Indian mobile handset market drops 15% in Q1, 2015: Report

Indian mobile handset market declined 15% in terms of overall shipments in Q1, 2015, as per a latest report from CMR. The report said that out of the total 53 million mobile handsets shipped during the quarter, 37% (19.5 mn) were smartphones.

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Honor 4C and Honor Bee launching in India on May 8

Huawei Honor 4C

Honor, the global brand under Huawei announced the Honor 4C smartphone in China last week. Today the company has sent invite for the launch event on May 8th, where it is expected to launch the Honor 4C and Honor Bee smartphones. We already know that Honor 4C has a 5-inch HD display and is powered by 1.2 GHz 64-bit A53 Octa-core Kirin 620 processor. The Honor Bee is a budget smartphone with a 4.5-inch FWVGA screen and a 1.2 GHz quad-core Spreadtrum processor, according to Flipkart listing.

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Snapchat brings first Discover update that focuses on content sharing

Snapchat unveiled its Discover feature in January this year and now the popular ephemeral messaging service is bringing first update to the Discover feature that makes its easy for users to share content.

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Aircel cuts National Roaming rates by up to 75%

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After Airtel, Vodafone, Reliance Communications (RCOM) and Videocon Telecom, Aircel today announced that it has reduced National Roaming tariff by up to 75% and the call rates by 40%. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) reduced ceiling tariffs for national roaming calls and SMS last month. There is no change in the new rates compared to TRAI’s proposed guidelines. Continue reading “Aircel cuts National Roaming rates by up to 75%”

Samsung introduces PRO Plus and EVO Plus Class 10 microSD cards

Samsung PRO Plus and EVO Plus

Samsung has introduced new memory card line-up that includes, PRO Plus and EVO Plus. These are enhanced versions of EVO and PRO series that were introduced last year. Both these belong to Class 10. These cards have 5 proof technique that can withstand, immersion, heat, shock, and prevent data corruption caused by x-rays, magnetic field (15,000 gauss magnetic force). It can survive in three-meter sea water for 72 hours, 48 more hours of improvement compared to existing EVO and PRO series. These cards can withstand minus 25-degree celsius to 85-degree celsius. Continue reading “Samsung introduces PRO Plus and EVO Plus Class 10 microSD cards”

Sony Xperia C4 with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Octa-Core SoC, 5MP front camera with flash announced

Sony Xperia C4

Sony Mobile just announced the Xperia C4, the company latest mid-range handset in the Xperia series. It is a selfie-focused smartphone that comes with a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with 25mm wide-angle lens along with a soft LED flash, similar to the Xperia C3. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash. Other specifications include, 5.5-inch 1080 display, 1.7 GHz Octa-Core MediaTek processor and Android 5.0 (Lollipop). Continue reading “Sony Xperia C4 with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Octa-Core SoC, 5MP front camera with flash announced”

Motorola Set to Roll out latest Android 5.1 Lollipop updates for Moto line-up

Android 5.0 Lollipop for Moto X, Moto G and Moto E

Motorola is all set to roll out latest Android 5.1 Lollipop updates to its popular Moto smartphone line-up. Continue reading “Motorola Set to Roll out latest Android 5.1 Lollipop updates for Moto line-up”

Google may be planning to introduce A/B testing for Play Store

Google is said to soon give developers more power over the listings for their apps on Google Play in the form of A/B testing, as per a latest report from The Information.

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Motorola Moto X 3rd Gen with Quad-HD display, 4GB RAM, Snapdragon 808 tipped

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Motorola’s expected next flagship, the third generation of the Moto X’s purported specifications has been leaked online for the first time. Continue reading “Motorola Moto X 3rd Gen with Quad-HD display, 4GB RAM, Snapdragon 808 tipped”

Xiaomi launches Mi Note Pro in China, says it has solved heating issues in Snapdragon 810

Xiaomi Mi Note Pro

Xiaomi announced the Mi Note Pro, the top-end variant of the Mi Note smartphone back in January. Today the company launched the smartphone at an event in China. As we already know, the Mi Note Pro has a 5.7-inch (2560 x 1440 pixels) Quad HD display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Protection, is powered by a 64-bit Octa-Core Snapdragon 810 processor with Adreno 430 GPU and has 4GB DDR4 RAM.  It has 64GB of internal storage and 4G LTE support. Continue reading “Xiaomi launches Mi Note Pro in China, says it has solved heating issues in Snapdragon 810”

Apple to reportedly launch Beats music streaming service at WWDC in June

It has been reported for sometime that Apple will launch Beats music streaming service in June this year. Now, a 9to5Mac report has revealed that the company will indeed unveil the Beats streaming service at Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco from June 8 to June 12.

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Motorola Mobility ordered to pay $10.2 million in Fujifilm patent lawsuit

Motorola Mobility has been ordered to pay $10M damages for infringing a Fujifilm patent. The U.S jury claimed that Motorola violated a Fujifilm patent related to converting color images to monochrome in its smartphones.

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Dropbox for iOS gets file comments, document creation and more

Dropbox has added a couple of new important features for its iOS app that includes file commenting, recent tabs and more. The file storage company has been strengthening its integration with Microsoft even further in this update.

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Apple Watch Sport Photo Gallery

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Apple officially announced its first wearable smartwatch in September last year and it went live in stores on April 24. We have already seen Apple Watch Hands On and the Unboxing, now lets take a look at Apple Watch Sport in the photo gallery. Continue reading “Apple Watch Sport Photo Gallery”