Xiaomi Gemini with Snapdragon 820 leaks on Geekbench, could be the Mi5

Rumors about Mi5, the next flagship from Xiaomi has been surfacing the online world for quite sometime now. Today, a device codenamed Xiaomi Gemini has been spotted on Geekbench and it is stated that this could be the Mi5.

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Motorola Moto X Style starts receiving Android 6.0 Marshmallow update in India

Motorola had launched the Moto X Style with Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop) in India last month and today the company has started rolling out Android 6.0 Marshmallow update to the phone in India and Brazil.

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Microsoft’s optimized Office apps for iPad Pro now available

Microsoft had previewed Office apps update for iPad Pro in September and now the company is making these apps available for download. The Office apps include Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and OneNote.

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Google Nexus 6P Unboxing

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Google announced the Huawei-made Nexus 6P smartphone in September, and it was launched in India in October, priced at Rs. 39,999 for 32GB and Rs. 42,999 for the 64GB variant. It went on pre-order across India through retail stores and Flipkart from October 14th and it was shipped to customers starting from last week. It is the successor of the Motorola-made Nexus 6 that was introduced last year. We already brought you the photo gallery and hands-on impressions of the Nexus 6P, here we have its unboxing.

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Acer Predator 8 gaming tablet now available for pre-order for $299.99

Acer had announced the Predator 8 GT-810 Android gaming tablet at IFA 2015 in September and now the tablet is available for pre-order.

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Bluetooth technology 2016 roadmap revealed: Up to 4x range, 100% speed boost and more

Bluetooth is about to get better and faster in 2016 as per the new roadmap revealed by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG). The overall range of Bluetooth will expand upto 4 times while the speed will boost to a 100%.

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Meizu m2 Review

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Ever since Meizu started operations in India, they’ve fast become a player to watch out for. While a significant market share still eludes the brand, they certainly have managed to carve out a niche for themselves by offering fantastic quality and overall experience. Indeed, the small but vocal fan following echoes exactly what we found out in our reviews. Meizu makes good phones that balance specifications versus price surprisingly well. With the launch of the Meizu m2, we really wanted to see if the company could continue it’s streak. Here’s the FoneArena review of the Meizu m2 and let’s take a look at how it fares. Continue reading “Meizu m2 Review”

Lenovo reports $714 million net loss in Q2 FY 2015-16, 18.8 million phones sold

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Lenovo has reported revenue of US$ 12.2 billion for its second fiscal quarter 2015-16 that ended September 30, 2015.  Revenue increased 16% YoY from $10.5 billion. It reported net loss of US$ 714 million, compared to net profit of $262 million a year earlier. Continue reading “Lenovo reports $714 million net loss in Q2 FY 2015-16, 18.8 million phones sold”

Firefox OS 2.5 developer preview launched – Lets you try Firefox OS on Android phones

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People are quite hesitant to make changes in their lives and changing your smartphone’s OS is one such change that many people prefer not to risk. Firefox has come up with a new developer preview for Android devices which will make it easier for you to decide whether to change your OS or not.

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Windows 10 update now rolling out for Xbox One

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The day that many Xbox One users have been waiting for is finally here. Microsoft has now started rolling out Windows 10 for the console through a staged roll-out.

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Lenovo Lemon X3 / Vibe X3 launch event set for November 16 in China

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Lenovo Vibe X3 surfaced back in February and got certified on TENAA back in September. It was recently shown off by China Mobile during the EXPO COMM China 2015 event, now the company has announced (Via) that the smartphone will be announced as Lemon X3 in China on November 16th. Lenovo highlighted the enhanced audio features of the smartphone in several teaser images featuring legendary musicians, including Mozart. The smartphone will have dual front-facing speakers and will come with Hi-Fi audio features.

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Xiaomi pulls $196 million in sales in 24 hours on Single’s Day 2015 in China

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Xiaomi conducts China’s marathon 24-hour online sales event on Singles Day that falls on November 11th every year in cooperation with Tmall, the largest online marketplace in China. Last year it made $163 million (RMB 1 billion) by selling 720,000 phones in 24 hours. This year Xiaomi has announced that it made $196 (RMB 1.25 billion) on Tmall in 24 hours. This time it sold its products through several online stores including Alibaba, JD, Tmall, mi.com and Suning and became top seller of phones. Continue reading “Xiaomi pulls $196 million in sales in 24 hours on Single’s Day 2015 in China”