Mediatek Helio X20 reportedly facing heating issues

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The Mediatek Helio X20 can claim to being the world’s first 10 core processor and benchmarks have shown that the processor is quite capable. However, it seems that the processor is facing issues with overheating.

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Weekly Roundup: Huawei Honor 5X, Oppo F1, Lenovo Vibe X3, BlackBerry Priv and more

 

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This week Huawei launched two new smartphones in India – the Honor 5X and Honor Holly 2 Plus. The Honor 5X is the successor of one of the most popular Honor 4X smartphone that was launched in India last year. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Huawei Honor 5X, Oppo F1, Lenovo Vibe X3, BlackBerry Priv and more”

1.4 Billion smartphones shipped in 2015 – Huawei and Lenovo see biggest growth

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The year 2015 saw a total of 1.4 Billion smartphone shipments which makes it the highest number of smartphones shipments in a year. This is a 10.1% increase in shipments compared to the 1.3 Billion units of last year.

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Samsung and Apple were top buyers of semiconductors in 2015

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Samsung and Apple retained the top spots in terms of number of semiconductors purchased during the year 2015. Samsung came in at first place while Apple came in a close second.

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Lenovo Vibe K4 Note Teardown

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We hope that you have seen our unboxing of the latest smartphone from Lenovo, the Vibe K4 Note. As with our two previous teardowns – the QiKU Q Terra and Xiaomi Redmi Note 3, we decided to do a teardown of the Vibe K4 Note as well for your viewing pleasure.

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Weekly Roundup: Coolpad Note 3 Lite, Lenovo A7000 Turbo, Xiaomi Redmi 3, Note 3 Pro and more

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This week, Chinese smartphone company Coolpad launched a smaller variant of its popular Note 3 in India as Coolpad Note 3 Lite. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Coolpad Note 3 Lite, Lenovo A7000 Turbo, Xiaomi Redmi 3, Note 3 Pro and more”

Lenovo won’t discontinue the Moto E or Moto G

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After reports about Lenovo planning to shift focus of the Moto lineup to higher end smartphones and the statement that said that all Moto smartphones in 2016 will come with fingerprint sensors, many felt that they would be cancelling off the Moto E or perhaps the Moto G as well.

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All Moto smartphones in 2016 will feature fingerprint scanners

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Hot on the heels of Lenovo’s announcement that the Motorola branding will slowly be phased out in favour of the Moto brand comes another announcement which states that all Moto smartphones released in 2016 will feature fingerprint scanners.

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Weekly Roundup: CES 2016 Announcements, Lenovo K4 Note, Microsoft Surface Pro 4 in India and more

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This week kicked off with some big Consumer Electronic Show (CES) 2016 announcements and few equally big launches here in the country. Checkout our full coverage from Las Vegas and India below. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: CES 2016 Announcements, Lenovo K4 Note, Microsoft Surface Pro 4 in India and more”

Lenovo to launch the first Project Tango smartphone for consumers for under $500

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Lenovo will be making the first consumer-ready Project Tango smartphone, Jeff Meredith, Vice President, Marketing, Lenovo Mobile Business Group and Johnny Lee, Technical Project Lead, Project Tango announced at an event at the CES 2016. Project Tango combines the camera, gyroscope, and accelerometer to estimate six degree of freedom motion tracking, providing you the ability to track 3D motion of a device while simultaneously creating a map of the environment. Continue reading “Lenovo to launch the first Project Tango smartphone for consumers for under $500”

Lenovo to phase out Motorola brand for smartphones

Lenovo which acquired Motorola in 2014 is planning to phase out the Motorola branding from smartphones. Motorola COO Rick Osterloh revealed to CNET that the smartphones will be called as Lenovo phones.

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Lenovo Vibe K4 Note Hands On and Photo Gallery

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Lenovo on Tuesday launched the successor smartphone of popular K3 Note in India, but this time around as a part of its Vibe lineup dubbed the Lenovo Vibe K4 Note. Continue reading “Lenovo Vibe K4 Note Hands On and Photo Gallery”

Lenovo ideapad 710S announced – A portable yet powerful 13 inch laptop

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The ideapad 710S is a 13 inch laptop from Lenovo that was unveiled just before CES 2016. It is also quite light as it weighs just 1.16 kgs and is slim at 13.9mm in terms of thickness.

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Lenovo announces the ideapad 700 – Powerful 15 and 17 inch laptops

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Although they aren’t as powerful as the ideapad Y900, the ideapad 700 is quite a powerful laptop indeed. It will come in both 15.6 and 17.3 inch variants to appeal to a wider target audience.

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Lenovo’s ideacentre 610S doesn’t require a monitor – Has an optional wireless projector

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The ideacentre 610S is the latest mini desktop computer from Lenovo and it has a design that seems to have been taken right out of a Star Wars movie. Not only does it look futuristic, but it also can get the job done without a monitor thanks to a wireless projector that is bundled with it.

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