Category: Android

Xiaomi Redmi 3s with 5-inch HD display, Snapdragon 430, fingerprint sensor, 4100mAh battery announced

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Xiaomi just announced Redmi 3s a variant of the Redmi 3 in China. It has a 5-inch HD screen, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF), resulting in a quick focus of just 0.1 second and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera, similar to the Redmi 3, but this has is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 430 SoC and comes in 2GB of RAM with 16GB storage or 3GB of RAM with 32GB storage variants. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi 3s with 5-inch HD display, Snapdragon 430, fingerprint sensor, 4100mAh battery announced”

Google makes ‘Now on Tap’ feature independent of ‘Now cards’

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If your phone has Android’s Marshmallow and you have been using Google’s ‘Now on Tap’ feature, then you already know that without enabling the ‘Now cards’ you cannot use the feature. Continue reading “Google makes ‘Now on Tap’ feature independent of ‘Now cards’”

Lenovo Yoga Tab 3 Pro with built-in projector, 4G LTE launched in India for Rs. 39990

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Lenovo today launched Yoga Tab 3 Pro, with built-in 70-inch projector and four front-facing JBL speakers with Dolby Atmos surround sound technology. The project is present on the 180-degree rotatable edge that can beam life-sized images up to 70-inches onto a wall or ceiling. The Indian variant also has 4G LTE support, 32GB of internal storage along with a microSD expansion slot.

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Motorola Moto 360 first-gen will not get Android Wear 2.0 update

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Motorola’s Moto 360 first generation smartwatch will not be updated to the latest Android Wear version. The company has announced that the smartwatch will not receive the Android Wear 2.0 update.

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Intex Aqua View with fingerprint sensor, 4G LTE, Eyelet VR Cardboard launched for Rs. 8999

Intex Aqua View

Intex has launched Aqua View, the company’s latest smartphone in the Auqa series that comes with a free Eyelet VR Cardboard that is based on Google Cardboard version 2. It has 34 mm lenses and supports smartphones of screen upto 6-inches. The phone has a 5-inch HD 2.5D curved screen, has a fingerprint sensor and also comes with 4G LTE connectivity. Continue reading “Intex Aqua View with fingerprint sensor, 4G LTE, Eyelet VR Cardboard launched for Rs. 8999”

Gionee S6 Pro with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 4GB RAM, metal body, fingerprint sensor announced

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Gionee just announced S6 Pro, it’s latest smartphone in the ‘S series’. It packs a 5.5-inch 1080p IPS 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P10 (MT6755M) processor and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) wit Amigo OS 3.2 on top. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) that can focus in just 0.1 seconds and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Gionee S6 Pro with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 4GB RAM, metal body, fingerprint sensor announced”

Meizu m3s with 5-inch HD display, 3GB RAM, fingerprint sensor, 4G LTE announced

Meizu m3s

Meizu just announced m3s, an upgraded version of m3 smartphone an event in China. It packs a 5-inch HD screen with 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by a 1.5 GHz octa-core 64-bit MediaTek MT6750 processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with FlyMe OS 5.1 on the top. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) that lets you focus in just 0.2 seconds and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Meizu m3s with 5-inch HD display, 3GB RAM, fingerprint sensor, 4G LTE announced”

Huawei Honor 5A with 5.5-inch HD display, 4G VoLTE, 3100mAh battery announced

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Huawei just announced Honor 5A, the company’s budget Honor series smartphone in China, as it had promised. It is the successor of last year’s Honor 4A. It has a 5.5-inch HD display,is powered by Huawei’s own Kirin 620 64-bit A53 Octa-core processor or a Snapdragon 617 SoC, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with Emotion UI 4.1, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Huawei Honor 5A with 5.5-inch HD display, 4G VoLTE, 3100mAh battery announced”

Lenovo Vibe K5 with Snapdragon 415, 4G LTE launching in India on June 13

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Lenovo today announced that it will launch the Vibe K5 smartphone in India on June 13th. The company launched the Vibe K5 Plus smartphone in the country at at price of Rs. 8,499 back in March. The Vibe K5 has the similar design as the K5 Plus, but this has a 5-inch HD screen and is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 415 SoC, instead of 5-inch 1080p display and Snapdragon 616 SoC on the Vibe K5 Plus. Continue reading “Lenovo Vibe K5 with Snapdragon 415, 4G LTE launching in India on June 13”

OnePlus One Cyanogen OS 13.1 update with new MODs now rolling out

Cyanogen OS 13.1

OnePlus One recently received Cyanogen OS 13.1 update that brings support for several Cyanogen MODs that allows developers to deeply integrate their apps into its OS. Now Cyanogen has detailed these MODs that is also available for built-in apps such as Phone, Messaging, Camera, Lock Screen, Email, and more. This update includes mods for Skype, Hyperlapse, Twitter, Cortana and OneNote. Continue reading “OnePlus One Cyanogen OS 13.1 update with new MODs now rolling out”

WhatsApp beta for Android lets you quote messages while replying

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WhatsApp beta app has been updated to version 2.16.118 which brings a new message quotes feature. The update allows users to quote somebody’s message at the time of replying. Continue reading “WhatsApp beta for Android lets you quote messages while replying”

OPPO A59 with 3GB RAM, metal body, fingerprint sensor, 4G VoLTE announced

OPPO A59

OPPO has introduced A59, the company’s latest smartphone in the A series in China. It has a 5.5-inch HD 2.5D curved glass screen, is powered by a octa-core MediaTek MT6750 processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Color OS 3.0, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. It also has a fingerprint sensor on the front that can unlock the phone in under 0.22 seconds. Continue reading “OPPO A59 with 3GB RAM, metal body, fingerprint sensor, 4G VoLTE announced”

Motorola Moto Z Force with 5.5-inch QHD Shatterproof display, Metal-body announced

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Today at the Lenovo Tech World 2016 conference in San Francisco, the firm announced the Moto X Force successor dubbed the Moto Z Force with ‘Shatterproof’ display. Continue reading “Motorola Moto Z Force with 5.5-inch QHD Shatterproof display, Metal-body announced”

Motorola Moto Z with Snapdragon 820, 4GB RAM, modular ‘Moto Mods’ accessories announced

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Lenovo owned Motorola now has two new flasghips – the new Moto Z and Moto Z Force with modular accessories to go with it, dubbed Moto Mods. Continue reading “Motorola Moto Z with Snapdragon 820, 4GB RAM, modular ‘Moto Mods’ accessories announced”