Xiaomi, the Chinese manufacturer known for its unique business model of selling its devices directly, announced its global expansion plans, starting with the hire of Hugo Barra, an Android executive from Google. Months after he joined, Xiaomi started its operations in Singapore, and ever since, we have been expecting more countries to be added to … Continue reading “Xiaomi confirms Indian entry along with 9 other countries”
In a bid to enhance its ad offerings, Google will soon start to roll out mobile app install ads in mobile search and YouTube. The company is following other tech giants like Facebook and Yahoo. Just last week Twitter also introduced app-install ads on its mobile platform.
Motorola Mobility has announced that they have shipped 6.5 million smartphones globally in the first quarter of 2014. The company’s COO Rick Osterloh has not shared how much it actually sold. 6.5 million smartphone shipments in a quarter is definitely huge, since other competitors like LG and Lenovo has shipped less than 10 million smartphones in … Continue reading “Motorola shipped 6.5 million smartphones in Q1 2014”
Apple is still fighting the legal court battle with Samsung, but that has not stopped the company from teasing its nemesis. On the occasion of Earth Day the maker of iPhone and iPad has released a print advertisement in one of the UK newspapers about its environmental strategies.
Google has leaked out a new screenshot of a Dialer app that is different from the current one on the existing Android KitKat. The company has tweeted the screenshot from its @Google Nexus Twitter account.
Yahoo has updated their Flickr apps for iPhone and Android to version 3.0 that brings a completely redesigned user interface and has been built from ground up. The iPhone app brings 14 live filters and the Android app has a range of new filters. Both the Android and iPhone apps have new editing tools.
LG unveiled the L Series III lineup that includes L40, L70 and L90 at the MWC 2014 back in February. Both the L70 and L90 smartphones went on sale in India recently. The LG L65 Dual went on sale in Russia recently. Now @eveaks has leaked the press image of the single SIM variant, L65. It … Continue reading “LG L65 Dual with dual-core Snapdragon 200 processor goes on sale in Russia, single SIM variant leaks”
Lava has launched the Iris 504Q+, the successor of last year’s Iris 504Q. It has a similar 5-inch HD display based on OGS technology and runs on Android 4.2, but this is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and has a 10-megapixel rear camera with Sony Exmor RS sensor and LED flash. It also has a … Continue reading “Lava Iris 504Q+ with 5-inch HD display, 10MP Sony Exmor RS sensor launched for Rs. 13990”
LG introduced the dual SIM variants of the L90 and L70 smartphones in India recently. This has Knock Code feature that was first introduced on the G Pro 2. All the latest F Series, L Series III smartphone and the LG G2 mini has the Kock Code feature and LG has also promised to bring … Continue reading “LG India promotes Knock Code feature with new contest”
With every flagship device, HTC also brings a revamped version of it’s own Sense UI that build upon the core Android interface. Now in it’s sixth generation, the interface is almost the perfect balance between the minimalism of stock Android and additional features, UI elements brought forth by HTC.
LGL22 Isai that was unveiled as a part of KDDI’s Winter 2013 lineup few months back would get a successor soon. @evleaks has posted a press render of the upcoming LGL24 isai smartphone headed to Japan’s KDDI network. The smartphone has a narrow bezel, similar to Sharp’s Aquos phone and is expected to come with a … Continue reading “LG L24 isai for KDDI with ultra narrow bezel leaks, could be unveiled on May 1st”
U.S. carrier Sprint has announced that it would roll out Android 4.4.3 update (Build KTU84F) for the Nexus 5 users starting from April 14th. This is a minor upgrade that would enable LTE bands 26 and 41 and also bring some enhancements and bug fixes. Earlier reports revealed that Google would roll out Android 4.4.3 update … Continue reading “Sprint rolls out Android 4.4.3 update for Nexus 5”
Soon after launching its premium flagship phone Galaxy S5 in over 125 countries including India, Samsung is now gearing up for its next smartphone launch. The smartphone giant will launch Galaxy S5 Zoom or Galaxy K on April 29th at Singapore’s Red Dot Museum. First emerged in March this year, the Galaxy S5 Zoom has officially passed … Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S5 Zoom to be launched on April 29”
India has become the number one country in the world to make maximum requests for content censorship on Facebook. The world’s largest social revealed in its Second Transparency Report that the Indian Government made 3,598 requests and asked for access to over 4,711 accounts.
Nokia has announced Nokia 225 and 225 Dual SIM, the company’s most affordable internet-enabled handsets. The Nokia 225 and the 225 Dual SIM have a 2.8-inch (320 x 240 pixels) QVGA LCD screen, dust and splash proof keymat, Nokia Xpress Browser, FM Radio, up to 103 phon output with Donau speaker, Bluetooth 3.0 with Slam sharing feature and a 2-megapixel fixed focus rear … Continue reading “Nokia 225 and 225 Dual SIM affordable internet-enabled phones announced”
