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Google Nexus 5 in Black vs White: Which one should you get?

The Nexus 5 launch in India is probably one of the quickest launches for any Google device here. With quick launches come quick and tough purchase decisions, and one of the major questions that arise if you are looking to get a Nexus 5 is, which colour? Should one go for the Nexus 5 in white or the Nexus 5 in black? Are there really any other differences between the two apart from the colour? We find out exactly that in a quick video comparing the two Nexus 5 variants, immediately after getting the black version, watch –

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Check out our Unboxing of the Google Nexus 5, in case you missed it earlier.

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Lenovo P780 Camera Samples

Lenovo P780 was recently launched in India and we brought you the unboxing followed by the photo gallery of this beautiful phone. Lenovo P780 has midrange specifications that includes a quad-core processor from MediaTek, 720p display and an 8MP camera. Sometime back we reviewed the Lenovo K900 and we were quite impressed by its 13MP camera and now lets check out how this camera performs.

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YotaPhone to go on sale in early December, launch event set in Russia on December 4th

YotaPhone from Russia-based Yota Devices was reported to be launching in December 2013, now the company has officially announced that the phone would go on sale internationally in early December. The Yota phone with LCD and E-Ink screen was showed off the phone at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona earlier this year. The phone also has special YotaPhone gestures and Put2Back applications for the back screen. Continue reading “YotaPhone to go on sale in early December, launch event set in Russia on December 4th”

Nokia Music is now MixRadio, offers personalized radio with PlayMe

Remember the Nokia Music app and service that launched along with the first Lumia devices? Well, that’s now rechristened as Nokia MixRadio as the service has evolved from an a-la-carte store to a streaming service, most notably with its Windows app. The Mix Radio experience is more in line with current demands of music discovery and free streaming, like Pandora and Spotify. Well, technically, it requires a music unlimited subscription that comes with most of the Lumia devices that are on sale today, but you get the personalized radio service now, which aims to be much better than the Mix Radio offering that was offered before.

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Android 4.4+ KitKat will not ship with a browser, OEMs have to license Google Chrome or develop own browsers

Android is currently the number one smartphone OS in the world and as we all know Google owns Android(literally). However, because of various patent issues, Microsoft are reported to be making more money from Android than Google. This has been a huge problem for the search engine giant and they are working on it in their own terms. Android is open source and so every manufacturer forks Android and uses it, but they have to license Google Apps from Google. In the recent times, Google has been trying to distance itself from Android and trying to create a brand of its own which is profitable for them. This was evident when they renamed Android Market as “Google Play Store”.

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Pocket 5.0 for Android with Highlights, Streamlined Navigation and more now available

Pocket 5.0 for Android

Pocket 5.0 arrived for iPhone and iPad last week, now the Android app has been updated to version 5.0. The new update brings streamlined navigation and an enhanced user experience including Highlights that uses Pocket’s insights to surface the best and most relevant content that’s already saved in your list, new side navigation lets you Jump to your List, Highlights, Tags, Favorites and Archive, and quickly filter your content and simplified search. Highlights feature would be available to all the users over the coming weeks.

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Google Play Newsstand launched for Android Smartphones and Tablets

Google Play Newsstand for Android

Google has released the Play Newsstand, new magazine app for Android tablets and smartphones. The app lets you discover more of the news and magazines. It also offers breaking news, blogs, and in-depth articles featuring images, audio, and video. It gathers news from range of categories such as sports, business, cooking, entertainment, fashion and more. It also offers both free and paid news and full HD magazines, all in one place. Continue reading “Google Play Newsstand launched for Android Smartphones and Tablets”

WhatsApp for Nokia Asha 501 finally arrives through a software update

Nokia has finally released WhatsApp for Asha 501 through a software update as the company promised at the Nokia World last month. WhatsApp launcher will appear on your home screen after the update that lets you download and install the full app. In addition to the WhatsApp support, the major software update also brings the new UI and features present on the recently announced Nokia Asha 500, 502 and the 503 and WhatsApp comes pre-loaded on all these devices out of the box.

