Intel has launched a new HDMI dongle that is actually a Windows 8.1 computer stick at CES 2015. Dubbed as Intel Compute stick, the device was teased in November last year.
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Monster sues Apple’s Beats over stealing headphone technology
Apple’s Beats has been sued by audio-equipment maker Monster over stealing headphone technology. The company says that it had played an important role in design and engineering the popular headphones.
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Celkon Campus A400 with 4-inch display, Android 4.4 now available for Rs. 2999
Celkon Campus A400, the company’s latest entry-level smartphone in the Campus series is now available from HomeShop18. It has a 4-inch WVGA screen, is powered by a 1GHz processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera. Continue reading “Celkon Campus A400 with 4-inch display, Android 4.4 now available for Rs. 2999”
HTC to foray into Connected Devices, partners Under Armour for fitness devices
HTC is expanding into other areas of technology, starting with Connected Devices and Internet of Things. The company will develop both hardware and software for different categories.
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BlackBerry announces BBM for Android Wear
BlackBerry has announced BBM for Android Wear at CES 2015. The popular messaging service from BlackBerry will be available on Android Wear smartwatches early this year.
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Smartphone benchmarking – what do these numbers mean?
Off late, we have been receiving a lot of requests from you folks asking us to detail about the smartphone benchmarking. We heard you and today, we try to explain what these numbers really mean to you. Continue reading “Smartphone benchmarking – what do these numbers mean?”
Apple UK market share hits record high
Shortly after the global launch of the iPhone 6, Apple called its latest smartphone the greatest yet and according to recent figures, this has translated into sales and a noticeable improvement in Apple’s UK market share. Kantar Worldpanel Comtech report that strong sales of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus resulted in Apple’s market share reaching 42.5 percent in November. Continue reading “Apple UK market share hits record high”
Samsung Galaxy Grand Max launched in Korea
After revealing the Galaxy Grand Max (SM-G720N0) in its brochure last month, Samsung today officially launched the smartphone in Korea. The Grand Max has a 5.25-inch HD screen, is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. The smartphone is just 7.9mm thick. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Grand Max launched in Korea”
Xolo Q700 Club Dust and Water Resistant smartphone launched for Rs. 6899
Xolo has launched Q700 Club, the company’s first smartphone with IP55 ratings for dust and water resistance. It was introduced last week, packs a 4.5-inch FWVGA display, is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has 3G connectivity and dual SIM support. Continue reading “Xolo Q700 Club Dust and Water Resistant smartphone launched for Rs. 6899”
YU YUREKA Benchmarks
Micromax’s YU launched the YU YUREKA (AO5510), the first smartphone under YU brand last month for Rs. 8,999. We brought you the hands on, unboxing and the photo gallery recently. Here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. It is powered by an Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 64-bit processor that has four ARM Cortex A53 cores clocked at 1.54 GHz per core and other four Cortex A53 cores are clocked at 1.0 GHz per core. It has Adreno 405 GPU clocked at 550 MHz. It has 2GB DDR3 RAM, 5.5-inch HD screen and runs on Cyanogen OS 11 based on Android 4.4.4 (KitKat). Check out the synthetic benchmark scores below.
Kingston introduces UHS-I Class 3 microSD card with 90MB/s transfer speed
Kingston has introduced its latest UHS-I Speed Class 3 memory card. It offers 90MB/s read and 80MB/s write speed, which exceeds the SD Association’s latest specification release, UHS-1 U3 (Ultra High-Speed Bus, Speed Class 3) rated for 30MB/s read/write, says the company. Continue reading “Kingston introduces UHS-I Class 3 microSD card with 90MB/s transfer speed”
Asus Zenfone 4 and Zenfone 5 get a price cut in India
Asus Zenfone 4 and Zenfone 5 smartphone have received a price cut in India. The Zenfone 4 (A400CG) was launched in India for Rs. 5,999 last year and the Zenfone 5 was launched for Rs. 9,999 for 8GB and Rs. 12,999 for 16GB. There is no price cut for the Zenfone 4 (A450CG), which still retails Rs. 6,999. The Zenfone series received Android 4.4 (KitKat) update last year. Check out the new pricing below. Continue reading “Asus Zenfone 4 and Zenfone 5 get a price cut in India”
ZTE Grand S2 Benchmarks
ZTE launched the Grand S2 smartphone in India at a price tag of Rs. 13,999 last month. We bought you the unboxing and the photo gallery of the smartphone recently, here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. It is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 800 (MSM8974) 28nm HPm quad-core Krait 400 CPU clocked at 2.15 GHz and has Adreno 330 GPU clocked at 450 MHz. It has a 5.5 inch 1080p display, has 2GB of RAM and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). Check out the synthetic benchmark scores.
MediaTek unveils MT2601 SoC for Google’s Android Wear
MediaTek has announced its MT2601 SoC for wearable devices based on Google’s Android Wear software. The chipmaker says that its new SoC features 41.5 percent fewer components and lower current consumption.
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Google’s Android TV to have Sony, Sharp and others as its hardware partners
Google announced the Android TV back in June I/O 2014. Today, Goolge has announed some hardware parteners for the the Android TV at CES 2015.
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