LG G Pro 2 Camera Samples

LG G Pro 2 is the successor of the LG G Pro and is LG’s answer to Samsung Galaxy Note 3. The LG G Pro 2 is a worthy competitor to the Galaxy Note 3 and a healthy successor to the original G Pro, but retains too much of G Pro in it to be the device to beat this summer. The LG G Pro 2 comes with top of the shelf specifications including a Snapdragon 800 SoC, 3GB RAM and a 5.9inch Full HD True IPS LCD display.

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Lava Iris 350M now available for Rs. 3329, Iris 402e coming soon

Lava Iris 350M

Lava Iris 350M, a new entry-level smartphone in the Iris series is now available from online retailer HomeShop18. The Iris 402e, another entry-level smartphone has appeared on the official website. The Iris 350M has a  3.5-inch HVGA screen and the Iris 402e comes with a 4-inch WVGA screen based on OGS technology. Both these are powered by 1GHz processor and run on Android 4.2. (Jelly Bean). Both these have dual SIM support and 2G (EDGE) connectivity. Continue reading “Lava Iris 350M now available for Rs. 3329, Iris 402e coming soon”

LG G Pad 7.0, G Pad 8.0 and G Pad 10.1 to roll out in starting this week

LG G Pad Series

LG unveiled the G Pad 7.0, G Pad 8.0 and G Pad 10.1 in the G Pad series last month. Today the Korean company has announced that it would begin rolling out these tablets globally, starting from the G Pad 7.0 in Europe this week. It has also detailed the specifications of all these tablets, since display size was revealed at the announcement. These run on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with new flat user interface. Continue reading “LG G Pad 7.0, G Pad 8.0 and G Pad 10.1 to roll out in starting this week”

Facebook for Android gets offline likes, iOS app gets Nearby Friends

Facebook has updated its Android and iOS apps with few features. The version 11.0 update for iOS brings the ‘Nearby Friends’ feature that  enable users to see which friends are close to you. Launched in April, the feature not only lets you check out nearby friends but also makes it possible to share your exact location with others.nearby-freidns-search-and-plus Continue reading “Facebook for Android gets offline likes, iOS app gets Nearby Friends”

Lava Iris X1 Review

The battle for the entry range Android smartphone is well and truly on after Motorola started it by launching the Moto E for Rs. 6,999. It did not take long for the Indian manufacturers to “adapt” to the trend and soon we had a lot of value for money entry range smartphones and the Lava Iris X1 is one of them, probably the classiest looking of the lot. Lets check out what you get with the Lava Iris X1 for Rs. 7,999.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 and Galaxy Tab S 10.5 complete specifications leaked

Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 leak

Samsung is all set to launch their new tablets at the Galaxy Premier 2014 event in less than 24 hours. @evleaks leaked the press images of both the Tab S 8.4 and Tab S 10.5 few weeks back. Today @evleaks has leaked complete specifications of both these tablets. According to the leak, both these tablets would come with  8.4-inch and 10.5-inch WQXGA displays, respectively. These would come in Exynos5422 octa-core or Snapdragon 800 variants and also in LTE variant. Check out the leaked specifications below. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 and Galaxy Tab S 10.5 complete specifications leaked”

Samsung Galaxy Avant (SM-G386) press render surfaces

Samsung Galaxy Avant SM-G386 leak

Samsung Galaxy Avant (SM-G386), a mid-range Android smartphone with 4G LTE support will head to T-Mobile this year, according to @evleaks. It has also released a press render of the smartphone that shows faux leather back. Specifications of the phone are not available yet. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Avant (SM-G386) press render surfaces”

Amazon Prime Music launched, streams a million plus tracks to Prime users

Its been rumored for a while now and today Amazon finally lifted the veil from its own take at a music streaming service. If initial impressions are anything to go by, the service doesn’t even aim at competing with the likes of Spotify and Rdio.

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Available for free to Prime users, the service comes more of an added incentive than the primary reason to subscribe. The music library is very restricted compared to the competition and actually streaming music seems to be a tedious process. Continue reading “Amazon Prime Music launched, streams a million plus tracks to Prime users”

1Password app finally arrives for Android

1Password, the popular password management app has finally landed on Android. The app which had been exclusive to OSX and iOS for a very long time has also been revamped with a new look and performance improvements. It is free on the Google Play Store until 1st August but users will to have to pay for some features after that.

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Google I/O 2014 app for Android released

Google IO 2014

Google I/O, the company’s annual event for developers is scheduled for June 25th and 26th later this month. Google has finally launched the official Google I/O app couple of weeks before the event. This lets you watch keynote sessions live from your device, read details about speakers, get reminders before the event and more. Continue reading “Google I/O 2014 app for Android released”

Samsung Galaxy K zoom launched as Galaxy Zoom 2 in Korea

Samsung Galaxy K zoom-2

Samsung unveiled the K zoom, its latest camera-centric smartphone at an event in Singapore back in April. The company is all set to launch the smartphone in its home ground Korea and it has renamed it Galaxy Zoom 2 for the Korean market. All the features of the Zoom 2 are similar to the K zoom, including a 20.7MP rear camera with Xenon Flash, BSI Sensor, OIS and 10x optical zoom, 4.8-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD Super AMOLED display, 1.7 GHz Dual Core + 1.3 GHz Quad Core Exynos (5260) processor with Mali-T624 GPU and Android 4.4 (KitKat). Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy K zoom launched as Galaxy Zoom 2 in Korea”

BlackBerry considering to bring phablets to market: CEO John Chen

BlackBerry is keen on foraying into the tablet market to regain its market share in the highly competitive smartphone market. CEO John Chen indicated that a BlackBerry phablet might be in works, he said in an interview with The Jakarta Post.

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