Even with the adoption rates of smartphones increasing, there is a huge market for high-end DAPs (Digital Audio Players). It seems that there is a demand for such devices in India as well since the FiiO X7 Android audio player has just been launched at a price of Rs 42,999 which is as much as a high end smartphone.
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LG Electronics has reported revenues of 14.56 trillion won (US$ 12.57 billion) in Q4 2015, a 3.8% increase compared to the same quarter last year with operating profit of 349 billion won (US$ 301.38 million), up 27% from the same period the previous year. For the whole 2015 operating income was 1.19 trillion won (US$ 1.03 billion), compared to 1.83 trillion (US$ 1.58 billion) in 2014 on revenues of 56.51 trillion won (US$ 48.8 billion), compared with 59.04 trillion won (US$ 50.98 billion) the previous year, mainly due to sluggish global market demand for TVs and softer growth of smartphone market. Continue reading “LG Q4 2015 profits up 27% YoY, 59.7 million smartphones shipped in 2015”
Sony has announced that it has come to an agreement with Israel based Altair Semiconductor and majority of its shareholders to acquire the company.
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More leaks about the 4-inch iPhone 5se are surfacing from 9to5Mac. The latest one states that the phone will be powered by an A9 and M9 chip instead of the A8 and M8 which was mentioned earlier.
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Spotify is all set to introduce a new service on its mobile apps this week, according to a latest report from the Wall Street Journal. The US-based popular streaming service is rolling out a video service on its Android and iOS app.
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OnePlus has finally started rolling out Oxygen OS v2.2.0 OTA update for the OnePlus X smartphone, couple of months after it rolled out the OxygenOS 2.1.3 update. This update fixes USSD issues for India finally, so that pre-paid users will now receive USSD notification after a call, SMS and for data usage. The update also adds manual mode that is already present in the OnePlus 2, option to save images in SD card directly in camera, security patches, bug fixes and optimizations. Check out the complete changelog below. Continue reading “OnePlus X gets OxygenOS 2.2.0 update with manual camera mode, USSD bug fix for India”
Last week, Vineet Taneja resigned from the Micromax as CEO and the four promoters are now gearing up to take the entire control of the homegrown company. Now, a new report from Economic Times is stating that, Micromax is bringing back a couple of top executives to take charge of its smartphone business.
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Skin4Gadgets is a Mumbai-based company that offers an array of customized skins for various devices like smartphones and tablets. The company has tied up with Tukzer who manufacturers Power Banks. Last month, it announced 10,000mAh and 15,000mAh customized skin power banks for Rs 2,499 and Rs 2,999 respectively. We have got our hands on the 10,000mAh power bank so let’s see if it is worth the price. Continue reading “Skin4Gadgets customized Tukzer 10,000 mAh Power Bank Review”
Samsung had announced Gear S2 Classic 18K Rose Gold and Platinum editions at CES 2016 earlier this month. Today, the company has globally launched these two smartwatches.
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iBall has launched the Slide 3G Q45i, the company’s latest Android tablet in the Slide series. It has a 7-inch (1024×600 pixels) IPS screen, is powered by a quad-core 64-bit Intel Atom x3 processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). It has a 2-megapixel rear camera and a VGA front-facing camera. It has dual-SIM support, 3G connectivity and voice calling capabilities.
Vodafone has launched its 4G LTE services in Kolkata after a month of launching its 4G services in Kerala. It was launched in Mysore earlier this month. It is based on 1800MHz FDD-LTE band 3 and is built on a strong fibre backhaul. Vodafone 4G is available in BBD Bag, Park Street, Alipore, Ballygunge, Salt Lake Sector 5, Airport and EM bypass in the circle and the roll-out will be completed across all parts of Kolkata by June 2016 in a phased manner. Continue reading “Vodafone launches 4G LTE services in Kolkata”
Lenovo has announced K5 Note, the successor of the K4 Note that was launched in India recently, after it got certified by TENAA. It packs a 5.5-inch 1080p display and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop), similar to the K4 Note, but this is powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P10 processor. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. It has a aluminium unibody design and fingerprint sensor on the back that can detect fingerprints in just 0.3 seconds. Continue reading “Lenovo K5 Note with metal body, Helio P10, fingerprint sensor, 3500mAh battery announced”
Airtel has commercially launched its 4G LTE services in Kochi in Manjeri, Tirurangadi & Thalaserry in Kerala. With this Airtel 4G is now present in 50 towns in Kerala. It launched 4G services in 296 towns across India earlier back in August last year. It was launched in Kochi in the same month and in Thiruvananthapuram in September. Airtel 4G is available to customers across mobile phones, dongles, 4G hotspots and Wi-Fi dongles in the city. For existing Airtel customers, the company is offering a complimentary upgrade to Airtel 4G at same price as 3G. Continue reading “Airtel launches 4G LTE in Manjeri, Tirurangadi and Thalaserry, now in 50 towns in Kerala”
Along with Samsung Galaxy S7, reports and rumors of the LG G5 have also surfaced since past few months. Now a couple of images of the LG G5 prototype have leaked showing some of the hardware of the upcoming flagship from LG.
Lenovo launched the Vibe K4 Note smartphone in India at Rs. 11,999 recently. We already brought you the unboxing, teardown and benchmarks of the smartphone, here we have the battery life test results. The K4 Note packs a 3300mAh (Rated) / 3400mAh (Typical) built-in battery, larger than the 3000mAh (Typical) / 2900mAh (Rated) battery on the K3 Note. It has a 5.5-inch 1080p display, is powered by a 1.3 GHz Octa-core MediaTek MT6753 processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). Check out the test results below. Continue reading “Lenovo Vibe K4 Note Battery Life Test”
