Sharp introduced the Aquos Crystal and Aquos Crystal X smartphones back in August with ultra-narrow bezels. The Sharp Aquos Crystal later launched in the U.S. from several carriers on contract. Check out the unboxing of the smartphone.
SwiftKey debuts Chinese language support in beta on Android
SwiftKey has introduced Chinese language support for its keyboard in beta on Android. The popular third party keyboard said that Chinese is on of the most requested language and hence the company has launched the support for the same.
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SanDisk iXpand Flash Drive for iPhone and iPad with Lightning and USB connectors announced
We had seen USB OTG drives for Android phones with a micro USB on one side and a standard USB connector on the other side to transfer files from PCs or laptops to supported Android smartphones and tablets. SanDisk has introduced iXpand Flash Drive, a OTG drive for Apple iPhone and iPad. PQI released a similar OTG stick called Gmobi iStick earlier this year. Continue reading “SanDisk iXpand Flash Drive for iPhone and iPad with Lightning and USB connectors announced”
VSCO Cam rolls out iPad version, debuts new features for iPhone
VSCO Cam has introduced a new iPad version taking advantage of the Retina Display in newer models. The version 4.0 brings full support for iOS 8 and larger screens on the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.
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Asus Transformer Pad TF103 Android tablet, Transformer Book T200 Windows 2-in-1 launched for Rs. 19999 and Rs. 35999
Asus has launched Transformer Pad TF103 and Transformer Book T200 tablets in India. The Asus Transformer Pad TF103 is an Android tablet running Android 4.4 (KitKat) and the Transformer Book T200 is a portable Windows 8.1 tablet with a 11.6-inch screen that transforms into a laptop with a full-size keyboard dock. Asus also launched the Transformer Flip Book, a 15.6” laptop with 360-degree rotating touchscreen. Continue reading “Asus Transformer Pad TF103 Android tablet, Transformer Book T200 Windows 2-in-1 launched for Rs. 19999 and Rs. 35999”
Oculus VR mobile SDK available for developers
Oculus Rift has released the mobile software development kit (SDK) for Samsung’s Gear VR Innovation headset. The Gear VR is powered by the Oculus Mobile software and therefore comes with an official Mobile Software Development Kit that will encourage developers to prepare some apps for the new platform.
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BlackBerry Classic now available for pre-order at $449, launching on December 17
BlackBerry has started taking pre-order for the BlackBerry Classic, the company’s latest top-end smartphone with a physical QWERTY keyboard. It is the successor of the BlackBerry Q10 that was launched last year. The Classic was originally announced as BlackBerry Q20 back in February and it was expected to launch this month. Continue reading “BlackBerry Classic now available for pre-order at $449, launching on December 17”
Microsoft rolls out Movie Creator App for Windows Phone
Microsoft has launched a new video editing app for Windows Phone. Dubbed as Movie Creator, the app which is currently in beta works only on Lumia phones and the Lumia 2520 tablet.
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NVIDIA Shield Tablet Android 5.0 Lollipop update to roll out on Nov 18
NVIDIA already announced that the Shield Tablet would be updated to Android 5.0 (Lollipop). Earlier this month the company announced that the update would be available as early as this November and also released a teaser video. Now it has announced that the update would roll out on November 18th. It has released another video that details the new features that the Lollipop update brings. Continue reading “NVIDIA Shield Tablet Android 5.0 Lollipop update to roll out on Nov 18”
Sony unleashes AOSP source code for Xperia Z3, Z2 and Z1
Sony has posted source code and binaries for the Xperia Z3, Xperia Z3 Compact, Xperia Z2, Xperia Z1 and Xperia Z1 Compact. The company is yet to release the Android Lollipop Update for these devices, however it has already confirmed that it will release it soon.
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Gaana 5.0 for Android brings dark theme, playlists of the hour and referral program to earn talk time
Gaana music app for Android has been updated to version 5.0 that brings a new dark theme, Playlists of the Hour that’ll offer professionally programmed playlists that change every few hours at the top of Gaana, starting from the third time a user opens Gaana. The company has partnered with Paytm that enables users earn Rs. 20 talk time through referral program for each friend who joins via Facebook. You can also invite friends through Whatsapp, Facebook, Twitter, SMS, and email, and earn up to Rs. 100 talktime. Continue reading “Gaana 5.0 for Android brings dark theme, playlists of the hour and referral program to earn talk time”
BlackBerry and Samsung team up to offer mobile security solutions to Android
BlackBerry and Samsung have joined hands to further boost mobile security solutions on Android. The security focused partnership will bring BlackBerry’s encryption system to businesses using Samsung’s Galaxy smartphones.
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Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro Photo Gallery
Lenovo announced the Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro in August and launched in India in September for Rs 32,999. The phone has a 6-inch ( 2560 x 1440 pixels) Quad HD display with ultra narrow bezels, powered 2.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 (8974AC) processor with Adreno 330 GPU and Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Vibe UI 2.0. We went hands on with the Vibe Z2 smartphone at the IFA 2014. Lets take a look at hardware of the phone in this photo gallery. Continue reading “Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro Photo Gallery”
CPU-Z for Android updated, now shows battery capacity, Adreno GPU clock speed and more
CPU-Z was released for Android back in June last year. Since then the app has been updated with new features and support for SoCs from several manufacturers. Few months back the app got improved support for Intel SoCs, option to view OpenGL ES version. Now the app has been updated to version 1.09 that brings improved support for processors based on big.LITTLE technology, adds new HiSilicon Kirin 920, Exynos 5433, Snapdragon 815 (could be upcoming chip) and SoCs, shows Adreno GPU clock speed and more.
Kingston introduces 128GB UHS-I microSD and 256GB UHS-I SDHC/SDXC cards
Kingston has introduced 128GB Class 10 UHS-I microSD for smartphone and tablets and 256GB Class 10 UHS-I SDHC/SDXC cards for cameras. The 128GB microSD card offers minimum data transfer rate of 10MB/s and the 256GB SDHC/SDXC card offers read speeds of up to 90MB/s and write speed of up to 45MB/s. Continue reading “Kingston introduces 128GB UHS-I microSD and 256GB UHS-I SDHC/SDXC cards”