YouTube debuts WatchMe for Android, brings live broadcasting to apps

YouTube has released a new open source project that will allow developers to integrate live streaming into their apps. Dubbed as WatchMe, the project is available on GitHub.

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Huawei Honor 4X with 5.5-inch HD display, Snapdragon 410 SoC announced

Huawei Honor 4X

Huawei has announced the Honor 4X smartphone for the Chinese market. It has a 5.5-inch HD display, powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 410 processor with Adreno 306 GPU and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Emotion UI 3.0 on top. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support and even has 4G LTE connectivity. Continue reading “Huawei Honor 4X with 5.5-inch HD display, Snapdragon 410 SoC announced”

Lenovo A7-30 3G Tablet with voice calling launched for Rs. 9999

Lenovo A7-30 3G

Lenovo has launched the A7-30 3G tablet, few months after launching the 2G variant of the tablet. It has the same 7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) capacitive multi-touch display, 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT8382M processor, 2-megapixel fixed-focus rear camera and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. Continue reading “Lenovo A7-30 3G Tablet with voice calling launched for Rs. 9999”

Microsoft updates OneDrive app for Windows Phone with refreshed UI and more

Just a day after announcing unlimited OneDrive storage to Office 365 subscribers, Microsoft has updated the OneDrive app for Windows Phone. The update focuses on design and UI of the app and also adds few more enhancements.

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Oppo R5 with 5.2-inch 1080p AMOLED display, 4.85mm thin body announced

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Oppo unveiled the Oppo R5 along with the Oppo N3 at the event in Singapore. The Oppo R5 becomes the slimmest smartphone in the world, beating the 5.1mm Gionee Elife S5.1. It has a 5.2-inch 1080p AMOLED screen, powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor with Adreno 405 GPU and runs on Color OS 2.0 based on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera.  Continue reading “Oppo R5 with 5.2-inch 1080p AMOLED display, 4.85mm thin body announced”

Oppo N3 with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 16MP auto rotating camera announced

Oppo N3

Oppo just announced the Oppo N3, the latest smartphone in the N series at an event in Singapore. It a 5.5-inch 1080p display, features a 16-megapixel 206-degree rotating camera, dual LED flash, 1/2.3″ sensor,  pixel size of 1.34 microns and f/2.2 aperture. It has motorized rotating camera that can rotate to 0.012 degrees accurately to capture selfies easily. It is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor and runs on Color OS 2.0 based on Android 4.4 (KitKat).  Continue reading “Oppo N3 with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 16MP auto rotating camera announced”

OnePlus to hold second pre-order for OnePlus One on November 17

OnePlus One went up for pre-order on October 27th, however a number of users experienced problems at the time of ordering the much awaited device. The Chinese company’s site experienced a massive hit in traffic, causing it to be nearly impossible for customers to process an order.

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Facebook Q3 revenue soars by 59%, 1.35 billion monthly active users

Facebook reported $3.2 billion in revenue in the third quarter of 2014 that is 59% up from $2.02 billion in 2013. Net income increased to $806 million in the third quarter, compared to $425 million in the year-ago period.

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Samsung Galaxy A5 price and specs revealed by a retailer

Samsung Galaxy A5 aka SM-A500 is one of the three smartphones in the A series. We have already seen photos  and specs of the phone over the past few months via leaks. Today, the price of the phone has been revealed by a retailer in Kazakhstan.

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Google Fit App lands on Google Play Store and Web

Google’s fitness and health platform Google Fit app has arrived on Google Play Store. Announced at Google’s I/O conference in June, the platform will aggregate and collect your fitness data at one place.

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Nokia Lumia 530 run over by a Car

The Nokia Lumia 530 – available for under £100 with a stellar specs list, this Windows Phone smartphone can do a lot but surviving our stress test is not one of them.

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Having been subjected to both ends of our friendly hammer followed by a few chance meetings with a concrete floor, the Lumia 530 arrives at the scene of the third test damaged and bruised. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 530 run over by a Car”

Nokia Lumia 530 Hammer Test, Drop Test On Concrete

One of the biggest causes of a broken smartphone is undue pressure on the screen. This pressure can come from a small thing such as pressure from being in your pocket forcing a cracked LCD to a big thing such as dropping a box on it.

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Before the Stress Test Began

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