Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro Photo Gallery

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Lenovo announced the Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro in August and launched in India in September for Rs 32,999. The phone has a 6-inch ( 2560 x 1440 pixels) Quad HD display with ultra narrow bezels, powered 2.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 (8974AC) processor with Adreno 330 GPU and Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Vibe UI 2.0.  We went hands on with the Vibe Z2 smartphone at the IFA 2014Lets take a look at hardware of the phone in this photo gallery. Continue reading “Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro Photo Gallery”

CPU-Z for Android updated, now shows battery capacity, Adreno GPU clock speed and more

CPU-Z 1.09 for Android

CPU-Z was released for Android back in June last year. Since then the app has been updated with new features and support for SoCs from several manufacturers. Few months back the app got improved support for Intel SoCs, option to view OpenGL ES version. Now the app has been updated to version 1.09 that brings improved support for processors based on big.LITTLE technology, adds new HiSilicon Kirin 920, Exynos 5433, Snapdragon 815 (could be upcoming chip) and SoCs, shows Adreno GPU clock speed and more.

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Kingston introduces 128GB UHS-I microSD and 256GB UHS-I SDHC/SDXC cards

Kingston 128GB microSD and 256GB SDHC SDXC

Kingston has introduced 128GB Class 10 UHS-I microSD for smartphone and tablets and 256GB Class 10 UHS-I SDHC/SDXC cards for cameras. The 128GB  microSD card offers minimum data transfer rate of 10MB/s and the 256GB SDHC/SDXC card offers read speeds of up to 90MB/s and write speed of up to 45MB/s. Continue reading “Kingston introduces 128GB UHS-I microSD and 256GB UHS-I SDHC/SDXC cards”

YouTube introduces Music Key subscription service for Android, iOS and web

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YouTube has introduced YouTube Music Key, the company’s new subscription service for web, Android and iOS that lets you watch and listen to music without ads, in the background or offline. This was leaked back in August. Continue reading “YouTube introduces Music Key subscription service for Android, iOS and web”

Google Search for Android gets Material Design and new features

After updating series of its core apps with Material Design, Google is now updating Search for Android. The Search app for Android is getting an array of new features and a revamped look.

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Lenovo Vibe X2 Gold Photo Gallery

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Lenovo announced the Vibe X2 in September at IFA Berlin 2014. The phone was launched in India earlier this month for Rs 19,999. We have already seen unboxing and benchmarks of the Vibe X2 and now lets take a look at the hardware of the phone in this photo gallery post. Continue reading “Lenovo Vibe X2 Gold Photo Gallery”

Nokia Networks bags dual band, dual carrier 3G contract from Airtel

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Nokia Networks has announced that it has grabbed a 3G contract from Bharti Airtel that includes India-first dual band, dual carrier 3G network implementation, refarming 900 MHz to complement Mumbai’s existing 3G network on 2100 MHz. This would enable advanced radio platform and services, thus improved 3G services for Bharti Airtel’s customers in Mumbai, West Bengal and Bihar telecom circles, said the company. Continue reading “Nokia Networks bags dual band, dual carrier 3G contract from Airtel”

Obi Hornbill S551 with 5.5-inch HD display, 13MP camera now available for Rs. 9230

Obi Hornbill S551

Obi Hornbill  S551, the company’s latest smartphone is now available from Indiatimes Shopping. It has a 5.5-inch HD screen, powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Obi Hornbill S551 with 5.5-inch HD display, 13MP camera now available for Rs. 9230”

Windows 10 preview update adds gestures, MKV support, OneDrive improvement and more

Microsoft has added an array of features to Windows 10 under the build 9879. The update comes only three weeks after the Windows 10 Technical Preview got its first new build available to members of the Windows Insider program.

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Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 Battery Test

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Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 went on sale in India last month for Rs. 20,900. We already brought you the Unboxing, Benchmarks and the Photo Gallery of the smartphone. Here we have the battery test results for the smartphone.

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Twitter plans to revamp DM, add instant timeline and more in 2015

Twitter revealed its roadmap for next year that includes new apps and features. The micro blogging site will soon debut “instant timeline” that will allow new users to see what is happening on the site without following anyone.

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Google Keyboard 4.0 brings two new Material Design themes

Google Keyboard 4.0

Google has updated its keyboard app to version 4.0.2  that adds two new Material Design themes,  improved design for suggestions and corrections and more. This adds Material  dark and Material  light Material Design themes in addition to existing Holo White and Holo Blue themes. You can head to settings and go to themes to select new themes. Continue reading “Google Keyboard 4.0 brings two new Material Design themes”

Samsung unveils Simband health tracker and SAMI platform for developers

Samsung announced at the it’s Developer Conference that it is opening its first health-tracking platform to developers. The company also unveiled its Simband health tracker that keeps a tab on wearers heart rate, respiratory rate and blood pressure.

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iBall Slide 6351-Q40 7-inch WiFi tablet running Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 4299

iBall Slide 6351-Q40

iBall has launched iBall Slide 6351-Q40, the latest budget tablet in the iBall Slide series. It is an entry-level Wi-Fi Tablet, says iBall, but the earpiece on the top is weird, even though the tablet doesn’t have voice calling capabilities. It has a 7-inch WVGA screen, powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera.  Continue reading “iBall Slide 6351-Q40 7-inch WiFi tablet running Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 4299”

Videocon Infinium Z50 Quad with 5-inch qHD display, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 7349

Videocon Infinium Z50 Quad

Videocon has launched Infinium Z50 Quad, the company’s latest smartphone in the Infinium series. It has a 5-inch qHDdisplay, powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Videocon Infinium Z50 Quad with 5-inch qHD display, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 7349”