Acer Predator 8 gaming tablet now available for pre-order for $299.99

Acer had announced the Predator 8 GT-810 Android gaming tablet at IFA 2015 in September and now the tablet is available for pre-order.

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Firefox OS 2.5 developer preview launched – Lets you try Firefox OS on Android phones

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People are quite hesitant to make changes in their lives and changing your smartphone’s OS is one such change that many people prefer not to risk. Firefox has come up with a new developer preview for Android devices which will make it easier for you to decide whether to change your OS or not.

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Blackberry Vienna Android smartphone renders surface – Features a physical keyboard

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Renders of the upcoming Blackberry Vienna smartphone have just surfaced and the phone seems to be packing a physical keyboard just like the Priv. However, the keyboard isn’t hidden and instead it has a candybar form factor much like the classic Blackberry. Continue reading “Blackberry Vienna Android smartphone renders surface – Features a physical keyboard”

Samsung Galaxy S7 might be announced on February 21st 2016

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Recently, there have been rumors going around that Samsung Galaxy S7 might be released ahead of schedule but we haven’t had any dates until now. Apparently, the smartphone will be launched at the Samsung Unpacked event in Barcelona which is happening on February 21st.

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BQ Aquaris X5 with Cyanogen OS 12.1, Snapdragon 412, 2GB RAM and 4G LTE announced

BQ Aquaris X5 Cyanogen Edition

Telefónica has partnered with BQ and Cyanogen Inc. to introduce Aquaris X5 smartphone running Cyanogen OS 12.1 in Europe. It packs a 5-inch HD screen, is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 412 SoC, comes with a 13-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera that also has a LED flash for capturing better images in low lighting conditions. It has dual SIM support and 4G LTE connectivity with support for FDD LTE B20, B3,B1 and B7. Continue reading “BQ Aquaris X5 with Cyanogen OS 12.1, Snapdragon 412, 2GB RAM and 4G LTE announced”

Google rolls out About Me tool to control the display of your info on all of its platforms

Google has launched a new ‘About Me’ tool that allows you to edit and delete your personal data and control what people see about you.

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Cyanogen Apps Package brings Cyanogen OS features to CyanogenMod devices

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Cyanogen apps package also known as C-Apps is basically a set of apps that bring some of the features from Cyanogen OS on phones with CyanogenMod devices.

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Xolo BLACK 1X Battery Life Test

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Xolo launched BLACK 1X, the company’s second BLACK series smartphone last month for Rs. 9999. It went on sale exclusively on Snapdeal last week. We brought you the review of the smartphone recently, here we have its battery test results. The Xolo BLACK 1X packs a 2400mAh built-in battery. It has a 5-inch 1080p on-cell IPS display, is powered by a 1.3GHz Octa-Core 64-bit MediaTek MT6753 processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with HIVE UI on top. Let us check out the results.

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Huawei Honor 4X gets a new update, brings SOS feature, Diwali Theme and Stagefright fixes

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Huawei released Android 5.1 (Lollipop) update for the Honor 4X smartphone in India last month. Now the company has released another minor update for the phone that adds new SOS feature, Diwali Theme and also brings fixes for Stagefright vulnerability. Continue reading “Huawei Honor 4X gets a new update, brings SOS feature, Diwali Theme and Stagefright fixes”

Periscope for Android and iOS updated with revamped Global Map, seek through in replays and more

Periscope 1.3 for Android

Periscope for Android got updated to version 1.3 earlier this week that brought a revamped Global Map feature and option to seek through a replay, now these features are available for iOS users as well in the latest update released today. In Global Map you can now zoom into an area to view more broadcasts, compared to 250 broadcasts earlier, and it also shows replays in the last 24 hours. The Android app also gets pinch to zoom feature for broadcasts. Continue reading “Periscope for Android and iOS updated with revamped Global Map, seek through in replays and more”

Google Maps finally gets offline navigation and search for Android

Google has finally rolled out offline navigation feature for Google Maps. Users can now download maps to their phone, and get turn-by-turn directions and other info even when they don’t have a signal.

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Baidu’s MoboMarket 3.0 Android app store now available in Hindi

Chinese Internet firm Baidu has rolled out an updated version of its third-party Android app store – MoboMarket 3.0 – in Hindi aiming at the growing Indian users.

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Samsung Exynos 8890 chipset tipped to enter mass production

New report is claiming that the Exynos 8890 chipset from Samsung has now entered mass production. The Exynos 8890 is rumored to be featured on a variant of Samsung’s next-generation flagship smartphone.

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