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Lenovo Vibe S1 with 5-inch 1080p display, Android 5.0 gets certified in China

Lenovo Vibe S1 leak

Lenovo Vibe S1, the company’s upcoming smartphone was leaked back in February, but the company did not unveil it at the MWC in March. Now the smartphone has been certified on TENAA (via) in China. According to the listing, the smartphone will come with a 5-inch 1080p display, will be powered by a 1.7GHz Octa-Core processor, run on Android 5.0 (Lollipop), come with a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Lenovo Vibe S1 with 5-inch 1080p display, Android 5.0 gets certified in China”

Celkon Millennia ME Q54+ with 1GB RAM, 5MP front camera now available for Rs. 5399

Celkon Millennia Me Q54 Plus

Celkon Millennia ME Q54+, the company’s latest smartphone in the Millennia series and the successor of Millennia ME Q54 is now available from Homeshop18. It has the same 5-inch FWVGA screen, is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor, runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat), has 5-megapixel front-facing camera and a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash. Continue reading “Celkon Millennia ME Q54+ with 1GB RAM, 5MP front camera now available for Rs. 5399”

Samsung Galaxy S6’s In-ear Fit earphones now sold separately in new colors

Samsung In-ear Fit earphones

Samsung introduced new earphones with a different design along with the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 Edge smartphones. Now the company has announced that it is also sold separately in new colors other than White. Samsung also says that the new in the ear canal earphones deliver better sound quality compared to earphones offered with earlier Samsung Galaxy S series smartphones. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S6’s In-ear Fit earphones now sold separately in new colors”

Spice XLife 404, 431q, 431q Lite and 512 smartphones launched, priced between Rs. 3190 and 4499

Spice XLife 404

Spice Mobiles has launched XLife 404, XLife 431q, XLife 431q Lite and XLife 512 smartphones in the new X Life series. The X Life series is specially designed for consumers seeking an exciting combination of innovation and great design, said the company. Check out the specifications of these smartphones. Continue reading “Spice XLife 404, 431q, 431q Lite and 512 smartphones launched, priced between Rs. 3190 and 4499”

Qi Wireless standard specification improved for faster charging

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The Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) has announced a new version of Qi specification that would deliver 15 watts of power to mobile phones that support wireless fast charging. This would decrease the charging time and bring fast charging capabilities present in devices that offer wired fast charging, to Qi-compatible wireless charging products, said WPC. Continue reading “Qi Wireless standard specification improved for faster charging”

LG Band Play with 5-inch HD display, Snapdragon 410 SoC, 13MP camera announced

LG Band Play

LG has announced Band Play, the company’s latest smartphone in Korea. It has a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 410 SoC and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, Laser Auto Focus and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It also has 4G LTE connectivity. Continue reading “LG Band Play with 5-inch HD display, Snapdragon 410 SoC, 13MP camera announced”

Lenovo ideacentre Stick 300, a compact PC running Windows announced

Lenovo ideacentre Stick 300

Lenovo has introduced ideacentre Stick 300, a compact PC stick running full Windows 8.1 with free upgrade to Windows 10. This is similar to the Intel Compute Stick that will let you transform your TV or monitor with a HDMI port to a full-fledged PC. This will be more useful for travelers since it’s portable. Continue reading “Lenovo ideacentre Stick 300, a compact PC running Windows announced”

Google Android One expands to Myanmar

Cherry Mobile One

Google has expanded its Android One program to Myanmar, which becomes the eighth country to get Android One smartphones officially after India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Philippines and Turkey. Google has partnered with Cherry Mobile to launch the Cherry Mobile One smartphone in the country.

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BlackBerry and Cisco sign long-term patent cross-licensing agreement

Blackberry Dual Slider

BlackBerry has announced that it has entered into a long-term patent cross-licensing agreement covering their respective products and technologies. As a part of this cross-licensing agreement, BlackBerry will receive a license fee from Cisco. These companies have not revealed how long the long-term agreement will last and also said that terms of the deal are confidential.

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Uros launches Goodspeed ZTE MF900 4G mobile hotspot with 10 SIM slots

Uros Goodspeed MF900

Uros, a Finnish company introduced Goodspeed Mobile Hotspot which is a 3G hotspot with 10 SIM card slots. Today the company has launched new Goodspeed MF900 4G mobile hotspot in partnership with ZTE. This is the world’s first commercially available 4G hotspot that can accommodate and switch automatically between 10 SIM cards, said the company. Continue reading “Uros launches Goodspeed ZTE MF900 4G mobile hotspot with 10 SIM slots”

Micromax Unite 3 Benchmarks

Micromax launched the Unite 3 smartphone last month. We brought the unboxing of the smartphone recently, here we have the benchmarks. It is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor with Mali 400 GPU, packs 1GB of RAM and has a 4.7-inch WVGA display, similar to the Unite 2, but this runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) out of the box. Let’s check out the synthetic benchmark tests. Continue reading “Micromax Unite 3 Benchmarks”

Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Mysore

Airtel 4G

Airtel has launched their 4G services in Mysore, after launching 4G on mobile in Bengaluru last year and in Mangalore recently. For existing Airtel customers, the company is offering a complimentary upgrade to Airtel 4G at same price as 3G. Airtel also offers 4G on Dongles, MiFi (Hot Spot), Indoor CPE (Router) and Outdoor CPE (Router). Continue reading “Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Mysore”

Elephone P8000 with 3GB RAM, 4G LTE listed on Flipkart, could launch at Rs. 12999

Elephone P8000

Elephone announced the P8000 smartphone last month. Now the smartphone has been listed on Flipkart. There is a Elephone India Facebook page, which says that the smartphone will be launched in the country by the end of this month, if the page is legit. The Elephone P8000 has a 5.5-inch 1080p screen, is powered by a 1.3 GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6753 processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) and has 3GB RAM. Continue reading “Elephone P8000 with 3GB RAM, 4G LTE listed on Flipkart, could launch at Rs. 12999”

Micromax Canvas Selfie Lens Q345 with 5-inch HD display, Clip on wide-angle lens launched for Rs. 8299

Micromax Canvas Selfie Lens Q345

Micromax has launched Canvas Selfie Lens Q345, the company’s latest selfie-focused smartphone in the Canvas series that comes with a Clip on 0.4X wide-angle lens to capture images and videos in wide-angle. This lens can be used on front and rear cameras, says the company. It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display, is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop). Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Selfie Lens Q345 with 5-inch HD display, Clip on wide-angle lens launched for Rs. 8299”

Periscope for Android updated with Vibrate notification, personal broadcast history and more

Periscope 1.0.2 for Android

Twitter’s Periscope for Android has received its second update (v1.0.2) that adds several features including, option to enable sound and vibrate notification, sound alone or silent, option to edit your profile photo, name and description, watch your personal broadcast history and more new features. Continue reading “Periscope for Android updated with Vibrate notification, personal broadcast history and more”