Google has taken down multiple Google Play Edition devices from the Play Store. Devices like Sony Xperia Z Ultra, LG G Pad 8.3 and HTC One (M7) were taken down from the device section of the Play Store. These handsets along with Samsung Galaxy S4 were out of inventory for some time before they were officially taken down today.
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Although it’s the Indian wing of Xiaomi that’s making the most noise for reasons obvious (read: Xiaomi Mi3 launch in India), other, regional Xiaomi branches are making sure they aren’t left behind.
News reports about Samsung working on virtual reality headsets surfaced online in May this year. Now, SamMobile has revealed that the Korean electronic giant is calling it as the Gear VR and it will debut at the IFA 2014. The report has posted an image of the Gear VR that will reportedly debuted alongside the Galaxy Note 4 at the event. As reported earlier Facebook’s Oculus Rift will collaborate with Samsung for the software of the device.
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Asus has launched the Zenfone 6 in India along with the Zenfone 5. It was unveiled along with other Zenfone smartphones earlier this year. The Zenfone 6 packs a 6-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) capacitive multi touch display with Corning gorilla glass 3 protection, powered by a 1.6 GHz dual-core Intel Atom Z2560 processor with PowerVR SGX 544 MP2 GPU and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) with Zen UI on top. It is also upgradable to Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Asus Zenfone 6 launched in India for Rs. 16999”
Asus has launched the Zenfone 5 in the Zenfone series in India today. It was announced earlier this year at the CES 2014 and comes with a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) capacitive multi touch display with Corning gorilla glass 3 protection, powered by a 1.6 GHz dual-core Intel Atom Z2560 with PowerVR SGX 544 MP2 GPU and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) with Zen UI on top. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Asus Zenfone 5 launched in India, starts at Rs. 9999”
LG has rolled out a wearable for kids that will allow parents to track them. Dubbed as KizON, the device will help parents keep a track on their children via GPS and WiFi.
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Twitter has finally updated its Windows Phone app with some enhancements related to photos. The micro blogging site has updated the app nearly after seven months as it was last updated in November 2013.
LG announced its latest flagship, the LG G3 back in May. We brought you the unboxing of the device recently, here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. It is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 801 (MSM8974) 28nm HPm Krait 400 CPU clocked at 2.46 GHz per core and has Adreno 330 GPU. It comes with a 5.5-inch (2560×1440 pixels) IPS display, 2GB / 3GB RAM and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Our 16GB variant of the LG G3 has 2GB RAM. Check out the synthetic benchmark scores below. Continue reading “LG G3 Benchmarks”
Flappy Bird, the popular mobile gaming sensation that took the world by storm was taken down by the creator in February this year. However, in May there were reports that the game is making is way back in August with multiplayer capabilities. In the meantime clones of the game that was fetching $50,000 a day through Ad revenue were adding on the app stores.
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Kingston has launched two new memory products for smartphones. The DataTraveler microDuo 3.0 is a USB OTG drive for Android smartphones and tablet. This is the successor of the DataTraveler microDuo that we reviewed recently. The Class 10 UHS-I 90R/45W microSDHC/SDXC card offers up to 90MB/s read and 45MB/s write speeds and comes with lifetime warranty. Continue reading “Kingston launches DataTraveler microDuo 3.0 USB OTG drive and microSDXC UHS-I memory card in India”
Asus announced the Zenfone range in January this year that included the Zenfone 4, Zenfone 5 and Zenfone 6. We got our hands on the Zenfone 5 prior to its official release this week. Check out the hands on and unboxing video along with benchmarks of the device. The phone which has a 5inch HD display and is powered by Intel Atom Z2580 Chip clocked at 2GHz. The memory storage includes 1GB RAM and 4GB internal storage options. The Asus ZenFone 5 runs on Android 4.3 Jellybean and will get the Android 4.4 KitKat update very soon.
Philips is working on a smartphone that it is claiming to be the slimmest one in the world. The company has teased the new phone that is called as i908 and it will feature a 1.7GHz MediaTek MT6592 octa-core processor, a 5-inch, 1080p display, 2GB of RAM, and a 13-megapixel camera.
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ZTE today unveiled three new smartphones nubia Z7, nubia Z7 Max and nubia Z7 mini in the nubia series. The nubia Z7 is the company’s first smartphone with a quad HD display. It has a 5.5-inch (2560 x 1440 pixels) Quad HD CGS (Continuous Grain Silicon) IPS display. The nubia Z7 Max has a 5.5-inch 1080p display and the Z7 mini has a 5-inch 1080p display. All these smartphones are powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor with Adreno 330 GPU and run on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with nubia UI 2.0 on top. Continue reading “ZTE nubia Z7, nubia Z7 Max and nubia Z7 mini with Snapdragon 801 and Android 4.4 announced”
Xiaomi made its name in the global scene from its home market, China. The company, initially making its own custom ROMs (MIUI) for Android devices, entered the highly competitive world of hardware with its Mi range of smartphones. After a few iterations, the company unveiled Mi3, Xiaomi’s latest flagship device, packing top end specifications, but at a very low price unmatched by the competition. This is all thanks to Xiaomi’s business model where it sells to its consumers directly, without the overhead of a distribution channel on the price. After hiring Android VP Hugo Barra, the company recently took its operations to other countries like Singapore and Malaysia, where it saw success, and is finally here in India, where its flagship Mi3 will go on sale the 15th of July, at a shockingly low price of Rs. 14,999 (Update: Now Rs. 13,999) Even just by looking at the on-paper specifications, one can say it is already worth it. In fact, it could even be perceived as undervalued, but what about the details, you ask? That’s where our in-depth review can help, read on.
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Worldwide combined shipments of devices like PCs, tablets, ultra mobiles and mobile phones are projected to reach 2.4 billion units in 2014, a 4.2 percent increase from 2013, according to Gartner. The research firm further stated that 321 million tablets and will ship worldwide, up from 256 million in 2014.
