Google recently acquired Nest for $3.2 billion dollars and has hinted that Nest will be the core hardware team for Google. Google is now selling Nest Thermostat via its Google Play Store. Nest Thermostat is currently available via Amazon, Nest.com and Lowes. Also, Nest Thermostat becomes the first product to be available in both Apple and Google’s retail site.
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Earlier this month Uber announced that it would offer free riders to customers on polling days in Indian cities it operates, today the company has revealed promo codes for Chennai and Mumbai that would let the customers in these cities get a free Uber ride during polling hours (7am-7pm) on April 24th. Uber was initially launched in Delhi back in October last year and expanded to other major cities like Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad. Continue reading “Uber offers free rides during polling hours on April 24th in Chennai and Mumbai”
Samsung Galaxy S5 Zoom with a faux leather finish appeared online few weeks back and the specifications of the phone leaked earlier this year that revealed a 20.2-megapixel BSI CMOS sensor, 4.4-44mm lens with 10x optical zoom, Optical Image Stabilisation (OIS) and Xenon Flash. Samsung confirmed that it would unveil the camera phone at an event in Singapore on April 29th. This hinted at the name Galaxy K. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy K (S5 Zoom) appears in live shots again”
Android has surpassed iOS in terms of ad traffic according to a new report from Opera Mediaworks. Almost 43% of all mobile ad impressions came from an Android devices in the first quarter of 2014 as per the latest Mobile Advertising report.
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OnePlus, a technology startup that started teasing the OnePlus One smartphone has finally revealed the design and complete features of the phone as it promised. It has a 5.5-inch (1920 ×1080 pixels) Full HD LTPS display from JDI with Corning gorilla glass 3 protection, powered by a 2.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 (MSM8974AC) processor with Adreno 330 GPU and runs on CyanogenMod 11S based on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 13-megapixel camera Sony IMX214 stacked sensor with 6-element lens, f/2.0 aperture, dual LED flash 4K video recording and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture.
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Oppo R1S that got certified in China last week is now official. It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) display, powered by a 1.6 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 (MSM8928) processor and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) with Color 1.2 ROM on top, as rumored. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 6-element , f/2.0 aperture, 1/3″ Sony IMX214 sensor and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Oppo R1S with 5-inch 720p display, 1.6 GHz Snapdragon 400 processor official”
Amazon is supposedly working on Android smartphone whose specifications were leaked earlier this month. Today some more details about the phone were revealed by BGR. The smartphone that is expected to launch in June will enable users to control the device by simply tilting it around in different directions.
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Adobe has announced that it would offer native adobe AIR application support for x86-based Android devices. This would let application developers to pack AIR applications for Intel x86 based Android devices easily. A beta version of the app be available in the AIR SDK on Adobe Labs soon and the final version would be available in Adobe’s next major release of AIR. Continue reading “Adobe AIR gets support for Intel x86-based Android devices”
Apple had almost stopped promoting its flagship offering – the iPhone 5s since launch and now, out to the blue, Apple has launched a new Ad for the iPhone 5s and it has also created an exclusive webpage for the ad with links to apps that are featured in the Ad.
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Microsoft India has partnered with HP and Pearson to launch a new tablet for college going students. Aiming at students from engineering and management streams, the tablet is powered by Windows 8.1 and dubbed as HP Omni 10.
WhatsApp Messenger is continuing to increase it users base. As per the latest numbers revealed by the company, it is clearly the leader in the current instant messaging market. Today, WhatsApp which was acquired by Facebook in February this year has announced that it has surpassed 500 million monthly active users globally.
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Apple has released iOS 7.1.1 update, a month after it released the iOS 7.1 update that brought CarPlay support, Siri improvements, new features in iTunes Radio, Calendar, Accessibility and more. The iOS 7.1.1 is just a minor update that concentrates more on improvements and bug fixes for the iOS devices. Continue reading “Apple releases iOS 7.1.1 update, brings Touch ID improvements and bug fixes”
Flat design is the current trend in a smartphone user interface and the movement has been going on for a while. Windows Phone, Android 4.0 ICS and more recently, Apple’s iOS 7 all have embraced flat design to different levels, and it looks like OEMs are finally catching up with their own take on a flat UI. Following Samsung’s latest Touchwiz release, leaked screenshots from a LG G3 reveal a similar direction in which the company is going flat on design and, interestingly, in Quad HD resolution(2560×1440) which confirms what we had heard about the G3 earlier. The icons have lost their gradients and thin lines have taken over gaudy colours, making the new LG UI look much more beautiful to look at, than before.
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Motorola Mobility has announced that they have shipped 6.5 million smartphones globally in the first quarter of 2014. The company’s COO Rick Osterloh has not shared how much it actually sold. 6.5 million smartphone shipments in a quarter is definitely huge, since other competitors like LG and Lenovo has shipped less than 10 million smartphones in Q4 2013, according to IDC report. Continue reading “Motorola shipped 6.5 million smartphones in Q1 2014”
Following televisions and tablets, Micromax has now started manufacturing handsets at their facility in Uttarakhand. Based in Rudraprayag, mobile phone production is at an initial stage. The same facility also produces the company’s LED displays and tablets. Continue reading “Micromax to begin manufacturing handsets at Uttarakhand facility in India”
