Sony Xperia E1 Dual Photo Gallery and Hardware Walkthrough

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The Sony Xperia E1 Dual is the Japanese company’s improvisation of its long time low end play. The Xperia Tipo Dual and the earlier Xperia E used to occupy this segment, and keeping up with the times, the E1 dual will now occupy the place of a low end smartphone from Sony. Armed with a dedicated Walkman button and audio enhancements with XLoud and ClearPhase, the E1 dual aims to satisfy the young hip smartphone buyer who listens to a lot of music. Something tells us this is familiar territory for the company. With a plastic body and design elements that Sony has only recently pushed forward, we give you a tour of the phone in photos.

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Xiaomi releases MIUI Express launcher Beta for Android

MIUI Express for Android

Xiaomi, a Chinese company popular for its affordable smartphones has released the beta version of MIUI Express launcher for Android. The company launched MIUI ROM for Nexus 7 last month. The launcher would be more suitable for those who don’t want to flash a ROM, but need a MIUI experience. Continue reading “Xiaomi releases MIUI Express launcher Beta for Android”

Google makes In-App Content search global and introduces support for new apps

Google had earlier announced that it will soon be allowing users to search for content within applications. For example, if you search for a movie, then you will be prompted for a search result that will open inside the IMDB app if you have it installed. This feature was announced by Google sometime back and has been in use for a limited geographic area. Now, Google has expanded the availability of this in app search to global users.

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Samsung Galaxy Ace Style with Android 4.4 showcased in Germany

Samaunsg Galaxy Ace Style

Looks like Samsung would continue to bring new entry-level Android smartphones in the Galaxy Ace line-up. The Galaxy Ace 3 was unveiled back in June, but it didn’t launch in India. The company has showcased the Galaxy Ace Style running Android 4.4.2 (KitKat) at the Samsung Roadshow in Hamburg, Germany. The phone has a 4-inch (800 × 480 pixels) display and is powered by a 1.2 dual-core processor. It also has the new TouchWiz UI with rounded toggles, similar to the Galaxy S5. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Ace Style with Android 4.4 showcased in Germany”

Cyanogen Inc takes up a new identity with a new logo

CyanogenMod, one of the popular custom ROM options for Android users, became so famous that the developers behind the ROM decided to start a company to support the rom and that was the birth of Cyanogen Inc. Ever since, they have had support of Chinese manufacturers like Oppo and One Plus to directly install CM ROM on their smartphones.

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Microsoft Office for iPad hits 12 million downloads in just a week

Microsoft had released Microsoft Office applications – Word, Excel and PowerPoint on the Apple app store just ahead of their Build conference and now, within just a week after launch, according to Microsoft, there have been 12 million downloads of its apps. That shows the immense popularity for Microsoft apps. The apps are free to download, but they are free only for viewing the files. In order to be able to edit files on the iPad, you should have subscription for Microsoft Office which will cost you $99 per annum.

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Vine introduces Direct messaging with updates to its iOS and Android apps

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Vine, the popular video sharing service, has updated its service today, to include direct messaging. The updated service is now being rolled out to iOS and Android devices with an app update on their respective stores. Since launch, Vine has grown into a massive community of video makers, using it mainly for its performance art potential. In the mean time, the community itself started getting personal, with couples vining each other, and viners forming couples, so there obviously was a bit more space for personal communication for Vine as a service, as video messaging has been a long time riddle. We also think that Vine would be happy to know that the service has matured to become part of a particular set of people’s lives, an indication of growth and popularity.

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Lava QPAD e704 with 7-inch display, quad-core Broadcom processor launched for Rs. 9999

LAVA QPAD e704

Lava has launched QPAD e704, the company’s first tablet in the QPAD series. It has a 7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Broadcom (BCM23550) processor with Videocore IV GPU and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 3-megapixel rear camera and has a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. Continue reading “Lava QPAD e704 with 7-inch display, quad-core Broadcom processor launched for Rs. 9999”

Samsung ATIV SE Windows Phone 8 handset official, coming to Verizon on April 12th

 Samsung ATIV SE

Samsung ATIV SE for Verizon has finally gone official after several leaks. Even though Samsung did not announce the smartphone officially, Verizon has put up the smartphone for pre-order on their website. As rumored, the phone has a 5-inch 1080p AMOLED display, powered by a 2.3 GHz quad-core processor (Snapdragon 800?) and runs on Windows Phone 8. Continue reading “Samsung ATIV SE Windows Phone 8 handset official, coming to Verizon on April 12th”

MTS Blaze 4.5 Dual SIM (CDMA + GSM) smartphone launched for Rs. 9999

MTS Blaze 4.5

MTS has launched Blaze 4.5, the company’s latest dual SIM (CDMA+GSM) smartphone in the Blaze series. It is the successor of the Blaze 4.0 and packs a 4.5 FWVGA display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. Continue reading “MTS Blaze 4.5 Dual SIM (CDMA + GSM) smartphone launched for Rs. 9999”

Samsung Galaxy S5 Zoom image leaks online

Samsung Galaxy S5 Zoom is supposed to be the successor to Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom and we recently brought you rumors that Galaxy S5 Zoom is coming. Today, the Internet has produced a supposed image of the back of the Samsung Galaxy S5 Zoom.

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FireChat for Android released, lets you chat with nearby users without cellular network

FireChat for Android

Open Garden, a San Francisco-based company that promotes Net Neutrality released FireChat app for iPhone last week, that lets users chat with nearby users without WiFi, data connection or even cellular network. The app is now available for Android. This uses Open Garden’s mesh networking technology to enable peer-to-peer connections with other nearby Android devices. Continue reading “FireChat for Android released, lets you chat with nearby users without cellular network”

Flipkart offers Rs. 2000 discount on Moto G in exchange for old phones

Flipkart Moto G Exchange offer

Motorola partnered with Flipkart to launch the Moto G in India back in February starting at Rs. 12,499. Flipkart has introduced a new exchange offer that lets you exchange your old phones to get a discount of Rs. 2000 when you purchase Moto G. This is applicable for both 8GB and 16GB variants. Flipkart has also listed the eligible phones for exchange that includes phones from manufacturers like Nokia, Samsung, Sony, Micromax, Karbonn, Xolo, Lenovo and more. Continue reading “Flipkart offers Rs. 2000 discount on Moto G in exchange for old phones”

Windows Phone 8.1 update to be available as developer preview starting April 14th

Nokia Lumia 630 Dual SIM-4Itching to get your hands on the latest build of Windows Phone 8.1 and really don’t want to wait till your carrier pushes out the update? Microsoft has made it easy for you. Starting April 14th, you’ll be able to download the update as a preview release. Continue reading “Windows Phone 8.1 update to be available as developer preview starting April 14th”

Piriform releases CCleaner Beta for Android

CCleaner for Android

Piriform, the creators of the popular system cleaning utility CCleaner for Windows and Mac has released the first version of the CCleaner Beta for Android, as it promised last month. The app has been released after months of research and development, along with a huge amount of user input, testing and feedback, says Piriform. Continue reading “Piriform releases CCleaner Beta for Android”