Google rolls out live wallpaper app Meter for Android devices

Google Creative Lab has released a new live wallpaper app called as Meter for Android devices. The live wallpaper shows battery, WiFi and notification info right on your home screen.

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Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Sambalpur

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Airtel has launched its 4G LTE services in Sambalpur in Orissa, after it launched it in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Rourkela, Balasore and Brahmapur. Airtel launched 4G services in 296 towns across India in August. Airtel 4G is available to customers across mobile phones, dongles, 4G hotspots and Wi-Fi dongles in the city. Continue reading “Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Sambalpur”

Google Translate to get in-app translation feature for Android 6.0 Marshmallow

Google has announced that it is bringing in-app translation to Android 6.0 Marshmallow users starting this week. The Translate app will be able to translate text into the native language right inside some of their favorite apps.

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Vodafone India to roll out 4G services in Kerala by December 2015

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Vodafone already announced that it will launch 4G services in India by December 2015. It also said that Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Kochi circles will get 4G first. Today the operator has announced that it will roll out 4G services in Kerala by December 2015. It also said that Kochi, Trivandrum and Kozhikode will be in the first wave of the 4G roll-out, which will be launched across the circle in a phased manner. Continue reading “Vodafone India to roll out 4G services in Kerala by December 2015”

Synaptics announces pressure-sensitive screen controllers for phones

Synaptics has announced three new series of ClearPad discrete touch controllers for phones. These solutions are similar to the 3D Touch on the iPhone that can detect various levels of pressure.

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Huawei Honor Band Z1 fitness and sleep tracking band launched in India for Rs. 5499

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Huawei introduced its first Honor smart band called Honor Zero back in July, today the company has launched it in India as Honor Band Z1. It looks like a smartwatch, shows time and has a 1.06 inch (128 x 128 pixels) OLED display. It has brushed metal bezel around the dial and doesn’t have any physical buttons. It works with both Android and iOS devices, will show message notifications and incoming call alerts. You can also mute incoming calls easily. It is also water and dust proof with IP68 certification. It has pedometer and tracks your steps, calories burnt and other activities. It can also track your sleep and has silent alarm to wake you up from sleep. Continue reading “Huawei Honor Band Z1 fitness and sleep tracking band launched in India for Rs. 5499”

Huawei Honor 7 launched in India for Rs. 22999

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Huawei introduced the Honor 7 smartphone in China back in July, and the international version of the smartphone was launched in Europe in August. Today the company has launched the Honor 7 in India. It packs a 5-inch 1080p display, is powered by a Octa-Core HiSilicon Kirin 935 SoC based on big.LITTLE configuration and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) with Emotion UI 3.1 on top. The company has promised to roll out Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) update for the smartphone in beta in January and stable update will arrive in February 2016. It has a 20-megapixel rear camera with Sony sensor, LED flash, Phase Detection Auto Focus that would let you focus a subject in just 0.1 second and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash for capturing better selfies even in poor lighting conditions.

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Microsoft Surface Book – Variants and Pricing

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Microsoft announced a new laptop/2 in 1 yesterday known as the Microsoft Surface Book. It is basically a larger and more powerful version of the Surface Pro 4. It features a 13.5″ display and prices start at US$ 1499. However, that is quite a vague term and we though we’ll bring you this detailed price comparison to explain what you will be getting at each price point.

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Penta T-Pad WS802Q 3G with 8-inch HD display, 8MP camera launched for Rs. 6999

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Pantel Technologies has launched WS802Q 3G, its new dual SIM Android tablet. It has a 8-inch HD display, is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It also comes with voice calling support. Continue reading “Penta T-Pad WS802Q 3G with 8-inch HD display, 8MP camera launched for Rs. 6999”

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”