LG G Flex showcased in India, launching in February 2014

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LG has showcased the G Flex, the company’s first smartphone with a curved OLED display in India at an event in Delhi. It would go on sale sometime in February 2014. The company did not reveal the price yet. It was announced back in October and packs a 6-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD Curved Plastic OLED display that vertically concave from top to bottom to a radius of 700mm. It is powered by a 2.26 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2.1-megapixel front-facing camera. It packs a 3500 mAh curved battery. Continue reading “LG G Flex showcased in India, launching in February 2014”

Despicable Me: Minion Rush game rushes to Windows Phone Store

Despite having become the third most popular smartphone operating system, Windows Phone platform is not getting the treatment its higher ranked competitors are getting from the developers. Despicable Me: Minion Rush – another running game based on a movie has been available in Apple App Store and Google Play Store for a while now and it has made its way to the Windows Phone Store just in time for the holidays.

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Twitter for iPhone updated to version 6, brings design changes in tow

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Twitter just pushed a major update to its iOS and Android application. The update brings with it a brand new and refreshed look. Activity and Discover tabs can now be accessed by swiping and there is a fresh focus on getting access to DMs. Continue reading “Twitter for iPhone updated to version 6, brings design changes in tow”

White Nexus 7 launched for $269, available in US, UK & Japan

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Alongside a suite of Google Play Edition devices, Google has today also revealed a brand new variant of the Nexus 7 tablet. The white version of the popular Android tablet will only be sold in the 32GB version. The white color extends only to the back of the tablet with the front remaining black. This leads to a dual tone color finish.

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LG G Pad 8.3 Google Play Edition announced, comes with Android 4.4 KitKat out of the box

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The LG G Pad 8.3, announced a couple of months back as the company’s first small Android tablet, has now gotten itself a Google Play Edition in the US. This tablet is the first OEM device to get the Play Edition treatment, which will let consumers get the latest versions of Android faster than the original, which might or might not get the updates as fast as this one. That’s the main purpose and selling point of the LG G Pad 8.3 Google Play Edition. It will be free from any sort of OEM customizations, and is going on sale starting today, at a price of 350 USD. The tablet sports a great looking 1920×1200 8.3 inch screen and a metallic body to complement its huge phone-like looks. We had taken a hands on look of the original tablet at IFA in Berlin this year, take a look at the video –

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Sony Z Ultra Google Play Edition goes on sale for $649

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Care for a super sized phone running the cleanest build of Android around? Then the Sony Z Ultra Google Play Edition will be right up your alley. The phone was just spotted on the Google Play Store in the US and is available now at a price point of $649 before taxes . Interesting this is one of the first Sony devices running stock Android.

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Samsung Galaxy S4 Crystal Edition unveiled, because Gold is too mainstream

When Apple announced their iPhone 5s in a Gold color, other companies followed(others read Samsung and HTC) and announced their flagship devices in Gold variants. Samsung announced just a gold colored variant while HTC went the extra mile to make their flagship entirely out of 18karat gold. Now Samsung is following its own trend by announcing a Crystal edition of Samsung Galaxy S4. I say Samsung’s own trend because in the past, Samsung had unveiled Crystal editions of Samsung Galaxy S2 and Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini.

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Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel to share telecom infrastructure

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Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio Infocomm would share their telecom infrastructure to cut the cost on their networks, according to a report from PTI. This includes optic fiber network – inter and intra city, submarine cable networks, towers and broadband services. This might also be extended to roaming on 2G, 3G and 4G, and any other mutually benefiting areas relating to telecommunication in near future. Continue reading “Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel to share telecom infrastructure”

BlackBerry 9720 Review

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BlackBerry unveiled the 9720, a budget touch screen smartphone running on BlackBerry OS 7.1 earlier this year, even though the company has moved to the BlackBerry 10. The phone was launched in India back in September at a price tag of Rs. 15,990. It is also the cheapest BlackBerry phone with a touch screen display and a QWERTY keyboard. Is the phone worth the price? Should you go for it? Let us find out in the complete review.
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Flipkart brings ‘In-a-Day Guarantee’ Delivery, proves that it is India’s Amazon

Flipkart, one of the leading eCommerce ventures in India, has just announced the roll out of its latest feature – In-a-Day Guarantee. Flipkart was portrayed as Amazon for India when it initially launched as it followed the footprints of the successful American giant. The trend still seems to continue with Amazon having just launched their 1-Day-Delivery feature and Flipkart doing the same.

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Samsung Galaxy S4 Catching Fire video – Only barrier between uploader and replacement

Samsung Galaxy S4 is one hot phone. No! Seriously! Literally! Earlier this year, there were reports from Hong Kong that a Samsung Galaxy S4 had exploded and as a result a house caught fire. Now we have this – Samsung Galaxy S4 catches fire while charging. A YouTube user, Ghostlyrich, has uploaded a video of his Samsung Galaxy S4 that catches fire while charging via a Samsung provided charger. The video would have been silent had it not been for Samsung.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 3 sales surpass 10 million in two months

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Samsung has announced that the sales (to supply channel) of the Galaxy Note 3 has crossed 10 million units globally since it went on sale September 25th, till November 25th. The first Galaxy Note that was launched back in October 2011 took 9 months to cross the 10 million mark and the Galaxy Note 2 took 4 months to achieve this feat, but the Note 3 has crossed the 10 million mark in just 2 months after the launch. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 3 sales surpass 10 million in two months”

Viber launches ‘Viber Out’ feature on its third birthday

Viber, one of the popular VoIP applications, completes three years as of today. On its third birthday, Viber has announced the rollout of its latest feature – ‘Viber Out’. Viber Out is Viber’s answer to Skype’s ability to call any mobile or landline number.

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CM developer’s Screencast app for rooted Android 4.4.1 devices lets you record your screen

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Cyanogen Mod developer Koushik Dutta, widely known for his ClockwordMod utility, which is the go-to custom recovery for Android devices, is also known for developing other utilities like an Allcast app that can stream from Android to Chromecast as well as Apple TV. Now he has released an app called Screencast(beta) that can record any rooted Android 4.4.1 device’s screen, with audio. Initially made available as a developer-only feature, one had to type a command in ADB to enable screen recording on any KitKat device, but thanks to the Screencast app, now it is available right on your device, with some unique additions like a quick shortcut – Volume up + power to start screencasting. It is demonstrated in this video here –

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Xolo Q1000 Opus with 5-inch display, quad-core Broadcom processor up for pre-order at Rs. 9999

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Xolo Q1000 Opus, the latest smartphone in the QCORE series is now available for pre-order in India from online retailers Flipkart and Infibeam. It was announced last month and packs a 5-inch (854 ×480 pixels) FWVGA capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Broadcom (BCM23550) processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with BSI sensor, LED flash and 720p HD video recording and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support with dual standby, similar to other Xolo smartphones.
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