In our weekly roundup of major announcements and launches, we have the list of devices that you should be looking forward to get your hands on. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Motorola Moto E (2nd Gen) 4G, Lenovo A6000 Plus, HTC One M9+, E9+ and more”
Sony XPERIA Z Fourth Generation Images Leaked
New photos have surfaced of a handset that could very well be the Sony XPERIA Z4 as it looks very similar to what we’ve seen in the past photos rumoured to be that of the Z4. In the images, Sony has referred to the phone as XPERIA Z Fourth Generation. We are not sure if this means that Sony is planning to change it’s naming scheme. Perhaps instead of having Z2, Z3, Z4 etc they will name their handsets XPERIA Z Generation 4, 5 etc. Perhaps it is to make things simpler as they plan on releasing just one flagship phone per year compared to their previous cycle of two phones per year.
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WhatsApp hits 800 million active users
WhatsApp continues to increase its active user base. It reached 700 million monthly active users back in January earlier this year. Today the company’s CEO and founder Jan Koum revealed that WhatsApp now has 800 million monthly active users worldwide, adding 100 million users in just 3 months, faster than last time. It took 4 months to reach 700 million active users from 600 million.
iBall Andi 5F Infinito with 5-inch display, 4000mAh battery launched for Rs. 7999
iBall has launched Andi 5F Infinito, the company’s latest smartphone in the Andi series with a 4000mAh battery. It has a 5-inch qHD (960 × 540 pixels) display, is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 3.2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “iBall Andi 5F Infinito with 5-inch display, 4000mAh battery launched for Rs. 7999”
Lenovo A7000 Unboxing
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 week exclusively on Flipkart in the flash sale and sold out in just 4 seconds. We managed to get the smartphone, and here is the unboxing.
Apple Watch Hands On & Gallery
The Apple Watch is proving to be a resounding success from a sales perspective. It is believed that initial pre orders have already exceeded the number of Android Wear watches sold every year and all this is while most buyers haven’t even got their hands on the smart-watch yet. While the jury is out on the utility of smart-watches altogether, we spent some time with an Apple Watch in Beijing to see if it meets the expectations set by the hype around it.
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BlackBerry Oslo with square design and physical keyboad leaked
A brand new image of an upcoming BlackBerry phone has surfaced online. As per a report from BlackBerry Central, the phone in the image is BlackBerry Oslo.
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Micromax Canvas Spark running Android Lollipop launching on April 21
Micromax has been teasing its Canvas Spark, the company’s upcoming budget smartphone for over a week now. Today the company has sent out invites for the launch event on April 21st, Tuesday. It already confirmed that the Canvas Spark will run on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) out of the box. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Spark running Android Lollipop launching on April 21”
Google to release Android 5.1.1 update for Nexus 7 (2013) and Nexus 9 soon
Google recently released factory images for Nexus 4, Nexus 7 (2013) and Necus 7 (2013) LTE. Now it looks like the Nexus 7 (2013) and Nexus 9 will soon get Android 5.1.1.
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Halo: Spartan Strike for Windows Phone, Windows, iPhone and iPad released
Microsoft Studios and 343 Industries, in partnership with Vanguard Games, launched Halo: Spartan Strike, a touch-based top-down shooter. This is set during the events of Halo 2 within the Halo universe. In this game you lead UNSC troops through numerous missions battling against new enemies to save Earth from being overtaken, making use of weapons, abilities and vehicles including the iconic Warthog. There are 30 challenging missions through cities and jungles. Continue reading “Halo: Spartan Strike for Windows Phone, Windows, iPhone and iPad released”
Google adds the ability to install apps directly from search
Google is now adding a new feature that will allow users to install apps straight from search results. The app-install buttons will appear alongside links to normal websites and tapping on these buttons will take them to the Google Play store where they can install your app, then continue straight on to the right content within it.
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Microsoft and Yahoo renew search partnership
Yahoo has revised its search partnership with Microsoft with some changes. The duo will renew their search alliance started in 2009 and under the partnership, Microsoft will continue to provide search results for Yahoo.
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Microsoft Lumia 532 Dual SIM Review
Microsoft announced the Lumia 532 Dual SIM smartphone along with the single SIM variant earlier this year. It was launched in India in February at Rs. 6,499. As a successor of last year’s Lumia 530, the Lumia 532 has more (1GB) RAM, more internal storage and a front-facing camera. Is the smartphone worth the price? Let us find out.
Microsoft rolls out Office 365 Video for iPhone app
Microsoft has introduced a native iPhone app for Office 365 video. The app will allow companies to browse, search, view, upload videos and share it with their entire organizations.
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Lenovo A6000 plus launched in India for Rs. 7499
Lenovo has launched A6000 plus smartphone in India after announcing it earlier this week. The A6000 plus has 2GB of RAM and 16GB of Internal storage compared to 1GB and 8GB on the A6000 smartphone. Other specifications are similar, including 4G support, 5-inch HD display, 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 410 processor with Adreno 306 GPU and Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Vibe UI. Continue reading “Lenovo A6000 plus launched in India for Rs. 7499”