Samsung Galaxy S6 vs Galaxy S5 Photo Gallery

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Samsung took wraps off the Galaxy S6 at MWC 2015 in March this year. The company launched its flagship phone in India in the same month starting Rs. 49,900. We have already seen the unboxing of the phone, and now lets compare the phone with last year’s flagship phone, the Galaxy S5 in this photo gallery. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S6 vs Galaxy S5 Photo Gallery”

Motorola to offer two-day discounts on the Moto X, Nexus 6 and Moto 360 in the UK

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Motorola is planning to offer discounts on its popular devices for a span of 48 hours in the UK. The devices that will be available at a discounted rate are the Moto X, Nexus 6 and the Moto 360 smartwatch.

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Amazon Fire Phone receives a temporary price drop in the UK – 32GB for £99

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Amazon had released the Fire Phone back in June last year at a price of US$ 640 off contract in the USA. In the UK however the handset was priced at £400 for the 32GB variant and £479 for the 64GB at launch. Now the Fire Phone has received a temporary price drop in the UK.

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Motorola Moto E (1st gen) now receiving Android 5.1 Lollipop OTA update in India

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Soon after rolling Android 5.1 Lollipop update for the Moto E (2nd Gen), Motorola has announced the Android 5.1 rollout for original Moto E devices in India. Continue reading “Motorola Moto E (1st gen) now receiving Android 5.1 Lollipop OTA update in India”

Samsung has fixed the ‘Halo’ effect on the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge logos

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If you take a look at photos of the initial batches of the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge or the ones from MWC 2015, you will notice that there is a halo of sorts around the front logo of the device. This is true particularly for the Gold variant of the device. Now it seems that Samsung have fixed the issue in the newer production batches as can be seen in our Gold unit of the S6 Edge as well. Continue reading “Samsung has fixed the ‘Halo’ effect on the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge logos”

Asus Zenwatch receiving update to Android Lollipop 5.1.1

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According to a user on Reddit, he just received an update to Android Lollipop 5.1.1 on his Asus Zenwatch. This makes the Zenwatch the first smartwatch to get the update to v 5.1.1.

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Xiaomi to sell Mi accessories Internationally in first Beta flash sale starting May 18

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Xiaomi is holding a beta test flash sale in France, Germany, US and UK starting May 18. Continue reading “Xiaomi to sell Mi accessories Internationally in first Beta flash sale starting May 18”

YU YUREKA incremental update for battery life improvements starts rolling out

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YU YUREKA got the Cyanogen OS 12 update (YNG1TAS0W0) based on Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop) last month. Now the smartphone is getting a new incremental software update that is said to improve the battery life of the smartphone. The update doesn’t change the Android version from 5.0.2, but the smartphone is expected to get the Android 5.1.1 update soon. Continue reading “YU YUREKA incremental update for battery life improvements starts rolling out”

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge gets an update in India – Bug fixes, improvements in stability and performance

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The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Indian variant (G925I) is now receiving a new software update. The update is 161.84MB in size and changes the baseband version to G925IDVU1AOE2. The update brings around bug fixes, improvements in performance and stability.

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Nubia India launch set for May 19

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Last week Nubia announced that it will enter into the Indian market soon and launched a separate website for India. Today the company has sent out invites for the launch of its first Nubia smartphone on May 19th. Check out the invite below.

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Chinese smartphone maker PhiComm plans to enter India in June

PhiComm is the latest Chinese smartphone maker that is planning to enter India to tap the growing smartphone market. The Shanghai based company is eyeing to enter India by launching its brand of devices by the middle of June, as per a latest Economic Times report.

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Oppo R7 will feature 13MP ISOCELL sensor and Flash Shot

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Oppo is all set to announce the Oppo R7 smartphone on May 20th. Today the company has announced that the smartphone will feature a 13-megapixel rear camera with ISOCELL CMOS sensor. It will also come with new Flash Shot technology that will offer better speed, accuracy and stability for its camear. Flash shot will enable speedy initiation, fast focus and stable imaging to quickly capture images.

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Google’s self driving car to hit public streets this summer

Google has been working on self driving cars for more than four years. The tech giant is now announcing that it will begin testing these self driving cars on public roads in California starting this summer.

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Bing redesigns algorithm to offer mobile friendly sites

Bing is following Google’s footsteps and changing its search algorithm. The Microsoft owned search engine is tweaking Bing’s algorithm to favor mobile sites higher than desktop-only counterparts when searching on a phone.

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