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Waze – crowd sourced traffic and navigation app now available for Windows Phone

Waze, the crowd sourced traffic navigation app, was recently bought by Google for its own mapping data. The Waze team however had launched their Beta testing well before the acquisition, so as a result, we now have a fully featured and bug-fixed Waze navigation app for Windows Phone. Waze works best by crowd sourcing real time traffic data to provide you the best navigation routes, which will save time as well as contribute your data to the community for better results for all. The app which can run in the background on Windows Phone will constantly collect traffic data when in the navigation mode, and will also report on speed traps and accident zones.

Download Waze for Windows Phone 8 here

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Instagram BETA now available for Windows Phone 8 devices, no video support yet

Easily the most awaited app launch for Windows Phone is here. Yes, Instagram is now available for download on the Windows Phone 8 platform. It has been conveniently labeled a “BETA” as it most definitely lacks video support at launch, but if the developers at Instagram are to be believed, the new feature are coming in fast, so there’s no reason to worry. Just ahead of the holiday season, it’s good that Windows Phone finally has the most wanted app, even though in a public BETA, on it’s store.

Download Instagram BETA for Windows Phone 8 here

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Intex i17 with 6-inch HD display, 1.7 GHz Octa-Core MT6592 CPU coming in January for under Rs. 20000

Intex i17 launch

Intex already announced that they have partnered with MediaTek to launch India’s first MediaTek MT6592 Octa-Core-powered smartphone. The company has detailed some specifications of the device. It comes with a 6-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display, powered by a 1.7 GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6592 processor and run on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It would feature a 13-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED Flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera similar to the Aqua i7. Continue reading “Intex i17 with 6-inch HD display, 1.7 GHz Octa-Core MT6592 CPU coming in January for under Rs. 20000”

Oppo R833T mid range smartphone revealed in China

While flagships like the N1 keep coming, Oppo has sought to gain marketshare and mind share with its mid range devices too. It started with the Oppo R819, and now a new Oppo R833T mid range smartphone has been revealed in China. It’s a 4.3″ device with modest specifications, which is similar to the ones we have here in the Indian mid range market. The device runs on a 1.3 GHz Quad Core Cortex A7 processor and has 1 GB of RAM, with 4 GB of internal storage augmented with a micro SD expansion slot if needed. There is also a 5 MP camera on the back with a single LED flash and this phone unsurprisingly runs on the company’s own Color OS, with Android 4.2.2 underneath. The phone is undoubtedly aimed at the low-mid end range of smartphones which is the fastest growing segment in a market like China or India.

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 processor with Ultra HD support and Adreno 420 GPU announced

Qualcomm Snapdragon

Qualcomm has announced the Snapdragon 805 processor in the 800 series. It is also the successor of the Snapdragon 800 processor that was announced back in January earlier this year and features the new Adreno 420 GPU that is 40 percent more graphics processing power than its predecessor and supports mobile video, imaging and graphics experiences at Ultra HD (4K) resolution, both on device and via Ultra HD TVs. It is also the first mobile processor that offers system-level Ultra HD support, 4K video capture and playback and enhanced dual camera Image Signal Processors (ISPs), says the company. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 processor with Ultra HD support and Adreno 420 GPU announced”

LG and Google launch the Nexus 5 in India officially

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The Nexus 5 manufactured by LG went on sale from the Play Store earlier today, now LG and Google have officially announced the launch of the smartphone in India. It packs a 5 inch full HD IPS screen with LG’s own in-cell touch technology, powered by the blazing fast Snapdragon 800 processor and runs on on the latest version of Android 4.4 KitKat. It was announced last month. We’ve already got hold of the 16 GB variant of the Nexus 5 and had unboxed it recently. The Nexus 5 comes with a Qualcomm QFE1100 Envelope Tracking chip that offers 20% more battery life. Continue reading “LG and Google launch the Nexus 5 in India officially”

Twitter for Android and iPhone updated with new Search filters, Trending Timeline and more

Twitter has updated both the Android (v 5.0) and iPhone (v5.13) apps with new Search Filters that help you quickly find exactly the Tweets and people you’re looking for. Twitter released v5.0 Beta for Android back in September for a closed group that brought new UI, Navigation menu and more, looks like it has dropped the idea to bring the new UI to 5.0 update in the stable version. The stable v5.0 update doesn’t have the new UI or any Navigation menu. Both these apps were updated with in-line image and video previews few weeks back. Continue reading “Twitter for Android and iPhone updated with new Search filters, Trending Timeline and more”