Lenovo A7000 Benchmarks

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Lenovo launched the A7000 smartphone in India earlier this month for Rs. 8,999. We recently brought you the unboxing of the smartphone, here we have its benchmarks. It is powered by a Octa-Core MediaTek MT6752M processor with eight ARM Cortex A53 CPUs clocked at 1.5GHz. It has 700 MHz Mali-T760 MP2 GPU. It has 5.5-inch HD screen and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) with Lenovo’s own Vibe UI on top. Let us check out the synthetic benchmark scores below.  Continue reading “Lenovo A7000 Benchmarks”

Meerkat (beta) live streaming app now available for Android

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Meerkat started taking registrations for Android public beta few weeks back, now the beta version of the app is available for download for everyone. The app was launched on iPhone back in February. Twitter’s Periscope live streaming app was launched for iPhone in March, but it is yet to launch on Android. Continue reading “Meerkat (beta) live streaming app now available for Android”

Samsung Pay with smartwatch compatibility is likely to debut in H2, 2015: Report

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According to a Korean publication report on Thursday, Samsung’s mobile payment system Samsung Pay is likely to go live in South Korea and the US in second half of 2015, says Park Jin-young, company’s Managing Director. Continue reading “Samsung Pay with smartwatch compatibility is likely to debut in H2, 2015: Report”

LG G Flex 2 goes on sale in India for Rs. 54990

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LG launched its G Flex 2 smartphone in India at the LG Tech Show in Delhi back in March. Today the company has announced that the second generation G Flex smartphone is available across India. It has a 5.5-inch 1080p curved P-OLED display and the smartphone can bend ranging from a radius of 400mm to 700mm across the front, back, sides and top-to-bottom edges. Continue reading “LG G Flex 2 goes on sale in India for Rs. 54990”

‘Ok, Google’ custom voice actions rolling out for third-party apps

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Back in October last year, Google started asking third-party Android app developers to integrate the ‘Ok, Google’ voice command action for their in-app searches. Now, on Thursday the Search giant announced that the feature has been made available to its “first set of partners”. Continue reading “‘Ok, Google’ custom voice actions rolling out for third-party apps”

YU YUPHORIA launching on May 12

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YU has announced that it will launch its Cyanogen OS-powered YU YUPHORIA smartphone on May 12th. The company already confirmed the launch the smartphone in Q2. Name of the second YU series smartphones was selected through its crowd-sourcing campaign #YUNameIt last month. Continue reading “YU YUPHORIA launching on May 12”

Samsung Tizen App Store goes global

Samsung is bringing its Tizen App store to more countries across the globe, as per a latest report from the Wall Street Journal. Currently, Tizen OS based smartphones are only available in India and Banglasdesh but the app store is now expanding to 182 including the US, the UK and China.

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Google to deliver hands free music with Shazam

Google already lets you do lots of day to day tasks with simple “OK Google” voice command. Today, the company has teamed up with third party apps including Shazam in order to launch them directly from Search app.

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Microsoft Band SDK available for developers

Microsoft has released full version of Software Development Kit (SDK) for the Microsoft Band for all platforms. The SDK will allow Windows, Windows Phone, iOS, and Android app developers to start making full-featured third-party apps for the fitness wearable.

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Monument Valley finally arrives for Windows Phone

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Monument Valley, one of the popular puzzle games is now available for Windows Phone. It was first released for iOS and was launched for Android back in May last year. Developed by indie studio Ustwo from UK, in the game, you need to guide a silent princess Ida through a land of mysterious monuments and fantastical architecture you manipulate. Continue reading “Monument Valley finally arrives for Windows Phone”

HTC Camera app updated with RAW image support for One M9 and more

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HTC’s Camera app update on Thursday has got the RAW imaging support for the flagship One M9, and more camera improvements for other HTC devices. Continue reading “HTC Camera app updated with RAW image support for One M9 and more”

Motorola planning to manufacture phones in India

The latest company that plans to make smartphones in India is Lenovo owned Motorola. As per a report from the Economic Times, Motorola is thinking about this move to make India one of the largest markets globally.

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Micromax Canvas Laptab Hands On

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Micromax entered into Windows 8.1 tablet market yesterday with the launch of Canvas Laptab. Priced at Rs. 14,999, the tablet doubles up as a laptop with a detachable keyboard that has a trackpad. The keys and the trackpad are comfortable to use. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Laptab Hands On”

Xiaomi Mi 5, Mi 5 Plus specifications leaked, launch rumoured for July

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According to new rumours from China, Xiaomi is all set to launch the next flagship Mi 5 along with a phablet variant Mi 5 Plus. The launch will reportedly happen sometime in July, considering that the Mi 4 was also launched in July last year, but there isn’t any particular date known or rumoured as yet. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi 5, Mi 5 Plus specifications leaked, launch rumoured for July”

Apple Watch IHS teardown reveals components cost at $83.70

The Apple Watch has been the latest device that has been teardown by IHS Technology’s analysis. The research firm which tears down devices to estimate component costs is revealing the same for Apple Watch Sport at $84.

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