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LG G Pad 8.3 announced with Full HD display, Snapdragon 600 processor

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LG had been teasing an upcoming tablet known as the G Pad 8.3 and today in Seoul , the company has finally taken the wraps of the LG G Pad 8.3 Android tablet and it does look like the big brother of the LG G2 smartphone which debuted recently. The GPad will be showcased at IFA 2013 in Berlin this week and true to its name it packs a 8.3 inch display with a massive 1920×1200 resolution similar to the resolution of the screen on the new Nexus 7 2013. On the inside it is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Quadcore Processor running at 1.7GHz. LG has managed to pack a 4600 mAh battery into this device which is only about 8.3 mm thick and still weighs only about 338 grams. It runs on Android 4.2.2

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Nokia Lumia 625 Review

Having placed all its bets on Windows Phone and its Lumia range of devices, Nokia has been consistently introducing compelling hardware at prices that are all over the spectrum. Following the recent trend of extra large devices, Nokia Lumia 625 employs a large screen with mid range specifications at a fairly appealing price point. Will that be sufficient to fend off competition from spec monster Android devices ? Read on to find out our opinion. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 625 Review”

Nimbuzz 3.0 for BlackBerry brings Chat rooms, improved file transfer and more

Nimbuzz 3.0 for BlackBerry

Nimbuzz has updated their BlackBerry app to version 3.0 that brings Chatroom that lets you connect with a community of 150 million+ users through chat rooms, option to add friends by scanning QR Codes, improved chatting interface by with new bubble chats, improvements in file trasfter and lots more new features. Nimbuzz is now deeply integrated with the blackberry platform that lets you chat easily with new Compose Via Nimbuzz menu option. Continue reading “Nimbuzz 3.0 for BlackBerry brings Chat rooms, improved file transfer and more”

Flickr for iPhone updated with new camera, live filters and more

Flickr for iPhone 2.20

Yahoo! has updated the Flickr app for iPhone with a new camera and photo filters. Yahoo! acquired GhostBird Software, creators of popular iOS photography apps KitCam, and the new features are result of it, created by GhostBird Software team. The update brings live inline filters and editing capabilities, Live Filters let you see how your photo looks while you take it. Other camera features include, composition grids, focus lock and exposure points. Continue reading “Flickr for iPhone updated with new camera, live filters and more”

Archos unveils range of Android Smartphones and Tablets ahead of IFA 2013

Archos 97b Platinum HD, 101xs2, 80 Xeon and 80 ChildPad

Archos has unveiled its IFA line up early that includes range of Android tablets and a smartphone. The Archos 50 Oxygen smartphone features a full hd display , 13-megapixel rear camera and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It would be powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core processor and run on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It would come with 16GB of internal storage. Continue reading “Archos unveils range of Android Smartphones and Tablets ahead of IFA 2013”

Nokia Lumia 625 Unboxing

It might be really hard to believe, but the Nokia Lumia 625, that launched recently, is the company’s largest phone till date, with respect to screen size. The UK Retail box of the 4.7 inch device just landed in our labs and naturally, we were bothered enough to unbox it and take a overview of the device on video, watch –

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Digg Reader for Android released

Digg Reader for Android

Digg has released their official Android app on Google Play. This offers stories from the Digg homepage as well as Digg Reader on Android devices. This is the first Android release, so the app would be gradually improved with missing features such as a Show Only Unread Items view, text size and display mode options, and background updating, says the company. The app has also not been optimized for the tablets, hope the feature would be available soon. Continue reading “Digg Reader for Android released”

Intex to launch a new smartphone next week, hints at next-gen Wonder series phone

Intex Smartphone launch Invite

Intex has just sent out a media invite for the launch of next-gen premium smartphone. The phone would be launched by their brand ambassador, director and actor Farhan Akthar. The press invite says “Gorge your eyes on the newest wonder in town” which hints at a new smartphone in the Wonder series. The Intex Aqua Wonder smartphone was launched earlier this year, the successor Aqua Wonder Quadcore with a quad-core processor was launched in April. So this phone might be the third-gen Aqua Wonder smartphone. Continue reading “Intex to launch a new smartphone next week, hints at next-gen Wonder series phone”

Xolo Play gets a new OTA update, improves performance

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Xolo has announced that they have started rolling out a new over-the-air (OTA) update for the Xolo Play that improves the performance of the update. The Xolo Play (T1000) was launched last month, and we reviewed the device recently. It is the first phone from Xolo to be powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core Nvidia Tegra 3 processor. The graphics is taken care of 416 MHz 12 Core NVIDIA ULP GeForce GPU. It runs on Android 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean), sadly the new update does not bring Android 4.2.

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Sony Xperia Z1 Honami leaks again in clear images

Sony Xperia Z1 leak

The Xperia Z1 Honami had been leaked several times. Sony released the final teaser of the phone recently, ahead of the September 4th launch. Now more images of the phone has appeared in a Chinese site that are more clearer and offers more information about the device. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z1 Honami leaks again in clear images”

Meizu MX3 new images surface, expected to come in 4 versions including 128GB

Meizu MX3 leak

Meizu MX3, the upcoming flagship phone from the Chinese smartphone manufacturer has leaked in real image for the first time. The leaked renders that surfaced were just concept images, and the new images from China looks more real. A weibo user @PunkPanda has leaked another image of the phone shows the thin bezel on the sides. Continue reading “Meizu MX3 new images surface, expected to come in 4 versions including 128GB”

Asus Padfone Infinity A86 with Snapdragon 800 processor leaks

New Asus Padfone Infinity A86 leak

Asus unveiled the Padfone Infinity earlier this year at the MWC 2013. It had a similar design as the Padfone 2, but it came with an upgraded hardware including a Snapdragon 600 processor and full HD display. Now images Padfone Infinity A86 has surfaced that is expected to pack a Snapdragon 800 processor. As you can see in the leaked images, the phone would be completely white, unlike the current Padfone Infinity smartphone that comes in black color. Continue reading “Asus Padfone Infinity A86 with Snapdragon 800 processor leaks”

Huawei Honor 3 with 4.7-inch HD display, quad-core processor, Android 4.2 announced

Huawei Honor 3

Huawei has announced the Honor 3, the successor of Honor 2 in China. It has a 4.7-inch (1280 × 720 pixels) IPS display with Corning Gorilla Glass 2 protection, powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core K3V2E processor with 16-Core GPU from Huawei and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) with Huawei’s own Emotion UI 1.6. It has 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 1080p full HD video-capture and a 1-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Huawei Honor 3 with 4.7-inch HD display, quad-core processor, Android 4.2 announced”