Huawei Honor 5A and 5A Plus smartphones were recently certified in China by TENAA. Now, the company has posted a teaser on Weibo that says that the Honor 5A will go official on June 12.
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LeEco forays into offline retail space in India with the Le 1s
LeEco entered into the Indian market earlier this year with the launch of Le 1s smartphone at a competitive price tag of Rs. 10,999 exclusively on Flipkart. Today the company has announced its foray into the offline retail space in the country with the Le 1s. It will start selling the smartphone in New Delhi and Mumbai in the first phase and will expand by opening 70% retail stores across India that contribute to mobile sales, by the end of September 2016. Continue reading “LeEco forays into offline retail space in India with the Le 1s”
Worldwide smartphone sales growth to slow in 2016: Gartner
Worldwide smartphone sales to grow just 7 percent in 2016, to reach 1.5 billion units, according to the latest report from Gartner. The latest numbers are down from 14.4 percent growth in 2015.
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Coolpad sells over 5 lakh Note 3 Lite units in India, limited Gold edition launched for Rs. 7499
Coolpad today announced that it has sold over 5 lakh units of Note 3 Lite smartphones in India. To celebrate the milestone, it has launched limited edition Gold variant of Coolpad Note 3 Lite. The phone was launched in the country back in January this year in Black and Champagne White colors at Rs. 6,999. Apart from the new color, other specifications are similar to the original Coolpad Note 3 Lite. Continue reading “Coolpad sells over 5 lakh Note 3 Lite units in India, limited Gold edition launched for Rs. 7499”
Xiaomi’s upcoming smartwatch could take on Garmin
Xiaomi has been rumored to launch own smartwatch since last year. Now, it looks like the Chinese smartphone maker might actually introduce one soon.
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Samsung Gear 360 Unboxing
Samsung unveiled Gear 360, the company’s first 360-degree virtual reality camera at the MWC 2016 earlier this year. It went on sale in Korea in April. We managed to grab one from Korea, here is the unboxing.
Samsung tipped to release two bendable smartphones in 2017
We have been hearing about Samsung’s plans for a foldable smartphone for a few years now. Today a fresh report from Bloomberg is offering more insights on Samsung’s plans for bendable smartphones. Continue reading “Samsung tipped to release two bendable smartphones in 2017”
Facebook India appoints Umang Bedi as Managing Director
Facebook has appointed Umang Bedi as Managing Director, India. He will officially start at Facebook in July 2016. Bedi joins Facebook from Adobe South Asia after a five year stint where he was managing director responsible for growing their business in India.
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Sennheiser HD 630VB high-end headphones launched in India for Rs. 39990
Sennheiser has launched HD 630VB, its first closed audiophile headphones high-end headphones in India for audiophiles. It offers intense bass experience, which can be customized via a rotary bass dial according to the listening environment. “The cutting-edge transducers provide clear, powerful sound reproduction, allowing you to hear the subtle nuances of your favorite music recordings,” said the company. Continue reading “Sennheiser HD 630VB high-end headphones launched in India for Rs. 39990”
Viber 6.1 gets GIF support, restore and backup option and more
Viber is adding a number of important features and improvements to its apps on Android and iOS. The update that bumps the app to version 6.1 gets GIF support and lets you backup your chats.
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ZTE Blade A2 with 5-inch HD display, metal body, fingerprint sensor announced
ZTE has introduced Blade A2, its latest budget smartphone with a fingerprint sensor and a metal. It is also a successor of last year’s Blade A1. It has a has a 5-inch HD 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by a octa-core MediaTek MT6750 processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop), has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) for quick focus in 0.1 seconds and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera that also has LED flash. Continue reading “ZTE Blade A2 with 5-inch HD display, metal body, fingerprint sensor announced”
Microsoft to bring Cortana to Xbox One
Microsoft has announced that it is bringing an array of updates and improvements to Xbox One. Most importantly, the company is bringing its digital voice assistant Cortana to Xbox One.
OnePlus 3 India launch event scheduled for June 15, pop-up events in 3 Indian cities soon
OnePlus will unveil its flagship OnePlus 3 smartphone in a VR launch on June 14th at 10PM IST. Now the company has sent invites for the India launch of the smartphone on June 15th at 12:15PM. The company will show off the smartphone at the launch event. Continue reading “OnePlus 3 India launch event scheduled for June 15, pop-up events in 3 Indian cities soon”
Google rolls out June Android security update for Nexus devices
Google has started rolling out new over-the-air (OTA) update for Nexus devices and also posted factory images as part of monthly Android Security release. The latest update this month fixes several critical issues, including issues in Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability in Qualcomm Video, Sound, GPU and Wi-Fi Drivers, Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Mediaserver and more. Continue reading “Google rolls out June Android security update for Nexus devices”
Samsung Galaxy S7 Active with Snapdragon 820, 4GB RAM, 4000mAh battery announced
Samsung just announced the Galaxy S7 Active for AT&T in the U.S. It has a 5.1-inch Quad HD Super AMOLED display, is powered by a Quad-Core Snapdragon 820 SoC, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), has a 12-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera, similar to the Galaxy S7, but this is shatter-resistant, in addition to IP68 ratings for dust and water resistant and has also passed U.S. Military Standard (MIL-STD) 810G tests for a ruggedized phone.
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