Android Wear now supports wrist gestures with V1.4 update

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Google has released an update to Android Wear which brings the version to 1.4. One of the main additions is the ability to control your smartwatch using wrist gestures.

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UMi Rome launched – 5.5″ AMOLED Display, 3GB RAM and octa-core processor for US$89.99

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There are more Chinese smartphone manufacturers these days than the number of fingers on your hands. One thing they all have in common is providing high end specs at low costs. However, the UMi Rome is probably one of the best when you compare the kind of specs you get for the price.

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Micromax Canvas Nitro 3 E352 with 2GB RAM, 13MP camera now available for Rs. 8130

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Micromax launched the Canvas Xpress 4G, it’s new budget 4G smartphone priced at Rs. 6599 earlier today. Now the Canvas Nitro 3 E352 is available for purchase from eBay.in. It has a 5-inch HD screen and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) OS, similar to the Canvas Xpress 4G, but this is powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek processor, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash. It has dual SIM support, but it comes only with 3G connectivity. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Nitro 3 E352 with 2GB RAM, 13MP camera now available for Rs. 8130”

Sony to develop its own mobile processor in 2016?

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Sony Mobile will reportedly follow Apple, Samsung and Huawei to develop its own mobile processor for its Xperia smartphones, according to a report from DigiTimes. The report also says that LG will also introduce its own processor. LG NUCLUN 2 processor was already spotted on GeekBench few months back, confirming its existence, after the company’s failed attempt with the Odin chipset. Continue reading “Sony to develop its own mobile processor in 2016?”

Kingston HyperX Savage USB 3.1 Flash Drive (64GB to 256GB) announced

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HyperX, a division of Kingston Technology recently introduced HyperX Savage USB Flash drive, which joins the HyperX Savage family of products that includes, DRAM and SSDs, replacing the DataTraveler HyperX 3.0. It has USB 3.1 Gen. 1 (USB 3.0) support that promises read speed of up to 350MB/s and write speed of up to 250MB/s. Continue reading “Kingston HyperX Savage USB 3.1 Flash Drive (64GB to 256GB) announced”

Micromax Canvas Xpress 4G Photo Gallery

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Micromax launched the Canvas Xpress 4G Q413, its latest budget 4G smartphone in the Canvas Xpress series few hours back, priced at Rs. 6,599, exclusively on Flipkart. We got to checkout the smartphone at the launch event, here is the hardware walk through of the phone in the form of photo gallery.

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OPPO’s Project Spectrum goes live – Find 7 and 7a are first to get the AOSP ROM

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OPPO’s custom AOSP ROMs for their phones now has a name. Project Spectrum is now live and is already available for the OPPO Find 7.

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Movado announces 3 new smartwatches – iOS and Android compatible

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Movado, the contemporary luxury watch maker has just announced three new smartwatches. These are not smartwatches in the traditional sense as they do not have screens. But instead, they are analog watches that have smart functions.

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Micromax Canvas Xpress 4G with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM launched for Rs. 6599

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Micromax just launched Canvas Xpress 4G Q413, the company’s latest budget 4G smartphone in the Canvas Xpress series. It packs a 5-inch HD screen, is powered by a quad-core 64-bit MediaTek MT6735P processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) OS, comes with a 8-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Micromax has partnered with Flipkart to sell the smartphone. At the launch event Micromax said that all the future Xpress series phones will be exclusive to Flipkart. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Xpress 4G with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM launched for Rs. 6599”

Aircel launches unlimited 3G Data pack in Jammu & Kashmir at Rs. 9 per day

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Aircel announced a new first-of-its-kind Free Basic Internet offer for its customers last month. Today it launched it in Jammu & Kashmir. All new prepaid customers in J&K can now browse and actively use their favorite applications such as Whatsapp, Facebook, Twitter at Rs. 144, which offers unlimited data with a speed of 64Kbps and 90 days validity. The offer is aimed at fuelling mobile internet adoption in J&K, keeping in view that a considerable population of mobile phone users is still offline, said the company.

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Zebronics Happy Head Bluetooth wireless headphones launched for Rs. 1499

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Zebronics has launched new Happy Head Bluetooth wireless headphones. It has lightweight, durable and a stylish design, comes with soft sponge cushioned ear pads and adjustable soft padded headbands for a comfortable fit even for long hours of audio listening. It promises up to 6 hrs of playback time and also comes with 3.5mm input with a stereo cable, which can be used when the battery runs out. Continue reading “Zebronics Happy Head Bluetooth wireless headphones launched for Rs. 1499”

Pushbullet introduces optional Pro account – Costs US$39.99 per year

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Pushbullet has now rolled out an optional Pro account that will give such users access to additional features that aren’t found on the regular account. This will be a premium service that users will have to pay for.

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Google Photos update for Android brings Free Up Space and Downgrade Quality options

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Google has announced that it will be rolling out an update to their Google Photos app for Android that will bring in new features.

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Samsung introduces BRITECELL camera technology

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Samsung introduced the first 16MP camera sensor with 1.0 micron pixels for smartphones back in July. The sensor is just 5mm high, about 20 percent thinner than current 1.12 micron-pixel based 16MP sensors, hence it has minimal camera protrusion without compromising on resolution. At the Samsung Electronics 2015 Investors Forum earlier this week, it introduced (Via) new BRITECELL or Bright cell technology, which replaces traditional green pixel in the RGB, a value pattern with a white pixel to create RWB for brighter images even in low lighting conditions. Continue reading “Samsung introduces BRITECELL camera technology”

HTC One M9s with 5-inch 1080p display, Helio X10 SoC, metal body announced

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HTC has introduced One M9s in Taiwan, which is the version of One M9e that was introduced last month in China. It packs a 5-inch 1080p display, is powered by an 2.2GHz Octa-Core MediaTek Helio X10 (MT6795T) Octa-Core 64-bit processor and runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop with HTC Sense UI on top. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash, optical image stabilization (OIS) and an UltraPixel front-facing camera. It has dual front-facing BoomSound speakers and Dolby Audio. Continue reading “HTC One M9s with 5-inch 1080p display, Helio X10 SoC, metal body announced”