BlackBerry’s 2014 global roadmap leaked, reveals four new target segments

BlackBerry has ambitious plans for its smartphone market in 2014. A leaked roadmap of the struggling smartphone maker will target four main segments with its future devices that will be tailored for the Affordable, Classic, Innovative, and Prestige audiences.

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Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini could launch in India exclusively on Flipkart

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Samsung launched the Galaxy K zoom smartphone in India last month exclusively on Amazon. Now Flipkart has started teasing the Galaxy S5 Mini, mentioning it as exclusive. The Galaxy S5 Mini was unveiled last month and the Galaxy S5 Mini Duos (SM-G800H) appeared on the official Samsung India website couple of weeks back. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini could launch in India exclusively on Flipkart”

Google rolls out Slides App for iPhone and iPad, updates Doc and Sheets

Google has launched Slides app for iPhone and iPad that will allow users to create and edit their slideshow presentations directly from these devices.

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Samsung could launch a Gear smartwatch that can make calls, and one that’s round

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If you’ve been following the latest tech news, you’d perhaps know that wearables are the ‘in’ thing. A fad or not, wearables are definitely something that’s in the center of focus of many a manufacturer. Continue reading “Samsung could launch a Gear smartwatch that can make calls, and one that’s round”

LG G3 Stylus with 5.5-inch display, 13MP camera announced

LG G3 Stylus

LG has made the G3 Stylus smartphone official after several  rumors. It borrows G3’s design, comes with a Rubberdium stylus pen and has new user experience (UX) features of the G3. It has a 5.5-inch qHD display, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “LG G3 Stylus with 5.5-inch display, 13MP camera announced”

Xolo puts up spare parts pricing for all of its devices

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It often boggles us to hear about the high price tags all the smartphone spares carry. However, there is no telling how much a specific part would cost you and most of us go by the word from the service team. As it turns, more often than not, we wouldn’t even know if we are being charged the official price by the service centers. Continue reading “Xolo puts up spare parts pricing for all of its devices”

Entry-level Huawei Honor 3C Play with 5-inch display goes official

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Huawei has announced a new entry-level smartphone – the Honor 3C Play. With its latest addition, the company is looking to capture the low-end market in its hometown. Continue reading “Entry-level Huawei Honor 3C Play with 5-inch display goes official”

Oppo N1 Mini Unboxing

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Oppo launched the N1 Mini, a smaller variant of the Oppo N1 in India recently for Rs. 26,990. It has a 5-inch 720p screen, compared to the 5.9-inch 1080p screen on the Oppo N1. It is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor, instead of Snapdragon 600 processor on the N1. Otherwise, it has exactly the same 13-megapixel swivel camera on the top, has ceramic back and aluminum frame, similar to the N1. Check out the unboxing below.

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Flipkart teases its upcoming Intel-powered Digiflip Pro tablet

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Recently Flipkart sent out press invites for the launch of its Intel Atom-powered tablet on August 27th. Today the online retailer has posted a teaser image of the tablet with Digiflip Pro and Intel brandings on the back. The image has the wordings Packed with features. Powered by intelligence. This clearly shows that it would be powered by Intel processor and come with new features that were not present in its Digiflip Pro XT 712 tablet. Continue reading “Flipkart teases its upcoming Intel-powered Digiflip Pro tablet”

HTC confirms Desire 820 with Snapdragon 615 Octa-Core 64-bit SoC for IFA launch

HTC Desire 820 teaser

HTC just confirmed that it would unveil the Desire 820, successor of the Desire 816 at its IFA 2014 event on September 4th 2014. The company has also teased the smartphone with an image that shows the smartphone’s front-facing camera sensor, blue colored rear shell and something that looks like a speaker grill, similar to the one on the Desire 816 smartphone. Continue reading “HTC confirms Desire 820 with Snapdragon 615 Octa-Core 64-bit SoC for IFA launch”

Twitter to roll out ‘Buy Now’ button via payment start-up Stripe later this year

Last month Twitter was testing a “Buy Now” button that will enable users to buy things directly from the platform. Now a report from Re/Code is stating that the Twitter will roll out this initiative later this year.

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LG L60 X-147 with 4.3-inch display, Android 4.4 listed online in India

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The LG L60 X145 went official earlier this month, now the LG L60 X-147, a variant of LG’s new L Series III smartphone has been listed on Amazon India for Rs. 7,990. It has a 4.3-inch WVGA screen, 1.3 GHz dual-core processor, Android 4.4 (KitKat),  5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, VGA front-facing camera and has dual SIM support, similar to the LG L60 X145, but this comes with 1700mAh battery instead of a 1540 mAh battery. Continue reading “LG L60 X-147 with 4.3-inch display, Android 4.4 listed online in India”

iPhone 6 will likely not come with reversible USB, power adapter possible

Recent reports had stated iPhone 6 may include a reversible Lightning cable that allows you to plug it into USB ports from both the sides. However, it looks like the iPhone 6 will afterall come without the reversible USB.

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Lumia 830 visits Brazilian FCC, photos leaked

Image of Lumia 830 had surfaced online last month and the phone was spotted with ‘Nokia by Microsoft’ branding. Today, the phone has visited Brazilian FCC Anatel who has also leaked more photos of the phone.

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