Microsoft has finally broken the silence about Windows 9. The software and tech giant has sent out press invites to announce Windows 9 on September 30.
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New Motorola Moto X in Black Leather, Bamboo White and Black listed on Flipkart
Motorola introduced the new Moto X earlier this month and announced that it would go on sale on Flipkart later this month. The smartphone has been listed on Flipkart in three variant, standard Black, Bamboo White and Black Leather. The company introduced the Moto X in India earlier this year, but the Bamboo variant has was launched couple of months after these were launched. Continue reading “New Motorola Moto X in Black Leather, Bamboo White and Black listed on Flipkart”
Spice Dream UNO Mi-498 Benchmarks
Spice launched the Dream UNO Mi-498, the company’s first Android One smartphone yesterday. We already brought you the unboxing and the first impressions of the smartphone, here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. It is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor with ARM Cortex A7 cores and Mali 400 GPU, has a 4.5-inch FWVGA display and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). We had already seen several smartphones with the same MediaTek chip, check out the synthetic benchmark scores below. Continue reading “Spice Dream UNO Mi-498 Benchmarks”
Skullcandy rolls out Sport performance line of earphones in India, starts Rs. 1,299
Skullcandy has launched its Sport performance line of earphones in India by teaming up with Brandeyes. The new line of earphones are specifically designed with sticky gel technology to provide maximum traction on the skin of the ears.
Leaked Oppo N3 press images show rotating camera
Last week, reports about a possible Oppo N3 release in October had surfaced on its Facebook page. Now, the phone has been leaked in press images over the weekend.
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Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime with 5MP front-facing camera surfaces
Live images of Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime (SM-G530H), the company’s selfie-focused smartphone has surfaced on a Vietnamese website Thegioididong. According to the leak, the mid-range smartphone would feature a 5-megapixel front-facing camera for capturing better selfies. It would also have an 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime with 5MP front-facing camera surfaces”
Panasonic rolls out Lumix CM1 Android smartphone with 1 inch camera sensor
Panasonic has unveiled its first Android powered camera phone. Dubbed as LUMIX Smart Camera DSC-CM1 the ‘connected camera’ comes with a 1-inch MOS sensor.
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Google Play paid Newsstand content now available in India
Google is making paid Play Newsstand content available in India. Users can now access paid content from newspapers and magazines this essentially means they can buy and subscribe for premium news sources like The New York Times, WSJ and so on.
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HTC could announce the Nexus 9 during the October 8th event
A lot a manufacturers schedule their events around the IFA that happens during this time of the year, but often not during the event is happening. This is a ploy that they employ so that their devices get due exposure.
The Google Nexus 5
Speaking of exposure, HTC has an event for October 8th, titled ‘double exposure’. Now that could mean anything in the world, but thanks to HTC being a smart devices maker, we have a limited list to choose from. The event is believed to be coincident with the announcement of the HTC Eye smartphone, the one that’s expected to feature a 5.2-inch display and a Snapdragon 801 processor. Besides that, the event is now rumoured to be a placeholder of a couple other announcements. Continue reading “HTC could announce the Nexus 9 during the October 8th event”
SoPhone i6 is a clone of the iPhone 6
It was about time that this happened. The Chinese are back to what they used to do best, which is making clones!
The smartphone industry in China thrived on such knock-offs for a good couple of decades before the internet stepped in. The last couple of years have seen some impressive devices originate from China, including the Xiaomi Mi 4, the OPPO Find 7 et al. Continue reading “SoPhone i6 is a clone of the iPhone 6”
Micromax Canvas Nitro A310 Camera Samples
Micromax launched the Canvas Nitro, the company’s latest high-end smartphone earlier this month. We already brought you the unboxing, photogallery and benchmarks of the smartphone, here we have the camera samples of the smartphone. The Micromax Canvas Nitro has a 13-megapixel camera with Sony IMX135 CMOS sensor with f/2.2 aperture, Largan 5P 28mm lens and also has Blue Glass filter. It also has a 5-megapixel fixed focus front-facing camera with OmniVision OV5648 sensor, 22mm wide-angle lens with 75-degree viewing angle. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Nitro A310 Camera Samples”
Apple iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus pre-orders top 4 million in first 24 hours
Apple iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus that were unveiled last week went on pre-order on September 12th in US, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Puerto Rico and Singapore. Apple just announced that both these smartphones received four million pre-order in the first 24 hours. The iPhone 5 that was released back in September 2012 saw only 2 million pre-orders in the first 24 hours. Continue reading “Apple iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus pre-orders top 4 million in first 24 hours”
Sony Xperia E3 and E3 Dual launched in India for Rs. 11990 and Rs. 12990
Sony has launched the Xperia E3 and Xperia E3 Dual, the company’s latest smartphones in the E series. Both these smartphones were unveiled at the IFA 2014 earlier this month and come with a 4.5-inch FWVGA touch screen display, 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor, Android 4.4 (KitKat), 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera. We went hands-on with the Xperia E3 at the IFA, check out the video below. Continue reading “Sony Xperia E3 and E3 Dual launched in India for Rs. 11990 and Rs. 12990”
Flipboard app lands on Windows Phone in private beta
Flipboard will soon launch a Windows Phone app, according to a statement released by the company. The popular digital magazine is already present on all major platforms like Android, iOS and Blackberry.
At present the Flipboard app has landed on Windows Phone Store in private beta and has some time for a full fledged roll out. At present it has a good collection of news sources, like CNN and Los Angeles Times, personal magazines, social sharing and so on.
“We are working on a Windows Phone version of Flipboard. While we don’t have an exact date for you, it’s on our roadmap and should be available soon”
said Flipboard in an official statement.
It must be noted that the Flipboard app on Windows Phone needs a handset with 1GB RAM. No official date about when the app will be out of beta is known as of yet.
You can download the Flipboard app from Windows Phone Store.
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Spice Dream UNO Android One Phone Unboxing and First Impressions
It’s Android One day today and we’ve got one of the first smartphones from the program with us, the Spice Dream UNO. Spice was one of the three manufacturers chosen for the program announced at the Google’s IO conference back in June. The Indian manufacturer, along with fellow competitors Micromax and Karbonn, has launched its first Android One device today, with a lot of support from Google. The Dream UNO, which is based off a strict chassis mandated by Google has its chipset powered by MediaTek and has almost the same specifications as the other phones that launched today. Priced at Rs. 6,299, the Dream Uno fulfills the idea of Android One, an affordable high quality device with stock Android that’s set to receive updates as fast as Google delivers them, so how is the device? We captured the unboxing and the first impressions of the device in a video –
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