One of the ways that O2 stands out in the UK is through its O2 Refresh contract where the airtime and handsets are separated into two monthly charges and it seems that other European operators are following suit. T-Mobile Netherlands has announced a new “Stel Samen & Stel Bij” plan that offers separate handset and airtime contracts for customers. Continue reading “T-Mobile Netherlands launches separate handset pricing plans”
Micromax’s YU launched the YU YUREKA (AO5510) smartphone last month for Rs. 8,999. We brought you the unboxing, photo gallery, benchmarks and battery test results of the smartphone recently. Here we have the camera samples. The Yukrea has a 13-megapixel auto focus rear camera with single LED Flash, 5P lenses, Sony Exmor RS IMX135 sensor, f/2.2 aperture and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera, OmniVision 5648 sensor, 4P lenses and 71-degree wide viewing angle. Since it runs on Cyanogen OS, it comes with Cyanogen camera app that has several modes.
The slow and steady rollout of Vodafone’s 4G network has progressed with the network now offering 4G coverage to 50% of the UK population. Less than a week after EE revealed it offers 4G to 80% of the population, Vodafone UK CEO Jeroen Hoencamp defended the 4G rollout by saying they were focusing on reliability over speed. Continue reading “Vodafone 4G now available to 50% of UK population”
Following BT’s decision to bid for EE as opposed to O2, there have been many rumours that the UK’s smallest network Three, who are backed by global giant Hutchinson Whampoa, would make a bid for Telefonica-owned O2. Whilst Three’s UK teams are yet to confirm such interest, the MD for the parent company has seemingly confirmed his company’s interest in acquiring O2. Continue reading “Three MD hints at O2 takeover bid”
Popular international calling app Ringo has made its entry in India. The app from Directi, allows you to make international calls without the use of Internet data.
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Celkon has officially launched Millennia OCTA510, the company’s first smartphone with Octa-Core SoC. It went on sale online earlier this week, has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display, is powered by a 1.4 GHz Octa-Core and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash and a 3.2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has 1GB RAM and 8GB of internal storage with expansion slot. It comes with dual SIM support and 3G connectivity. Continue reading “Celkon Millennia OCTA510 officially launched for Rs. 8999”
Google Translate has been updated with a couple of important features that focuses on easier communication. The app on Android and iPhone is getting real time speech translation along with the Word Lens integration.
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Microsoft also announced the Lumia 532 and Lumia 532 Dual SIM, the latest affordable Lumia smartphones, along with the Lumia 435 and Lumia 435 Dual SIM. These have a 4-inch WVGA display, powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 200 SoC and run on the latest Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim update that adds Live Folders, Apps Corner and Cortana. These have a 5-megapixel fixed-focus rear camera without flash and VGA front-facing camera. Continue reading “Microsoft Lumia 532 and Lumia 532 Dual SIM affordable smartphones announced”
Microsoft just announced the Lumia 435 and Lumia 435 Dual SIM, the company’s most affordable Lumia smartphones yet. These have a 4-inch WVGA display, powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core Snapdragon 200 SoC and run on the latest Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim update that adds Live Folders, Apps Corner and Cortana. These have a 2-megapixel fixed-focus rear camera without flash and VGA front-facing camera. Continue reading “Microsoft Lumia 435 and Lumia 435 Dual SIM most affordable Lumias announced”
HTC is continuing to bring more of its custom apps to the Google Play Store. The latest one to hit the Play Store is its own Sense web browser that is dubbed as HTC Internet.
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Tesco has embraced another type of wearable technology by becoming the first major UK retailer to launch an app for Google Glass. The new app allows shoppers to browse goods, view nutritional information and add items to the basket and is voice activated like the rest of the Glass experience. Continue reading “Tesco launches Google Glass app”
ASUS has released ASUS Keyboard for its Zenfone series of smartphones and its Android tablets in India. Even though the app was available on Google Play since last year, the company has added Hindi and Tamil languages for Indian users. ASUS has promised to add more languages and localized features soon. The keyboard offers accurate next-word prediction and suggestions, auto-correction and a learning capability, says the company.
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HTC has started rolling out Android 5.0 Lollipop update for One M8 unlocked and developer edition models. The update was confirmed by HTC’s VP of Product Management Mo Versi’s on his Twitter account.
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Oppo has announced Oppo R1C, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone and the successor of last year’s Oppo R1 (R829T). It comes with a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) IPS display, is powered by a 1.5 GHz Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor and runs on Color OS based on Android 4.4. The phone is just 6.85 mm, slightly thinner than its predecessor Oppo R1 and weighs 130 grams. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Oppo R1C with 5-inch HD display, 4G LTE and Snapdragon 615 SoC announced”
In a bid to help find and return missing children, Facebook has announced the launch of Amber (America’s Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response) Alerts. The new initiative is aimed at locating missing children in the US by using the world’s largest social network.
Continue reading “Facebook adds Amber Alerts to News Feeds on mobile and web”
