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Asus ZenPad Z8 with 7.9-inch display, Snapdragon 650, 4G LTE announced
Asus has announced ZenPad Z8 (ZT581KL), the company’s latest tablet for US operator Verizon Wireless, after it was leaked recently. It has a 7.9-inch QXGA display, is powered an hexa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 SoC and runs on Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) with ZenUI on top. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Asus ZenPad Z8 with 7.9-inch display, Snapdragon 650, 4G LTE announced”
Samsung Galaxy S7 edge update brings camera improvements and bug fixes
Samsung Galaxy S7 edge has received a new update in India that brings improvements to camera, latest Android security patch for June and also fixes several bugs in the smartphone. The update was rolled out for the Galaxy S7 smartphone recently. Check out the complete changelog below. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S7 edge update brings camera improvements and bug fixes”
Samsung tipped to replace notification LED with SmartGlow
It looks like Samsung has some different plans for notifications LED. According to a leaked user manual, Samsung is working on a new feature called as SmartGlow that has a ring-type LED indicator on the back of Samsung phones.
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Nextbit rolls out beta tester program for Robin users
Nextbit has launched a beta tester program for Robin owners. Under the beta program, users will be able to try out upcoming software features and updates before they are released to all owners of the smartphone.
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Panasonic P75 with 5-inch HD display, 5000mAh battery launched for Rs. 5990
Panasonic has launched P75, the company’s latest smartphone in the P series with a 5000mAh battery. It has a 5-inch HD screen, is powered 1.3GHz quad-core processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Sail UI, 8-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It has 3G connectivity and dual SIM support, similar to most other Panasonic smartphones. Continue reading “Panasonic P75 with 5-inch HD display, 5000mAh battery launched for Rs. 5990”
Pebble Time Round polished gold and silver Kickstarter editions announced for $199
Pebble has announced Pebble Time Round Kickstarter Edition finishes in polished gold and silver. It has that same round color e-paper display as before, along with a marine-grade stainless steel chassis.
Twitter rolls out go-live Periscope button on Android and iOS app
Twitter has introduced a new go-live Periscope button on its Android and iOS app. This new button lets you start a broadcast directly from the Twitter app, provided you have the Periscope app.
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Facebook Messenger gets an addictive hidden football game
Earlier this year Facebook rolled out a basketball game inside the Messenger app. Now it has got an addictive football game within the app to celebrate the Euro 2016. Just like the basketball game, you need to send a football emoji in a conversation with a friend to unlock the game. Continue reading “Facebook Messenger gets an addictive hidden football game”
LG X Power, X Mach, X Style and X Max smartphones announced
LG just announced four new smartphones – X Power, X Mach, X Style and X Max in its ‘X series’. It introduced X cam and X screen smartphones at the MWC 2016 earlier this year. The X Power and X Style was introduced in Ukraine a few weeks back, so we already know the specifications of both the smartphones, but detailed specs of other two is not known yet. LG said that the X Power with a 4,100mAh battery also comes with a fast charging (PE+) technology that would let you charge at twice the normal speed. Continue reading “LG X Power, X Mach, X Style and X Max smartphones announced”
Pinterest scoops up team behind Fleksy, keyboard will soon be open-sourced
Pinterest has acquired the team behind third party keyboard Fleksy for an undisclosed sum. The keyboard uses predictive technology to improve typing on mobile devices.
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Moto G4 Plus Battery Life Test
Moto G4 Plus was launched in India last month starting at Rs. 13,499. We already brought you the review of the smartphone, here we have its battery life test results. The G4 Plus packs a 3000mAh built-in battery, slightly bigger than the 2,470 mAh battery on the Moto G (3rd Gen). It also comes with Turbo charging support, similar to the Moto X Force, Moto G Turbo Edition and few other Moto smartphones.
Samsung Galaxy Note 7’s iris scanner said to be supplied by Patron
We have been reading reports about Samsung adding an iris scanner on the Galaxy Note 7 for some time. Now, a new report from Korean Herald states that Korean manufacturer Patron will supply the iris scanners for the upcoming flagship from the company.
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Samsung to acquire cloud service firm Joyent
Samsung has agreed to acquire US based public and private cloud provider, Joyent, Inc. The acquisition will allow Samsung allow to grow its cloud-based services for its smartphones and Internet-connected devices. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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Android N Developer Preview 4 with final APIs released
Google has released developer preview 4 for Android ‘N’ for compatible Nexus devices, ahead of the final release of the update. The update doesn’t add any other new features, but it has final Android N SDK with final APIs (API level 24). The SDK lets you develop with the Android N APIs and build and test on the new platform, for new features such as Multi-window support, direct-reply notifications, and others. Continue reading “Android N Developer Preview 4 with final APIs released”