Verizon teases the shatterproof glass on DROID Turbo 2 in a video

Earlier this week it was reported that the DROID Turbo 2 will have a shatterproof display. Today, Verizon has teased a video that gives us a glimpse of the phone.

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Lenovo Vibe P1 and Vibe P1m launched in India for Rs. 15999 and Rs. 7999

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Lenovo has launched Vibe P1 and P1m smartphones with huge 5,000mAh and 4,000mAh batteries in India, as it promised. These smartphones were announced at the IFA last month, run on Android 5.1 (Lollipop), have dual SIM support and come with 4G connectivity with support for LTE bands for India. The Vibe P1 has aluminum frame, comes with 5.5-inch 1080p display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 615 SoC, 2GB of RAM, has a fingerprint scanner embedded on the Home button and the P1m has a polycarbonate body with splash-proof nano coating, comes with a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a Quad-core MediaTek MT6735P and 2GB of RAM.

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BlackBerry Priv imported into India for testing, hints at pricing

BlackBerry Priv, the Android slider phone from the Canadian smartphone maker has been imported to India for testing and evaluation.

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List of smartphones that will receive Android 6.0 Marshmallow update

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Google’s very own Nexus 5X from LG and Nexus 6P from Huawei come pre-loaded with Android 6.0 Marshmallow. But most other smartphones are still running on some version of Android Lollipop or perhaps even KitKat. However, as with the case of every major Android version, there will be a set of phones that make the big jump and in this post, we have compiled a list of phones that are going to receive the update to Android 6.0 Marshmallow.

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Samsung Galaxy S7 said to sport magnesium alloy body and better audio quality

Another day, another report about the specifications of the Samsung Galaxy S7. This time the latest report states that the Galaxy S7 will feature a magnesium alloy body.

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Facebook’s Instant Articles expands to all iPhone users, coming to Android soon

Facebook’s Instant Articles are now available to all iPhone users following its launch in May this year. The public beta of the feature will be available for Android this week before a broad roll out by the end of the year.

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Alcatel Flash 2 Hands On Impressions and Photo Gallery

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Alcatel on Monday launched its latest camera-centric smartphone in India – the Alcatel Flash 2, which many of you might remember as the Alcatel OneTouch Flash 2 from last month and we had exclusively reported that the smartphone will also make it to India soon on Flipkart. Continue reading “Alcatel Flash 2 Hands On Impressions and Photo Gallery”

Misfit Shine 2 Fitness Tracker and Sleep Monitor announced for $99.99

Misfit has announced Shine 2, the next generation of Shine Fitness and Sleep Monitor. The successor of the Shine, Shine 2  tracks activity and sleep more accurately with a 3-axis accelerometer and newly added 3-axis magnetometer.

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JBL updates portable speaker lineup – Launches the Xtreme, Pulse 2, Flip 3, Charge 2+

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We just saw that Bose updated its lineup of SoundTouch wireless speaker systems. Harman India has now announced an updated lineup for its portable speakers as well which includes the JBL Xtreme, Pulse 2, Flip 3 and Charge 2+.

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Bose announces their next-gen SoundTouch Wireless Speaker Systems – Bluetooth and WiFi on-board

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Bose has announced 3 new additions to their SoundTouch series of wireless speaker systems. They are aimed at improving and making your listening experience at home much easier.

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HTC One A9 with 5-inch 1080p AMOLED display, Android 6.0, 7.2mm slim metal body announced

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HTC has announced One A9, the company’s first One A series smartphone. It has a 5-inch full HD AMOLED, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 617 processor and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with HTC Sense UI on top. HTC says that the unlocked version will get Android updates within 15 days once Google pushes out the update for the Nexus devices. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) that improves camera’s focus, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), RAW image capture and an Ultrapixel front-facing camera. It looks a lot like the Apple iPhone 6. Continue reading “HTC One A9 with 5-inch 1080p AMOLED display, Android 6.0, 7.2mm slim metal body announced”

Huawei Honor 4X gets Android 5.1 Lollipop update in India [Update: It’s back]

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Huawei has released Android 5.1 (Lollipop) update for the Honor 4X smartphone, as it promised last month. The Android 5.1 update brings new features, functionalities and improved user experience with visual refinements along with the new Emotion UI 3.1 update. It released Android 5.1 update for the Honor 4C and Honor 6 smartphones last month and released the update Honor 6 Plus few weeks back. Continue reading “Huawei Honor 4X gets Android 5.1 Lollipop update in India [Update: It’s back]”

Coolpad Note 3 Battery Life Test

Coolpad Note 3 FA One Charge Rating

Coolpad launched the Note 3 smartphone in India earlier this month for Rs. 8,999. We already brought you the review of the smartphone, here we have the battery life test results of the smartphone. It packs a 3000mAh built-in battery, has a 5.5-inch HD display, is powered by an Octa-Core 64-bit MediaTek MT6753 processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop).
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HP Chromebook 14 with Intel Celeron N2840 processor, improved battery life launched, price starts $249.99

HP has refreshed its Chromebook 14 with improved battery life and a thinner body. The new Chromebook 14 sports the same 14-inch display but with an option for 1366×768 pixel HD resolution or 1920×1080 pixel full-HD resolution.

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