Meitu V4 is a smartphone with a 21 Megapixel selfie camera

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Selfie centric phones are quite the rage nowadays and perhaps there is no phone that could surpass the Meitu V4 at least in terms of sheer Megapixel count as it has a 21 Megapixel front facing camera.

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Google Camera v3.1 released – Brings Nexus 6P and 5X UI to all Marshmallow devices

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Google has just released v3.1 of its camera app that brings UI changes. Users of Marshmallow devices will now be able to have the camera UI of the Nexus 5X and 6P on their devices too.

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Google app for iOS gets updated – Brings in new design and emphasis on sports

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Google has released an update to the Google app for iOS devices. The Google app is basically a version of Google Now for iOS that can be activated similarly by using the phrase – “OK Google”.

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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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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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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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Google slashes minimum purchase price on Play Store for South East Asia

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Back in July, Google had announced that they will be reducing the minimum purchase price on the Play Store to Rs 10 in India if the developer chooses to do so. Now, Google is making similar changes to the Play Store across parts of South East Asia as well.

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Next gen Google Glass may have a ‘glassless’ Sport model – Will focus on audio

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New information has arisen that suggests that Google Glass which is also known as Project Aura may have three different variants in development and one of them doesn’t have a screen. Continue reading “Next gen Google Glass may have a ‘glassless’ Sport model – Will focus on audio”

Facebook allows Google to index results in mobile searches from its Android app

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Since November 13th, Facebook has apparently started allowing Google to crawl and index  results in mobile searches from its Android app.

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Xiaomi to announce a new product on November 24th – Should be the Mi 5

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Xiaomi are hosting a product launch event later this month on the 25th and they are offering paid entry tickets as well. The event will be held in China and will most likely see the launch of the Mi 5.

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Sony rolls out camera update for the Xperia Z5 Series – Brings in new UI and features

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DxO, the popular benchmarking website for cameras and smartphone cameras had ranked the Sony Xperia Z5 as the smartphone with the best camera. Now, Sony has released an update to the camera app which brings in a new UI and features to help make the best out of the camera.

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