Moto G (4th Gen) and Moto G Plus to launch exclusively on Amazon in India on May 17

Moto G4 Plus leak

Motorola recently scheduled an event in India on May 17th, where it is expected to unveil the new Moto G (4th Gen) and the Moto G / G4 Plus smartphones. Few hours back Motorola India has tweeted to Amazon India – “We have been #MissingOut on a lot lately, isn’t it?” It also said it will be Amazon exclusive and will be revealed on May 17th. Continue reading “Moto G (4th Gen) and Moto G Plus to launch exclusively on Amazon in India on May 17”

YU YUNICORN flagship smartphone launching on May 19 [Update: Postponed]

YU YUNICORN May 19 launch invite

After announcing that it will launch a new flagship smartphone this month, YU has sent out invites for the launch of YUNICORN on May 19th. The invite reads, Fantasy will soon become reality. Join us in the unveiling of the phone that will redefine flagships. This doesn’t give any hint about the phone’s design or its features. Continue reading “YU YUNICORN flagship smartphone launching on May 19 [Update: Postponed]”

Google Translate for Android can now translate text within any app

Google Translate Android Tap to Translate

Google has released a new update for Android app that brings Tap to Translate to instantly translate text within any app on your Android phone using the new Tap To Translate button that appears once you copy . This was first announced last year for Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) devices and is now available for devices running Android 4.2 (Jellybean) and later.
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Instagram gets new simpler design and new app icon

Instagram new design

Instagram has finally rolled out its new black and white design for all the Android and iOS users, after beta testing it on Android couple of weeks back. The latest update brings monochromatic design instead of the usual blue and colorful theme, brings thinner and flatter icons on the bottom and doesn’t add any new features.

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Logitech Logi ZeroTouch smart car mounts for Android offer hands-free connected car experience

Logitech Logi ZeroTouch

Logitech has launched Logi ZeroTouch Air Vent and Logi ZeroTouch Dashboard smart car mounts for Android smartphones. These docks combined with Logitech’s voice-controlled ZeroTouch app lets you hear and respond to an incoming text, and operate select apps such as navigation and music, completely hands free.

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Airtel launches double data packs for pre-paid customers, offers extra data at night

Airtel logo

Airtel has launched new pre-paid data packs that offer double data benefits by providing additional data at night. “With the new packs, customers will be able to save up to 30% on recharges, when compared to existing data packs,” said Airtel. Continue reading “Airtel launches double data packs for pre-paid customers, offers extra data at night”

Samsung Gear Fit 2 with Bio-Processor expected to be announced in June

Samsung Gear Fit 2

Samsung Gear Fit 2 surfaced in live images last month, later the fitness tracker appeared on the official website, along with the Gear IconX Bluetooth earbuds. Now a new report from Korea say that Samsung will introduce the Gear Fit 2 in the home country as early as next month. The report also says that it will include Samsung’s own Bio-Processor chip that was introduced few months back. This chip has integrated Analog Front Ends (AFE) to measures body fat, skeletal muscle mass, heart rate, heart rhythm, skin temperature and stress level.

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HTC Desire 628 dual sim with 5-inch HD display, 13MP camera, 4G LTE announced

HTC Desire 628 dual sim

HTC has silently announced the Desire 628 dual sim, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in the Desire series in Vietnam. It  packs a 5-inch HD screen, is powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek MT6753 64-bit processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with HTC’s own Sense UI on top. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual front-facing BoomSound speakers. Continue reading “HTC Desire 628 dual sim with 5-inch HD display, 13MP camera, 4G LTE announced”

iBall CompBook Excelance and Exemplaire laptops launched for Rs. 9999 and Rs. 13999

iBall CompBook Excelance

iBall today launched CompBook Excelance, it’s latest affordable Windows 10 laptop in partnership with Intel and Microsoft.  It has a 11.6-inch (1366 x 768 pixels) display, is powered by a Quad Core Intel Z3735F processor, comes with a keyboard and a trackpad and weighs just 1.09kg. It has also launched a CompBook Exemplaire version with a 14-inch (1366 x 768 pixels) display with almost similar specifications but it weighs 1.46kg. Continue reading “iBall CompBook Excelance and Exemplaire laptops launched for Rs. 9999 and Rs. 13999”

Samsung Galaxy S7 Active with 5.5-inch QHD display, Snapdragon 820 surfaces in benchmarks

Samsung Galaxy S7 Active (SM-G891A) surfaced in live images few days back, now the smartphone has been spotted on GFXBench listing revealing most of the specifications. This reveals a 5.5-inch Quad HD screen, slightly larger than the 5.2-inch screen on the Galaxy S7. Other specifications are similar, including a Snapdragon 820 SoC, 4GB of RAM with 32GB of internal storage with expansion slot, 12-megapixel Dual pixel rear camera, 5-megapixel front-facing camera and  Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S7 Active with 5.5-inch QHD display, Snapdragon 820 surfaces in benchmarks”

Meizu m3 note with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 4100mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 9999

Meizu m3 note_fonearena-002

Meizu has launched m3 note smartphone in India as it had promised. It was announced in China last month, packs a 5.5-inch 1080p 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P10 processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Flyme OS on top, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) for fast focus in just 0.2 seconds and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Meizu m3 note with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 4100mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 9999”

Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) with 4G LTE, Android 6.0 announced

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 A 2016

Samsung has announced Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), the company’s latest tablet in new Galaxy Tab A (2016) series, after introducing the Tab A 7.0 (2016). It has a 10.1-inch WUXGA, is powered by an Octa-Core Exynos 7870 processor, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) and also comes in 4G variant. It has Samsung’s signature home button and menu buttons below the display. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) with 4G LTE, Android 6.0 announced”

Smartron t.phone launching on May 19

Smartron t.phone

Smartron, an IoT company which received investment from Sachin Tendulkar recently launched its t.book 12.2-inch 2-in-1. It already promised to launch its t.phone, it’s first smartphone with a 5.5-inch screen at a separate event in Hyderabad on April 18th, but it got delayed. Today the company has sent out invites for the launch of the smartphone on May 19th. Continue reading “Smartron t.phone launching on May 19”

Huawei Honor Band A1 fitness and sleep tracker with UV sensor announced

Huawei Honor Band A1

Huawei, along with the honor V8 smartphone introduced its latest Honor Band A1 fitness tracker. In addition to accurate fitness tracking such as exercise time, distance walked or run, steps taken and calories burnt, it also has advanced sleep tracking that can track even small naps and calculate the quality of sleep such as deep sleep. It also has silent vibration alarm and alerts you for incoming calls when connected to Android or iOS devices. Continue reading “Huawei Honor Band A1 fitness and sleep tracker with UV sensor announced”

Xiaomi iHealth 2 Blood Pressure monitor announced, Mi Band 2 teased again by CEO

Xiaomi iHealth 2

Xiaomi has announced iHealth 2, a new Blood Pressure monitor and the successor of the first iHealth device that was introduced back in 2014. It has a 4.3-inch color screen, uses WiFi Direct to connect to Android devices, automatically detects high and low blood pressure and also has voice broadcast that automatically reads out the results. It offers real time pulse results and heart rate changes. Continue reading “Xiaomi iHealth 2 Blood Pressure monitor announced, Mi Band 2 teased again by CEO”