Sony hosting an event on 2nd September during IFA week – Might announce the XPERIA Z5

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Sony already announced the XPERIA C5 Ultra and the XPERIA M5 earlier today but apparently there will an event in Berlin, a few days prior to IFA which is from 4th to 9th September. So it seems that Sony might be readying another smartphone which is most likely to the the XPERIA Z5 which was teased in a James Bond promo last month.

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Airtel launches 4G LTE trials in Warangal

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Airtel has launched its 4G LTE trails in Warangal, Telangana. It already launched 4G trails in Shillong, Rourkela, Tumkur, Manipal, Udupi, Hubli, Dharwad, Delhi, Hyderabad, Vizag, Madurai, Chennai, Coimbatore and Mumbai. For existing Airtel customers, the company is offering a complimentary upgrade to Airtel 4G at same price as 3G. Continue reading “Airtel launches 4G LTE trials in Warangal”

Sony Xperia M5 Waterproof smartphone with 5-inch 1080p display, 21.5MP camera with Hybrid AF announced

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Sony just announced Xperia M5, the company’s latest smartphone in the M series. It has a 5-inch 1080p display, is powered by MediaTek Helio X10 Octa-Core SoC and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop). It has a 21.5-megapixel rear camera with 0.25-second Hybrid Autofocus, LED flash, 4K video recording, 5x Clear Image Zoom (allows you to get close without losing any quality) and a 13-megapixel front-facing camera. Hybrid Autofocus uses Phase detection AF (PDAF) for faster shutter speed response and Contrast detection AF for added precision to produce crisp and clear photos, says Sony. Continue reading “Sony Xperia M5 Waterproof smartphone with 5-inch 1080p display, 21.5MP camera with Hybrid AF announced”

ES File Explorer gets updated to v4.0 – Brings new material design

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ES File Explorer is a nice and reliable file manager for Android but its interface was something that not many people liked. However the new update to v4.0 brings about the Material Design UI to the application.

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Sony Xperia C5 Ultra with 6-inch 1080p display, 13 MP front and rear cameras with flash announced

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Sony just announced Xperia C5 Ultra, the company’s latest selfie-focused smartphone, as expected. It packs a 6-inch 1080p display with just 0.8mm slim bezels, is powered by an octa-core MediaTek MT6752 processor and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with Exmor RS sensor, LED flash and a 13-megapixel front-facing camera with  Exmor RS sensor and selfie flash. Continue reading “Sony Xperia C5 Ultra with 6-inch 1080p display, 13 MP front and rear cameras with flash announced”

Nokia officially sells HERE Maps to Audi, BMW and Mercedes for $3.07 billion

Nokia has officially sold HERE Maps to three German carmakers – Audi, BMW and Mercedes for Euro 2.8 billion ($3.1 billion). The announcement comes days after the deal was reported last month.

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HTC Desire 828w gets certified by TENAA in China

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A new variant of the HTC Desire 828 has been spotted at the Chinese certification agency TENAA. The primary difference on the new Desire 828w is the addition of BoomSound speakers on the front.

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OnePlus to announce next phone by end of 2015, says co-founder Carl Pei

OnePlus recently announced the much awaited OnePlus 2 smartphone. Now, OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei has revealed that the company will unveil another phone by the end of this year.

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Uber said to secure $1 billion in funding, now valued at over $50 billion

Uber has raised massive $1 billion in latest round of funding that now values the company at whopping $51 billion, as per a Wall Street Journal report.

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Samsung Galaxy A8 Hands On and Photo Gallery

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After launching the successor Galaxy A8 in China last month, Samsung has now brought it to India and will start selling it from today across all retail and online channels at Rs. 32,500. In the Indian variant, Samsung has left out the Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 SoC and is using its own Exynos 5430 chipset. Rest of the specifications are same as the Chinese Galaxy A8. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A8 Hands On and Photo Gallery”

Samsung Galaxy A8 launched in India for Rs. 32500

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Samsung has launched the Galaxy A8, the company’s latest top-end smartphone in its A series. It was announced earlier this month in China, packs a 5.7-inch 1080p Super AMOLED display with 2.5mm ultra-narrow bezels and runs on Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), but the Indian variant is powered by an Octa-Core Exynos 5430 processor instead of Snapdragon 615 SoC. It has a full metal uni-body design, similar to the other A series smartphones and is just 5.9mm thick. It also has a fingerprint sensor integrated into the home button.

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Elephone P8000 Photo Gallery

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Elephone announced the P8000 in May and it was listed on Flipkart in June. The phone is all set to launch in India this month. We have already seen the unboxing of the phone and now let’s take a detailed look at the phone in this photo gallery. Continue reading “Elephone P8000 Photo Gallery”

Elephone P8000 Unboxing

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Elephone announced P8000 back in May. The smartphone surfaced online in India in June and was expected to launch in India first, but the company decided to launch the Elephone G7 in the country first last month. Elephone recently announced that the P8000 will launch in India this month. We got hold of the smartphone, check out unboxing the video.

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Sony Xperia C5 Ultra and Xperia M5 live images and specifications surface

Sony Xperia C5 Ultra and Xperia M5 leak

Sony Xperia C5 Ultra and Xperia M5 that are expected to be unveiled on August 3rd surfaced on a Russian website Hi-Tech.Mail.Ru, before it was pulled. Unofficial Xperiablog.net has managed to get all the details and images of these smartphones. The Sony Xperia C5 Ultra has a 6-inch 1080p display with just 0.8mm slim bezels, 13-megapixel front and rear cameras with LED flash. Continue reading “Sony Xperia C5 Ultra and Xperia M5 live images and specifications surface”