Moto Z sales cross 1 million units globally

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Lenovo introduced Moto Z series smartphones – Moto Z and Moto Z Force along with modular accessories at the Tech World 2016 back in June, later the company introduced the Moto Z Play the IFA in September. Now the company’s CEO Yuanqing Yang has tweeted that the sales of Moto Z has crossed 1 million or 10 lakh units since the launch. Continue reading “Moto Z sales cross 1 million units globally”

BlackBerry DTEK50 Hands On Impressions and Photo Gallery

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BlackBerry today launched two new Android smartphones in India – the upper mid-range BlackBerry DTEK50 for Rs. 21,990 and the high-end BlackBerry DTEK60 for Rs. 46,990. The company has titled these two devices as ‘World’s most secure Android smartphones’. Continue reading “BlackBerry DTEK50 Hands On Impressions and Photo Gallery”

LeEco facing financial crunch, admits company’s chairman Jia Yueting

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China’s LeEco chairman, Jia Yueting has confessed that the company is facing a severe financial crunch and difficulty in raising funds as a result of business expansion. Continue reading “LeEco facing financial crunch, admits company’s chairman Jia Yueting”

How the OPPO F1s lit up our Diwali

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With the ever increasing importance of social media and the growing trend of self-portaits aka selfies, the demand for smartphones capturing higher quality photos has never been higher. More megapixels alone doesn’t necessarily mean better image quality. A lot also depends on the aperture value as well as the size of the sensor. Diwali has just passed, we get a chance to see how OPPO F1s’ photography performs in low-light conditions. Here is what we learnt.

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Axis Bank partners with Flipkart to launch ‘Axis Bank Buzz Credit Card’

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Axis Bank, in collaboration with the e-retailer Flipkart launched ‘Axis Bank Buzz Credit Card’ payment solution in an attempt to enhance the customer’s online shopping experience. Continue reading “Axis Bank partners with Flipkart to launch ‘Axis Bank Buzz Credit Card’”

Google Play Store Netbanking payment support starts rolling out in India

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Google finally launched carrier billing for Google Play Store in India, starting with Idea Cellular back in May last year, now it has started rolling out support for payments through netbanking. This lets you pay for apps, games, and books on Google Play directly from your bank account, instead of using credit or debit card. Continue reading “Google Play Store Netbanking payment support starts rolling out in India”

Reliance LYF phone explodes, company says it is investigating

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Smartphones have become playthings these days, however, if not handled with care, these little cute things can prove to be dangerous. Previously, a lot of instances has been reported on mobile explosion including the infamous Galaxy Note 7. Continue reading “Reliance LYF phone explodes, company says it is investigating”

WhatsApp for iPhone now lets you send and receive GIFs and send videos, live photos as GIFs

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WhatsApp for Android beta received option to add GIFs from a 6 second video, which was later now the iOS app has also received this feature. It also lets you copy a GIF image from a website and sent it to others. You really can’t send GIFs that you have saved, just like Android. Continue reading “WhatsApp for iPhone now lets you send and receive GIFs and send videos, live photos as GIFs”

Skullcandy Method Wireless Sport Bluetooth Headset launched for Rs. 3999

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Skullcandy has launched Method Wireless, a Bluetooth version of Method, its bestselling sport earbud. It has a flexible and lightweight FlexSport collar that enables reduced part count in the earbuds, so the buds themselves are lightweight, stable and comfortable in ear.

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Samsung Galaxy S8 to come with AI assistant service

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South Korean tech giant Samsung is reportedly working on its next flagship smartphone dubbed as Galaxy S8. In an attempt to make difference and bounce back from Galaxy Note 7 tragedy, Samsung is planning to implement artificial intelligence digital assistant service for its upcoming S8 smartphone, according to a latest report from Reuters. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S8 to come with AI assistant service”

BlackBerry DTEK50 and DTEK60 Android smartphones launched in India for Rs. 21990 and Rs. 46990

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BlackBerry just launched DTEK50 and DTEK60, its latest Android smartphones in India. The DTEK50 that was announced back in July and the DTEK60 was introduced last month. Both these have a 8-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash and run Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). The DTEK60 also has a fingerprint sensor. Continue reading “BlackBerry DTEK50 and DTEK60 Android smartphones launched in India for Rs. 21990 and Rs. 46990”

Nokia D1C Android smartphone renders surface, shows gold edition with fingerprint sensor

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In a hyper-competitive smartphone market, Nokia is all to make a comeback in early 2017 with Android-powered D1C smartphone. Previously, this smartphone was spotted on the GFXBench, GeekBench, and AnTuTu revealing some specifications. Continue reading “Nokia D1C Android smartphone renders surface, shows gold edition with fingerprint sensor”

Gionee S9 and S9T with 5.5-inch 1080p display, dual rear cameras, 4GB RAM gets certified

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Gionee S9 and S9T, two new smartphones with dual rear cameras have been certified by Chinese certification authority TENAA. Both these have a 5.5-inch 1080p display, are powered by an Octa-Core processor, pack 4GB of RAM, run Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), have 13-megapixel and a 5-megapixel dual rear cameras and a 13-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Gionee S9 and S9T with 5.5-inch 1080p display, dual rear cameras, 4GB RAM gets certified”

Spire Mindfulness and Activity Tracker Unboxing

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San Francisco-based Spire recently launched the Spire Mindfulness and Activity Tracker that literally looks like a river stone from the top. This device tracks the movement and state of mind throughout the day. Here is the unboxing. Continue reading “Spire Mindfulness and Activity Tracker Unboxing”

LeEco Le X850 with 5.7-inch Quad HD display, dual 13MP rear cameras, 16MP front camera images surface

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Earlier this week a new high-end LeEco smartphone with the model number Le X850 got certified by TENAA in China. Now the images of the smartphone are up on the certification site. This shows the phone’s unibody metal design, 5.7-inch Quad HD curved glass display and dual 13-megapixel rear cameras with dual-tone LED flash. Continue reading “LeEco Le X850 with 5.7-inch Quad HD display, dual 13MP rear cameras, 16MP front camera images surface”