Motorola started Android 5.1 (Lollipop) soak test for Moto X (2nd Gen) last month in Brazil. It started Android 5.1 soak tests in France and Germany for the Moto X (1st) gen last week. Now, Motorola’s Senior Director of Software Product Management, David Schuster has announced that the soak tests has been expanded to several countries. Continue reading “Motorola Moto X 1st and 2nd Gen Android 5.1 soak test expanded, wide roll out starts next week”
Samsung has launched Galaxy Tab A and Galaxy Tab E, two new tablets in India. The Galaxy Tab A has a 8-inch display with a resolution of 1024×768 pixels, is powered by 1.2GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop). The Samsung Galaxy Tab E has a 9.6-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) display, is powered by 1.2GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Tab A and Galaxy Tab E launched in India for Rs. 20500 and Rs. 16900”
Line has rolled out a dedicated emoji and sicker keyboard for iOS. Dubbed as Emoji Line, the app allows users to enhance their conversations with more than 2,000 different stickers and emojis.
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Amidst a media blitz in Delhi, Micromax launched a brand new product that it claims to be the world’s slimmest handset. Called the Micromax Canvas Sliver 5, the phone measures a svelte 5.1mm and has specifications that should be good enough but aren’t really competitive. We spent some time with the handset to see what really sets it apart and here are our first impressions. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Sliver 5 Hands On Impressions”
Nest Labs, a Google company has officially introduced Nest Cam, a security camera, after it was leaked last week. It can stream 1080p videos at 30 fps directly to a phone, tablet or a laptop. This is somewhat like a successor of the Dropcam that the company acquired last year. It has also upgraded Nest app to version 5.0 for iOS, Android and Web that now lets you control your Nest Thermostat, Nest Protect, Nest Cam and Dropcam from one place. Continue reading “Nest Cam smart security camera goes official”
Intel has acquired smart eyemaker Recon Instruments for an undisclosed sum. The Canadian company is known for making popular fitness-centric smart eyewear.
We have already heard a bunch of rumors and reports about Apple’s iPhone 6S. Today KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is stating that that the next-generation iPhone will adopt Series 7000 aluminum.
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Micromax has launched Canvas Sliver 5, the company’s slimmest smartphone in the Canvas series. It has a 4.8-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, is powered by a 1.2 GHz Quad-core Snapdragon 410 processor and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with Sony IMX219 sensor, Blue Glass Filter, LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Micromax says that it is the slimmest smartphone ever at 5.1mm thickness end-to-end without any bumps. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Sliver 5 with 4.8-inch HD AMOLED display, 5.1mm thickness, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 17999”
OnePlus One has received a new Cyanogen OS 12.0 incremental update to fix touchscreen sensitivity issues, as the company promised last month. The company already said that it has been working with Synaptics, developer of touch and biometrics hardware to fix the bug. The build YNG1TAS2I3 also fixes Bluetooth connectivity when connecting to in-car system and issues in sending MMS. Continue reading “OnePlus One gets a new Cyanogen OS 12 incremental update to fix touchscreen issues”
Twitter has announced the acquisition of a Whetlab, a startup focused on machine learning technology. Whetlab confirmed the acquisition on its website while Twitter announced it via an official tweet.
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Google is revamping Google Trends by introducing real time data to its services. The company claims that this is the biggest update to Google Trends since 2012.
Continue reading “Google Trends gets an overhaul, focuses on real time data”
Samsung has responded to the recent news about Galaxy phones being at a risk due to pre-installed keyboards. The company is developing a patch for the Swiftkey vulnerability that will be rolled out as an over the air update to Galaxy phones.
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Earlier this month, we had told you that the Motorola Moto 360’s Android Wear 5.1.1 update was being delayed due to performance issues. Now it seems that the update has been fixed as they’re now rolling out the update to the devices.
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The emoji icons spotted on your phone’s keyboard are all part of an international standard that ensures that the icons are visible across devices and platforms. As part of Unicode 8, the Consortium has added 41 new emoji which cover a wide range of uses and emotions including a face with rolling eyes, a hugging face, taco, cheese and even a unicorn. Continue reading “Popcorn, Cricket and Robot Emoji headed to your phone as part of Unicode 8”
In a major organization reshuffle, Microsoft has announced the departure of two key executives. Stephen Elop, ex CEO of Nokia, had helmed the sale of the erstwhile smartphone giant to Microsoft. Jo Harlow, a high ranking member of the Nokia leadership, is also departing from the company. Harlow reported directly to Stephen Elop and was instrumental in the decision to kill future feature phones and also the Android powered X series of phones. Continue reading “Stephen Elop & Jo Harlow quit Microsoft as part of organization reshuffle”
