Zebronics Storm Headphones launched for Rs 699

Zebronics has launched Storm over ear headphones that come with rubber finished construction and soft touch ear pads. Along with an impressive audio quality, the company claims that the headphones offer comfort for everyday use.

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Cyanogen to introduce multiple smartphones in 2016 including a flagship product

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Cyanogen are apparently planning big things for the year 2016 as it aims to launch several smartphones in 2016 including a flagship product by partnering with various manufacturers.

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Sony Xperia Z5 Dual Benchmarks

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Sony launched its flagship Xperia Z5 Dual smartphone in India last month for Rs. 52,990. We brought you the unboxing recently, here we have the benchmarks. It is powered by an Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 64-bit 20nm processor that has four bigger ARM Cortex A57 cores clocked at 1.96GHz per core and four smaller ARM Cortex A53 cores clocked at 1.56GHz per core with 630 MHz Adreno 430 GPU. It has 3GB RAM, packs 5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) display and runs on Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop). Check out the synthetic benchmark scores below, and also the gaming review in which it scored 5/5 stars. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z5 Dual Benchmarks”

Micromax Canvas Blaze 4G+ Q414 with 4.5-inch display, Android 5.1 now available for Rs. 6199

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Micromax launched the Canvas Blaze 4G Q400 smartphone last month for Rs. 6999. Now the Canvas Blaze 4G+ Q414, it’s successor is available from eBay.in. Specs in the eBay listing doesn’t match the specifications of the official site. It has the same 4.5-inch FWVGA display present in the Canvas Blaze 4G and runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop, but this is powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT6735M SoC, instead of Snapdragon 210 SoC. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Blaze 4G+ Q414 with 4.5-inch display, Android 5.1 now available for Rs. 6199”

BioPhone app will track your pulse even when your phone is in your pocket

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If you are someone who dislikes wearing or carrying fitness trackers or simply does not want to invest in a tracker then this should be good news for you. Researchers at MIT have come up with a way for you to track you pulse using just your smartphone even if it is not in your hand.

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Google updates Play Books for better comic book reading experience, offers free comics for limited period

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Google has updated Google Play Books app with vertical scrolling experience for comics in landscape mode, offering better comic book reading experience on phone or tablet. You can just use your device in the landscape mode and easily scroll through the story with quick vertical swipes. Continue reading “Google updates Play Books for better comic book reading experience, offers free comics for limited period”

Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 Pro gets certified in China – Features a metal body and fingerprint sensor

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The upcoming Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 Pro has just been certified in China and we have images of the smartphone courtesy of TENAA which is their official certification authority. The images show that the smartphone has a metal body and fingerprint sensor at the back.

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Gionee Elife E8 Unboxing

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Gionee introduced Elife E8, the company’s latest flagship smartphone in the E series back in June at an event in China. It was launched in India last month at a price tag of Rs. 34999. We already brought you the hands-on impressions of the smartphone from the China event in June, and recently brought you the unboxing, here is the video.

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Aircel launches new roaming pack with free local and STD calling minutes, 100MB data starting at Rs. 35

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Aircel has launched new roaming pack Apno Ke Saath for the festive season. The new pack offers 100-167 minutes of free incoming and outgoing local and STD calls on roaming, depending on the circle and also offers additional benefit of free 100MB 2G or 3G data. Priced between Rs.35 and Rs. 51 depending on the circle, the pack is available in nine circles – Andhra Pradesh, Chennai, Delhi, Karnataka, Mumbai, Maharashtra, Orissa, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu in India and comes with a validity of 30 days. Continue reading “Aircel launches new roaming pack with free local and STD calling minutes, 100MB data starting at Rs. 35”

Vodafone to invest Rs. 13,000 crore in India for ‘Digital India’, ‘Make in India’ and more

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Vodafone today announced that it will invest Rs. 13,000 crores (£1.3 billion) for capacity augmentation and new business initiatives in India, including initiatives such as Digital IndiaMake in India and more. This was announced by Vittorio Colao, Vodafone Group Plc‘s CEO, in his meeting with the Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in London earlier today. Continue reading “Vodafone to invest Rs. 13,000 crore in India for ‘Digital India’, ‘Make in India’ and more”

Micromax Canvas 5 Unboxing

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Micromax launched the Canvas 5 smartphone, the company’s latest top-end smartphone in Canvas series earlier this month for Rs. 11,999. We already brought you the hands-on impressions of the smartphone from the launch event. We unboxed it recently, here is the unboxing video.

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Facebook Messenger testing Snapchat-like disappearing messages

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Back in 2012 there were rumors about Facebook working on Snapchat-like app for sending self-destructible timed messages, but it didn’t happen. Last year BlackBerry launched Timed messages feature for BBM that lets users set the time the message should be displayed to other users before it disappears. According to Buzzfeed, Facebook is testing a similar feature for the Facebook Messenger to give an option for the users to have their messages disappear one hour after sending them. Continue reading “Facebook Messenger testing Snapchat-like disappearing messages”

Apple to shut down Beats Music on November 30, asks users to move to Apple Music

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Beats Music, a subscription-based online music streaming service from Beats Electronics was launched in the US back in January 2014. Apple acquired Beats Music and Beats Electronics for $3 billion in May last year. It launched Apple Music service in June, which went live on iOS, Mac and PC on June 30th in over 100 countries, including India.. The Android app went live earlier this week. Continue reading “Apple to shut down Beats Music on November 30, asks users to move to Apple Music”

TaoTronics TT-SKO6 Bluetooth Speaker Review

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An array of wireless Bluetooth speakers are hitting the markets lately as users are seeking high quality audio which most smartphones fail to deliver. TaoTronics is an US based company that deals in consumer electronic devices and accessories. It had earlier launched a small TT-SK02 Wireless Bluetooth Speaker and the company recently launched a powerful TT-SKO6 Bluetooth Speaker. We have got our hands on the TT-SKO6 Bluetooth Speaker that is available on Amazon.com for about $60 (reduced from the original price of $130). Let’s see if the speaker is worth the price tag in this review.

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Fossil acquires fitness wearable maker Misfit for $260 million

Fossil Group has acquired fitness wearables maker Misfit for $260M. The acquisition will enable Fossil Group to offer consumers both traditional timepieces and fashionable connected accessories.

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