Waze 4.0 for Android brings new look, improved driving experience and more

Waze 4.0 for Android

Waze crowd sourced traffic and navigation app for Android has finally been updated to version 4.0, after several months of beta testing. The latest update brings a new, cleaner design for easier navigation, reporting and sharing. Steps to navigate have also been minimized. Continue reading “Waze 4.0 for Android brings new look, improved driving experience and more”

Oculus adds social games and brings Facebook sharing to Samsung Gear VR

Oculus, the maker of Samsung Gear VR headset is getting into the social media game and bringing the much needed social experience to the world of virtual reality. The company has added a bunch of new features to the Samsung Gear VR and is even bringing new Facebook sharing features.

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Android Beta Program lets you update Nexus device to Android N developer preview via OTA

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Google released Android N preview images for the Nexus 6, Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Nexus Player, Nexus 9, and Pixel C devices few hours back. It also introduced new Android Beta Program that lets you easily try out N on development devices via OTA so that you need not unlock the bootloader and flash the images manually. Continue reading “Android Beta Program lets you update Nexus device to Android N developer preview via OTA”

Panasonic T50 with 4.5-inch display, SAIL UI launched for Rs. 4990

Panasonic T50

Panasonic has launched Panasonic T50, the company’s latest budget smartphone. It has a 4.5-inch FWVGA screen, is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Panasonic’s own SAIL UI. It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. The new SAIL camera has 9 beauty camera modes, Pose mode, Child mode, Watermark and several new features. Continue reading “Panasonic T50 with 4.5-inch display, SAIL UI launched for Rs. 4990”

HALFTICKET TV Streaming Stick Review

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If you are someone who has invested a lot of money into a large screen TV for your home but find that it lacks “smart functionality”, you are probably on the lookout for a device that can breathe new life into it. That is where streaming sticks come in and the HALFTICKET is a newer entrant to the scene. On paper, it seems like a winner, but how does it fare in the real world scenario? Let’s find out.

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LeEco Le 1S Gold Photo Gallery

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LeEco (formerly Letv) launched the Le 1s smartphone in India at a competitive price tag of Rs. 10,999 in January. We have already seen unboxing, battery test and benchmarks of the phone. Now let’s take a detailed look at the hardware and specs of the Golden colored variant of the smartphone in this photo gallery. Continue reading “LeEco Le 1S Gold Photo Gallery”

Xiaomi Redmi 3 variant with fingerprint sensor, metal body gets certified in China

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Xiaomi Redmi 3 smartphone got cerfited by TENAA in China back in December last year and it was officially announced in January earlier this year. Now a variant of the Redmi 3 has been certified by TENAA. This has almost similar specifications as the Redmi 3 and also includes a fingerprint sensor on the back, similar to the Redmi Note 3. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi 3 variant with fingerprint sensor, metal body gets certified in China”

Amzer FitZer Ka smart fitness tracker coming soon for Rs 2999

Amzer, the US based mobile accessory maker has announced the FitZer Ka smart fitness tracker in India. The fitness band records steps taken, distance traveled, calories burned and monitors and record sleep patterns.

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Google is offering 25% discount on Pixel C tablet only for developers

Google just released the developer preview for Android N and now it is offering a treat to developers. The company is giving 25% discount on the Pixel C tablet but only if you are a developer.

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Motorola Moto X Force Battery Life Test

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Motorola launched its flagship Moto X Force smartphone with Moto ShatterShield shatterproof display in India last month, starting at Rs. 49,999. We already brought you the hands-on and photo galleryunboxing and benchmarks, here we have the battery life test results of the smartphone. It has a 3760mAh built-in battery with support for Turbo Charging, packs a 5.4-inch Quad HD AMOLED display,  is powered by an Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 SoC and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). Check out the test results below. Continue reading “Motorola Moto X Force Battery Life Test”

Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Giveaway

Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Giveaway

Hello readers! Thanks for your amazing response for all our giveaways. We are back with another giveaway just for you. Xiaomi took the wraps off of its Redmi Note 3 smartphone with Snapdragon 650 SoC and 16MP camera earlier this year, which was launched in India last week starting at Rs. 9999 and went on sale starting from yesterday. Didn’t get the phone in yesterday’s flash sale? Instead of just giving away F-code to buy the smartphone in the next sale, we decided to giveaway the Redmi Note 3 (2GB + 16GB) itself. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Giveaway”

New range of Dell Latitude laptops and convertibles launched in India starting Rs. 44,999

Earlier in January, Dell had launched Latitude 13 (7370) 7000 ultrabook and Latitude 12 (7275) 7000 2-in-1 tablet. Today, the company has launched both these devices in India along with a range of Dell Latitude laptops.

Latitude 13 7000 Series

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Android N Developer Preview images with Multi-window, Data Saver and more now available

Android N

As a surprise Google has released developer preview images for Android ‘N’, the next major Android release, ahead of Google I/O 2016 in May. This brings several new features such as Multi-window support, Notification enhancements, Data Saver, Background optimizations, Direct boot, TV Recording, partial support for more than 100 new languages and locales and more. Continue reading “Android N Developer Preview images with Multi-window, Data Saver and more now available”

Facebook acquires MSQRD video filter app in a bid to level up with Snapchat

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Snapchat recently acquired an app that specialized in selfie animations called Looksery. Now, Facebook has acquired a similar app that goes by the name of MSQRD to bring similar features to its messaging service as well.

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