Google+ rolls out Collections, takes a cue from Pinterest

Google+ has taken a leaf from Pinterest and introduced a new feature called as Collections. The new feature allows users to create different category boards such as images, videos and other content in Google Plus.

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Google Play Store 5.5 Update brings new animations and review quotes

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Google has just updated its Play Store and it brings a few improvements and features to the table. The latest version is 5.5 and will be rolling out across Android devices as we speak.

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Samsung set to release Iron Man Edition Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge

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Last month we saw an artists rendering of the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge in various Avenger character themed colours. At the time we weren’t sure whether Samsung had plans to release them as they didn’t comment on the same. Now sources say that they will be releasing an “Iron Man” edition of the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edger next month.

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iBall Slide 3G Q45 with 7-inch display and voice calling now available for Rs. 5327

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iBall Slide 3G Q45, the latest budget tablet in the Slide series is now available from eBay.in. It has a 7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) display, is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Cortex A7 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It comes with a 2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support, voice calling and wireless FM Radio. Continue reading “iBall Slide 3G Q45 with 7-inch display and voice calling now available for Rs. 5327”

Google Nexus 9 Review

After more than five years, HTC is back in the roster to build a Nexus device. The Taiwan manufacturer has taken over from ASUS and Samsung to produce the Google Nexus 9.

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The latest iterations of Nexus devices show the shift in Google’s strategy. While the Nexus series in the past came with an affordable price tag, the new ones – HTC Nexus 9 and Motorola Nexus 6 make no compromises and cost you a premium. We have spent high quality time analysing the slate and here’s our detailed review. Continue reading “Google Nexus 9 Review”

Motorola Moto 360 gets a temporary price cut, available at Rs. 12999 for leather, Rs. 14999 for metal

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Motorola launched the Moto 360 smartwatch with stainless steel bands in India for Rs. 19999 last week, months after it launched the smartwatch with leather bands in the country for Rs. 17,999. Today the company has announced a temporary price cut of Rs. 5,000. The leather variants is available for Rs. 12,999 and the metal variants  s available for Rs. 14,999, exclusively on Flipkart. Continue reading “Motorola Moto 360 gets a temporary price cut, available at Rs. 12999 for leather, Rs. 14999 for metal”

Plastic HTC One M9+ with Quad HD display, 3GB RAM listed by TENAA

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It appears that HTC has a plastic variant of the One M9+ in the pipeline. The device has been spotted listed in China’s TENAA certification database. Continue reading “Plastic HTC One M9+ with Quad HD display, 3GB RAM listed by TENAA”

iBall Slide 3G i80 Android tablet with 8-inch HD display, Intel processor, Voice calling launched for Rs. 10499

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iBall has launched the Slide 3G i80, the company’s latest Android tablet in the Slide series. It has a 8-inch (1280×800 pixels) IPS screen and is powered by an quad-core Intel Atom Z3735F processor. It has a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has 3G support and voice calling capabilities. It comes pre-loaded with 19 Indian languages, but no details about the Android version. Continue reading “iBall Slide 3G i80 Android tablet with 8-inch HD display, Intel processor, Voice calling launched for Rs. 10499”

Micromax Unite 3 Q372 with 4.7-inch display, Android 5.0 now available for Rs. 6569

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Micromax Unite 3 Q372 , the company’s latest smartphone in the Unite series and the successor of last year’s Unite 2 is now available from Infibeam. It has a 4.7 (800 x 480 pixels) display and is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek processor, similar to the Unite 2, but this runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) out of the box. It has a 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel fixed focus front-facing camera. Continue reading “Micromax Unite 3 Q372 with 4.7-inch display, Android 5.0 now available for Rs. 6569”

Panasonic Eluga L 4G with 5-inch HD display, 64-bit quad-core processor launched for Rs. 12990

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Panasonic has launched Eluga L 4G, the company’s first smartphone with 4G support in India. It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display based on one-glass-solution (OGS) technology), is powered by a 1.2 GHz Quad-Core 64-bit Snapdragon processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It has Corning Gorilla Glass protection on the front and back. Continue reading “Panasonic Eluga L 4G with 5-inch HD display, 64-bit quad-core processor launched for Rs. 12990”

HTC One Mini and One Mini 2 will not receive Android 5.0 Lollipop update

Bad news for HTC One Mini and One Mini 2 users. HTC has announced that One Mini and One Mini 2 will not be receiving Android 5.0 Lollipop update.

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YU YUPHORIA leaked images confirm Cyanogen OS 12, HD display and 4G LTE

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YU recently announced that it will launch its YU YUPHORIA smartphone on May 12th. Today, we know that the upcoming model will have HD (1280 x 720 pixels) display, run on Cyanogen OS 12 based on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) and come with 4G LTE support. The image of the smartphone reveals YU branding on the top, below the earpiece. The Yu Yureka only had Yu branding on the back. Continue reading “YU YUPHORIA leaked images confirm Cyanogen OS 12, HD display and 4G LTE”

YU Yureka to be available without registrations on May 6 and May 7

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YU Yureka will be up for grabs without any registration in a two-day open sale on May 6 and May 7. YU on Twitter and Facebook noted that the 48-hours sale on Amazon.in will have ‘no time limits’ to purchase the Yu Yureka smartphone or any pre-registrations for participation. Continue reading “YU Yureka to be available without registrations on May 6 and May 7”

Weekly Roundup: LG G4, G Flex2, Magna, Microsoft Lumia 430, Lenovo A5000, and more

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This time in our weekly roundup of major announcements and launches, we have three devices from South Korean major LG, a convertible tablet-cum-laptop device and a smartphone from Micromax, cheapest Lumia smartphone till date from Microsoft, another addition in Lenovo’s popular ‘A’ series and more here. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: LG G4, G Flex2, Magna, Microsoft Lumia 430, Lenovo A5000, and more”

Lenovo A7000 Benchmarks

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Lenovo launched the A7000 smartphone in India earlier this month for Rs. 8,999. We recently brought you the unboxing of the smartphone, here we have its benchmarks. It is powered by a Octa-Core MediaTek MT6752M processor with eight ARM Cortex A53 CPUs clocked at 1.5GHz. It has 700 MHz Mali-T760 MP2 GPU. It has 5.5-inch HD screen and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) with Lenovo’s own Vibe UI on top. Let us check out the synthetic benchmark scores below.  Continue reading “Lenovo A7000 Benchmarks”