Microsoft introduced the Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL, the company’s flagship smartphones at an event in New York City last month. These smartphones went on pre-order on Amazon in France earlier this month, now the Lumia 950 XL is up for pre-order on the official Microsoft Store in Hong Kong. Continue reading “Microsoft Lumia 950 XL pre-orders begin in Hong Kong, pricing revealed”
Jaybird introduced X2, the company’s latest Bluetooth in-ear headset back in August. It was launched in India last month through an exclusive partnership with Indian distributor Ferrari Video and its retail brand Headphone Zone. Check out the unboxing video.
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Samsung and Oculus announced a new Gear VR headset aimed at consumers, back in September. Now the latest Gear VR headset is available for pre-order in the U.S. It is compatible with Samsung Galaxy Note5, Galaxy S6 edge+, Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge smartphones. Continue reading “Samsung Gear VR Powered by Oculus now available for pre-order at $99.99”
Xolo launched BLACK 1X, the company’s second BLACK series smartphone last month for Rs. 9999. It went on sale exclusively on Snapdeal last week. We brought you the review of the smartphone recently, here we have its battery test results. The Xolo BLACK 1X packs a 2400mAh built-in battery. It has a 5-inch 1080p on-cell IPS display, is powered by a 1.3GHz Octa-Core 64-bit MediaTek MT6753 processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with HIVE UI on top. Let us check out the results.
Huawei released Android 5.1 (Lollipop) update for the Honor 4X smartphone in India last month. Now the company has released another minor update for the phone that adds new SOS feature, Diwali Theme and also brings fixes for Stagefright vulnerability. Continue reading “Huawei Honor 4X gets a new update, brings SOS feature, Diwali Theme and Stagefright fixes”
Periscope for Android got updated to version 1.3 earlier this week that brought a revamped Global Map feature and option to seek through a replay, now these features are available for iOS users as well in the latest update released today. In Global Map you can now zoom into an area to view more broadcasts, compared to 250 broadcasts earlier, and it also shows replays in the last 24 hours. The Android app also gets pinch to zoom feature for broadcasts. Continue reading “Periscope for Android and iOS updated with revamped Global Map, seek through in replays and more”
Qualcomm introduced Snapdragon 820 at the MWC earlier this year. At that time it confirmed that it will use custom 64-bit CPU architecture in their own ARMv8-based Qualcomm Kryo CPU and also said that it will be based on FinFET process node. Later it confirmed Adreno 530 GPU for the chip and also said that it will offer 40% graphics performance, compute capabilities, and power usage compared to Adreno 430. It recently confirmed X12 LTE modem and Snapdragon Smart protect – Real-time, on-device anti-malware technology for the SoC. Today the company detailed the chip at an event in New York City. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 14nm SoC with 64-bit Kryo CPU and Adreno 530 GPU launched”
InFocus entered into the Indian market with the launch of M2, a budget smartphone back in March. Later it launched several smartphones, including some high-end smartphones. Now the company has announced that it will roll out Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) update for the InFocus M812 and InFocus M370 smartphones in India by the end of this year, which is December 2015. Continue reading “InFocus M812 and M370 Android 6.0 Marshmallow update to roll out by December 2015”
Intex Technologies has launched Aqua Super, the company’s second smartphone with 3GB of RAM, after the Aqua Ace that was launched back in September. It has a 5-inch HD IPS display, is powered by 1 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6735P 64-bit processor and runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Intex Aqua Super with 5-inch HD display, 3GB RAM, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 10390”
OnePlus launched the OnePlus X smartphone in India last month starting at Rs. 16999. The OnePlus Onyx version went on sale in the country last week on Amazon.in for those who have invites. We brought you the review of the smartphone recently, here we have its battery test results. The OnePlus packs a 2525mAh built-in battery, which is less than 3,100 mAh battery on the OnePlus One and 3,300 mAh battery on the OnePlus 2 smartphone. It has a 5-inch 1080p AMOLED display, is powered by a Quad-Core Snapdragon 801 processor and runs on Oxygen OS 2.1 based on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). Check out the test results below.
Samsung introduced Galaxy Golden, a flip phone with dual displays in China back in 2013 and the phone was launched in India in the same year at a huge price tag of Rs. 49,900. The Galaxy Golden 2 (SM-W2015) got certified on TENAA last year, but Samsung did not release the phone, now the Galaxy Golden 3 (SM-W2016) has passed through TENAA, but it is not clear if Samsung would release the phone. Check out the specifications of the smartphone below. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Golden 3 (SM-W2016) flip phone with dual displays gets certified in China”
HTC has launched Desire 728G Dual SIM, a variant of the Desire 728 dual sim smartphone with 3G connectivity and dual SIM support with dual GSM SIMs or GSM + CDMA option in India, as expected. It packs a 5.5-inch HD screen, is powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek MT6753 64-bit processor, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It has 1.5GB of RAM, compared to 2GB of RAM in the Desire 728 and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) HTC’s own Sense UI on top. Continue reading “HTC Desire 728G Dual SIM launched in India for Rs. 17990”
Lenovo launched the Vibe P1m smartphone with a huge 4,000mAh battery in India last month for Rs. 7999. It went on sale in the first flash on October 28th, and Lenovo said that it sold 14,000 units of smartphones in less than 10 seconds in the sale. We already brought you the first impressions of the smartphone from the launch event, here we have its unboxing.
After 5200mAh, 10400mAh and 16000mAh power banks, Xiaomi has introduced new 20000mAh Mi power bank in China. It is designed by Texas Instruments and comes with nine layers of circuit protection, similar to other Mi power banks. This has ABS plastic body, compared to aluminium body on other Mi power banks. This offers a better grip and prevents scratches, says Xiaomi. Even though it has more batteries, it weighs just 338 grams, lighter than the 350 gram 16000mAh Mi power bank, mainly due to the change in material. Continue reading “Xiaomi introduces 20000mAh Mi Power Bank, priced at $24”
Asus introduced ZenFlash, an external xenon flash earlier this year that syncs with the smartphone to offer brighter images even in poor lighting conditions. It went on sale in India last month, here we have the unboxing. Continue reading “Asus ZenFlash Unboxing”
