Lava Iris 504Q+, the company’s camera-centric smartphone was launched last month. It has a 10-megapixel camera with Sony Exmor RS sensor, LED flash and 1080p video recording. We already brought you the unboxing, benchmarks and the photo gallery of the phone recently. Here we bring you the camera samples from the phone in all the conditions such as daylight, macro and flash. Continue reading “Lava Iris 504Q+ Camera Samples”
For the past 4 years, there is an event that most phone geeks look forward to; the announcement of the latest Samsung Galaxy S flagship. Ever since the launch of the original Galaxy S smartphone which was a big success for a flagship device at the time, we have all waited to see what Samsung brings in new every year with the successor to the previous model. Samsung have a history of providing a do it all device with every feature you could imagine packed into a single device. Naturally this year also everyone expected the same.
Each year Samsung manages to sell more and more of it’s flagship device and this year it’s expecting to do the same. However it does have some fierce competition from the likes of HTC and Sony. Only time will tell how it stands against them but let’s take a look at the S5 and how it performs.
With an aim to research on 5G technologies Nokia and NTT DOCOMO have announced a collaboration. The duo will work on research and standardization of 5G mobile communication technologies to work on a 5G proof of concept (PoC) system.
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LG Isai FL (LGL24) for Japanese operator KDDI that leaked last month is now official. It has a 5.5-inch (2560×1440 pixels) Quad HD IPS display, powered by a 2.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor with Adreno 330 and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with LG’s own skin on top. It has a 13.2-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash, 4K video recording and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “LG isai FL with 5.5-inch Quad HD display, Snapdragon 801 announced”
Yahoo News Digest, a product of its Summly acquisition, took form as an iOS app back in January, when it debuted as a beautiful news reader with many sources. The same app is now available for Android, and it looks almost exactly like its iOS counterpart, pixel to pixel, which is a good thing because we think the app is beautiful. However, you do get a really nice home screen widget that lets you browse the feed at a glance. Previously limited only to the US and the UK, the News Digest app goes global this time around with an International Edition and another country-focused Canadian edition. Users in US, UK and Canada will all get local editions along with the International edition, which in turn will be available for all the worldwide users.
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Since Marissa Mayer joined Yahoo in 2012, she had concentrated on mobile and mobile related features and services. All the acquisitions made by Yahoo last year were entirely focused to enhance its mobile offerings. Speaking in an interview at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference Mayer said that mobile traffic on Yahoo will outnumber that on desktop by the end of 2014.
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Sony has launched its SmartBand SWR10, its first SmartWear along with the Xperia Z2 in India. It is flexible, lets you record your activities and comes with a removable core unit. It connects to your smartphone over Bluetooth, using the Lifelog application on Android. The SmartBand also lets you track of entertainment and information. Continue reading “Sony SmartBand SWR10 launched in India for Rs. 5990”
Microsoft is the latest company that is entering the wearable market which is flooded with devices from companies like Samsung, Pebble, and others. The software and tech giant has patented a smartwatch which highlights fitness tracing.
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Sony has launched the Xperia Z2, the company’s latest flagship smartphone in India. It was announced at the MWC 2014 earlier this year and packs a 5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Triluminos Display with Live Colour LED powered by X-Reality, powered by 2.3 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z2 launched in India for Rs. 49990”
At the start of this month, Motorola’s Moto X+1 appeared on MotoMaker website. The company however did not give any details about the phone and deleted the references on it. According to earlier rumors the Moto X+1 comes with 25 custom backplate options, including four leather options.
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LG Display has just announced that their 5.5-inch Quad HD LCD smartphone panel has been certified by NEMKO, Norway-based international testing and certification organization. LG announced their first Quad HD panel back in August last year and has a resolution of 2560 by 1440 pixels at a pixel density of 538ppi. It has the same 1.2 mm thickness, but this has 1.15 mm narrow bezel, 0.05 mm less than the panel introduced last year. Continue reading “LG’s 5.5-inch Quad HD display gets certified, to be used in LG G3”
OPPO Find 7 which was announced in March is now available for pre-order in China. The company’s flagship phone will start shipping from May 29th. The Find 7a went on pre-order in several countries last month.
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While Android tablets have proven to sell a fair few numbers in the entry level segment, the upper end has so far been dominated by the iPad. Samsung has made a few attempts at making a dent in this segment but has failed. As part of it’s attempt to throw mud at the wall and see what sticks, the Korean giant has created a ginormous tablet that doesn’t really solve any specific problems. Could the Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 still be worth the small fortune it commands? We find out in our review. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 Review”
Samsung is adding bling to its flagship phone, the Galaxy S5 and fitness tracker Gear Fit. The company has launched Swarovski Collection for both these devices on its online store.
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Chang Dong-hoon, head of the mobile design team at Samsung Electronics offered to resign last week and has since been replaced according to a report published by Reuters. Lee Min-hyouk, the VP for Mobile Design at Samsung will be replacing Chang. Lee is well known for being the youngest senior executive at Samsung. Continue reading “Samsung design chief replaced amidst lukewarm Galaxy S5 response”
