Samsung Galaxy E5 Benchmarks

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Samsung launched the Galaxy E5 smartphone in the E series in India last month for Rs. 19,300.  We brought you the unboxing and the photo gallery of the smartphone recently, here we have the benchmarks. It powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 410 (MSM8916) SoC that has four ARM Cortex-A53 CPUs clocked at 1.19 GHz per core and Adreno 306 GPU clocked at 400 MHz, similar to other A and E series smartphones.  It has 1.5GB RAM, 5-inch HD (1280 x 720 pixels) display and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Let’s check out the performance of the smartphone in a range of synthetic benchmark tests. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy E5 Benchmarks”

Android One smartphones in India will get Lollipop update in the “next few weeks”: Google

Android Lollipop

Google today released three new Android One smartphones with three new partners in Indonesia running Android 5.1 (Lollipop) out of the box when users in India with Android One smartphones are eagerly waiting for the Lollipop update. Today Google India announced that it will be rolling out the Lollipop update for the Android One smartphones in the next few weeks. Google already promised to offer software updates for Android One devices for two years after its release. Continue reading “Android One smartphones in India will get Lollipop update in the “next few weeks”: Google”

Microsoft rolls out #TileArt app to customize your Windows Phone

Microsoft has released a new app that allows Windows Phone 8.1 users to customize their smartphone’s home screen and lock screen. Dubbed as #TileArt  the apps offers a quick way to customize the tiles on the Start screen.

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Google Android One expands to Indonesia, releases three new smartphones running Android 5.1 Lollipop

Evercoss One X, Mito Impact and Nexian Journey

Google just announced that it will launch Android One smartphones in Indonesia later this month. Google launched Android One smartphones in India back in September last year and it expanded to Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka last month. Indonesia becomes the fifth country to get Android One smartphones officially. Continue reading “Google Android One expands to Indonesia, releases three new smartphones running Android 5.1 Lollipop”

Several Google Play Apps are infected with adware: Report

A new report from Avast has revealed that popular Android apps on Google Play Store are infected with adware. The security firm has stated that several affected apps on the Play Store have already been downloaded millions of times.

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AOC E40 with 4-inch display, Android 4.4 announced for Rs. 5299

AOC E40

AOC has announced E40, the company’s latest entry-level Android smartphone. It has a 4-inch WVGA display, is powered by a 1.2GHz dual-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. It has a dual SIM support and come with 3G connectivity. Continue reading “AOC E40 with 4-inch display, Android 4.4 announced for Rs. 5299”

Samsung starts mass production of world’s first ePoP memory for smartphones

Samsung ePoP memory

Samsung today announced that it has started mass producing of world’s first ePoP (embedded package on package) memory. This is a single memory package that includes a 3GB LPDDR3 DRAM, 32GB eMMC (embedded multi-media card) and a controller to be  used in high-end smartphones saving approximately 40 percent of space. Continue reading “Samsung starts mass production of world’s first ePoP memory for smartphones”

Samsung teams up with Good to boost Android enterprise adoption

Samsung has joined hands with Good Technology to create Good for Samsung Knox. The collaboration will be used to provide enterprise users access to Good for Knox.

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Idea launches Sharing plan with Data, Local & National Minutes and SMS starting at Rs. 158

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Idea Cellular has launched a new Easy Share prepaid plan that comes with internet, Local & National Minutes and SMS benefits. This plan lets users transfer internet packs, minutes and SMS to their friends and families, through a simple process of USSD or from Idea website. It start from Rs. 158 and goes till Rs. 958 depending on the plan. Last year it launched Easy Share postpaid plan in some markets, due to its success this has extended to the large base of prepaid users now, says the company.
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Samsung Galaxy S5 Exynos variant starts receiving Android 5.0 Lollipop update

Samsung has started rolling out the Android 5.0 Lollipop update for Samsung Galaxy S5 Exynos variant. The OTA update is coming to Exynos-powered G900H Galaxy S5 model in Kazakhstan.

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ARM Cortex A72 64-bit Processor, Mali-T880 GPU with 4K support announced

ARM Cortex A72 and Mali T-880

ARM today announced Cortex A72 processor in the A70 series based on ARMv8 architecture. It has 64-bit processing technology and is fully compatible with the extensive ARM 32-bit ARMv7 ecosystem, similar to the A50 series. It offers three and a half times the performance of Cortex-A15 based devices and is also highly power efficient, says the company. It is mainly targeted at premium smartphones to large and mid-size tablets. Continue reading “ARM Cortex A72 64-bit Processor, Mali-T880 GPU with 4K support announced”

Micromax overtakes Samsung as India’s number one smartphone maker: Report

Micromax has beaten Samsung to be the top smartphone maker in India, according to a latest report from Canalys. The homegrown smartphone maker has achieved the heights in Q4, 2014, mainly due to shift of mobile phone users upgrading to smart phones.

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Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S Edge to come in these four colours?

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Samsung has sent out invites to its March 1st event where we’re expecting to see the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S Edge announced and in the run up to the event, we’re now hearing that both handsets will come in these four colours. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S Edge to come in these four colours?”