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Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro with 6-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 653, 6GB RAM launched in India for Rs. 36900
Samsung just launched Galaxy C9 Pro, its top-end smartphone in the Galaxy ‘C Series’ in India. It was announced in China back in October last year, packs a 6-inch 1080p Super AMOLED 2.5D curved glass screen, is powered by the latest Octa-Core Snapdragon 653 processor, runs on Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) with Samsung’s own UI on top, has 6GB of RAM and has 16-megapixel front and rear cameras. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro with 6-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 653, 6GB RAM launched in India for Rs. 36900”
Oppo Find 9 images surface hinting at bezel-less design
It looks like Oppo is working on a new smartphone that takes design cues from Xiaomi’s Mi Mix. According to the latest leak, the phone is dubbed as Find 9 and sports bezel-less display on the side and minimal bezel on top and bottom.
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Huawei Mate 9 Unboxing
Huawei introduced the Mate 9 as its flagship smartphone in the Mate series back in November last year. It comes in standard and Porsche Design edition, we have the standard Huawei Design edition, here is the unboxing.
Qualcomm invests $8.5M to push design initiatives in India, Design in India Program announced
Qualcomm has announced investment of USD 8.5 million for expansion of their design initiatives in India that will be dubbed as Qualcomm Design in India Program (QDIP). The company has unveiled two programs under this initiative. Continue reading “Qualcomm invests $8.5M to push design initiatives in India, Design in India Program announced”
Android 7.0 Nougat update starts rolling out for Sony Xperia Z5 and Xperia Z5 Premium
Sony confirmed Android 7.0 (Nougat) update for a range of smartphones, including the Xperia X series, Z5 series and more last year. Android Nougat update started rolling out for Sony Xperia X Performance and Xperia XZ smartphones in November last year, last month Sony Xperia X and Xperia X Compact smartphones got the update, now the update is rolling out for Sony Xperia Z series phones starting from Xperia Z5 and Xperia Z5 Premium. Continue reading “Android 7.0 Nougat update starts rolling out for Sony Xperia Z5 and Xperia Z5 Premium”
Xiaomi Mi 6 might come in three variants with Snapdragon 835 and MediaTek Helio X30 chipsets
New information about the upcoming flagship -Xiaomi Mi 6 has surfaced. According to a Weibo user the Xiaomi Mi 6 will come in three different variants.
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Age of Empires: Castle Siege finally coming to Android in March
Age of Empires: Castle Siege, cross-platform real-time strategy game is finally coming to Android in early March, after launching on Windows, Windows Phone and iOS platforms. Developed by Smoking Gun Interactive, the game would be easy to learn, but hard to master allowing the beloved franchise to be accessible to mobile players. Continue reading “Age of Empires: Castle Siege finally coming to Android in March”
Coolpad in 2016 : A Retrospective
While the Cool 1 represents the latest and greatest by the Coolpad, the brand launched an enviable line up over the last year. From category leading budget devices to the very unique triple SIM Mega 3, we also saw the emergence of a new design language. Here’s a quick retrospective on everything we saw from the brand in 2016. Continue reading “Coolpad in 2016 : A Retrospective”
LG X300 with 5-inch display, Snapdragon 425, Android 7.0, 4G LTE announced
LG has announced X300, the company’s first mid-range smartphone with Snapdragon 425 SoC in Korea. It packs a 5-inch HD In-Cell Touch display, runs on Android 7.0 (Nougat), has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It has Auto Shot, Gesture Shot and several shooting modes. Continue reading “LG X300 with 5-inch display, Snapdragon 425, Android 7.0, 4G LTE announced”
Android 7.0 Nougat update starts rolling out for unlocked HTC One A9
HTC One A9 has started receiving Android 7.0 Nougat update. Mo Versi, HTC’s VP of Product Management said that unlocked versions of the HTC A9 will begin receiving Android 7.0 Nougat from January 16.
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Amazon Great Indian Sale scheduled from Jan 20 to 22, Snapdeal Unbox India sale from Jan 21 to 23
Amazon has announced its first Great Indian Sale for this year that is scheduled between January 20th till 22nd. Amazon will offer 15% cashback on app and 10% on site for SBI debit and credit card customers on purchase of Rs. 4999 and later and 15% cashback on app and 10% cashback on site for purchases (orders between Rs. 250 to Rs 4999) done with the Amazon Pay wallet Balance. Continue reading “Amazon Great Indian Sale scheduled from Jan 20 to 22, Snapdeal Unbox India sale from Jan 21 to 23”
Paytm for iOS beefs up security with TouchID authentication support
Paytm has improved security on its iOS app by adding support for TouchID authentication. The update which bumps the app to version 5.8.3 brings fingerprint authentication for payments. Continue reading “Paytm for iOS beefs up security with TouchID authentication support”
Samsung Galaxy S8 rumored to be unveiled on March 29, launch late April starting at $849
Samsung was expected to introduce its flagship Galaxy S8 smartphone at the Mobile World Congress 2017 on 26th February and launch it this March. Now the same tipster Ricciolo has posted on Twitter that the flagship smartphone is ready to be presented at the MWC next month, but it will not be showcased to the public. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S8 rumored to be unveiled on March 29, launch late April starting at $849”
Micromax Vdeo 3 and Vdeo 4 with metal back, 4G VoLTE launching soon
Micromax launched Vdeo 1 and Vdeo 2, budget smartphones with 4G VoLTE support last month, now it is gearing up to launch the Vdeo 3 and Vdeo 4 smartphones soon. Both the phones have been listed on the official site that reveals metal back for both the phones, similar to other Vdeo phones. These phones will come with a 5-inch screen. Both these also come pre-loaded with Google Duo video calling app out of the box and also come bundled with Jio SIM card. Continue reading “Micromax Vdeo 3 and Vdeo 4 with metal back, 4G VoLTE launching soon”