Facebook Mentions app for iOS gets landscape mode, improved filtering and more

Facebook had launched Mentions app for iOS which lets verified public figures such as actors, athletes and musicians connect with their fans, in July 2014. Today, the social network has added a bunch of new features to the Mentions app.

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Amazon Great Indian Sale: Best deals on smartphones, accessories and more

Amazon Great Indian Sale

Amazon has started its Great Indian Sale, ahead of Republic Day, as we had said earlier.  As a part of the sale it is offering some great deals on smartphones, mobile accessories, tablets and more that include, OnePlus devices, latest Xiaomi Redmi Note Prime, Lenovo Vibe S1 and more. All these offers are available both on web and app, but some deals start 15 minutes early in the app. Continue reading “Amazon Great Indian Sale: Best deals on smartphones, accessories and more”

Exynos 8890 powered variant of Samsung Galaxy S7 appears on AnTuTu

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It has been rumoured for quite a while that the Galaxy S7 and its variants will come with both Exynos as well as Snapdragon processors. The Snapdragon 820 processor variant of the S7 has made several appearances online and now the Exynos variant of the S7 has been confirmed as well thanks to a new listing on AnTuTu.

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LeEco (Letv) Le Max Photo Gallery

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LeEco (formerly Letv) launched its flagship Le Max smartphone in India starting at Rs. 32,999 earlier today. We recently posted the unboxing of the phone and now let’s take a look at hardware and specifications of the phone in this photo gallery. Continue reading “LeEco (Letv) Le Max Photo Gallery”

First Amazon Dash Replenishment devices go on sale

Amazon has debuted first batch of its Dash Replenishment devices that comprises of Brother printers, a GE washer, and the Gmate SMART blood glucose monitor. If you have a compatible Brother printer, you can start using the service now, but the GE washer and Gmate monitor will be ready by the end of the month.

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Motorola Moto X Force launching in India on February 1

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[Update: Motorola will live stream the launch event on February 1st at 3PM. Check out the video below.]

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Earlier: Motorola teased the launch of its Moto X Force smartphone earlier this week, today the company has sent out invites for the launch event that is scheduled for February 1st and 2nd. It has Moto ShatterShield, the world’s first shatterproof display, packs a 5.4-inch Quad HD AMOLED screen, is powered by a Snapdragon 810 processor, runs on Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop) and has a 3760mAh battery.

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New iOS code hints at lack of headphone jack on the iPhone

Rumors about the Apple iPhone 7 are on a roll for quite some time now. Just yesterday, a iOS code reference suggested that Apple is experimenting on the Li-Fi technology. Now another code reference is hinting at the lack of headphone jack on the future iPhones.

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LeEco Le 1s with Helio X10, 3GB RAM and fingerprint sensor launched in India for Rs. 10999

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LeEco (formerly Letv) has launched the Le 1s smartphone in India, along with the Le Max, as expected. It was announced back in October last year and packs a 5.5-inch 1080p display with slim bezel, which is just 74.2mm wide, is powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek Helio X10 SoC and runs on Android Lollipop based on EUI 5.5. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) that can focus an object in just 0.09 seconds. Continue reading “LeEco Le 1s with Helio X10, 3GB RAM and fingerprint sensor launched in India for Rs. 10999”

LeEco Le Max with Quad HD display, Snapdragon 810, 4GB RAM launched in India for Rs. 32999

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LeEco (formerly Letv) has launched its flagship Le Max smartphone in India, as it promised. It packs a 6.33-inch (2560 x 1440 pixels) Quad HD display with 0.8mm narrow border, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 810 SoC, has 4GB of RAM, runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) with EUI on top, has a 21-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF), Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) and a 4-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “LeEco Le Max with Quad HD display, Snapdragon 810, 4GB RAM launched in India for Rs. 32999”

Samsung Galaxy J7 (SM-J710x) surfaces on GFXBench

Just yesterday, Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) was spotted on GFXBench that also provided information about its specification. Today, the Galaxy J7 (2016) has passed through the GFXBench benchmark test.

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CyanogenMod to kill support for WhisperPush secure messaging functionality from Feb. 1

CyanogenMod has announced that it is shutting down its WhisperPush secure message functionality. The secure messaging service automatically encrypted text messages sent between two CyanogenMod users.

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Ultrasonic proximity detection will soon help to get rid of the black spots on your smartphone

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Proximity sensors are something that is a standard on smartphones ever since touchscreens came along as they help to avoid accidental input when calling or when the phone is in your pocket. The issue however is that they ruin the phone’s design and aesthetics especially on lighter coloured phones.

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Huawei to seed beta Marshmallow builds for the Honor 6, 6 Plus and 4X in UK

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Huawei had announced that it will be releasing a beta build of Android 6.0 Marshmallow for the Ascend Mate7. Now, it has announced that the Honor 6, Honor 6 Plus and Honor 4X will also be getting beta builds of Marshmallow in the UK.

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Apple releases iOS 9.2.1 with bug fixes and security updates

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Apple has released iOS 9.2.1 update for some iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch devices, few weeks after releasing iOS 9.2 update that brought several new features. The iOS 9.2.1 update fixes an issue that could prevent the completion of app installation when using a Mobile Device Management server, according to the official changelog. Continue reading “Apple releases iOS 9.2.1 with bug fixes and security updates”