Sundar Pichai just took to the Google+ platform to announce the dates of Google I/O 2016 which is set to take place just 18 weeks from now in California.
Twitter for iOS now lets you watch live Periscope broadcasts directly within Tweets
Twitter has updated the iOS app to version 6.44 that now lets you watch Periscope broadcasts live, within the tweets. When there is a Tweet with a link for a Periscope broadcast, it will autoplay right within the Tweet. When you tap the video, it goes full-screen and shows Periscope comments and hearts from other viewers. It doesn’t require you to install Periscope app or even a Periscope account to watch the broadcasts on Twitter. Continue reading “Twitter for iOS now lets you watch live Periscope broadcasts directly within Tweets”
Lenovo won’t discontinue the Moto E or Moto G
After reports about Lenovo planning to shift focus of the Moto lineup to higher end smartphones and the statement that said that all Moto smartphones in 2016 will come with fingerprint sensors, many felt that they would be cancelling off the Moto E or perhaps the Moto G as well.
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Motorola Moto G (3rd Gen), Moto G Turbo Edition and Moto X Play get a Rs. 2000 price cut
Motorola and Flipkart are back with new offers for the new year. As a part of the latest sale, they are offering Rs. 2,000 discount on Moto G (3rd Gen), the latest Moto G (Turbo) and Moto X Play smartphones. There are also exchange offers on Moto X Style, Nexus 6, Moto Turbo, Moto E (2nd Gen) and Moto E (2nd Gen) 4G smartphones. Discounts are available through web as well, but the exchange offers are available only through the Flipkart app. Continue reading “Motorola Moto G (3rd Gen), Moto G Turbo Edition and Moto X Play get a Rs. 2000 price cut”
LG teases Feb 21st event prior to MWC 2016 – Could be the G5
It is traditional for big brands to hold separate conferences prior to events such as CES and MWC. LG also has a history of doing the same and it seems that this year they will be holding an event on 21st which is just before the MWC is scheduled to start on 22nd.
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HTC One A9 Review
After the high-end ‘One M’ series and mid-range Desire series, HTC introduced One A9, the company’s first ‘A series’ smartphone with a premium build, back in October last year. It was launched in India last month at a price tag of Rs. 29,990. It has a fingerprint sensor, unibody metal design, 13MP camera with RAW image support and more features that were rarely seen on mid-range HTC smartphones. Is the smartphone worth the price? Let us find out in the complete review.
Android-based Remix OS 2.0 for PC now available for Download
Jide Technology, popular for its Android-based Remix OS PCs introduced the Remix OS 2.0 for all other PCs and laptops at the CES 2016 last week. Today it has released the first version of Remix OS 2.0, as it had promised. Remix OS is the same Android, which has been tweaked to work on PCs and includes new UI, responds to mouse clicks and even lets you use keyboard shortcuts on your PC or laptop. Check out the demo below. Continue reading “Android-based Remix OS 2.0 for PC now available for Download”
ZTE Blade D Lux with 5.5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 3000mAh battery announced
ZTE has introduced (Via) Blade D Lux, the company’s latest ‘Blade series’ smartphone in Vietnam and Singapore. It packs a 5.5-inch HD screen, is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 410 64-bit processor, runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop), has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 8-megapixel rear camera that also has LED flash for capturing better images even in low lighting conditions.
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Nubia Z11 render reveals bezel-less design and dual cameras
It seems that Nubia, a subsidiary of ZTE is hard at work to produce a successor to the Z9. The leaked renders of the Nubia Z11 reveal a bezel-less design just like the Z9 and dual cameras.
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All Moto smartphones in 2016 will feature fingerprint scanners
Hot on the heels of Lenovo’s announcement that the Motorola branding will slowly be phased out in favour of the Moto brand comes another announcement which states that all Moto smartphones released in 2016 will feature fingerprint scanners.
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Letv Le Max launching in India on January 20, Le 1s also expected
At its preview event in Bangalore last month, Letv confirmed that the Le Max smartphone will launch in the country sometime mid-January 2016. Today it has sent out press invites for the launch event on January 20th. Even though the teaser just shows one smartphone, another teaser (image below) from their official Facebook page shows a smaller smartphone next to the large phone, so we can expect the latest Le 1s smartphone to launch in India, along with Le Max.
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Xiaomi Mi 5 might have two versions – A 1080p and 1440p variant
The upcoming Xiaomi Mi 5 is all but pending an official announcement in February. Its feature set and design looks quite promising but now we have a new rumour that states that the Mi 5 might have two different variants.
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OPPO F1 with 5-inch HD display, 8MP front camera, Snapdragon 616 and 3GB RAM official
OPPO recently announced that it will launch camera-centric ‘F series’ smartphones this year in India, and F1 will be the first phone in the series, which will launch on January 28th. Now the smartphone has gone official (Via) in Vietnam. The main highlight of the smartphone is the 8-megapixel front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture, 1/4″ sensor and software features such as Beautify 3.0, 8 live color filters, and option to use the screen as a flash light to capture better images in low lighting conditions. Continue reading “OPPO F1 with 5-inch HD display, 8MP front camera, Snapdragon 616 and 3GB RAM official”
Nokia feature phone with all-metal design leaked
2016 is the year when the non-compete agreement between Microsoft and Nokia comes again. That means that we can see smartphones under the Nokia brand again soon and this smartphone is probably the first one to come out from the legendary brand.
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Samsung Galaxy J1 (2016) press images surface
Samsung Galaxy J1 2016 (SM-J120F), successor of the Galaxy J1 had surfaced in live images last month, now press shots of the smartphone have surfaced, thanks to @evleaks. The lockscreen on the image shows the date as December 12th, but Samsung is yet to announce the smartphone. We already know most of the specifications of the new Galaxy J1. Check them out below. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy J1 (2016) press images surface”