Twitter is trying to renter the music business with its latest acquisition plans. The micro blogging company’s attempt to venture into music failed miserably with Twitter Music which was killed mere one year after its launch. Now, Twitter is apparently trying to find its way back by acquiring audio sharing company SoundCloud, according to Re/code.
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Verizon Wireless has launched XLTE, a new LTE service for their customers in select cities that would offer twice the LTE bandwidth. This uses 1700/2100 MHz AWS spectrum, in addition to the usual 700 MHz spectrum. Verizon promises faster peak data speeds and a minimum of double the bandwidth in high traffic areas with XLTE. Continue reading “Verizon launches XLTE, offers twice the 4G LTE bandwidth”
Google had filed a patent for a laptop with built in smartphone device in 2012. According to reports, US patent 8,649,821 has been approved in February this year that shows a smartphone that can be detachable from a laptop. The patent do not mention anything specifically, but we may soon be seeing a laptop in the market that runs on Chrome OS which can work with an Android smartphone. Smartphone’s data connection can be used to access the internet on the laptop on the go. However, major smartphones support WiFi hotspot feature for this use. Continue reading “Google files patent for laptop with built-in smartphone dock”
Motorola unveiled the Moto 360, it’s first Android Wear-powered Smartwatch back in March. It revealed few details at the launch, later Jim Wicks, Lead Designer of the Moto 360 detailed more features of the smartwatch in a live Hangout in late March. According to a French site Le Journal du Geek, Motorola would launch the Moto 360 in early July for 249 Euros (Rs. 20,000 approx). Continue reading “Motorola Moto 360 reportedly launching in July for 249 Euros”
Biometric sensors are gradually becoming a trend feature in smartphones recently. The feature was first used by Apple in its iPhone 5c last year. Soon other companies like Samsung and HTC started to add this feature in their flagship phones. Samsung, first incorporated fingerprint scanning in Galaxy S5 and now it the company is planning to expand its offering to other devices mostly low-end.
Google has updated Gmail for Android to version 4.8 that brings some visual changes and new features. Google introduced option to attach any image automatically backup to Google+ for the web, in the new Gmail for Android update, Google has introduced option to save attachments directly to Google Drive. Continue reading “Gmail for Android updated with Save attachments to Drive, better RTL support and more”
Continuing its shopping spree, Google today has acquired, mobile device management start-up Divide for an undisclosed amount. Divide enables organizations and individuals secure their personal devices so they can be used on corporate networks.
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At the Nokia X launch in March, Nokia promised to launch both the Nokia XL and X+ within 60 days. Today, Microsoft devices (previously Nokia) has launched both these smartphones in India. These were was announced at the Mobile World Congress 2014 at Barcelona in February. The Nokia X+ runs on Android Open Source Project (AOSP) and looks similar to the Nokia X, but this packs 768MB of RAM, instead of 512 MB on the Nokia X. Continue reading “Nokia X+ and Nokia XL launched in India for Rs. 8399 and Rs. 11489”
Nokia released Lumia 630 and Lumia 630 dual sim in India earlier this month. These devices are the first one to be shipped with latest Windows 8.1. The company has launched a special edition of the Lumia 630 smartphone in Brazil with an additional feature of built-in television receiver.
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Kingston introduced the DataTraveler microDuo, its first USB OTG Pendrive for Android smartphones in March. It went on sale in India last month and comes in 8GB to 64GB variants. Unlike the standard pen drives, this has a built-in micro USB slot to connect it to Android smartphones or tablets with USB OTG (On-The-Go) support. This would be more useful for users with smartphones that has limited memory and lacks a microSD card slot such as Moto G. Is the device worth the price? Let us find out. Continue reading “Kingston microDuo USB OTG Pendrive Review”
We got our first glimpse of the Sony Xperia Z2 a few months back at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Set against competition from the Samsung Galaxy S5, the Z2 felt like the antithesis of the Korean flagship. Where Samsung was hell bent on throwing everything at the wall in the hopes of attracting consumer attention, Sony’s flagship felt like a device where the thought was on making improvements all around. Improvements that made sense and improved the experience. Now that we’ve spent more time with the device, we’re all the more sure that Sony thought long and hard when working on the Z2. Read on for our thoughts on what is a solid contender for flagship of the year. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z2 Review: Taller, Faster, Sharper”
Yahoo gave its Mail app a major makeover on the iPhone at the end of last month. Today, the company has updated its Android app with same new features as its iPhone counterpart.
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LG unveiled the L Series III devices, the L40, L70 and L90 at the MWC 2014. It also showcased the L65 and the L35 at the event, but it didn’t officially announce them. The LG L65 Dual went on sale in Russia last month, now the LG L35, an entry-level Android smartphone with 3G support is listed on the official German website. The single SIM variant of the L65 that surfaced online last month has also been listed on the website. Continue reading “LG L35 with 3.2-inch display, dual-core Snapdragon 200 processor listed on official website”
WhatsApp has been temporarily pulled down from Windows Phone Store due to some technical issues. A search for the app on Windows phone store now simply says, “The app is no longer published.”
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Samsung has made SM-G9098, their latest Android smartphone with dual displays official on their Chinese website. It got certified in China last month and packs a 3.67-inch (320 x 480 pixels) dual Super AMOLED touch screen displays, one on the front and the the other on the inside. It is powered by a 2.3 GHz quad-core processor (probably Snapdragon 800), has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and leather finish on the back. Continue reading “Samsung G9098 dual-screen Android flip phone goes official in China”
