vivo X7 to sport Snapdragon 652, 4GB RAM and a fingerprint sensor

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Earlier this week vivo teased its selfie focused  X7 smartphone. Now, the company has revealed some specifications of the phone in two new teasers from its official Weibo account.

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ZTE’s upcoming nubia phone with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 3GB RAM, 4900mAh battery gets certified

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ZTE’s nubia recently introduce Z11 Max smartphone and will introduce the Z11 smartphone later this month. Now an upcoming mid-range nubia smartphone with the code number NX541J has been certified by TENAA in China. The phone packs a 5.5-inch 1080p screen, is powered by an Octa-Core processor which is rumored to be Helio P10 and packs 3GB of RAM. According to the images it will have a metal unibody design. Continue reading “ZTE’s upcoming nubia phone with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 3GB RAM, 4900mAh battery gets certified”

Wearables shipments to reach 213.6 million units worldwide in 2020: IDC

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Worldwide shipments of wearable devices are expected to reach 101.9 million units by the end of 2016, representing 29.0% growth over 2015, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker.

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Samsung’s next gen smartwatch is codenamed Solis and runs Tizen OS

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Samsung is working on a next generation smartwatch, according to a latest report from SamMobile. The new smartwatch from the South Korean tech giant is codenamed as Solis which translates to sun in Spanish. Continue reading “Samsung’s next gen smartwatch is codenamed Solis and runs Tizen OS”

Zebronics ZEB-BH330 Bluetooth headphones launched for Rs. 1599

Zebronics ZEB-BH330

Zebronics has launched ZEB-BH330, the company’s latest Bluetooth stereo headphones. It has in-ear design, comes with tangle-free cable that connects both the earbuds and has three control buttons for music and phone control. It also has built-in microphone for answering calls and weighs just 16 grams.  Continue reading “Zebronics ZEB-BH330 Bluetooth headphones launched for Rs. 1599”

Microsoft acquires messaging app developer Wand Labs

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Microsoft has acquired messaging app developer Wand Labs for an undisclosed sum. The deal is part of Microsoft’s bigger strategy in developing its “conversation as a platform.”

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OnePlus 3 Soft Gold version coming in late July

OnePlus 3 Soft Gold

OnePlus launched its flagship OnePlus 3 smartphone in Graphite and Soft Gold colors earlier this week. The Graphite variant of the smartphone went on open sale in several countries without invites soon after the launch, but the company said that it will launch the Soft Gold version in a later date. Now the company’s co-founder Carl Pei has confirmed that the Soft Gold variant will go on sale sometime in late July.

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SwiftKey Keyboard 6.3.6 beta for Android adds Clipboard feature

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SwitKey keyboard beta for Android has been updated to version 6.3.6 has finally added Clipboard feature. This lets you access text directly copied from Android and also lets you create your own custom clips. You can view the snippets you’ve copied or cut in the last hour, pin the ones you want to keep for longer and add email, addresses and other text you often type. Continue reading “SwiftKey Keyboard 6.3.6 beta for Android adds Clipboard feature”

Google Now on Tap gets quick actions, nearby places and more in latest update

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Google is rolling out an update to its popular Now on Tap feature that was introduced with Android 6.0 Marshmallow. The latest update adds an array of shortcuts along with a tab for nearby places.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 mass production tipped to kick start in July

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Samsung is expected to unveil the Galaxy Note 7/ Note 7 edge on August 2. Now a report from ET News says that the company will start mass production of the upcoming Note flagship from next month. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 7 mass production tipped to kick start in July”

Google Gboard keyboard for iPhone and iPad launched in Australia and UK, coming soon to India

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Last month Google released Gboard, a new keyboard app for iOS devices in the U.S. that lets you search and send information, GIFs, emojis and more. Today it has released it in several countries, including UK, Australia, Canada and Ireland and will be available in India soon. In addition to GIF and emoji support, the keyboard also lets you use Glide Typing by sliding your finger from key to key instead of tapping. It has English US, English UK, English AU, English CA, and English IN, but Google is planning to add lots more languages in future versions.

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Kingston UV400 SSD launched in India starting from Rs. 5999

Kingston UV400 SSD

Kingston has launched its affordable UV400 Solid State Drive in India. It is powered by a four-channel Marvell controller that promises read speeds of up to 550MB/s and write speeds of up to 500MB/s, and is 10x faster than a 7200RPM hard-disk drive (HDD). “Rugged and more reliable and durable than a hard drive, UV400 is built using Flash memory so it’s shock and vibration-resistant and less likely to fail than a mechanical hard drive,” said the company.

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Facebook Messenger gets a new Home tab in latest update

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Facebook has added a major change to Messenger which brings a change in the way users start a new conversation. The latest update brings a new Home tab interface that tweaks the way conversations are displayed.

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Bluetooth 5 with 4x range and double speeds goes official

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Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has officially announced Bluetooth 5, the new version of the wireless standard, as expected. Bluetooth 5 will boast of double speeds and quadruple range of low energy connections.

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Hands on with the Hyve Mobility Buzz and Storm

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At an event in New Delhi, we witnessed the launch of a new brand called Hyve Mobility. As part of its initial offering, the company plans to introduce two devices that sit within the highly lucrative sub 15,000 rupee price segment. Called the Hyve Buzz and Storm, the phones promise a lot to the price conscious buyer. We spent a bit of time with both and here’s what we thought of the phones. Continue reading “Hands on with the Hyve Mobility Buzz and Storm”