The M-KOPA X30 is a successor of the M-KOPA X20, both budget-friendly Android smartphones designed for Africa’s growing urban and rural consumer who want a smartphone experience via flexible payment options. M-KOPA X30 is for everyday users who want big battery life, a large display, capable cameras, and smooth performance without paying cash. The brand is retailing in phones and motorcycles in Kenya, Uganda, South Africa, Nigeria and a number of other African countries with flexible payment o...

vivo’s upcoming V70 family will be quite large, and one of its members is the V70 FE. This one has the model number V2550, as revealed by a certification earlier this month. Now the V70 FE has received its European Energy Label, which reveals that it comes with a 7,000 mAh battery. This will be the typical advertised capacity, whereas the rated capacity is 6,870 mAh. The battery will last 1,600 cycles before it goes below 80% of its initial capacity. The phone will support 55W wired chargi...

NAMM 2026: Seymour Duncan is taking a leaf out of Fishman’s book with its brand-new MortalCoil humbuckers, which pack three distinctive voices for catch-all tonality. Sounding like a Tekken character, the MortalCoil Multiple-Voiced Active Humbuckers are loaded with three precision-engineered voices, inspired in part by its heritage pickups. All the latest guitar news, interviews, lessons, reviews, deals and more, direct to your inbox! “Experience what happens when 50 years of pickup expertis...

SENSEX   82,307.37 + 397.74 NIFTY   25,289.90 + 132.40 CRUDEOIL   5,485.00  -84.00 GOLD   150,441.00  -2,421.00 SILVER   304,880.00  -13,612.00 SENSEX   82,307.37 + 397.74 NIFTY   25,289.90 + 132.40 NIFTY   25,289.90 + 132.40 CRUDEOIL   5,485.00  -84.00 CRUDEOIL   5,485.00  -84.00 GOLD   150,441.00  -2,421.00 Vijay, actor and Founder of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) party | Photo Credit: ANI The Election Commission of India (ECI) has allotted ‘Whistle’ as th...

The Realme Neo8 has just gone official in China. It is the latest entry in the Neo series and comes with a large 8,000mAh battery and the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chipset. The phone is available for purchase in three colors. It sports a 6.78-inch AMOLED display with a Full-HD+ resolution and a refresh rate of up to 165Hz. The Neo8 uses the Samsung M14 panel that is claimed to deliver a peak brightness of 6,500 nits. At the back, the phone features a transparent design with the ‘Awakening Halo’ RGB...

Geely Auto UK has released full details of the Starray EM-i Super Hybrid PHEV SUV ahead of its UK launch next month. The five-seat SUV is the brand’s second model to reach British shores, following last year’s electric EX5. The Starray EM-i is built from the ground up as a plug-in hybrid, combining a 1.5-litre petrol engine with a compact electric motor. Together, the system produces 193kW and 262Nm of torque, capable of sprinting from 0-62mph in eight seconds. Two Lithium Iron Phosphate (LF...

The Hiroshima-based brand has never conformed to the mold of other automakers, very often going it alone. In the realm of electric vehicles, the unique Mazda MX-30 crossover coupe, with its rear-hinged doors, unveiled in October 2019 and launched in September 2020, had a very quiet career due to its small 35.5 kWh battery, which limited its range to 200 km. The addition of a range-extended variant in 2023 did little to revive the model’s fortunes. Mazda’s first “mainstream” electric ca...