The Compute stick from Intel is a great proof of concept for mobile-driven x86 computing. Atom chips are now so small that, accompanied by smaller fans, they are now in extremely portable devices like the aptly named compute stick. This small stick turns any HDMI display into a full blown computer, thereby enabling unique use cases. Let’s talk about some of them now.
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Google is all set to release Hangouts 4.0 for Android and Android Wear. Folks over at Android Police has released a first look at the revamped UI of both versions of Hangout 4.0.
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Brothers – A Tale of Two Sons, an adventure puzzle game developed by Starbreeze Studios and published by 505 Games is coming to Android, iPhone, iPad and Windows Phone this holiday season. It will also be available for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. According to IGN, the new-gen version will feature director’s commentary mode, soundtrack, and gallery of concept art. Continue reading “Brothers – A Tale of Two Sons is coming to Android, iOS and Windows Phone this year”
Users of twitter will be familiar with the 140 character limit that is set for tweets. The same rule applies for direct messages as well and that is weird as it doesn’t necessarily have to be that short and most often people resort to multiple DMs to get their message across. That is all set to change as Twitter is planning to remove the character limit sometime next month.
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Sony Mobile announced the Xperia C4 Dual, a new mid-range smartphone in the Xperia series for India, along with the M4 Aqua last month. Today the company has launched the smartphone in the country. 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. It also has It has a 5.5-inch 1080 display, 1.7 GHz Octa-Core MediaTek processor, Android 5.0 (Lollipop) and a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash. Continue reading “Sony Xperia C4 Dual launched in India for Rs. 29490”
Cyanogen has partnered with Playphone to help bring social gaming to emerging markets. Under the partnership, Cyanogen will pre-install Playphone software on future Cyanogen OS products.
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Xiaomi recently announced a permanent price cut of Rs. 2000 on both the 16GB and 64GB variants of the Mi 4. Now the 64GB variant has received another price cut of Rs. 2000 and is available for Rs. 19,999, down from Rs. 21,999. It was launched at a price tag of Rs. 23,999. Price of the 16GB variant still remains the same at Rs. 17,999. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi 4 64GB gets another price cut in India, now available for Rs. 19999”
Foxconn is eyeing to open its first Apple iPhone plant in India, as per a latest report from Reuters. The Apple manufacturing partner Foxconn is reportedly in talks with the Indian government officials for the same.
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Microsoft has partnered with Disney once again to offer popular Disney games for free free on the Windows Phone platform for a limited time in the Summer Sale. Some of these include Where’s My Perry?, Where’s My Water?, Lost Light and more. These games usually cost between $0.99 and $2.99 and the total worth is more than $17. Microsoft offered 7 Disney games for free last year.
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The great thing about Android is that you have tons of different smartphones to fit your every need. They come in all shapes and sizes from different manufacturers. However sometimes having too much choice is a problem as well as it becomes hard to pick just one device or even narrow it down to a few. Google seems to have recognised this issue and have just released an online tool that helps you find the right smartphone for you.
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Twitter’s long time CEO Dick Costolo has decided to step down from his role starting July 1. Jack Dorsey, Twitter’s Co-founder will become the interim CEO.
Microsoft launched the Lumia 540 Dual SIM last month in India. It is a handset that makes you confused as to what its purpose in Microsoft’s lineup really is. This is because it closely resembles its elder brother, the Lumia 640 which was announced alongside the Lumia 640 XL at MWC in Spain earlier this year.
The BlackBerry 10 experiment hasn’t clearly not been as successful as the company hoped. While built on a solid QNX foundation, the operating system failed to gain much traction due to the lacking application ecosystem. If the latest rumors are to be believed then it looks like BlackBerry itself might be looking at other options. Continue reading “Rumor: Blackberry working on Android running handset”
We have already seen a few Chinese manufacturers adopt the USB Type-C port in their smartphones. New sources state that the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 5 smartphone will come equipped with a USB Type-C 3.1 port as well.
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After several delays due to certification issues, The Asus ZenFone 4,5 and 6 started receiving the update to Android Lollipop 5.0 and now Android 5.0 Lollipop is now available for users in India as well.
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