Uber started testing cash payment option in Hyderabad in May this year and expanded it to Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Jaipur, Kochi and Pune in India last month. Now it has started accepting cash payments in Chennai for uberGO and uberX rides. Chennai becomes seventh city in India and eighth worldwide, where riders have the option to pay for their Uber rides with cash. Continue reading “Uber starts accepting cash payments in Chennai”
Google introduced the newest version of Android at its annual developer summit. The preview was known as ‘Android M’ and the company did not reveal what M stands for. Today, Google has announced that the latest iteration of Android will be called as ‘Marshmallow’.
The Android Marshmallow will be the 6th major version of the mobile OS and will not be called Android 5.2 as rumored before. Continue reading “Android ‘M’ is officially known as Marshmallow”
Creative has launched Creative EP-600m, the company’s latest Noise-isolating In-ear Earphones in India. It features exceptional noise-isolation, dynamic bass and clear audio playback, says the company. It also has an inline microphone for voice calls. Continue reading “Creative EP-600m In-ear earphones launched in India for Rs. 799”
Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Note5 and Galaxy S6 edge+ smartphones at the Galaxy Unpacked last week. Now the Galaxy Note5 Duos (SM-G9198) has been revealed by ePrice in Taiwan (Via). It shows two nano SIM card slots, but these are not hybrid SIM card slots like the Galaxy A series, so you can’t use the secondary SIM slot as a microSD expansion slot. This confirms earlier rumors and puts an end to rumors that said that dual SIM variant will have a microSD card slot. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note5 Duos revealed, but it doesn’t have a microSD card slot”
Micromax has launched Canvas Selfie 2 Q340 and Canvas Selfie 3 Q348, the company’s latest selfie-focused smartphones. The Canvas Selfie 2 has a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with OmniVision OV5670 sensor and 4P lens. The Canvas Selfie 3 has a 8-megapixel front camera with Sony MX179 sensor and LED Flash. Both these are powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor, 1GB RAM, 8GB of internal storage with expansion slot, dual SIM support and 3G connectivity. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Selfie 2 Q340 and Canvas Selfie 3 Q348 launched, starts at Rs. 5999”
OnePlus released a minor Oxygen OS 1.0.2 update to fix Stagefright security exploit last week. But this doesn’t fix the latest vulnerability in the Stagefright library (CVE-2015-3864) that was reported last week. As you can see from the screenshot, this is confirmed by the Zimperium’s Stagefright Detector App that got updated to add detection of the latest vulnerability. Continue reading “OnePlus One gets OxygenOS 1.0.2 update with Stagefright security patches, latest vulnerability not fixed yet [Update: Fixed in OxygenOS 1.0.3]”
Samsung has introduced Level On Wireless Pro Headphones that come with Ultra High Quality Audio (UHQA). The company claims that these headphones offer a rich, high definition sound experience.
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Microsoft is testing a new app that curates news from various sources, sorts out the bests ones and reads them out loud to you from your phone. Dubbed as News Cast, the app uses text-to-speech technology to read out article summaries to the users.
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Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 that was announced last week went on sale in China yesterday. Xiaomi has announced that it sold 800,000 Redmi Note 2 smartphones in the first 12 hours of sale, which is a new record for the company. Back in April Xiaomi entered into the Guinness Book of World Records for selling 2.11 million smartphones online in 24 hours during its Mi Fan Fest in China. Continue reading “Xiaomi sells record 800,000 Redmi Note 2 units in 12 hours in China”
We knew that Motorola was working on the next generation Moto 360 smartwatch that is codenamed as Smelt. Now, two models of the Moto 360 have been spotted at Anatel that is the Brazil’s federal telecom regulator which is equivalent of the FCC in the US.
Continue reading “Next Gen Moto 360 – Moto 360S and Moto 360L gets listed on Brazil’s Anatel”
TP-LINK has launched TL-WA860RE, its latest power socket-mounted Universal Wireless Range Extender with AC Pass-Through in India. It is designed to conveniently extend the coverage and improve the signal strength of an existing wireless network to eliminate dead zones, said the company. Continue reading “TP-LINK TL-WA860RE 300Mbps Wi-Fi Range Extender launched in India for Rs. 2500”
Telegram messenger completed two years last week and announced some interesting figures regarding the service. The messenger app revealed that its users send 10 billion messages per day.
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Oh look, Another Zenfone 2! Wait, that’s the Zenfone Selfie? Nah, that’s the Zenfone 2 Laser. Once again, Asus has launched a phone that looks nigh identical to the rest of its line up. Call it the creation of a homogenous brand identity or sheer laziness on the part of the brand, the Zenfone series of phones do provide a solid albeit utilitarian handset. With the Laser, the Taiwanese brand is entering the budget segment and is seeking a replacement for last year’s Zenfone 5. We put the phone through its paces to determine whether this is the best handset that you can buy at this price point. Continue reading “Asus Zenfone 2 Laser 5.5 (ZE550KL) Review: The Budget All-rounder”
Elephone, India’s latest entrant from China has announced a partnership with iberry’s Auxus to launch its most expected P8000 smartphone in India as Auxus PRIME P8000. “Auxus PRIME P8000 is a specially customized version of Elephone P8000 for Indian Customers with the support of all the Indian frequencies and bands, especially 4G LTE TDD B40 with 2300MHz frequency”, said Elephone. Continue reading “Elephone P8000 launching in India as Auxus PRIME P8000 this month exclusively on Snapdeal”
Google announced Android M in May this year at the I/O conference. There has been a number of guesses and speculation about what will Google name its latest Android OS. Now, the company has released a new video that hints at possible names for Android M.
Continue reading “Google teases possible Android M names in a new video”
