SwiftKey for Android has been updated with a major performance improvement and support for new Indian languages. The company says that the keyboard appears on screen between 15 percent and 20 percent faster.
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Google has acquired iOS app prototyping company RelativeWave for an undisclosed sum. RelativeWave is the company behind the mobile app prototyping software Form.
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Samsung introduced its first version of Simband a while ago and the company revealed new details about its health monitoring wearable at its recently concluded annual developer conference in San Francisco.
Samsung at their keynote presentation announced that they are opening up the platform to developers. The global market leader in association with some early partners previewed a fully functional Simband. We had a chance to spend some time with the device and here’s our first impressions. Continue reading “Samsung Simband hands on”
Corning Incorporated just announced the Gorilla Glass 4, the company’s fourth generation Gorilla Glass and the successor of the most popular Gorilla Glass 3 present on 3 billion devices. The Gorilla Glass 4 is thin and light as previous versions, but has been formulated to deliver drastically improved damage resistance allowing improved in-field performance and is two times tougher than any competitive cover glass design now in the market, says the company. Continue reading “Corning Gorilla Glass 4 with two times improved damage resistance announced”
Qualcomm has announced its new Gobi 9×45 fifth-generation Category 10 LTE cellular multimode modem that supports global Carrier Aggregation (CA) for download speeds of up to 450 Mbps, upload speeds of up to 100Mbps, and CA across the TDD and FDD spectrum, compared to 300Mbps download speeds in the 9×25, 9×30 and 9×35 Gobi modems. It is based on the second-generation 20nm technology node and supports up to 60 MHz 3x CA in the downlink and up to 40 MHz 2x CA in the uplink. Continue reading “Qualcomm Gobi 9×45 LTE Multimode Modem announced, offers download speed of up to 450Mbps”
When considering the performance of a handset, attention is inevitably turned towards benchmarking applications such as GeekBench 3, 3D Mark and AnTuTu (to name a few). When comparing performance across iOS and Android, the number of compatible benchmark applications are limited but both GeekBench 3 and 3D Mark reveal some interesting facts. Comparing the iPhone 6 Plus and the LG G3, we can see some interesting facts about the optimisation achieved by Apple and LG in each handset. Continue reading “Apple iPhone 6 Plus vs LG G3 Benchmarks”
Ambrane has launched their P-1000 STAR 10400mAh Power Bank on Snapdeal. It uses Samsung lithium-ion cells for improved performance and has dual USB Port to charge two devices at the same time, compared to one USB port on the 10400mAh Xiaomi Mi Power Bank. It also has an an LED indicator and a bright LED torch light. Continue reading “Ambrane P-1000 STAR 10400mAh Power Bank launched on Snapdeal for Rs. 999”
Alcatel One Touch has launched Alcatel OneTouch Flash smartphone in India, as expected. It packs a 5.5-inch HD display, is powered by a Octa-Core MediaTek MT6592M processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Alcatel One Touch Flash with 5.5-inch HD display, 13MP camera launched in India for Rs. 9999”
Apple will add Beats Music to the core iOS operating system with an update due “early next year”, according to a latest report from the Financial Times.
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Barnes & Noble has launched a new Nook Audiobook app for Android allow users to purchase and download selections from a large library of audiobooks.
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Huawei and Russian operator MegaFon have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the development of 5G technology with a view to a potential launch in time for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The MoU builds on a partnership between the two companies that stretches back to the deployment of GSM in 2002. The MoU is likely to mean 5G services could become available to participants and guests at the 2018 World Cup in Russia and as part of the MoU, the two companies will work together to plan, build and deploy 5G network infrastructure. Continue reading “Huawei and Russia’s MegaFon plan for 5G launch at 2018 World Cup”
HTC may have produced some of the nicest-looking Android smartphones on the market to date but the one area where many felt handsets like the One M8 were let down by the Ultrapixel camera that has a 4MP sensor. HTC showed they listen and the new HTC Desire Eye comes with a 13MP camera both on the back and on the front. Interested in learning more about the HTC Desire Eye? Join us for a Live Q&A. Continue reading “HTC Desire Eye – A live Q&A with Three UK”
Amazon has rolled out dedicated Android apps for Echo virtual assistant and Fire TV. The apps launched act as a remote for both the devices.
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Steve Unger has been appointed as the new interim Chief Executive Officer set regulator Ofcom until the position is filled permanently in early 2015. Unger will replace Ed Richards, the current CEO, who has announced he is leaving his position at the end of the year. Unger, who holds a Master’s degree in Physics and a PhD in AstroPhysics, has previously held Director roles at Manet Telecom and the Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes. Continue reading “Steve Unger takes over as Ofcom CEO”
Lenovo launched the Vibe Z2 Pro smartphone in India back in September . We reviewed the smartphone recently, here are the benchmarks of the Vibe Z2 Pro. It is powered by quad-core Snapdragon 801 28nm HPm Krait 400 CPU clocked at 2.46 GHz with Adreno 330 GPU clocked at 578 MHz. It has a 6-inch ( 2560 x 1440 pixels) Quad HD display and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) OS with Vibe 2.0 UI on top. Several flagship smartphones have a Snapdragon 801 SoC, but very few smartphones feature a Quad HD display. Let’s check out the performance in a range of synthetic benchmark tests.
