Twitter rolls out Moments curation tool to track live events

Twitter was testing a new feature code named as Project Lightning since June, that focused on current events. Today, the micro blogging site has officially introduced the new tool and is calling it as Moments. Twitter Moments Continue reading “Twitter rolls out Moments curation tool to track live events”

Microsoft Lumia 640 XL LTE Dual SIM launched in India for Rs. 17399

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Microsoft has launched the Lumia 640 XL LTE  Dual SIM in India. It was announced earlier this year at the MWC, but the company did not launch it in India along with the 3G variant of the Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM in April. It has the same specifications as the 3G variant, including a  5.7-inch HD display, quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor, Windows Phone 8.1, 13-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash, 5-megapixel front-facing camera and dual SIM support. As the name indicates, it has 4G LTE connectivity, including support for 4G bands for India. Continue reading “Microsoft Lumia 640 XL LTE Dual SIM launched in India for Rs. 17399”

Microsoft Lumia 550 with 4.7-inch HD display, Windows 10, 4G LTE announced

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Microsoft has announced the Lumia 550 smartphone, as expected. It has a 4.7-inch HD display, is powered by a 1.1GHz quad-core Snapdragon 210 processor and runs on Windows 10. It has a 5-megapixel auto focus camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. There is also Lumia 550 Dual SIM that comes with dual SIM support. Both the versions have 4G connectivity. Continue reading “Microsoft Lumia 550 with 4.7-inch HD display, Windows 10, 4G LTE announced”

Microsoft announces their first ever laptop – Surface Book with a 13.5 inch display starting at US$ 1499

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Microsoft have announced a new product to go along with the Surface Pro 4 tablet. The Surface Book is the first ever laptop made by Microsoft and it starts at US$ 1499.

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New Microsoft Band with curved display announced for $249.99, available October 30th

Microsoft has unveiled its next generation fitness tracker dubbed as Microsoft Band. It is sleeker than the original Band and features a curved display and comes with 11 advanced sensors.

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Microsoft Surface Pro 4 announced – New Surface Pen, Windows 10 and more starting at US$ 899

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Microsoft has unveiled the latest generation of their Surface Pro 2 in 1 – the Surface Pro 4. It brings on board the latest Intel Skylake processors and Windows 10 in a thinner and lighter yet more powerful form factor that starts at US$ 899.

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Microsoft Lumia 950 XL with 5.7 inch QHD display, Snapdragon 810 announced, priced at $649

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Microsoft has announced Lumia 950 XL, the company’s latest high-end smartphone at an event in New York City. It packs a 5.7-inch (1440×2560 pixels) AMOLED display, is powered by an octa-core Snapdragon 810 processor and runs on Windows 10. It packs a 20-megapixel autofocus rear camera with ZEISS optics, 5th gen Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), triple LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. There is also Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM, which is a dual SIM variant of the smartphone.

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Microsoft Lumia 950 with 5.2 inch QHD display, Snapdragon 808 announced, priced at $549

Microsoft Lumia 950

Microsoft has announced Lumia 950, the company’s latest smartphone at an event today in the New York City. It packs a 5.2-inch (1440×2560 pixels) AMOLED display, is powered by an hexa-core Snapdragon 808 processor and runs on Windows 10. It packs a 20-megapixel autofocus rear camera with ZEISS optics, with 5th Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), triple LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. There is also Lumia 950 Dual SIM, which is a dual SIM variant of the smartphone.

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Microsoft Hololens Developer Kit coming in Q1 2016 for $3000

Microsoft has announced that the it is making the Hololens Developer Kit available for developers in Q1 of 2016. The kit for the Windows 10-powered augmented reality device is priced at $3000.

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Coolpad all set to take on the competition with launch of the new Note 3

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Its been a while since we noticed a major new Chinese entrant enter into the hot mess that is the Indian smartphone market. While Xiaomi and their ilk duke it out for the upper mid segment of the market we’ve seen quality hardware slip through the gaps left by them. Coolpad is one of the larger Chinese players which has already probed the market earlier this year and is now planning to target it full steam. Continue reading “Coolpad all set to take on the competition with launch of the new Note 3”

Android One smartphones getting Android 6.0 Marshmallow update in India

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Google started rolling out Android 6.0 Marshmallow update for the Nexus devices starting from yesterday. The Nexus devices are yet to receive the over-the-air update, but there are several reports saying that Android One smartphones – Micromax Canvas A1, Spice Dream UNO Mi-498 and Karbonn Sparkle V are getting the Android 6.0 update in India. No details about the update for Lava Pixel V1. Continue reading “Android One smartphones getting Android 6.0 Marshmallow update in India”

Samsung Exynos Mongoose aka M1 spotted on some benchmarks

Samsung was said to be working on a new powerful SoC dubbed as Exynos M1 and soon it had appeared on Geekbench 3 benchmarks last month. Now, the SoC which is also known as Monngoose M1 has surfaced again in benchmark testings.

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Sony confirms Android 6.0 Marshmallow update for range of Xperia Z series devices and more

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Google started rolling out Android 6.0 update for Nexus devices starting from yesterday. HTC and Motorola already promised to offer Android Marshmallow update for some of its devices. Sony Mobile just confirmed Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) update for a range of smartphones. It doesn’t mention the Xperia Z and Z1 range, but the company says that it has been working hard to bring the major update to as many of the devices as possible, so we can expect more devices to be added in the future. Continue reading “Sony confirms Android 6.0 Marshmallow update for range of Xperia Z series devices and more”