After several leaks Samsung has finally made the Samsung Galaxy TabQ official in China. It was unveiled as Galaxy W in Korea last month and has similar specifications, including a 7-inch (1280×720 pixels) TFT display, 1.2 GHz quad-core processor, 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy TabQ with 7-inch HD display announced in China”
Worldwide tablet shipment grew just 11% year-over-year in the second quarter of 2014 with shipments reaching 49.3 million units according to a report from the International Data Corporation (IDC).
Continue reading “Global tablet market grew 11% in Q2 2014: IDC”
Almost two months after launching the Slide 3G 7803Q-900 with 7.85-inch display, iBall has introduced iBall 3G 7345Q-800, that is now available from Snapdeal. It has a 7-inch HD IPS display, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera.
Airtel has launched 4G services in Nagpur, Maharashtra. The company already offers 4G services in Pune, Maharashtra since 2012. It launched 4G services in Patiala, Punjab last week. Nagpur is the 14th city in the country to get Airtel 4G, said the company. Customers in Nagpur too can access 4G on dongles and Wi-Fi CPEs (Customer Premise Equipment/ routers). 4G on mobile is not available in the city yet. Continue reading “Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Nagpur”
Google’s Chromecast media streaming stick is turning one today. The $35 digital media streaming dongle has completed one year of casting YouTube videos, Netflix movies, Pandora playlists, and more to TV.
Continue reading “Chromecast celebrates first birthday, announces 400m casts till date”
Google has updated its Gmail for iOS to support with the ability attach files directly from Google Drive. It will also tell you if your file isn’t shared with the person you’re sending it to so you can change the sharing settings before you send it. After the new update, you can also save files directly to drive. Check out the complete change log below. Continue reading “Gmail for iOS gets option to save attachments to Drive, Insert from Drive and more”
Asus launched the Zenfone series in India recently that features three model ranging from 4 to 6 inch screen. The Zenfone 4 is a low-end device in the series which sports 4 inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive multi touch display. Priced at Rs 5,999, the device powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core Intel Atom Z2520 processor with PowerVR SGX544 GPU. Continue reading “Asus Zenfone 4 Photo Gallery”
Pink variant of the HTC One M8 that was leaked back in May has gone official in the UK. The Red colored variant of the One M8 would also be coming to the UK. The Red and Blue colored variants went on pre-order in the UK in May, when the Red variant was launched in Taiwan. HTC released the One M8 in Gunmetal Gray, Glacial Silver and Amber Gold colors initially. All these would have similar specifications and brushed metal finish. Continue reading “Pink and Red HTC One M8 go official in UK”
OnePlus One that runs on CyanogenMod 11S is already based on AOSP version of Android 4.4 (KitKat). Today OncePlus has released its own version of stock Android version 4.4.4 based on AOSP for those who prefer pure Android without any CyanogenMod customizations and features such as CM Account. It is still a work in progress so there are some issues that needs to be fixed, says OnePlus. So try it at your own risk since there might be a lot of bugs and errors. Continue reading “OnePlus One gets official stock Android 4.4.4 ROM”
We already know that Samsung is working on a Virtual Reality headset for its Galaxy devices. Today, more information about the VR has surfaced in a new leak. SamMobile has posted some screenshots of the Gear VR manager app that will control the Samsung Gear VR.
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After recently updating Google Play Store with Material Design elements, Google is now giving Chrome for beta a touch of Material Design. The version 37 brings a flat user interface that makes navigation simpler and more streamlined. In addition to a few UI tweaks, Chrome beta for Android also gets simplified sign-in process.
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OnePlus, a technology startup announced the OnePlus One, the company’s first smartphone after a lot of hype. We managed to get an invite to buy the phone. The phone packs top-end specifications and premium build, but comes at a competitive price of just $299 for the 16GB variant and $349 for the 64GB variant. The company calls it as “2014 flagship killer”. We have the 64GB variant in Sandstone Blackcolor. It runs on CyanogenMod 11S based on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Here is the video to show you what the device looks – Continue reading “OnePlus One Unboxing and First Impressions”
Asus launched Zenfone series of smartphones in India earlier this month. The Zenfone 6, the top-end model in the series with a 6-inch HD display was launched at Rs. 16,999. We brought you the unboxing and the benchmarks of the smartphone recently, here we have the photo gallery of the smartphone. Continue reading “Asus Zenfone 6 Photo Gallery”
Opera and Myntra have joined hands in a bid to allow easy shopping to its users on mobile. The popular mobile browser maker has added Myntra to one of its Speed Dial start screen on Opera Mini.
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As smartphones get more powerful with even greater capabilities, it is battery technology that still hasn’t really caught up. Chipset manufacturers like Qualcomm are doing phenomenal research to reduce power draw but the fact of the matter is that it is hard to find a modern smartphone that can last much over a day. This would also explain the huge variety of portable battery packs or power banks available in the market. Most portable battery packs are in the range of 2,400 to 5000 mAh. Occasionally they also step up to 10,000 mAh. Today we take a look at the Kit: High Power. A battery pack that promises to hold 20,800 mAh of charge. How does it perform? Read on to find out. Continue reading “Kit: High Power 20,800 mAh Dual USB Portable Charger Review”
