Popular fitness app Runkeeper is being acquired by Japanese trainer and sportswear manufacturer ASICS. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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Ulefone Power Battery Life Test
Ulefone introduced the Ulefone Power smartphone with a 6050mAh built-in Sony battery couple of months back at US$ 209.99. It also supports quick charging. We already brought you the photo gallery of the smartphone, here we have its battery test results. It has 5.5-inch 1080p display, is powered by a Octa-Core MediaTek MT6753 64-bit processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). Let us check out the test results.
Instagram to roll out video view counts
In a bid to bolster its ad revenue, Instagram has announced that it will soon roll out video view counts on its platform. Users of the Facebook owned photo sharing site will start seeing how many times people have watched a video.
Oppo F1 Camera Samples
OPPO launched the F1, its first selfie-centric smartphone in the new ‘F series’ for Rs. 15,990 in India recently. We already brought you the unboxing, benchmarks and the battery life test results of the smartphone, here we have camera samples from the smartphone. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash, f/2.2 aperture and Phase Detection Auto Focus (PDAF). Since it is a selfie-centric smartphone, it has a 8-megapixel rear camera with f/2.0 aperture. It doesn’t have a flash on the front, but it has option to use the screen as a flash light.
Facebook is testing SMS integration for Messenger on Android, brings support for multiple accounts
Facebook is working on bringing back an old feature to its Messenger app. The social network is currently testing SMS integration on Messenger on a limited number of Android users.
Intex Aqua Craze with 5-inch HD display, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 6190
Intex today launched Aqua Craze, the company’s latest budget 4G smartphone. It has a 5-inch HD IPS display, is powered by 1 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6735P 64-bit processor and runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Intex Aqua Craze with 5-inch HD display, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 6190”
OnePlus X Refurbished and Unboxed units to go on sale on Overcart starting Rs. 12799 on Feb 15
Overcart sold refurbished and unboxed units of the OnePlus X last month. Today it has announced that it will be selling refurbished and unboxed units of the Onyx version of the OnePlus X smartphone on February 15th starting at Rs. 12,799. It will be covered under a six-month manufacturer warranty from OnePlus, said the company. OnePlus X went invite-free last week in India and a Onyx variant costs Rs. 16,999. Continue reading “OnePlus X Refurbished and Unboxed units to go on sale on Overcart starting Rs. 12799 on Feb 15”
Coolpad Note 3 Lite Teardown
The Coolpad Note 3 Lite is currently the cheapest smartphone in India with a fingerprint sensor and also is the first “Made in India” smartphone from Coolpad. We decided to open up the device and bring to you all of the internals in full glory. Dive in to check out our full teardown.
Paytm teams up with thousands of mobile and appliances stores to give them an online platform
Paytm has tied up with mobile and appliances retailers in a bid to allow them to list their stores on its e-commerce marketplace. The company has already joined hands with 5,500 stores including 4,000 brand exclusive mobile stores and 1,500 large appliance retailers as a part of its omni-channel strategy.
Google said to be working on an independant Virtual Reality headset
Virtual reality is the buzz word for 2016 and top tech giants like Google and Apple are bolstering their efforts to tap this market which is still in a nascent stage. A fresh report from the Wall Street Journal is claiming that Google is working on a standalone virtual reality headset.
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Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Udaipur, Rajasthan
Airtel has launched its 4G LTE services in Udaipur, Rajasthan. It launched 4G services in 296 towns across India back in August last year. Airtel 4G is available to customers across mobile phones, dongles, 4G hotspots and Wi-Fi dongles in the city. For existing customers, the company is offering a complimentary upgrade to Airtel 4G at same price as 3G, starting at Rs. 21. Continue reading “Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Udaipur, Rajasthan”
Obi Worldphone SF1 gets a temporary price cut, available starting at Rs. 10599 till Feb 14
Obi Worldphone today announced a Rs. 1400 price cut for the SF1 smartphone ahead of Valentine’s Day. The smartphone was launched in India last year and went on sale on Amazon.in last month. It packs a 5-inch 1080p display from JDI, which is slightly raised giving a floating feel, comes with 4G LTE connectivity, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 615 SoC, has a 13-megapixel rear camera and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Obi Worldphone SF1 gets a temporary price cut, available starting at Rs. 10599 till Feb 14”
Qualcomm Snapdragon X16 LTE modem announced, supports up to 1Gbps download speeds
Qualcomm has announced a brand new Snapdragon X16 LTE modem, which is capable of supporting Cat.16 download speeds of up to 1 Gbps and upload speeds of up to 150 Mbps.
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OmniVision OV2744 sensor announced, captures RGB and IR info for biometric capabilities
OmniVision Technologies today announced OV2744, its latest 1.4-micron 2-megapixel PureCel image sensor for notebooks, tablets, and front-facing cameras in smartphones. It features second-gen RGB-Ir technology that offers high quality IR output without compromising premium RGB images. “This solution eliminates the need to have two-camera solutions for devices that require both IR and RGB imaging and also boasts less color aliasing than competing RGB-Ir sensors that are currently available in the market.” said the company. Continue reading “OmniVision OV2744 sensor announced, captures RGB and IR info for biometric capabilities”
HTC One M10 render and camera specs surface, could use same camera sensor as Nexus 5X/6P
A new render of the the One M10 codenamed ‘Perfume’ has surfaced on XDA (Via). This is not an official render, but it is a mockup that is created based on ‘insider information’ and also a blurry image shared by @evleaks recently. According to the image, the design will be a mix of the HTC One A9 and last year’s flagship, the One M9. Continue reading “HTC One M10 render and camera specs surface, could use same camera sensor as Nexus 5X/6P”