InFocus introduced the M370, its budget 4G smartphone in India back in July. We reviewed the smartphone recently. Today the company has opened registrations for the sale of the smartphone, which closes on 8th October at 8PM and the phone will be available exclusively on Snapdeal starting from October 9th. Continue reading “InFocus M370 to go on sale in India on Oct 9 for Rs. 5999”
Samsung’s Gear S2 and S2 Classic smartwatch went on sale in the US last week. Now, the company has made its Gear Manager app available to other non-Samsung Android devices.
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YU launched the YUPHORIA smartphone back in May for Rs. 6,999, which went on sale on exclusively on Amazon at the end of May. Today the company has announced a Rs. 500 price cut for the smartphone, which now comes with stock Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop) instead of Cyanogen OS 12 based on Android 5.0 (Lollipop). Continue reading “YU YUPHORIA gets a price cut, now available with stock Android for Rs. 6499”
Elephone had entered India with the launch of Elephone G7 smartphone in July. The Chinese smartphone teamed up with iberry’s Auxus to launch Auxus PRIME P8000 in August. Elephone has launched the Trunk smartphone in China for $119.99 but the device is not yet announced for Indian markets. We have got our hands on the device so let’s take a look at it and see if it worth the price tag.
Google Photos for iOS has been updated with the latest features that were added for its Android counterpart recently. The latest update that bumps the app to version 1.4, adds private labeling and enhances performance.
Homegrown mobile handset maker Intex is strengthening its manufacturing initiatives further in India. The company is looking forward to set up a Rs 1,000 Cr manufacturing facility at Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh, as per a latest report from PTI.
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During IFA, last month, we went hands-on with the new Samsung SE370 monitor that has built-in wireless charging functionality. Now that same monitor is available for pre-order at US$ 249.99.
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Google which is now a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc has received a new code of conduct. Earlier it was “Don’t be evil” and the new code of conduct is “Do the right thing”.
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Earlier this year, a security research had revealed that Android phones can be hacked using just a simple text. Now apparently, two new exploits have been revealed that could put potentially 1.4 billion users at risk.
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Skype 6.3 has now been released and it includes support for iPads and iPhones running on iOS 9 as well. It also brings around various new features such as split view and slide over.
Gionee has sent out invites for the launch of its flagship Elife E8 smartphone in the E series in India on October 8th. The company also announced that it will enter into e-commerce space, so we can expect for it to announce tie-up with a leading e-commerce player in India to sell the smartphone exclusively. There is incomplete listing for the Elife E8 with exchange offer on Flipkart, which hints that it could go to Flipkart. Continue reading “Gionee Elife E8 launching in India on October 8”
Microsoft Lumia 550 has leaked again in official render. The company is expected to announce this budget handset along with its flagships Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL at an scheduled event on October 6th.
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In a bid to bolster Siri’s performance even further, Apple has acquired speech recognition start-up VocallQ, according to a latest report from the Financial Times. The U.K.-based artificial intelligence startup is aimed at making it easier for people to speak to computers in a more natural way.
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This week’s highlights was Google’s new Nexus devices. The Nexus 6P from Huawei and the Nexus 5X from LG. They also announced the new Pixel C tablet.
Google announced at its event earlier this week that it will roll out Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) update for Nexus devices starting from next week. HTC already confirmed list of 12 devices that will get the update, Motorola just announced the list of smartphones that will get the Android 6.0 update first. This includes the Moto X (2nd Gen, 3rd Gen Pure Edition, Style and Play), Moto G (2nd and 3rd Gen), DROID Turbo, Moto MAXX and Moto Turbo. Continue reading “Motorola confirms Android 6.0 Marshmallow for range of smartphones”
