Xiaomi Mi Band fitness and sleep tracking band announced for $13

Xiaomi Mi Band

At the Mi 4 launch, Xiaomi unveiled the Mi Band, the company’s first fitness band as expected. This just has three LED notification lights and connects to your Android smartphones running Android via Bluetooth 4.0 low energy (BLE). It has a set of sensors that monitors your fitness and tracks your sleep. The data can be share to social networks easily with the companion app that would also offer you health advice. It has aluminum surface and skin-friendly wristband. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Band fitness and sleep tracking band announced for $13”

Google adds Hindi language support to Maps on Android and desktop

Google has launched Google Maps in Hindi, in a bid to make them more accessible to users across the globe especially India. Available on Android and desktop, Google Maps will now show names of the cities, localities, important roads along with popular points and important places in Hindi.

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Xiaomi Mi3 sold out in less than 40 minutes on Flipkart

Xiaomi Mi3 sold out India

Xiaomi launched the Mi3 smartphone in India for Rs. 13,999 last week. It went on sale for priority customers and Flipkart first customers yesterday. Today it went on sale for everyone those who have registered till yesterday, 21st July. Xiaomi India already announced that only limited stocks would be available and over 100,000 people have registered for today’s sale. Few minutes back it tweeted that all the units of Mi3 has been sold out in 38 minutes and 50 seconds. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi3 sold out in less than 40 minutes on Flipkart”

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 might feature flexible display, 16MP camera with OIS and metal build

Last week there were rumors that the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 might come with a retina scanner. Now, a new report from Korean publication ET News is stating that the Galaxy Note 4 will sport a flexible display and have a metal build. It also states that the phone will boast of a 16-megapixel camera with optical image stabilization (OIS).

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Xiaomi Mi 4 with 5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 801 and 3GB RAM announced

Xiaomi Mi 4

Xiaomi has just announced the most expected Mi 4, successor of the Mi 3 that was unveiled last year. It has a 5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) IPS display with 441 PPI, based one-glass solution (OGS) made by Sharp / JDI, powered by a 2.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor with Adreno 330 GPU. It runs on MIUI on top of Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with Sony BSI sensor, and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera win Sony sensor. It has a stainless steel frame, 67.5mm-wide body and weighs just 149 grams. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi 4 with 5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 801 and 3GB RAM announced”

Apple reportedly ordered suppliers to produce 80 million iPhones 6 units

Apple has asked it suppliers to manufacture between 70 million and 80 million of  iPhones by the end of the year, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. This company is expected to launch two iPhones this year in 4.7 inch and 5.5 inch screen and the above figure will be a combination of these two variants.

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Sony Xperia Z2 WCR12 Wireless Charging Cover discontinued before release

Sony Wireless Charging Cover WCR12 for Xperia Z2

Sony introduced the Wireless Charging Cover WCR12 and Wireless Charging Plate WCH10 for the Xperia Z2 back in May. Today online retailer Clove that started taking pre-orders for the WCR12 Wireless Charging Cover soon after the announcement, said that Sony has confirmed them that product will not be coming to market, despite earlier confirmations. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z2 WCR12 Wireless Charging Cover discontinued before release”

Facebook rolls out Save feature for Android, iOS and web to view music, links and more later

Facebook has introduced a new button that enables users to save items that can be read later. Dubbed simply as ‘Save’, the feature is similar to bookmarks and allows users to save links, music, places and more for later.

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Yahoo scoops up mobile analytics and ad service firm Flurry

Yahoo has acquired mobile analytics and advertising firm Flurry with an aim to boost its mobile ad offerings. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed but reports are stating that the deal is somewhere between $200-$300M.

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LG G3 Cat.6 with 5.5-inch Quad HD display, Snapdragon 805 announced

LG G3 Cat.6

LG has unveiled the LG G3 Cat.6 (Category 6), a variant of the LG G3 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 SoC and support for faster LTE-A up to 225 Mbps with Qualcomm Gobi 9×35 LTE Advanced Cat 6 Modem. Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S5 broadband LTE-A with a similar processor, LTE-A support and  5.1-inch (2560 x1440 pixels) Quad HD Super AMOLED display in Korea last month. Continue reading “LG G3 Cat.6 with 5.5-inch Quad HD display, Snapdragon 805 announced”

Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun spotted with an ‘Mi Band’ around his wrist

Xiaomi’s next launch might be due in just a few hours from now, but that hasn’t stopped other leaks to creep in. While we’re expecting either the Xiaomi Mi3S or the Mi4 (or both?) to see light of day later today, what leaked might just surprise you a bit — a Xiaomi-made smart bracelet.

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Huawei Ascend P7 Arsenal Edition announced

Huawei Ascend P7 Arsenal Edition

Earlier this year Huawei became the official global smartphone partner for the Arsenal Football Club globally. Today the company has announced the Ascend P7 Arsenal Edition. It features Arsenal’s iconic club crest in the rear cover under the Gorilla Glass. It also comes with specially designed Arsenal themes, iconic Arsenal wallpapers, scenes of the Emirates, working clock based on the famous Arsenal Clock End and celebrations of the 2014 FA Cup win. Continue reading “Huawei Ascend P7 Arsenal Edition announced”

LG G3 Photo Gallery

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LG launched the G3, the company’s latest flagship in India starting at a price tag of Rs. 47,990. After the Oppo Find 7, the LG G3 is the second smartphone to launch in India wei tha Quad HD display. Unlike the Oppo, both the 16GB and 32GB variants have Quad HD displays. Check out the hardware walkthrough and the photo gallery below. Continue reading “LG G3 Photo Gallery”

Android app downloads exceeds that of Apple App store in Q2 2014: Report

Android is clearly the dominant and most used platform across the globe. Now, it looks like it is making further strides in other area as well like apps. According to a new report, Android app downloads have surpasses that of iOS. However, iOS has taken the lead in case of revenue generated from the sales of the apps.

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