Huawei ATH-AL00 gets certified on TENAA – Comes with sliding camera system

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A new Huawei smartphone with the model number ATH-AL00 has passed the Chinese certification agency TENAA. It features a unique sliding camera system which ingeniously houses the front facing camera unit.

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Apple said to be testing new service that lets Siri transcribe voicemails

Apple is testing a new service that will let Siri transcribe voicemail messages, according to a latest report from the Business Insider. After these voicemails are transcribed, they are sent as text messages to your phones.

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HTC One M9 will receive update to Android 5.1 Lollipop today in EMEA Region

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The HTC One M9 has already started receiving the update to Android 5.1 Lollipop in USA and now starting from today, consumers in EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) will also start receiving the update.

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Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini Plus with Snapdragon 410 SoC, 4G LTE hits European markets

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Samsung introduced the Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini back in 2013, which was launched in India in July 2013, now the company has silently launched the Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini Plus (GT-I9195I) in Europe. This packs a faster Snapdragon 410 64-bit SoC and also comes with 4G LTE support. It also runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) out of the box. Other specifications are similar to the original Galaxy S4 Mini, including a 4.3-inch (960 × 540 pixels) qHD Super AMOLED display, 8-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash and a 1.9-megapixel HD front-facing camera. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini Plus with Snapdragon 410 SoC, 4G LTE hits European markets”

Turing phone now open for reservation – Ultra-secure smartphone starting at US$610

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If you haven’t heard of Turing phone yet then let us explain. It is a new smartphone that the makers claim to be ‘unhackable’. The smartphone has been shown-off at a few trade shows so it is more than just vaporware now and the company has now started accepting reservations for the smartphone.

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MediaTek Helio X30 16nm 10-core SoC, Helio X22 details surface

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MediaTek introduced its Helio X and P series SoCs for high-end smartphones back in March and officially unveiled its Helio X20 deca (10) core SoC in May. Now details about the company’s upcoming Helio X30 SoC has surfaced in China (Via). We already know that the Helio X30 is based on 20nm process and has 2 x Cortex-A72 CPUs at 2.5GHz, 4 x Cortex-A53 CPUs at 2.0GHz and 4 x Cortex-A53 CPUs at 1.4GHz, but the Helio X30 will be based on 16nm FinFET process, and use 4 x Cortex-A72 CPUs at 2.5GHz , 2 x Cortex-A72 CPUs at 2GHz, 2 x Cortex-A53 CPUs at 1.0GHz and 2 x Cortex-A53 CPUs at 1.5GHz. Continue reading “MediaTek Helio X30 16nm 10-core SoC, Helio X22 details surface”

Fresh renders show thicker iPhone 6s with Force Touch

A latest leak of the iPhone 6s is giving more information about the design of the phone. The renders that were leaked by popular leakster @Onleaks and uSwitchUK show that the iPhone 6S will be thicker than its predecessors.

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Snapdeal secures $500 million in funding from Alibaba, Foxconn and SoftBank

Snapdeal has secured $500 million in latest round of funding from Alibaba, Foxconn and existing investor SoftBank, according to a latest report from Re/Code. The news comes after a WSJ report from June said that Alibaba and Foxconn are looking to invest in Snapdeal.

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Intex Aqua Trend with 5-inch HD display, 13MP camera, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 9444

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Intex has launched Aqua Trend, the company’s second 4G smartphone after its Aqua 4G+. It has a 5-inch HD display, is powered by 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6735 64-bit processor and runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with Sony sensor, LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. The company has signed Tollywood actor Mahesh Babu as their brand ambassador for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana for 1 year. Continue reading “Intex Aqua Trend with 5-inch HD display, 13MP camera, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 9444”

Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime 4G officially launched in India for Rs. 11100

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Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime 4G went on sale in India through the official Samsung India eStore last week, today the company has officially launched the smartphone in the country. It was announced back in February and packs a 5-inch qHD display, is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 410 SoC and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). It has an 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime 4G officially launched in India for Rs. 11100”

Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge gets EUR 100 price cut

Samsung has slashed prices for both its flagship devices –  Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge just four months after their launch. The company is cutting the price of both these devices by EUR 100.

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Motorola Moto G (3rd Gen) Benchmarks

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Motorola Moto G (3rd Generation) was launched in India last week starting at Rs. 11,999. We already brought you the unboxing and the photo gallery of the smartphone, here we have the benchmarks. It is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 410 (MSM8916) SoC that has four ARM Cortex-A53 CPUs clocked at 1.36 GHz per core, slightly faster than the clock speed of 1.19GHz on other smartphones. It also has 400MHz Adreno 306 GPU.  It has 2GB RAM, 5-inch HD display and runs on Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop).

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Yu YUREKA Plus gets a price cut, now available for Rs. 8999

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Yu launched the YUREKA Plus smartphone last month for Rs. 9,999, which went on sale on exclusively on Amazon recently, in which the company sold 50,000 units. Today the company has announced a Rs. 1000 price cut for the smartphone. It will be available for Rs. 8,999 from the next flash sale on 6th August Those who have already purchased the smartphone will get a gift card worth Rs. 1,000 from Amazon.in. Continue reading “Yu YUREKA Plus gets a price cut, now available for Rs. 8999”

Sony hosting an event on 2nd September during IFA week – Might announce the XPERIA Z5

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Sony already announced the XPERIA C5 Ultra and the XPERIA M5 earlier today but apparently there will an event in Berlin, a few days prior to IFA which is from 4th to 9th September. So it seems that Sony might be readying another smartphone which is most likely to the the XPERIA Z5 which was teased in a James Bond promo last month.

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