Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro battery test

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Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro recently went through the paces in our labs and our detailed review revealed that the phablet is one of the best out there. Our tests also revealed that the device has a stellar better performance and it’s now time to put some spotlight on it. Continue reading “Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro battery test”

HTC One M8 EYE vs One M8 Photo Gallery

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HTC announced the One M8 Eye in China last month and it soon was launched in India for Rs 38,990. We have already seen the photo gallery of the One M8 Eye and now lets compare the phone with HTC One M8 that was announced back in February and launched in India in April for Rs 49,990. Continue reading “HTC One M8 EYE vs One M8 Photo Gallery”

Nexus 6 up for pre-order at Vodafone UK, get a free Moto 360

Google Nexus 6

Looking to upgrade your Android tech in one go? Look no further than Google’s new Nexus 6 at Vodafone UK and if you’re quick, you’ll get a free Android Wear smartwatch to go with it. Continue reading “Nexus 6 up for pre-order at Vodafone UK, get a free Moto 360”

SAKRI launches 8-inch and 10-inch Windows 8.1 WINTAB tablets for Rs. 13999 and Rs. 20999

SAKRI WINTAB launch

SAKRI IT Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (SAKRI), a Pune based company has partnered with Microsoft and Intel to launch Windows 8.1 based tablets powered by Intel processors in India, Malaysia and Bangladesh under WINTAB brand. These tablets have 8-inch and 10.1-inch IPS displays at a resolution of 800 x 1280 pixels, powered by a 1.33GHz quad-core Intel Atom Z3735D processor and run on Windows 8.1 OS with Bing. These come with one-year subscription of Office 365 personal plus. Continue reading “SAKRI launches 8-inch and 10-inch Windows 8.1 WINTAB tablets for Rs. 13999 and Rs. 20999”

Techfish launches new power banks starting from Rs. 699, to launch Bluetooth accessories soon

Tech Fish

Think of Us India Pvt Ltd has launched its new Techfish brand, focused on offering personal wireless accessories for smartphones. It has launched new Power Bank range starting from Rs. 699 that goes up to Rs. 1999. These include, Pocket Power 2200mAh power bank, Mega Power 5200 mAh power bank, Mega Power + 10400 mAh power bank, Mega Power S 12000mAh power bank and Boom Power, a 4000mAh power bank with a display stand and music player. It plans to launch range of personal wireless audio products, NFC based entertainment control devices and TV-casting products soon. Continue reading “Techfish launches new power banks starting from Rs. 699, to launch Bluetooth accessories soon”

Snapchat introduces Snapcash, a tool to transfer money to friends

Snapchat has teamed up with payment service Square to launch a new friend to friend money transfer service. Dubbed as Snapcash, the service will allow Snapchat users to send money with a swipe of a finger.

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Metal cases on smartphones taking a toll on plastic injection molding industry

Rising popularity of metallic smartphones has resulted into a downfall of plastic injection molding industry. 2014 saw most of the smartphone makers choosing metal for their flagship phones thereby reducing the demand for plastic.

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Micromax announces YU brand, partners with Cyanogen Inc. for OS for YU devices coming in December

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Micromax has announced its new YU online brand and its partnership for Cyanogen Inc., makers of the Cyanogen OS after several rumors. It would unveil new YU devices running new OS developed by Cyanogen based on Android, in India this December. These devices would only be sold online, said the company. Continue reading “Micromax announces YU brand, partners with Cyanogen Inc. for OS for YU devices coming in December”

Rightware launches Basemark ES 3.0 with OpenGL ES 3.0 support

Basemark ES 3.0

Rightware, popular for its benchmark tools like Basemark has launched Basemark ES 3.0 benchmarking software for mobile devices with new OpenGL ES 3.0 graphics API, which is available in the latest Android and iOS smartphones and tablets. This enables unprecedented graphical fidelity in graphically rich apps such as games and navigation. Continue reading “Rightware launches Basemark ES 3.0 with OpenGL ES 3.0 support”

Samsung will reportedly supply 80% of Apple’s processors in 2016

Samsung is said to be supplying 80% of Apple’s future processors, according to a latest report from the Korean Times. Apple will use these processors for upcoming iPhone and iPad models in 2016.

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Spice Stellar 362 with 3.5-inch display, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 5499

Spice Stellar 362

Spice has launched Stellar 362, the company’s latest smartphone in the Stellar series. It has a 3.5-inch (480 x 320 pixels), powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor, runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat), comes with 2G (EDGE) support and dual SIM capabilities. It has a 2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Spice Stellar 362 with 3.5-inch display, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 5499”

Nokia Z Launcher Beta for Android now available on Google Play

Nokia Z Launcher Beta

Nokia launched the Z Launcher for Android in Beta back in June earlier this year and it has received several updated in the past few months after the launch. Today at the Slush technology conference in Helsinki, Nokia Technologies’s Head of Products Sebastian Nyström launched the Nokia N1 tablet and also announced that the Nokia Z Launcher Beta is available from Google Play Store. Continue reading “Nokia Z Launcher Beta for Android now available on Google Play”

Apple releases iOS 8.1.1 with bug fixes and improvements for iPad 2 and iPhone 4s

Apple has rolled out iOS 8.1.1 update that includes several bug fixes and performance improvements. It is a minor update to last month’s iOS 8.1 release for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

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Samsung Tizen smartphone specs and user interface leaked

We know that Samsung is working on a low end smartphone that is powered by Tizen OS. The company is planning to launch this phone in India by end of this year. A new report from SamMobile has got some info and photo of the upcoming smartphone.

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Nokia N1 tablet with 7.9-inch (2048 × 1536) display, Android 5.0 and 64-bit Intel Z3580 processor announced for $249

Nokia N1

Nokia just announced Nokia N1, the company’s first Android tablet through brand-licensing agreement with the OEM partner. It has aluminium unibody build, has a 7.9-inch (2048 × 1536 pixels) display at 326 ppi with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, similar to the Xiaomi Mi Pad, powered by a 64-bit Intel Atom Z3580 processor and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) with Nokia Z Launcher on the top, but it is not clear if this would have Google Play. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Nokia N1 tablet with 7.9-inch (2048 × 1536) display, Android 5.0 and 64-bit Intel Z3580 processor announced for $249”