Acer Liquid E600 with 4G LTE, Liquid E700 with triple SIM support and Liquid Z200 announced

Acer Liquid E600

Acer has announced Liquid E600 and Liquid E700 smartphones in the E Series ahead of Computex 2014 and Liquid Z200 in the Z series along with other smartphones. The Liquid E600 has a 5-inch FWVGA IPS screen, powered by a 1.2 quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 (MSM8926) SoC and has 4G LTE Cat. 4 that would offer download speed of up to 150Mbps. The Liquid E700 has a 5-inch HD display, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor and comes with support for three SIM cards.  The Z200 is an entry-level smartphone with 4-inch WVGA screen and a dual-core processor. All these smartphones run on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Continue reading “Acer Liquid E600 with 4G LTE, Liquid E700 with triple SIM support and Liquid Z200 announced”

Android Wear notifications demoed by a Google Developer

We know one thing for sure – they are coming. Yeah! Smartwatches are coming as Apple seems to be prepping an iWatch while Google has already released a platform – Android Wear and its SDK for developers. Wearables are a huge category, but right now, in 2014, the concentration seems to be on smart watches. LG and Motorola were among the first companies to hop in with Google in the smart wearables market.

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Acer Liquid X1 with 5.7-inch HD display, Octa-Core processor, Android 4.4 announced

Acer Liquid X1

Acer has announced Liquid X1, the company’s first smartphone powered by an octa-core processor.  It has a 5.7-inch (1280  × 720 pixels) capacitive touchscreen IPS display based on Zero Air Gap, powered by a 1.7 GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6592  processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) OS.. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with f/1.8 aperture, 0.3 second fast auto focus, LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Acer Liquid X1 with 5.7-inch HD display, Octa-Core processor, Android 4.4 announced”

Acer Liquid Leap fitness band announced, comes with Liquid Jade smartphone in select markets

Acer Liquid Jade and Liquid Leap

Acer has announced its Liquid Jade smartphone and Liquid Leap fitness band ahead of Computex 2014. The company teased these devices New York, now the company has revealed few more details of these devices. The Liquid Leap is a smart band that lets you track your fitness such as steps, running distance, calories burnt and sleeping cycle. It connects to your smartphone through Bluetooth (4.0) so that it can show incoming call and SMS notifications on a 1-inch always on touch screen display. It also shows time and weather and lets you control music. Continue reading “Acer Liquid Leap fitness band announced, comes with Liquid Jade smartphone in select markets”

Acer Iconia Tab 8 with 8-inch full HD display, Android 4.4 announced

Acer Iconia Tab 8

Acer has just announced the Iconia Tab 8 ahead of Computex 2014 in Taiwan. The tablet has a 8-inch (1920 x 1200 pixels) full HD display with Zero Air Gap technology and 16:10 aspect ratio, powered by a quad-core Intel Atom (Z3745) processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a slim profile and a metallic silver rear cover that gives it a premium look. Continue reading “Acer Iconia Tab 8 with 8-inch full HD display, Android 4.4 announced”

Intex Aqua i5 Mini 4.5-inch display, quad-core processor launched for Rs. 6850

Intex Aqua i5 Mini

Intex has launched Aqua i5 Mini, the latest smartphone in the Aqua series. It was spotted on the official website couple of weeks back and packs a 5-inch FWVGA (854 × 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support and has 3G connectivity. Continue reading “Intex Aqua i5 Mini 4.5-inch display, quad-core processor launched for Rs. 6850”

Oppo N1 Mini with 13MP rotating swivel camera confirmed, goes on sale in China on June 11th

Oppo N1 Mini

Oppo N1 mini, a smaller version of the company’s 2013 flagship, the Oppo N1 was teased by the company. It was expected to be unveiled today, but the company has just teased the smartphone and at the same time it has also revealed important specifications of the smartphone. It would come with the same 13-megapixel swivel camera with LED flash seen on the Oppo N1. The camera has a 1/3.2″ Sony sensor and f/2.0 aperture. The Oppo Find 7 had a new super zoom feature that combines four images to create a huge 50-megapixel image. The N1 mini has a similar mode that lets you create a 24-megapixel image. Continue reading “Oppo N1 Mini with 13MP rotating swivel camera confirmed, goes on sale in China on June 11th”

