Microsoft is trying hard to make it big with its new Windows 10 smartphones. With the next generation of Android smartphones set to be released powered by the likes of the Snapdragon 820 from Qualcomm, it is important that the Windows phones too have powerful hardware ticking inside them to attract customers.
Continue reading “Windows 10 smartphone powered by Snapdragon 820 shows up on GFXBench”
Google is by far the major search provider for most people in the world and it is also one of the fastest ways to search for information especially with the homescreen search bar where you can just type in and search for something directly. Google is always looking for ways to make you search experience faster, better and more intuitive and this latest experiment too aims at doing just that.
Continue reading “Google adds new options to its dropdown search bar”
Google has just release v9.19 of its Maps application for Android devices and it brings in a host of new features and improvements including a driving mode and audio toggle for navigation among other things.
Back in July 2014 Facebook introduced Mentions, a new app for iOS for celebrities and public figures with verified profiles to talk to their followers. Later it was expanded to India and 40 other countries. Now it has launched the app for Android. The app has Live stream feature so that musicians, athletes, actors, journalists and other celebrities can share live video with their fans. Continue reading “Facebook Mentions app launched for Android”
Manu Kumar Jain, Head of Mi India earlier today tweeted a teaser with the caption Mi Generation T-24 hours to lift off and said “An exciting announcement will happen tomorrow. Always believe something wonderful is about to happen”. This doesn’t give us any hints about what the company is planning to announce, except that it could be a next-generation device. It has not scheduled any event for the launch. Continue reading “Xiaomi India teases ‘Mi Generation’ is arriving, new device coming on January 14?”
Skype is celebrating its 10th year anniversary of its free video calling feature and it is rolling out a new mobile group video calling feature to mark the occasion.
Continue reading “Skype introduces group video calling on Android, iOS and Windows 10 Mobile”
Ahead of their upcoming event on 15th January, we’ve got hold of some details of Coolpad’s upcoming handset. It appears that the device which is expected to be a smaller version of the Coolpad Note 3 might still pack the one feature that made the Note 3 stand out from the competition. Continue reading “Coolpad Note Lite expected to pack fingerprint sensor”
Sundar Pichai just took to the Google+ platform to announce the dates of Google I/O 2016 which is set to take place just 18 weeks from now in California.
Twitter has updated the iOS app to version 6.44 that now lets you watch Periscope broadcasts live, within the tweets. When there is a Tweet with a link for a Periscope broadcast, it will autoplay right within the Tweet. When you tap the video, it goes full-screen and shows Periscope comments and hearts from other viewers. It doesn’t require you to install Periscope app or even a Periscope account to watch the broadcasts on Twitter. Continue reading “Twitter for iOS now lets you watch live Periscope broadcasts directly within Tweets”
After reports about Lenovo planning to shift focus of the Moto lineup to higher end smartphones and the statement that said that all Moto smartphones in 2016 will come with fingerprint sensors, many felt that they would be cancelling off the Moto E or perhaps the Moto G as well.
Continue reading “Lenovo won’t discontinue the Moto E or Moto G”
Motorola and Flipkart are back with new offers for the new year. As a part of the latest sale, they are offering Rs. 2,000 discount on Moto G (3rd Gen), the latest Moto G (Turbo) and Moto X Play smartphones. There are also exchange offers on Moto X Style, Nexus 6, Moto Turbo, Moto E (2nd Gen) and Moto E (2nd Gen) 4G smartphones. Discounts are available through web as well, but the exchange offers are available only through the Flipkart app. Continue reading “Motorola Moto G (3rd Gen), Moto G Turbo Edition and Moto X Play get a Rs. 2000 price cut”
It is traditional for big brands to hold separate conferences prior to events such as CES and MWC. LG also has a history of doing the same and it seems that this year they will be holding an event on 21st which is just before the MWC is scheduled to start on 22nd.
Continue reading “LG teases Feb 21st event prior to MWC 2016 – Could be the G5”
After the high-end ‘One M’ series and mid-range Desire series, HTC introduced One A9, the company’s first ‘A series’ smartphone with a premium build, back in October last year. It was launched in India last month at a price tag of Rs. 29,990. It has a fingerprint sensor, unibody metal design, 13MP camera with RAW image support and more features that were rarely seen on mid-range HTC smartphones. Is the smartphone worth the price? Let us find out in the complete review.
Jide Technology, popular for its Android-based Remix OS PCs introduced the Remix OS 2.0 for all other PCs and laptops at the CES 2016 last week. Today it has released the first version of Remix OS 2.0, as it had promised. Remix OS is the same Android, which has been tweaked to work on PCs and includes new UI, responds to mouse clicks and even lets you use keyboard shortcuts on your PC or laptop. Check out the demo below. Continue reading “Android-based Remix OS 2.0 for PC now available for Download”
ZTE has introduced (Via) Blade D Lux, the company’s latest ‘Blade series’ smartphone in Vietnam and Singapore. It packs a 5.5-inch HD screen, is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 410 64-bit processor, runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop), has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 8-megapixel rear camera that also has LED flash for capturing better images even in low lighting conditions.
Continue reading “ZTE Blade D Lux with 5.5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 3000mAh battery announced”
