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Angry Birds Transformers now available for Android

Angry Birds Transformers

Rovio, creators of popular Angry Birds game has launched Angry Birds Transformers for Android, couple of after it was launched for iOS, as it promised. This has a different gameplay, compared to other Angry Birds themed games. It has Autobirds, brave band of heroes that features Red as Optimus Prime, Chuck as Bumblebee and more. These have lasers and turn into cars. The Autobirds can’t save Piggy Island on their own – to stop the EggBots they’ll need to join forces with their arch rivals the Deceptihogs. Continue reading “Angry Birds Transformers now available for Android”

Intex to launch new start screen interface for its smartphones based on Start by Celltick

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After Karbonn, Intex has partnered with Celltick to launch an intelligent interface for its Android smartphones, based on Start launcher. The company already announced that OEMs can partner with them to create own flavor of Start. Celltick will become the default start screen interface on Intex’s Android smartphones. Continue reading “Intex to launch new start screen interface for its smartphones based on Start by Celltick”

Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2 with 13.3-inch WQHD display, Windows 8.1 announced

Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2 13-inch Windows

After its 8-inch and 10.1-inch Yoga Tablet 2 models, Lenovo has announced a 13.3-inch model. It has a 13.3-inch (2560 x 1440 pixels) WQHD IPS Display with 178-degree viewing angle and is powered by a quad-core Intel Atom Processor, similar to the 13.3-inch Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2 Pro tablet. Continue reading “Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2 with 13.3-inch WQHD display, Windows 8.1 announced”

Xiaomi tablet with 9.2-inch display, Snapdragon 410 SoC shows up in benchmarks

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Xiaomi introduced their first tablet, the Mi Pad back in May, now a 9.2-inch tablet with 1280 x 720 pixels display and a 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 410 processor with Adreno 306 GPU has surfaced on GFXBench database. The tablet that runs on Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), according to the listing, doesn’t have a name yet. This was first spotted by Gizmobic. Continue reading “Xiaomi tablet with 9.2-inch display, Snapdragon 410 SoC shows up in benchmarks”

Truecaller launches Truedialer, a smart dialer app for Android

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Developers of Truecaller Caller ID app has launched Truedialer, a smart dialer app for Android. It was launched for Windows Phone 8 few months back, it recently got updated with real-time Caller ID features for Windows Phone 8.1 users. It replaces the standard smartphone dialer with a new dialer that offers relevant information about contacts such as name, profile photo and more before placing a caller, since this has Truecaller technology built into the app. This requires data connection, similar to the Truecaller app. Continue reading “Truecaller launches Truedialer, a smart dialer app for Android”

Samsung profits fall in Q3 2014, mobile revenue down 15% QoQ

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Samsung has reported its earnings for Q3 2014, in which the company has managed to make operating profit of 4.06 trillion won ($3.9 billion) for the quarter ended September 30, 2014, down from 10.16 trillion won compared to the same quarter last year. It has reported net profit of 4.22 trillion won ($4 billion) on revenues of 47.45trillion won ($45 billion), down 9% compared to the same quarter last year. Continue reading “Samsung profits fall in Q3 2014, mobile revenue down 15% QoQ”

LG Display announces 5.3-inch 1080p smartphone display with 0.7mm ultra narrow bezel

LG 1080p smartphone display with 0.7mm bezel

LG Display has introduced a 5.3-inch Full HD LCD panel for smartphones with just 0.7mm bezel on the sides. The company introduced world’s slimmest 5.2-inch 1080p smartphone display last year, which was just 2.2mm thin with a 2.3mm bezel. The new smartphone display becomes the world’s narrow bezel display panel, narrower than the 0.8mm thickness of a credit card. Sharp introduced the Aquos Crystal and Aquos Crystal X smartphones recently, which had minimal bezel. Continue reading “LG Display announces 5.3-inch 1080p smartphone display with 0.7mm ultra narrow bezel”

Microsoft Band, a $199 fitness tracker and Microsoft Health platform announced

Microsoft Band

Microsoft just announced the Microsoft Band, the company’s first fitness band and the new Microsoft Health platform. The Microsoft Band has 10 smart sensors, including a UV sensor for sun exposure and a galvanic skin response measurement. It offers heart rate monitoring, fitness tracking, sleep quality tracking and more. It also offers notifications for your including incoming calls, emails, texts and more as well as access to Cortana. Continue reading “Microsoft Band, a $199 fitness tracker and Microsoft Health platform announced”

Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 Unboxing

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Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 went on sale in India last week for Rs. 20,900. Here we have the device for unboxing of the smartphone. Last year Samsung launched the Galaxy Mega 5.8 and Galaxy Mega 6.3, this year the company decided to launch only one device and call it just the Mega 2. Check out the unboxing below. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 Unboxing”

Huawei Honor X1 Photo Gallery

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Huawei launched the Honor X1 tablet in India last week at a price tag of Rs. 19,990. This was introduced as MediaPad X1 back in MWC 2014 earlier this year. We brought you the hands-on impressions of the tablet from the event, here we have the photo gallery of the Honor X1 tablet.

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Jabra Storm Bluetooth Headset with microPOWER technology launched in India for Rs. 4499

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Jabra has launched Jabra Storm, the latest Bluetooth Headset with new microPOWER battery technology that reduces the size of the headset and boosts the battery efficiency for up to 10 hours of talk time. It has offers crystal clear voice at both ends of the call due to advanced sound enhancement technologies and wind noise blackout that shields your conversation from gusts of wind. Continue reading “Jabra Storm Bluetooth Headset with microPOWER technology launched in India for Rs. 4499”

LG reports Q3 2014 earnings, record 16.8 million smartphones shipped

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LG Electronics has announced their earnings for Q3 2014, in which it has reported net profit of 203 billion Won (US$ 194 million) with operating profits of 461.3 billion Won (US$ 449.61 million). Both the operating profits and net profits were down compared to last quarter, but the these have doubled compared to the quarter a year earlier. Continue reading “LG reports Q3 2014 earnings, record 16.8 million smartphones shipped”

Huawei Honor 4X with 5.5-inch HD display, Snapdragon 410 SoC announced

Huawei Honor 4X

Huawei has announced the Honor 4X smartphone for the Chinese market. It has a 5.5-inch HD display, powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 410 processor with Adreno 306 GPU and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Emotion UI 3.0 on top. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support and even has 4G LTE connectivity. Continue reading “Huawei Honor 4X with 5.5-inch HD display, Snapdragon 410 SoC announced”

Lenovo A7-30 3G Tablet with voice calling launched for Rs. 9999

Lenovo A7-30 3G

Lenovo has launched the A7-30 3G tablet, few months after launching the 2G variant of the tablet. It has the same 7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) capacitive multi-touch display, 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT8382M processor, 2-megapixel fixed-focus rear camera and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. Continue reading “Lenovo A7-30 3G Tablet with voice calling launched for Rs. 9999”

Oppo R5 with 5.2-inch 1080p AMOLED display, 4.85mm thin body announced

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Oppo unveiled the Oppo R5 along with the Oppo N3 at the event in Singapore. The Oppo R5 becomes the slimmest smartphone in the world, beating the 5.1mm Gionee Elife S5.1. It has a 5.2-inch 1080p AMOLED screen, powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor with Adreno 405 GPU and runs on Color OS 2.0 based on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Oppo R5 with 5.2-inch 1080p AMOLED display, 4.85mm thin body announced”