LG is considered one of the pioneers of the Android Wear smartwatch market and earlier this year, they introduced the new LG Watch Urbane which aims to offer the Android Wear experience in a design resembling a premium quartz watch. Today, UK retailer Clove have announced the Watch Urbane is launching on April 27th and will cost £269.99. Continue reading “LG Watch Urbane launching 27th April for £269.99”
Asus ZenFone 2 Unboxing ZE500CL
The Asus Zenfone family did a lot of good for Asus last year to make inroads into the Indian mobile market and it was a success globally too. The Zenfone 2 which was announced at CES 2015 earlier this year looks to capitalize on the success of the Zenfone with some improvements and different versions. We got our hands on the ZenFone 2 ZE500CL version, which is the entry level version of the device which has gone on sale in Taiwan and Europe. We are expecting to get our hands on the top of the line ZE551ML version pretty soon too! Continue reading “Asus ZenFone 2 Unboxing ZE500CL”
Vine gets support for 720p HD videos
Twitter has finally improved the video quality of Vine from 480p to 720p, offering a better video quality. You will automatically see the quality improvements when you are watching Vines on our iOS and Android apps and also on the web. This is rolling out over the coming days, said the company. Continue reading “Vine gets support for 720p HD videos”
YotaPhone gets a price cut in India again, now available for Rs. 8999
YotaPhone with dual displays has got another price cut in India Rs. 8,999. It was launched in India on Flipkart back in October last year at a price tag of Rs. 23,499. It has got a huge price cut to Rs. 17,999 in one month after the release. Earlier this year it received a price cut to Rs. 12,999, now the smartphone is available on Flipkart for Rs. 8999. Since the release the YotaPhone’s price has dropped by Rs. 14,500. Continue reading “YotaPhone gets a price cut in India again, now available for Rs. 8999”
Xiaomi partners with The Mobile Store to sell its smartphones offline
Xiaomi entered India last year with online-only model partnering with Flipkart to sell its smartphones and accessories. It started selling its accessories on its own website in India recently, now the company has partnered with The Mobile Store to sell its smartphones thorough their offline retail stores, according to a report from ET. Continue reading “Xiaomi partners with The Mobile Store to sell its smartphones offline”
OnePlus One OxygenOS release delayed due to extra quality control
OnePlus promised to release OxygenOS ROM for the OnePlus One smartphone before March 27th, today, but it didn’t happen. Now the company says that the reason for the delay is due to extra quality control. The company also said that it will share even the small progress before the OxygenOS is officially release. Continue reading “OnePlus One OxygenOS release delayed due to extra quality control”
Airtel launches 4G services in Bathinda, Punjab
Airtel has launched 4G services in Bathinda in Punjab. This become the 12th town in the state to get Airtel 4G services. Airtel had already launched 4G series in Chandigarh, Mohali, Panchkula, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Amritsar, Hoshiarpur, Phagwara, Kapurthala, Patiala and Moga in Punjab and Haryana circles. Continue reading “Airtel launches 4G services in Bathinda, Punjab”
Celkon Millennia Q450 with 4-inch display, quad-core processor launched for Rs. 4799
Celkon has launched Millennia Q450, the company’s latest smartphone in the Millennia series. It has a 4-inch WVGA screen, is powered by a 1.2 quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has 3G connectivity and dual SIM support. Continue reading “Celkon Millennia Q450 with 4-inch display, quad-core processor launched for Rs. 4799”
Microsoft acquires Office plug-in maker LiveLoop
Microsoft has scooped up LiveLoop startup, that offers Office collaboration tools, according to a report from Zdnet. LiveLoop’s service will shut down on April 24, as a result of the acquisition.
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Karbonn Sparkle V gets Android 5.1 Lollipop update
After the Spice Dream Uno and the Micromax Canvas A1, the Karbonn Sparkle V Android One smartphone has also received Android 5.1 (Lollipop) over-the-air (OTA) update. Continue reading “Karbonn Sparkle V gets Android 5.1 Lollipop update”
SoftBank eyeing 20% stake in Micromax for almost $1 billion
SoftBank is currently looking forward to acquire a 20% stake in Micromax, according to a report from Reuters. A group of investors led by Japanese telecom giant will make an investment of $1 billion in the Indian mobile manufacturer Micromax.
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Idea, Airtel, Vodafone and others win spectrum as auction raises Rs. 1.10 lakh crore
The Department of Telecom (DoT) has announced the winners in the spectrum auctions in various circles that ended after 115 rounds. At the end of the auction for 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2100 MHz government got bids worth Rs 1.098 lakh crore. Idea Cellular bid a maximum of Rs. 30,306.98 crore, Airtel bid Rs. 29,130.20 crore and Vodafone bid Rs. 29,959.74 crore to buy spectrum in the 900 MHz, 1800 MHz and 2,100 MHz bands.
LG G4 photos surfaces in a new leak
We have heard a couple of rumors about the LG G4 that is scheduled for a launch next month. Today, some images have been leaked that are said to be of the LG G4.
Samsung Galaxy A7 Review
The design (materials used as well) is probably the most discussed and criticized aspect of Samsung phones for quite some time now. Ever since the Galaxy S3, every design has been more of an update/refinement rather than a revolution as we had come to expect with every new flagship till then. While most manufacturers do recycle their design a lot especially Sony, one did not expect Samsung to do so at least not with their flagships and that right there was the first issue with the Galaxy S5 and why it failed to make an impact.
Google to add Pointer Events API to Chrome
Google is adapting Internet Explorer’s tech to fix the issue of scrolling on Chrome. Rick Byers, Google Chrome software engineer has announced through the Chromium developer mailing list that Chrome will be embracing the Pointer Events API of Microsoft Internet Explorer in the Blink rendering engine.
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