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Xiaomi 11T, 11T Pro flagships launched

Xiaomi has launched its latest series of flagship phones under its Xiaomi 11T series – Xiaomi 11T and Xiaomi 11T Pro. These are the first major phones to come out after Xiaomi dropped the ‘Mi’ branding. Both the smartphones come with top-of-the-line specifications for processor, displays, cameras and more. However, the highlight, as is always the case with Xiaomi, is the prices of the Xiaomi 11T and the Xiaomi 11T Pro. Alongside, the company also debuted its Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G as the budget offering with premium features.

LG launches an enormous 325-inch TV with a £1.2 million price tag

For most of us, watching a movie on a big screen is a real treat, and now the days of heading to the cinema for the experience could be a thing of the past. LG has unveiled an enormous new TV dubbed the Extreme Home Cinema that measures a whopping 325-inches wide. The TV is described by the firm as the ‘supercar of home theatre displays’, and is available in 2K, 4K and 8K configurations. However, it is not exactly cheap, with prices ranging from £50,000 to £1.2 million.

Xiaomi Pad 5 Tablet, Xiaomi Smart Pen launched

The Xiaomi Pad 5 tablet and Xiaomi Smart Pen have launched at the company’s global event. The tablet comes with a 120Hz display refresh rate, is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 processor, and offers up to 256GB of storage. Alongside the Xiaomi Pad 5, Xiaomi has also unveiled the Smart Pen which comes with buttons to take screenshots and swift shots. The Smart Pen clicks on top of the tablet magnetically, which also doubles up as a charging pad for the stylus. Xiaomi Pad 5 is priced at EUR 349 (roughly Rs 30,300) for the 6GB RAM + 128GB storage option.

Micromax In 1b users get Android 11 update in India

Micromax has started rolling out Android 11 OS update for its Micromax In 1b smartphones. The phone was launched in November last year with Anddroid 10 software out-of-the-box. Micromax says that the Android 11 update rollout is being rolled conducted in batches and will be ‘available on all the In 1b smartphones shortly’. The company also mentioned that it is an OTA update and users will receive a notification and they can also keep checking manually in the Settings menu.