Xiaomi MIUI global beta ROM 6.3.17 based on Android 6.0 for Mi 3, Mi 4 and Mi Note released

MIUI Android 6.0 Global Beta ROM

Xiaomi has released MIUI global beta ROM 6.3.17 for Mi 3, Mi 4 and Mi Note smartphone. This is based on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) and also brings several new features, fixes and optimizations. Xiaomi released MIUI 7.2 update for some of its devices in China earlier this month. Continue reading “Xiaomi MIUI global beta ROM 6.3.17 based on Android 6.0 for Mi 3, Mi 4 and Mi Note released”

Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro with 6-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 652, 4GB RAM announced

Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro

Samsung has officially announced the Galaxy A9 Pro (SM-A9100), the company’s latest top-end smartphone in the ‘Galaxy A’ series in China, after it surfaced last month. It packs a 6-inch 1080p Super AMOLED display with 2.5D curved glass, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 652 (Previously 620) processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera, similar to the A9, but this a 16-megapixel rear camera with optical image stabilization (OIS), 4GB of RAM and a 5000mAh battery. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro with 6-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 652, 4GB RAM announced”

Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Benchmarks

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Lenovo launched the Vibe K5 Plus smartphone in India earlier this month for Rs. 8499. We already brought you the photo gallery of the smartphone, here we have the benchmarks. It is powered by an Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 64-bit processor (Even though CPU-Z shows it has Snapdragon 615) that has four ARM Cortex A53 cores clocked at 1.50 GHz per core and other four Cortex A53 cores are clocked at 1.21 GHz per core. It has Adreno 405 GPU clocked at 550 MHz, 2GB RAM, 5-inch 1080p screen and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Vibe UI. Check out the synthetic benchmark scores below. Continue reading “Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus Benchmarks”

Reliance Jio to offer 40-80 times faster mobile broadband speeds, says Mukesh Ambani

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Reliance Industries (RIL) Chairman Mukesh Ambani has offered some fresh insights regarding company’s Jio 4G service.

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Micromax Canvas Spark 3 Q385 with 5.5-inch HD display, 1GB RAM launched for Rs. 4999

Micromax Canvas Spark 3

Micromax has officially launched the Canvas Spark 3 Q385, it’s new budget smartphone and the successor of last year’s Canvas Spark 2, after it surfaced on the official website. It packs a 5.5-inch HD display, is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Spark 3 Q385 with 5.5-inch HD display, 1GB RAM launched for Rs. 4999”

Sony ‘Ultra’ 4K streaming service launching on April 4

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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced that it will launch new 4K digital service next month. Dubbed as ‘Ultra’, the 4K streaming service will be unveiled on April 4 on new Sony 4K television models in the United States.

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Adobe Acrobat Reader on Android gets Dropbox integration

Adobe Acrobat Reader

Adobe has rolled out Dropbox integration for Acrobat Reader on Android. With the latest integration, people can now open PDF documents stored in Dropbox using the Adobe Acrobat Reader Android app. Continue reading “Adobe Acrobat Reader on Android gets Dropbox integration”

Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Goa

Airtel 4G

Airtel has commercially launched its 4G LTE services in Goa. Airtel launched 4G services in 296 towns across India back in August last year. Airtel 4G is available to customers across mobile phones, dongles, 4G hotspots and Wi-Fi dongles in the city. For existing Airtel customers, the company is offering a complimentary upgrade to Airtel 4G at same price as 3G.  Continue reading “Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Goa”

Google Fiber Phone service introduced, $10 per month coming for all Fiber cities

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Google has introduced Fiber Phone, a new home telephone service to its existing Fiber high-speed internet and cable TV offerings. Continue reading “Google Fiber Phone service introduced, $10 per month coming for all Fiber cities”

Vodafone inks a deal to buy YOU Broadband for Rs 400 Cr

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In a bid to expand it’s high-speed internet footprint, Vodafone India is all set to acquire broadband service provider YOU Broadband. The acquisition price is set at around Rs 400 Crore. Continue reading “Vodafone inks a deal to buy YOU Broadband for Rs 400 Cr”