Wearables are the latest fad to have taken the technology world by storm. Inspired by the success of the likes of Fitbit and Jawbone, conventional smartphone makers are also getting into the game. We brought you our review of the Samsung Gear Fit that marries a curved display to a fitness tracker. The Sony Smartband SWR10 takes a decidedly different approach to the same goal. Does it succeed? We find out in our review. Continue reading “Sony Smartband SWR10 Review”
LG unveiled the G Pad 7.0, G Pad 8.0 and G Pad 10.1 in the G Pad series back in May. The LG G Pad 7.0 went on sale starting from Europe last month. Today the company has announced that the G Pad 10.1 would roll out globally starting from this month. The G Pad 10.1 has a 10.1-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) WXGA IPS display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with a new flat UI. Continue reading “LG G Pad 10.1 global roll out begins, coming to US, Europe, Asia and more markets this month”
Karbonn Opium N7 and Opium N9, two new smartphones in the new Opium series are available from online retailer HomeShop18. The Opium N7 has a 4-inch WVGA screen, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor, features a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. The Opium N9 comes with a 5-inch HD screen, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor, comes with a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Both these run on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) OS.
Oppo launched the Find 7, the company’s first smartphone with a Quad HD screen and a Snapdragon 801-powered last month. We already brought you the benchmarks and review of the Oppo Find 7a with a 1080p screen, here we have the benchmarks of the Oppo Find 7. It is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 801 (MSM8974) 28nm HPm Krait 400 CPU clocked at 2.46 GHz per core, bit faster than the Oppo Find 7a. It has Adreno 330 GPU. It comes with a 5.5-inch (2560×1440 pixels) IPS display, 3GB RAM and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) OS with Color OS on top. Check out the synthetic benchmark scores below . Continue reading “Oppo Find 7 Benchmarks”
Apple has hired Patrick Pruniaux, Vice President of Sales and Retail at Tag Heuer, according to a report from 9to5 Mac. Tag Heuer CEO revealed in an interview to CNBC that Apple has hired sales director of luxury Swiss watch maker TAG Heuer for its iWatch. Apple has been in a hiring spree, adding several people to its iWatch team. Last year it hired Nike design director Ben Shaffer and earlier this year the company reportedly hired a sleep expert from Philips. Continue reading “Apple reportedly hires Tag Heuer VP of sales for iWatch”
LG’s G3, the company’s latest flagship device, was announced on May 27th, with a quad HD display and laser autofocus touted as its USPs. The much awaited successor to G2 predictably packs bleeding edge specifications, in a bid to compete against other premium flagship devices like the Samsung Galaxy S5 and the HTC One M8. The device, with a 5.5″ display, still follows its predecessor when it comes to being sleeker than usual with a super thin bezel around an amazingly sharp display. Packed to the brim with most wanted features, with even a removable battery and a slot for micro SD cards, the G3 aims to be do-it-all this time, and has fewer compromises for a large set of people. We obviously couldn’t wait for the Indian launch, so we went ahead and got one from our friends at Clove UK, and as with every device we get, here is a video to show you what the device looks like, fresh out of the box –
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Few weeks after Google pushed out the Android 4.4.4 update for the Nexus devices, Motorola has announced that the it has started rolling out Android 4.4.4 update for the Moto X, Moto G and Moto E users in India, skipping the Android 4.4.3 (KitKat) update that started rolling out in the US early June . Continue reading “Motorola starts rolling out Android 4.4.4 update for Moto X, Moto G and Moto E in India”
Xolo is on a roll. The company launched several new smartphones, including their first Windows Phone 8.1 handset last month. Today the company has announced the Xolo Play 6X-1000, its first smartphone powered by a MediaTek MT6591 Hexa-Core processor, 2GB RAM and Xolo Q500s IPS, the company’s cheapest quad-core smartphone till date. The Play 6X-1000 has a 5-inch HD screen, comes with a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Xolo Play 6X-1000 with Hexa-Core processor, 2GB RAM and Q500s IPS announced for Rs. 14499 and Rs. 5999”
Truecaller, popular caller ID application has been launched for Android Wear. Google Play Store got a dedicated Android Wear section and Android Wear app earlier this week. Truecaller says it is one of the 24 developers to bring an app to the Android Wear platform. This app lets you identify the the contact information of the caller on the Android Wear smartwatch. Continue reading “Truecaller app launched for Android Wear”
Samsung Galaxy F, the company’s rumored high-end smartphone with metal build has surfaced in a new live image that reveals the phone’s metal rim. Live images of the smartphone surfaced last month and the renders showed up soon after, showing the smartphone in several colors including gold. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy F surfaces in new live image”
Swipe has announced its foray into South Indian market by partnering with UniverCell Telecommunications. The company launched MTV Slash 2, MTV Slash 3G and MTV Slash 4X devices in the Swipe 3D Life Plus and Swipe MTV Series, which will be available exclusively at UniverCell stores across South India. Continue reading “Swipe ties up with UniverCell to foray into South Indian market”
Asus announced the Zenfone 5 along with a range of other Zenfone smartphones in the series earlier this year at the CES 2014. We already brought you the unboxing and the benchmarks of the device, here we have the photo gallery of the smartphone. It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) capacitive multi touch display, powered by a dual-core Intel Atom Z2560 clocked at 1.6 GHz with PowerVR SGX 544MP2 GPU and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) with Zen UI on top. Continue reading “Asus Zenfone 5 Photo Gallery”
Amazon launched its New Kindle Paperwhite earlier this year priced at Rs. 10,999. It is now available for Rs. 8,999 on Amazon in India for a limited period. The 2nd generation Paperwhite was announced back in September 2013 and has a the same 6-inch (1024 x 768 pixels) display at 212 PPI pixel density with built-in light. It has a new display technology with higher contrast, the next generation built-in light, 25% faster processor and new touch technology with 19% tighter touch grid so that it respond even more accurately to the smallest touches. Continue reading “Amazon’s New Kindle Paperwhite available in India for Rs. 8999 for a limited period”
Rumors about the launch date and specifications of the iPhone 6 have been surfacing the internet frequently. One of the latest rumors says that the iPhone 6 will after all launch in September.
Continue reading “Apple iPhone 6 rumored to be announced early September”
Sony unveiled the Xperia Z1 Compact and the Xperia Z2 earlier this year. Now alleged screenshots from the Xperia Z3 and the Xperia Z3 Compact has surfaced online. The Xperia Z3 screenshot shows the model number D6653 and the model number of the Z3 Compact is D58XX (D5833 likely). Both the screenshots confirm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AC chipset and run on Android 4.4 KitKat. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z3 and Xperia Z3 Compact screenshots, specifications surface”
