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General Mobile GM 5 Plus Android One smartphone with 3GB RAM, Android 6.0, 13MP front camera announced

General Mobile GM5 Plus

Google expanded its Android One program to Turkey back in May last year and introduced General Mobile 4G. Now it has introduced GM5 Plus, a high-end Android One smartphone with a 5.5-inch 1080p display with 79% screen-to-body ratio, Octa-Core Snapdragon 617 processor, Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), 13-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash and a 13-megapixel auto focus front-facing camera that also has LED flash. Continue reading “General Mobile GM 5 Plus Android One smartphone with 3GB RAM, Android 6.0, 13MP front camera announced”

Le Max Pro the first smartphone with Snapdragon 820 goes on sale in China

LeTV Max Pro

LeEco Le Max Pro, which was the first smartphone to be announced with the Snapdragon 820 SoC also becomes the first smartphone with the processor to go on sale in China. Founder and CEO Jia Yueting today on weibo (Via) said that 1000 units of the flagship smartphone will be available for purchase at 1999 yuan (US$ 306 / Rs. 20,995 approx.). Even though they are just engineering models and not the retail units, users can switch it for the final version when the commercial version is out. Continue reading “Le Max Pro the first smartphone with Snapdragon 820 goes on sale in China”

Adobe Lightroom 2.0 with RAW support now available for Android

Adobe has added a number of new features and improvements to its Lightroom Android app. The update that bumps the app to version 2.0 brings in-app camera, supporting the capture of images in DNG RAW format.

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Skype to shut down Qik video messaging app

Skype has announced that it is killing its Qik video messaging app on March 24. Launched in October 2014 on Android, iOS and Windows Phone, the Qik app allowed users to record video upto 42 seconds long.

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Sony Xperia X and Xperia XA Europe prices revealed, now available for pre-order

Sony announced the Xperia X performance, Xperia X and Xperia XA, the company’s latest high-end and mid-range smartphones in the new Xperia X series at the MWC 2016 in Barcelona. Now, the Xperia X and Xperia XA smartphones are available for pre-orders in the Europe.

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Panasonic Toughpad FZ-F1 and FZ-N1 rugged smartphones with Windows 10 and Android announced

Panasonic Toughpad FZ-F1 and FZ-N1

Panasonic announced Toughpad FZ-F1 and Toughpad FZ-N1, two new rugged smartphones running Windows 10 IoT Mobile Enterprise and Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), respectively at the MWC 2016 in Barcelona. These smartphones have a 4.7-inch HD glove enabled, multi-touch, sunlight viewable display, powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor and come with IP65, IP67 and MIL-STD-810G ratings with drop rating of 6 feet, so they can stand up to the abuse of the most demanding usage environments and also submersible, in up to 3.3 feet of water for 30 minutes. Continue reading “Panasonic Toughpad FZ-F1 and FZ-N1 rugged smartphones with Windows 10 and Android announced”

Lenovo Vibe K5 and Vibe K5 Plus Hands On and Photo Gallery

Lenovo announced the Vibe K5 and Vibe K5 Plus smartphones at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. We are live at the event and got our hands on both the smartphones. So let’s take a detailed look at the hardware and specifications of both the phones that have an identical design. Continue reading “Lenovo Vibe K5 and Vibe K5 Plus Hands On and Photo Gallery”

Gionee S8 with 5.5-inch 1080p display with 3D touch, 4GB RAM, full metal body announced

Gionee S8

Gionee just announced its flagship S8 smartphone at its MWC 2016 event in Barcelona and also unveiled its new logo. It packs a 5.5-inch 1080p AMOLED display with pressure sensitive 3D touch that can sense 3 levels of force including touch, tap and press and has screen-to-body ratio of 74.9%. It is powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P10 (MT6755) processor and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) wit Amigo OS 3.2 on top, which has several new features such a dual WhatsApp support for each SIMs, floating window to watch video while on WhatsApp or browser, Gionee abroad service and more. Amigo OS 4.0 will be available in June. Continue reading “Gionee S8 with 5.5-inch 1080p display with 3D touch, 4GB RAM, full metal body announced”

Remix OS 2.0 Beta for PC with 32-bit and dual boot support coming on March 1

Remix OS 2.0 Beta

Jide Technology that released Remix OS 2.0 alpha version for PCs and laptops last month, today announced that it will release beta version of Remix OS for PC on March 1st through OTA and will also be available for download on the official website. “The new Beta version has a substantial number of bug fixes and an increase in device compatibility, as well as over-the-air (OTA) updates, 32-bit system support and dual boot support through a new hard drive installer tool,” said the company. Continue reading “Remix OS 2.0 Beta for PC with 32-bit and dual boot support coming on March 1”

vivo Xplay5 with Snapdragon 820, 6GB RAM, dual-curved edge display coming on March 1

vivo Xplay5 teaser

Chinese smartphone maker vivo today confirmed that its flagship Xplay5 smartphone will be powered by a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor and pack whopping 6GB of LPDDR4 RAM. Most flagship smartphones come with 4GB of RAM, but this will probably be the first smartphone to come with 6GB of RAM.

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Acer announces flagship Liquid Jade 2 with Snapdragon 808, 3GB RAM, 21MP camera at MWC

Acer at MWC Barcelona unveiled its 2016 flagship smartphone the Acer Liquid Jade 2. The phone has similar specifications as the recently launched Windows 10-based Liquid Jade Primo, but this runs Android. Continue reading “Acer announces flagship Liquid Jade 2 with Snapdragon 808, 3GB RAM, 21MP camera at MWC”

Acer Liquid Zest and Liquid Zest 4G affordable smartphones with Android 6.0 announced at MWC

Acer at MWC has announced two new budget smartphones in its Liquid series dubbed the Liquid Zest and the Liquid Zest 4G. Continue reading “Acer Liquid Zest and Liquid Zest 4G affordable smartphones with Android 6.0 announced at MWC”

Sony Xperia XA with 5-inch HD edge-to-edge display, 8MP front camera, Android 6.0 announced

Sony Xperia XA Colours

Sony just announced Xperia XA, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in the new X series at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2016 in Barcelona. It has a 5-inch HD curved glass edge-to-edge display, is powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P10 (MT6755) processor and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, Hybrid Auto-Focus and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes in both single and dual SIM variants and has 4G LTE connectivity. Continue reading “Sony Xperia XA with 5-inch HD edge-to-edge display, 8MP front camera, Android 6.0 announced”

Obi Worldphone MV1 with 5-inch HD display, Snapdragon 212, 4G announced starting at $139

Obi Worldphone MV1

Obi Worldphone, backed by John Scully has introduced new budget MV1 smartphone designed by San Francisco-based product studio Ammunition. It has a 5-inch HD in-cell touch display, is powered by a quad-core Snadpragon 212 processor and runs both on Android 5.1 (Lollipop 5.1) or Cyanogen OS 12.1.1. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support and 4G LTE connectivity Continue reading “Obi Worldphone MV1 with 5-inch HD display, Snapdragon 212, 4G announced starting at $139”

Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 with Snapdragon 650, 16MP camera launching in India on March 3

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Xiaomi has finally announced that its Redmi Note 3 Pro smartphone will launch in India as Redmi Note 3 on March 3rd, at an event in Delhi. It packs a 5.5-inch 1080p screen, comes with a metal body, has a fingerprint sensor on the back, is powered by a Hexa-Core Snapdragon 650 (Snapdragon 618 previously) processor and a 16-megapixel rear camera with f/2.0 aperture, LED flash and phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF), resulting in a quick focus of just 0.1 second. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 with Snapdragon 650, 16MP camera launching in India on March 3”