Inbox by Gmail updated with new Snooze and weekend options

Inbox by Gmail Snooze

Google has updated Inbox by Gmail app with two new features. Last year Inbox got custom snooze time option so that users can set up custom times for morning, afternoon, and evening snooze. Now the app has received two time-saving improvements. Google said that these new Snooze options have been added based on feedback from users. Continue reading “Inbox by Gmail updated with new Snooze and weekend options”

Raspberry Pi 3 with 64-bit quad-core SoC, built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth announced for $35

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Months after introducing its most affordable Raspberry Pi Zero, the company has introduced the Raspberry Pi 3, successor of the Raspberry Pi 2 that was introduced back in February last year. Even though it is in the same size and has much of the same components on board as the Pi 2, the new Pi 3 has a faster 64-bit quad-core Broadcom BCM2837 SoC with ARM Cortex-A53 CPU, has built-in Wi-Fi 802.11n and Bluetooth 4.1. Continue reading “Raspberry Pi 3 with 64-bit quad-core SoC, built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth announced for $35”

Microsoft Band 2 gets a $75 price cut, available for $174.99

New Microsoft Band-2

Microsoft introduced its Band 2 fitness tracker back in October last year for $249.99. Now it has received a $75 price cut and is available for $174.99 (Rs. 12,000 approx.). This is a temporary price cut, which is available till March 26th, 9PM PST. Continue reading “Microsoft Band 2 gets a $75 price cut, available for $174.99”

WhatsApp to end support for BlackBerry, including BlackBerry 10 and Symbian

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WhatsApp has announced that it will stop supporting BlackBerry, including BlackBerry 10, Symbian S60 and few other older platforms by the end of this year. WhatsApp turned seven years old last week. “As we look ahead to our next seven years, we want to focus our efforts on the mobile platforms the vast majority of people use,” said the company. Continue reading “WhatsApp to end support for BlackBerry, including BlackBerry 10 and Symbian”

Apple iPhone SE could cost less than $500, event reportedly postponed to week of Mar 21

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Earlier this month, a report said that that Apple will introduce iPhone 5se at an event on March 15th. Later, another report said that Apple will start selling both these devices on March 18th, the same week after it launches. Now Re/code is reporting that the event has been postponed to the week of March 21st. Continue reading “Apple iPhone SE could cost less than $500, event reportedly postponed to week of Mar 21”

Honor Holly 2 Plus Battery Life Test

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Huawei Honor Holly 2 Plus that was launched in India last month, went on sale last week at Rs. 8,499 through Flipkart and Amazon.in. Here we have its battery test results of the smartphone. The Holly 2 Plus packs a 4000mAh built-in battery, which is twice the 2000mAh battery on the first Holly smartphone. It has a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a Quad-Core MediaTek MT6735 processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Emotion UI 3.1 Lite on top. Check out the test results below. Continue reading “Honor Holly 2 Plus Battery Life Test”

Reliance Retail launches LYF Wind 6 with 5-inch display, 4G LTE for Rs. 7090

Reliance LYF Wind 6

After launching the LYF Flame 1 earlier this month, Reliance Retail has launched LYF Wind 6, a new 4G smartphone. It has a 5-inch FWVGA display, is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 210, SoC, has a 5-megapixel front and rear cameras and dual SIM support. It runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). Continue reading “Reliance Retail launches LYF Wind 6 with 5-inch display, 4G LTE for Rs. 7090”

Facebook Live Video streaming coming to Android within next week

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Facebook started testing the live video feature for iPhone users in December last year and the feature rolled out to all iPhone users last month. Today, Facebook has announced that Android users will get the live video feature starting next week. More than 50% of people watching live videos are using Android devices, so it is finally bringing the feature to Android, as it had promised.
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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) Camera Samples

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Samsung launched the Galaxy A5 (2016) smartphone, along with the Galaxy A7 (2016) smartphone earlier this month for Rs. 29,400. We recently brought you the unboxing and benchmarks, here we have the camera samples from the smartphone. The Galaxy Galaxy A5 (2016) packs a 13-megapixel auto focus rear camera with f/1.9 aperture, single LED flash, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with f/1.9 aperture. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) Camera Samples”

Xolo Era 4K Benchmarks

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Xolo launched the Era 4K, the company’s latest budget 4G smartphone in the Era series earlier this month for Rs. 6,499. We already brought you the unboxing and first impressions recently, here we have the benchmarks. It is powered by a Quad-Core MediaTek MT6735P 64-bit processor that has four ARM Cortex A53 cores clocked at 988MHz per core and has Mali-T720 MP2 GPU. It has 2GB RAM, 5-inch HD display and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). Check out the synthetic benchmark scores.

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LG G5 launching in India in Q2 2016

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LG unveiled its flagship G5 smartphone with a modular design along with Friends companion devices at the MWC in Barcelona earlier this week. Today LG has announced that the smartphone will launch in India in the next quarter, soon after the global launch in April. The G5 has a 5.3-inch (2560 x 1440 pixels) Quad HD Quantum always-on display that lets you can check the time, battery status, and notifications without waking the phone. Continue reading “LG G5 launching in India in Q2 2016”

BLU Life Mark with 5-inch HD display, 4G, fingerprint sensor launched in India for Rs. 8999

BLU Life Mark

BLU Products has launched its BLU Life Mark smartphone in India. It packs a 5-inch HD display, is powered by an Quad-Core 64-bit MediaTek 6735 processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “BLU Life Mark with 5-inch HD display, 4G, fingerprint sensor launched in India for Rs. 8999”

Indian Railways with Google will offer Wi-Fi at 400 stations in 2 years

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Today, Union Railways Minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu while presenting Railway Budget 2016-17 in Parliament said that the Indian Railways in partnership with Google offer Wi-Fi services at 400 stations across India in the next 2 years. Indian Railways, RailTel and Google launched free Wi-Fi service at the Mumbai Central station last month. Continue reading “Indian Railways with Google will offer Wi-Fi at 400 stations in 2 years”

Lava Twinpad Windows 10 2-in-1 with 10.1-inch display, built-in 3G launched for Rs. 15999

Lava Twinpad

Lava has launched Twinpad, its latest Windows 10 2-in-1 with inbuilt 3G SIM support and a detachable keyboard with trackpad. It has a 10.1-inch (1280×800 pixels) IPS 5-point capacitive touch screen with a stylus support and the screen can be reversed. It is powered by a quad-core Intel Atom processor, has a 2-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera, has 32GB of built-in storage with expansion slot and a 7400mAh battery. Continue reading “Lava Twinpad Windows 10 2-in-1 with 10.1-inch display, built-in 3G launched for Rs. 15999”

Huawei partners with Leica to boost camera on its smartphones

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Huawei today announced that it has entered into a long-term partnership with Leica for enhancing the camera on its smartphones. The company said that it aims to “create a powerhouse in the reinvention of smartphone photography”. Continue reading “Huawei partners with Leica to boost camera on its smartphones”