Sony Xperia X Performance with Snapdragon 820, Xperia X with Snapdragon 650, 23MP Predictive Hybrid AF camera announced

Sony Xperia X Performance

Sony just announced the Xperia X performance and Xperia X, the company’s latest high-end and mid-range smartphones in the new Xperia X series. Both these phones a 5-inch 1080p screen, run on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), have fingerprint sensors on the power button, have a 23-megapixel rear camera with new Predictive Hybrid Autofocus that lets you choose your subject and then predicts its motion, so you can capture the action in perfect focus, free from blur and 13-megapixel front-facing camera with 22mm wide-angle lens. Continue reading “Sony Xperia X Performance with Snapdragon 820, Xperia X with Snapdragon 650, 23MP Predictive Hybrid AF camera announced”

Facebook announces Telecom Infra Project, teams up with Nokia, Intel and others

Facebook has announced Telecom Infra Project (TIP) with an aim to bring operators, infrastructure providers, system integrators, and other technology companies together to collaborate on the development of new technologies and reimagine traditional approaches to building and deploying telecom network infrastructure.

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Obi Worldphone MV1 with 5-inch HD display, Snapdragon 212, 4G announced starting at $139

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Obi Worldphone, backed by John Scully has introduced new budget MV1 smartphone designed by San Francisco-based product studio Ammunition. It has a 5-inch HD in-cell touch display, is powered by a quad-core Snadpragon 212 processor and runs both on Android 5.1 (Lollipop 5.1) or Cyanogen OS 12.1.1. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support and 4G LTE connectivity Continue reading “Obi Worldphone MV1 with 5-inch HD display, Snapdragon 212, 4G announced starting at $139”

Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 with Snapdragon 650, 16MP camera launching in India on March 3

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Xiaomi has finally announced that its Redmi Note 3 Pro smartphone will launch in India as Redmi Note 3 on March 3rd, at an event in Delhi.  It packs a 5.5-inch 1080p screen, comes with a metal body, has a fingerprint sensor on the back, is powered by a Hexa-Core Snapdragon 650 (Snapdragon 618 previously) processor and 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 with Snapdragon 650, 16MP camera launching in India on March 3”

Alcatel Pop 4, Pop 4+ and Pop 4S with 4G LTE announced

Alcatel has announced Pop 4, Pop 4+ and Pop 4S smartphones under its Pop series at MWC 2016. All the three devices fall into entry level to mid range category of smartphones.

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Nokia Growth Partners secures $350M fund for Internet of Things

Nokia Growth Partners (NGP) has raised $350 million fund for investments in Internet of Things (IoT) companies. The fund is sponsored by Nokia and will serve to seek new opportunities to grow the ecosystem in IoT solutions. The latest round of funding brings NGP’s total assets under management to over USD 1 billion, including USD 500 million available for new investments.

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ZTE Blade V7 Lite with 5-inch HD display, fingerprint sensor, Android 6.0 announced

ZTE Blade V7 Lite

ZTE has announced ZTE Blade V7 Lite, a new smartphone in the Blade series, along with the Blade V7. It packs a 5-inch HD screen with 2.5D curved glass, is powered by a Quad-Core MediaTek MT6735P processor, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera that also has LED flash. Continue reading “ZTE Blade V7 Lite with 5-inch HD display, fingerprint sensor, Android 6.0 announced”

ZTE Blade V7 with 5.2-inch 1080p display, 7.5mm slim metal body, Android 6.0 announced

ZTE Blade V7

ZTE has announced ZTE Blade V7, the company’s latest smartphone in the Blade series. It packs a 5.2-inch 1080p screen 78.2-percent screen-to-body ratio and 2.5D curved edge glass, is powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek MT6753 processor, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), has a 13-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, Phase Detection Auto Focus (PDAF) that would let you focus in just 0.3 seconds and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “ZTE Blade V7 with 5.2-inch 1080p display, 7.5mm slim metal body, Android 6.0 announced”

HTC One X9 Hands On and Photo Gallery

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HTC introduced the One X9 smartphone in China back in December last year. At the MWC, it introduced the international variant of the smartphone. Here is our hands-on impressions and the photo gallery of the smartphone.

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HTC Desire 530 and Desire 630 Hands On and Photo Gallery

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HTC announced the Desire 530 and Desire 630 smartphones with an identical design, at the MWC 2016 in Barcelona. We got to check out these smartphones, here is a photo gallery and the hands-on impressions.

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Samsung Galaxy S7 Hands On and Photo Gallery

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Samsung at its Galaxy Unpacked 2016 event in Barcelona announced the flagship Galaxy S7 along with the Galaxy S7 edge. Unlike last year, company this time around decided to go with different display sizes for the S7 and S7 edge. Check our first impressions of the Samsung Galaxy S7. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S7 Hands On and Photo Gallery”

Samsung Galaxy S7 edge Hands On and Photo Gallery

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Samsung alongside flagship Galaxy S7 announcement at Unpacked 2016 event in Barcelona unveiled the curved edge variant and the successor of Galaxy S6 edge dubbed the Galaxy S7 edge. Check our first impressions of the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, and a closer look in images and hands on video. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S7 edge Hands On and Photo Gallery”

HTC Vive VR Photo Gallery

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HTC had debuted the Vive VR headset at CES 2016 in January this year and today its consumer edition was officially announced at the ongoing MWC 2016. We are live at the event and got our hands on the VR headset so let’s take a quick overview at the hardware and specifications in this photo gallery. Continue reading “HTC Vive VR Photo Gallery”

Lenovo Tab 3 7, Tab 3 8 and Tab 3 10 Business with Android 6.0 announced

Lenovo Tab 3 7

Lenovo today announced Tab 3 7,  Tab 3 8 and Tab 3 10 Business Android tablets running Android 6.0. The Tab 3 7 and Tab 3 8 are family-friendly tablets with multi-user modes, dedicated kid’s mode and kid-friendly features such as adaptive display technology that can filter out blue light, while the Tab 3 10 Business is engineered for business use with support for Android For Work, array of security and encryption options. Continue reading “Lenovo Tab 3 7, Tab 3 8 and Tab 3 10 Business with Android 6.0 announced”