At the Computex 2014 event in Taipei, Asus announced a triple SIM Android smartphone in the form of the Acer Liquid E700. The Acer Liquid E700 is a mid-range Android smartphone and is one among the sea of midrange smartphones powered by MediaTek’s MT6582 SoC.
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Google is updating Hangouts with small but key features. Users can now assign custom ringtones for individual contacts which is a much needed feature that was absent on Hangouts for a long time.
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Oppo Mobile India has just sent us a press invite for the launch of the Oppo Find 7 on June 11th as it promised back in April. It is the company’s flagship smartphone that was announced back in March. The Find 7 has a 5.5-inch (2560×1440 pixels) Quad HD 538ppi LTPS display with Corning gorilla glass protection, powered by a 2.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 (MSM8974AC) processor with Adreno 330 GPU and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) with Color OS on top. Continue reading “Oppo Find 7 launching in India on June 11th”
Square Enix released Hitman GO, a turn-based puzzle game for iPhone and iPad back in April. The game is now available for Android. This lets you strategically navigate fixed spaces on a grid to avoid enemies, infiltrate well-guarded locations and take out your target. This includes disguises distractions, sniper rifles and even iconic Silverballers used in the Hitman games. Continue reading “Hitman GO turn-based puzzle game now available for Android”
Amazon has announced an event on June 18th, where its is expected to unveil its much awaited 3D smartphone. The company is touting that it will launch an ‘amazing’ new device at this event.
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Audience has joined hands with leading SoC provider MediaTek to deliver the Audience eS700 series smart audio codec products as a pre-configured option on the new MediaTek MT6592 Octa-core AP with MT6290 LTE baseband reference platform for smartphones.
We are here at Taipei , Taiwan for Computex 2014 and today is the day 3 of the Ford Superfan Contest . Ford is bringing AppLink to 3 new countries in Asia.
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Ford has demoed their experimental vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications technology for the first time in the Asia Pacific region at the Computex 2014 in Taipei. This WiFi-based technology enables cars to transmit data to other similarly equipped cars, including vehicle speed, location and predicted path to warn drivers of potential collision risks and other dangerous situations they may not be able to see yet. We got to check out the feature in a Ford Ford Kuga car at the Computex. Check it out below.
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Acer unveiled the Liquid Z200, an entry-level smartphone last week ahead of Computex 2014. We got to check out the device that was on display on the show floor. The 4-inch WVGA display has limited viewing angles but the build quality is pretty good. The phone is powered by a dual-core MediaTek processor clocked at 1 GHz and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) out of the box, which is pretty good for an entry-level phone. Check out the hands-on below. Continue reading “Acer Liquid Z200 Hands On and Photo Gallery”
Owing to migration of a large user base from feature phones to smartphones, India has recorded 186% growth in smartphone shipment in Q1 of 2014, according to IDC. The smartphone penetration in India still hovers at 10% and it is expected to grow due to a variety of factors including greater availability of low-cost devices and additional sales emphasis by top-flight vendors on less populous parts of the country.
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PQI, one of the popular media storage peripheral brand has unveiled Gmobi iStick, a OTG storage device developed for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch with lightning connectors at the Computex 2014 in Taipei. This device would be developed by California-based Sanho that has raised around US$859,000 on KickStarter campaign. PQI will distribute the device in Taiwan. Continue reading “PQI Gmobi iStick is a USB OTG Drive with Lightning connector for iPhone and iPad”
The Alliance for Wireless Power (A4WP) has introduced multi device wireless charging solution for mobile devices at the Computex. The company’s Rezence magnetic resonance charging technology is offering wireless charging up to 50 watts for mobile devices like laptop, smartphones and tablets.
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Gionee Pioneer P2S that went on sale in India on the official Gionee online Store has been officially launched in India. It has a 4-inch WVGA display, powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core processor with Mali 400 GPU and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. It also has a new V-gesture shot that lets you capture selfies easily. Continue reading “Gionee Pioneer P2S with 4-inch display officially launched in India for Rs. 6499”
Reliance Jio Infocomm, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and Ascend Telecom Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. Under this deal, Reliance Jio would utilize Ascend Telecom’s 4500 towers across India for its 4G roll out. The company is backed by New Silk Route Growth Capital, IL&FS and the TVS Group. Continue reading “Reliance Jio, Ascend Telecom sign tower sharing deal”
The Android logo is about to get a makeover according to a recently leaked video. A video that was leaked by @Upleaks on Twitter shows a boot animation video of the LG G Watch. LG G Watch is the first Android Wear smartwatch to hit the markets this year.
Continue reading “New Android Logo leaked in LG G Watch boot animation video?”
