After announcing Flipkart First, its priority subscription service last month, the online retailer has finally launched the service today. It costs Rs. 500 for 12 months from the date of subscription and comes with a range of benefits including free shipping, discounted same day delivery, priority customer service and more. Continue reading “Flipkart First priority subscription service goes live, costs Rs. 500 for 1 year”
Samsung is reportedly developing a foldable tablet that allegedly be launched in 2015. The tablet can be folded twice to turn into a size of a smartphone, according a report from a Korean Media. Samsung also showcased a bendable tablet at the Mobile World Congress, and back in 2012, Samsung filed for a patent which tells us about a potential foldable tablet.
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More specifications and details of the LG G watch have leaked ahead of its official launch. The smartwatch from LG which is powered by Android wear will have a 1.65 inch 280 x 280 display. Continue reading “LG G Watch to reportedly boast of 1.65 inch display, 4GB storage and 36 hours of battery life”
Xolo has launched the Xolo Win Windows 8.1 tablet exclusively on Flipkart. It was unveiled at CES 2014 earlier this year and packs a 10.1-inch (1366 x768 pixels) display and is powered by a 1GHz dual-core AMD Temash A4-1200 processor with AMD Radeon HD 8180G GPU. It has a 2-megapixel rear camera and a 1-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Xolo Win 10.1-inch Windows 8.1 tablet launched for Rs. 19990”
Sony Mobile has announced Xperia Z2a, the international variant of the Xperia ZL2 that was announced in Japan last month. It has a 5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Triluminos Display powered by X-Reality, powered by 2.3 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z2a with 5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 801 announced in Taiwan”
LG released the QuickCircle Case for the LG G3 already of its official launch. Today the company has released QCircle Software Development Kit (SDK) that would let developers create their own QCircle apps for the LG G3, as promised. This enables the the case to be directly accessed from a window cut-out on cover, run in QuickCircle window and can the app can be switched to the full screen when the cover is open. Continue reading “LG releases QCircle SDK for G3 QuickCircle Case”
Xolo unveiled its first Windows 8.1 tablet – Xolo Win in partnership with AMD earlier this year at the CES 2014. It was expected to launch couple of months back, but it didn’t happen. Today, Flipkart has announced that it would launch the tablet in India for Rs. 19,990 and would also offer a range of launch offers. The Xolo Win has a 10.1-inch (1366 x768 pixels) display, powered by a 1GHz dual-core AMD Temash A4-1200 processor with AMD Radeon HD 8180G GPU and runs on the latest Windows 8.1 OS. Continue reading “Xolo Win with 10.1-inch display, Windows 8.1 launching on Flipkart tomorrow for Rs. 19990”
Instagram announced in October last year that it will roll out ads to users in the US. Today, the popular photo sharing app has started an international roll out to the UK, Canada and Australia.
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Oppo unveiled few details about the N1 mini last month ahead of its launch event. Today at an event in Beijing the company unveiled the N1 mini, a compact version of its last year’s flagship Oppo N1. The N1 mini has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display from JDI, powered by a 1.6 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor and runs on Android based Color OS 1.4. It has a 13-megapixel rotating camera with 1/3.2″ Sony IMX214 stacked sensor, 6-element lens, f/2.0 aperture and LED flash. Continue reading “Oppo N1 mini with 13MP rotating camera announced, specifications detailed”
Facebook has poached PayPal’s president David Marcus to oversee its Messenger unit. Marcus, who was president of PayPal for a little over two years, will join Facebook as vice president of messaging products.
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Amazon is expected to launch its 3D gesture based smartphone on June 18th. Now, several reports are suggesting that Microsoft is eyeing to introduce Kinect like motion tracking technology in next Windows Phones.
The “internet of things” revolution is only getting started, but there are so many fitness bands out there already. Fitbits, Fuelbands, Smartbands and so on have flooded the market so it’s up to the makers to differentiate themselves in unique ways, which the makers of Goqii have exactly done. Goqii is not just a Fitness band, it’s also a service, which provide expert advice and even a personal trainer, if needed. There is also the usual gamification of fitness, but this time using “Karma” you can actually donate money to charities. These additional services and features are the Goqii’s USPs, so if you are a prospective buyer, what do you get in the box? Let our unboxing video answer that for you –
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Oppo has unveiled Oppo R3, the company’s latest smartphone in the R series at an event in Beijing. It has a 5-inch ( 1280 x 720 pixels) display, powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor and runs on Android with Color OS on top. It is just 6.3mm thick and has magnesium alloy body. Oppo claims that this is the world’s thinnest 4G smartphone. Continue reading “Oppo R3 with 5-inch HD display, 6.3 mm slim body announced”
In a move that should’ve been implemented a long time back, Apple has started banning applications that reward users for incessant sharing on social channels. Applications that unlock in-game/app achievements for watching videos will also suffer the same fate. Several high profile games like Candy Crush are now in violation of Apple’s new rules and might have to undergo significant retooling. Continue reading “Apple drops the ban hammer on apps that reward IAPs for social sharing, video views”
ZTE has announced its plans to expand operations in India by launching six new smartphones this year. The Chinese telecom maker made its debut in India last year in July by launching smartphones and 3G data cards.
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