. The new title will be available as a free-to-play mobile game for Android and iOS users. Pre-registrations for PUBG: New State have crossed the mark of 50 million, the South Korean company said.

Redmi Note 11, Redmi Note 11 Pro, and Redmi Note 11 Pro+ price and specifications have been tipped on Weibo ahead of the official launch that is taking place on Thursday, October 28. The new Redmi Note phones are said to have 120Hz displays and come with MediaTek Dimensity SoCs.

Redmi Note 11 specifications have been suggested through teasers shared on Weibo ahead of the October 28 launch in China. The new Redmi phone appears to have triple rear cameras.

Hisense on Thursday launched its three new full-array QLED TVs in India. Called the Hisense 55U6G, Hisense 65U6G, and Hisense 75U80G, the new QLED TVs come with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos support and run on Android TV 10 out-of-the-box.

Google has added the ‘Memories’ feature to the Google Photos for Web. With the update, when users log in to Google Photos from a computer, they can see Memories at the top of their gallery with photos and recent highlights.

Twitter on Thursday announced the launch of a live scorecard and a community in India to help support cricket fans. The community called Cricket Twitter - India will serve as a one-stop place for all cricket conversations among enthusiasts amid the T20 World Cup 2021 tournament.

Canalys latest report on India’s Q3 smartphone shipments suggests that while the year on year shipments fell by 5 percent to 47.5 million units, a sequential growth was witnessed from the last quarter as the country recovered from COVID-19. Xiaomi’s annual shipments reportedly decreased by 14 percent in Q3 2021 as it shipped 11.2 million units,...

Lenovo Tab K10 debuted in India on Monday. The Android 11-based tablet sports a 10.3-inch full-HD (1,920x1,200 pixels) TDDI display with 400 nits peak brightness and Lenovo Active Pen stylus support. Under the hood, it is powered by a MediaTek Helio P22T paired with PowerVR GE8320 GPU, up to 4GB of RAM, and up to 128GB of onboard storage.

Redmi Note 11 series is launching in China on October 28. The series is likely to come in multiple variants and the Pro model has been teased by Redmi General Manager Lu Weibing. Redmi Watch 2 is also teased to launch alongside.

Android 12 beta is set to be rolled out in India for iQoo 7, iQoo 7 Legend, iQoo Z3, iQoo Z5, and iQoo 3 starting this December, the company has announced. Asus has also separately announced the rollout of the Android 12 stable release of the ZenFone 8, ZenFone 8 Flip, ZenFone 7, ROG Phone 5, ROG Phone 5S, and the ROG Phone 3.

Android 12 is causing app crashes and touch response issues on Google Pixel phones, some users have reported online. In a few cases, the new Android update is also resulting in battery drain problems. Android 12 was released for Google Pixel phones earlier this week.

Samsung's new Galaxy 4 Series runs Wear OS instead of TizenOS. Google and Samsung have worked on these smartwatches together to bring improvements to WearOS. So is the Galaxy Watch 4 the best Android smartwatch yet? I put a Galaxy watch 4 Classic to the test to find out.

Samsung Galaxy A51 and Galaxy A31 handsets are reportedly receiving the latest Android security patch. The update is also said to bring fixes to vulnerabilities related to privacy and security of the phones.

Twitter Spaces is now open to all iOS and Android users. With the latest update, all users — irrespective of the number of followers — can hold discussions on Twitter. Users can create a Space by a long pressing on the Compose button on the Home timeline and then selecting the cluster of dots icon.

Google Search is adding a notification feature on the mobile app to assist users in learning new words. The feature allows users to sign up to get daily notifications with a new word every day and some of the interesting facts behind it. It is currently available in English only.

PUBG: New State release date is set for November 11, publisher Krafton announced on Friday. The new title will be available as a free-to-play mobile game for Android and iOS users. Pre-registrations for PUBG: New State have crossed the mark of 50 million, the South Korean company said.

Redmi Note 11, Redmi Note 11 Pro, and Redmi Note 11 Pro+ price and specifications have been tipped on Weibo ahead of the official launch that is taking place on Thursday, October 28. The new Redmi Note phones are said to have 120Hz displays and come with MediaTek Dimensity SoCs.

Redmi Note 11 specifications have been suggested through teasers shared on Weibo ahead of the October 28 launch in China. The new Redmi phone appears to have triple rear cameras.

Hisense on Thursday launched its three new full-array QLED TVs in India. Called the Hisense 55U6G, Hisense 65U6G, and Hisense 75U80G, the new QLED TVs come with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos support and run on Android TV 10 out-of-the-box.

Google has added the ‘Memories’ feature to the Google Photos for Web. With the update, when users log in to Google Photos from a computer, they can see Memories at the top of their gallery with photos and recent highlights.

Twitter on Thursday announced the launch of a live scorecard and a community in India to help support cricket fans. The community called Cricket Twitter - India will serve as a one-stop place for all cricket conversations among enthusiasts amid the T20 World Cup 2021 tournament.

Canalys latest report on India’s Q3 smartphone shipments suggests that while the year on year shipments fell by 5 percent to 47.5 million units, a sequential growth was witnessed from the last quarter as the country recovered from COVID-19. Xiaomi’s annual shipments reportedly decreased by 14 percent in Q3 2021 as it shipped 11.2 million units,...