Samsung’s new Galaxy S6 is expected to be unveiled in under two weeks during the company’s MWC 2015 press conference and ahead of the launch, Samsung has been teasing it’s new smartphone. The first teaser promised excellent camera performance and today’s teaser is all about the speed. Continue reading “Samsung releases second Galaxy S6 teaser video”
Samsung may be launching its new flagship phone in less than a week but that hasn’t stopped the company from continuing its Android 5.0 Lollipop rollout. Last week we saw the European Galaxy Note 4 get treated to some Lollipop-flavoured candy and now it’s seems the Galaxy Note Edge (SM-N915G) is following suit in Australia. Continue reading “Samsung starts rolling out Android Lollipop update for Galaxy Note Edge”
Micromax Bolt A82, the company’s latest smartphone in the Bolt series running Android 4.4 (KitKat) is now available on HomeShop18. It has a 5-inch FWVGA screen, is powered by a 1.3GHz dual-core MediaTek MT6572 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Micromax Bolt A82 with 5-inch display, Android 4.4 now available for Rs. 5499”
Samsung Galaxy E5 and Galaxy E7 smartphones have received a minor price cut in India within a month after the launch. Both these smartphones were launched for Rs. 19,300 and Rs. 23,000, respectively. According to Mumbai-based retailer Manish Khatri from Mahesh Telecom, the Galaxy E5 and Galaxy E7 smartphones are now available at Rs. 18, 250 and Rs. 21,300, respectively. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy E5 and Galaxy E7 get a price cut in India”
The Mi Note and the Mi Note Pro were announced, a month back, in China. These two devices occupy Xiaomi’s phablet range, a category that was kickstarted at the lower end with the Redmi Note. Samsung used this suffix to denote the inclusion of a stylus, but for Xiaomi, it means only one thing, a larger screened version of a similar device. The Mi Note is positioned as the larger screened variant of the current flagship device, Mi 4. With similar hardware and design, it certainly is a phablet variant of the flagship, but could it possibly be more than just that? We unboxed the device to find out.
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Micromax has announced that it has started rolling out Android 5.0 (Lollipop) update for its Canvas Xpress A99 smartphone, which was released couple of months back. It has promised that it will be rolling out Android 5.0 update for its popular Canvas series of smartphones, but the company did not reveal the time frame for the roll out yet. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Xpress gets Android 5.0 Lollipop update, coming to other Canvas series soon”
To blend in the upcoming World Cup fever, UCWeb has launched all-in-one cricket application. Dubbed as ‘UC-Cricket’, the app can be downloaded from homepage of UC Browser for Android.
Continue reading “UC browser rolls out all-in-one cricket app ‘UC-Cricket’”
The upcoming Samsung Galaxy S6 may be dominating the rumour mill at the moment but it’s not the only handset that Samsung is working on. A new report from SamMobile indicates that the South Korean manufacturer is also developing successors to its Galaxy Tab S range to take on the Apple iPad Air 2. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 could be thinner than iPad Air 2”
Earlier today, Sony released the SmartEyeglass companion app on the Google Play Store. The company has also launched the SmartEyeglass Developer Edition SED-E1 augmented reality glasses.
Continue reading “Sony SmartEyeglass Developer Edition pre-order starts for $840”
Following the successful launch of the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G in India, the Chinese manufacturer has begun seeding the new MIUI V6.3.5.0 (KHIMIBL) firmware update to Redmi Note 4G handsets in India and Taiwan. Unfortunately, the handset isn’t the long-awaited update based on Android 5.0 Lollipop and is instead still based on Android 4.4.4 KitKat. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G receives MIUI v6.3.5 update”
Reliance Communications, Global Telecom Sponsor of the ICC World Cup 2015, has partnered with Twitter to provide RCOM customers free access to match updates via Twitter during World Cup. Twitter already introduced ICC Cricket World Cup timeline for following match updates. This allows customers who do not have a Twitter account access cricket-related Tweets by logging on to rcom.co.in/cricket on their mobile phones from 13th February to 31st March 2015, during the world cup. Continue reading “RCOM offers free access to Twitter during World Cup 2015, introduces data recharge offers”
In December, Pebble for beta Android app version 2.3 added Android Wear notifications that lets users reply and act on notifications right from your watch. Today, Pebble app is officially shedding the beta tag.
Continue reading “Pebble Smartwatch now officially supports Android Wear notifications”
As part of our tour of Huawei’s China facilities, we were given an exclusive look at the company’s Research & Development labs. In the second of a two part-series, we look at the ways that Huawei tests the ability of its handsets to survive environment and climate changes as well as the key part; the reliability of its smartphones and their various ports and buttons.
In the first part of this series, we covered how Huawei tests its handsets for network performance and compliance with radiation emissions regulations and in this second part, we’re going to look at the tests that really affect mobile handsets – the reliability of the handset and its ports and the ability of the handset to handle different environments and climate changing. Continue reading “Inside Huawei R&D Part 2: Device Reliability and Environment testing”
Sony has released the official SmartEyeGlass companion app. The company has released the dedicated app for the wearable eyeware device on Google Play Store.
Continue reading “Sony SmartEyeGlass companion app hits Play Store”
Mitashi has launched Duo King AP 105, the company’s latest 6-inch phablet with a qHD display. It is powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support and 3G connectivity. Continue reading “Mitashi Play Duo King AP 105 with 6-inch display launched for Rs. 7499”
