From January 2017, it will be mandatory for all mobiles handsets sold in India to feature a panic button. The new policy comes as an effort to enhance women safety.
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BuySell Tickets for Android lets you sell extra movie tickets easily
BuySell Tickets, a new Android app from NFN Labs, based in Chennai lets you sell extra movie tickets easily without revealing your personal information such as contact number or email. If you are looking for tickets for a movie, you can easily search for a movie by name, language, number of tickets and theaters they are available in. Continue reading “BuySell Tickets for Android lets you sell extra movie tickets easily”
Smartron t.book Unboxing
Smartron backed by Sachin Tendulkar launched t-book Windows 10 2-in-1 at Rs. 39,999 last month. Here we have the unboxing of the 2-in-1.
DIPP panel recommends to exempt Apple from 30% sourcing condition for retail stores
A government panel headed by Secretary of Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) headed by Ramesh Abhishek has recommended exempting iPhone and iPad maker Apple from mandatory local sourcing norms. Continue reading “DIPP panel recommends to exempt Apple from 30% sourcing condition for retail stores”
Motorola schedules launch event in India on May 17, Moto G4 and G4 Plus expected
Motorola just sent out invites for an event in New Delhi on May 17th. The invite doesn’t reveal any details what it is expected to launch, but it will likely launch the new Moto G4 and Moto G4 Plus smartphones at the event. It launched the Moto G (3rd Gen) in India at an event in July last year. Continue reading “Motorola schedules launch event in India on May 17, Moto G4 and G4 Plus expected”
HTC working on M1 and S1 Nexus devices, Nexus phone with Snapdragon 820, 4GB RAM surfaces
A report from earlier this year said that Google will release two Nexus devices this year, both made by HTC. Now @evleaks has said that those two smartphones are called M1 and S1 internally. Android Police further states that HTC’s internal model numbers are probably based upon the codenames Marlin and Sailfish, named after aquatic life. An earlier rumor revealed different, codenames T50 and T55. Continue reading “HTC working on M1 and S1 Nexus devices, Nexus phone with Snapdragon 820, 4GB RAM surfaces”
Global smartphone shipments goes flat, Oppo and Vivo hit top 5 list in Q1 2016: IDC
Worldwide smartphone shipment growth fell flat for first time and this is the smallest year-over-year growth on record. According to a report from IDC, vendors shipped a total of 334.9 million smartphones worldwide in the first quarter of 2016 (1Q16), up slightly from the 334.3 million units in 1Q15.
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Facebook records $5.38B in revenue, hits 1.65 billion MAU in Q1, 2016
Facebook has announced financial results for Q1 2016. The social network has recorded $5.38B in revenue and about 79 percent of that revenue came from mobile advertising.
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Nextbit Robin gets Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow update, releases AIAIAI TMA-2 Headphones
Nextbit has released Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) update for the Robin smartphone that brings improved processor tuning for better battery life and better performance, new and faster camera app and new sound tuning at the driver level by Arkamys. It has also partnered with AIAIAI to release TMA-2 headphones especially for Robin.
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Samsung ARTIK Cloud service for IoT announced
In a bid to give Internet of Things (IoT) a push, Samsung has announced ARTIK Cloud an open data exchange platform designed to connect devices and applications.
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Samsung mobile profits up 42% YoY in Q1 2016 due to strong sales of Galaxy S7
Samsung has reported its earnings for Q1 2016, in which the company has made operating profit of 6.68 trillion won ($5.81 billion) for the quarter that ended March 31, 2016, which is up 12% YoY. It reported revenues of 49.78 trillion won ($43.46 billion), up 5.7% year-on-year and net profit of 5.25 trillion won (US$ 2.7 billion), up 14% year-on-year. Continue reading “Samsung mobile profits up 42% YoY in Q1 2016 due to strong sales of Galaxy S7”
Panasonic Eluga I3 with 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 9290
Panasonic has launched Eluga I3, the company’s latest smartphone in the Eluga series with support for 4G LTE and VoLTE. It has a 5.5-inch HD screen, is powered by a quad-core processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with FitHome UI, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It has textured back and comes with dual SIM support.
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HTC launches Vive X accelerator program for VR startups
HTC has just announced that they are launching Vive X, an accelerator program targeted at startups operating in the Virtual Reality space.
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Hover Camera is the camera with wings that you may not want
Is it a camera? Is it a drone? Why not both? That’s exactly what the makers of the Hover Camera had in mind when they came up with the device.
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MediaTek Helio X30 10nm SoC with 8GB RAM support beats Snapdragon 820 in AnTuTu
MediaTek officially unveiled its Helio X20 deca (10) core SoC in May last year, which is being used in several smartphones. Details about the Helio X30, another deca-core SoC surfaced few months back, which said that the phone will use 16nm FinFET process technology, now Chinese electronics industry analyst Pan Jiutang has revealed the it will use 10nm FinFET process technology, similar to upcoming Qualcomm Snapdragon 830 SoC. It is also said to use PowerVR 7-based MP4 GPU. Continue reading “MediaTek Helio X30 10nm SoC with 8GB RAM support beats Snapdragon 820 in AnTuTu”