Along with a bunch of announcements at the I/O developer conference yesterday, Google has bumped an update to Search for Android. The latest update adds the ability for a user to say “Ok Google” anywhere on the device to initiate voice search.
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Yesterday, at the Google I/O conference in San Francisco, design played a huge role in the company’s announcements to the public. After getting Android One out of the way, Android and Chrome chief Sundar Pichai invited Matias Duarte on stage. Being one of the highly creative minds behind the critically acclaimed WebOS interface, Matias made his mark on Android with Ice Cream Sandwich. Fondly called Android ICS, the update was and still is one of the biggest visual overhauls for Android, as a platform. “Holo” was the design language spear headed by Matias, who talked up design principles based on clean lines and flatter interface elements. It was the beginning of a more coherent interface for Android, but Google, as a company, was heading in a separate design direction.
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Few weeks after launching the Swipe Konnect 5.0 in the Konnect series, the company has launched Konnect 4 and Konnect 4E, two new budget smartphones. Both these have a 4-inch WVGA screen based on One Glass Solution, powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor and run on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). The Konnect 4 has a 3.2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and the Konnect 4E features a 2-megapixel rear camera. Both these have a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. Continue reading “Swipe Konnect 4 and Konnect 4E with 4-inch display launched for Rs. 4490 and Rs. 3750”
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The Xolo Q600s is among the entry range smartphones that try to offer as much as possible for the price. The Xolo Q600s falls well in the value for money category of smartphones and is alongside Motorola’s Moto E, Micromax Unite 2 and Lava Iris X1. The Xolo Q600s comes with a sturdy design, a qualified internal specification and runs on Android 4.4.2 KitKat out of the box. For Rs. 7499, lets see how it delivers.
Xolo has officially launched the Q1011, the company’s latest smartphone in the Q CORE series. It went on sale online recently and packs a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD display based on OGS technology, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with new software features such as Cold screen awake and Smart Answer. Continue reading “Xolo Q1011 with 5-inch HD display, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 9999”
Uber entered India last year and is currently available in six cities – New Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai, Bangalore, Mumbai and Pune. Uber has launched uberX, a low-cost Uber service cheaper than the UberBLACK in India. This service is currently available in Delhi, Bangalore and Hyderabad. The base fare is just Rs.40 or Rs. 50 depending on the city. Rate per minute and kilometer is also cheaper in uberX compared to UberBLACK. Continue reading “UberX cheaper version of Uber now in India”
Google has entered into the set-top box space by officially announcing Android TV. The TV service will run on set-top box hardware similar to Amazon and Apple TV.
Xiaomi would partner with online retailer Flipkart to launch its smartphones in India, according to a report from BGR India. The company is selling its smartphones in other countries through its own online stores. Motorola tied up with Flipkart to sell the Moto G and Moto E in India. Flipkart imported the Motorola devices, but Xiaomi will import the smartphones and Flipkart would sell them, according to the report. Continue reading “Xiaomi reportedly partners with Flipkart to launch two smartphones in India in July”
Samsung and Google have teamed up to integrate KNOX technology into the next version of Android announced at the I/O developer conference. The move comes from the duo with an aim to allow more security to enterprises and IT administrators such as a separate container to manage and secure business data.
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FlipKart today launched its first tablet under the Digiflip moniker. The e-commerce giant is aiming to entice prospective buyers through a variety of launch schemes as well as a unique program that lets you return the tablet within 30 days which is great but is the hardware any good? We spent some time with the tablet to gather our thoughts on it. Continue reading “Flipkart Digiflip Pro XT712 Tablet Photo Gallery & Hands On”
Motorola finally showed off the Moto 360 at Google I/O few hours back. The Moto 360 was announced earlier this year and is powered by Android Wear. Motorola already confirmed that it is water resistant, compatible with Android devices running Android 4.3 or later and uses Bluetooth 4.0 LE to connect to them. Motorola is yet to detail the specifications of the Moto 360, but you can see the smartwatch in pictures below that would give an idea about it. Continue reading “Motorola Moto 360 Photo Gallery”
LG was one of the first manufacturers to announce a Smartwatch based on Android Wear, but yesterday, at the Google I/O developers conference, the device was made available for sale, making it the first Android Wear Smartwatch in the market along with the Samsung Gear live. This being LG’s first watch, unlike Samsung, the approach, although bland, is a bit different. Priced at $229 in the US and Rs. 14,999 in India, where it is currently on pre-order, the LG G watch makes for an interesting first look at the Android Wear ecosystem. Lets take a photo walkthrough of the device in action, but before that, here is our hands on experience of this device, shot on video –
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Xolo launched the Q600s running Android 4.4 (KitKat) last month. Now two new smartphones running Android 4.4 (KitKat) are available online. The Xolo Q1011 that is available on Amazon.in comes with a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD screen and runs on 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor. The Xolo Q2000L that is available on Indiatimes Shopping comes with a 5.5-inch (960 x 540 pixels) qHD display and runs on 1.2 GHz quad-core Broadcom (BCM23550) processor. Continue reading “Xolo Q1011 and Q2000L with Android 4.4 now available for Rs. 9999 and Rs. 10299”
The Samsung Gear Live was revealed for the first time by Google during the keynote at Google I/O 2014 and it is Samsung’s first Android Wear device. We managed to spend some time with the device at the event.Here is a short video of the Gear Live watch in action.Under the hood is a 1.2 Ghz processor paired with 512MB of RAM.
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Samsung, though not part of the initial list of partners associated with Android Wear, surprised everyone by announcing the Gear Live yesterday, which has already gone on sale in the US today, and is no on pre-order in India, for a price of Rs. 15, 900. Following the design philosophy of its other Gear devices, this Android Wear based Smartwatch will be sold along with the LG G watch. Both the Korean giants have their own first Android Wear based Smartwatches out, but lets focus on the Gear live here, which adds the unique functionality to measure heart rate using the hear rate sensor on its back. It looks and feels pretty similar to the other Gear watches, unsurprisingly, so lets take a photo walkthrough of this device, straight from the I/O developer event in San Francisco.
