Sway app for iPhone expands to more countries including India

Microsoft is expanding the availability of its Sway App for iPhone to more countries. The presentation app that was launched last month was only available in New Zealand but it is now coming to the U.S, U.K., Canada and India.

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Google app for Android updated with Now Cards, new look and more

Google app for Android has received a major update that focuses on settings and a revamped look. The latest update takes the app to version 4.1 which brings new Google Now cards.

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Microsoft rolls out limited edition gold Lumia 830 and Lumia 930

Microsoft has announced the launch of a gold edition of Lumia 830 and 930. The handsets are dubbed as the Lumia 930 and Lumia 830 Golden Collector’s Edition.

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Lenovo A6000 with 4G LTE, Snapdragon 410 SoC announced, launching in India soon

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Lenovo has introduced A6000, the company’s latest budget smartphone with 4G connectivity in the A series at the International CES, as it promised. It has a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 410 processor with Adreno 306 GPU and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Vibe UI on top. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support as well. Continue reading “Lenovo A6000 with 4G LTE, Snapdragon 410 SoC announced, launching in India soon”

Apple to increase UK and Europe app prices

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Prices for content and applications in Apple’s App Store in the UK and Europe are to rise this week as Apple compensates for currency fluctuations and changes in taxation rates. The Cupertino company sent a message to Apple Developers on January 7th outlining that the prices would rise in all European Union countries along with Canada but will drop in Iceland. Continue reading “Apple to increase UK and Europe app prices”

Apple smashes App Store sales record

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Apple has started 2015 with a bang as the company announced it broke its own record for weekly App Store sales in the first week of the year. As noted by Street Insider, Apple sold nearly $500 million worth of apps and in-app purchases in the first week of 2015 with its sales on New Year’s Day also breaking the record for sales in a single day. Continue reading “Apple smashes App Store sales record”

Samsung to launch round smartwatch at MWC?

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Samsung looks set to follow rivals LG, Motorola and Acer by announcing a round smartwatch at Mobile World Congress in March. The annual conference is likely to see the introduction of a plethora of new mobile devices, tablets and wearables and Samsung’s first round wearable would run on its Tizen OS (and not Android Wear like its rivals). Continue reading “Samsung to launch round smartwatch at MWC?”

Acer Liquid E700 Camera Samples

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Acer launched the Liquid E700 smartphone with triple SIM support last month for Rs. 12,999. We already brought you the unboxing, benchmarks, photo gallery and the battery test results of the smartphone, here we have the camera samples. It has a 8-megapixel auto focus camera with f/2.0 aperture and LED Flash.

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Ford announces Smart Mobility Plan and Share-Car project in India

Ford has announced Smart Mobility plan and an experimental Share-Car project in India. The company has also revealed a total of 25 global mobility experiments in selected countries.

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Verico forays into Indian market with Uni SHAPE 5V3 smartphone for Rs. 8999

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Verico International, Taiwan-based company popular for its smartphones, tablets and memory products today announced its entry into the Indian market by launching Uni SHAPE 5V3 smartphone by partnering exclusively with Snapdeal. It has a 5-inch qHD display and is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor processor, but this runs on old Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Verico forays into Indian market with Uni SHAPE 5V3 smartphone for Rs. 8999”

20,000 Nokia N1 units sold out in 4 minutes

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The Nokia N1 went on sale in China earlier today and revealed that the Nokia brand still has the market appeal as all 20,000 units in the first batch of Nokia N1 sold out in just 4 minutes after pre-orders opened. Continue reading “20,000 Nokia N1 units sold out in 4 minutes”

Hike Messenger acquires Zip Phone, will debut voice calling in India

Hike Messaging app has acquired US based voice calling company Zip Phone for an undisclosed sum. This is the first acquisition from the messenger that is a product of BSB (Bharti SoftBank, a joint venture between Bharti Group and Japan’s SoftBank).

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Samsung expects 37% decrease in profits for Q4, 2014

Samsung revealed its preliminary earnings guidance that it is expecting 37% decrease in profits for the Q4, 2014. The company stated that operating profit for the October-December period was estimated at 5.2 trillion won (USD 4.7 billion), down 37.4 per cent from the fourth quarter of 2013.

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