Weekly Roundup: Motorola Moto G Turbo, Apple Smart Battery Case, new Oppo R7 Plus and more

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This week, Motorola – as expected – launched its newer variant of the Moto G (3rd Gen.) in India, dubbed the Moto G Turbo Edition priced at Rs. 14,499. The phone essentially boasts of the same design as 2015 Moto G, but with fewer upgrades. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Motorola Moto G Turbo, Apple Smart Battery Case, new Oppo R7 Plus and more”

HP Falcon Windows 10 phone with Snapdragon 820 spotted in GFXBench

A Windows 10 phone with the code name HP Falcon has been spotted on GFXBench. As per the listing, the it looks like Microsoft is testing the recently announced Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor with a new Lumia device.

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Sony to bring two new Xperia phones in Q2 2016 as per T-Mobile Poland

It looks like Sony will bring two new Xperia models in 2016, according to a leaked slide from T-Mobile Poland’s press event. These phones could be from the Xperia Z6 lineup that is expected to be the flagship for next year.

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OnePlus teams up with AirConsole for exclusive gaming content

OnePlus has joined hands with AirConsole to create an online gaming system. AirConsole says that while playing games, ” your  browser is the console, your smartphone is the gamepad”.

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Gionee M5 Plus to be announced on Dec 21 – 6-inch 1080p display, fingerprint sensor, 5020mAh battery

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Gionee recently announced that it will introduced its new ‘M series’ smartphone, the M5 Plus on December 21st. This is expected to be the GN8001 that got certified by TENAA last month. According to earlier listing the smartphone will come with a 6-inch Full HD AMOLED display, pack 3GB of RAM and a 5020mAh battery. Now a new report from China has revealed that the smartphone will come with a fingerprint sensor embedded in the home button.

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Samsung working on Galaxy S7 Plus, S7 Edge and S7 Edge Plus ?

A number of rumors and reports about the Samsung Galaxy S7 have already been looming the online world for months. Now, it looks like Samsung might be going with the same line up for the Galaxy S7 as it did for this year’s Galaxy S6.

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 scores 131648 points in AnTuTu

Qualcomm had announced the Snapdragon 820 processor earlier this year and it will be available to OEM in early 2016. The processor that was officially launched today in China has appeared on AnTuTu benchmark results.

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Lenovo Vibe S1 Review

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Lenovo introduced Vibe S1, its first selfie-focused smartphone with dual front-facing cameras at the IFA back in September. It was launched in India exclusively on Amazon.in last month for Rs. 15999. Even though the main highlight of the smartphone is selfie, it has powerful internals and comes with premium build. Is the smartphone worth the price? Let us find out in the review.

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HTC Desire 828 dual sim launched in India for Rs. 19990

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HTC announced the Desire 828 dual sim smartphone for India last month. Today the company has launched the smartphone in India exclusively on Flipkart. It packs a 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) display, is powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek MT6753, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with optical image stabilization (OIS) and an Ultrapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “HTC Desire 828 dual sim launched in India for Rs. 19990”

Flipkart shuts down its eBooks service, will migrate your eBooks library to Kobo

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Flipkart launched its Flyte eBooks service on Android back in November 2012, later it launched the eBooks app for iPhone, iPad and Windows Phone 8 devices in August 2013. Now Indian online retail giant has announced that it has shut down its eBooks service and is not selling eBooks anymore. Continue reading “Flipkart shuts down its eBooks service, will migrate your eBooks library to Kobo”

OnePlus Sandstone case for iPhone 6 and 6s Unboxing

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OnePlus surprised everyone by launching a Sandstone case for the Apple iPhone 6/6s. We managed to get ours hands on it, here is the unboxing.

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SwiftKey launches a symbol-based assistive communication app for Android

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SwiftKey Greenhouse recently launched a new app called Symbols. It is a symbol-based assistive communication app for Android that targeted at non-verbal individuals with special needs. The app was developed over the course of our last two Innovation Week events. “We wanted to bring an accessible, free app to people with talking and learning difficulties so that they could communicate more easily with their friends and family,” said the company. Continue reading “SwiftKey launches a symbol-based assistive communication app for Android”

Letv Superphone with 6.33-inch QHD display, Snapdragon 810, 4GB RAM being tested in India?

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Letv is rumored to be testing its Superphones in various locations in India. It already confirmed its plans to enter the Indian market by early 2016 with new devices and entertainment content. The LeTV Le Max that was introduced earlier this year is being called the Superphone, but the company plans to launch more Superphones in the Indian market soon. Continue reading “Letv Superphone with 6.33-inch QHD display, Snapdragon 810, 4GB RAM being tested in India?”

Yahoo Mail gets multiple mailbox support for Gmail and Google Apps accounts

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Yahoo Mail got multiple mailbox support that added Outlook.com, Hotmail, AOL Mail accounts so that users can access Yahoo Mail’s features such as search, smart contacts and auto-suggest, rich compose across all their emails. Today Yahoo has introduced multiple mailbox support for Gmail and Google Apps accounts. Continue reading “Yahoo Mail gets multiple mailbox support for Gmail and Google Apps accounts”

Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Photo Gallery

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Xiaomi had announced the Redmi Note 3 last month. We got our hands on the phone, which is currently available only in China. We already brought you the unboxing, now let’s take a look at the hardware and specs of the phone in this photo gallery. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Photo Gallery”