Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) Benchmarks

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Samsung launched the Galaxy A7 (2016) smartphone, along with the Galaxy A5 (2016) earlier this month for Rs. 33,400. We recently brought you the unboxing, here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. It is powered by an Octa-Core Exynos 7580 64-bit processor that has eight ARM Cortex A53 cores clocked at 1.6 GHz per core, has Mali-T720 GPU, 3GB of RAM, 5.5-inch 1080p screen and runs on Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop). Check out the synthetic benchmark scores below. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) Benchmarks”

TP-LINK Archer MR200 802.11ac Dual Band router with 4G SIM support launched for Rs. 8999

TP-LINK Archer MR200

TP-LINK has launched Archer MR200 (AC750) Wireless Dual Band Wireless Router in India. It also has a 4G SIM slot, in addition to Ethernet port, so that you can also share 4G LTE/3G connection with other devices.  Continue reading “TP-LINK Archer MR200 802.11ac Dual Band router with 4G SIM support launched for Rs. 8999”

Moto X Force now available from over 400 retail stores across India

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Motorola launched the Moto X Force, it’s flagship smartphone swith a 5.4-inch Quad HD AMOLED screen with Moto ShatterShield display technology, which is essentially made of an integrated system of five layers that absorbs shock from impact and is guaranteed not to shatter. It went on sale through online retailers FlipkartAmazon.in and Snapdeal stating at Rs. 49,999, earlier this month. Continue reading “Moto X Force now available from over 400 retail stores across India”

Google’s Accelerated Mobile Pages for search launched in India

Google has announced that it is launching Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) for search in India. Unveiled in October last year, AMP is an open source HTML initiative which improves the performance of the mobile web and is Google’s answer to Facebook’s Instant Articles.

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GSMA Global Mobile Awards 2016 Winners: Xiaomi Redmi 2, Samsung Galaxy S6 edge and more

GSMA Global Mobile Awards

GSM Association has announced the winners for the 21st annual Global Mobile Awards at the GSMA Mobile World Congress 2016 in Barcelona. Last year Apple iPhone 6 and the LG G3 were adjusted the best smartphone award, this year the Samsung Galaxy S6 edge gets the award for the best smartphone. It won an award in the Best New Handset, Tablet or Device segment last year. Continue reading “GSMA Global Mobile Awards 2016 Winners: Xiaomi Redmi 2, Samsung Galaxy S6 edge and more”

Facebook moves ahead of ‘Like’, starts rolling out Reactions globally

Things are getting more fun and expressive at Facebook. The big blue social network is finally moving beyond its quintessential ‘Like’ and embracing other popular emoticons under its new feature dubbed as Reactions.

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HTC teases its flagship One M10 smartphone

HTC One M10 teaser

HTC unveiled only its Desire series of smartphones at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2016 in Barcelona earlier this week and it’s flagship One M10 smartphone is not expected to arrive until April. Now the Taiwanese company has started teasing the upcoming flagship smartphone with the tagline Power of 10, along with an image that shows the metal edges of the phone. Continue reading “HTC teases its flagship One M10 smartphone”

Samsung begins mass production of 256GB UFS 2.0 flash memory for high-end mobile devices

Samsung 256GB UFS 2.0

Samsung today announced that it has started mass producing world’s first 256GB ultra-fast embedded flash memory based on Universal Flash Storage (UFS) 2.0 standard for next-generation high-end mobile devices, including smartphones. The company introduced the first 128GB UFS 2.0 flash memory back in February last year. UFS 2.0 promises better sequential read and write performance, closer to SSD and 50% decrease in energy consumption. Continue reading “Samsung begins mass production of 256GB UFS 2.0 flash memory for high-end mobile devices”

OnePlus 3 with a new design launching by June 2016

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OnePlus will finally launch its flagship OnePlus 3 smartphone, successor of the current OnePlus 2 by the end of Q2 2016, which is probably late May or June, according to CNET. In an interview with the CNET en Español, OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei said that the upcoming flagship will feature a ‘new design,’ and he hopes it will ‘captivate’ users as much as the OnePlus One, but he did not reveal any specifications. Continue reading “OnePlus 3 with a new design launching by June 2016”

Zopo Speed 7C with 5-inch HD display, 4G, wooden back covers announced

Zopo Speed 7C

Zopo has announced Speed 7C, it’s latest smartphone in the Speed 7 series at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2016 in Barcelona. The main highlight of the smartphone is its swappable back cover that comes in wooden finishes. It has a 5-inch HD screen, is powered by a MT6735 quad-core 64-bit processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop), has a 13.2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support. Continue reading “Zopo Speed 7C with 5-inch HD display, 4G, wooden back covers announced”