Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus launching in India on March 15

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Lenovo has finally sent out invites for the launch of it’s latest Vibe K5 Plus smartphone in India on March 15th. It was announced at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona last week, packs a 5-inch 1080p display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 616 processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Lenovo’s own UI on top, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus launching in India on March 15”

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Cat 9 LTE Speedtest

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The Samsung Galaxy S6 edge was fitted with a Cat 6 LTE modem while the new Galaxy S7 Edge comes with a Cat 9 LTE modem. We did a speedtest of the device over the LTE network in Barcelona to show you the kind of speeds the smartphone can achieve.

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BlackBerry Priv Camera gets slow motion, Launcher and Keyboard get several new features

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BlackBerry has updated its Camera, Launcher and Keyboard apps with several new features. The Camera app finally gets slow motion video recording at 120 fps, Keyboard app gets better predictive typing, accuracy, and control and the launcher gets enhanced user experience, including separate view of personal and work apps. Continue reading “BlackBerry Priv Camera gets slow motion, Launcher and Keyboard get several new features”

5 reasons to buy the Samsung Galaxy S7

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The Samsung Galaxy S7 is the update to last year’s Galaxy S6. In this post, we will take a look at 5 reasons why you should buy one for yourself or upgrade from your existing Galaxy S6.

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5 reasons to buy the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge

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The Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge is the update to last year’s Galaxy S6 edge and S6 edge+. In this post, we will take a look at 5 reasons why you should buy one for yourself or upgrade from your existing S6 edge or S6 edge+.

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Microsoft HoloLens Development Edition up for pre-order at $3,000, shipping March 30

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Months after introducing the HoloLens, Microsoft announced back in October last year that the Hololens Developer Kit will be available in Q1 2016 for $3000 (Rs. 20,4135 approx.), as promised it has started taking orders for the HoloLens Development Edition for developers. Continue reading “Microsoft HoloLens Development Edition up for pre-order at $3,000, shipping March 30”

Screenshots give us a glimpse of upcoming Android N’s UI

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While a great many number of smartphones are releasing now with Android Marshmallow 6.0, quite a few are yet to receive the update. However, that doesn’t stop rumours and information regarding the next Android version from popping up. New images now give us a sneak peek at what to expect from the next major Android update especially with the notification drawer.

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Moto sale on Amazon India: Rs. 1000 off on smartphones, Rs. 2000 off on Moto 360 (2nd Gen)

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Moto has brought its popular devices on Amazon.in. As a part of the inaugural offers, it is offering discounts and cashbacks on most of the Motorola smartphones and Moto 360 (2nd Gen) smartwatch. All these offers are available both on the web and Amazon app. Continue reading “Moto sale on Amazon India: Rs. 1000 off on smartphones, Rs. 2000 off on Moto 360 (2nd Gen)”

Google Maps for iOS gets option to add detours to your route

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Months after Google Maps for Android got the feature, the iOS app has finally received the option add detours to your route, without having to exit out of navigation. This feature is available in over 100 countries worldwide where Google Maps navigation is available. The latest update also brings several bug fixes. Continue reading “Google Maps for iOS gets option to add detours to your route”

9.7″ Apple iPad Pro to have a 12 Megapixel Camera with 4K Video Recording

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New rumours suggested that the next iPad won’t be the iPad Air 3 but a smaller 9.7″ iPad Pro. However, the smaller iPad Pro won’t just be a scaled down version of the larger 12.9″ iPad Pro. Instead, it will come with a few upgrades as well.

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LG G5 supports Qualcomm QuickCharge 3.0 but Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge don’t

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Earlier, it was expected that if you pack the latest processor from Qualcomm, it would in effect be able to have the fast charging properties of the particular processor. However, the OnePlus 2 showed that it is possible to remove the fast charging abilities if needed.  Similarly, now it seems that Samsung have bundled only QuickCharge 2.0 with their Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge while LG’s G5 is capable of doing QuickCharge 3.0.

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ZUK to launch a new mini phone powered by Mediatek Helio P10

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ZUK is apparently working on a new phone that will have a compact size. It could be an all new handset or a mini version of their Z1 handset and will launch in a few months time.

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Google Store starts selling View-Master and C1-Glass Cardboard VR Viewers

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Google has started selling Cardboard VR Viewers on its official US store, apart from its Cardboard viewer. It also has a separate Virtual Reality (Via) page on its store that lists all the cardboard viewers. Continue reading “Google Store starts selling View-Master and C1-Glass Cardboard VR Viewers”

Sony files patent for PS3 Move like Powerglove controller for smartphones

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Sony has just filed a new patent for a Powerglove controller for smartphones that is similar to their PS3 Move. The device would be ideally incorporated with a VR experience to control the headset.

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