Samsung started rolling out new Blue Coral version of the Galaxy S7 edge smartphone in select markets starting last month. Today the company has launched the new version of the phone in India that joins the Black Onyx, Gold Platinum and Silver Titanium color variants. Continue reading “Samsung launches Blue Coral Galaxy S7 edge in India Rs. 50900”
Panasonic launched P77, 4G smartphone with Voice over LTE (VoLTE) support in the ‘P series’ back in September for Rs. 6990. Today the company has announced that the smartphone will be available from Flipkart at a discounted rate tomorrow. Continue reading “Panasonic P77 with 5-inch HD display, 4G VoLTE available on Flipkart for Rs. 5299 on Dec 8”
Qualcomm today announced commercial sampling and conducted a live demonstration of Centriq 2400, which is the world’s first 10nm server processor. The Qualcomm Centriq 2400 series has up to 48-cores, is built on the 10nm FinFET process technology and features the Qualcomm Falkor CPU. “It has Qualcomm Datacenter Technologies’ custom ARMv8-compliant core, which is highly optimized to deliver both high performance and power efficiency, and designed to tackle the most common datacenter workloads,” said the company. Continue reading “Qualcomm Centriq 2400 is the world’s first 10nm server processor, has up to 48 cores”
Renders of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) surfaced back in October, and the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) received Bluetooth certification, now renders of the Galaxy A3 (2017) has surfaced. This shows the smartphone with a curved glass screen and it could feature a fingerprint sensor on the home button. The back looks like glass, similar to the Galaxy S6 and S7 series.
Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) renders surface, shows curved glass screen, metal frame”
Micromax has launched Vdeo 1 and Vdeo 2, two new budget smartphones with 4G VoLTE support. Both these also come pre-loaded with Google Duo video calling app out of the box and also come bundled with Jio SIM card. These have a metal back cover and run Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). The Vdeo 1 and Vdeo 2 feature 4-inch & 4.5-inch WVGA & FWVGA display, respectively, are powered by 1.3 GHz Quad Core processor, 1GB RAM, sport a 5MP rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Micromax Vdeo 1 and Vdeo 2 with metal back, Android 6.0, 4G VoLTE launched starting at Rs. 4440”
Lenovo’s ZUK at an event in China announced a 600 yuan price cut for the Z2 Pro exclusive version with 6GB RAM and 128GB Storage that was introduced earlier this year. The ZUK Z2 Pro that was introduced for 2699 yuan will now be available for 2099 yuan (US$ 304 / Rs. 20,690 approx.). The ZUK Z2 that was introduced for 1799 yuan has received a 400 yuan price cut and will be available for 1399 yuan (US$ 200 / Rs. 13,790 approx.). Continue reading “ZUK Z2 and Z2 Pro to get ZUI 2.5 Android Nougat update by Jan 2017, Z1 to get closed beta soon”
Bingo Technologies has launched M2 Smart Band, which look similar features as the Xiaomi Mi Band 2 such as 0.42 inch OLED display, heart rate sensor and IP67 ratings for dust and water resistance. It is made of Plastic ABS and TPS elastomer and has protection from UV radiation and its resistant to abrasion and sweat. Continue reading “Bingo M2 Smart Band with OLED display, heart rate sensor launched for Rs. 999”
Apple has named the best iOS apps and games for 2016. Prisma won the best app of the year and Clash Royale won the best game of the year in the U.S. and in India. App and Game Runner ups are different in the U.S. and in India. In the U.S., MSQRD is the runner-up app, while Reigns is the runner-up game, while in India Fitso Running & Fitness App is the runner-up app and Chameleon Run is the runner-up game. Apple has also announced Apps and Games of the year for iPad, Apple TV, Mac and Apple Watch. Continue reading “Apple announces best iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch apps and games of 2016”
Huawei’s Honor brand today announced that it will introduce Magic, its first concept smartphone on December 16th. The company did not reveal any details about the upcoming smartphone. Honor CEO George Zhao on weibo said “In addition to enhancing the quality and specifications, we need even more Honor from the heart”. Continue reading “Honor Magic concept smartphone to be announced on December 16”
Paytm today launched a new toll-free number (1800 1800 1234) that lets feature phone and non-internet users access their account and pay easily. To use this service, Paytm customers and merchants must set their 4 Digit Paytm PIN on call. They can then enter the recipient’s mobile number, amount and their Paytm PIN to successfully transfer the money from their Paytm wallet to another Paytm wallet. Continue reading “Paytm introduces toll-free number to access your account and pay without internet”
Recently we reported that the Samsung’s upcoming flagship, the Galaxy S8 will feature stereo speakers like the iPhone 7. Now a new report says that it might ditch the 3.5mm audio jack, similar to the iPhone 7. Samsung could bundle Level Bluetooth headset for the early buyers of the Galaxy S8. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S8 might not have 3.5mm audio jack and home button”
Lenovo launched the K6 Power smartphone in India last week for Rs. 9999, which went on sale exclusively on Flipkart today. We recently unboxed the smartphone, check out the unboxing video. Continue reading “Lenovo K6 Power Unboxing”
Meizu has announced its first fitness band called the Meizu Band at its M5 Note event in China. It has a concealed OLED screen that blends in with the band well, can track fitness data such as distance, number or steps and calories burnt, track sleep and also has a heart rate sensor on the back for 24-hour heart rate tracking. Continue reading “Meizu Band with OLED display, heart rate sensor announced”
Google today started rolling out Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) update for the Pixel, Pixel XL and compatible Nexus devices starting from today. The Pixel devices that were launched in India came with Android 7.1 (Nougat) but did not have option to enable VoLTE (Voice Over LTE) support. The latest Android 7.1.1 finally brings support for VoLTE for Reliance Jio in India and other operators worldwide that support VoLTE. Continue reading “Google Pixel and Pixel XL get VoLTE support for Reliance Jio with Android 7.1.1 update”
Meizu just announced M5 Note, the company’s latest smartphone in the Note series at an event in China, as it had promised. It a 5.5-inch 1080p 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P10 processor, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with Flyme OS 6.0 on top. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) for fast focus in just 0.2 seconds and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Meizu M5 Note with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 4GB RAM, metal body, 4000mAh battery announced”
