According to several sources, the Galaxy Note 5 from Samsung has been rumoured to not feature a microSD card slot as it is expected to feature a design quite similar to the S6/S6 Edge. However, a newly leaked UA Profile for the Sprint variant of the Note 5 suggests otherwise.
Earlier this month, UMi teased the Hammer S and showed that it has a USB Type-C port. Now, UMi have officially announced the smartphone which is the successor to last year’s Hammer smartphone.
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Aircel has announced a new offer that lets customers buying 1GB data pack enjoy free voice calling minutes (local + national). This offer is available for Aircel customers across the country. The product has been especially designed keeping in view the dramatic increase of mobile data users in India, for whom data usage is as much a part of their daily lives as is voice calling, said the company. Continue reading “Aircel offers free voice calling minutes with data recharge”
Xiaomi launched the Mi Note in Singapore and Malaysia recently. Today the company has announced a partnership with Uber that will let Uber riders in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur to order the Mi Note smartphone using the Uber app on-demand during an exclusive pre-launch flash sale on July 27th. The Mi Note is priced at S$ 569 in Singapore and RM1549 in Malaysia.
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Motorola has reduced the price of both the 3G and 4G variants of the Moto E (2nd Gen) by Rs. 1000, These are now available for Rs. 5,999 and Rs. 6999, respectively. Flipkart also offers Rs. 2000 off in exchange for old smartphones. Airtel users also get double data for two months on select recharge packs. It is not clear if this is a limited period price cut. Continue reading “Motorola Moto E (2nd Gen) 3G and 4G get a price cut in India, now available for Rs. 5999 and Rs. 6999”
Google Chrome for iOS has been updated with a couple of new features. The latest update which bumps Chrome for iOS to version 44 brings Physical Web support and some navigation features.
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Motorola Moto X (3rd Gen) recently surfaced with a new pattern on the back that hinted at Moto X Sport. Now new images of the upcoming Moto X smartphone has surfaced (via) online. This shows a familiar Motorola design on the front with two grills, minimal bezel on the sides and also front-facing flash for the first time in a Motorola smartphone. Continue reading “Motorola Moto X (3rd Gen) live images surface, shows front flash”
Sony has officially launched its ‘Concept for Android’ initiative in Sweden. Under the trial, users will be able to test stripped down version of Android 5.1 with popular Sony features built directly into the OS.
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Chinese smartphone maker Vivo on Wednesday launched its flagship smartphone in India – the Vivo X5Pro. It was first launched in China in May, but that model featured an eye scanner technology. In India, the X5Pro boasts of same specifications as the Chinese variant, except that eye scanner. So what else is so great about the device? Here’s a quick look. Continue reading “Vivo X5Pro Hands On Impressions”
Qualcomm has announced that it reported $1.2 billion in net income during the third fiscal quarter of 2015, down from $2.2 billion a year ago. The company also said that it is reducing its workforce by 15%.
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BlackBerry is all set to buy crisis alert firm AtHoc for an undisclosed sum. The privately held company provides secure, networked crisis communications to large companies and government agencies.
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ZTE introduced Axon Pro smartphone in the U.S with 5.5-inch Quad HD screen, Octa-Core Snapdragon 810 64-bit SoC and 4GB of RAM. It introduced Axon Lux smartphone with similar specifications in China, but this has a 128GB of internal storage with expansion slot, a fingerprint sensor and a leather-like finish on the back. It also introduced Axon smartphone with a 5.5-inch 1080p screen, 3GB RAM and 32GB of internal storage. Continue reading “ZTE Axon Lux and Axon with fingerprint sensor, Axon Watch announced”
Microsoft has launched a lightweight and simple email app dubbed as ‘Send’ for iOS. The app brings instant messaging apps like experience to email.
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Skype for Android has been updated to version 5.6 that brings a refreshed look. It now lets you see more chats on the Recent tab that allows you to catch up on more conversations, especially when you have multiple chats going at the same time. You can now view friends who are online, on all the screen with unified avatars that is also now rounded. Chat bubbles now have new color. This gives chats more clarity, says Skype.
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The Lenovo S60 was announced earlier this year and was released in the Indian market during May 2015. Despite being released quite recently, the smartphone still shipped with Android 4.4 KitKat out of the box. But now, the update to Android 5.0 Lollipop has begun seeding on units of the S60 already.
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