Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant is investing $200 million in Snapchat, according to a report from Bloomberg. The latest funding will bring Snapchat valuation to $15 billion.
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Month: March 2015
Xiaomi looking forward to set up production unit and 100 ‘experience stores’ in India
Xiaomi which already counts India as one its most important market has decided to set up production unit in India according to a report from Reuters.
Qualcomm DragonBoard 410c, a tiny low-cost development board announced
Qualcomm has announced DragonBoard 410c, a credit card-sized low-cost development board design based on the 64-bit Snapdragon 410 processor for developers, makers and OEMs. This will support rapid software development and prototyping for commercializing new inventions and products and it is the world’s first high performance, 64-bit capable, low cost ARM based platforms, says the company. Continue reading “Qualcomm DragonBoard 410c, a tiny low-cost development board announced”
This is how Intel is “Moving Mobile”
Intel might not have made big splashing headlines at the Mobile World Congress this year, but the PC giant is finally getting its products in line for a mobile-first world. We were at the Intel booth to check all the new announcements that were made during the show. One of the major ones was the Intel Atom X3 processor, the first fully integrated mobile solution from the company.
Lava Iris Fuel 10 and Fuel 25 with 3000mAh batteries launched for Rs. 6541 and Rs. 5666
Lava has launched Fuel 10 and Fuel 25, two new smartphones in the Fuel series with a 3000mAh battery. The Iris Fuel 10 has a 4.5-inch WVGA display and is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek processor. The Iris Fuel 25 has a 5-inch FWVGA display and is powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor. Both these smartphones run on Android 4.4 (KitKat), have 3G connectivity and dual SIM support. Continue reading “Lava Iris Fuel 10 and Fuel 25 with 3000mAh batteries launched for Rs. 6541 and Rs. 5666”
Samsung introduces accessories like cases, cover and more for Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge
Samsung had launched a wide range of accessories for the recently announced Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge. The company has rolled out phone cases, battery packs and audio accessories.
Angry Birds Stella POP! released for Android, iPhone and iPad
Rovio is back with another Angry Birds game. This time the company has launched Angry Birds Stella POP! for Android and iOS, which is completely different from the first Angry Birds Stella game that was launched last year. Continue reading “Angry Birds Stella POP! released for Android, iPhone and iPad”
Sony to shut down PlayStation Mobile
Sony is shutting down PlayStation Mobile platform. The company has already shut down PlayStation Mobile for Android late last year, announcing that devices on Android 5.0 would not be able to access the content store.
Twitter for Android gets revamped profiles with larger photos
Twitter has updated it Android app with a profile makeover. The cover photos and the profile photos have gotten a bigger size along with the biography.
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Samsung Galaxy Win 2 with 4.5-inch display, 4G LTE launched in Brazil
Samsung has launched the Galaxy Win 2 (SM-G360BT), successor of last year’s Galaxy Win in Brazil. It has a 4.5-inch WVGA display, slightly smaller than the first Galaxy Win smartphone, but this has a different quad-core processor adding 4G support and runs on Android KitKat. It has the same 5-megapixel camera with LED flash, but the front-facing camera has been upped to 2MP from VGA. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Win 2 with 4.5-inch display, 4G LTE launched in Brazil”
Evernote for Android updated with Material Design features
Evernote has updated its Android app with a an array of Material Design features. The latest update bumps the app to version 7.o and adds several other features.
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Cyanogen teams up with Boxer for new email app
Cyanogen has partnered with email app Boxer that will now come pre-loaded on the next version of Cyanogen OS. This partnership will bring the premium version of Boxer along with a new Material Design that will only be found in Cyanogen OS 12.
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VAIO Phone (VA-10J) with 5-inch HD display, Android 5.0, 4G LTE announced
VAIO Corporation has launched VAIO Phone (VA-10J), the company’s first smartphone in partnership with Japan communication, as expected. It has glass back and shares similar design and specifications as the Panasonic Eluga U2 that was unveiled last month in Taiwan. It has single micro SIM support and 4G connectivity. Continue reading “VAIO Phone (VA-10J) with 5-inch HD display, Android 5.0, 4G LTE announced”
InMobi CEO Naveen Tewari denies Google’s acquisition talks
Yesterday it was reported by The Economic Times that Google is looking forward to buy Indian mobile ad network firm InMobi. However, InMobi CEO, Naveen Tewari has spoken out and denied the acquisition talks.
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OnePlus One 16GB Silk White available on Amazon in India without an invite today till 2PM
OnePlus has announced that the OnePlus One smartphone will be available for purchase from Amazon.in without an invite today for one hour, 1PM to 2PM as a part of Amazon’s Happy Hour deal. Even though the sale lasts for 1 hour, stocks are limited, says the company. It is already available for some users, so you can start trying to get one from now. Continue reading “OnePlus One 16GB Silk White available on Amazon in India without an invite today till 2PM”