Microsoft has officially confirmed that it is shutting down Project Astoria tool that allowed developers to port their existing Android apps to Windows 10 easily. The company had announced its plans to launch tools for developers to quickly port Android and iOS apps to Windows 10 earlier this April.
Xolo Era 4K Benchmarks
Xolo launched the Era 4K, the company’s latest budget 4G smartphone in the Era series earlier this month for Rs. 6,499. We already brought you the unboxing and first impressions recently, here we have the benchmarks. It is powered by a Quad-Core MediaTek MT6735P 64-bit processor that has four ARM Cortex A53 cores clocked at 988MHz per core and has Mali-T720 MP2 GPU. It has 2GB RAM, 5-inch HD display and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). Check out the synthetic benchmark scores.
LG G5 launching in India in Q2 2016
LG unveiled its flagship G5 smartphone with a modular design along with Friends companion devices at the MWC in Barcelona earlier this week. Today LG has announced that the smartphone will launch in India in the next quarter, soon after the global launch in April. The G5 has a 5.3-inch (2560 x 1440 pixels) Quad HD Quantum always-on display that lets you can check the time, battery status, and notifications without waking the phone. Continue reading “LG G5 launching in India in Q2 2016”
YouTube adds a new custom blurring tool for moving objects in a video
YouTube has added a new tool that will allow creators to blur moving objects in a video without going through the hassle of removing, editing and uploading their videos. The company had first introduced the face blurring tool in 2012 and is now building further on the feature.
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Flipkart to shut down grocery delivery service Nearby
Flipkart is pulling the plug on its hyper-local service Nearby within mere five months of its launch. The e-tailer had launched the online grocery delivery app as an experiment in Bangalore.
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Ringing Bells accused of alleged fraud by Cyfuture call center
Ringing Bells, the maker of the world’s cheapest smartphone Freedom 251, is being accused of fraud and non-payment of dues and abrupt termination of contract by call center service provider Cyfuture.
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Apple said to launch 9.7-inch iPad Pro instead of iPad Air 3 in March
From the beginning of this year, there were reports that Apple will launch the iPad Air 3 on March 15. However, a new report from 9to5Mac says that the company will release a new 9.7-inch iPad Pro instead of the iPad Air 3.
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BLU Life Mark with 5-inch HD display, 4G, fingerprint sensor launched in India for Rs. 8999
BLU Products has launched its BLU Life Mark smartphone in India. It packs a 5-inch HD display, is powered by an Quad-Core 64-bit MediaTek 6735 processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “BLU Life Mark with 5-inch HD display, 4G, fingerprint sensor launched in India for Rs. 8999”
Google, Facebook, Microsoft and others support Apple in FBI privacy battle
Silicon Valley stalwarts Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon and Twitter are joining forces to offer legal support to Apple in the battle with Department of Justice over iPhone backdoor case.
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Epson Moverio BT-300 augmented reality smart glasses announced
Epson has announced the third generation of its Moverio smart glasses for augmented reality at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The smart glasses features silicon-based OLED digital display by Epson that is suitable for augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality technology.
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Indian Railways with Google will offer Wi-Fi at 400 stations in 2 years
Today, Union Railways Minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu while presenting Railway Budget 2016-17 in Parliament said that the Indian Railways in partnership with Google offer Wi-Fi services at 400 stations across India in the next 2 years. Indian Railways, RailTel and Google launched free Wi-Fi service at the Mumbai Central station last month. Continue reading “Indian Railways with Google will offer Wi-Fi at 400 stations in 2 years”
LG will not release a Nexus phone in 2016
It looks like this year we will not see LG build Nexus phone after all. The South Korean tech company said that it will not release a Nexus 5x successor in 2016.
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Lava Twinpad Windows 10 2-in-1 with 10.1-inch display, built-in 3G launched for Rs. 15999
Lava has launched Twinpad, its latest Windows 10 2-in-1 with inbuilt 3G SIM support and a detachable keyboard with trackpad. It has a 10.1-inch (1280×800 pixels) IPS 5-point capacitive touch screen with a stylus support and the screen can be reversed. It is powered by a quad-core Intel Atom processor, has a 2-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera, has 32GB of built-in storage with expansion slot and a 7400mAh battery. Continue reading “Lava Twinpad Windows 10 2-in-1 with 10.1-inch display, built-in 3G launched for Rs. 15999”
Huawei partners with Leica to boost camera on its smartphones
Huawei today announced that it has entered into a long-term partnership with Leica for enhancing the camera on its smartphones. The company said that it aims to “create a powerhouse in the reinvention of smartphone photography”. Continue reading “Huawei partners with Leica to boost camera on its smartphones”
Worldwide wearables market soar 126.9% in Q4 2015, Fitbit continues reign: IDC
Buoyed by the growing popularity of fitness trackers and the Apple Watch, the worldwide wearable device market showed a notable increase in Q4 2015. As per the International Data Corporation (IDC)Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker, vendors shipped 27.4 million units in the Q4 2015, a 126.9 percent increase from the year before.
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