Cyanogen Inc. shutting down all Cyanogen services

After reports that Cyanogen Inc. will be shutting down its headquarters in Seattle and layoff more employees, today the company has announced that it will be shutting down all its services. It also said that Cyanogen-supported nightly builds will be discontinued by the end of the month.

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Karbonn Smart 4G, Viraat 4G, Titanium Vista 4G and Aura Note 4G launched starting at Rs. 5090

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Karbonn Mobiles has launched K9 Smart 4G, K9 Viraat 4G, Titanium Vista 4G and Aura Note 4G, its latest budget 4G smartphones just in time for the festive season. “These are targeted at entry level users and has been especially developed to suit the varied digital and language proficiency of the country’s diverse consumer spectrum,” said Karbonn. Continue reading “Karbonn Smart 4G, Viraat 4G, Titanium Vista 4G and Aura Note 4G launched starting at Rs. 5090”

Top Android apps and games on sale on Google Play starting at Rs. 10 / $0.99

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Several app and game developers have cut the price of their apps for the holiday season. Here are some of the popular apps and games that are on sale for as low as Rs. 10 or $0.99 in the US. Since Google Play now has support for Net banking, you can easily pay from your bank account. Idea users can easily pay from their pre-paid balance or add the purchase to their post-paid bill. Continue reading “Top Android apps and games on sale on Google Play starting at Rs. 10 / $0.99”

Weekly Roundup: ZUK Edge, Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air 4G, LG Stylus 3, Acer Spin 7 and more

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This week Lenovo’s ZUK introduced its ZUK Edge smartphone with ultra narrow bezels, Xiaomi unveiled its Mi Notebook Air 4G in China, LG said that it will unveil new K-series smartphones and Stylus 3 at the CES 2017 next month, Amkette launched EVO TV2 4K and Asus launched ZenWatch 3 in India. Check out everything that happened this week in our weekly roundup. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: ZUK Edge, Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air 4G, LG Stylus 3, Acer Spin 7 and more”

LYF Wind 7S with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 5699

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Reliance Retail has launched Wind 7S, a variant of the Wind 7 that was launched back in August. It has 4G VoLTE (Voice over LTE), dual-SIM support, 5-inch HD display, Snapdragon 210 SoC, 8-megapixel rear camera and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera, similar to the Wind 7, but this runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), compared to Android 5.1 (Lollipop).
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New BlackBerry smartphones made by TCL will be introduced at the CES 2017

BlackBerry already announced that it will end all internal hardware development and will outsource it to partners to focus on software development, including security and applications. Earlier this month it announced that it has signed a deal with China’s TCL Communication to give it exclusive rights to sell BlackBerry-branded phones in most countries. Continue reading “New BlackBerry smartphones made by TCL will be introduced at the CES 2017”

Airtel V-Fiber launched in Ahmedabad, offers speeds up to 100Mbps

Airtel launched ‘V-Fiber’ broadband in Chennai back in October, earlier this week it was launched in Mumbai, today it has launched V-Fiber in Ahmedabad. It offers speeds of up to 100 Mbps and is based on Vectorization, which is Europe’s No.1 fixed broadband technology. As Airtel said already, there is no need for wiring or drilling in customer’s premises, just a new modem upgrade is required to experience ‘V-Fiber’. Continue reading “Airtel V-Fiber launched in Ahmedabad, offers speeds up to 100Mbps”

Asus ZenWatch 3 Android Wear Smartwatch launched in India starting at Rs. 17599

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Asus has launched ZenWatch 3, it’s third generation Android Wear smartwatch with a round dial in India. It was introduced at the IFA earlier this year and is crafted from jewelry-grade 316L stainless steel and is just 9.95mm thick.  Continue reading “Asus ZenWatch 3 Android Wear Smartwatch launched in India starting at Rs. 17599”

Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air 4G Windows 10 laptop with all-metal body announced

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Xiaomi has announced Mi Notebook Air 4G in partnership with China Mobile, as it had promised. It has Cat.4 4G LTE support built-in without any SIM card that offers download speed of up to 150Mbps. It also comes bundled with 4GB per month data plan on China Mobile worth 130 yuan, so you will get 48GB data per year worth 1560 yuan.

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OnePlus 2 OxygenOS 3.5.5 OTA update brings VoLTE support, Battery Saving Mode, Gaming Mode and more

Even though there is not news about roll out for Android 7.0 (Nougat) for last year’s OnePlus flagship, the OnePlus 2, the company has rolled out an incremental OxygenOS 3.5.5 update for the smartphone, which is still based on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), but the update finally brings VoLTE support for the phone, as it had promised. It also brings new Battery Saving Mode, Gaming Mode and several new features along with stability improvements and bug fixes. Continue reading “OnePlus 2 OxygenOS 3.5.5 OTA update brings VoLTE support, Battery Saving Mode, Gaming Mode and more”

Raspberry Pi PIXEL desktop for Mac and PC now available

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Raspberry Pi Foundation introduced PIXEL – Pi Improved Xwindows Environment, Lightweight desktop for Mac and PC back in September, after three months of work, the company has launched experimental version of PIXEL based on Linux-based Debian OS for x86 platforms. This has all the applications you need such as office suite, browser, educational games and programming tools you find on PIXEL on the Pi. Continue reading “Raspberry Pi PIXEL desktop for Mac and PC now available”

Google Railwire Wi-Fi now available at 100 railway stations across India

Google today announced that it has rolled out of Railwire Wi-Fi at Udhagamandalam (Ooty), which is 100th railway station to get its Wi-Fi services in India, as it had promised. “With over 5 million monthly users, the Google Railtel Wifi is helping millions of Indians discover the benefits of Internet with 15000 first time users connecting to the network everyday,” said the company. Continue reading “Google Railwire Wi-Fi now available at 100 railway stations across India”

LG ProBeam Laser projector to be introduced at CES 2017

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LG has announced that it will introduce ProBeam (HF80J) laser projector at the CES 2017 in Las Vegas next month. “It is designed to deliver the ideal home cinema viewing experience and will go beyond the demands of consumers who seek not only high performance but also the versatility to go outside the comforts of one’s living room to enjoy movies and TV programs anytime, anywhere,” said the company. Continue reading “LG ProBeam Laser projector to be introduced at CES 2017”