Apple pumps up iTunes Match limit to 100,000 tracks from 25k

Apple has increased the limit on the number of tracks that can be uploaded to iTunes Match. The limit for Apple Music and iTunes Match has been raised from 25,000 tracks to 100,000.
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Amazon Fire HD 8 Reader’s Edition with Blue Shade feature, Kindle Unlimited subscription launched for $249.99

Amazon has introduced new Fire HD 8 Reader’s Edition tablet which is an 8 inch version of the Fire tablet that is aimed especially at readers.

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Paytm buys hyperlocal service startup Near.in for $2M

In a bid to bolster focus on online to offline commerce, Paytm has acquired hyper-local services marketplace Near.in. The deal is valued between $1.5 million and $2 million, according to a report from the Economic Times.

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Microsoft Lumia 550 with 4.7-inch HD display, Windows 10 now available in Europe

Microsoft had announced that Lumia 550 smartphone along with the flagship Lumia 950 and Lumia 950XL in October. Today, the company has launched the Lumia 550 in some of the European markets.

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OnePlus 2 now available in India from Amazon without invites

Last week OnePlus announced that the OnePlus 2 smartphone will be available invite-free forever from December 5. Today the smartphone has gone invite-free in India and is available for purchase from Amazon.in. The OnePlus 2 went on sale in India back in August for Rs. 24,999.  Continue reading “OnePlus 2 now available in India from Amazon without invites”

Samsung Galaxy S7 powered by Snapdragon 820 posts impressive Geekbench scores

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The upcoming Samsung Galaxy S7 will have two version at least in terms of processors. Customers in USA and China are expected to receive the Snapdragon 820 powered variant while others will get the Exynos 8890 variant. A new posts states that the Snapdragon 820 variant posted an impressive scores on Geekbench.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 4 reportedly receiving Android 6.0 Marshmallow update

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In November, a roadmap for Samsung’s Android 6.0 Marshmallow update had surfaced and it revealed that the Note5 and S6 edge+ would be getting the update sometime in December. One T-Mobile Note5 user even got the update to 6.0 accidentally but both the phones haven’t received the official release yet. However, it seems that Samsung is ready with the update for the Note 4 and they have already begun rolling out the update across some devices.

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Gionee P5W with 5-inch HD display, 1GB RAM, Android 5.1 announced

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Gionee has introduced P5W, the company’s latest budget smartphone. It packs a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT6735 and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). It has a 5-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support and 3G connectivity. It comes in a range of colors with a matching UI. Continue reading “Gionee P5W with 5-inch HD display, 1GB RAM, Android 5.1 announced”

Sundar Pichai might launch Android One v2.0 in India on December 16th

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Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google will be visiting India later this month and will be meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi as well as President Pranab Mukherjee. New reports suggest that there is one more agenda to the trip and that is to launch v2.0 of Android One.

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Google announces the best games and apps for Android in 2015

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Google has just announced the list of best games and apps for smartphones during 2015. This list also includes other things available on the Play Store such as movies, books, newsstand etc.

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LINE introduces Keep – Personal storage for both PC and smartphone

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LINE has just updated its Android application to version 5.3.0 and one of the main new features is called “Keep”. Keepis basically a personal storage feature that users can use to save text, images and other content on LINE.

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Motorola Moto 360 (2nd Gen) Unboxing

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Motorola launched the newest version of it’s smartwatch ie the Moto 360 v2 in India recently. We’ve got our hands on it and decided to unbox the beautiful packaging. The watch is priced at Rs. 19,999 onwards. Pictured above is the 46mm Men’s variant that is priced at Rs. 23,999.  Continue reading “Motorola Moto 360 (2nd Gen) Unboxing”

Obi Worldphone SF1 Review

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Obi Mobiles, backed by ex-Apple CEO John Sculley, in August re-launched itself as Obi Worldphone and introduced two new smartphones. Last year after its debut as Obi Mobiles in India, the company had created some buzz in affordable smartphone segment before it decided to take a sudden backseat. Continue reading “Obi Worldphone SF1 Review”

KYOCERA DIGNO rafre is the world’s first washable smartphone

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KDDI has introduced KYOCERA DIGNO rafre, which becomes the first smartphone in the world that can be washed by hand soap. You can even use hot water up to 43-degrees to wash the smartphone and it is waterproof with IPX5/8 ratings. It is resistant to impact such a fall from pocket or bag and has Dragontrail X glass that can protect the display from scratches. Continue reading “KYOCERA DIGNO rafre is the world’s first washable smartphone”