Motorola said to be working on three smartphones with QHD displays

Motorola could be working on three smartphones that have QHD displays. The latest report comes from a Reddit user /u/AndroidLeaks, that the company is testing three handsets on the Verizon network.

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Google Transit in Maps for Android, iOS and web gets Indian Railways schedules

Google Maps Transit Indian Railways Schedule

Google has updated public transport information in Google Maps that now offers Indian Railways schedules for 12,000 trains on Google Transit in eight Indian cities. This helps you plan your public transport trips quickly and easily, says the company. Google Transit has also been updated for bus and metro routes from Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi and Pune. Continue reading “Google Transit in Maps for Android, iOS and web gets Indian Railways schedules”

Yu launches YuFit fitness band for Rs. 999

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Yu has launched YuFit, the company’s first fitness band. Yu’s CEO and Founder Rahul Sharma says that it’s not just a health or fitness band, but it’s a lifestyle companion. There is a small OLED display on the band that shows the time, the number of steps and more details. It is powered by healthifyme, Bangalore-based company that it invested in recently. Continue reading “Yu launches YuFit fitness band for Rs. 999”

YU YUPHORIA with 5-inch HD display, Snapdragon 410 SoC, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 6999

YU Yuphoria

Micromax’s YU just launched YUPHORIA, the company’s second YU branded smartphone as expected. It has a 5.0-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) IPS display with a screen-to-body ratio of 67.1%, is powered by a Quad-Core 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor and runs on Cyanogen OS 12 based on Android 5.0 (Lollipop). It features a 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED Flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It has a metal frame that will give the smartphone a premium feel, says the company. The company has filed 4 patents for the smartphone and the smartphone is assembled in India. Continue reading “YU YUPHORIA with 5-inch HD display, Snapdragon 410 SoC, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 6999”

BlackBerry Leap Review

BlackBerry Leap -3From the ultra-lux BlackBerry Passport to back to rediscovering their strength with the Classic, the Canadian smartphone company has stuck to keyboard toting hardware in the recent past with the last all touch device being the BlackBerry Z3 back in 2014. Jump forward an year and we have the brand new BlackBerry Leap. A handset that brings subtle hardware improvements all around and takes aim to become the go to handset for BlackBerry aficionados looking for an upgrade. Having spent some quality time with the hardware, here’s our review of the all new BlackBerry Leap. Continue reading “BlackBerry Leap Review”

Nexus 9 finally starts receiving Android 5.1.1 OTA and factory image

Last week, Google Nexus 9 received Android 5.0.2 and 5.1 Lollipop update. Now, the company has gone a step forward and launched factory image for the Nexus 9.

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HTC planning to introduce ads to Blinkfeed

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While most users have a love/hate relationship with HTC’s Blinkfeed, the company is planning to introduce a new feature which might push more users towards the latter. HTC is planning on introducing advertisements to Blinkfeed in order to monetize the social feed.

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Tablet PC market declines in India by 13.9%

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According to research done by CMR, the Tablet PC market in India has shown a double digit decline of 13.9% QoQ (Quarter on Quarter) for the first time. BWA (Broadband Wireless Access) enabled tablets accounted for 60% of the tablet shipments during the same timeframe.

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Micromax Canvas Nitro 2 E311 with 5-inch HD display, Octa Core SoC now available for Rs. 10399

Micromax Canvas Nitro 2 E311

Micromax Canvas Nitro 2 E311, the latest smartphone in the Canvas series is now available from Infibeam. It has a 1.4 GHz Octa-Core MediaTek processor instead of 1.7 GHz Octa-Core SoC and has a 2400mAh battery, other specifications are similar to the Micromax Canvas Nitro A311, including a 5-inch HD display, 1.7 GHz octa-core MediaTek processor, 2GB RAM, 16GB internal storage with expansion slot, Android 4.4 (KitKat), 13-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera.

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Motorola to roll out Lollipop 5.1 update to Moto X (2013) in few weeks

It looks like Motorola is rolling out Android 5.1  Lollipop update to Moto X 2013. Motorola’s Senior Director of Software Product Management, David Schuster has confirmed that the update is currently being tested, with a full deployment due “in a few weeks.”

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Periscope now lets you sign up without Twitter account, gets other updates

Twitter’s popular livestreaming app Periscope has received a major update to its iOS app. The app is getting the ability to sign up for the service without a Twitter account.

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Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 support added to LG G4 spec list

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In what can only be understood as miscommunication or perhaps a last minute licensing deal by LG, the company has sent word that the phone now officially supports the rapid charging standard. Qualcomm’s Quick Charge 2.0 technology enables a 0% to 60% charge in under 30 minutes. The technology effectively enables you to get enough charge on your phone to last an entire work day in the time it’ll take you to enjoy a good cup of coffee and is a feature that has become an integral part of every high end smartphone.  Continue reading “Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 support added to LG G4 spec list”

Yu Yuphoria Event Live Blog & Live Stream

YU YUPHORIA

Yu is going to unveil the 2nd device of the company the Yuphoria at an event in New Delhi today and we are going to try to live blog it for you minute by minute 3G connectivity permitting. While some of the features of the device such as 4G LTE support, HD display and Cyanogen OS 12 OS are already known , we are still waiting for the official specs and pricing to be revealed later today.Stay tuned to this page for the latest updates about the latest device from Yu which is the successor to the Yureka Continue reading “Yu Yuphoria Event Live Blog & Live Stream”