Samsung signs deal with Apple to become their main flexible OLED supplier

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It has been rumoured for quite a while that Samsung is in talks with Apple to supply OLED screens for upcoming iPhones. Well, it now seems that they have come to an agreement which makes Samsung the largest flexible OLED supplier for Apple.

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Coolpad Note 3 Lite with 3GB RAM, fingerprint sensor, 4G launched in India for Rs. 6999

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Coolpad has launched its Note 3 Lite smartphone in India, as expected, few months after it launched the successful Note 3 smartphone in the country. It packs a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a Quad-Core 64-bit MediaTek MT6735 processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Cool UI on top. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 5-megapixel front-facing camera and a fingerprint sensor on the back, similar to the Note 3. Continue reading “Coolpad Note 3 Lite with 3GB RAM, fingerprint sensor, 4G launched in India for Rs. 6999”

Sony Xperia Z5 and Z5 Compact to arrive on American shores on 7th February

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The Sony Xperia Z5 and Z5 Compact were announced alongside the Z5 Premium at IFA, Berlin back in September 2015. However, they never made their way to American soil until now.

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OnePlus tweets a vague teaser – Could be the Android Marshmallow update for OnePlus One

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OnePlus just took to twitter to tweet a teaser photo which involves the OnePlus One. However it is quite vague and even with the hint – “This is a teaser for something we’ve been cooking up.”, it isn’t easy to decode.

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Google Drive updated with new file organization features

Google has updated Drive in a bid to make it easier for users to organize their files. At the time of browsing files, you will now see a ‘Move’ button for the files that are present on the Drive and ‘Add to my Drive’ icon for other files.

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Google Cardboard SDK update brings support for Spatial Audio

Google Cardboard, the budget VR headset has received an update that will improve the audio experience. The Cardboard SDKs for Unity and Android is getting support for spatial audio for a realistic audio experience in virtual reality (VR) apps.

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Idea launches 4G LTE services in Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Punjab

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Idea today launched its 4G LTE services across four more states or three telecom circles – Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Punjab, three weeks after it launched 4G services across five states in South India – Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana. Idea said that its 4G LTE services will be available across 183 towns in these circles by 31st January 2016. It also said that it has received over 1.5 million 4G service requests from existing customers on its pre-book offer. Continue reading “Idea launches 4G LTE services in Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Punjab”

Intex Cloud 4G Smart with 5-inch display, 1GB RAM, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 4999

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Intex has launched Cloud 4G Smart, the company’s latest budget 4G smartphone in the Cloud series. It has a 5-inch FWVGA display with 65.16% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by 1.5 GHz quad-core Spreadtrum SC9830 64-bit processor and runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop. It has a 5-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It also has dual SIM support. Continue reading “Intex Cloud 4G Smart with 5-inch display, 1GB RAM, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 4999”

Skype Translator now available for all Windows users

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Skype has just announced that its Translator feature will be available for all users on the Windows platform starting today. This move comes within a year after Skype launched a Translator preview in partnership with Microsoft Translator.

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Google Now launcher updated with landscape support

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Google has updated the Google Now launcher with landscape support on phones, which is now back after it was tested in Marshmallow developer preview. You can enable the new feature by enabling the ‘Allow rotation’ option in the settings. Some on-screen elements like the persistent search bar will adjust to accommodate each layout and the items in the dock also rotate individually to stack along the right side of the screen. Continue reading “Google Now launcher updated with landscape support”

Asus Live with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM and Android 5.1 announced

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Asus has introduced (Via) Live (G500TG), a new smartphone in Brazil. Even though it has not launched in the Zenfone category in the country, it has the same specifications as the Zenfone Go that was launched in India last year, but this comes with different colors around the frame and also has built-in digital TV, which is commonly seen in smartphones in Brazil. Continue reading “Asus Live with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM and Android 5.1 announced”

Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 650, 16MP camera announced

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Xiaomi today announced the Redmi Note 3 Pro, the company’s latest smartphone in the Redmi Note series in China. It is a high-end variant of the Redmi Note 3 that was introduced back in November. It packs the same 5.5-inch 1080p screen, comes with a metal body and has a fingerprint sensor on the back, but this is powered by a Hexa-Core Snapdragon 650 (Snapdragon 618 previously) processor and has a 16-megapixel rear camera with f/2.0 aperture, LED flash and phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF), resulting in a quick focus of just 0.1 second. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 650, 16MP camera announced”

Apple planning to improve speaker quality on future iPhones

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Apple is most likely ditching the 3.5mm audio jack in favour of their own lightning port and the launch of several audio products with lightning ports at CES 2016 was just a confirmation of that. While that maybe disappointing to many, there is another rumour that will probably excite you. Apple is apparently planning to improve the quality of the speakers in the future iPhone lineup.

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