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Lenovo K8 Note India Sale, Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) & Galaxy A7 (2017) Price Cuts, and More: Your 360 Daily

By Gadgets 360 Staff | Updated: 18 August 2017 22:16 IST

Lenovo K8 Note India Sale, Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) & Galaxy A7 (2017) Price Cuts, and More: Your 360 Daily

Highlights

The Lenovo K8 Note went on sale in India today
Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka resigned after attacks from the co-founder
BSNL has launched its own mobile wallet for subscribers

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The Lenovo K8 Note variant with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage is priced at Rs. 12,999, but you can spend just Rs. 1,000 more for 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. During the launch sale, buyers were offered a discount on Moto Sports headphones, up to 80 percent off on Kindle ebooks, and a special Idea tariff pack from Idea which includes 64GB of 4G data and unlimited calls for 56 days for Rs. 343. 5ax59

The Lenovo K8 note has a 5.5-inch full-HD screen and dual rear cameras. It is powered by a deca-core MediaTek MT6797 SoC, and has a 4000mAh battery. It is a dual-SIM phone with a separate microSD card slot, and s 4G VoLTE as well as Wi-Fi ac. It also runs Android 7.1.1 with no custom UI, in a first for Lenovo.

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), Galaxy A7 (2017) get price cuts in India
launched in India in March this year, originally priced at Rs. 28,990 and Rs. 33,490 respectively. The phones sit well below Samsung's Galaxy S8 models, but offer relatively specifications and designs.

Xiaomi claims exploding Redmi Note 4 was damaged by impact
Xiaomi has Xiaomi says it was able to retrieve the device from the affected man after negotiating for a week, and that damage to the rear cover, battery and screen all indicate that such force was applied. According to initial reports, the man was riding his bike when he felt the phone burning in his pocket, and he immediately stopped and threw it away from him.

BSNL launches its own mobile wallet
State-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (Mobikwik. The company hopes that its 100 million customers will use it to pay bills and transact online, expanding the reach of mobile commerce to rural and semi-urban parts of the country. s can book bus tickets, make purchases, and pay bills through the wallet app, without using cash. The public-sector telco has stated that over 1.5 million merchants are already able to receive payments using the BSNL wallet.

Infosys CEO resigns due to pressure from co-founder
Infosys board has put out a statement expressing regret and distress over Sikka's decision, calling the attacks unfounded and demonstrably false. A new CEO will be appointed by the board by March 31, 2018.

Asus promises Android O updates for ZenFone 4, ZenFone 3 series smartphones
ZenFone 4 models released recently. Smartphones of both series will receive the update by the first half of 2018, the company says. ZenFone 3 models running older versions of the ZenUI skin will also be upgraded to ZenUI 4.0, which is said to be lighter and have less bloatware, but still add new features such as the ability to run two instances of some apps.

Micromax launches Evok Dual Note, continues teasing Infinity series
Micromax has Evok Dual Note. The device is exclusive to Flipkart, and boasts of dual rear cameras along with a front flash. It is priced at Rs. 9,999 and features a 5.5-inch full-HD screen, MediaTek MT6750 SoC, 3GB of RAM, and 32GB of storage. A variant with 4GB of RAM has also been announced, but its pricing and availability are not yet known. The device s 4G with VoLTE and runs Android 7.0.

launched on Tuesday. Anyone interested in the launch can for updates on Micromax's website. No prices or other specifications are known yet.

Coolpad Cool M7 launched, new India flagship coming soon
unveiling an unknown "flagship" device in India on Sunday. Teasers suggest that it will have a metal body and 6GB of RAM. Coolpad is also promising "sturdy sophistication" and will probably target style-conscious buyers with this new device.

Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 rumoured to feature 3D face recognition
Xiaomi's addition of a 3D face recognition feature. Screenshots purporting to be from this device have appeared on the Internet, and indicate that a head-shaped silhouette will be displayed on the screen when the phone is trying to authenticate s' faces. The device could launch as soon as next month, and is expected to have a 6.4-inch borderless screen plus a Snapdragon 835 SoC, a 4500mAh battery, and up to 8GB of RAM with 256GB of storage.

Google's Project Treble coming to older phones
Google's own Pixel devices are going to benefit from Project Treble, but no third-party names have been confirmed yet. Project Treble will allow Android updates to be delivered quickly and without much disruption, and should allow for simpler and more frequent updates, thus fixing the problem of relatively modern phones being left behind.

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