Samsung Galaxy Note 5 gets Samsung Pay app in latest update

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Samsung has started rolling out update for Galaxy Note5 in India which brings the Samsung Pay app. The update also includes the January security patch as well as some important bug-fixes.

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Tablet market sees 20.1% decline, Apple leads with 24.7% market share in Q4 2016 : IDC

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Tablet market continued to decline in Q4 16 which marked the ninth consecutive quarter that tablet shipments have seen a nose dive. According to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker, vendors shipped 52.9 million tablets in the fourth quarter, which was a decline of 20.1% from the same quarter one year ago.

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ZTE Blade A2 Plus First Impressions

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ZTE has arrived in India and with a bang, thanks to the Blade A2 Plus smartphone that they’ve introduced. ZTE claim to have designed it keeping the needs of the Indian consumer in mind and is a different iteration of the international Blade A2 model.

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ZTE Blade A2 Plus with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 4GB RAM, 5000mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 11999

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ZTE just launched Blade A2 Plus, its latest smartphone in India that packs a 5000mAh battery and support for fast charging, as expected. You can also charge other smartphones with it. It packs a 5.5-inch 1080p 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek MT6750T processor, runs on Android Marshmallow, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash,  phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) and an 8-megapixel front-facing camera with screen flash.

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Intex Aqua 4.0 4G with AMOLED display and Aqua Young 4G with VoLTE launched for Rs. 4199 and Rs. 5849

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Intex has launched Aqua 4.0 4G and Aqua Young 4G, two new budget smartphones with VoLTE support. The Aqua 4.0 4G comes with a 4-inch AMOLED screen, which is the main highlight of the smartphone. Both the phones run Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) and a powered by quad-core SoCs. Continue reading “Intex Aqua 4.0 4G with AMOLED display and Aqua Young 4G with VoLTE launched for Rs. 4199 and Rs. 5849”

ZTE to mark its arrival to the Indian smartphone market on February 3rd

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The name ZTE may be familiar to many of you out there. Some of you maybe familiar with their smartphones while others might not be familiar with their products but the name would definitely strike a chord in the minds of most Indians. This is because ZTE has very much been on Indian soil since 1999. Their journey began in 1999 and leads all the way upto its first smartphones launch in India in 2017. Let’s take a look at how ZTE has risen and become an integral part of India over a time period spanning nearly two decades.

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Honor 6X EMUI 5.0 Android 7.0 Nougat update to roll out starting from March

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Huawei’s Honor brand introduced the Honor 6X smartphone with dual rear cameras for the global markets at the CES 2017 last month. It was launched in India a couple of weeks back and went on sale exclusively on  Amazon.in in the first flash sale yesterday. The phone currently runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with the company’s own EMUI 4.1 on top. Now the company has promised to roll out EMUI 5.0 based on Android 7.0 (Nougat) starting from next month. Continue reading “Honor 6X EMUI 5.0 Android 7.0 Nougat update to roll out starting from March”

Sony mobile sales down 35.3% YoY in Q3 FY16, now expects to ship 15 million smartphones in FY16

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Sony Corporation has reported its revenues for the second quarter of the financial year 2016 that ended September 30, 2016. Sales decreased by 7.1% to o 2,397.5 billion yen (US$ 20,668 million) compared to the same quarter last year. Operating income decreased 109.8 billion yen (US$ 796 million) mainly due to the 962 million U.S. dollars (112.1 billion yen) impairment charge of goodwill recorded in the Pictures segment. Continue reading “Sony mobile sales down 35.3% YoY in Q3 FY16, now expects to ship 15 million smartphones in FY16”

Amkette Trubeats S50 Smart Bluetooth Speakers Giveaway Winner Announcement

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Hello readers! We started our Amkette Trubeats S50 Smart Bluetooth Speakers giveaway last month teaming up with Amkette to giveaway five Amkette Trubeats S50 Smart Bluetooth speakers.  The giveaway ended a few days back, and as promised, today we reveal the lucky winners. Before that, we would like to thank all the participants who took their time to participate in this giveaway, the response has been amazing. Are you the lucky winner of the Amkette Trubeats S50 speaker? Find out below. Continue reading “Amkette Trubeats S50 Smart Bluetooth Speakers Giveaway Winner Announcement”

GameSir G4s Advanced edition Bluetooth Gaming Controller Review

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Talking about gaming in smartphones, opting for a controller is far better a good decision than playing it on a touch screen. Having said that, there is few trustworthy controller available in the market currently. Continue reading “GameSir G4s Advanced edition Bluetooth Gaming Controller Review”

GoPro Karma drone is back on sale after power loss issues is fixed with new battery latch

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Back in November last year GoPro recalled 2500 Karma drones purchased since October 23 and offered full refunds after some of the Karma units lost power during mid-operations. Now the company has started selling the drone after fixing the issues. GoPro said that the new units will look same to the naked eye, but it comes with redesigned the battery latch. “A small change that led to a huge improvement,” it said. Continue reading “GoPro Karma drone is back on sale after power loss issues is fixed with new battery latch”

Samsung curved gaming monitor launched in India starting at Rs. 35,000

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Samsung has launched curved gaming monitor in India that sports a radius of 1800mm. The LC24FG70 and LC27FG70 curved gaming monitor comes with quantum dot technology which according to the company enables more vibrant and natural colours. The monitor has a 3000:1 contrast ratio and reveals previously-hidden gaming details in both light and dark settings.  Continue reading “Samsung curved gaming monitor launched in India starting at Rs. 35,000”