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Lenovo Z2 Plus Battery Life Test
Lenovo launched the Z2Plus in India last month exclusively on Amazon.in starting at Rs. 17,999. We brought you the review of the smartphone recently, here we have the battery test results of the smartphone. The smartphone packs a 3500mAh built-in battery, slightly smaller than the ZUK Z1’s 4100mAh battery. But this supports Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, even though it comes only with a standard charger. Lenovo promises that it can fully in less than 1 and half hours. Check out the test results below. Continue reading “Lenovo Z2 Plus Battery Life Test”
Huawei Enjoy 6 with 5-inch HD AMOLED display, 3GB RAM, 4100mAh battery, 4G VoLTE announced
Huawei has announced Enjoy 6, successor of Enjoy 5 that was introduced back in October last year, in China. It has a 5-inch HD AMOLED display, is powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek MT6750 SoC and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with EMUI 4.1. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera, similar to the Enjoy 5. Continue reading “Huawei Enjoy 6 with 5-inch HD AMOLED display, 3GB RAM, 4100mAh battery, 4G VoLTE announced”
Qualcomm to acquire NXP Semiconductors for $47 billion in cash
Qualcomm has agreed to buy NXP Semiconductors for $110.00 per share ($47 billion) in cash. The chip maker intends to fund the transaction with cash on hand and new debt.
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Twitter records $616 million in revenue, 317 million MAU in Q3 2016
Twitter has announced financial results for Q3, 2016 ended September 30, 2016. The micro blogging site has reported $616 million in revenue, up 8% YoY. Twitter now has 317 million users, up from 313 million from last quarter and 307 million from Q3 2015. This represents a 3% growth on last year. Continue reading “Twitter records $616 million in revenue, 317 million MAU in Q3 2016”
LG X Power with 5.3-inch display, 4100mAh battery, 4G VoLTE launched in India for Rs. 15990
LG has launched X Power, its latest smartphone in the ‘X series’ in India with support for 4G VoLTE and 4100mAh battery with fast charging technology PE+ that allows to fully charge the phone in just 1.8 hours. It was introduced back in June, has a 5.3-inch HD display, is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core MT6735M processor and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “LG X Power with 5.3-inch display, 4100mAh battery, 4G VoLTE launched in India for Rs. 15990”
Google Trips vacation planner launched in India
Google has launched Google Trips in India. The vacation planner app that was first launched last month consolidates your travel itinerary, reservations and maps together.
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LG Q3 2016 profits fall 10.8% YoY, mobile revenue down 23% due to weak G5 sales
LG Electronics has reported revenues of 13.2 trillion won (US$ 11.8 billion) in Q3 that ended September 30, 2016, which is down 5.7% compared to the same quarter last year with operating profit of 283.2 billion won (US$ 252.7 million), down 10.8% from the same period the previous year. Home Appliance & Air Solution business and Home Entertainment posted good performance, which offset sales declines and operating losses from Mobile Communications. Continue reading “LG Q3 2016 profits fall 10.8% YoY, mobile revenue down 23% due to weak G5 sales”
Apple delays AirPods launch
Apple killed the 3.5mm headphone jack on the iPhone 7 this year. The company had announced AirPods along with the new iPhones last month. Now Apple has said that the AirPods that were going to hit the market this month, will be delayed. Continue reading “Apple delays AirPods launch”
Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro Camera Samples
Samsung launched the Galaxy A9 Pro (SM-A9100) in India last month for Rs. 32,490. We already brought you the unboxing and benchmarks of the smartphone, here we have camera samples from the smartphone. The Galaxy S9 Pro has a 16-megapixel rear camera with f/1.9 aperture, optical image stabilization (OIS), single LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera with f/1.9 aperture.
Google Cast renamed as Google Home, gets new icon and features
Google has renamed the Cast app as Google Home. Along with renaming the app, Google has also updated it with new design, feature and also changed logo. Continue reading “Google Cast renamed as Google Home, gets new icon and features”
Hero MotoCorp invests Rs.180 crore in Ather Energy
Hero Moto Corp, the has invested Rs. 180 crore in electric automotive maker Ather Energy. The company’s board has approved an investment of up to Rs. 205 crore for about 26-30% shareholding in the Bangalore-based tech start-up. Continue reading “Hero MotoCorp invests Rs.180 crore in Ather Energy”
HTC records $63 million in operating loss in Q3 2016
HTC has announced financial results for Q2 2016. The Taiwanese smartphone maker has recorded operating loss of NT$2.0 billion ($63 million)
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Amazon Great Indian Festival Sale: Best deals on TVs, hard drives, accessories and more
Amazon started its four-day Great Indian Festival Sale, its final sale before Diwali earlier this week. As a part of the sale it is offering some great deals on smartphones, TVs, accessories and more in today’s sale. Continue reading “Amazon Great Indian Festival Sale: Best deals on TVs, hard drives, accessories and more”
Google Allo 2.0 for Android gets support for split-screen, quick reply, GIF keyboard and more
Google Allo for Android will soon receive its first major update which brings a bunch of new features to the smart messaging app that was launched last month. Continue reading “Google Allo 2.0 for Android gets support for split-screen, quick reply, GIF keyboard and more”