Nextbit just sent out invites for the launch of Robin, its “cloud first” Android smartphone in India on May 25th. It finally received regulatory approval from the government earlier this month and also started shipping for Kickstarter backers in the country. Tom Moss, CEO and Co-Founder of Nextbit and Shankar Parasaram, Head of India Operations will be present at the event.
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Smartron has launched t.phone at an event in Hyderabad as it had promised. It has a 5.5-inch 1080p AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla 3 protection, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 810 processor and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) and a 4MP front-facing camera. Continue reading “Smartron t.phone with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 4GB RAM, Android 6.0 launched for Rs. 22999”
Google at the I/O 2016 announced that Google Play now has over 1 billion monthly active users and Play users installed apps 65 billion times last year. It also announced improvements to beta tests and app discovery on Google Play and also released two new apps – Playbook and Play Developer console for developers.
HTC has become the first smartphone OEM to confirm upcoming Android N update for some of their smartphones. During the Google I/O, HTC has tweeted that it will roll out Android N update for HTC 10, One A9 and One M9 smartphones, which will be the first set of devices to get the update. Continue reading “HTC confirms Android N for HTC 10, One A9 and One M9”
Xiaomi has announced Mi Box, its new 4K box powered by Android TV. Xiaomi is also one of Google’s first Android partners for making Daydream-ready devices, Google VP Clay Bavor announced at the Google I/O conference keynote few hours back. It also comes bundled with Bluetooth voice remote that supports voice search and commands and has optional Mi Game Controller that also connects to other Android devices other than the Mi Box. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Box 4K Android TV box announced, coming soon to the US”
Google has released developer preview 3 images for Android ‘N’, the next major Android for compatible Nexus devices, a month after the release of developer preview 2. This update brings several new features, including seamless updates that lets Android devices built on N install system updates in the background, similar to Chromebooks.
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Google announced Assistant to control smartphones, smartwatches and other devices such as Chromecast, at the Google I/O. It can reply to your questions, similar to Google Now, but in a conversational manner get things done in a better way. It is an ambient experience that will work seamlessly across devices and contexts. “It builds on all our years of investment in deeply understanding users’ questions,” said the company.
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Samsung has sent out invites for the launch the new ‘Galaxy C’ series on May 26th. According to earlier rumors, the Samsung Galaxy C-Series smartphones are expected to come with a metal body, pack 4GB of RAM, 16MP rear camera, 8MP front-facing camera and a fingerprint sensor. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy C series smartphones to be announced on May 26”
After teasing the launch of a new flagship smartphone this month, YU sent out invites for the launch its YUNICORN smartphone on May 19th, now the company postponed the event to May 31st since tomorrow is vote counting day for assembly elections in five states. The same thing happened for the YUTOPIA launch. It was supposed to launch on December 7th, 2015 but it was postponed to December 17th. Continue reading “YU YUNICORN launch postponed to May 31”
Samsung launched the Galaxy J5 (2016) and Galaxy J7 (2016) smartphones in the new J series last week, here we have the unboxing of the Galaxy J7 (2016). Check out the unboxing video below.
Panasonic launched the Eluga I2 4G smartphone back in August last year. Today the company has launched upgraded version with 2GB and 3GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage, compared to 1GB of RAM in the original Eluga I2. It also has an improved 5-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash and 4G Voice over LTE (VoLTE) support for Indian specific LTE bands – 3, 5 and 40. Other specifications are the same, including a 5-inch HD screen, 1GHz quad-core processor, 8-megapixel rear camera and a 2000mAh battery. Continue reading “Panasonic Eluga I2 variants with 2GB and 3GB RAM, 4G VoLTE launched starting at Rs. 7990”
After Microsoft announced that it will sell its feature phone business to FIH Mobile, a subsidiary of Hon Hai/Foxconn Technology Group and and HMD Global for $350 million, Nokia has announced that it will be back to the worldwide mobile phone and tablet market, as it had promised. It has grant exclusive global license to HMD, a new company based in Finland to sell Nokia-branded feature phones, Android smartphones and tablets for the next ten years. Continue reading “Nokia coming back to smartphone and tablet market with new Android devices”
Microsoft today announced that it has agreed to sell its entry-level feature phone business to FIH Mobile, a subsidiary of Hon Hai/Foxconn Technology Group and and HMD Global for $350 million. FIH Mobile will also acquire Microsoft Mobile Vietnam, it’s manufacturing facility in Hanoi, Vietnam. Continue reading “Microsoft to sell feature phone business to Foxconn for $350 million”
Asus is all set to introduced the Zenfone 3 smartphone along with the Zenfone 3 Deluxe and Zenfone 3 Max on May 30th at the Zenvolution event. We already know that the Zenfone 3 will have a 2.5D glass and come with a slim aluminum body. Now a Asus smartphone with the model number Z016D that is said to be the Zenfone 3 has surfaced on AnTuTu revealing some specifications of the smartphone. Continue reading “Asus Zenfone 3 with Snapdragon 820, 4GB RAM, 23MP camera surfaces”
Renault Samsung Motors has announced that it will develop a 1-ton electric light commercial vehicle to support its eco-friendly policy. It will form a consortium with small local companies for the development of the truck that can travel 250 kilometers on a single charge, for the first time in the world. It also plans to develop electric light commercial vehicle platforms and domestically produce components. Continue reading “Renault Samsung to develop 1-ton electric light commercial vehicle”
