Google just announced its ambitious Android One initiative in India and launched Karbon Sparkle V smartphone. In addition, the company has announced that it is planning to brings offline access for YouTube in India.
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Samsung announced the Galaxy Alpha last month and the company also launched Galaxy Note 4 and Note Edge at IFA, Berlin. Reports had suggested that the company is working on A series of smartphones that will include three devices viz’ the SM-A300, SM-A500 and SM-A700.
Earlier this month, specs of the SM-A500 had leaked and now few details about the SM-A300 have surfaced in GFX benchmarks and was first spotted by SamMobile. As per the benchmark, the device sports a 4.8 inch 960×540 display and runs on Android 4.4.4 KitKat out of the box. It will be powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm processor and Adreno 306 GPU (graphics processing unit). The handset will include 1 GB of RAM and 5 GB of internal storage. Other specs include a 7-megapixel rear camera that will support recording 1080p Full HD video and 5-megapixel front-facing camera.
The report further states that Samsung will likely launch the SM-A300 in third quarter of 2014.All the aforementioned three devices will be sharing the similar design language and metal build of the Galaxy Alpha. There is no word on pricing and availability of the phone from Samsung.
via:SamMobile
Motorola recently launched Moto X, Moto G and smartwatch Moto 360. Now, it looks like the company is teaming up with Verizon for a new handset.
Glympse, the popular location sharing app is extending its feature to Android via a new tool. Dubbed as Glympse Keyboard, the standalone app will enable users to share their location from withing the app without leaving the conversation.
There are two ways to use Glympse Keyboard’s feature – Quick Send and Full Keyboard. The former lets you quickly send a location to other user by continuing to use existing keyboard. Quick Send option requires you to hold down the space bar key and then actually switch to the Quick Send keyboard in order to bring up the Glympse interface. The second option is to use Full Keyboard that takes over as the go-to keyboard. The letter G on the keyboard is replaced with Glympse’s G and a longpress activates location-sharing.
“We have always been focused on developing apps, tools and features that make it simple and easy to incorporate real-time location sharing into daily life, and the Glympse Keyboard is yet another example of delivering on that mission. With the keyboard, users can instantly and seamlessly insert their current location into any application, including Google Hangouts, WhatsApp, Gmail and others.”
said Darren Austin, vice president of product, Glympse in an official release.
As with all Glympse applications and services, the sender has complete control over the length of time their real-time location is visible and can extend or cancel a Glympse anytime. Recipients do not need to have the app installed to view the sender’s location — they can view the dynamic map on any mobile or web browser.
You can download the app here.
via:The Next Web
Motorola recently took wraps off the new Moto X along with the Moto G and Moto 360. Now, the company is sharing the details of its availability after report about the same surfaced over the weekend.
Huawei announced the Ascend Mate 2 at CES 2014 in January this year. We have already brought you Hands On, Unboxing, benchmarks and photo gallery of the Ascend Mate 2. Now we are showing you the comparison of the Mate 2 which is a successor of the original Ascend Mate that was launched last year. Continue reading “Huawei Ascend Mate 2 vs Ascend Mate Photo Gallery”
Nvidia unveiled the Shield tablet in July which is specifically aimed at gamers. The tablet comes with a wireless gaming controller which is sold separately. We have already unboxed the device, and here is a photo gallery. Continue reading “Nvidia Shield Tablet Photo Gallery”
Huawei unveiled the Ascend Mate 2 at CES 2014 in January this year. The successor to Ascend Mate that was launched last year, is a phablet that is 9.5mm thick and weighs 202 grams. We have already seen the Hands On, unboxing and benchmarks of the device, and here is a quick sneak peek of the phone. Continue reading “Huawei Ascend Mate 2 Photo Gallery”
Xiaomi has been creating a lot of buzz in the smartphone market thanks to its devices that bear a very competitive price tag. The latest one from the Chinese smartphone maker is the Redmi 1S. Unveiled in July, the Redmi 1 S has been on a huge demand in India and was announced for Rs 6,999 but soon slashed the price to Rs 5,999 . We recently unboxed the device and brought you benchmarks, now we are bringing you the photo gallery. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi 1S Photo Gallery”
Google has acquired Polar, an online polling company for an undisclosed sum. Polar is a startup that allows anyone to create a visual poll for their website or app.
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Yahoo has rolled out New Digest App on iPad that delivers twice daily digests, each consisting of eight to 12 stories based on the day’s biggest headlines.
The new version will also include a weekly video segment from anchor Katie Couric, recapping one news story from the past week. Yahoo launched the News Digest app in January this year. It is a product of Summly acquisition made by the company last year. The News Digest app was first available on iPhone and launched on Android later in May.
The app also brings a couple of additional features for the iPad. For starters, it has been optimized for a tablet and provides a beautiful landscape experience. Users can now customize the time of receiving the news update as per their convenience. They can choose anytime between 6am to 10am for the morning digest and 5pm to 9pm for their evening digest. Prior to this, these news updates came at a fixed time – 8 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Finally, after reading daily digest, users can further dig in for extra content on topics including technology and entertainment. You can download the Yahoo News Digest App for iPad from the Apple App Store.
via: Yahoo Blog
HTC previously dismissed rumors about its plans on working on a smartwatch. According to a new report, HTC is still working on a smartwatch, which is expected to be announced in early 2015, according to a report from CNET.
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Sony has announced that its will not add further Android updates to Xperia L, M, C and SP. That means that for those of you who own these smartphones, an Android update will not be issued.
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HTC has launched Lock Screen Sense 6 app on the Google Play Store. With the new app, users can swipe right on the Lock Screen to jump straight into BlinkFeed, or swipe left to access the Widget Home or to the previous app. In addition, notifications, clock and weather are displayed on the lock screen.
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Google was planning to bring Android apps to its Chromebooks for quiet some time now. Today, the company has finally taken its first steps and announced four Android apps for their Chromebook.
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