Samsung to unveil new Creative Lab (C-Lab) projects for kids and skincare at CES 2017

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Samsung has announced that it will showcase three more Creative Lab (C-Lab) projects during CES 2017. Th company will introduce Tag+, an electronic device that adds extra functionality to kids’ toys; S-Skin, a home skincare and analysis solution; and Lumini, a portable device that checks the inner skin to identify and prevent skin problems. Continue reading “Samsung to unveil new Creative Lab (C-Lab) projects for kids and skincare at CES 2017”

Xiaomi is looking for Mi Explorers before the launch of Redmi Note 4 in India

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Xiaomi launched its Mi explorer program back in back in January this year before the launch of Redmi Note 3 smartphone in March. Today the company will start taking applications for a new Mi explorer program ahead of the launch of the next Redmi smartphone, which will likely be the Redmi Note 4. Continue reading “Xiaomi is looking for Mi Explorers before the launch of Redmi Note 4 in India”

CyanogenMod is also dead, fork of CM source code will live on as LineageOS

After Cyanogen Inc. announced that it will be shutting down all its services, including Cyanogen-supported nightly builds by the end of the month, CyanogenMod that relied on Cyanogen for monetary support and the shared source base, announced that CyanogenMod will also shutdown, but there is a fork in the road. “Community of developers, designers, device maintainers and translators have taken the steps necessary to produce a fork of the CM source code and pending patches,” said the company. Continue reading “CyanogenMod is also dead, fork of CM source code will live on as LineageOS”

How to install custom ROM on OnePlus 3 based on Android Nougat

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Following the path of Nexus smartphones, the recently launched OnePlus 3 has set of community developer support working on its own custom ROM. Continue reading “How to install custom ROM on OnePlus 3 based on Android Nougat”

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”

Strontium Nitro iDrive Card Reader Review

strontium-nitro-idrive-card-reader-5The woes of being limited by the fixed internal storage is something most iPhone users have experienced. Other than resorting to cloud storage, the options however have been fairly limited. While we’ve seen lightning based flash drives for iOS devices, there’s a point to be made for using the ubiquitous microSD cards on your iPhone. The Strontium iDrive Card Reader delivers just that.   Continue reading “Strontium Nitro iDrive Card Reader Review”

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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Ministry of External Affairs launches Twitter Seva live customer service for your queries

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The Ministry of External Affairs has launched a new platform for customer service solution to provide real-time service delivery and user interaction globally. Dubbed as Twitter Seva, the service will enable Indians here and abroad, tourists and business travellers to tweet for speedy resolution to their visa and passport queries.
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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”