Vivo X5Max with 5.5-inch 1080p AMOLED display, 4.75mm slim body announced

Vivo X5Max

Vivo just announced the Vivo X5Max at an event in China, as expected. The Vivo X5Max becomes the world’s slimmest smartphone with 4.75mm thickness, slimmer than the 4.85mm Oppo R5 smartphone that was announced in October. It has a 5.5-inch 1080p Super AMOLED screen with 3.98mm narrow bezels, powered by an Octa-Core 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor with Adreno 405 GPU and runs on Funtouch OS 2.0 based on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Vivo X5Max with 5.5-inch 1080p AMOLED display, 4.75mm slim body announced”

Swipe Slate Pro with 9.7-inch display, 3G and voice calling launched for Rs. 10499

Swipe Slate Pro

Swipe Telecom has launched Swipe Slate Pro, the company’s latest tablet in the Slate series. It has a 9.7-inch IPS display, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It comes with a 2-megapixel rear camera, 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera and packs a 6400mAh battery. It has SIM card slot for 3G support and also lets you make voice calls. Swipe has partnered with Snapdeal to sell the tablet. Continue reading “Swipe Slate Pro with 9.7-inch display, 3G and voice calling launched for Rs. 10499”

Android Wear smartwatches to receive Android 5.0 Lollipop update soon?

The Andorid 5.0 Lollipop update has been rolling out to Google’s Nexus and a couple of Google Play Edition devices from Sony, HTC and Samsung. Now, it seems like Android Wear smartwatches are next in line to receive the latest Lollipop update.

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Salora Arya A1 Plus with 4.5-inch qHD display, quad-core processor launched for Rs. 5499

Salora Arya A1 Plus

Salora International has launched Arya A1 Plus, the company’s latest budget smartphone. The company launched the Arya Z2 smartphone back in September. It has a 4.5-inch qHD display based on one-glass-solution (OGS) technology, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582A processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Salora Arya A1 Plus with 4.5-inch qHD display, quad-core processor launched for Rs. 5499”

Apple releases iOS 8.1.2 with bug fixes and iTunes ringtone issues

Apple has released iOS 8.1.2 as an over-the-air software update for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch users running iOS 8. The latest update brings bug fixes and a fix for an issue where ringtones purchased through the iTunes Store were removed.

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Samsung Galaxy Alpha sports ultra thin Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Samsung is using Corning’s ultra thin Gorilla Glass on its Galaxy Alpha smartphone. The fourth-generation Gorilla Glass is 0.4 millimeters thick bringing the total size of the Alpha to 7 mm.

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A week with the Huawei Honor 6

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Shortly before it’s launch, the new Honor 6 was involved in significant marketing activity but Huawei, having faced criticism over handling of customer data in Europe and the USA, chose to market the Honor 6 as its own brand. Confusion aside, on paper at least, the Honor 6 has a significant chance of dominating the mid-range as it features premium specs without a hefty price tag. After a week with the Honor 6, what did we make of the handset? Continue reading “A week with the Huawei Honor 6”

Grab a bargain: Ex-Phones4U stock goes on sale in online auction

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A small English auctioneer based in Marchington, East Staffordship have been appointed by the administrators of failed UK retailer Phones4U to raise approximately £10.8 million by selling ex stock items. Around 2,000 to 3,000 items – which include headphones, watches, speakers and cases – have begun going on sale in weekly online auctions which will continue until all stock is sold. Continue reading “Grab a bargain: Ex-Phones4U stock goes on sale in online auction”

HTC Desire 820 Battery Test

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HTC launched the Desire 820 smartphone in India back in October at Rs. 24,990. We reviewed the smartphone recently. Here we have the battery test results of the smartphone. The Desire 820 has a 2600mAh non-removable battery, similar to the Desire 816 smartphone. It is powered by a Octa-Core (1.5 GHz & 1.0 GHz) Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor with Adreno 405 GPU and has a 5.5-inch HD display. Continue reading “HTC Desire 820 Battery Test”

Rovio RETRY clocks 10 million downloads, new levels coming soon

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Rovio has announced that their RETRY game has clocked 10 million download within months after the launch. The game developed by Rovio Entertainment’s experimental publishing arm, Rovio LVL11 was released back in May for limited iOS users. Later in October it released the game for Android users and  iOS users globally. Continue reading “Rovio RETRY clocks 10 million downloads, new levels coming soon”

Google Nexus 6 launched in India starting from Rs. 43999

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Google Nexus 6 made by Motorola went on pre-order in India on Flipkart last month priced at Rs. 43,999 for the 32GB variant and Rs. 48,999 for the 64GB variant. Today Google and Motorola officially launched the Nexus 6 smartphone at the Great Online Shopping Festival (GOSF) event in India. The Nexus 6 comes in Midnight Blue and Cloud White colors. As announced previously, it comes with offers from Flipkart that includes, up to Rs. 10,000 discount in exchange for old smartphones, 3 months Flipkart First subscription, Rs. 1500 cash back for HDFC/ICICI credit card users for  6, 9 and 12 month EMI and free pre-selected Flipkart eBooks worth Rs. 2100. Continue reading “Google Nexus 6 launched in India starting from Rs. 43999”