Sony Xperia Z3+, Z4 Tablet and few others will get Android 6.0 directly skipping Android 5.1.1

Sony recently confirmed the list of devices that will get Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) update. It already rolled out Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop) for most of its devices after it rolled out the Android 5.0 (Lollipop) update. Still some devices are yet to receive the Android 5.1.1 update, now the Sony Mobile Support page (Via) has confirmed that these devices will get Android 6.0 Marshmallow update directly skipping Android 5.1.1. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z3+, Z4 Tablet and few others will get Android 6.0 directly skipping Android 5.1.1”

Intel reportedly has a workforce of over 1,000 working on chips for next iPhones

Intel has more than 1,000 engineers working on the Intel 7360 LTE modem for Apple’s iPhone 7 devices, as per a latest report from Venturebeat.

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Weekly Roundup: Apple iPhone 6s, 6s Plus, Google Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P and more

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This week was all about two big tech giants launching their flagship smartphones in India. While Google started pre-booking its 2015 Nexus smartphones in the country, Apple on the other hand started selling its new iPhones towards the week end. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Apple iPhone 6s, 6s Plus, Google Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P and more”

Huawei confirms Android 6.0 Marshmallow update for range of devices

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Google rolled out Android 6.0 update for Nexus devices last week. At the Honor 7 India launch last week, Huawei promised to roll out Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) update for the smartphone in beta in January and said that stable update will arrive in February 2016. Now Huawei has confirmed (Via) Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) update for other smartphones and tablets as well. Continue reading “Huawei confirms Android 6.0 Marshmallow update for range of devices”

Apple ordered to pay $234 million to University of Wisconsin over patent infringement

A US federal jury has ordered Apple to pay $234 million to University of Wisconsin over patent infringement case. The case involved Gurindar Sohi and Terani Vijaykumar, both electrical and electronics engineering graduates of Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani.

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Lenovo Yoga Tab 3 Hands On

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Lenovo introduced three new products at an event in Delhi with the highlight being the Yoga Tab 3 right next to the Phab Plus. The Yoga Tab 3 is part of the company’s uniquely designed tablet range that takes a very different and unique approach towards hardware design. We go hands on with the company’s newest product launch in India.  Continue reading “Lenovo Yoga Tab 3 Hands On”

Wickedleak Wammy Titan 5 launched for Rs. 14990, reminds the Elephone P8000

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Wickedleak has launched Wammy Titan 5, the company’s latest smartphone in the Titan series. This reminds us of the Elephone P8000 that was launched in India by iberry as Auxus PRIME P8000 for Rs. 14990 back in August, since it features a near-identical design and similar specifications.

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Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ Review

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Conforming to market demands almost exclusively created by the Samsung Note series, Apple created two devices with two different screen sizes. So Samsung went ahead and released 4 devices with two different screen sizes and that’s mainly because of the success of the Galaxy S6 edge. It’s clear that the design is popular and rightly so, because it is still one of the best looking phones out there. For Samsung, it’d have been obvious to offer choice in screen sizes with the exact same form, so we have the S6 edge Plus, which was released alongside the Note 5. It’s bigger, but is it better? Let’s find out.

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TRAI mandates operators to credit Re. 1 to consumers per dropped call from Jan 2016

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued Telecom Consumers Protection (Ninth Amendment) Regulations, 2015 that will come into force from the 1st January, 2016. Under this new amendment, TRAI has mandated originating mobile providers to credit one Rupee for a dropped call to the calling consumers as notional compensation. It is limited to three dropped calls in a day. Continue reading “TRAI mandates operators to credit Re. 1 to consumers per dropped call from Jan 2016”

Reliance Retail to introduce LYF range of 4G smartphones with VoLTE

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Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) today reported its quarterly financial results that ended 30th September, 2015. Reliance Jio already announced that it plans to launch 4G services by December 2015 and introduce 4G smartphones below Rs. 4000 during that period. Today Reliance Retail said that it has achieved a milestone of 5,000 crore quarterly turnover mark for the first time last quarter announced its plans to launch 4G LTE smartphones under the brand LYF. Continue reading “Reliance Retail to introduce LYF range of 4G smartphones with VoLTE”

Intex Aqua Trend Review

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Intex launched Aqua Trend, the company’s second 4G smartphone back in August at a price of Rs. 9,444. There are several smartphones with 4G support in the similar price range in the Indian market. Can it compete with these phones? Is this worth the price? Let us find out in the complete review.

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YouTube Gaming app gets mobile capture feature and paid subscriptions

YouTube had announced YouTube Gaming in June following which it was launched in August for Web, Android and iOS. Today, the app is being updated with some important features.

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Motorola’s stock email app now available on Google Play Store

Motorola is bringing one of it’s native app to the Play Store. The company has added it’s stock email app that is dubbed as Moto email. The company had already made other Moto apps like Camera, Gallery and Moto Assist on the Play Store.

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Hands On: Google goes premium with the Nexus 5X and 6P

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Hardware and software make the product but it is the experience that sells the idea behind it. An ideology well adopted by Apple and the iPhone and now by Google to an extent. Today’s Nexus devices are no longer developer devices, no longer showcases of how Android can scale down and certainly not a showcase of delivering high end hardware for a low low cost. No, this is a revised Nexus experience that is all about the premium and proving that Google is very capable of being competitive.  At the company’s event held in New Delhi we got to spend some quality time with the two handsets, enough to get an initial idea of how good or bad the product really is. Continue reading “Hands On: Google goes premium with the Nexus 5X and 6P”