Google announces HTC-made Nexus 9 with a 4:3 8.9″ screen and Tegra K1

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Looks like Google is finally going head-on with Apple in the tablet space, with the just announced Nexus 9 in partnership with HTC. The Nexus 9 comes with a 4:3 aspect ratio screen, unlike all the previous Nexus tablets and hence becomes a legitimate competitor to the iPad mini. Designed in collaboration with HTC, the Nexus 9 features a soft touch back and a metallic frame, lending a premium look and feel for the device. The 8.9″ 2048×1536 screen is supported by the 64-bit Tegra K1 Processor that accompanies the monstrous Kepler GPU. This combination reminds us of the recently launched Xiaomi MiPad that has a similar screen aspect ratio and specifications.

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Google officially announces Android 5.0 Lollipop

Google has officially taken wraps off its next version of Android that will be called as Lollipop. The version 5.0 that was previewed as Android L at I/O conference this June has been announced by Sundar Pichai, Google’s senior vice president of Android and Chrome, in a company blog post.

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Google Nexus Player Android TV box with Quad-Core Intel Atom processor announced for $99

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Along with the Nexus 6 smartphone and the the Nexus 9 tablet, Google has also announced the Nexus Player, a media player based on Android TV, which is also a Android gaming device. It is built in collaboration with ASUS. It also sells a gaming controller separately. Continue reading “Google Nexus Player Android TV box with Quad-Core Intel Atom processor announced for $99”

Samsung SDI introduces Rollable, Flexible batteries for wearables

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Few months back Samsung SDI introduced curved batteries for wearables, now it has introduced rollable and bendable batteries for wearables at the InterBattery Technology Exhibition in the COEX Convention Center, Seoul. It says that it is the world’s first flexible battery beyond curved and bendable ones. The one showcased is 20 x 3.6 mm in diameter with 10mAh capacity. Compared to cylindrical cells these rollable batteries are 1/80 times smaller in volume, says the company.

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MediaTek MT6735 quad-core Worldmode SoC with LTE, 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 CPU announced

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MediaTek has announced the 64-bit LTE SOC MT6735. It has a 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 CPU, similar to the MT6732 SoC at the MWC 2014 earlier this year, but MediaTek has added WorldMode modem capability by adding support for CDMA2000. Continue reading “MediaTek MT6735 quad-core Worldmode SoC with LTE, 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 CPU announced”

RAVPower Deluxe 15000mAh Power Bank Review

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We unboxed the RAVPower Deluxe (RP-PB19) 15000mAh Power Bank recently. Here we have the review of the power bank. It has a larger battery compared to the RAVPower Element 10400mAh Power Bank that reviewed recently. Since the battery is larger, it offers more juice to charge your devices several times and the size is also comparatively larger. It has a new LED light arrangement and even comes with iSmart Charging Ports that intelligently identifies your device and offers optimum output needed to charge it. Continue reading “RAVPower Deluxe 15000mAh Power Bank Review”

Flipkart teases exclusive launch for dual screen YotaPhone in India

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Few weeks back Flipkart revealed exclusive launch of dual screen YotaPhone in India through newsletter sent to the its affiliate partners. The smartphone was also listed on Flipkart website last month. Today Flipkart has confirmed that it is indeed launching the smartphone exclusively in India and has posted a teaser image too. The YotaPhone was first introduced at the MWC 2013 year and went on sale in several counties in December last year. Continue reading “Flipkart teases exclusive launch for dual screen YotaPhone in India”

Snapdeal reportedly set to raise $600-$650mn in funding

Snapdeal is close to raising funding worth $600-$650mn, as per a latest report from Reuters. The funding will be led by existing investor Japan’s SoftBank Corp to expand Snapdeal’s operations.

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Samsung to reportedly build next Facebook Phone

Facebook is apparently in talks with Samsung to build its next smartphone, according to a latest report from Korea Times. The rumors about the possibility of a new Facebook Phone has surfaced owing to a recent meeting between Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Samsung Electronics vice chairman Lee Jay-yong in Seoul.

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Xiaomi Redmi 1S Review: One of the best budget smartphones ever made

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Xiaomi entered India with hopes of making a decent foray into the highly competitive smartphone market where right pricing equals massive success. Traditionally, Samsung knew this and Motorola stumbled upon it, Xiaomi should have known better. With the Mi3, the company woefully underestimated online demand and ended up discontinuing its sales soon, only to introduce a much cheaper model into the market, the Redmi 1S. On paper, the device is just too good to be true at the price point it comes at. For a shockingly low price of Rs. 5,999, the Redmi 1S comes with a large 720p screen, a powerful quad core processor, a 8 MP camera, 8 GB of memory and so on. No other phone currently offers these kinds of specifications at this price point, but the natural reaction for something that’s too good to be true is always this – Is there a catch? With the same doubt in our minds, here is the review of the Redmi 1S.

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Xolo Q2100 Benchmarks

Xolo Q2100 Benchmarks

Xolo launched Q2100, the company’s first Android smartphone with a fingerprint sensor earlier this month. We brought you the unboxing and photo gallery of the smartphone recently, here we have the benchmarks. It is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor with ARM Cortex A7 cores and Mali 400 GPU, has a 5.5-inch HD display and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). We had already seen several smartphones with the same MediaTek chip, check out the synthetic benchmark scores below.

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Microsoft rolls out ‘Skype Qik’ video messaging app

Microsoft has unveiled a new video messaging app that allows users to send quick videos messages to friend or group of friends. Dubbed as ‘Skype Qik’, the new video message app is available on Android, iOS and Windows Phone.

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Samsung records 940MB/second data transmission rate on experimental 5G network

Samsung has announced that it was able to achieve 940MB/second or 7.5Gbps data transmission rate on expreimental 5G network. This was achieved by the company at a stationary environment.

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