Global smartphone shipments are expected to grow 11.3% in 2015, which is down from 27.6% in 2014, as per the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker.
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Huawei Honor launched the Honor 4C smartphone in India earlier this month in India for Rs. 8,999. The phone is powered by an octa-core Huawei Kirin 620 SoC that has eight ARM Cortex-A53 CPUs clocked at 1.20 GHz per core and has Mali-450 GPU. It has 2GB RAM, 5-inch HD (1280 x 720 pixels) display and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Emotion UI 3.0. Let’s find out the performance in a range of synthetic benchmark tests.
Qualcomm has just announced that the Japanese company, NTT Docomo has become the first operator to adopt Qualcomm Snapdragon Sensor ID Biometrics Platform. The technology will be used for mobile biometric authentication service starting later this month in Japan.
In our review of the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, we could see how the dual-curved edge screens made the device so unique. But what if that uniqueness was taken out and replaced with a design that’s all too familiar, but still more premium than before? The answer to that, is the Galaxy S6, which we had failed to acquire earlier for various reasons. This is our review.
OnePlus, one of the most successful technology startup is all set to announce something new on June 1st, 2015. The company has teased on its social channels that it is time for a change, and it is looking for ways to shake up the tech industry. It could be related to its upcoming OnePlus Two smartphone, since the image shows a OnePlus One that’s being erased and redrawn.
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Apple’e next version of iOS and iPhone will most likely support Force Touch, as per a latest report from 9to5Mac. The feature is said to debut on iOS9 and iPhone 6S.
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Microsoft is expanding the reach of its Office apps and Skype to more partners. The software giant will pre-install the Office and Skype apps on Android tablets from OEMs like LG, Sony, Haier and others.
Microsoft has announced Cortana application for Android and for iPhone, after several rumors. It also introduced Phone Companion app for Windows 10, which will be built into Windows 10 that would let you connect your Windows PC to Windows phone, Android or iPhone so that you can set up and sync stuff from OneDrive, OneNote and more across your devices.
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Sony on Tuesday announced the Xperia C4 Dual in India alongside the launch of water and dust proof mid-range Xperia M4 Aqua Dual smartphone. The Xperia C4 is the successor of last year’s Xperia C3 and was quietly unveiled earlier this month. Continue reading “Sony Xperia C4 Dual Hands On Impressions”
Twitter has finally launched its Periscope live streaming app launched for Android (4.4 or later). It was launched for iPhone back in March. Since then it has received several updates. Periscope lets you start a public or private broadcast, choose to allow comments from just those you follow, and interact with a broadcaster by chatting or sending hearts. The Android app has more features such as granular controls over Push Notification settings, Resume notification and more. Continue reading “Periscope live streaming app launched for Android”
HTC One M9 is about to get a couple of new features in major software update. The flagship phone from the company is getting a guest mode in and other interesting feature, according to HTC ROM developer LlabTooFeR.
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It seems like Samsung is working on a Samsung Z LTE which is the smartphone based on its Tizen OS. An alleged image of the phone has surfaced online.
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Micromax is all set to launched the Micromax Canvas Doodle 4 Q391, successor of last year’s Doodle 3 A102 smartphone. Micromax has teased the smartphone with an image and the tag line It all starts with a doodle, which hints at a stylus pen. Mumbai-based retailer Mahesh Telecom has published complete specifications of the upcoming smartphone. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Doodle 4 Q391 with 6-inch qHD display, 3000mAh battery now available for Rs. 9199”
Google has updated Hangouts for Chrome with a revamped UI that brings it in line with Hangouts version on Android and iOS. More importantly, the Hangout app now supports Mac OSX.
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Yesterday we saw a sneek peak at Google’s upcoming standalone Android app. Today, Android Police is offering more details about the Photo app and how it will categorize photos.
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