Nixon has announced Mission, its first rugged Android Wear smartwatch which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 2100 system-on-chip (SoC). The watch is water resistant up to 100 meters or 10 ATM.
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Micromax Canvas Spark 3 Q385 with 5.5-inch HD display, 2900mAh battery coming soon
Micromax is all set to launch the Micromax Canvas Spark 3 Q385, it’s new budget smartphone and the successor of last year’s Canvas Spark 2. The Canvas Spark 3 that has been listed on the official website packs a 5.5-inch HD display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, is powered by a quad-core processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Spark 3 Q385 with 5.5-inch HD display, 2900mAh battery coming soon”
OPPO R9 and R9 Plus with 5.5-inch and 6-inch 1080p displays, 16MP front camera, 4GB RAM announced
OPPO just announced its flagship R9 and R9 Plus smartphones at an event in China. The OPPO R9 has a 5.5-inch 1080p display with 1.66mm ultra-narrow frame and 77.68% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P10 processor, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and PDAF. The OPPO R9 Plus has a 6-inch 1080p display with 79.3% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 652 processor and has a 16-megapixel rear camera with Sony IMX298 sensor, phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF).
LastPass Authenticator app for simpler two-factor authentication released
Popular password manager LastPass has released its own two-factor authentication app. Dubbed as LastPass Authenticator, the app brings two-factor authentication to your LastPass account and other supported applications.
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CREO introduces Mark 1 with its own Android-based OS, promises a new feature every month
Teewe creator CREO (formerly Mango Man) today introduced Mark 1, it’s first flagship smartphone with its own OS based on Android. CREO says that it aims to make Android better with features that aren’t available on any other Android device. The company has 70 engineers, designers and makers working on the smartphone. Continue reading “CREO introduces Mark 1 with its own Android-based OS, promises a new feature every month”
Tablet shipments in India increased 13% in 2015, 4.4M units sold: CMR Report
A total of 4.4 million tablets were shipped in India, registering a growth of 13% compared to 2014, according to CMR’s India Annual Tablet PC Market Review, CY 2015.
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UberEATS online food delivery app launched in the US
Uber has launched a new standalone online food delivery mobile app on Android and iOS. Dubbed as UberEATS, the service is currently available in Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Toronto while it will soon come to Atlanta, Austin, Dallas, Melbourne, New York, Paris, Seattle, and Washington, D.C.
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CyanogenMod announces first non-nightly CM13 release for OnePlus One, Moto E (2015) and more
CyanogenMod announced official CM13 nightly builds back in November last year. Today it has announced first non-nightly CM13.0 snapshot release that brings Android 6.0.1 (r17) goodies, alongside the CM features. It has also highlighted different update scenarios and also asks CM 13.0 nightly users not to flash these builds, since they are already on a newer codebase (Android 6.0.1_r22), so attempting to flash these release builds will result in crashes due to attempted database downgrades. Continue reading “CyanogenMod announces first non-nightly CM13 release for OnePlus One, Moto E (2015) and more”
Google is internally calling Android N as New York Cheesecake
Google is internally referring to Android N as New York Cheesecake. Android Police has found out various references to “nyc”or New York Chessecake in the Android Open Source Project repository.
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Fossil launches Q Marshal and Q Wander Android Wear smartwatches, Q Motion fitness tracker and more
Fossil has introduced a range of digital and analog smartwatches along with a new activity tracker. The company has unveiled Q Marshal and Q Wander Android Wear smartwatches, Q Motion activity and sleep tracker and Q Tailor and Q Nate Smart Analog Movement watches.
Google Maps adds support for Ola in India
Google Maps is expanding integration of five new ride hailing services across the world into its apps. The service is adding Ola Cabs in India, 99Taxis in Brazil, Hailo in the UK and Spain, mytaxi in Germany and Spain, and Gett in the UK.
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Google to let users trial Android games right from search results
Google has announced a number of features for Play Games at the the Game Developers Conference. One of the new features makes it easier for players to stream and share videos to YouTube. With the latest update, users will be able to trial select games for ten minutes before actually purchasing it. Google recently added the ability to install games from Google search results.
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InFocus Bingo 50 with 5-inch HD display, 3GB RAM, Android 6.0 launched for Rs. 7499
Infocus has launched Bingo 50, it’s latest budget 4G smartphone in the Bingo series India. It has a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a 1.3 GHz Quad-Core MediaTek MT6735 processor and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with InLife UI 2.0. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 8-megapixel auto focus front-facing camera. It also has dual SIM support. Continue reading “InFocus Bingo 50 with 5-inch HD display, 3GB RAM, Android 6.0 launched for Rs. 7499”
Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus with 5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 616 launched for Rs. 8499
Lenovo has launched its Vibe K5 Plus smartphone in India, as it had promised earlier this month. It was announced at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona last month, packs a 5-inch 1080p display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 616 processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Lenovo’s own UI on top, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus with 5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 616 launched for Rs. 8499”
Samsung Galaxy S7’s manufacturing cost revealed at $255: IHS
The Samsung Galaxy S7 was manufactured for $255, according to a new report published by research firm IHS. This is the same amount the company required to make the Galaxy S5 two years ago.
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