Huawei opens new R&D center in Bangalore by investing over US$ 170 million

Huawei R&D facility Whitefield Bangalore

Huawei today announced that it has launched its new Research & Development center in Whitefield, Bangalore. The one million sq. ft. campus built on a 20 acre land will accommodate up to 5,000 engineers and includes an R&D Block, customer experience center, large cafeteria, multilevel car park and residential block for expat employees, said the company. Huawei has invested over US$ 170 million (Rs. 1051 crores approx.) in building the new campus in Bangalore. Continue reading “Huawei opens new R&D center in Bangalore by investing over US$ 170 million”

Swipe AssistX powered by Haptik to offer on-the-go customer support

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Swipe Technologies has announced that it has partnered with with Haptik Inc. to introduce first of it’s kind in-built Chat Solution to Swipe customers with a simple message on AssistX powered by Haptik. Swipe Telecom is also the first ever company to enable Cash On Delivery purchases of their phones/tablets with a simple message on Haptik itself, said the company. Continue reading “Swipe AssistX powered by Haptik to offer on-the-go customer support”

Spice Android One smartphone launched in Indonesia, Nepal and Sri Lanka

Nexian Journey One

Spice has announced that it has launched its Android One smartphone in Indonesia, Nepal and Sri Lanka today in association with Google. It has launched its Android One smartphone under the brand name Nexian Journey One which runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). The Lollipop update offers improved battery life, enhanced security features and smarter notifications. Continue reading “Spice Android One smartphone launched in Indonesia, Nepal and Sri Lanka”

OnePlus One to get SwiftKey keyboard integration with upcoming OTA update

SwiftKey One Plus One

OnePlus has partnered with popular keyboard app creator SwiftKey to integrate SwiftKey keyboard with the upcoming CyanogenMod 11S update later this month. This enables users to switch to Swiftkey keyboard easily without the need to download. Swiftkey lets you type in up to three languages at once without switching settings and it even has new material design keyboard themes. Continue reading “OnePlus One to get SwiftKey keyboard integration with upcoming OTA update”

Sony Mobile sales up 28.7% YoY in Q3 FY14, 11.9 million smartphones shipped

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Sony Corporation has reported its revenues for third quarter of the financial year 2014 that ended December 31st. Sales increased to 2,557.8 billion yen ( US$ 21,139 million), an increase of 6.1%. It shipped 11.9 million smartphone in the quarter, compared to 9.9 million the previous quarter and 10.7 the same quarter the previous year, which is a 11% increase. The mobile communications division has reported sales of 429 billion yen (US$ 3,545 million) for the quarter, a 28.7% increase year-on-year and income of 9.3 billion yen ( US$76 million U.S. dollars).

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Twitter and Google reportedly team up to display tweets in search results

Twitter and Google have signed a deal to ensure that tweets now appear in Google search, according to a latest report from Bloomberg. The deal has been signed but is still not officially announced by both the companies, added the report.

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Gionee to introduce new ultra-slim smartphones at MWC 2015 on March 2

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Gionee has announced that it will unveil new ultra-slim smartphones at the Mobile World Congress 2015 in Barcelona next month. It unveiled the Elife S5.5 that was 5.5mm thick and introduced the Elife S5.1 that even entered into the Guinness book of world records in September since it was the slimmest smartphone at that time at just 5.1mm. The company haven’t announced how thin its upcoming smartphones would be. Continue reading “Gionee to introduce new ultra-slim smartphones at MWC 2015 on March 2”