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

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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”

Facebook debuts “Say Thanks” video creation tool

Facebook has unveiled a new video creation tool that enables users to create personalized video cards for their loved ones. Dubbed as “Say Thanks”, the tool highlights the times you have shared together with them.

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Google releases standalone Messenger app for Android

Google Messenger for Android

Google removed messaging app on Nexus devices and released an updated Hangouts app that combines SMS and Hangouts conversation. Now Google has released a separate messaging app called Messenger instead of using Hangouts as the messaging app. It can handle both SMS and MMS and lets you share pictures and videos from the chat dialog, search contacts and conversations, block SMSs, send audio messages, send emjios and more. Continue reading “Google releases standalone Messenger app for Android”

Uber now lets you pay using debit card or net banking via Paytm Wallet in India

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Uber entered India last year and is currently one of the popular cab services in India. Uber accepts only credit cards, which was one of the main concerns among the users in India who didn’t have credit cards. Today Uber has tied up with Paytm, one of the leading mobile commerce platforms to introduce payment through debit card, net banking or credit card using Paytm wallet. Continue reading “Uber now lets you pay using debit card or net banking via Paytm Wallet in India”

Samsung responds to Nvidia, counter sues over false benchmark results

Samsung Electronics is filing a countersuit against Nvidia, after the latter alleged Samsung of infringing upon GPU technology in September. Now, the South Korean tech giant is accusing Nvidia of misleading consumers by revealing false benchmark test results for its Shield Tablet in comparison with the Samsung Galaxy Note 4.

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Samsung Z Hands On and Photo Gallery

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Samsung unveiled the Samsung Z (SM-Z910F), its first Tizen-powered smartphone back in June. We got to check it out at the Samsung Developer Conference 2014 in San Francisco. Here is the hands-on and the hardware walk-through gallery.  Continue reading “Samsung Z Hands On and Photo Gallery”