July

Cement producer ACC on Thursday announced that Adani Group's open offer will open on Wednesday, July 6, 2022 and conclude on Tuesday, July 19, 2022. The Gautam Adani-led Adani Group agreed to buy Swiss building materials maker Holcim Ltd’s India assets Ambuja Cements and ACC Ltd for $10.5 billion ( ₹80,000 crore). The Adani family, through an offshore special purpose vehicle, agreed to acquire 63.19% of Ambuja Cements and 54.53% of ACC. The deal is likely to close in second half of…

Last updated: May 24th, 2022 at 14:43 UTC+02:00 We have been hearing about Motorola’s upcoming flagship smartphone, codenamed Frontier, for quite a while now. It is the first smartphone to use Samsung’s first-generation 200MP camera sensor, the ISOCELL HP1. Today, we finally have a launch timeline for the phone. In China, the General Manager of Lenovo Mobile posted a teaser image of an upcoming smartphone on Weibo, saying “a new benchmark for image experience.” We suspect it to be the Motorola Frontier. It could be…

Home rental service Airbnb is shutting down its business in China as a pandemic lockdown shows no sign of ending there, a source close to the company told AFP Monday.Airbnb will no longer book stays or visitor "experiences" in China, focusing instead on helping people there with travel plans outside the country, the source said.The San Francisco based company declined to comment.Airbnb launched its business in China six years ago, and has booked stays at homes there for some 25 million guests. Bookings at residences in…

The world’s first smartphone with a 200-megapixel camera could launch in July this year. We have long heard that this distinction would go to a Motorola phone codenamed Frontier 22. The company has just pretty much confirmed that.In a post on the Chinese microblogging platform Weibo, Motorola China announced that it will launch a new phone featuring a 200-megapixel camera in July (via GSM Arena). The Lenovo-owned company didn’t share any other details about the phone, nor did it reveal the precise launch date. But it is…

Xiaomi and Leica partnership is now official. This is not surprising at all, as we’ve seen a ton of rumors in regards to it. The two companies have just announced their partnership, and the first result of that partnership is coming in July.Xiaomi & Leica partnership is now officialThe press release states: “The first imaging flagship smartphone jointly developed by the two companies will be officially launched in July this year”. The name of the device was not mentioned in the press release, but it’s almost…

Motorola Frontier’s launch date hasn’t been revealed yet but it will arrive in China in July and should probably be expanded to other markets, including India and Europe later this year. The handset may debut alongside the Moto Razr 3 foldable phone.Motorola Frontier specifications (expected)Motorola Frontier specs6.7-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, 144Hz refresh rateSnapdragon 8 Gen 1 Plus chipset12GB LPDDR5 RAM, 256GB UFS 3.1 storageAndroid 12 based MyUX OS200MP primary sensor, 50MP secondary, and a 12MP third lens60MP selfie…

Motorola China officially confirmed a new 200MP camera phone is launching in July. This is most likely the long-rumored Motorola Frontier smartphone which has rumors dating back to last year. The new teaser is touting the 200MP camera sensor as a “new benchmark for image experience”. Motorola 200MP camera phone teaser Based on past speculations, Motorola is expected to use Samsung’s 200MP ISOCELL HP1 sensor. The sensor can output 12.5MP or 50MP stills via pixel binning and its deep learning-based…

The rumors were true as it turns out. Xiaomi has just informed us that it is in fact undertaking a strategic partnership with Leica, and the first imaging flagship smartphone jointly developed by the two companies will be launched in July this year. Since the rumor mill was right about the Xiaomi - Leica partnership, we think it's safe to assume it was also right about the device in question being the Xiaomi 12 Ultra, but we'll see. As you may know, this is far from Leica's first rodeo in the mobile world. The camera…

Hisense has announced two 4K smart TVs in India — Hisense 70-inch 70A71F TV and Hisense 65-inch Tornado TV. The Hisense 70A71F 4K Smart TV features a 70-inch display with Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos support. The TV comes with 36W speakers and features slim bezels. The company says that the TV's Vivid Bright Panel delivers brighter whites, darker blacks, and livelier colours than a conventional TV. The TV comes bundled with a voice remote and support for Google Assistant.Hisense 70A71F, Hisense 65-inch Tornado TV price…

Polygonal Phantasies In a little over a month’s time, we will be welcoming old-school gaming hero Klonoa back into our humble little lives. Bandai Namco is preparing for the release of the remastered Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series on PC and consoles, and has dropped a short, nostalgia-sparking clip from the retro adventures. As previously reported, Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series is a compendium containing remasters of the 2008 Wii release Klonoa: Door to Phantomile (itself a remake of the 1997 PlayStation original) and…