Blackphone with secured Android-based PrivatOS announced, launching at MWC next month

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Silent Circle, global encrypted communications service based in Washington D.C and the Spanish Android smartphone maker Geeksphone has announced Blackphone,  in their first Switzerland-based joint venture. This is the world’s first smartphone with that would offer complete security, privacy and control to its users, says the company. This carrier and vendor-independent smartphone is powered by a security-oriented Android build called PrivatOS, but without compromising on security. Continue reading “Blackphone with secured Android-based PrivatOS announced, launching at MWC next month”

CyanogenMod GalleryNext Beta for Android released

CyanogenMod GalleryNext Beta

CyanogenMod team has released beta version of CyanogenMod GalleryNext, a new gallery app for Android. Apart from the gallery, the app has cloud service integration, automatic grouping, gif support, video playback and more. AOSP Gallery shipping with CM currently is severely lacking. we sought to address that, says CyanogenMod. It also plans to add new features including editor support in future versions. Check out the complete list of features and upcoming features below. Continue reading “CyanogenMod GalleryNext Beta for Android released”

Seven Disney Games are free on Windows Phone Store for a limited time

Disney games have been popular on the Windows Phone platform and just after the New Year, the company has made seven of its games free for a limited time on the Windows Phone store. The Windows Phone store definitely isn’t the most popular platform for developers or consumers, but is catching up pretty fast. In what seems like a strategy to boost the downloads, Disney are giving away seven games for free(only for a limited time).

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The following games are free for a limited time on the Windows Phone Store

The total worth of these games is around 15 bucks and today is your lucky day – go download them all for free.

Among the games that are on sale, the physics based puzzle games – Where’s My Water?, Where’s My Mickey? and Where’s My Perry? are usually available for USD$0.99. The other games Monsters University and Wreck-It Ralph are also usually priced at USD$0.99. The other two games – Avenger’s Initiative and Toy Story: Smash It! are priced at USD$4.99 and now are completely free. For the folks envying about offers in both Play Store and App Store, this is a great time to go download some cool games for free.

Huawei B199 with 5.5-inch 720p display, 1.6 GHz quad-core processor launched in China

Huawei B199

Huawei has launched B199, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone for the Chinese markets. It has a 5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) IPS display, powered by a 1.6 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon (MSM8628) processor and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) with Huawei’s own Emotion UI 1.6 on top. It has a 13-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash and 1080p video recording  and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Huawei B199 with 5.5-inch 720p display, 1.6 GHz quad-core processor launched in China”

Motorola Moto G India launch expected in the last week of January

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At the Moto G launch back in November, Motorola announced that the Moto G would be available in India early January 2014, but it didn’t happen.  Motorola would launch Moto G, the company’s latest affordable Android smartphone in India in the last week of this month, according to a latest report from TOI. The Moto G has a  4.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) edge-to-edge display at 329 ppi with Corning Gorilla Glass protection, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon processor and run on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) and the update to Android 4.4.2 (KitKat) has already started rolling out in the U.S and Europe gradually starting from last month. Continue reading “Motorola Moto G India launch expected in the last week of January”

Facebook rumored to launch Flipboard competitor Paper this month

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Facebook would launch Paper, a news reader app for mobile devices in coming weeks, according to a report from Re/code. The company launched a redesigned messenger app recently for both Android and iOS with a flatter design. Google launched Google Currents back in 2011 to compete with Flipboard, but it didn’t do well. Later the app got transformed into Google Play Newsstand that also includes magazine subscriptions. Continue reading “Facebook rumored to launch Flipboard competitor Paper this month”

Google Nexus 7 Sleeve goes on sale in India for Rs. 1999

Nexus 7 Sleeve

Google Nexus 7 Sleeve appeared on the India Play Store along with the Nexus 7 (2013) tablet back in November last year. Now the Sleeve is finally available for purchase through Play Store in India.  It is also available in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Korea, Spain, US and UK. The Nexus 7 Sleeve has Neoprene and microfiber cushion and features an asymmetrical zipper for quick and easy access. The Sleeve is also padded for cushioning and lined with soft microfiber fur for a complete protection from scratches. It also has a pocket to keep your accessories such as earphones. Continue reading “Google Nexus 7 Sleeve goes on sale in India for Rs. 1999”

Motorola Moto G Google Play Edition announced

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In somewhat of a bizarre announcement, Google just made the Moto G Google Play edition available in the US and several other countries’ Play Stores. Unfortunately, it says “not available in your country” for India, so we might have to wait a bit longer to get the Moto G here. But here’s the thing, Google has just announced a Play Edition of a device that already got fast updates and has a stock interface. From our understanding, the Moto G Google Play Edition will not carry any of Motorola’s additions(which are few already) and will get updates at the same time as other Play Edition devices. These are the only two things that are possibly different with the Google Play Edition of the super “value for money” Moto G. It is available for order on the Play Store for a price of $179, unlocked and the 16GB version costs $199.

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Asus ZenFone 4 Hands on

Asus unveiled a series of three smartphones called as the Asus ZenFone series. Each smartphone in the series is named after the size of its display. We went hands on with each of the device and for now, we have the Asus ZenFone 4 Hands on video right below.

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Nokia Asha 503 Dual SIM Photo Gallery

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We had been showing you photos of the latest devices we unboxed, like the Nokia Asha 502 and the Nokia Lumia 525. Right next in line is the Nokia Asha 503, which is based on the same new design philosophy as the Asha 502 and comes with a really nice frosty iced look for its case. We have the Asha 503 in black, which might not be as photogenic as the Asha 502 but does not look conservative as well. The gloss for the translucent outer shell is something that takes the bland dark look away and introduces some much needed shine. Let us walk you through the hardware and show you how it actually looks in real pictures.

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Asus ZenFone 6 Hands on

Asus unveiled a series of three smartphones called as the Asus ZenFone series. Each smartphone in the series is named after the size of its display. We went hands on with each of the device and for now, we have the Asus ZenFone 6 Hands on video right below.

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Cygnett launches all-weather smartphone bike mounts starting at Rs. 1999

Cygnett protective bike mount

Cygnett India has launched new range of all-weather smart phone mounts for bikes. These include, Bike Mount Universal I & II (for standard and large size smartphones) and Bike mount specifically for iPhone 5 and iPhone 5S. These cover most large and standard sized smartphones. These are easy to install and remove, and the iPhone mount is a hard casing with quick release mechanism that offers all round protection. The Universal mounts are easy to use and has  zip closure mechanism, additional foam inserts to accommodate a wide range of models. Continue reading “Cygnett launches all-weather smartphone bike mounts starting at Rs. 1999”

Sony Xperia E1 with 1.2Ghz dual core processor, 4inch WVGA display announced

Sony Xperia E1

Sony’s brand new launch, the Xperia E1 is its latest entrant into the mid range segment. Aimed at competing in the entry level, budget segment, the Xperia E1 is the successor to the fairly popular Xperia E that was launched last year.  Continue reading “Sony Xperia E1 with 1.2Ghz dual core processor, 4inch WVGA display announced”

Sony Xperia T2 Ultra and T2 Ultra dual with 6-inch 720p display, 13MP camera announced

Sony Xperia T2 Ultra

Sony Mobile has announced the Xperia T2 Ultra and its dual SIM variant, the Xperia T2 Ultra dual. These have a 6” (1280 x 720 pixels) HD TRILUMINOS Display for mobile with X-Reality picture engine, powered by a 1.4 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean). These pack a 13-megapixel rear camera Sony Exmor RS sensor, LED flash and 1080p video recording and a 1.1-megapixel HD front-facing camera with Sony Exmor R sensor.

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