Google is finally pulling the plug on Orkut, its first effort in social network. The ten year old social network will shut down its operations on September 30 and existing users will be able to export their information using Google Takeout until September 2016. However, new users will not be able to create accounts.
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Reports about Samsung working on the Galaxy Mega successor had surfaced online few months back. Today, specifications about the phablet has been spotted on GFX Benchmark database. The device which has a model number SM-G7508 boasts of a 5.9 inch screen with 1280 x 720 resolution.
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HTC One series got Android 4.4 (KitKat) update with Sense 5.5 earlier this year. The HTC One, its dual SIM variant and the HTC One Max got the Sense 6 update few weeks back. Recently HTC ROM developer @LlabTooFeR posted the roadmap of future Android updates for HTC smartphones. According to the roadmap, the Sense 6 update for the One mini would roll out between June and July. Continue reading “HTC software update roadmap surfaces”
Sony announced the Xperia Z2 Tablet, the company’s latest flagship tablet in the Z series at the MWC 2014 earlier this year. It is now available in India through online retailer Infibeam. It packs a 10.1-inch Full HD (1920 x 1200 pixels) WUXGA Display with Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2, scratch-resistant glass with Anti fingerprint coating, powered by a 2.3 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor with Adreno 330 GPU and runs on Android Android 4.4 (KitKat).
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Samsung has announced Galaxy Young 2 (SM-G130H) and Galaxy Star 2 (SM-G130E), its latest budget smartphones. Both these have 3.5-inch HVGA displays, powered by 1GHz single core processor and run on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Samsung TouchWiz Essence UI. The Galaxy Young 2 has a 3-megapixel rear camera and comes with 3G connectivity, while the Star 2 comes with a 2-megapixel rear camera and has 2G support. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Young 2 and Galaxy Star 2 with 3.5-inch display, Android 4.4 announced”
Samsung has announced Galaxy Ace 4, successor of the Galaxy Ace 3 along with the Galaxy Core II. It has a 4-inch (800 x 480 Pixels)capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1 GHz or 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Samsung TouchWiz Essence UI. It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Ace 4 with dual-core processor, Android 4.4 announced”
Google’s Android platform has been the favorite of the OEMs for a long time due to its flexible nature. OEM’s have been able to change and modify the user interface of their Android smartphones without Google’s intervention. However, the OEMs and third-party developers will not have this liberty when it comes to the latest Android expansion by Google.
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Samsung Galaxy Core II that surfaced earlier this month has gone official. It is the successor of last year’s Galaxy Core and has a 4.5-inch (800 x 480 Pixels) LCD capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Samsung TouchWiz Essence UI. It has a 5-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Core II with 4.5-inch display, Android 4.4 official”
Swipe launched Konnect 5.0, the first smartphone in the Konnect series. We brought you unboxing of the smartphone recently, 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, seen on most smartphones from Indian companies recently. It has a 5-inch ( 960 ×540 pixels) qHD capacitive touch screen IPS display and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). Check out the synthetic benchmark scores below. Continue reading “Swipe Konnect 5.0 Benchmarks”
Xolo recently announced its first Windows Phone 8.1 smartphone Win Q900s, and now it looks like the company is working on a new smartphone that will have Hive UI.
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Samsung unveiled the Galaxy K zoom at an event in Singapore back in April. Samsung is planning to launch the smartphone in India soon and it would go on sale exclusively on Amazon.in. Amazon is also running a social contest that ends July 13th. Hope we can expect the India launch sometime in July. This was first spotted by BGR.in. The Galaxy K zoom has a 20.7-megapixel BSI CMOS sensor, 4.4-44mm lens with 10x optical zoom, Optical Image Stabilisation (OIS) and Xenon Flash. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy K zoom launching in India soon exclusively on Amazon”
Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Core, a mid-range Android smartphone in the Galaxy series last year and announced Galaxy Core Lite (SM-G3586V) with LTE support in China. Now the Galaxy Core Mini 4G (SM-G3568V) has appeared on official Samsung website in China. It has a similar 4.3-inch WVGA screen that was present in the Galaxy Core, but this is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) . It has a 5-megapixel rear camera without flash. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Core Mini 4G with 4.3-inch display, Android 4.4 announced in China”
Microsoft tried to set itself apart from Android and iPhone in terms of UI for its Windows Phone platform. Hence, basic app management was a rigidity for users. However, as per a website page, it looks like Microsoft is making it easier for users to arrange their smartphone apps.
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Aircel has launched Design your own plan, a new online service that enables prepaid and postpaid subscriber create a plan of their choice. This enables users customize their plans across calling, texting and surfing using the Plan Designer tool. Customers can also redesign the plan or add extra packs for calling or SMS depending on their needs. Continue reading “Aircel launches ‘Design your own plan’ service for prepaid and postpaid customers”
LG recently showed off LG G3 Beat in the Tianyi Mobile Phone Trade Exhibition held in China. Reports are now surfacing online saying that the device can possibly be the LG G3 mini.
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