Apple has started testing related app search results in the Apple Store for iOS devices. This shows a bar with related search terms at the top of the search results page, when you search for an app or a game. If you search for “fun”, it shows iPhone games, easy games and more. If you click on one suggestion, it shows more related suggestions. Continue reading “Apple testing related search suggestions in App Store on iOS”
Nokia 220 Dual SIM, an entry-level feature phone went on sale in India last week. Nokia Asha 230 Dual SIM, the company’s latest affordable touchscreen phone in the Asha series is now available from the official Nokia Shop. It was unveiled at the MWC 2014 last month and packs a 2.8-inch QVGA touch screen, 1.3-megapixel rear camera, Bluetooth 3.0 with Slam sharing feature, micro USB, expansion slot that supports cards up to 32GB and a 1020 mAh battery. Continue reading “Nokia Asha 230 Dual SIM phone goes on sale in India for Rs. 3449”
LINE Corporation has introduced a new offer to users of messaging app LINE that lets them enjoy free talk time worth Rs. 50 to all its users in India. To redeem the talk time on the mobile phone, users need to download the LINE Characters in Love sticker pack and send stickers to five LINE friends. This offer is available for both prepaid and post-paid users on platforms such as iOS, Android and BlackBerry, but not available for Windows Phone. Continue reading “LINE Messenger offers free talk time to Indian users”
Nokia has started rolling out a minor software update for the Nokia X, the company’s first Android smartphone based on Android Open Source Project (AOSP
Ever since Xiaomi, the popular smartphone manufacturer from China, laid out plans for expansion to Singapore, we knew that India was coming. As a confirmation to this, we have a Cnet interview of Hugo Barra talking about the company’s impending entry into the burgeoning Indian smartphone market and a tweet from the head of Google India, who had a meeting with Xiaomi’s Lin Bin and Hugo Barra as a part of the ongoing initiative. Xiaomi recently launched in Singapore, its first market outside China, and looks to expand rapidly to become a true global player.
Continue reading “Xiaomi will soon be directly selling phones in India”
Sony Xperia Z was the first big tablet from Sony and it was announced in CES 2013 alongside the then flagship Sony Xperia Z. Sony skipped the tablet version when they announced the Sony Xperia Z1 at the IFA 2013. But when they announced their successor Sony Xperia Z2, they also announced the tablet version – Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet.
Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet goes on sale in UK for 399GBP for the 16GB version”
HTC is all set to unveil the All New HTC One in less than 10 hours . The company has released two new apps, HTC BlinkFeed and HTC Service Pack on Google Play. These apps doesn’t work with the HTC One yet (may be it’ll need the Sense 6.0). Popular HTC BlinkFeed that was introduced with the HTC One is expected to get an update when it launches on the All New HTC One. Continue reading “HTC BlinkFeed and Service Pack apps released on Google Play”
Google is definitely considering the wearable market as its next battleground and it is equipping itself in the process. Earlier in 2013, Google announced that they will be launching the Explorer Edition of Google Glass for $1500 and eventually it will come to the market at a much lower price point. Last week, they announced Android Wear SDK for wearables(read smartwatches).
NVIDIA isn’t having much of a success with the smartphones and it is evident from the meagre adaptation of its chipsets in smartphones. The NVIDIA Tegra 4i was announced towards the end of 2013 and there hasn’t been a single smartphone in the market with it. But it looks like finally someone has adapted and we will be seeing the first NVIDIA Tegra 4i based smartphones from a French manufacturer Wiko.
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OnePlus is a company formed by ex-Oppo employees and they have been hard on their product for sometime now. They have been teasing their upcoming smartphone – OnePlus One on social media since MWC and have been unveiling bits and pieces of information about the device all while.
Panasonic has unveiled HX-A500 (A500), the company’s first wearable camera with 4K (3820×2160 pixels) video recording at 25fps. It has WiFi and NFC support to connect the camera to a smartphone or tablet so that you can remotely control the video camera and also share images and videos easily. It is waterproof with IPX8 rating (3 m/30 min) and dust proof with IP5X ratings. Continue reading “Panasonic HX-A500 wearable camera with 4K video recording, WiFi and NFC announced”
LG introduced Knock Code with the LG G Pro 2 earlier this year. This is a unique feature that lets users unlock the phone via a customized “knock” pattern. This feature is present in the F Series, L Series III devices and the LG G2 mini. Today LG has announced that it would bring this feature to its earlier smartphones models via a firmware update starting in April. Continue reading “LG to bring Knock Code feature to more smartphones via firmware update starting April”
Twitter #music used to be a service that would help you choose better music. Atleast, that is what the team had in mind, when Twitter acquired We Are Hunted team in 2012 and introduced Twitter Music. Twitter Music has never been famous and last year, around October, Twitter decided to put it to rest.
Continue reading “Twitter Music is officially dead, Twitter to pull the plug on April 18”
S Mobility has launched a new contest, Spice Milaye Sapnon se today as a part of a campaign, aimed at youth all over India. It has revealed that lucky winners would stand a chance to win an upcoming smartphone, Spice Stellar Mettle Icon (Mi-506) worth Rs. 8,499. The new lets people share their dreams with the world, dream that gets maximum votes in a day by midnight will win a Spice Stellar Mettle Icon (Mi-506) smartphone. Continue reading “Spice announces new contest, Stellar Mettle Icon Mi-506 launching soon for Rs. 8499”
Genesys International Corporation launched WoNoBo.com, a website to view 360-degree walkthroughs of India’s most visited monuments and streets, back in October last year. The company has finally released the WoNoBo app for Android as promised. The Android app lets you search for places, share the places you view easily, switch between 360-degree and maps views, browse heritage sites and more. Continue reading “WoNoBo 360-degree street view app released for Android”