LG G Pro 2 Review

LG G Pro 2 -2

The original G Pro was LG’s push into the phablet category with high end specifications and more specifically a gigantic (for the time) display. Fast forward to 2014 and 5.5 inches is fast becoming the norm for smartphones. Owing to consumer trends, the successor has grown bigger still. We have with us the LG G Pro 2 which is the latest large screen wonder from the Korean smartphone manufacturer that aims to tackle the needs of consumers wanting a bigger smartphone viewing experience. Follow on for our review of the LG G Pro 2 as we take a look at what makes this device tick. Continue reading “LG G Pro 2 Review”

LG L80 Dual now available in India for Rs. 15499

LG L80 Dual

LG L80 Dual (D380) that showed up on the official LG India website earlier this week is now available in India from Infibeam. It was announced earlier this year at the MWC 2014 and packs a 5-inch (800 x 400 pixels) IPS display, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core Snapdragon 200 processor  and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Continue reading “LG L80 Dual now available in India for Rs. 15499”

Micromax Canvas A105 with 5-inch display, Android 4.4 spotted online for Rs. 6999

Micromax Canvas A105

Micromax launched the Unite 2 A106 running Android 4.4 (KitKat) earlier this month and it started selling the Canvas Engage A091, another entry-level phone with KitKat. Now the Micromax Canvas A105 has been spotted on HomeShop18. It has a 5-inch (800 x 480 pixels) WVGA display. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas A105 with 5-inch display, Android 4.4 spotted online for Rs. 6999”

Uber launches in Pune making it the 6th city in India with Uber service

Uber, a popular travel service across the globe, had come to India last year and have been gradually expanded. The latest city that Uber is entering is Pune, Maharastra. Uber is already available in other Indian cities like New Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai, Bangalore and Mumbai. Pune is the sixth city in India where Uber is currently available.

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HTC shows off plastic variant of the HTC One flagship with M7 design and M8 specifications

HTC has been long rumored to be working on a plastic version of its flagship – HTC One and today, HTC have officially confirmed that by making the HTC One Plastic variant page live. The plastic variant comes in yesteryear flagship – M7’s design language, but with a glossy plastic build. However, since HTC want it to be a direct Galaxy S5 competitor, they are equipping it with the specifications of the current generation flagship – HTC One M8.

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Panasonic P81 Benchmarks

Panasonic P81-1Earlier this month, Panasonic revealed its first entrant into the Octa Core race. The Panasonic P81 powered by MediaTek’s MT6592 chipset is the company’s flagship device. The phone has a 5.5 inch 720p display and runs on the 1.7Ghz variant of MediaTek’s chipset with Android Jellybean onboard. We put the handset through a series of benchmarks to pit it against the competition. Follow through to take a look at how the handsets copes up with synthetic benchmarks.  Continue reading “Panasonic P81 Benchmarks”

BBM 2.2 for Android brings easier sign up and new emoticons, coming to iPhone soon

BBM 2.2 for Android and iPhone

BlackBerry has updated the BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) for Android to version 2.2. This brings new sign up screen and new sign in screen for new and existing users respectively. The new sign up screen now has limited number of fields. You just need to give your name, email and a password. This update also adds option to invite a user via email. You can just accept the contact by opening the email. Continue reading “BBM 2.2 for Android brings easier sign up and new emoticons, coming to iPhone soon”

Samsung Galaxy S5 Active rugged smartphone announced for AT&T

Samsung Galaxy S5 AT&T

Samsung has made the Galaxy S5 Active official after several leaks. It would go on on sale in the U.S. today on AT&T. It has similar specifications as the Galaxy S5, including a 5.1-inch full HD (1920×1080 pixels) Super AMOLED display, 2.5 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Samsung own UI on top. The Galaxy S5 already has IP67 ratings for Dust and water Resistance, but the Galaxy S5 Active is shockproof and meets US Mil-STD 810G for shock, temperature, humidity, rain and altitude. It also has physical keys, similar to Galaxy S4 Active. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S5 Active rugged smartphone announced for AT&T”