Exclusive: First look at Xolo’s next version of Hive UI

It’s been almost 12 months since Xolo announced its new UI, which was dubbed as Hive. With its own user interface, the Indian manufacturer gave a lot of freedom to its consumers with the ROM offering a wide range of customization.

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Today, thanks to our insider, we get to know more about the enhanced version of the Hive UI. Our source has sent us two screenshots of the Hive UI 1.5 that will debut on the first device from Xolo’s new online only sub brand – Black. Continue reading “Exclusive: First look at Xolo’s next version of Hive UI”

ZTE to launch a new 4G smartphone in India soon exclusively on Amazon

ZTE 4G phone India teaser

ZTE has started teasing the launch of a new 4G smartphone in India soon. The smartphone will be exclusive to Amazon. The teaser just shows only the right side of the smartphone. The teaser says A GOOD KIND OF TORNADO IS COMING YOUR WAY.  Continue reading “ZTE to launch a new 4G smartphone in India soon exclusively on Amazon”

Gionee Elife E8 with 6-inch Quad HD display, 24MP camera, fingerprint sensor announced

Gionee Elife E8

Gionee has announced Elife E8, the company’s latest smartphone in the E series. It has a 6-inch (2560 x 1440 pixels) AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, is powered by a 2 GHz Octa-core MediaTek Helio X10 (MT6795) 64-bit processor and runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop with Amigo UI 3.1 on top. It has aluminum magnesium alloy frame. Continue reading “Gionee Elife E8 with 6-inch Quad HD display, 24MP camera, fingerprint sensor announced”

Moto X (2015) leaked in images, hints at fingerprint scanner

It seems like Motorola might be working on the latest version of the Moto X. Few photos of the Moto X (2015) have been leaked that shows a possibility of a fingerprint scanner.

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Gionee Marathon M5 with 6020mAh battery announced

Gionee Marathon M5

Gionee just announced the Marathon M5, the company’s latest smartphone in the M series with a 6020mAh battery using two 3010 battery cells. Gionee promises up to 62 hours of standby even if the phone has only 5% of power left. It has fast dual charging chips and can also be used to charge other devices. It has unibody metal build with a narrow frame and is just 8.5mm thick (4.75mm edge), even though it packs a huge battery. It has a 5.5-inch 720p Super AMOLED Plus display and is powered by a 1.5GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6735 64-bit processor. Continue reading “Gionee Marathon M5 with 6020mAh battery announced”

Samsung announces two new OLED displays – A transparent display and a mirrored display

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Samsung has just announced two new and unique displays – one is a transparent display while the other one is a mirrored display.

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Microsoft introduces 5200 mAh, 9000 mAh, and 12000 mAh power banks

Microsoft DC-33 9000 mAh power bank

Microsoft has announced DC-32 5200 mAh, DC-33 9000 mAh and DC-34 12000 mAh portable power banks. These have dual USB ports to charge two devices at a time. These power banks can hold their charge for months at a time and still have up to 80% capacity after several months, says the company. Continue reading “Microsoft introduces 5200 mAh, 9000 mAh, and 12000 mAh power banks”

Lenovo PB1-770N with 6.8-inch display, 3500mAh battery gets certified in China

Lenovo PB1-770N

Lenovo PB1-770N, a new phablet from the company has been certified on TENAA (Via) in China. According to the listing it has a 6.8-inch 1080p screen, is powered by a 1.5GHz Octa-Core (MediaTek likely) processor, runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop), has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Lenovo PB1-770N with 6.8-inch display, 3500mAh battery gets certified in China”

HTC One M9 owners to get a minor software update today

HTC will push a minor software update to its One M9 users in Europe, the Middle East and Africa sometime today. The patch will bring the software version to 1.40.401.5.

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However, the Android version still remains to be 5.0.2 Lollipop, but the improvements enhance the overall performance and experience of the device. Continue reading “HTC One M9 owners to get a minor software update today”

Cortana now tracks your flight and offers weather info about your destination

Microsoft’s digital voice assistant Cortana is getting an update that will make your next air travel easy. The assistant will help users with an array of areas like checking flight status, weather conditions and more.

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BlackBerry Oslo surfaces in new live images

BlackBerry Oslo leak

BlackBerry Oslo showed up in a render back in April. Now N4BB has got hold of live images of the smartphone that has a similar design as the BlackBerry Passport. As we already know, the smartphone has a 1440×1440 pixels LCD Screen, will be powered by Snapdragon 800 SoC with 3GB RAM and run on BlackBerry OS 10.3.2. Continue reading “BlackBerry Oslo surfaces in new live images”

Allview X2 Xtreme announced in Romania, a rebranded Gionee Elife E8

Allview, a Romanian company has unveiled its latest smartphone – X2 Xtreme. The device however is a rebranded Gionee Elife E8 or one can call it a Romanian version of the upcoming smartphone.

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If you weren’t aware, Allview is known for integrating Chinese hardware into Romania. Meanwhile, Gionee will be officially introducing its Elife E8 smartphone later today. Continue reading “Allview X2 Xtreme announced in Romania, a rebranded Gionee Elife E8”