Google is looking forward to merge Chrome OS into Android, as per a latest report from the Wall Street Journal. The company is planning to fold its Chrome OS that is used in personal computers into the popular Android mobile OS by 2017.
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Amazon Appstore is back with another free apps offer for Halloween. This month it offers 32 paid Android apps and games worth over $95 for free on the Amazon AppStore starting today till October 31st. These apps are usually priced between US$ 0.99 and US$ 11.99. Some popular apps and games include, Runtastic PRO, Time Mysteries, AVG AntiVirus PRO Android Security and more. Back in July Amazon Appstore offered 21 paid Android apps and games worth $45. Continue reading “Amazon Appstore offers over $95 worth free apps and games for limited period”
Qualcomm has issued a statement denying that the rumors stating that the Snapdragon 820 has over-heating issues is false. The Snapdragon 810 from Qualcomm did face over-heating which in turn gave rise to quite a few problems on the initial few devices that it ran on such as the LG G Flex 2 and HTC One M9.
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BLU Products has introduced BLU Studio 7.0 LTE, the company’s latest compact phablet with dual SIM support. It packs a 7-inch HD screen, is powered by a quad-core 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 SoC and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). It has a 8-megapixel auto-focus rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “BLU Studio 7.0 LTE with 7-inch HD display, Android 5.1 launched for $199”
One of the most worrying things these days is damaging your smartphone and the cost of having to fix it after that. Some people prefer to take things into their hands to cut the service costs and replace the parts themselves while others may choose to hand over their device to someone more experienced. In both cases, it helps if the device in question is easy to repair. The Nexus 6P unfortunately doesn’t seem like such a device.
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The Moto X Style is the flagship model in the X Series from Motorola this year. The X Style and its little brother bear resemblances to the Nexus 6 up front but have quite different designs at the back. Nevertheless, the X Style is a great looking smartphone and we have prepared this gallery to highlight the design of the device. We have already done the review of the smartphone and if you haven’t already read it, you can do so here.
Sony Corporation has reported its revenues for second quarter of the financial year 2015 that ended September 30, 2015. Sales remained flat year-on-year at 1,892.7 billion yen ( US$ 15,773 million) with just 0.5% decease compared to the same quarter last year. Sony shipped just 6.7 million smartphones in the quarter compared to 9.9 million in Q2 FY14 and 7.2 million in the previous quarter. Continue reading “Sony Mobile sales down 15.2% YoY in Q2 FY15, 6.7 million smartphones shipped”
LG Electronics has reported revenues of 14.03 trillion won (US$ 12 billion) in Q3 2015, 4.7% down compared to the same quarter last year with operating profit of 294 billion won (US$ 251.5 million), down 36.77% from the same period the previous year. Net profit was 124.8 billion won (US$ 106.76 million) during the quarter, down from 202.7 billion won a year earlier. Reason for less revenue is due to weak smartphone sales, but it reported strong earnings in home appliances and high-end televisions. Continue reading “LG Q3 2015 profits down 37% YoY due to weak smartphone sales”
Motorola introduced the DROID Turbo 2 with Moto ShatterShield, the world’s first shatterproof display earlier this week for Verizon. Today the company has announced that it will launch as Moto X Force globally. Apart from the name, other specifications are similar to the DROID Turbo 2, including 5.4-inch Quad HD AMOLED display, Snapdragon 810 processor, Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop) and a 3760mAh battery. It has 4G LTE connectivity with support for range of LTE Bands (B1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 28, 40). Continue reading “Motorola Moto X Force with shatterproof display announced as global variant of DROID Turbo 2”
OnePlus introduced the OnePlus X, it’s latest smartphone few hours back. It also introduced new cases for the smartphone that comes in five versions – Rosewood, Sandstone, Black Apricot, Bamboo and Karbon. It also offers Silicone cases in Five colors, Black, Blue, Red and White. Unlike the OnePlus One and the OnePlus 2, back cover of the OnePlus X is not removable, hence the company has introduced these back cases for the smartphone. Continue reading “OnePlus X Sandstone, Rosewood, Black Apricot, Bamboo, Karbon and Silicone cases introduced”
OnePlus just launched the OnePlus X smartphone in India for Rs 16,999. Along with the phone, the company has also announced OnePlus Icons in-ear headphones.
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Sony has launched new hi-resolution headphone and noise cancelling in-ear headphones in India. The company has launched these new headphones in the MDR series.
Intex has launched Aqua Play, the company’s latest budget 3G smartphone running Android 5.1 (Lollipop). It has a 4-inch WVGA IPS display, is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor, has a VGA rear camera with LED flash and also has a VGA front-facing camera. It also has dual SIM support, similar to most other Intex smartphone and comes pre-loaded with Clean Master, NewsHunt, Quikr, Opera Mini and more apps.
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Airtel has launched Data Cashback, Family Data Share, Smartphone Surprises and more data benefits for its mobile customers at completely free of cost. Continue reading “Airtel launches 50% daily data cashback, Family Data Share packs and more”
The latest smartphone from OnePlus, the OnePlus X has just been announced. It comes in two variants, an glass back model called Onyx and a ceramic back limited edition called Ceramic. We’ve compiled a list of prices of the smartphone in various regions around the world.
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