Sony Xperia Z4 could be launched as Xperia Z3+ globally

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Sony introduced the Xperia Z4 in Japan last week. Soon after the release, there were reports that said that the Xperia Z4 will be Japan-only, and the company is planning to launch another flagship for global markets. Now the white paper of Sony SCR30 Style Cover Window accessory for the Xperia Z4 shows that the smartphone is also called Xperia Z3+, which could be the name of the phone when it launches in global markets outside Japan. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z4 could be launched as Xperia Z3+ globally”

20,000 Micromax Canvas Spark phones sold out in less than 2 minutes on Snapdeal

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Micromax just announced that it sold 20,000 units of its recently launched Canvas Spark smartphone in under 2 minutes in the first flash sale today at 12 noon. The smartphone was launched last week at a competitive price tag of Rs. 4999. Continue reading “20,000 Micromax Canvas Spark phones sold out in less than 2 minutes on Snapdeal”

Opera for Android gets Turbo mode, Tab syncing and more

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Opera Software on Tuesday updated its mobile browser for Android with a new Turbo mode that essentially is an upgrade to the previously available Off-Road mode. Continue reading “Opera for Android gets Turbo mode, Tab syncing and more”

BlackBerry Loyalty Program for flagship devices launched on Infibeam

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BlackBerry has launched its limited period Loyalty Program on select BlackBerry 10 smartphones in India. This lets them purchase flagship devices like BlackBerry Passport, BlackBerry Z30, BlackBerry Z3 and BlackBerry Classic at attractive price on Infibeam. BlackBerry customers get a discount of up to Rs 10,000 on BlackBerry 10 Smartphones and assured JPMiles from JetPrivilege. Continue reading “BlackBerry Loyalty Program for flagship devices launched on Infibeam”

LG Q1 2015 profits down 36.2% YoY, 15.4 million smartphones shipped

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LG Electronics has reported revenues of 13.99 trillion won (US$ 12.72 billion) in Q1 2015, an increase of just 0.04% compared to the same quarter last year with operating profit of 305.2 billion won (US$ 277.45 million), down 36.2 percent from the same period the previous year. Net profit was 38.4 billion won (US$35.9 million) during the quarter, down from 92.5 billion won a year earlier. Reason for no change in revenue even with soaring smartphone sales is due to modest revenue declines in TVs Continue reading “LG Q1 2015 profits down 36.2% YoY, 15.4 million smartphones shipped”

An Interview with Chris Weber, CVP – Mobile Device Sales at Microsoft

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On Tuesday, the world’s first rebranded Microsoft Priority Reseller Store was inaugurated in India by Chris Weber (Corporate VP, Mobile Device Sales at Microsoft), and we got hold of the man for more information about this transition and his/ Microsoft’s thoughts on the overall boom in smartphone/ Android market. Continue reading “An Interview with Chris Weber, CVP – Mobile Device Sales at Microsoft”

Google Play Services 7.3 brings support for multiple Android Wear devices and more

Google has updated Google Play Services to version 7.3 that brings support for multiple Android Wear devices and other improvements. The update also adds changes that are developer specific.

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Twitter revenue hits $436 million, 302 million MAU in Q1 2015

Twitter announced its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2015. The micro blogging site reported that the revenue was $436 million in Q1, an increase of 74 percent on a year-over-year basis however, well below estimates of $456 million.

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Google Now for Android brings support for 70 new third party apps

Google Now is getting more cards as it is expanding its support to 70 new third party apps. The latest addition comes from the company after it added 40 new Android apps to Google Now in January this year.

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Lenovo A7000 vs YU YUREKA

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Lenovo launched A7000, the company’s budget 4G smartphone in India earlier this month in India. This competes with YU YUREKA that went on sale earlier this year. Both these smartphones share almost similar specifications and have 4G support. We decided to compare these two smartphones that are priced at Rs. 8,999.

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LG G4 with 5.5-inch QHD display, Snapdragon 808 processor goes official

After teasing its flagship device for quite a while, LG has officially introduced the fourth iteration of its G smartphone.

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As one can expect, LG G4 continues the trend set by the second generation G smartphone with rear-mounted volume rockers and power button. However, the overall design has been refined a bit. Continue reading “LG G4 with 5.5-inch QHD display, Snapdragon 808 processor goes official”

Lenovo A7000 Photo Gallery

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Lenovo launched the A7000 smartphone with 4G support in India at a price tag of Rs. 8,999 earlier this month. 30,000 units of the Lenovo 7000 went on sale earlier this month exclusively on Flipkart in the flash sale and sold out in just 4 seconds. We have already seen unboxing and hands on of the phone now lets take a look at the hardware in detail. Continue reading “Lenovo A7000 Photo Gallery”

Windows 10 screenshots leaked – Reveals 3D Tiles and new UI

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Leaked screenshots of the upcoming Windows 10 OS from Microsoft show us the changes in the UI and the new 3D tiles. Another major change is that Microsoft is bringing back the Aero Glass feature that was used in Windows 7 and Vista.

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