HTC planning to introduce ads to Blinkfeed

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While most users have a love/hate relationship with HTC’s Blinkfeed, the company is planning to introduce a new feature which might push more users towards the latter. HTC is planning on introducing advertisements to Blinkfeed in order to monetize the social feed.

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Tablet PC market declines in India by 13.9%

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According to research done by CMR, the Tablet PC market in India has shown a double digit decline of 13.9% QoQ (Quarter on Quarter) for the first time. BWA (Broadband Wireless Access) enabled tablets accounted for 60% of the tablet shipments during the same timeframe.

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Meizu MX5 renders reveal bezel-less screen

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After curved screens, looks like bezel-less is the new display trend as now even Meizu appears to want to jump onto the bandwagon. The renders for the upcoming Meizu flagship, the MX-5 shows a device with bezel-less screen.

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Motorola Moto X 3rd Generation to feature camera with OIS

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A few days ago, we brought to you details about the 3rd generation Moto X but we didn’t have much information regarding its camera. Now we do and apparently the 3rd generation which is rumored to be powered by a Snapdragon 808 processor will feature a camera with OIS (Optical Image Stabilization).

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Apple replaces Xiaomi as China’s top smartphone seller while its market contracts

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China’s smartphone market has contracted by 4% YoY (Year on Year), in the first quarter of 2015 with 98.8 million units as opposed to the same time frame last year. This is the first time in six years that the Chinese market has declined YoY.

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Samsung Gear A – Round smartwatch delayed till IFA 2015

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We had told you that Samsung is working on a round smartwatch and that it is roping in artists and fashion brands to help develop accessories for it. The smartwatch that is supposedly called the Gear A was sheduled for an announcement in the near future. But it has now apparently been delayed and is expected to be announced later this year during IFA 2015.

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Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge apparently having 8 bit display colour issues

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Apparently the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge at times is displaying colour in 8 bit, sort of like a watercolor painting for some users. The issue is not there all the time, happens only quite rarely and has only been spotted on a few units of the Galaxy S6 Edge so far.

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Oppo R7 Plus Leaks – Flaunts bezel-less screen and Fingerprint Sensor

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It seems like bezel-less is the trend nowadays because after the Nubia Z9 and the Oppo R7, we now have yet another handset with such a design. The Oppo R7 Plus is the bigger brother of the R7 and it sports a fingerprint sensor as well apart from the similar bezel-less design.

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Google now allows you to order food directly from Search

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Google has been hard at work providing easier ways to search on the desktop and then transfer the information to your smartphone. First they allowed you to send directions to your phone directly from desktop search and then they added the ability to send notes and set alarms on your device in the same way. Now Google has introduced a faster and easier way to order food directly from Google search.

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Samsung unveils plans for new chip production facility in South Korea

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Samsung revealed that it plans to start a new chip production facility in Pyeongtaek, which is around 70 kilometres south of Seoul. The facility costs US$ 14.4 biilion (15.6 trillion won) and is set to start its production in the first half of 2017.

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Google planning to provide Android users more control over privacy

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Sources say that Google is planning to give users more control over privacy on their Android phones. They will be able to determine what sort of information a particular application can access.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and Project Zen details leaked

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We all remember Project Zero which eventually was launched as Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge. Now details have surfaced about the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and Project Zen which is said to be an Edge variant of the Note series.

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Google Nexus 9 update to Android Lollipop 5.1 begins rollout

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Google has announced over twitter that the Nexus 9 will soon be receiving an update to version 5.1, starting today. Until today, the latest software version that was available for the Nexus 9 was Andoird Lollipop 5.0.2 while most of it’s counterparts received 5.1 quite a while back.

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Samsung preparing Artik – New processors for the Internet of Things

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Samsung will be hosting an event on the 12th of May in San Francisco to announce new processors codenamed Artik for the internet of things. Artik is being developed by Samsung’s Menlo Park, their Strategy and Innovation Center that is based in California.

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OnePlus Two could be priced around $400 – Might be powered by Snapdragon 810

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The successor to the OnePlus One is probably one of the most hyped devices of the year owing to the success of the original last year. The handset which is likely to be called OnePlus Two is most likely to be priced around the $400 mark.

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