New Microsoft Band with curved display announced for $249.99, available October 30th

Microsoft has unveiled its next generation fitness tracker dubbed as Microsoft Band. It is sleeker than the original Band and features a curved display and comes with 11 advanced sensors.

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Microsoft Surface Pro 4 announced – New Surface Pen, Windows 10 and more starting at US$ 899

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Microsoft has unveiled the latest generation of their Surface Pro 2 in 1 – the Surface Pro 4. It brings on board the latest Intel Skylake processors and Windows 10 in a thinner and lighter yet more powerful form factor that starts at US$ 899.

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Microsoft Lumia 950 XL with 5.7 inch QHD display, Snapdragon 810 announced, priced at $649

Microsoft Lumia 950 XL

Microsoft has announced Lumia 950 XL, the company’s latest high-end smartphone at an event in New York City. It packs a 5.7-inch (1440×2560 pixels) AMOLED display, is powered by an octa-core Snapdragon 810 processor and runs on Windows 10. It packs a 20-megapixel autofocus rear camera with ZEISS optics, 5th gen Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), triple LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. There is also Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM, which is a dual SIM variant of the smartphone.

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Microsoft Lumia 950 with 5.2 inch QHD display, Snapdragon 808 announced, priced at $549

Microsoft Lumia 950

Microsoft has announced Lumia 950, the company’s latest smartphone at an event today in the New York City. It packs a 5.2-inch (1440×2560 pixels) AMOLED display, is powered by an hexa-core Snapdragon 808 processor and runs on Windows 10. It packs a 20-megapixel autofocus rear camera with ZEISS optics, with 5th Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), triple LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. There is also Lumia 950 Dual SIM, which is a dual SIM variant of the smartphone.

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Microsoft Hololens Developer Kit coming in Q1 2016 for $3000

Microsoft has announced that the it is making the Hololens Developer Kit available for developers in Q1 of 2016. The kit for the Windows 10-powered augmented reality device is priced at $3000.

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Coolpad all set to take on the competition with launch of the new Note 3

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Its been a while since we noticed a major new Chinese entrant enter into the hot mess that is the Indian smartphone market. While Xiaomi and their ilk duke it out for the upper mid segment of the market we’ve seen quality hardware slip through the gaps left by them. Coolpad is one of the larger Chinese players which has already probed the market earlier this year and is now planning to target it full steam. Continue reading “Coolpad all set to take on the competition with launch of the new Note 3”

Android One smartphones getting Android 6.0 Marshmallow update in India

Android 6.0 Marshmallow Android One

Google started rolling out Android 6.0 Marshmallow update for the Nexus devices starting from yesterday. The Nexus devices are yet to receive the over-the-air update, but there are several reports saying that Android One smartphones – Micromax Canvas A1, Spice Dream UNO Mi-498 and Karbonn Sparkle V are getting the Android 6.0 update in India. No details about the update for Lava Pixel V1. Continue reading “Android One smartphones getting Android 6.0 Marshmallow update in India”

Samsung Exynos Mongoose aka M1 spotted on some benchmarks

Samsung was said to be working on a new powerful SoC dubbed as Exynos M1 and soon it had appeared on Geekbench 3 benchmarks last month. Now, the SoC which is also known as Monngoose M1 has surfaced again in benchmark testings.

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Sony confirms Android 6.0 Marshmallow update for range of Xperia Z series devices and more

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Google started rolling out Android 6.0 update for Nexus devices starting from yesterday. HTC and Motorola already promised to offer Android Marshmallow update for some of its devices. Sony Mobile just confirmed Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) update for a range of smartphones. It doesn’t mention the Xperia Z and Z1 range, but the company says that it has been working hard to bring the major update to as many of the devices as possible, so we can expect more devices to be added in the future. Continue reading “Sony confirms Android 6.0 Marshmallow update for range of Xperia Z series devices and more”

Meizu m2 launching in India on October 12

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Meizu announced m2, successor of the Meizu m1 in China back in July. Today the company has announced that it will launch the m2 smartphone in India next week. It packs a 5-inch HD screen with a screen-to-body ratio of 75.6%, is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core 64-bit MediaTek processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with FlyMe OS 4.5. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Meizu m2 launching in India on October 12”

YouTube for iOS gets material design UI, new editing tools in latest update

YouTube has updated its iOS app with a major UI overhaul along with other features. The latest update that bumps the app to version 10.8 brings material design UI and some editing tools.

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Coolpad Note 3 launching in India on October 9 exclusively on Amazon

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Coolpad announced back in July that it will launch the a new smartphone with a fingerprint sensor in India soon. Today it has sent an invite for the launch of a new device on October 9th. It clear hints at the fingerprint sensor on the smartphone. It has partnered with Amazon.in to sell the new smartphone, which will be called the Note 3 in India.

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Obliq Slim Meta case for Samsung Galaxy Note5 review

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The Obliq Slim Meta case for the Galaxy Note5 is a case that is designed to protect your phone while at the same time maintaining the slim profile and shape of your handset. In this review we take a look at the case’s design, handling and protection to see whether it really has your phone’s back ‘covered’.

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Latest BlackBerry Priv photos show 4K video recording, 64 bit processor and more

A week ago BlackBerry revealed official photos of its upcoming Android smartphone. Now, new leaked images are showing off some of the important specs of the phone.

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