This week, Chinese smartphone company Coolpad launched a smaller variant of its popular Note 3 in India as Coolpad Note 3 Lite. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Coolpad Note 3 Lite, Lenovo A7000 Turbo, Xiaomi Redmi 3, Note 3 Pro and more”
Xiaomi expands to UAE, will foray into Saudi Arabia by end of this month
Earlier today, Xiaomi announced that it has sold more than 70 million smartphones during 2015 which is 10 million units shorter of it’s 80 million target. The Chinese smartphone maker has now expanded its operations to UAE.
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Oppo ropes in Hrithik Roshan and Sonam Kapoor as Brand Ambassadors for South Asia
Oppo has announced Hrithik Roshan and Sonam Kapoor as its South Asia region brand ambassadors. Both movie stars have been a part of Oppo India’s campaigns since 2014.
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SKRWT lens correction app now available on Android
SKRWT, the popular lens correction app that was available for iOS since 2014 has now finally arrived on Android. The app focuses on perspective correction while using a smartphone’s camera.
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Foursquare secures $45M in funding, CEO Dennis Crowley steps down
Foursquare has raised $45 million in a Series E round of funding from existing investors Union Square Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, and new investor Morgan Stanley. The popular location based app company is also getting a new CEO.
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Samsung tipped to launch Vivid Photos with Galaxy S7
It looks like Samsung is going to take a cue from Apple’s Live Photos feature for its upcoming flagship phone. A new report claims that the company will roll out ‘Vivid Photos’ that will be its own take on Live Photos.
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Google Play now supports promo codes for paid apps and in-app purchases
Google has started rolling out support for Promo Codes in the Play Store. Developers will now have the ability to create promo codes for paid apps and in-app purchases.
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Coolpad Note 3 Lite Photo Gallery & Hands On
Following the success of the Coolpad Note 3, the company has launched a new up device that undercuts pricing and still offers a compelling device. The phone was launched today at an event in Delhi but since we’ve had our hands on it for a while, we decided to start our coverage with a quick hands on and photo gallery ahead of our review. Continue reading “Coolpad Note 3 Lite Photo Gallery & Hands On”
OPPO F1 now available in Europe for pre-order at 229 Euros
OPPO announced the camera centric F1 smartphone with an all metal design in Vietnam earlier this month. Now, the smartphone is available for pre-order in Europe at a price of 229 Euros.
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Xiaomi faced poor smartphones sales in 2015 – Below their lowest expectations
Xiaomi declined to reveal the sales numbers for its smartphones to the media in December 2015. People expected that the company could be avoiding it as they might have missed their target of 80-100 million devices that year. However, the actual sales numbers are much worse according to Weibo.
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Netflix to block Proxy and VPN access for global streaming
Netflix, which recently expanded to more than 130 countries including India, is getting serious about controlling the access of its content. The popular movie and TV shows streaming service will stop subscribers from using internet proxies and VPN to view content that is not available in their countries.
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Samsung signs deal with Apple to become their main flexible OLED supplier
It has been rumoured for quite a while that Samsung is in talks with Apple to supply OLED screens for upcoming iPhones. Well, it now seems that they have come to an agreement which makes Samsung the largest flexible OLED supplier for Apple.
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Coolpad Note 3 Lite with 3GB RAM, fingerprint sensor, 4G launched in India for Rs. 6999
Coolpad has launched its Note 3 Lite smartphone in India, as expected, few months after it launched the successful Note 3 smartphone in the country. It packs a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a Quad-Core 64-bit MediaTek MT6735 processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Cool UI on top. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 5-megapixel front-facing camera and a fingerprint sensor on the back, similar to the Note 3. Continue reading “Coolpad Note 3 Lite with 3GB RAM, fingerprint sensor, 4G launched in India for Rs. 6999”
Sony Xperia Z5 and Z5 Compact to arrive on American shores on 7th February
The Sony Xperia Z5 and Z5 Compact were announced alongside the Z5 Premium at IFA, Berlin back in September 2015. However, they never made their way to American soil until now.
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OnePlus tweets a vague teaser – Could be the Android Marshmallow update for OnePlus One
OnePlus just took to twitter to tweet a teaser photo which involves the OnePlus One. However it is quite vague and even with the hint – “This is a teaser for something we’ve been cooking up.”, it isn’t easy to decode.