Yu announces Yu JYUICE powerbank line-up featuring 5,000mAh and 10,000mAh capacities

Yu has announced it's line-up of power banks called JYUICE which is featured in 5,000mAh and 10,000mAh capacities. It features an anodized aluminium body and circuit safety features. It is exclusively sold through Snapdeal and are priced at INR 699 and INR 1099 for 5,000mAh and 10,000mAh variants respectively.

Apple announces iPhone 6s and 6s Plus

Apple has announced the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus bringing better specs within a much stronger grade Aluminium shell. The iPhone 6s is a minor update to the name but a large change in the hardware.

Sony Xperia Z5 series launched - World's 1st 4K Smartphone

Sony has announced their updated S-series of phones. It includes Z5 Premium, Z5 and the Z5 Compact. Sony was lagging behind competitors in their flagship phones. The specs were becoming not upto par with current flagships, but with Z5 they are killing every other flagships out there by bringing in Z5 Premium featuring World's 1st 4K display on a smartphone.

Apple iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus will launch on September 9

Apple has announced an event on September 9 (10 AM-PDT), just titled "Hey Siri, give us a hint." . This event will be launchpad for iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus.Which was leaked a number of times. The event will be streamed live on their site.

HTC to bring a made-for-India mid-range smartphone in Q3

After Xiaomi and Sony, Taiwanese manufacturer HTC is now planning to introduce a smartphone developed specifically for the Indian market. According to a report in ET Telecom, the company will bring this smartphone in Q3, 2015 and it will be a mid-range device.

“We have a third-quarter plan for our global launch in India to introduce a device which is specifically designed for the Indian consumer,” Chia-Lin Chang, HTC’s CFO & President of global sales told ET in an interview recently.

According to Chang, India will act as the launchpad for this upcoming smartphone and it will later be released in select other markets. He did not share specifics of the smartphone, but it is expected to be priced between INR 15,000 and INR 20,000.

The company plans to launch 10 more smartphones this year in the country and half of these will support 4G LTE networks.

Given the increased competition in the mid-range segment from the companies like Asus, Xiaomi and Motorola, it is high time for HTC to become aggressive and bring a worthy smartphone. Most of the company’s mid-range Desire smartphones have either been over-priced so far or were inferior to the competition.

In related news, HTC is also mulling to start assembling its smartphones in the country. The company will take a call on the same in the next four-five months.

“We are considering a lot of things. Before getting into manufacturing, we will need to ensure smooth delivery of devices from R&D lab to the end consumer,” Chang told ET Telecom.