Samsung has patented a new solution for saving and transferring your home-screen designs from one device to another. The company is aiming at making the transfer simple and easy.
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Oppo R5 Review: Fashionably thin
When touchscreens happened, the keys disappeared, and suddenly, we had a lot of sleek devices, telling us science fiction-to-fruition is indeed possible. It was simple, you didn’t need depth for even the thinnest of keyboards and it was just a screen and glass on top of other complicated electronics. So, then thinning of the other parts and refinement of the glass (did you know, Gorilla Glass 2 had a 20% reduction in thickness vs 1?) were the subsequent steps to get the slimmest device possible, and it seems the Chinese have broken new ground.
Samsung Galaxy S6 and S Edge will likely support Gear VR: Report
We have seen too many reports on the specs and features of the Galaxy S6. Now a latest one from SamMobile is stating that Galaxy S6 and S Edge will be compatible with Samsung Gear VR headset.
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Meizu m1 with 5-inch HD display, 64-bit quad-core SoC, 4G LTE announced
Meizu has announced Meizu m1, the company’s latest budget smartphone in China. It has a 5-inch (1280 x 768 pixels) IPS display, is powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6732 64-bit processor with ARM Cortex-A53 64-bit CPUs and Mali-T760 GPU and runs on Android 4.4 Kitkat-based Flyme OS. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Meizu m1 with 5-inch HD display, 64-bit quad-core SoC, 4G LTE announced”
Sony and Spotify join hands to launch PlayStation Music
Sony and Spotify have teamed up to bring a new music streaming service that is dubbed as PlayStation Music. The latest service will replace the existing Sony Music Unlimited service.
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Motorola smartphone sales cross 3 million in India, to open experience zones
Motorola has announced that it has sold 3 million Motorola smartphones in India till date. This includes all the Motorola smartphones in Moto G and Moto X series and Moto E. Back in November 2014 Flipkart announced that it sold 2.5 million smartphones in India. It took about 2 months for the company to sell half a million smartphones. Continue reading “Motorola smartphone sales cross 3 million in India, to open experience zones”
10,000 units of YU YUREKA sold out in 3 seconds in 3rd sale
YU today announced that it has sold 10,000 units of YU YURKA smartphones in just 3 seconds in the third flash sale on Amazon.in. It sold 15,000 units of Yureka smartphones in 4 seconds in its second flash sale last week. Next sale is scheduled for next Thursday, February 5th at 2PM. Registrations for the next sale will begin at 5PM today on Amazon. Users will have to register to participate in the weekly flash sale and registrations of previous sales will not be valid for future sales, said the company. Continue reading “10,000 units of YU YUREKA sold out in 3 seconds in 3rd sale”
Xiaomi to sell smartphones via its own website in India
Xiaomi is putting all its forces together towards being the leading smartphone maker in India. A latest report from PTI is stating that the Chinese smartphone maker will start selling smartphones from its own portal in the country.
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Moto E 2nd Gen running Android 5.0 Lollipop surface in renders
Renders of the second generation Moto E has surfaced online. Android Police has got hold of these images that shows a smartphone with a similar design of the Moto E that runs Android 5.0 (Lollipop). This doesn’t have a front-facing speaker, but has a front-facing camera that was not present in the first generation Moto E. The rear camera doesn’t have a flash, but the phone has a secondary microphone next to the camera. Continue reading “Moto E 2nd Gen running Android 5.0 Lollipop surface in renders”
LG Q4 2014 profits up 28% YoY, 15.6 million smartphones shipped
LG Electronics has reported revenues of 15.27 trillion won (US$ 14.06 billion) in Q4 2014 that ended December 31st, 2014, an increase of 4.9% compared to the same quarter last year with operating profit of 275.1 billion (US$ 253.31 million), an increase of 28 percent from the same period the previous year. Net profit for the fourth quarter showed a net loss of 205.7 billion won (US$ 189.41 million) primarily due to the write-off resulting from the closure of LG’s plasma TV operations, said the company. Continue reading “LG Q4 2014 profits up 28% YoY, 15.6 million smartphones shipped”
Samsung’s Q4 2014 profits down 27%, mobile revenue down 21% YoY
Samsung has reported its earnings for Q4 2014, in which the company has managed to make operating profit of 5.29 trillion won ($4.9 billion) for the quarter ended September 30, 2014, down 27% from 8.31 trillion won compared to the same quarter last year. It has reported net profit of 5.35 trillion won ($4.9 billion) on revenues of 52.73 trillion won ($48.6 billion), down 10% compared to the same quarter last year, up 11% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ). Continue reading “Samsung’s Q4 2014 profits down 27%, mobile revenue down 21% YoY”
OneDrive for Business now available for Mac and iPad
Microsoft has made OneDrive for Business now available from Mac and iPad. The company has also rolled out update for OneDrive app for iOS that will allow users to manage their personal and work accounts.
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Ola Cabs to reportedly buy TaxiForSure for about $200 million
Ola Cabs is gearing up to acquire TaxiForSure, according to a report from the Times Of India. The deal between the two online taxi aggregators is estimated between $200-$250 million as per the report.
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ZTE Blade S6 with 5-inch HD display, Snapdragon 615 SoC, Android 5.0 and LTE announced
ZTE has announced Blade S6, the company’s latest smartphone in the Blade series. It has a 5-inch HD IPS display, is powered by a Octa-Core 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 (4×1.5GHz + 4×1.0GHz) processor and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop). It features a 13-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED Flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “ZTE Blade S6 with 5-inch HD display, Snapdragon 615 SoC, Android 5.0 and LTE announced”
Qualcomm reports $7.1 billion revenue in Q1 fiscal 2015
Qualcomm reported first-quarter revenue of $7.1 billion for the first quarter of fiscal 2015 ended December 28, 2014. Its revenue rose 7.2% in the quarter that ended in December.
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