It looks like Samsung has some interesting plans for next year. As per a new report, the South Korean company might start manufacturing processors for AMD in 2016.
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Over six vendors to release Cyanogen powered smartphones in India in 2016
Cyanogen is bolstering its expansion efforts in India, which is fastest growing smartphone market. The company is teaming up with a number of mobile manufacturers to launch Cyanogen powered smartphones in the country, as per a new report from the Economic Times.
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Viber rolls out Viber Wink ephemeral messaging app for Android and iOS
Viber is taking a leaf from Snapchat to launch an ephemeral messaging app called as Viber Wink. The standalone app allows users to send photo & video messages that disappear after they have been viewed.
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Google Nexus 5X Battery Life Test
Google launched the LG-made Nexus 5X smartphone in India back in October. We have already seen the unboxing and benchmarks of the smartphone, here we have the battery life test results. The Nexus 5X has a 2700mAh built-in battery, comes with Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 support and also comes bundled with a fast charger. It has a 5.2-inch 1080p display, is powered by an Hexa-Core Snapdragon 808 processor and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). Check out the test results below.
Google and Ford said to be in talks to build self-driving cars
Last week, it was reported that Google’s self driving car division will be a separate Alphabet company in 2016. Today a new report from Yahoo Autos is claiming that the company is in talks with Ford for a new self-driving car venture.
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Huawei Honor smartphones now available offline in India
Huawei recently partnered with Snapdeal to expand it’s online presence, today the company has announced its partnership with Zopper, India’s first hyper local marketplace to launch its smartphones offline. Huawei smartphones will now be available across 267 outlets in Delhi NCR (Gurgaon, Faridabad), Chennai, Vellore, Pondicherry and Bangalore. Honor smartphones would sell at same prices that were available online, said the company. Continue reading “Huawei Honor smartphones now available offline in India”
QiKU Q Terra Review: A New Challenger Appears
Apples, Blackberries and now Qiku (pronounced cheeku); fruits or thereabouts seem to be the preferred nomenclature amongst the tech world. All jokes apart, when we first got acquainted with new entrant, Qiku, we were a bit apprehensive about the choice of name and its repercussions in India. Not to be laughed off though, the company has gone ahead full steam and has incorporated a lot of feedback. Using a combination of sheer power and some very interesting software features, the QiKu Q Terra has managed to garner a lot of positive feedback. But is this warranted? More so for a company that’s a scrappy new upstart not just in India but in its home base of China as well. That’s what we set off to find out in our review. Continue reading “QiKU Q Terra Review: A New Challenger Appears”
Google Spotlight Stories arrive on YouTube, Android gets interactive 360-degree version
Google Spotlight Stories 360-degree experience has arrived on YouTube with Special Delivery, an original short film made by Academy Award-winning animation studio Aardman Animations, viewable on the YouTube app on several Android devices. Google Spotlight Stories was originally developed by Motorola Mobility’s Advanced Technology And Products (ATAP). It was released by Google for several Android devices back in May and it arrived on iPhone in July. Continue reading “Google Spotlight Stories arrive on YouTube, Android gets interactive 360-degree version”
Xiaomi Pick Mi door step pick up and drop service can now be booked by giving a missed call
Xiaomi launched Pick Mi doorstep home pick up and drop service for its products across India at just Rs. 189 (including taxes) back in October. Today the company announced that you can now give a ‘missed call’ to 7676404444 to book the Pick Mi service. You can also book it by calling the toll free number 1800 103 6286. The amount can be paid online or via Cash on Delivery (COD). Continue reading “Xiaomi Pick Mi door step pick up and drop service can now be booked by giving a missed call”
Micromax partners with TranServ to bring smartphone-based native payments solution
Micromax today announced that it has partnered with TranServ, a leading mobile payments company that will allow Micromax users to conduct financial and social transactions such as sending or requesting money, splitting bills, sending gifts to friends and making payments through native phone integration, such as contacts in the device address book.
LG G Pad II 8.3 LTE with 8.3-inch Full HD display, Snapdragon 615, built-in stylus announced
LG has introduced G Pad II 8.3 LTE, it’s latest tablet in Korea. It packs a 8.3-inch (1920 x 1200) WUXGA display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 615 processor and runs on Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop). It has a 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera without flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. As the name indicates, it has 4G LTE connectivity, has built-in stylus and also comes pre-loaded with Microsoft Office apps. Continue reading “LG G Pad II 8.3 LTE with 8.3-inch Full HD display, Snapdragon 615, built-in stylus announced”
Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 Unboxing
Xiaomi introduced the Mi Pad 2, successor of last year’s Mi Pad few weeks back. We managed to get one from China, here is the unboxing.
Xiaomi Mi Band Pulse / 1S Unboxing
Xiaomi unveiled the Mi Band Pulse (1S), successor of last year’s Mi Band in China last month. The main highlight of the new Mi Band is the heart rate sensor. We managed to get one from China, here is the unboxing. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Band Pulse / 1S Unboxing”
LG to unveil HOM-BOT Turbo+ robotic vacuum cleaner with augmented reality at CES 2016
LG has announced that it will unveil HOM-BOT Turbo+ robotic vacuum cleaner with augmented reality at CES 2016. The vacuum cleaner from the company looks similar to a Roomba robot vacuum but it is equipped with the augmented reality feature.
Nvidia Shield tablet K1 starts receiving Android 6.0 Marshmallow update
Nvidia had promised that Shield Tablet K1 will receive Android 6.0 Marshmallow update by the end of this year and the company is keeping its promise. The latest Software Upgrade version 1.0 is the first major update since its introduction last month.
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