Weekly Roundup: Meizu m3 note, Apple iPhone SE, Microsoft Lumia 650 Dual-SIM and more

This week we went to Beijing to bring you the Meizu’s latest budget offering the m3 note.The smartphone will be made available in China from April 11th and will launch in India next month.

Microsoft Hub Keyboard with clipboard and shortcut tools arrives for iPhone

Microsoft, as a part of its Garage Project released Hub Keyboard for Android back in February, now the app is available for iPhone users. It gives you quick access to all important documents and contacts, and do multi-tasking without exiting the app, lets you share URLs of Office 365 documents in OneDrive and SharePoint and the Contacts icon allows … Continue reading “Microsoft Hub Keyboard with clipboard and shortcut tools arrives for iPhone”

BlackBerry to launch two mid-range Android phones, including one with physical keyboard in 2016

“BlackBerry plans to launch two mid-range Android handsets this year, one with a physical keyboard and one with a full touchscreen,” CEO John Chen said in an interview to The National during his visit to Abu Dhabi. He also admitted that the Priv “was too high-end a product”, with its target market of enterprise customers.

Facebook Messenger hits 900 million MAU, gets codes, usernames, links and more

Facebook has announced that Messenger now has 900 million monthly active users. The latest numbers comes three months later when it had reached 800 million MAU which essentially means, the service raked up 100 million users in just three months.

Microsoft Lumia 650 Dual SIM officially launched in India for Rs. 15299

Microsoft has officially launched the Lumia 650 Dual SIM smartphone running Windows 10 in India. It was announced back in February and packs a  5-inch HD AMOLED ClearBlack display, is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core Snapdragon 212 processor, has a 8-megapixel auto focus camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It has 4G LTE connectivity, metal … Continue reading “Microsoft Lumia 650 Dual SIM officially launched in India for Rs. 15299”

OnePlus X gets OxygenOS 2.2.1 update with several bug fixes and optimizations

OnePlus yesterday started rolling out Oxygen OS v2.2.1 OTA update for the OnePlus X smartphone, couple of months after it rolled out the OxygenOS 2.2.0 update. This update fixes several bugs, includes GMS 3.0 upgrade and general bug fixes and optimizations. Check out the complete changelog below.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Battery Life Test – Snapdragon 650

Xiaomi launched its Redmi Note 3 smartphone in India last month starting at Rs. 9999. We already brought you the review of the Redmi Note 3, here are the battery life test results of the Snapdragon 650 version, which is also called the Redmi Note 3 Pro in China. It packs a 4000mAh (minimum) / 4050 (typical) built-in battery, which … Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Battery Life Test – Snapdragon 650”

LG G5 is made of 100% aluminum alloy, not plastic, says LG

After a LG G5 teardown video revealed that the top millimeter of material is plastic, even though the company claims that the smartphone is made of meal. LG has released a statement saying that the phone has 100% aluminum casing with a coating of primer, which provides additional insulation and enhances the surface for a smooth and durable finish.

Xiaomi leads $25 million funding in Hungama

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has made its first investment in India today by leading a funding of $25 million in Hungama Digital Media Entertainment. The funding round included other existing investors like Intel Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Indian billionaire Rakesh Jhunjhunwala.