BlackBerry Mercury Android smartphone with QWERTY keyboard to be announced at MWC 2017 on February 25

TCL Communication Technology (TCT) at the CES 2017 earlier this month teased a new BlackBerry smartphone with a QWERTY keyboard codenamed Mercury and said that it will be introduced a the MWC 2017 in February. Today BlackBerry through a new BlackBerry Mobile (@BBMobile) Twitter account announced that the smartphone will be introduced on 25th February.

Vivo V5 Plus with 20MP + 8MP dual front cameras now available for pre-order in India for Rs. 27980

Vivo is all set to launch V5 Plus in India on January 23rd. The smartphone went official earlier this week. Now the selfie-focused phone is available for pre-order through retail stores in India, according to Mumbai-based retailer Mahesh Telecom. The main highlight of the phone is its 20-megapixel front-facing camera with Sony IMX376 1/2.78″ sensor, f/2.0 aperture and … Continue reading “Vivo V5 Plus with 20MP + 8MP dual front cameras now available for pre-order in India for Rs. 27980”

Super Mario Run for Android launching in March

Nintendo released Super Mario Run for iPhone and iPad on December 15th,  and the iOS app clocked record 40 million downloads in 4 days of its release. Last month it has started pre-registrations for the Android version on Google Play so you get notified when the game releases. Today it has announced that the game will be … Continue reading “Super Mario Run for Android launching in March”

Indian Government would like Apple to have a base in India, says Ravi Shankar Prasad

Apple has been striving for over a year to open retail stores in India and the company is also mulling to start manufacturing iPhones in the country. It looks like this could soon be a reality as Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has said India will consider Apple’s request for incentives to invest in the country … Continue reading “Indian Government would like Apple to have a base in India, says Ravi Shankar Prasad”

Samsung Galaxy S8 rumored to be unveiled on March 29, launch late April starting at $849

Samsung was expected to introduce its flagship Galaxy S8 smartphone at the Mobile World Congress 2017 on 26th February and launch it this March. Now the same tipster Ricciolo has posted on Twitter that the flagship smartphone is ready to be presented at the MWC next month, but it will not be showcased to the public.

ICICI Bank blocks Flipkart’s PhonePe transactions citing security concerns

ICICI Bank has blocked transactions on Flipkart’s payment app PhonePe citing security concerns. Launched in August, PhonePe is unified payments interface (UPI) app. The bank began blocking transactions on Phone Pe starting Friday.

Lenovo K6 Note Review

Lenovo wrapped up its 2016 with the launch of its mid-ranger K6 Note smartphone in the Indian market. In fact, this is the first smartphone under K-series to be available through offline channels. While its predecessor (K5 Note) is indeed a big hit in the market, this new K6 Note is ought to carry some … Continue reading “Lenovo K6 Note Review”

Samsung Galaxy J1 4G (J120G) with 4.5-inch Super AMOLED display, VoLTE launched in India for Rs. 6890

Samsung has launched Galaxy J1 4G (SM-J120G), its latest budget smartphone in the Galaxy ‘J series’ with 4G VoLTE support in India. It was introduced as Galaxy J1 (2016) last year, packs a 4.5-inch WVGA Super AMOLED screen, is powered by a quad-core Spreadrum SC7727SE processor with 1GB of RAM, has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED fash and … Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy J1 4G (J120G) with 4.5-inch Super AMOLED display, VoLTE launched in India for Rs. 6890”

Google Nexus 6 finally gets Android 7.1.1 Nougat update, OTA and factory images available

Google has finally released Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) update for the Nexus 6 smartphone, as expected. The update was released for several Nexus devices and Pixel devices last month.