Lenovo launched the Vibe S1 smartphone with dual selfie cameras in India for Rs. 15,999 back in November last year. The smartphone has received priced cut in the country and is available for Rs. 12,999. The 8-megapixel front-facing camera, along with the secondary 2-megapixel camera offers crisp images and advanced depth of field, including background blur, background swap and improved low-light results. Continue reading “Lenovo Vibe S1 gets a price cut in India, now available for Rs. 12999”
Xiaomi is looking forward to take on chip makers like Qualcomm and Samsung by introducing in-house chips, according to a latest report from Korea Times.
Continue reading “Xiaomi tipped to be working on Rifle mobile processors”
Nokia today announced that it will acquire Withings, popular for its digital health products and services, for 170 million euros ($191 million) in cash. “The combination of innovative products from Withings and the Digital Health business will also ensure the ongoing renewal of Nokia Technologies’ world class IPR portfolio,” said the company.
Continue reading “Nokia to buy digital health firm Withings for $191 million”
Microsoft has released its Word Flow Keyboard for iPhone users as a part of its Garage project, as it had promised earlier this year, after the closed beta. It has several customization options, including Arc mode for easy, ergonomic one-handed typing using left or right hand. It currently supports only English, but it will add more languages in the future and also get more themes. Continue reading “Microsoft Word Flow Keyboard for iPhone with Arc one-handed typing mode released”
Facebook has launched a new Hindi transliteration feature for its Android app. The new feature allows users to type in English and convert it to the Devanagari script. Continue reading “Facebook rolls out Hindi transliteration feature for Android app”
Philips recently introduced SpeechAir, its new voice recorder powered by Android Kitkat developed by Speech Processing Solutions. It has three microphone, a 360° microphone for recording dictations and meetings, a directional microphone for speech recognition, specifically designed for ambient-sound environment and a MEMS microphone for taking VoIP phone calls. Continue reading “Philips SpeechAir Android-powered smart voice recorder with 360-degree microphone announced”
Apple is apparently working on making the next generation Apple Watch more powerful. A new report from the WSJ states that the next Apple Watch will have cellular connectivity. Continue reading “Next Gen Apple Watch said to support cellular connectivity”
Google has updated Gmail app for Android to version 6.4 that finally brings for Microsoft Exchange accounts for all the users. Gmail 5.0 for Android brought support for Exchange accounts back in November 2014, but it was available only for Nexus, Google Play edition and Android One devices. Continue reading “Gmail 6.4 for Android brings Microsoft Exchange support for all”
Swipe Technologies has launched Elite Note, the company’s latest smartphone. It has a 5.5-inch HD display, is powered by 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek processor and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) with Swipe’s own Freedom OS on top. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support and 4G connectivity. Continue reading “Swipe Elite Note with 5.5-inch HD display, 3GB RAM, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 7999”
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Having a high end design isn’t enough, you have to make sure that the design is able to withstand daily use cases and also fringe cases that involve users dropping the phone or damaging it in a countless number of different ways. Through these tests, we wanted to see just how tough the phone was and what kind of situations the phone can survive under.
PrivyPlex, a Singapore-based start-up developing solutions for global celebrities to engage better with their fans has partnered is with Indian Cricketer Virat Kohli to launch Virat FanBox. It is a bundle that includes a customized version of Motorola Moto G Turbo edition smartphone with Virat emblem on the back, a welcome note from Virat, a miniature bat signed by him and also comes pre-loaded with the FanBox app along with one-year membership to the fan club. Continue reading “Moto G Turbo Virat Kohli edition with Virat FanBox app launched in India”
It looks like Google Chrome OS could soon run all Android apps on Play Store. A Reddit user has recently come across the developer version of the platform with an option to run Android apps on it. Continue reading “Android apps could soon come to Chrome OS”
Meizu just announced m3, successor of last year’s m3 at an event in China. It packs a 5-inch HD screen with 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by a 1.5 GHz octa-core 64-bit MediaTek MT6750 processor, compared to the MT6735 SoC on the predecessor and runs on YunOS with FlyMe 5.1 on the top. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) that lets you focus in just 0.2 seconds and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Meizu m3 with 5-inch HD display, 3GB RAM, 13MP camera, 4G LTE announced”
Reliance Communications had listed its 4G LTE based MiFi pocket router on its e-store. The device listing was taken down from the e-store at the time of writing this article. Continue reading “RCom 4G MiFi WD670 router with built-in battery gets listed for Rs. 2699”
