AUO, popular for its display solutions has unveiled a range of displays for smartphones. The smartphone displays include a 5.7-inch WQHD (2560×1440 pixels) AMOLED panel, 5-inch 720p in-cell touch AMOLED panel and a 6-inch WQHD (2560×1440) panel for smartphones. It has also unveiled a AMOLED panel for smartwatches. Continue reading “AUO unveils 5.7-inch WQHD AMOLED display with 513 ppi pixel density”
Google is rumored to be testing new versions of GMail and Google Calendar app for Android. According to rumors, they point towards a big visual overhaul of the user interface and user experience. Google Calendar is reportedly getting a makeover making it look more like iOS calendar.
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Zomato has undergone a major revamp that makes the popular restaurant discovery guide more social. The food directory has added a new social layer which gives users personalised recommendations. For starters, the app has now added mandatory login either with Facebook or Google account. Prior to this users could skip the login process entirely unlike now. This also means that unregistered users can no longer make use of the database to view menus or reviews when searching for a new restaurant. Continue reading “Zomato adorns a social makeover with new UI and features”
Nikon has announced COOLPIX S810c, the company’s latest compact camera running Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). The COOLPIX S810c has a 16MP BSI CMOS sensor, built-in Xenon flash, 12x optical zoom, f/3.3 – f/6.3 aperture, 3.7 inch 1229k-dot widescreen, TFT LCD display and is powered by a Cortex-A9 processor. It introduced COOLPIX S800c running Android 2.3 and a 3.5-inch OLED display back in 2012. Continue reading “Nikon COOLPIX S810c 16MP camera running Android 4.2 announced”
Samsung launched a very peculiar smartphone called as the Samsung Galaxy Golden towards the end of 2013. Samsung had launched the flip smartphone for Rs. 51,900 which was higher than the pricing of Samsung Galaxy Note 3 at that time. What was special about the Samsung Galaxy Golden was that it came with two touch displays and it was a flip model smartphone.
Lava has launched Lava Iris 406Q the latest smartphone in the Iris series. It went on pre-order online yesterday and has a 4-inch WVGA display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) that is upgradable to Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera.It has 3G connectivity and has dual SIM support with dual standby. Continue reading “Lava Iris 406Q with quad-core Snapdragon processor, Android 4.3 launched for Rs. 7499”
Along with the Mailbox app for Android, Dropbox also launched their first Gallery app Carousel for Android and iPhone. This app combines photos and videos in your Dropbox with the photos on your phone, and also automatically backs up new ones as you take them. Even though Dropbox for Android and iOS have auto upload, this would also let you sort your media easily. Continue reading “Dropbox releases Carousel gallery app for Android and iPhone”
WhatsApp had announced in February this year that it will add voice calling feature to it platform in Q2 of 2014. The popular mobile messaging platform which was acquired by Facebook recently, is a leader in the mobile messaging space with over 465 million monthly active users.
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Airtel has announced that they would offer 50MB of data for its prepaid customers in Delhi NCR, Haryana and Kerala so that they can go online and read about candidates before casting their votes to the worthy candidate in the Lok Sabha elections. Several companies have been doing their part to encourage citizens of India to come out and cast their vote. Continue reading “Airtel offers 50MB free data for voters on polling day”
Mailbox for iOS launched to much hype about an year ago and has so far remained exclusive to the platform. Post their acquisition by Dropbox, the app has today been launched on Android as well. In terms of functionality, the application works as you’d expect but aims at making managing email just that much easier. Continue reading “Mailbox for Android launched by Dropbox, Heading to OS X soon”
With an aim to encourage Indian users to vote in the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections 2014, Facebook has added a “I’m a Voter” button. Indian users will see a reminder message about voting on the polling day depending on once locations at the the top of their New Feed. The “I’m a Voter” button will be present next to the reminder message and both these features will be available on Facebook mobile apps on polling day.
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Celkon has launched Campus A125, the company’s latest smartphone in the Campus series. It has a 4.5-inch (480 x 854 pixels) touch screen IPS display, powered by a 1.3 Ghz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Celkon Campus A125 with 4.5-inch display, Android 4.2 launched for Rs. 6299”
Ranbir Kapoor, the critically acclaimed Bollywood actor slash rom-com hero, who incidentally used to be the brand ambassador for Lenovo’s PC products, will now promote the company’s smartphones too. As the company slowly moves away from its focus on PCs to Smartphones, Ranbir Kapoor too will move along to promote the Chinese company’s smartphones as well as tablets in India. The deal includes TV commercials, online advertising and so forth, which will eventually be released in some time to the Indian media.
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Xiaomi is one of the few recognized Chinese manufacturers and because of their growing popularity, they are planning to expand globally and they are expected to come to India too. Xiaomi’s currently flagship is Mi3 and it comes with the near top of the line specifications and comes in solid build. Xiaomi Mi-3 was announced in September and was launched in December 2013.
Continue reading “Upcoming Xiaomi Mi3S expected to come with Snapdragon 801 and better build”
OtterBox has introduced Defender Series and Commuter Series cases for the Galaxy S5. Both these cases would protect the Galaxy S5 from drops, bumps and scratches. The Defender Series has a built-in screen protector, polycarbonate mid-layer and synthetic rubber slip cover to offer durable protection from hard use and random accidents and the Commuter Series provides tough protection and comes in sleek form factor.
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