Nokia has updated its Nokia Refocus app, that now brings support to all Nokia Lumia smartphones running on Windows Phone 8. The app was demoed back at the Nokia event in Abu Dhabi, back in October, and the app was launched in the Windows Phone Store in November. It was launched for PureView smartphones, the Lumia 920, Lumia 925, Lumia 928 and the Lumia 1020 running the Windows Phone 8 Amber update. Continue reading “Nokia Refocus app updated to support all Lumia Windows Phone 8 smartphones”
Oppo is all set to unveil the Find 7, the company’s upcoming smartphones in two variants at an event on March 19th. A webio user has posted images of the Oppo Find 7 HD, the 1080p version of the device. Chinese website Mydrivers has managed to grab these images, before it was removed. A weibo user has posted the image of the retail box. It is not clear if both the variants would come with similar packing. Continue reading “Oppo Find 7 live shots and retail package surfaces”
It’s the year of phones powered by octa-core processors. From Samsung to Intex, everyone has one, in the market. Strangely, Micromax a key player, did not up until it launched Canvas Knight, in March. Competitively priced at Rupees 19999, the Micromax Canvas Knight promises lighting speeds. How good is it compared to other octa-core phones out there? We begin with the first impression – looks and hardware specs.
Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Knight Photo Gallery and Hardware Overview”
Rovio teased the next Angry Birds game sometime back and today, we have information that the next game – Angry Birds Epic will see a soft launch in Australia and Canada this week. The soft launch will see a very early form of the game in iTunes store only and then when the game is ready, Rovio will launch the game globally across Android, iOS and Windows Phone platforms.
Continue reading “Angry Birds Epic – an RPG title, set to launch this week in Australia and Canada”
Rdio, popular digital music service has announced they would to acquire Dhingana, one of India’s popular online music streaming service, that stopped the service recently. Dhingana’s team in India would be joining Rdio to extend their musical catalog, that has over 1 million songs in 42 languages and Indian genres. Dhingana founders Snehal Shinde and Swapnil Shinde will join the executive team at Rdio, to expand the service to India as well as other emerging markets. Continue reading “Rdio acquires Dhingana, to launch in India later this year”
iberry launched the Auxus Nuclea N2 smartphone, successor of the Nuclea N1 back in January. The Nuclea N2 is one of the first smartphones to launch in India with an octa-core processor and a full HD display. We had already seen quite a few phablets with full HD screens last year, but most had a quad-core MediaTek MT6589T chip. We already brought you the unboxing, benchmarks and the photo gallery of the device. Is the iberry Auxus Nuclea N2 better than other phablets ? Let us find out in the review. Continue reading “iberry Auxus Nuclea N2 Review”
Rumors about the Google Smartwatch started few months back, but the existence of Google Smartwatch became strong when Android Chief Sundar Pichai recently announced Google would release Android SDK for wearables later this month. Continue reading “Google Smartwatch made by LG rumored to sport 1.65-inch (280×280) screen, more specs surface”
Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Core Advance, the successor of Galaxy Core, back in December last year. It had a range of usability functions and enhanced accessibility features for disabled and visually impaired users such as Optical Scan, Light Sensing technology, Instant Voice Recorder, Screen Curtain, TTS (Text-to-Speech) functionalities and Voice Guided Camera functions. Continue reading “Samsung introduces new Galaxy Core Advance accessories to assist disabled and visually impaired”
Minuum, a small and smart keyboard for Android is out of beta. Minuum 2.0 is now available on Google Play for a free 30-day trial. The updated app has an updated UI, multi-language support, quick access to emoji symbols, option to share text between applications, and improvements to speed and accuracy. Continue reading “Minuum Keyboard for Android out of beta, free trial version arrives on Google Play”
Last month there were reports that Karbonn would launch dual-OS phones running both Android and Windows Phone by June. Huawei would also launch a similar dual-OS device, running both Android and Windows Phone, according to a recent report from TrustedReviews. This smartphone is expected to go on sale in the US in Q2, 2014, said Chief Marketing Officer Shao Yang, in an interview to the website. Continue reading “Huawei to reportedly launch Android / Windows Phone dual-OS smartphone in Q2 2014”
iberry Auxus Nuclea N2 was recently launched in India. In terms of design, to say that it was inspired by Samsung Galaxy Note 3 would be an understatement. iberry went to great lengths that the device would look exactly like the very popular Samsung Galaxy Note 3. We recently brought you the unboxing, benchmarks and camera samples from this Galaxy Note 3 look a like iberry Auxus Nuclea N2.
LG has been coming back to the Android territory rather strongly. The LG Optimus G kicked off things for the South Korean manufacturing giant as it was warmly received by people and Google thought that is how their Nexus range should look like and LG came up with LG Nexus 4 and a similar thing happened with the LG G2 as Google’s Nexus 5 takes its cues from the LG G2. LG G2 was announced sometime in August last year, but it looks like LG G3 could see a June launch giving it time before Samsung Galaxy Note 4.
Earlier this month Samsung accidentally confirmed the Galaxy Tab 4 series in three variants, 10.1, 8.0 and 7.0. Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 (SM-T530) and Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 (SM-T330) already clear FCC. Recently the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 (SM-T535), the LTE variant of the tablet has passed through FCC, that confirms LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, GSM, W-CDMA and Bluetooth connectivity. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 LTE clears FCC, specs revealed in benchmarks”
As global smartphone shipments rise, estimates show that mobile internet traffic is poised to grow 10 times between 2013 to 2019. LTE users too will be consuming twice the amount of data. As LTE connectivity makes its way across price segments and reaches entry-mid range smartphones, it puts Broadcom in a unique position of being able to provide a complete package. Continue reading “Broadcom demonstrates LTE innovations, to bring fast mobile internet to the masses”
Microsoft would offer Windows Phone free, without any licensing fee for its Indian partners, according to a recent report from the Economic Times. Last month Microsoft announced nine new partners, that includes, Karbonn and Xolo from India. Karbonn recently announced that it would launch dual-boot phones in coming months. Xolo did not announce its plans for Windows Phone devices yet, but it recently unveiled Xolo Win, the company’s first Windows 8 tablet powered by AMD chip. Continue reading “Microsoft reportedly makes Windows Phone free for Indian partners”
