Former Phones 4U Directors face legal action over collapse

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A leading American law firm has been asked to look into claims that Phones4u’s directors and mobile network partners were responsible for the company’s collapse into administration. Sky News has learnt that Quinn Emanual Urquhart and Sullivan has been appointed by the chain’s administrators, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), to look into the action of the directors before the demise. This could lead to legal action should the directors be judged to have breached their fiduciary duties as company directors.

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Sony Xperia Z2 and Z2 Tablet get Android 4.4.4 update, adds PS4 Remote Play, Hi-Res audio playback and more

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Last week Sony released the PS4 Remote Play app on Google Play to support PS4 Remote Play capabilities on the Xperia Z3 series. It said that it would bring PS4 Remote Play features to the Xperia Z2 series including the Xperia Z2 and the Z2 Tablet in the coming weeks. Today the company has started rolling out a new Android 4.4 (v23.0.1.A.0.167) update for these devices that brings PS4 Remote Play along with Hi-Res audio playback and several new features. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z2 and Z2 Tablet get Android 4.4.4 update, adds PS4 Remote Play, Hi-Res audio playback and more”

iBall Slide WQ149 10.1-inch Windows 8 Tablet with 3G support launched for Rs. 21999

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iBall has launched the Slide WQ149, the company’s latest Windows 8 tablet. It has a 10.1-inch (1280×800 pixels) IPS screen and is powered by an quad-core Intel Atom Z3735D processor. It has a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with a magnetic pogo pin keyboard that has a touchpad so that it can double up as a laptop. Continue reading “iBall Slide WQ149 10.1-inch Windows 8 Tablet with 3G support launched for Rs. 21999”

HTC Desires 820s with 1.7GHz Octa-Core 64-bit MediaTek SoC announced

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HTC has announced the Desire 820s, a variant of the Desire 820 smartphone in China. It uses a 1.7GHz Octa-Core 64-bit MediaTek (MT6752 likely) processor instead of Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor in the Desire 820. Other specifications are similar to the Desire 820, including a 5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) display, Android 4.4 Kitkat OS with HTC Sense 6 UI on top, 13-megapixel rear camera, 8-megapixel front-facing camera and dual-front-facing BoomSound speakers. Continue reading “HTC Desires 820s with 1.7GHz Octa-Core 64-bit MediaTek SoC announced”

OmniVision introduces 23MP and 21MP camera sensors for high-end smartphones

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OmniVision Technologies has introduced OV23850 and OV21840, new 23.8-megapixel and 21.4-megapixel camera sensors in the PureCel-S series aimed at high-end smartphones. These are  based on OmniVision’s advanced stacked die process, which separates the imaging array from the image sensor processing pipeline into a stacked die structure providing additional sensor functionalities, such as phase detection autofocus (PDAF), two-dimensional contrast fast autofocus and HDR video, while maintaining a small footprint, says the company. Continue reading “OmniVision introduces 23MP and 21MP camera sensors for high-end smartphones”

Samsung Galaxy Grand 3 (SM-G7200) with 5.5-inch HD display, Snapdragon 410 shows up in benchmarks?

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Samsung SM-G7200, a new smartphone has been listed on GFXBench database. This could be the Galaxy Grand 3, successor of the successful Grand 2 smartphone since this belongs to the G7 series. The listing was first spotted by Gizmobic. According to the benchmark listing, the smartphone would feature a 5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD display, powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 410 processor with Adreno 306 GPU and run on Android 4.4.4 (KitKat). Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Grand 3 (SM-G7200) with 5.5-inch HD display, Snapdragon 410 shows up in benchmarks?”

Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 Photo Gallery

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Samsung announced the Galaxy Mega 2, its latest Galaxy Mega series smartphone in September. The 6-inch phablet then went on sale in India last month for Rs 20,900. We have already seen the unboxing of the Mega 2, now lets take a detailed look at the hardware of the smartphone. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 Photo Gallery”

Samsung Gear S pre-booking starts in India

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Samsung launched its Gear S Smartwatch with built-in SIM card slot in India last month for Rs. 28,900. Now Samsung has started taking pre-orders for the smartwatch in India on their official eStore. The Gear S has a 2-inch (360 x 480 pixels) curved Super AMOLED display, comes with a 1GHz dual-core processor and enables you to interdependently make and receive calls, without connecting to a device and also offers 3G support.  Continue reading “Samsung Gear S pre-booking starts in India”

Motorola Moto Maxx live images surface ahead of Nov 5 announcement

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Last week Motorola scheduled an event on November 5th in Brazil to launch the Moto Maxx, which is expected to be the global variant of the Motorola Droid Turbo that was announced exclusively for Verizon in the U.S. last week.  Few hours back live images of the smartphone surfaced on Google+, but it was removed afterwards. Android Police has got hold of the images, which shows the smartphone in black color. Continue reading “Motorola Moto Maxx live images surface ahead of Nov 5 announcement”

LG G3 Beat Benchmarks

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LG launched the G3 Beat smartphone in India back in September. We brought you the unboxing of the smartphone recently, here we have the benchmarks of the G3 Beat. The phone is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 400 (MSM8928) processor with ARM Cortex-A7 cores clocked at 1.19 GHz per core. It  has Adreno 305 GPU. It has a 5-inch (1280 × 720 pixels) HD IPS display, runs on Android 4.4.2 (KitKat) and has 1GB of RAM. Check out the synthetic benchmark scores. Continue reading “LG G3 Beat Benchmarks”

Google Calendar app gets smarter with new look and features

Google is continuing the updating process of its core apps with a fresh look thanks to Material Design. Earlier today, it gave Gmail a revamp and now the company is adding a slew of features to its Calendar app.

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Gionee Marathon M3 with 5000mAh battery, 5-inch HD display now available in India for Rs. 13999

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Gionee Marathon M3, the company’s latest smartphone in the M series and the successor of Gionee M2 is now available from eBay in India. This packs a huge 5000mAh battery, compared to the 4200 mAh battery in the Gionee M2. It has a 5-inch HD display, powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera, similar to its predecessor. Continue reading “Gionee Marathon M3 with 5000mAh battery, 5-inch HD display now available in India for Rs. 13999”