Twitter rolls out Audio Cards, teams up with SoundCloud and iTunes

Twitter has unveiled a new feature that lets users listen to music in their timelines on the Twitter mobile app. The micro blogging site has unveiled Audio Cards that will allows users to listen to songs, podcasts and other audio content on their Android and iPhone app.

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Zen U105 Fire running Firefox OS launched for Rs. 1999

Zen Fire U105

Zen Mobiles has launched Zen U105 Fire, the company’s first Firefox smartphone. It has a 3.5-inch HVGA screen, powered by a 1GHz processor, comes with a 2-megapixel rear camera and VGA front-facing camera. This has 2G EDGE connectivity and Dual SIM support. The Zen U105 Fire competes with Spice One Mi-FX 1Intex Cloud FX and Alcatel One Touch Fire C smartphones. Continue reading “Zen U105 Fire running Firefox OS launched for Rs. 1999”

Sony confirms Android 5.0 Lollipop update coming to entire Xperia Z line

Google officially announced Android 5.0 Lollipop two days back. Since then smartphone makers are announcing which of their handsets will receive the latest Android update. Today, Sony is announcing that the entire Xperia Z series will receive the Android 5.0 Lollipop.

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Apple iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 pricing announced for India

Apple iPad Air 2

Apple introduced the iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3, the next-generation iPad Air models at an event in the U.S few hours back. Apple has also announced the pricing for these models in India. The iPad Air 2 has the same 9.7-inch display but it has a Antireflective glass, powered by A8 chip with 2nd gen 64-bit architecture and M8 motion coprocessor, Touch ID fingerprint sensor and is just 6.1mm thick.  It also has a new 8 MP iSight 1080p camera. The iPad mini 3 just has a new Touch ID fingerprint sensor and other specs remain the same.
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Apple iPad mini 3 with Touch ID official, starts at $399

Apple iPad mini 3

Apple just unveiled the iPad mini 3 with Retina iPad along with the iPad Air 2 as expected.It has the same 7.9 inch Retina Display with 2048×1536 resolution seen on last year’s iPad mini with Retina Display and the same Apple A7 processor with M7 motion co-processor, but this has a Touch ID fingerprint sensor, similar to the iPad Air 2. Since it doesn’t have NFC, it’ll be used for Apple Pay Within Apps. It runs on the latest iOS 8.1. Continue reading “Apple iPad mini 3 with Touch ID official, starts at $399”

Apple iPad Air 2 with A8X processor, Touch ID and 6.1mm body announced, starts at $499

Apple iPad Air 2

Apple just announced the iPad Air 2, the second generation iPad Air at an event. It has an improved 9.7-inch Retina display with anti-reflective coating on the glass, reducing reflections by 56%, powered by Apple A8X, a new chip that is based on 2nd generation 64-bit architecture. It has 3 billion transistors compared to 1 billion on the A7. The CPU is 12 times faster than the first iPad and the GPU is 180 times faster.  It has M8 co-processor, similar to iPhone 6.

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iOS 8.1 with Apple Pay, iCloud Photo Library public beta available on October 20

iOS 8.1

At the Apple event today, Apple SVP of Software Craig Federighi announced that iOS 8.1 update would roll out for iOS devices soon. This would bring Apple Pay for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, public beta of iCloud Photo Library that will automatically syncs all your photos and videos in iCloud and keeps only the lightweight versions for viewing for each device. Continue reading “iOS 8.1 with Apple Pay, iCloud Photo Library public beta available on October 20”

Apple Pay for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus launching on October 20

Apple has announced that Apple Pay will hit iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus on October 21st. The digital wallet announced by the company last month along with the new iPhones will be available for use starting next week.

Apple Pay October 20

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Moto G (First-Gen) gets a price cut, now available for Rs. 8999

Motorola Moto G Review-14

Motorola stopped selling the first generation Moto G in India back in August, before the last of the second-generation Moto G launch. Now the smartphone is back in stock on Flipkart which starts at Rs. 8,999 for the 8GB version and the 16GB version costs 9,999. The listing was first spotted by MakTechBlog. Continue reading “Moto G (First-Gen) gets a price cut, now available for Rs. 8999”

Panasonic T40 with 4-inch display, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 5990

Panasonic T40

Panasonic has launched Panasonic T40, the company’s latest budget smartphone, months after launching the T41. It has a 4-inch WVGA screen, powered by a 1.3 GHz 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 “Panasonic T40 with 4-inch display, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 5990”

Google Play downloads surpass Apple App Store by 60%: Report

Google Play Store downloads exceeded that of Apple App Store by 60% as compared to the same time last year, according to a latest report by App Annie. The mobile research company revealed that Apple App Store generated 60% higher revenue than Google Play Store.

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Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2 Pro with 13.3-inch WQHD display launched in India for Rs. 47990

Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2 Pro

Lenovo has launched the Yoga Tablet 2 Pro,  the company’s latest high-end Android tablet in Yoga series in India along with the Yoga Tablet 2 series. It has a 13.3-inch (2560 x 1440 pixels) WQHD IPS Display, powered by a quad-core Intel Atom Z3745 Processor (up to 1.86 GHz) and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has four modes – Hold, Stand, Tilt or Hang and even has an integrated projector that can project content up to 50-inches. It features a powerful 8W JBL sound system with bass subwoofer located on the back. Continue reading “Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2 Pro with 13.3-inch WQHD display launched in India for Rs. 47990”