OnePlus launched the OnePlus X smartphone at an event last week starting at a price of Rs. 16,999. We already brought you the hands-on impressions of the smartphone from the event, here we have the unboxing.
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Truecaller for Android gets Hindi Caller ID support
Truecaller has introduced new transliteration feature that activates real-time Hindi transliteration of the caller ID function. To activate this new feature, you need to go to settings and enable the Hindi language option. Once enabled, your Next call will be available in Hindi. This feature is currently available only for Android devices that run Truecaller version 6.10 and above. Continue reading “Truecaller for Android gets Hindi Caller ID support”
Twitter rebrands favorites as likes, replaces stars with hearts for web and mobile apps
Twitter has changed star icon for favorites to a heart, which is now called likes. Twitter’s Periscope uses hearts since the launch, so it is now bringing it to Twitter and Vine. Continue reading “Twitter rebrands favorites as likes, replaces stars with hearts for web and mobile apps”
Micromax Canvas Mega E353 now available for Rs. 8099, Canvas Amaze Q395 coming soon
Micromax is all set to launch Canvas Mega E353 and Canvas Amaze Q395, two new Android smartphones in the Canvas series. The Canvas Mega E353 is already available from online retailers such as eBay. As the name of the phone indicates, the Canvas Mega has a huge 5.5-inch HD screen. It packs an Oct-Core MediaTek processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) and has a leather-like back cover. The Canvas Amazon Q395 has a slightly smaller 5-inch HD screen, is powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT6580 processor and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop). Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Mega E353 now available for Rs. 8099, Canvas Amaze Q395 coming soon”
Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Tirunelveli
Airtel has launched its 4G LTE services in Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu, after it launched it in Chennai, Pondicherry, Vellore, Trichy, Madurai, Coimbatore & Tirupur. Airtel launched 4G services in 296 towns across India in August. Airtel 4G is available to customers across mobile phones, dongles, 4G hotspots and Wi-Fi dongles in the city. Continue reading “Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Tirunelveli”
Micromax Canvas 5 with 5.2-inch 1080p display, 3GB RAM, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 11999
Micromax just launched Canvas 5, the company’s latest flagship smartphone in the Canvas series, as it promised. It has a 5.2-inch 1080p 2.5D curved screen with slim bezels, is powered by a 1.3GHz 64-bit Octa-Core MediaTek MT6753 processor with Mali-T720 GPU and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop), which is upgradable to Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) in future. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) to focus in 0.2 seconds and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with selfie flash for capturing better images in poor lighting conditions. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas 5 with 5.2-inch 1080p display, 3GB RAM, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 11999”
Microsoft kills Unlimited OneDrive storage, downgrades free storage from 15GB to 5GB for all
Last October Microsoft upgraded OneDrive storage to unlimited for all Office 365 subscribers from 1TB of free storage introduced last June that was increased from 20GB. Now the company has announced that it will no longer be offering unlimited storage to Office 365 Home, Personal, or University subscribers. All these will roll back to 1 TB. Microsoft says that some Office 365 subscribers had backed up numerous PCs and stored entire movie collections and DVR recordings that exceeded 75 TB per user, which is the main reason for killing unlimited storage. Continue reading “Microsoft kills Unlimited OneDrive storage, downgrades free storage from 15GB to 5GB for all”
Firefox 42 for Android brings Tracking Protection for Private Browsing
Firefox has updated its Android app to version 42 that brings several new features, including Tracking Protection for Private Browsing. This feature is also available for Firefox for Windows, Mac and Linux that actively blocks content like ads, analytics trackers and social share buttons that may record your behavior without your knowledge across sites. It won’t remember any history, but downloaded files and new bookmarks will be saved in your device. Continue reading “Firefox 42 for Android brings Tracking Protection for Private Browsing”
Xolo BLACK 1X Camera Samples
Xolo launched the BLACK 1X, its second BLACK series smartphone last week priced at Rs. 9999. We already brought you the unboxing and first impressions of the device, here we have camera samples from the smartphone.
Swipe Elite 2 Photo Gallery
Swipe launched the company’s latest Elite 2 budget 4G smartphone that is now exclusively available for Uber riders till November 7th. We managed to get our hands on the smartphone at the launch event in Bangalore earlier today, here is the photo gallery. Continue reading “Swipe Elite 2 Photo Gallery”
Samsung Galaxy J2 Battery Life Test
Samsung launched the Galaxy J2, it’s entry-level 4G smartphone in India for Rs. 8,490 recently. We brought you the review of the smartphone recently, here we have its battery test results. It packs a 2000mAh Lithium Ion battery, has a 4.7-inch qHD Super AMOLED display, is powered by 1.3 GHz quad-core Exynos 3475 processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) OS, check out the battery test results. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy J2 Battery Life Test”
Opera for Android updated with video compression, updated video controls and more
Opera has updated its Android app to version 33 that brings new features, including new video compression feature, which shrinks the size of online videos. It also gets pull to refresh for discover, updated video controls and various UI, stability and usability improvements. Opera Mini has also been updated to version 12 adding new features. In addition, both Android browsers come with the new and upgraded Opera logo.
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Xiaomi Mi Protect insurance service launching in India soon starting from Rs. 275
Xiaomi is all set to introduce new Mi Protect insurance service plans that will cover Mi devices in case of accidental and liquid damage, offer free home pickup and drop, and free second servicing within 1 year from activation. These plans will be priced at Rs. 275 for Redmi 2 and Redmi 2 Prime smartphones and it will cost Rs. 499 for Mi 4i, Mi 4 and Mi Pad. This was first spotted by BGR.in.
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Activision to acquire Candy Crush developer King for $5.9 Billion
Activision Blizzard today announced that it will acquire King Digital Entertainment, creator of the most popular Candy Crush Saga game for $5.9 billion. King’s shareholders will receive $18.00 in cash per share comprising a total equity value of $5.9 billion and an enterprise value of $5.0 billion. The addition of King’s highly-complementary business further positions Activision Blizzard for growth across platforms, audiences, genres, and business models, said the company. Continue reading “Activision to acquire Candy Crush developer King for $5.9 Billion”
Samsung Galaxy On5 and Galaxy On7 launched in India for Rs. 8990 and Rs. 10990
Samsung has launched the Galaxy On5 and Galaxy On7 smartphones in the new On series. The Galaxy On5 and Galaxy On7 smartphones have 5-inch and 5.5-inch HD displays, respectively. The Galaxy On5 is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core Exynos 3475 processor and has a 8-megapixel rear camera, while the Galaxy On7 is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core processor Snapdragon 410 processor and has a 13-megapixel rear camera.
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