Nubia Z9 mini Review

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Couple of weeks back on May 19, ZTE got its Nubia series of smartphone in India as a separate sub-brand. The Chinese firm launched Nubia Z9 mini under its Nubia brand for Rs. 16,999. We really liked the device at first glance, but were disappointed with the price. Checkout what we found about Z9 mini in our detailed review? Continue reading “Nubia Z9 mini Review”

OnePlus One prices slashed for one week, now starts at $249

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Last week, we exclusively reported that OnePlus will announce a price cut for its One smartphone on June 1. Now, the day has arrived and company has finally announced that the OnePlus One in 64GB Sandstone Black and 16GB Silk White will be available at a new price (starting from $249) in a series of flash sales for this week June 1 to June 7. Continue reading “OnePlus One prices slashed for one week, now starts at $249”

Meizu confirms m2 note launch for tomorrow, teases ‘Home button revolution’

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Chinese manufacture Meizu is hosting an event in China tomorrow, where the company has now confirmed to launch the successor m2 note by posting an image on Twitter. The launch event will take place at the China National Convention Center on June 2nd at 2:30pm (12:00pm IST). Continue reading “Meizu confirms m2 note launch for tomorrow, teases ‘Home button revolution’”

Huawei Honor 7 variants leaked – One with 4GB RAM and Fingerprint Sensor

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Details of the upcoming Huawei Honor 7 smartphone have just been leaked. The device will apparently come in two versions – one regular and one high end. Both the devices are expected to pack fingerprint sensors on the back.

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Coolpad Dazen 1 Hands On and Photo Gallery

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Chinese manufacturer Coolpad has launched its budget smartphone dubbed the Dazen 1 in India at Rs. 6,999. It will be the first smartphone by the company to get manufactured in India at Aurangabad “very soon”, said Coolpad’s India Head Varun Sharma during the launch event in New Delhi on Thursday. Continue reading “Coolpad Dazen 1 Hands On and Photo Gallery”

Google announces new VR platform called Jump – GoPro ‘Jumps’ on board with their 360 degree camera array

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Google has just announced its new open source VR platform. They are teaming up with GoPro to bring a 16 camera array that is capable of shooting 360 degree 3D videos.

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Coolpad Dazen X7 Hands On and Photo Gallery

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Chinese manufacturer Coolpad on Thursday entered India with the launch of two Dazen brand smartphones – the Dazen X7, and the Dazen 1 priced at Rs. 17,999 and Rs. 6,999 respectively. Both smartphones will only be available online on Snapdeal from June 9. Continue reading “Coolpad Dazen X7 Hands On and Photo Gallery”

Android M will let USB Type C equipped phones recharge other devices

It’s taken a while but USB, the ubiquitous standard finally introduced a new reversible connector that is termed as Type C. We’ve already seen adoption amongst hardware manufacturers and now with Android M, Google is all set to take it up a notch in terms of capabilities.

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Google debuts “Designed for Families” on the Play Store – Will promote ‘Kid-Safe’ apps

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Google announced a new program for developers to certify their apps as being “family-friendly” by submitting their apps to an additional review. The designation will make its way onto the applications page on the Google Play Store.

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Google unveils Internet of Things platform “Project Brillo”, developer preview in Q3

 

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Google at I/O 2015 has announced its rumoured Internet of things (IoT) platform called Project Brillo with a goal to offer a simple platform for connected home devices and more. Continue reading “Google unveils Internet of Things platform “Project Brillo”, developer preview in Q3”

Google Now introduces the “Now on tap” feature – Shows you contextual information in one click

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Google has just announced a new feature for Google Now at the I/O conference in San Francisco. The feature is called “Now on tap” and what it basically does is show you contextual information in one single click.

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Xolo announces new ‘online-only’ sub-brand Black, first smartphone coming in June

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Xolo has announced a new ‘online-only’ sub-brand for India called Black. While the company hasn’t decided upon an e-commerce partner as yet, it detailed that the first smartphone under the Black sub-brand will be launched next month. Continue reading “Xolo announces new ‘online-only’ sub-brand Black, first smartphone coming in June”

Motorola launches its Moto Maker service in China

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Despite being the largest cellphone market in the world, the Moto Maker service from Motorola that allows you to customise and buy phones wasn’t available in China until today. Today, at the Lenovo Tech World it was announced that the Moto Maker online digital studio is now available in China.

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Google slashes price of Project Tango Tablet to US$512 – Now available without invitation

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Google had initially sold the Project Tango Tablet Development Kit for US$ 1024 to people who received the invite back in April. But now they have slashed the price in half as it now costs just US$ 512 and is available without an invitation.

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