Worldwide smartphone market grew 23.1% year-over-year in the Q2 2014, with record shipments of 295.3 million units in a single quarter in Q2 2014, up 2.6% compared to last quarter, according to a report by Research Firm IDC (International Data Corporation). The main reason for increase in shipments is rapid growth of low-end smartphones and decrease in shipments of feature phones. Continue reading “Record 295.3 million smartphones shipped in Q2 2014: IDC”
Facebook has updated Messenger for Windows Phone with video sharing and video playback feature. This will enables users to send photos and videos with a single tap from the app.
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Microsoft has just announced the next minor update to their mobile platform, called the Windows Phone 8.1 Update. The update brings the highly awaited Cortana personal assistant to markets like China, with extra localization, as a beta and countries like India, Australia and Canada, as an alpha. Apart from Cortana rolling out to other countries, the update also brings some extra user-facing additions like support for Live Folders on the start screen and better VPN support and so on. The update is rolling out next week for phones running on the developer preview and will eventually roll out later to Windows Phone 8.1 devices in the coming months.
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BlackBerry has bought mobile security firm Secusmart with an aim to secure voice and data. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.
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Panasonic has officially launched the Eluga U, the company’s latest smartphone in the Eluga series in India. It was spotted online yesterday and packs a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display based on one-glass-solution with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Panasonic Eluga U officially launched in India for Rs. 18990”
Maxx Mobile has launched MSD7 Smarty AXD21, the company’s first smartphone running Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 4-inch WVGA screen, powered by a 1GHz dual-core MediaTek processor, has a 3.2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and VGA front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support, 3G connectivity and comes pre-loaded with MAXX World, MAXX life Box, MAXX Care, MAXX New Launch, Getit, OLX, Flipkart, Hungama, Opera Mini, Wechat, Gameloft games and more apps. Continue reading “Maxx MSD7 Smarty AXD21 with 4-inch display, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 4020”
Microsoft has updated OneNote for Mac, iPhone and iPad to make it more organized and productive. The note taking app from Microsoft allows users to insert documents, PDFs and audio and video files into their notes from Mac as well as iOS devices.
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Amazon announced 7-inch and 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HDX tablets with Snapdragon 800 chips last September. Now a new 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HDX tablet with Snapdragon 805 has surfaced on AnTuTu database. According to the listing, it would be powered by a 2.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 805 GPU with Adreno 420 GPU and run on Android 4.4.4 (KitKat) with Fire OS on top. Continue reading “Amazon Kindle Fire HDX tablet with Snapdragon 805 shows up in benchmarks”
Soon after Flipkart announced that it has secured $1 billion in latest funding, Amazon has revealed that it is investing $2 billion in India. The e-commerce firm stated that the funds would be used to support its rapid growth and continue to enhance the customer and seller experience in India.
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Google has been constantly updating Google Now for better search results. Today, another update to Google Now brings information about your hotel stay and reservations.
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Instagram has unveiled Bolt, a one tap messaging app that is live in few selected countries. Available on Android and iOS, the new app lets you send one-tap photo and video messages to your friends.
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Gionee’s upcoming GN9005, i.e., the Gionee Elife S4.8 is all set to hit the shelves in the coming weeks. However, those that can’t wait to have a glimpse of the device are in business today, as the device just got leaked via some spy cam shots.
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Second batch of Mi3 units went on sale on Flipkart yesterday at 2 PM. Flipkart and Xiaomi has announced that the week’s stock sold out in 5 seconds. Last week’s Mi3 stock sold out in 38 minutes and 50 seconds, mainly due to server issues on Flipkart. In first sale, Xiaomi reportedly sold 10,000 units of Mi3s. Today the company confirmed that 20,000 Mi3 units have been sold on Flipkart since launch. Continue reading “Xiaomi sold 20,000 Mi3 units on Flipkart since launch”
Asus launched the Zenfone series in India that includes the Zenfone 4 that starts at Rs. 5,999 for the Asus Zenfone 4 (A400CG) variant. The Zenfone 4 (A400CG) is the base variant in the Zenfone lineup. It is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core Intel Atom Z2520 processor with PowerVR SGX544 GPU and has 1GB RAM. It comes with 4-inch (800 x 480 pixels) display and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) with Zen UI. Check out the synthetic benchmark scores below. Continue reading “Asus Zenfone 4 benchmarks”
Panasonic Eluga U, the company’s latest smartphone in the Eluga series is available on eBay for Rs. 17,490, ahead of tomorrow’s launch. It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display based on one-glass-solution with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Panasonic Eluga U with 5-inch HD display, Android 4.4, 13MP camera now available for Rs. 17490”
