Lenovo Vibe X and Vibe Z getting Android 4.4 from May-end in India, Vibe X gets a price cut

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Lenovo has announced that it would start rolling out Android 4.4 (KitKat) update for both Vibe X and Vibe Z smartphones in the Vibe series starting from the last week of May in India. It launched the Vibe X, the first phone in the Vibe series in India last year for Rs. 25999. It has received a price cut and would be available for Rs. 22,999. Continue reading “Lenovo Vibe X and Vibe Z getting Android 4.4 from May-end in India, Vibe X gets a price cut”

Panasonic P81 with 5.5-inch HD display, Octa-Core processor, 13MP camera launched for Rs. 18990

Panasonic P81

After teasing its flagship smartphone for several weeks, Panasonic has officially launched the Panasonic P81, its latest smartphone in the P Series. It has a 5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display, powered by a 1.7 GHz Octa-Core processor with Mali 450 GPU and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It is just 7.9mm thick. Continue reading “Panasonic P81 with 5.5-inch HD display, Octa-Core processor, 13MP camera launched for Rs. 18990”

Twitter reportedly planning to acquire SoundCloud

Twitter is trying to renter the music business with its latest acquisition plans. The micro blogging company’s attempt to venture into music failed miserably with Twitter Music which was killed mere one year after its launch. Now, Twitter is apparently trying to find its way back by acquiring audio sharing company SoundCloud, according to Re/code.

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Verizon launches XLTE, offers twice the 4G LTE bandwidth

Verizon XLTE

Verizon Wireless has launched XLTE, a new LTE service for their customers in select cities that would offer twice the LTE bandwidth. This uses 1700/2100 MHz AWS spectrum, in addition to the usual 700 MHz spectrum. Verizon promises faster peak data speeds and a minimum of double the bandwidth in high traffic areas with XLTE. Continue reading “Verizon launches XLTE, offers twice the 4G LTE bandwidth”

Google files patent for laptop with built-in smartphone dock

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Google had filed a patent for a laptop with built in smartphone device in 2012. According to reports, US patent 8,649,821 has been approved in February this year that shows a smartphone that can be detachable from a laptop. The patent do not mention anything specifically, but we may soon be seeing a laptop in the market that runs on Chrome OS which can work with an Android smartphone. Smartphone’s data connection can be used to access the internet on the laptop on the go. However, major smartphones support WiFi hotspot feature for this use. Continue reading “Google files patent for laptop with built-in smartphone dock”

Motorola Moto 360 reportedly launching in July for 249 Euros

Moto 360

Motorola unveiled the Moto 360, it’s first Android Wear-powered Smartwatch back in March. It revealed few details at the launch, later Jim Wicks, Lead Designer of the Moto 360 detailed more features of the smartwatch in a live Hangout in late March. According to a French site Le Journal du Geek, Motorola would launch the Moto 360 in early July for 249 Euros (Rs. 20,000 approx). Continue reading “Motorola Moto 360 reportedly launching in July for 249 Euros”

Samsung reportedly expanding biometric sensors to low-end devices, working on iris detection as well

Biometric sensors are gradually becoming a trend feature in smartphones recently. The feature was first used by Apple in its iPhone 5c last year. Soon other companies like Samsung and HTC started to add this feature in their flagship phones. Samsung, first incorporated fingerprint scanning in Galaxy S5 and now it the company is planning to expand its offering to other devices mostly low-end.

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Gmail for Android updated with Save attachments to Drive, better RTL support and more

Gmail 4.8 for Android

Google has updated Gmail for Android to version 4.8 that brings some visual changes and new features. Google introduced option to attach any image automatically backup to Google+ for the web, in the new Gmail for Android update, Google has introduced option to save attachments directly to Google Drive. Continue reading “Gmail for Android updated with Save attachments to Drive, better RTL support and more”

Google acquires mobile enterprise security startup Divide for undisclosed sum

Continuing its shopping spree, Google today has acquired, mobile device management start-up Divide for an undisclosed amount. Divide enables organizations and individuals secure their personal devices so they can be used on corporate networks.

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Nokia X+ and Nokia XL launched in India for Rs. 8399 and Rs. 11489

At the Nokia X launch in March, Nokia promised to launch both the Nokia XL and X+ within 60 days.  Today, Microsoft devices (previously Nokia) has launched both these smartphones in India. These were was announced at the Mobile World Congress 2014 at Barcelona in February. The Nokia X+ runs on Android Open Source Project (AOSP) and looks similar to the Nokia X, but this packs 768MB of RAM, instead of 512 MB on the Nokia X. Continue reading “Nokia X+ and Nokia XL launched in India for Rs. 8399 and Rs. 11489”

Nokia Lumia 630 with TV tuner launched in Brazil

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Nokia released Lumia 630 and Lumia 630 dual sim in India earlier this month. These devices are the first one to be shipped with latest Windows 8.1.  The company has launched a special edition of the Lumia 630 smartphone in Brazil with an additional feature of built-in television receiver.

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Kingston microDuo USB OTG Pendrive Review

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Kingston introduced the DataTraveler microDuo, its first USB OTG Pendrive for Android smartphones in March. It went on sale in India last month and comes in 8GB to 64GB variants. Unlike the standard pen drives, this has a built-in micro USB slot to connect it to Android smartphones or tablets with USB OTG (On-The-Go) support. This would be more useful for users with smartphones that has limited memory and lacks a microSD card slot such as Moto G. Is the device worth the price? Let us find out. Continue reading “Kingston microDuo USB OTG Pendrive Review”

Sony Xperia Z2 Review: Taller, Faster, Sharper

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We got our first glimpse of the Sony Xperia Z2 a few months back at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Set against competition from the Samsung Galaxy S5, the Z2 felt like the antithesis of the Korean flagship. Where Samsung was hell bent on throwing everything at the wall in the hopes of attracting consumer attention, Sony’s flagship felt like a device where the thought was on making improvements all around. Improvements that made sense and improved the experience. Now that we’ve spent more time with the device, we’re all the more sure that Sony thought long and hard when working on the Z2. Read on for our thoughts on what is a solid contender for flagship of the year. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z2 Review: Taller, Faster, Sharper”

After iPhone, Yahoo Mail for Android gets updated with new features

Yahoo gave its Mail app a major makeover on the iPhone at the end of last month. Today, the company has updated its Android app with same new features as its iPhone counterpart.

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LG L35 with 3.2-inch display, dual-core Snapdragon 200 processor listed on official website

LG L35

LG unveiled the L Series III devices, the L40, L70 and L90 at the MWC 2014. It also showcased the L65 and the L35 at the event, but it didn’t officially announce them. The LG L65 Dual went on sale in Russia last month, now the LG L35, an entry-level Android smartphone with 3G support is listed on the official German website. The single SIM variant of the L65 that surfaced online last month has also been listed on the website. Continue reading “LG L35 with 3.2-inch display, dual-core Snapdragon 200 processor listed on official website”