Samsung Galaxy Alpha battery test

Samsung Galaxy Alpha, the company’s latest compact smartphone is gaining a lot of attention thanks to its premium build. We took the device for a spin a couple of days ago and you can read our detailed review to know more about the Alpha.

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We introduced our all new battery test previous week and as promised we are now coming to you with the numbers that matter the most. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Alpha battery test”

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Snapdragon 805 Benchmarks

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Snapdragon 805 Benchmarks

Samsung launched the Galaxy Note 4, the company’s latest smartphone in the Note series powered by a Snapdragon 805 SoC earlier this month . We already brought you the unboxing of the device, here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. It is powered by an Quad-Core Snapdragon 805 (APQ8084) 28nm HPm Krait 450 CPU clocked at 2.65 GHz with Adreno 420 GPU. It has a 5.7-inch (1440 x 2560 pixels) Quad HD Super AMOLED display and runs on Android 4.4.4 (KitKat). Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Snapdragon 805 Benchmarks”

Samsung Galaxy A7 UA Profile shows up, reveals 1080p display and 64-bit processor

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It is already known that Samsung is working on new A series smartphones with a premium look. The Galaxy A3 and the Galaxy A5 already appeared in several leaks, even the press images of the Galaxy A5 surfaced earlier this month. Now user agent profile of the Samsung Galaxy A7 (SM-A700FD) has surfaced on the official Samsung website. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A7 UA Profile shows up, reveals 1080p display and 64-bit processor”

Google’s Sundar Pichai said to oversee Google+, Search and other major products

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Sundar Pichai, who is currently Senior Vice President at Google, overseeing Chrome, Android, and Google Apps will be overseeing research, search, maps, Google+, commerce and ads, in addition to the products he already handles, according to reports from Recode and Reuters. Six executives who previously reported to Larry Page, including the heads of research, social media and search, will now report to Pichai, says Recode.

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Huawei Honor X1 Benchmarks

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Huawei launched the Honor X1 tablet in India last week at a price tag of Rs. 19,990. It is powered by Huawei’s own quad-core HiSilicon Kirin 910 processor based on ARM’s Cortex A9 clocked at 1.6 GHz per core. It has ARM Mali 450 GPU and 2GB RAM. It comes with 7-inch (1920 x 1200 pixels) IPS display and runs on Android 4..2.2 (Jelly Bean) with Huawei’s own Emotion UI on top. Continue reading “Huawei Honor X1 Benchmarks”

Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 goes on sale in India for Rs. 20900

Samsung Galaxy Mega 2

Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 (SM- G750H) is now available for sale in India from the official Samsung India eStore, as expected. It has a 6-inch HD (1280 x 720 pixels) display, powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel auto-focus rear camera with LED Flash. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 goes on sale in India for Rs. 20900”

Rockstar Mobile Sale: GTA San Andreas at $3.99, GTA III and Vice City at $2.99

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Rockstar Games have started their discounted sale to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. It offers all the three GTA games for Android, iPhone and iPad at a discounted price. These games include, Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Both the Grand Theft Auto III and the GTA Vice City are available for $2.99 each, while the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is available for $3.99. Continue reading “Rockstar Mobile Sale: GTA San Andreas at $3.99, GTA III and Vice City at $2.99”

Spice Stellar 518 with 5-inch display, 4000mAh battery now available for Rs. 7799

Spice Stellar 518

Spice Stellar 518, the company’s latest budget smartphone in the Stellar series with a whopping 4000mAh battery is now available from online retailer Saholic. It has a 5-inch FWVGA screen, powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. As usual it has dual SIM support and comes with 3G connectivity too.  Continue reading “Spice Stellar 518 with 5-inch display, 4000mAh battery now available for Rs. 7799”

SwiftKey for Android finally gets Material Design themes

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Months after launching its own store called SwiftKey Store for themes, SwiftKey has finally released two new themes based on Google’s Material Design for its Android Keyboard. These two premium themes are called Material Dark and Material Light. These are inspired from the Material Themed Android L keyboard, but it has own unique SwiftKey touch, says the company. Continue reading “SwiftKey for Android finally gets Material Design themes”

Microsoft Lumia brand official, to replace Nokia Lumia soon

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Microsoft finished its deal of acquiring Nokia’s Devices & Services business earlier this year, after it was announced in September 2013. After some reports and some hints, Microsoft has officially announced that the Nokia Lumia brand will be replaced to Microsoft Lumia in coming weeks and months. Continue reading “Microsoft Lumia brand official, to replace Nokia Lumia soon”

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Unboxing in India – Snapdragon 805

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Samsung usually launches Exynos variant of their flagship devices in India, but this time it decided to launch the Snapdragon variant of the Note 4 smartphone. We recently brought you the unboxing of the Octa-Core Exynos variant (SM-N910C) of the Note 4, here we have the Snapdragon 805 variant (SM-N910G) for unboxing. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Unboxing in India – Snapdragon 805”

Android Wear update brings GPS support and offline music playback

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Sony introduced the SmartWatch 3 at the IFA last month, which would launch later this month. This this is the first Android Wear Smartwatch to come with built-in GPS support. Google has announced a new Android Wear update that would make use of GPS in the Sony SmartWatch 3 and also brings offline music playback in all the Android Wear watches. Continue reading “Android Wear update brings GPS support and offline music playback”

Sony SmartWatch 3 up for pre-order in the US for $249.99, shipping October-end

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Sony introduced the SmartWatch 3, the company’s first Android Wear-powered smartwatch at the IFA last month. At the announcement Sony just said that it would go on sale later in Autumn 2014 without any price tag. Now the company started taking pre-orders for the smartwatch  at Verizon Wireless in the U.S, which would ship by October 30th. It is priced at $249.99 ( Rs. 15,299 approx.). Sony says it would go on Google Play Soon in select countries. Continue reading “Sony SmartWatch 3 up for pre-order in the US for $249.99, shipping October-end”