First working prototype of Project Ara modular smartphone shown in a video

A video showing the prototype of Project Ara modular smartphone concept has been released by Phoneblocks. It shows the progress of the Project Ara being developed by  NK Labs, a Massachusetts-based contractor. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qsGTXLnmKs NK Labs is just one of dozens of partners Google is working with in order to make Project Ara a reality. The … Continue reading “First working prototype of Project Ara modular smartphone shown in a video”

Truecaller launches Truedialer, a smart dialer app for Android

Developers of Truecaller Caller ID app has launched Truedialer, a smart dialer app for Android. It was launched for Windows Phone 8 few months back, it recently got updated with real-time Caller ID features for Windows Phone 8.1 users. It replaces the standard smartphone dialer with a new dialer that offers relevant information about contacts such as name, profile … Continue reading “Truecaller launches Truedialer, a smart dialer app for Android”

Microsoft Band, a $199 fitness tracker and Microsoft Health platform announced

Microsoft just announced the Microsoft Band, the company’s first fitness band and the new Microsoft Health platform. The Microsoft Band has 10 smart sensors, including a UV sensor for sun exposure and a galvanic skin response measurement.  It offers heart rate monitoring, fitness tracking, sleep quality tracking and more. It also offers notifications for your including incoming calls, emails, texts and … Continue reading “Microsoft Band, a $199 fitness tracker and Microsoft Health platform announced”

Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 Unboxing

Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 went on sale in India last week for Rs. 20,900. Here we have the device for unboxing of the smartphone. Last year Samsung launched the Galaxy Mega 5.8 and Galaxy Mega 6.3, this year the company decided to launch only one device and call it just the Mega 2. Check out the … Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 Unboxing”

Oppo N3 with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 16MP auto rotating camera announced

Oppo just announced the Oppo N3, the latest smartphone in the N series at an event in Singapore. It a 5.5-inch 1080p display, features a 16-megapixel 206-degree rotating camera, dual LED flash, 1/2.3″ sensor,  pixel size of 1.34 microns and f/2.2 aperture. It has motorized rotating camera that can rotate to 0.012 degrees accurately to capture … Continue reading “Oppo N3 with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 16MP auto rotating camera announced”

Nokia Lumia 530 run over by a Car

The Nokia Lumia 530 – available for under £100 with a stellar specs list, this Windows Phone smartphone can do a lot but surviving our stress test is not one of them. Having been subjected to both ends of our friendly hammer followed by a few chance meetings with a concrete floor, the Lumia 530 arrives … Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 530 run over by a Car”

Nokia Lumia 530 Hammer Test, Drop Test On Concrete

One of the biggest causes of a broken smartphone is undue pressure on the screen. This pressure can come from a small thing such as pressure from being in your pocket forcing a cracked LCD to a big thing such as dropping a box on it.

Logitech Type+ Case with Keyboard for iPad Air 2 announced for Rs. 6495

Logitech has announced Logitech Type+, a protective case with an integrated keyboard for the iPad Air 2 in India. Even though the iPad Air 2 is yet to go on sale in India, the company has announced the accessory in advance. The case is thin, light and offer two-sided protection for the iPad from accidental bumps, scratches and … Continue reading “Logitech Type+ Case with Keyboard for iPad Air 2 announced for Rs. 6495”

Fitbit introduces Surge smartwatch, Charge and Charge HR fitness bands

Fitbit has introduced three new fitness products, the Fitbit Surge smartwatch with a large LCD Touch screen display, new Charge and Charge HR fitness bands. All these offer wireless syncing, automatic sleep tracking, silent alarm and of course, activity tracking. The Fitbit Surge and Charge HR devices offer continuous and automatic wrist-based PurePulse heart rate monitoring. The PurePulse uses safe LED lights to … Continue reading “Fitbit introduces Surge smartwatch, Charge and Charge HR fitness bands”

Samsung Galaxy Note Edge launched in Korea

Samsung has launched the Galaxy Note Edge, the company’s first smartphone with a curved edge screen in their homeground Korea. It was announced at IFA last month and packs a 5.6-inch (1440 x 2560 pixels) QHD Super AMOLED display that is curved on the right side that utilizes 160 pixels and gives you access to frequently used … Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note Edge launched in Korea”

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Snapdragon 805 Benchmarks

Samsung launched the Galaxy Note 4, the company’s latest smartphone in the Note series powered by a Snapdragon 805 SoC earlier this month . We already brought you the unboxing of the device, here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. It is powered by an Quad-Core Snapdragon 805 (APQ8084) 28nm HPm Krait 450 CPU clocked at … Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Snapdragon 805 Benchmarks”

Google’s Sundar Pichai said to oversee Google+, Search and other major products

Sundar Pichai, who is currently Senior Vice President at Google, overseeing Chrome, Android, and Google Apps will be overseeing research, search, maps, Google+, commerce and ads, in addition to the products he already handles, according to reports from Recode and Reuters. Six executives who previously reported to Larry Page, including the heads of research, social media and search, will … Continue reading “Google’s Sundar Pichai said to oversee Google+, Search and other major products”

Huawei Honor X1 Benchmarks

Huawei launched the Honor X1 tablet in India last week at a price tag of Rs. 19,990. It is powered by Huawei’s own quad-core HiSilicon Kirin 910 processor based on ARM’s Cortex A9 clocked at 1.6 GHz per core. It has ARM Mali 450 GPU and 2GB RAM. It comes with 7-inch (1920 x 1200 pixels) IPS display and runs … Continue reading “Huawei Honor X1 Benchmarks”