Cortana for Android leaks ahead of official launch

Cortana, Microsoft’s virtual assistant has been leaked online and is available for download. Currently, beta version of the Cortana app is available for all Android devices running 4.4 and above.

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Weekly Roundup: New Samsung smartphones in India, Big launches at MWC China, Xiaomi Water Purifier, Intex smartwatch and more

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This week, big tech announcements came from China’s MWC, whereas South Korean tech giant Samsung bounced back with two Galaxy J series smartphones in India and a lot more. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: New Samsung smartphones in India, Big launches at MWC China, Xiaomi Water Purifier, Intex smartwatch and more”

Lenovo K3 Note Battery Life Test

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Lenovo K3 Note was launched in India last month for Rs. 9,999. We recently brought you the unboxing, benchmarks and the camera samples, here we have the battery life test results of the smartphone. The K3 Note packs 2900mAh removable Lithium-ion battery. It has a  5.5-inch 1080p display and is powered by a 64-bit 1.7GHz octa-core (MediaTek MT6572) processor. Continue reading “Lenovo K3 Note Battery Life Test”

Microsoft to partner with Foxconn to manufacture smartphones in India

Microsoft could enter into a deal with Foxconn to manufacture phones in India, as per the Economic Times. The Taiwanese contract manufacturer will start manufacturing smartphones locally for Microsoft in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh.

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Over 1 lakh YU YUPHORIA units will be available in open sale from July 21st to 23rd

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YU just announced that more than 100,000 units of YU YUPHORIA smartphones will be available in open sale on Amazon.in from July 21st to 23rd. The company said that it is making the biggest batch of phones available through this open sale. Yu already announced that the smartphone has been assembled in India. Continue reading “Over 1 lakh YU YUPHORIA units will be available in open sale from July 21st to 23rd”

Meizu MX5 Benchmarks

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Meizu announced the MX5, the company’s latest flagship smartphone with metal body last month. We brought you the unboxing and hands-on impressions of the smartphone, here we have its benchmarks. It is powered by MediaTek Helio X10 (MT6795) SoC with 8 ARM Cortex-A53 64-bit CPUs clocked at 2.16GHz per core and has 700MHz PowerVR G6200 GPU. It packs 3GB of RAM, 5.5-inch 1080p display and runs on Flyme OS 4.5 based on Android 5.0 (Lollipop). Check out the synthetic benchmarks scores. Continue reading “Meizu MX5 Benchmarks”

Asus ZenFestival 2015 scheduled for August in India: ZenFone Go, Selfie and Zoom coming?

 

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Asus is all set with a global product launch in India. The grand ZenFestival 2015 is scheduled for next month in New Delhi at the Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium. Continue reading “Asus ZenFestival 2015 scheduled for August in India: ZenFone Go, Selfie and Zoom coming?”

Samsung Galaxy Tab A Review

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Samsung Tab A (SM-T355Y) is the company’s latest tablet with 4G LTE support and voice calling capabilities that was launched in India for Rs. 20,500 last month. It also has a large 8-inch display. Is this the best 4G tablet for the price ? Let us find out in the complete review. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Tab A Review”

Microsoft merges OneNote app for iPhone and iPad, updates Android app

Microsoft has combined both iPhone and iPad apps into one universal app. Now there will be just one OneNote app for all iOS devices and iPad users will be prompted to re-download the app the next time they launch it.

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Samsung Pay trials kick start in South Korea

Samsung has launched its mobile payment platform, Samsung Pay in Korea via first public trial. Samsung Pay is currently available to a select group of users with the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge smartphones.

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2015 editions of the Motorola Moto X and Moto G show up in new live photos

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New photos of the upcoming 2015 editions of Motorola’s Moto X and Moto G have surfaced again and reveals the new design language Motorola is following. Both phones have the new vertical metal strip at the back which houses the camera units.

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Facebook’s Oculus acquires Gesture Recognition firm Pebbles Interfaces

Facebook owned Oculus has scooped up gesture recognition firm Pebbles Interfaces. The financial terms of the deal are not disclosed but as per the Wall Street Journal, the deal is said to be about $60 million.

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LG working on F600L – A smartphone with Snapdragon 808 and 4GB RAM

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A new benchmark listing shows an LG phone that is powered by a Snapdragon 808 processor and also has 4GB of RAM. The LG G4 flagship is also powered by a Snapdragon 808 processor but only has 3GB of RAM so this device could be the rumoured ‘Plus” variant of the G4.

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Apple and Samsung said to be in talks to launch e-SIM cards

Apple and Samsung are in talks to adopt e-SIM technology, as per a new ET report. Both the companies are in advanced discussions with mobile carriers to help develop and implement e-SIM cards.

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