Lenovo Vibe X2 launching in India on November 6th

Lenovo Vibe X2 India launch Invite

Lenovo India just sent out press invites for the launch of the Vibe X2 on November 6th, the company’s latest high-end smartphone in the X series. The Lenovo Vibe X2 was announced at IFA back in September and packs a 5-inch 1080p display, powered by a 2 GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6595 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (Kitkat) with Vibe UI 2.0 on top. It has a 13-megapixel auto-focus rear camera with LED Flash and a 5-megapixel wide-angle front-facing camera. Continue reading “Lenovo Vibe X2 launching in India on November 6th”

Motorola releases Kernel Source Codes for Moto X(2014) and Moto G(2014)

Motorola has published the Android 4.4.4 KitKat build Kernel Source Code for Moto X(2014) and Moto(2014), according to Android Police. The initial kernel source code for Motorola Moto X (2014) is codenamed ‘Victara’, while that of the Moto G (2014)  is dubbed ‘Titan’.

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Flipkart launches Android Wear app

Flipkart Android Wear

Flipkart, India’s e-commerce giant has launched its app for Android Wear platform. This lets users receive push notifications from Flipkart app pushed to the smartwatch and viewing Flipkart wishlist, but the company plans to include accessing order tracking related information, price drop notification and personalized offer notification for the Android Wear app soon. Flipkart becomes the first e-commerce website in the country to launch Android Wear app. Continue reading “Flipkart launches Android Wear app”

Apple’s rumored iPad Pro to have 12.2 inch screen, stereo speakers and more

It looks like Apple is not stopping itself after launching the next generation iPhones and iPads. As per latest rumors, the company’s next iPad will sport a 12.2 inch screen and that will compete with Microsoft’s Surface tablet.

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Google Nexus 6 coming soon to Flipkart

Google Nexus 6

Last month Google announced the Nexus 6, the company’s flagship Nexus smartphone made by Motorola. Soon after the announcement Motorola India revealed that the smartphone would roll in 28 countries, including India starting later this year. The 32GB variant of the smartphone has been listed on Flipkart as Coming Soon, but the pricing is not mentioned. Continue reading “Google Nexus 6 coming soon to Flipkart”

OnePlus appoints Vikas Agarwal as General Manager for India

OnePlus One-11

Back in August OnePlus said that it’s looking for an executive who could lead its operations in India. Recently the company has announced that it has appointed Vikas Agarwal as the manger of OnePlus India. Last week the company said that it there will be India-specific invite system to purchase the smartphone once it rolls out in India. Continue reading “OnePlus appoints Vikas Agarwal as General Manager for India”

Google launches Indian Language Internet Alliance, introduces Hindi Voice Search

Google Indian lanugage Internet Alliance

Google today launched Indian Language Internet Alliance (ILIA), a group formed to promote growth of Indic-language content online, at an event in India. Google hopes to enable 300 million Indian language speakers to become highly engaged Internet users by 2017. Google rolled out Hindi language Voice Search in India few months back, today it launched it in the country officially, and also demoed it at the event. Google Search lets users enable voice search in five languages, out of more than 50 supported languages and dialect. Continue reading “Google launches Indian Language Internet Alliance, introduces Hindi Voice Search”

HTC One (M8) to likely receive Android 5.0 update with Sense 6 instead of Sense 7

HTC announced last month that One (M8) and One (M7) will receive the Android 5.0 Lollipop update “within 90 days of receiving final software”. Last week, leaked screenshots of the device showed the Android 5.0 update with a layer of Sense 7 UI over it.

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Apple iPhone 6 UK sales have stalled

One benefit to having previously worked in the retail industry is that I often receive tips from people who work for major networks in the UK. As I can attest to, some of these tips can be absolute gems as people in retail often overhear things and the latest reveals tip some interesting information about iPhone 6 sales in the UK.

Apple's New Big-Screen iPhones Draw Long Lines As Sales Start
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Samsung claims Microsoft’s Nokia acquisition violated their deal

Samsung is claiming that Microsoft has violated the deal between the two after it completed the Nokia acquisition earlier this year, as per the latest report from Reuters. The South Korean electronic giant is hence defending its action of not paying the royalties to Microsoft as the Nokia deal makes the software giant a direct hardware competitor.

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UK government could introduce law to fix mobile ‘black spots’

You know the feeling – where you’re in an unfamiliar area with nothing but your mobile device for guidance and you’re in a mobile ‘black spot’. The term refers to an area where there is absolutely zero coverage on a particular mobile network and this long-standing problem (especially in rural areas of the UK) could soon be a thing of the past.

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Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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