Microsoft Lumia 650 new press images, pricing details surface

Microsoft Lumia 650 leak

After press images of the rumored Lumia 650 surfaced back in October last year, live images of the smartphone showed up last month. Now more press images of the smartphone have surfaced on a German site. These images show the metal frame of the smartphone.

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Hangouts to get improved call quality using P2P connection

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Google is always hard at work to improve its applications and Hangouts is one of the bigger priorities. New sources say that Google will remove the SMS capabilities and try to improve the call quality. Continue reading “Hangouts to get improved call quality using P2P connection”

Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) and J7 (2016) make an appearance on Bluetooth SIG

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The updates to the Samsung Galaxy J lineup for the year 2016 have been confirmed yet again through listings on Bluetooth SIG. The devices in question are the Galaxy J5 (2016) and Galaxy J7 (2016).

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Apple looking forward to open retail stores in India: Tim Cook

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Apple CEO Tim Cook at the Town Hall meeting at the Infinite Loop headquarters said that the Cupertino giant is in early preparations to bring its retail stores to India, reports 9to5Mac. He also said that India is one of Apple’s most important growth areas for the next decade. He commented that 4G LTE networks are not always available in an emerging market, which is why India makes for a great opportunity for Apple to sell it products. Continue reading “Apple looking forward to open retail stores in India: Tim Cook”

Huawei Honor 5X Battery Life Test

Huawei Honor 5X FA One Charge Rating

Huawei launched the Honor 5X smartphone in India at a price tag of Rs. 12,999 last week. It went on sale through Flipkart and Amazon.in earlier this week. We already brought you the benchmarks of the smartphone, here we have its battery life test results. It packs a 3000mAh built-in battery with fast charging support. It has a 5-inch 1080p screen, is powered by an Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with EMUI 3.1 Lite. Check out the test results below.

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Mozilla will end support for Firefox OS smartphones in May

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Couple of months back Mozilla announced that it is killing Firefox OS smartphones. Now the company has announced that it will end support for Firefox OS smartphones in May, after releasing version 2.6. Continue reading “Mozilla will end support for Firefox OS smartphones in May”

Bing Search for iPhone and Android updated with several new features

Bing for iPhone and Android

Microsoft has updated its Bing Search app for Android and iPhone. The new Android app now offers snapshots of information, available on-tap and in-context, while using other apps. This feature was already available for iPhone. Both the apps also get new features such as barcode scanner that lets you compare product prices from online catalogs of major retailers and GasBuddy feature to find cheapest gas in your area. Continue reading “Bing Search for iPhone and Android updated with several new features”

HTC Desire 626 Dual SIM with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 14990

HTC Desire 626 Dual SIM

HTC has launched Desire 626 Dual SIM, a mid-range smartphone in the Desire series in India. Even though it has a 5-inch HD display, 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 1080p video recording and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera, similar to the Desire 626 that was introduced last year, the dual-SIM variant that is launching in India is powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek MT6752 processor and has 2GB of RAM, instead of Snapdragon 410 SoC and 1GB of RAM. Continue reading “HTC Desire 626 Dual SIM with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 14990”

Lava X3 with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM launched for Rs. 6499

Lava X3

Lava has launched X3, the company’s latest budget smartphone. It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) IPS display, is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support, has only 3G connectivity and packs a 2500mAh battery. Continue reading “Lava X3 with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM launched for Rs. 6499”

Source code of Samsung Unpacked event hints at Gear 360 launch

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A few days back, we reported that Samsung might be looking to release a Gear 360 VR camera alongside the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge later this month. Now, the source code of the Unpacked event seems to indicate that the device will be announced there.

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LeEco (Letv) Le 1s Benchmarks

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LeEco (formerly Letv) launched the Le 1s smartphone in India at a competitive price tag of Rs. 10,999 last month. We already brought you the unboxing of the smartphone, here we have its benchmarks.  It is powered by MediaTek Helio X10 (MT6795) SoC with 8 ARM Cortex-A53 64-bit CPUs clocked at 2.16GHz per core and has 700MHz PowerVR G6200 GPU. It packs 3GB of RAM, 5.5-inch 1080p display and runs on Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop) with LeEco’s own EUI 5.5 on top. Check out the synthetic benchmarks scores. Continue reading “LeEco (Letv) Le 1s Benchmarks”

InFocus Bingo 21 with 2GB RAM, 5MP front camera with flash, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 5499

InFocus Bingo 21

InFocus has launched Bingo 21, the company’s latest selfie-focused budget 4G smartphone in India. It has a 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera that also has an LED flash for capturing better images in low lighting conditions. It has a 4.5-inch FWVGA screen, is powered by a quad-core Spreadtrum SC9830 processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lolllipop). Continue reading “InFocus Bingo 21 with 2GB RAM, 5MP front camera with flash, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 5499”

BQ Aquaris M10 Ubuntu Edition tablet with 10.1 Full HD display announced

BQ Aquaris M10 Ubuntu Edition

Canonical has partnered with Spanish OEM Bq to introduce Aquaris M10 Ubuntu Edition, which is the first commercial Ubuntu tablet and is also the first one to offer an Ubuntu convergent experience. “It can switch to an Ubuntu PC when connected with a Bluetooth mouse and keyboard, or when using the micro HDMI port to connect to an external monitor,” said the company. Continue reading “BQ Aquaris M10 Ubuntu Edition tablet with 10.1 Full HD display announced”

Gionee S6 with 3GB RAM, 6.9mm slim metal body launched in India for Rs. 19999

Gionee S6

Gionee has launched its latest S6 smartphone in India. It was announced back in November last year and packs a 5.5-inch HD Super AMOLED display with a screen-to-body ratio of 77.8%, is powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek MT6753 processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Amigo 3.1 UI. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Gionee S6 with 3GB RAM, 6.9mm slim metal body launched in India for Rs. 19999”

Android Wear Marshmallow update starts rolling out, adds speaker support, new gestures and more

Android Wear OS 1.4 Marshmallow

Google has started rolling out Android Wear OS v1.4 update based on Android 6.0 Marshmallow (API level 23) for Android Wear smartwatches. The update brings new navigation gestures, audio support on speaker-equipped watches, and expanded support for messaging clients. The update also brings battery life improvements and adds new languages. Continue reading “Android Wear Marshmallow update starts rolling out, adds speaker support, new gestures and more”