Internet of Things (IoT) has been in the limelight for a while now is touted to be the next big thing in coming years. A latest report from IDC only seconds the belief as it expects the worldwide Internet of Things market to reach a whopping $1.7 trillion by 2020.
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Acer has announced Iconia One 8 B1-830 and Iconia Tab 10 A3-A30, two new tablets powered by powered by a MediaTek SoCs at the Computex 2015. The One 7 B1-760HD has a 7-inch HD screen, is powered by a quad-core MediaTek chip and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop). The Iconia One 8 B1-830 has a 8-inch HD screen, is powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek SoC compared to Intel Atom Z3735G chip on the Iconia One 8 B1-820 that was announced last month and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). It has Acer Precision Plus technology offering highly accurate touch and writing experience.
Asus announced its first selfie focused, Zenfone Selfie smartphone at the ongoing Computex 2015 in Taipei earlier this week. Here were are bringing you a close look of the smartphone. Continue reading “Asus Zenfone Selfie Hands On and Photo Gallery”
Microsoft has officially announced the acquisition of to-do app Wunderlist following a report from the WSJ yesterday. The financial terms of the deal are not disclosed although it is touted to be somewhere between $100- $200 million.
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TP-LINK, popular for its networking products has launched NC200, a Cloud Camera, similar to the Dropcam, in India. It has Wi-Fi offering speed of up to 300Mbps, enables you keep your home and office secure and also lets you monitor remotely using tpCamera app for Android and iOS. The set up and control process is simple with just three steps Connect – Register – View, says TP-LINK. Continue reading “TP-LINK NC200 Cloud Camera launched in India for Rs. 2200”
Skype has updated iPhone app that puts more focus on making conversations more easier. The update bumps the app to version 5.13 and brings web links in previews for chat, Apple Watch integration and more.
Chinese smartphone maker Phicomm has entered India with the launch of Passion 660 smartphone, as it announced last month. It has a 5-inch 1080p display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 615 SoC, runs on Android 4.4 KitKat with Expect OS 5.0. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. The smartphone is just 7.4mm thick, weighs 110 grams and has unibody premium magnesium alloy build.
We had recently unboxed the NUC Mini PC and showed you how it’s installed and setup, in terms of hardware, but the experience is all in the software. Initially we chose Ubuntu, but a number of errors turned our attention towards the technical preview of Windows 10. We booted the latest image from a pen drive and installed it to realize the device’s primary use case as a media center PC.
Acer has introduced Chromebox CX 12, the desktop PC running Chrome OS at the ongoing Computex 2015. The Chromebox CX 12 is the successor to the Chromebox CX1 that was announced last year.
Google is bringing a new update to Maps that will further enhance its public transit information. Maps is getting real time data update for U.K., Netherlands, Budapest, Chicago, San Francisco, and Seattle.
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Asus already has several variants of the Zenfone 2. At the Computex 2015 the company has silently introduced 6-inch Zenfone 2 (ZE600KL), 5-inch Zenfone 2 (ZE500KL) and 5.5-inch Zenfone 2 (ZE550KL) with Qualcomm Snapdragon SoCs instead of Intel SoCs. Even the Zenfone Selfie that was officially announced at the Computex has a Snapdragon 615 processor. Continue reading “Asus introduces new Zenfone 2 variants with Snapdragon 615 and 410 SoCs”
A pet peeve of practically every Android smartphone user has been the amount of free storage available on the handset. Manufacturers are notorious for stuffing bloatware on devices with already limited storage and then skimping out on the SD card slot as well. The Nexus line set this standard for increased software stability but it looks like Google has taken a proper about-turn on their stand. Continue reading “Android M to bring vastly improved SD card support”
While wireless charging has certainly been of interest to consumers, it hasn’t quite kicked off at the level that was expected by smartphone manufacturers. This is partially because of the range of standards on offer that reduce the chances of future compatibility and also confuse consumers. With the merger of PMA and A4WP, this choice is about to get a lot easier. Continue reading “PMA and A4WP wireless charging standards combine to offer a single multi-mode solution”
Xiaomi introduced the Mi 16000mAh Power Bank in India last week along with the 5000mAh Slim Power Bank last week. Xiaomi asked their fans to vote for the power bank that they want first. As expected, the 16000mAh power bank won the voting with 83% votes, so it will go on sale in India on June 9th.
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Acer has announced three new wearable devices in its Liquid wearable lineup dubbed the Acer Liquid Leap Active, Leap Fit and Leap Curve. The firm had teased these devices in April. Continue reading “Acer Liquid Leap Active, Leap Fit and Leap Curve wearables now official”
