Western Digital Corporation, popular manufacturer of storage solutions just announced it will acquire SanDisk Corporation, global leader in flash storage solutions for a combination of cash and stock of approximately $19 billion. “With this transaction, Western Digital will double its addressable market and expand its participation in higher-growth segments,” said the company. Continue reading “Western Digital to buy SanDisk for $19 billion”
Meru, the radio taxi aggregator has partnered with eCab, the global mobile app by Europe’s leading taxi service provider Taxis G7. With this partnership, international travelers can now enjoy Meru Cabs services through their eCab mobile app when travelling to India and vice versa.
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Xiaomi introduced MIUI 7 back in August at the Redmi Note 2 launch event back in August. It released global beta ROMs and over-the-air (OTA) updates for smartphones running on developer version at the end of August, as it promised at the launch event. Today it has announced that MIUI 7 global stable version will roll out from October 27, 2015. It will also be released for the Chinese version of the smartphones from the same date. Continue reading “Xiaomi MIUI 7 global stable ROM and OTA update to roll out starting from October 27”
Samsung Galaxy On series smartphone that recently got certified on TENAA in China has been listed on the official Samsung India website as Galaxy On5 (SM-G550F). It has a 5-inch HD screen, is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy On5 with 5-inch HD display, 4G LTE listed on official India website”
Google has updated Maps for Android with a couple of new features. The latest update lets you search for gas prices and add detours to your route, without having to exit out of navigation.
Sony has launched its flagship Xperia Z5 Premium Dual smartphone in India, as it promised. It was announced at the IFA last month in Berlin last month and packs a 5.5-inch (3840×2160 pixels) Triluminos Display at 806 PPI, is powered by an Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). It has a 23-megapixel rear camera with 1/2.3″ Sony Exmor RS image sensor, f/2.0 aperture, Sony G lens, Hybrid AF speed of 0.03s, 4K video recording and a 5-megapixel 1080p front-facing camera with EXMOR R sensor. It also has IPX5 / IPX8 ratings for dust and water resistance with cap-less USB. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Dual launched in India for Rs. 62990”
Sony has launched its flagship Xperia Z5 Dual smartphone in India, as it promised. It was announced at the IFA last month in Berlin last month and packs a 5.2-inch 1080p display, is powered by an Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). It has a 23-megapixel rear camera with 1/2.3″ Sony Exmor RS image sensor, f/2.0 aperture, Sony G lens, Hybrid AF speed of 0.03s, 4K video recording and a 5-megapixel 1080p front-facing camera with EXMOR R sensor. It also has IPX5 / IPX8 ratings for dust and water resistance with cap-less USB. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z5 Dual launched in India for Rs. 52990”
Meizu has announced the Blue Charm Metal, the company’s first smartphone that runs on Alibaba’s YunOS with Flyme UI on top. It has a 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) display with 2.5D curved glass, is powered by a 2 GHz octa-core MediaTek Helio X10 processor, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with dual tone LED flash and phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) that promises 0.2 seconds focus. It has a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. As the name indicates, it has a unibody custom metal alloy build. Continue reading “Meizu Blue Charm Metal with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Helio X10 SoC, YunOS announced”
Earlier this week it was reported that the DROID Turbo 2 will have a shatterproof display. Today, Verizon has teased a video that gives us a glimpse of the phone.
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Yahoo has signed a deal with Google to provide search ads. The deal builds on an existing search partnership with Microsoft under which Yahoo gets a percentage of revenue from ads displayed on its sites.
Lenovo has launched Vibe P1 and P1m smartphones with huge 5,000mAh and 4,000mAh batteries in India, as it promised. These smartphones were announced at the IFA last month, run on Android 5.1 (Lollipop), have dual SIM support and come with 4G connectivity with support for LTE bands for India. The Vibe P1 has aluminum frame, comes with 5.5-inch 1080p display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 615 SoC, 2GB of RAM, has a fingerprint scanner embedded on the Home button and the P1m has a polycarbonate body with splash-proof nano coating, comes with a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a Quad-core MediaTek MT6735P and 2GB of RAM.
Continue reading “Lenovo Vibe P1 and Vibe P1m launched in India for Rs. 15999 and Rs. 7999”
BlackBerry Priv, the Android slider phone from the Canadian smartphone maker has been imported to India for testing and evaluation.
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Google’s very own Nexus 5X from LG and Nexus 6P from Huawei come pre-loaded with Android 6.0 Marshmallow. But most other smartphones are still running on some version of Android Lollipop or perhaps even KitKat. However, as with the case of every major Android version, there will be a set of phones that make the big jump and in this post, we have compiled a list of phones that are going to receive the update to Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
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Another day, another report about the specifications of the Samsung Galaxy S7. This time the latest report states that the Galaxy S7 will feature a magnesium alloy body.
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Facebook’s Instant Articles are now available to all iPhone users following its launch in May this year. The public beta of the feature will be available for Android this week before a broad roll out by the end of the year.
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