Corning, the company that manufactures the Gorilla Glass protection on your smartphones has announced that it is moving its production of Gorilla Glass from Shizuoka, Japan to its facility in Asan, Korea. Corning expects the entire production shift to be completed by 2015.
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We brought you information yesterday that it had sold its Zite news reader application to Flipboard and today, we have contrasting news as BBC has just announced a new game – Top Gear: Race the Stig across popular smartphone platforms – iOS, Android and Windows Phone.
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Opera has updated the Opera browser for Android to version 20, that brings WebRTC (Real-Time Communications support) that lets the browser communicate peer-to-peer with encryption without plugins. This was first introduced in the Opera 20 beta for Android last month. This update also brings ability to configure UI layout to suit mobile phone or tablet, simple search feature that auto completes your search results, option select phone, classic or tablet layout and more. The discover ticker feature that was introduced in Opera 20 Beta has been removed, since it needed polishing, says Opera. Continue reading “Opera 20 for Android brings WebRTC support for video chats”
The Nokia Lumia 630 (code named Moneypenny) has been rumored for a while now and thanks to Evleaks we now get a better look at the handset. The handset which’ll be announced around Build in April will run Windows Phone 8.1. The image reveals subtle breaks from the design language of the Lumia 620 and the 625. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 630 leaked, Loses camera key and flash”
Xolo launched the Q1100, the company’s first phone in the Q CORE series powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor last month priced at Rs. 14,999. We brought you the unboxing and benchmarks of the device earlier this week, here we have the camera samples from the phone. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with BSI 2 Sensor and LED flash. It also has a 2-megapixel front-facing camera that is capable of recording videos at 720p HD resolution.
Nokia unveiled the Nokia X, the company’s first smartphone built on the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) at the MWC 2014, few weeks back. Nokia has just sent us an invite for the Nokia X India launch. Even though the invite doesn’t mention anything clearly, the “Xperience a new beginning” in the invite and the green color, clearly states that it would obviously launch the Nokia X at the event. Continue reading “Nokia X Android smartphone launching in India on March 10th”
WeTransfer, a file sharing service, has just launched an iOS app that will allow the users to transfer images and videos upto 10GB. WeTransfer says the iOS app is just a first step and an Android app can be expected soon. WeTransfer app will make it very simple for the users to transfer high resolution photos and videos over the air.
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Amzer launched the Hybrid Kickstand Case for the Nexus 5 last year. It is priced at an MRP of Rs. 849, but it is available in the market for around Rs. 769. It has two layer protection, that protects the Nexus 5 from bumps and accidental drops. It offers a premium look and has rubberized feel, that provides extra grip. Continue reading “Amzer Nexus 5 Hybrid Case Photo Gallery”
Azoi, a US-based technology company has launched Wello, a smartphone case, that is also a health monitoring device. It fits into a smartphone, and can measure heart rate, temperature, blood pressure, electrocardiography (ECG), blood oxygenation, lung functions and more. It can pass on gathered information to the Wello app, available for both iOS and Android. It also provides safe and secure remote access, so it can also be used to track the key vitals of family members, says Azoi. Continue reading “Azoi launches Wello, a health tracker in the form of smartphone case for Rs. 12350”
The HTC Desire 310, the company’s latest budget phone surfaced on the official website, back in January briefly. The Desire 310 with a model number 310w appeared on the company’s Chinese website recently It has a 4.5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, 1.3 GHz Quad-core processor and Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera without flash and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera.
Lava Iris 503 went on sale back in November last year. The Iris 503e, a budget variant of the Iris 503 is now available from eBay.in. it has a 5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, unlike the qHD screen on the Iris 503. Other specifications are almost similar, including a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor, Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) and a Dual SIM support. According to official website, it has a 3-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, but the branding on the back says 5MP. Continue reading “Lava Iris 503e with 5-inch display, Android 4.2 now available for Rs. 6749”
In 2011, CNN acquired Zite, a news reader app. The market for News reader app was fast growing at the time and the race is now settling down. Flipboard has emerged as one of the leaders of News reader apps and despite many acquisition offers, Flipboard is still alone and not acquired by any big players. As a turn of events, Flipboard has acquired CNN’s Zite for a deal that could reach as high as 60$ Million.
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Google has updated its Gmail app for iPhone and iPad to version 3.0, that brings the most expected background app refresh feature finally. This lets all your Gmail messages pre-fetched and synced, when you open the app. The background app refresh was introduced in the iOS 7. So this requires iOS 7 and at least one type of notification (badge, alert, or banner) to be turned on. Continue reading “Gmail 3.0 for iPhone and iPad brings background refresh”
Nokia unveiled the Nokia X, the company’s first smartphone built on the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) at the MWC 2014, few weeks back. Earlier this week online retailer The Mobile Store listed the smartphone at a price tag of Rs. 8,500 with availability date of March 15th. Today, online retailer Saholic has listed the smartphone for purchase at a price tag of Rs. 8,499. Continue reading “Nokia X Dual SIM Android smartphone listed online in India for Rs. 8499”
LG unveiled the L90, the company’s top-end smartphone in the L Series III line-up last month, and showcased it at the MWC 2013 few weeks back. The company has announced that it would begin rolling out the smartphone globally starting this week. The phone has a 4.7-inch qHD screen, powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with LG’s custom UI on top.
