WhatsApp today announced that will no longer charge subscription fees for using the service. It also said it will not be introducing third-party ads to compensate. Instead, it will start testing tools so that you can use WhatsApp to communicate with businesses and organizations such as banks, to know if your recent transaction was fraudulent, or chat with an airline to ask about a delayed flight.
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LG has launched G4 Stylus 3G (H540D), 3G variant of the G4 Stylus that was launched in India last year. The G4 Stylus with 4G support was launched in India for Rs. 24,990 back in July and got a price cut to Rs. 21,000 in August. The 3G variant of the smartphone has a 5.7-inch HD display, runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) and has a 5-megapixel front-facing camera, similar to the 4G variant, but this is powered by a 1.4GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6592M processor, instead of Snapdragon 410 SoC and has a 8-megapixel camera with LED flash, laser auto focus, instead of 13-megapixel camera on the 4G variant. Continue reading “LG G4 Stylus 3G with 5.7-inch HD display, Octa-Core SoC launched in India for Rs. 19000”
Qualcomm has teamed up with the regional government of Guizhou Province that is located in southwest China. The duo has announced a joint venture that is worth $280 million that will focus on the design, development and sale of advanced server chipset technology in China.
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ZTE has announced nubia Prague S, the company’s latest smartphone in the nubia series in China, as expected. It has a 5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD OGS Super AMOLED display with 2.5D arc glass, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 615 SoC and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with nubia UI 3.0. It has 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera with 78-degree wide-angle lens and NeoVision 5.2 Camera UI. Continue reading “ZTE nubia Prague S with 5.2-inch 1080p display, 3GB RAM, 6.8mm slim metal frame announced”
Facebook is testing a new browser for its mobile app that will allow users to browse within the app. According to a report from The Next Web, users will be able to access new web pages without leaving the app.
Huawei is one of the biggest manufacturers from China and they have been gaining a lot of attention especially after the release of the Nexus 6P and the Mate 8. It seems that they have more interesting things to offer users in 2016 as they are apparently planning to launch a hybrid laptop with dual OS.
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Nintendo being one of the most popular gaming companies have gotten several requests to bring its games to the small screen, smartphones that is. Apparently, the wait will finally be over this year as they are looking to launch their first smartphone game in March 2016.
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A new UA profile has surfaced online that shows a new LG handset with the model number H830. This is likely to be a model number of the LG G5 and is shown to be running on Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
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Gamaya Inc., a California-based video game and connected toys startup launched Gamaya Legends – a video game based on Ramayana last month in India at a promotional price of Rs. 3,499 for a limited period, now the basic starter kit is available on Amazon.in for Rs. 4,999. You can also buy it on easy EMIs of Rs. 401.84 per month. Continue reading “Gamaya Legends Ramayana based 3D action video game now available on Amazon for Rs. 4999”
Reliance Jio Infocomm and Reliance Communications Ltd. (RCOM) have entered into a strategic partnership for the sale of 800 MHz spectrum in 9 Circles by RCOM to Reliance Jio, and for sharing of spectrum in 800 MHz band across 17 Circles.
Few iPhone 6s and 6s users were facing issues regarding incorrect display of battery percentage level. Apple has now acknowledged the issue and posted a new support document regarding the same.
Karbonn Quattro L50, the company’s latest budget 4G smartphone went on sale online recently. It has a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a quad-core processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop), has 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support and 4G LTE connectivity with support for both FDD 1800 MHz and TDD 2300 MHz 4G LTE bands for India. Continue reading “Karbonn Quattro L50 with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 4G LTE now available for Rs. 7990”
Xiaomi has announced that it has locked the bootloader of the recently launched Redmi Note 3 “in order to protect user data safety”. The company will soon add Mi 4c and Mi Note Pro to this list.
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Vodafone is said to be in talks to acquire broadband service provider YOU Broadband, according to a latest report from the Economic Times. The deal is tipped to be priced at Rs 400 crore, said the report.
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Microsoft Lumia 650 has been surfacing the online world with live images, retailer listing and more since past few days. Now, a new report from Windows Central suggests that the phone will be announced on February 1.
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