Google Search app now understands more complex, natural-language questions

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Google today said that Google Search app will now understand more complex queries. It can now break down a query to understand the semantics of each piece. The app is starting to truly understand the meaning of what you’re asking, said the company. Google introduced voice search in 2008, and the Knowledge Graph in 2012. Knowledge Graph that powers the Google Search app cards got updated earlier this year to add details about common health conditions. Continue reading “Google Search app now understands more complex, natural-language questions”

Lenovo Vibe X3 Announced – Comes in two variants

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Lenovo has announced the Vibe X3 which is the successor to the Vibe X2 from last year. The device will be available in two different variants with one end having better features and higher end specifications.

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Facebook Instant Articles feature now available for Android users in India

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Facebook had debuted their Instant Article feature for iOS devices in USA and parts of Europe. The feature is now available to users in India on their Android devices starting from today.

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South East Asia set to get its first Apple Store in Singapore – Will be Solar Powered

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Apple has chosen Singapore as the location to open its first Apple Store in South East Asia. The Store will reportedly run on renewable energy, namely solar energy.

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YU smartphones now available at offline retail stores – Announces partnership with Reliance Retail

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YU Televentures has just announced a new partnership with Reliance Retail that will put their smartphones on sale at physical offline retail stores across the country.

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OnePlus reveals Android 6.0 Marshmallow upgrade plans

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OnePlus always strives to deliver quick updates for their smartphones to the latest Android version. In the case of Android 6.0 Marshmallow, they have kept mum until now. OnePlus has just announced their plans to bring Marshmallow to their devices.

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Samsung Android 6.0 roadmap surfaces – Note5 and S6 Edge+ to get Marshmallow in December

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A software update roadmap for Samsung devices has just appeared online and it lists out 2 phases of updates for phones to Android 6.0 Marshmallow. The Samsung Galaxy Note5 and S6 edge+ will be the first to get it as they are scheduled for an update in December 2015 itself.

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Gionee S6 Announced – 5.5″ AMOLED Display and USB Type-C in 6.9mm slim body

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The latest smartphone from Gionee, the S6 has just been announced in China. We had seen the leaked images of the Gionee S6 a few days earlier and now it has gone official and they have done without the Elife branding. Continue reading “Gionee S6 Announced – 5.5″ AMOLED Display and USB Type-C in 6.9mm slim body”

LG Spirit LTE and G4 Stylus 4G with VoLTE, VoWiFi launching in India through Reliance Retail

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LG today announced that it will launch Spirit LTE and G4 Stylus 4G smartphones with VoLTE (Voice Over LTE) and VoWiFi (Voice Over Wi-Fi) in India in partnership with Reliance Retail. These features will enabled faster transmission of data and voice, said the company. LG launched the 3G version of the Spirit smartphone and the G4 Stylus in India earlier this year. Continue reading “LG Spirit LTE and G4 Stylus 4G with VoLTE, VoWiFi launching in India through Reliance Retail”

Gionee GN8001 with 6-inch 1080p display, 3GB RAM, 5000mAh battery gets certified in China

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Gionee GN8001, new mid-range smartphone has been certified by TENAA (via) in China. According to the listing, the smartphone packs a 6-inch 1080p AMOLED screen, is powered by a 1.3GHz octa-core (MediaTek MT6753 likely) processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Amigo UI on top, has 8 or 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It also packs a huge 5020mAh battery and comes with 4G LTE connectivity. Continue reading “Gionee GN8001 with 6-inch 1080p display, 3GB RAM, 5000mAh battery gets certified in China”

Micromax Canvas Amaze Q395 with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM now available for Rs. 7999

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Micromax Canvas Mega E353 went on sale online earlier this month, and the Canvas Amaze Q395 surfaced on the official website. Now the Canvas Amaze is on sale on ebay.in. It packs a 5-inch HD screen, is powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT6580 processor, runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop), has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support and 3G connectivity. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Amaze Q395 with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM now available for Rs. 7999”

Lenovo Vibe P1 Unboxing

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Lenovo launched Vibe P1, the company’s latest mid-range Vibe series smartphone with a huge 5000mAh battery in India last month for Rs. 15999 on Flipkart. We already brought you photo gallery and the hands-on impressions of the smartphone from the announcement at IFA in September, here we have the unboxing.

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Google Nexus 6P Benchmarks

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Google announced the Huawei-made Nexus 6P smartphone back in September, and it was launched in India last month, starting at Rs. 39,999. We brought you the unboxing of the smartphone recently, here we have its benchmarks. It is powered by an Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 64-bit 20nm processor that has four bigger ARM Cortex A57 cores clocked at 1.96GHz per core and four smaller ARM Cortex A53 cores clocked at 1.56GHz per core and has Adreno 430 GPU. It has 3GB RAM, packs 5.7-inch Quad HD AMOLED display and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). Check out the synthetic benchmark scores.

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vivo X6 with 4GB RAM, fingerprint sensor gets certified in China

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Earlier this month vivo confirmed 4GB of RAM for the company’s upcoming flagship smartphone, vivo X6, after teasing the name of the phone. Even some specifications of the smartphone surfaced along with that, now the smartphone has passed through TENAA (Via), showing off the design of the phablet. There is a X6L version and the X6D version for China Unicom. Specifications of the smartphone have not been confirmed by TENAA yet. Continue reading “vivo X6 with 4GB RAM, fingerprint sensor gets certified in China”

HTC One X9 with 5.5-inch 1080p display, metal body gets certified in China

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The rumored HTC One X9 smartphone has finally got certified by TENAA in China. It reveals most specifications of the smartphone, including curved metal body, dual front-facing speakers, 5.5-inch 1080p screen with curved glass on the front, capacitive touch buttons below the display, 2.2GHz Octa-Core processor (Helio X10 likely) and more. Check out the detailed specifications below. Continue reading “HTC One X9 with 5.5-inch 1080p display, metal body gets certified in China”