ZTE has announced that it is expected to nearly double its profits in 2014. The Chinese telecom equipment maker’s guidance issued for 2014 shows 94.2% higher net profit of 2.64 billion yuan ($424 million).
Samsung Galaxy S6 variant to come with dual edge display: Report
New day new report about the Samsung Galaxy S6. Today, SamMobile is stating that the Galaxy S6 variant will have a two edge display resembling the one side edge display on Note Edge.
The Galaxy S6 that has the model number SM-G925 is being called as Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge for now. If the phone becomes a reality, the phone will be like the Note Edge only with curved edges on both the sides instead of one. The phone will utilize similar interface for its side panels similar to the Note Edge. It will have the ability to display panels from Yahoo! Finance, news, sports, a briefing panel, and even a pedometer panel. It will also display favorite apps, contacts, and more specially designed apps will be created and available for download via Samsung’s app store.
It is also said that Samsung will allow users to customize contacts with specific colors so that their notifications appear more prominently on the edge. The Glance Lighting feature will allow for the edges to light up whenever there’s an incoming call. Yesterday, it was reported that the Galaxy S6 will opt for a touch based fingerprint scanner instead of swipe based.
Twitter acquires Indian mobile marketing start-up ZipDial
Twitter has finally acquired Indian mobile marketing start-up ZipDial following a report last week. The makes Twitter’s first acquisition in the country.
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Toshiba unveils Android powered LED TVs in India, price starts Rs 39,000
Toshiba has introduced a range of Android powered HD, full-HD and Ulta HD 4K LED TVs in India. The L9460 series has Ultra HD 4k screens while the L5400 series has Full HD displays and run on Android 4.4.
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ASUS Fonepad 8 FE380CG with 8-inch HD display, voice calling launched in India for Rs. 13999
ASUS has launched the Fonepad 8 (FE380CG), the company’s latest tablet in the Fonepad series with dual SIM support, 3G and voice calling capabilities. It has a 8-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) IPS display with 5.06mm narrow bezel bezel and a screen-to-body ratio of 72.2%, is powered by a 1.33 GHz quad-core 64-bit Intel Atom Z3560 processor with PowerVR Series 6 GPU and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Zen UI. It has a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “ASUS Fonepad 8 FE380CG with 8-inch HD display, voice calling launched in India for Rs. 13999”
Gionee Pioneer P6 with 5-inch display, 2MP front camera with flash now available for Rs. 8890
Gionee Pioneer P6, the company’s latest smartphone in the Pioneer series is now available from eBay. It has introduced back in November last year when Gionee launched the CTRL V6L and Pioneer P5L LTE smartphones. The main highlight of the smartphone is the 2-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash. It has a 5-inch FWVGA display, is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash. Continue reading “Gionee Pioneer P6 with 5-inch display, 2MP front camera with flash now available for Rs. 8890”
ICICI Bank now lets you transfer money or check account balance using Twitter
ICICI Bank has launched icicibankpay, the company’s new banking service that lets their customers to transfer money to anyone in the country who has a Twitter account, check account balance, view last three transactions and also recharge prepaid mobile. Any ICICI Bank savings account customer, who has a mobile number registered with the bank and has a Twitter account, can access this facility and this is completely secure, says the company. ICICI Bank becomes the first bank in India to allow money transfer on Twitter. Continue reading “ICICI Bank now lets you transfer money or check account balance using Twitter”
More than 5 lakh Lumia 535 Dual SIM handsets shipped in India: Report
Microsoft has shipped over 5 lakh Lumia 535 Dual SIM handsets in India, as per Zauba import data. The company has imported total of 502,468 Lumia 535 Dual SIM smartphones in the country.
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Karbonn MACHONE Titanium S310 with 4.7-inch HD display, 5MP front camera with flash launched for Rs. 6990
Karbonn has launched MACHONE Titanium S310, the company’s latest smartphone in the Titanium series that has a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash for capturing better selfies. It has a 4.7-inch HD IPS screen, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat), which is Upgradable to Lollipop. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and BSI sensor. Karbonn has partnered with Snapdeal to launch the smartphone. Continue reading “Karbonn MACHONE Titanium S310 with 4.7-inch HD display, 5MP front camera with flash launched for Rs. 6990”
HTC to unveil M9 smartphone and smartwatch at MWC 2015: Report
HTC is gearing up to announce its next flagship device at the Mobile World Congress (MWC). The company has already sent out invites for March 1st. Now a new report is claiming that the company will also announce a smartwatch at the event.
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Moto G Titan and Moto E Styx specs leak
Motorola might be working on a couple of devices as per a new leak. Detailed specs of the upcoming mobiles from the company have been listed on the United Kingdom website, retailer Argos. 
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Sony SmartWatch 3 and SmartBand Talk officially launched in India at Rs. 19990 and Rs. 12990
Sony has officially launched the SmartWatch 3 and SmartBand Talk in India. These were announced at IFA 2014 back in September and got listed on the official website last week along with the price tag. The Sony SmartWatch 3 SWR50 powered by Android Wear has a 1.6-inch (320 x 320 pixels) TFT LCD capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz processor and offers notification for messages, calls and more when connected to the smartphone over Bluetooth. The Sony SmartBand Talk SWR30 wearable has a 1.4-inch e-paper display to view notifications from your smartphone, get time and monitor Lifelog activities. It also has built-in microphone and speaker so that you can talk into it and hear your caller when connected to a smartphone. Both these are waterproof with IP68 ratings. Continue reading “Sony SmartWatch 3 and SmartBand Talk officially launched in India at Rs. 19990 and Rs. 12990”
Xolo Play Tegra Note price drops to Rs. 7999
Xolo launched the Xolo Play Tegra Note tablet with Tegra 4 processor back in December 2013 for Rs, 17,999. Now the tablet is available exclusively from Amazon.in for Rs. 7,999. It has support for NVIDIA DirectStylus technology and also comes with a stylus pen. In our review we said that this is of the best tablets in the sub Rs. 20,000 segment at that time. With the latest price cut the tablet becomes more affordable and one of the cheapest tablets with a Tegra 4 processor. Continue reading “Xolo Play Tegra Note price drops to Rs. 7999”
Facebook hires partners at design firm Teehan+Lax
Facebook has hired partners of a design firm Teehan+Lax along with some of the key members. It must be noted that the social network has not acquired the design firm and this is just a talent acquisition.
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Samsung Galaxy S3 Neo price drops to Rs. 12499
Samsung Galaxy S3 Neo (GT-I9300I) smartphone has received a price cut and is available for Rs. 12,499 in India. The official Samsung eStore lists the smartphone for Rs. 15,900, but Flipkart has started selling it at new rate since yesterday midnight. It was launched in India back in April last year at Rs. 25,499 running Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), later it received Android 4.4 (KitKat) update. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S3 Neo price drops to Rs. 12499”