Apart from the Apple Watch, the TAG Heuer smart watch is one of the most awaited gadgets of the year. The smart watch has been rumoured for a long time and now we finally have a date and price on the device. Last month TAG Heuer announced its partnership with Google and Intel to develop the smartwatch which means the device will most likely run on Android Wear.
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In a surprising move, Microsoft is now letting developers repackage their Android and iOS apps for Windows 10. Developers will be able to quickly port their app over, with equivalent system-level APIs in Windows that will support as well as extend the app’s functionality. Microsoft will include an Android subsystem on Windows 10 for phones and have supporting APIs for iOS apps. The above image is a demo of an Android app, accessing Windows phone’s native controls and APIs, but the remaining code is the same. This way, it drastically cuts down development costs which companies just can’t afford, to re-write for a platform without substantial market share.
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A range of handmade luxury Android smartphones from Swiss firm Savelli were launched in Abu Dhabi by a luxury watch dealer Mohammed Rasool Khouri and Sons. Continue reading “Savelli luxury Android smartphone worth Rs. 66 lakhs launched”
Shifty Jelly, the company behind the most popular Pocket Casts app for Android and iOS platforms has finally launched the app for Windows Phone. It has all the important features such as cross platform syncing, variable playback speed, auto download, filters and more. This is the first version, and the company will improve the app based on feedback from the users.
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LG announced the G4 yesterday, the successor to the LG G3 that was launched last year. The handset will go on sale in Korea starting today at a price of 825,000 KRW (INR 48,880 or US$775) and will eventually release in over 180 countries worldwide.
In a bid to make a mark in virtual reality market, GoPro has scooped up virtual reality company Kolor for an undisclosed sum. The France based company’s solutions help users combine multiple photographs or videos to produce high-res panoramic or shperical content that are an essential component of virtual reality technology.
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Honor, the global brand under Huawei launched the Honor 4X smartphone in India last month for Rs. 10499. We reviewed the smartphone recently, here we have the battery test results of the smartphone. It packs a 3,000mAh built-in battery, has a 5.5-inch HD screen and is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 410 64-bit SoC. Check out the battery life test results.
Uber is said to be working on merchant delivery service and is in talks with 400 retailers for the same, as per a report from TechCrunch. The company will deliver goods via its UberRush couriers and Uber drivers.
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Samsung is known to be working on a smartwatch that has a circular display much like the Moto 360 and LG Urbane/GWAR smartwatches. Sources say that Samsung is collaborating with various fashion brans and artists to make custom bands for the smartwatch codenamed Orbis.
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Yesterday we showed you some of the leaked screenshots of Windows 10 and the changes it brought in terms of UI. Microsoft is holding the Build 2015 conference today in San Francisco and apparently it plans to announce Android app support for Windows 10.
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Google on Tuesday started rolling out the updated Play Newsstand app for Android devices. The update brings overall performance and UI improvements, more articles from the sources, smarter recommendations, bug fixes and more. Continue reading “Google Play Newsstand update brings smarter recommendations and more”
Microsoft is looking forward for manufacturing handsets in India as the government raised import duties on mobile phones, as per a report from the Economic Times. Nokia was once a leader in manufacturing feature phones in India.
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Xiaomi has just announced the results of Q1 2015 and that it has retained its number one spot in the Chinese market. The company holds a market share of 14% and are well ahead of some of the big international players.
Celkon has launched Campus A518, the latest entry-level smartphone in the Campus series. It has a 5-inch FWVGA screen, is powered by a 1GHz processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 3.2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support and 3G connectivity. Continue reading “Celkon Campus A518 with 5-inch display, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 4400”
After going through quite a shaky relationship together, Cyanogen and OnePlus are now officially parting ways. Steve Kondik and Kirt McMaster mentioned this while talking about the future of the company in Beijing during the Global Mobile Internet Conference.
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