Author: Srivatsan Sridhar

Srivatsan Sridhar is a Mobile Technology Enthusiast who is passionate about Mobile phones and Mobile apps. He uses the phones he reviews as his main phone. You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram

Huawei HiLink SDK, Lite OS for Smart home platforms coming in Q2 2016

Huawei HiLink

At the honor event in Shenzhen, China, Huawei announced that it is will release its HiLink SDK in Q2 2016. The HiLink protocol will unify your smart home IOT devices using a unified language. It works via Zigbee, WiFi and Bluetooth. Huawei Honor president George Zhao said that the company will also release Huawei Lite OS with very light kernel and ultra fast startup time of 700ms in Q2 2016. This will have minimal battery consumption and it is making the operating system open source. Continue reading “Huawei HiLink SDK, Lite OS for Smart home platforms coming in Q2 2016”

Microsoft now lets you retain 15GB OneDrive storage and 15GB camera roll bonus

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Last month Microsoft announced that it will be downgrading free OneDrive storage from 15 GB to 5 GB for all users and discontinue 15 GB camera roll storage bonus in early 2016. After backlash from users, Microsoft has decided to offer its legacy customers to retain 15GB of storage. It also announced that users can also retain their 15GB of camera roll storage bonus that can be claimed until the end of January. Continue reading “Microsoft now lets you retain 15GB OneDrive storage and 15GB camera roll bonus”

Gionee M5 Plus to be announced on Dec 21 – 6-inch 1080p display, fingerprint sensor, 5020mAh battery

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Gionee recently announced that it will introduced its new ‘M series’ smartphone, the M5 Plus on December 21st. This is expected to be the GN8001 that got certified by TENAA last month. According to earlier listing the smartphone will come with a 6-inch Full HD AMOLED display, pack 3GB of RAM and a 5020mAh battery. Now a new report from China has revealed that the smartphone will come with a fingerprint sensor embedded in the home button.

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Lenovo Vibe S1 Review

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Lenovo introduced Vibe S1, its first selfie-focused smartphone with dual front-facing cameras at the IFA back in September. It was launched in India exclusively on Amazon.in last month for Rs. 15999. Even though the main highlight of the smartphone is selfie, it has powerful internals and comes with premium build. Is the smartphone worth the price? Let us find out in the review.

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HTC Desire 828 dual sim launched in India for Rs. 19990

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HTC announced the Desire 828 dual sim smartphone for India last month. Today the company has launched the smartphone in India exclusively on Flipkart. It packs a 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) display, is powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek MT6753, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with optical image stabilization (OIS) and an Ultrapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “HTC Desire 828 dual sim launched in India for Rs. 19990”

Flipkart shuts down its eBooks service, will migrate your eBooks library to Kobo

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Flipkart launched its Flyte eBooks service on Android back in November 2012, later it launched the eBooks app for iPhone, iPad and Windows Phone 8 devices in August 2013. Now Indian online retail giant has announced that it has shut down its eBooks service and is not selling eBooks anymore. Continue reading “Flipkart shuts down its eBooks service, will migrate your eBooks library to Kobo”

SwiftKey launches a symbol-based assistive communication app for Android

SwiftKey Symbols

SwiftKey Greenhouse recently launched a new app called Symbols. It is a symbol-based assistive communication app for Android that targeted at non-verbal individuals with special needs. The app was developed over the course of our last two Innovation Week events. “We wanted to bring an accessible, free app to people with talking and learning difficulties so that they could communicate more easily with their friends and family,” said the company. Continue reading “SwiftKey launches a symbol-based assistive communication app for Android”

Letv Superphone with 6.33-inch QHD display, Snapdragon 810, 4GB RAM being tested in India?

Letv Superphone

Letv is rumored to be testing its Superphones in various locations in India. It already confirmed its plans to enter the Indian market by early 2016 with new devices and entertainment content. The LeTV Le Max that was introduced earlier this year is being called the Superphone, but the company plans to launch more Superphones in the Indian market soon. Continue reading “Letv Superphone with 6.33-inch QHD display, Snapdragon 810, 4GB RAM being tested in India?”

Yahoo Mail gets multiple mailbox support for Gmail and Google Apps accounts

Yahoo Mail for iPhone and Android Gmail inbox

Yahoo Mail got multiple mailbox support that added Outlook.com, Hotmail, AOL Mail accounts so that users can access Yahoo Mail’s features such as search, smart contacts and auto-suggest, rich compose across all their emails. Today Yahoo has introduced multiple mailbox support for Gmail and Google Apps accounts. Continue reading “Yahoo Mail gets multiple mailbox support for Gmail and Google Apps accounts”

OnePlus X Ceramic Edition now available for purchase in Europe with an invite

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OnePlus introduced the OnePlus X in Onyx glass back and limited edition Ceramic variants back in October. The OnePlus X Onyx edition priced at Rs. 16,999 went on sale in India and several countries last month with an invite. At the launch the company said that it will make only 10,000 units of the OnePlus X Ceramic version smartphone, now the phone is finally available in Europe with an invite from the official OnePlus Store in several European countries for 269 Euros and in UK for 269 GBP.

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Motorola Moto G Turbo Edition Photo Gallery

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Motorola launched the Moto G Turbo Edition earlier today at a price tag of Rs. 14,499 on Flipkart. We managed to get hold of the smartphone, here is the quick look at the hardware of the smartphone in the form of photo gallery. Continue reading “Motorola Moto G Turbo Edition Photo Gallery”

Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 Prime launching in India soon exclusively on Amazon [Update]

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[Update 2: We have heard from our sources that Xiaomi is not expected to launch the Redmi Note 2 Prime next week, and a new device is launching.]

[Update: Xiaomi has announced that they will launch a secret new product on December 15.]

Xiaomi is all set to launch its Redmi Note 2 Prime smartphone in India soon, reveals Amazon.in teaser, which says that #PrimeIsComing. Even though the teaser doesn’t reveal the smartphone, the image of the smartphone resembles the Note 2 Prime. Looks like the Ericsson patent issue is going to be settled soon or the smartphone might come with a different processor. We will have to wait for the launch to find out. Amazon says that it will reveal more details about the smartphone everyday. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 Prime launching in India soon exclusively on Amazon [Update]”

Coolpad launches Note 3 Black edition, to manufacture 1 million ‘Made in India’ smartphones in H1 2016

Coolpad Note 3 Black

Coolpad has launched the Coolpad Note 3 Black edition in India on Amazon exclusively for the Indian market. Back in October it announced that it will invest over $300 million in Manufacturing, R&D and ID design in India. Today the company has announced that it will will manufacture one million Made in India Coolpad handsets in the first half of 2016. “Partnership between Coolpad and Videocon is in line with the Indian Government Vision of “Make in India” and such projects and partnerships will bring big business and employment opportunities in the country,” said Coolpad. Continue reading “Coolpad launches Note 3 Black edition, to manufacture 1 million ‘Made in India’ smartphones in H1 2016”

Apple iPad Pro Prices for India Revealed

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Apple is expected to launch the iPad Pro in India next week, according to a report from The Quint. Pricing for both the WiFi and LTE version of the iPad have been revealed by some retailers, including Mumbai-based retailer Mahesh Telecom. The Apple iPad Pro will start at Rs. 67,900 in India. It starts at $799 in the U.S. Continue reading “Apple iPad Pro Prices for India Revealed”