Amazon has announced the acquisition of live video gaming streaming platform Twitch for $970M. Founded in 2011, Twitch – formerly known as Twitch.tv – allows users to watch other people play video games.
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Spotify made its iOS and Android apps free back in December last year that doesn’t require you to buy premium subscription for listening music. Today the company has announced that it has updated its Windows Phone app offering free access to Spotify. This introduces shuffle play that lets you play any artist, album, or playlist in shuffle mode. Free access to Spotify is available for iOS, Android and Windows Phone apps in select markets worldwide where it is live. Continue reading “Spotify for Windows Phone finally goes free”
Samsung is gearing up for the Galaxy Note 4 launch at IFA on September 3rd. An array of leaks and reports have already revealed number of features of the much anticipated smartphone. Now, a report from SamMobile is claiming that Samsung will use a new fingerprint technology on the Note 4. 
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Oppo India has entered into a partnership with Flipkart to sell its smartphones, including its flagship Oppo Find 7 smartphone. Oppo tied up with Amazon India last month to sell its smartphones online. The Oppo Find 7, its current flagship was launched in India back in June for Rs. 37,990 and it launched the N1 Mini smartphone recently. All its smartphones that has been launched in India are available on Flipkart starting today, August 26th.
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Motorola is working on a newer version of Skip NFC locater that enables users to unlock the Moto X with a single tap using the device. The FCC has revealed the Motorola Skip 2.0 that will use Bluetooth instead of NFC for unlocking your phone.
Motorola had launched the original Skip accessory last year which was a thumb sized clip that incorporated NFC. However, as per the images from the FCC filing, the newer version will be a small triangular key fob that can be attached to a keyring or similar object. According to the supposed user manual, the new Skip will unlock your phone as long as it is nearby. In case you lose your Skip, or any item attached to it such as your keys, you can now use your phone to find it. Pressing a button in the companion app on your device will cause Skip to emit a sound. This can also be done to find your lost phone by double-tapping on Skip’s button.
Newest version of Skip will not be water or dust proof and work on phone running Android 4.3 or higher. You can use an official Moto app to pair Skip with your device. Motorola is expected to announce its highly anticipated new smartphones and smartwatch at an event on September 4th. We might also see the Skip announcement at that event.
Swipe Technologies has launched Swipe Sense, the company new smartphone in its fablet series. It resembles China’s Elephone P2000 and the iberry Auxus Note 5.5 and comes with a fingerprint scanner similar to these smartphones. Specifications are different though. It has a 5.5-inch qHD screen, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has an 8-megapixel camera with LED flash and a 3.2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Swipe Sense with 5.5-inch display, fingerprint scanner launched for Rs. 9999”
Xiaomi launched the Redmi 1S, a budget smartphone in India at the Mi 3 launch event last month, today at the Delhi event the company has announced that it would go on sale at Rs. 5999 on Flipkart starting September 2nd. It would be a flash sale similar to the Mi 3, and the registrations for the sale would begin starting today, August 26th at 6PM. This is Rs. 1,000 cheaper than the price Xiaomi announced last month, just like it did for the Mi3. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi 1S to go on sale on Flipkart starting September 2nd for Rs. 5999”
BlackBerry has ambitious plans for its smartphone market in 2014. A leaked roadmap of the struggling smartphone maker will target four main segments with its future devices that will be tailored for the Affordable, Classic, Innovative, and Prestige audiences.
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Samsung launched the Galaxy K zoom smartphone in India last month exclusively on Amazon. Now Flipkart has started teasing the Galaxy S5 Mini, mentioning it as exclusive. The Galaxy S5 Mini was unveiled last month and the Galaxy S5 Mini Duos (SM-G800H) appeared on the official Samsung India website couple of weeks back. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini could launch in India exclusively on Flipkart”
Google has launched Slides app for iPhone and iPad that will allow users to create and edit their slideshow presentations directly from these devices.
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If you’ve been following the latest tech news, you’d perhaps know that wearables are the ‘in’ thing. A fad or not, wearables are definitely something that’s in the center of focus of many a manufacturer. Continue reading “Samsung could launch a Gear smartwatch that can make calls, and one that’s round”
LG has made the G3 Stylus smartphone official after several rumors. It borrows G3’s design, comes with a Rubberdium stylus pen and has new user experience (UX) features of the G3. It has a 5.5-inch qHD display, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “LG G3 Stylus with 5.5-inch display, 13MP camera announced”
Chinese makers have been making quite a lot of noise of late. In fact, the last two or three ‘exciting’ releases have all come from the Far East — Xiaomi Mi 3 (Mi 4 as well), OPPO Find 7 and of course, the OnePlus One.
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It often boggles us to hear about the high price tags all the smartphone spares carry. However, there is no telling how much a specific part would cost you and most of us go by the word from the service team. As it turns, more often than not, we wouldn’t even know if we are being charged the official price by the service centers. Continue reading “Xolo puts up spare parts pricing for all of its devices”
Huawei has announced a new entry-level smartphone – the Honor 3C Play. With its latest addition, the company is looking to capture the low-end market in its hometown. Continue reading “Entry-level Huawei Honor 3C Play with 5-inch display goes official”
