Motorola had quite an eventful 2015 with the launch of Moto X Play, Moto Style and Moto G 3rd generation. Now it looks like the company will up its game in 2016 with advanced Moto X devices according to a latest leak.
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Sony launched the Xperia Z5 Dual (E6683), its flagship smartphone in India for Rs. 52,990 back in October. We brought you the review of the smartphone earlier this week, here we have the battery life test results from the smartphone. It packs a 2900mAh built-in battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 support. This is actually less than the 3100mAh battery on the Xperia Z3. It has a 5.2-inch 1080p display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 810 processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop).
Google has big plans for its driverless car business in 2016. The company is turning its self-driving cars unit into a standalone business under Alphabet next year, according to a latest report from Bloomberg.
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It is that time of the year when Google reveals the most searched events, people and things that were on top of its search list. In case of India, Flipkart topped as the most searched thing on Google while YU Yureka was the most searched mobile device.
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Pebble has introduced the Health app to its Pebble Time smartwatch. The first native app from the company will bring activity tracking by integrating it into the Timeline.
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Bharti Airtel announced its network transformation program – Project Leap last month, aimed at improving network quality and also said that will invest Rs. 60,000 crores in the next 3 years. Last week it announced that it has commenced the implementation of the transformation program in Andhra Pradesh & Telangana Circle. Today the company has announced that it has commencement Project Leap in Jharkhand. Continue reading “Airtel Project Leap network transformation program kick starts in Jharkhand”
Xiaomi introduced the Redmi Note 3 smartphone last month. We already brought you the unboxing of the smartphone, here we have its benchmarks. The Redmi Note 3 is powered by MediaTek Helio X10 (MT6795) SoC with 8 ARM Cortex-A53 64-bit CPUs clocked at 1.95GHz per core and has PowerVR G6200 GPU. It packs 3GB of RAM, 5.5-inch 1080p display and runs on MIUI 7 based on Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop). Check out the synthetic benchmarks scores.
Advent, popular for its mobile accessories and peripherals has launched the EchoPhonz AD-HP Boom, its latest wired headphones. It has a ergonomic design that would offer natural fit around the head and can be adjusted as per ones’ comfort. It promises crisp sound quality with enhanced bass effect, has soft ear muffs, ensures comfortable usage for longer hours and is also foldable for carrying it easily. Continue reading “Advent Echo Phonz AD-HP Boom headphones launched for Rs. 599”
First render of the Microsoft Lumia 650 smartphone codenamed Saana surfaced back in October, now a new render of the smartphone in White color has surfaced in China (Via). It reveals that the smartphone will have a 5-inch HD screen, as earlier rumors revealed. The date on the lockscreen shows 13th December, so the smartphone can be expected by the end of this month. Continue reading “Microsoft Lumia 650 with 5-inch HD display surfaces in new render”
Google is rolling out a new Night Light feature for the Google Play Books app that will hep you read more comfortably during night time without straining your eyes. “Looking at reading time across the world, we see that activity peaks between 8:00 pm and 10:00 pm local time. But we also know looking at a bright screen before bed can be hard on your eyes,” said Google on the official Android blog. Continue reading “Google Play Books gets Night Light feature for easier night time reading”
At the Google for India event in Delhi, Google announced that it will release a new feature called Tap to Translate that allows the instant translation of any text on the Android phone. This new feature, you can copy text anywhere on your Android phone and instantly get the translation. Google said that the Translate app will also be updated to offer real time translation in Hindi. It demoed the real-time translation and Tap to Translate features at the event.
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Good launched YouTube Offline in India for Android and iOS in India back in December last year, after it was announced at the Android One even in September so that people can watch videos without Internet access after downloading them. Today, at the Google for India event in Delhi, the company announced that it will launch a new YouTube feature that will improve buffering when videos are paused. Entire videos will now buffer even if you pause a video. Continue reading “YouTube to get improved buffering when videos are paused in India in coming weeks”
Google announced back in September that it will launch a new project to provide high-speed public Wi-Fi in 400 train stations across India, with 100 stations operational by the end of 2016. At the Google for India press event in Delhi, Google said that it is is working with Indian Railways and Railtel to launch RailWire Wifi to provide free WiFi in train stations in January 2016. Continue reading “Google to launch free RailWire WiFi in train stations in India starting from Jan 2016”
At the Google for India event today in Delhi, Caesar Sengupta, Product Management Director, Google said that Asus will launch its Chromebit compact stick running Chrome OS in India in January 2016. The Chromebit plugs directly into the HDMI port on a TV or monitor to turn it into a desktop PC offering 1080p output. It is compact and has a fan-less design. It was announced back in April and went on sale in the U.S. last month for $85. Continue reading “Asus Chromebit launching in India in January 2016 for Rs. 7999”
Airtel has launched its 4G LTE services in Salem, Tamil Nadu, after it launched it in Chennai, Pondicherry, Vellore, Trichy, Madurai, Coimbatore, Tirupur & Tirunelveli. Airtel launched 4G services in 296 towns across India in August. Airtel 4G is available to customers across mobile phones, dongles, 4G hotspots and Wi-Fi dongles in the city. Continue reading “Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Salem”
