LG G Pad II 8.3 LTE with 8.3-inch Full HD display, Snapdragon 615, built-in stylus announced

LG G Pad II 8.3 LTE

LG has introduced G Pad II 8.3 LTE, it’s latest tablet in Korea. It packs a 8.3-inch (1920 x 1200) WUXGA display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 615 processor and runs on Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop). It has a 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera without flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. As the name indicates, it has 4G LTE connectivity, has built-in stylus and also comes pre-loaded with Microsoft Office apps. Continue reading “LG G Pad II 8.3 LTE with 8.3-inch Full HD display, Snapdragon 615, built-in stylus announced”

Xiaomi Mi Band Pulse / 1S Unboxing

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Xiaomi unveiled the Mi Band Pulse (1S), successor of last year’s Mi Band in China last month. The main highlight of the new Mi Band is the heart rate sensor. We managed to get one from China, here is the unboxing. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Band Pulse / 1S Unboxing”

LG to unveil HOM-BOT Turbo+ robotic vacuum cleaner with augmented reality at CES 2016

LG has announced that it will unveil HOM-BOT Turbo+ robotic vacuum cleaner with augmented reality at CES 2016. The vacuum cleaner from the company looks similar to a Roomba robot vacuum but it is equipped with the augmented reality feature.

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Nvidia Shield tablet K1 starts receiving Android 6.0 Marshmallow update

Nvidia had promised that Shield Tablet K1 will receive Android 6.0 Marshmallow update by the end of this year and the company is keeping its promise. The latest Software Upgrade version 1.0 is the first major update since its introduction last month.

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Microsoft kills ‘Hey Cortana’ feature on Android

Earlier this month Microsoft officially launched Cortana for Android and iOS. Today, the company is taking down one of the important feature of the digital assistant on Android.

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Facebook for iOS now supports Live Photos

Facebook’s iOS app is adding support for Live Photos feature, that debuted on Apple’s recently launched iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus. Uploading a Live Photo to Facebook is same as uploading a normal photo from your camera roll.

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Microsoft acquires Talko mobile messaging app

Microsoft has scooped up Talko mobile messaging app for on-the-go business communications for an  undisclosed sum. The company will use Talko’s tech to “fuel future innovation” in Skype and Skype for Business.

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4G smartphones surpass 3G shipments in October 2015: IDC

A total of 9.3 million smartphones were shipped in India in the month of October 2015, according to a new report from International Data Corporation (IDC). A large chunk of these smartphones were 4G enabled from companies like Lenovo, Samsung and others.

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OnePlus 2 gets OxygenOS 2.2.0 update with number of improvements and fixes

OnePlus has rolled out a new OxygenOS 2.2.0 update to OnePlus 2 which brings a bunch of improvements and fixes. The company said that the over the air (OTA) update will be rolled out incrementally for the devices.

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Sony tipped to be working on new batteries that lasts 40% longer

Sony is working on improving one of the major hurdles of smartphones – battery life. A new report from Nikkei states that the company plans to introduce a new high capacity battery in 2020 that should last 40 percent longer than lithium ion batteries that are currently available in the market.

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Gionee M5 Enjoy with 5.5-inch HD display, 3GB RAM, 5000mAh battery announced

Gionee M5 Enjoy

Gionee today introduced M5 Enjoy version, along with the M5 Plus at an event in China. It packs a 5000mAh battery and also has a fingerprint sensor embedded into the home button that promises recognition time of 0.5 seconds. It has a 5.5-inch HD IPS display, is powered by a Quad-Core MediaTek MT6735 processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Amigo OS 3.1. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Gionee M5 Enjoy with 5.5-inch HD display, 3GB RAM, 5000mAh battery announced”

Gionee M5 Plus with 6-inch 1080p AMOLED display, fingerprint sensor, 5020mAh battery announced

Gionee M5 Plus

Gionee has announced the M5 Plus smartphone at an event in China, as it promised. It packs a 6-inch 1080p AMOLED display with a screen-to-body ratio of 77.5% and 2.5D arc glass. It packs a 5020mAh battery with dual charging chips that offers up to 1 day of usage with just 1 hour of charging. It has a fingerprint sensor embedded into the home button that promises response time of 0.1 seconds and recognition time of 0.38 seconds. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) that can focus in just 0.1 seconds and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Gionee M5 Plus with 6-inch 1080p AMOLED display, fingerprint sensor, 5020mAh battery announced”

Creative Woof 3 portable Bluetooth speaker launched for Rs. 3999

Creative Woof 3

Creative has launched Woof 3, its latest compact Bluetooth speaker in India. It is in a size of a cup, but promises high quality audio with its 45mm driver. It has Bluetooth 2.1 connectivity and has a microSD slot that can play formats such as MP3/ WMA and even loss-less high-quality formats such as WAV/FLAC/APE. Continue reading “Creative Woof 3 portable Bluetooth speaker launched for Rs. 3999”