Category: Android

Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge UK – how much will it cost?

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After many rumours, Samsung unveiled both the new Galaxy S6 and the dual-sided Galaxy S6 Edge back at Mobile World Congress 2015 and at the time, the Korean manufacturer confirmed that both handsets will go on sale on April 10th with pre-orders opening today (March 20th). With most networks and retailers now listing both of Samsung’s new handsets, let’s take a look at how much the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge will cost on pay monthly contracts in the UK. Continue reading “Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge UK – how much will it cost?”

Spice Dream UNO gets Android 5.1 Lollipop update

Spice Dream Uno Android 5.1 Lollipop

Spice has announced that Android 5.1 (Lollipop) update is now rolling out for the Spice Dream UNO (Mi-498) smartphone. Last month Google said that it has started rolling out Android Lollipop update for the Android One smartphones, which will be rolled out each week to more phones selected at random. Continue reading “Spice Dream UNO gets Android 5.1 Lollipop update”

Android Auto app hits Play Store, goes live for Lollipop phones

Google has finally released the official Android Auto app on the Play Store. The app is what allows Android smartphones running 5.0 Lollipop to link up to Android Auto units, bringing all of your music, maps, and hands-free controls to your vehicle.

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Android Device Manager now coming to Android Wear devices

Google has updated its Android Device Manager service with supports for Android Wear. This will allow users to find their lost Android smartphone using the smartwatch.

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Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge launching in India on March 23

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Samsung is all set to launch the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 Edge smartphones in India at an event in New Delhi on March 23rd. These new S series smartphones were unveiled at the MWC 2015 earlier this month and have a completely different design from the earlier S series smartphones. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge launching in India on March 23”

TAG Heuer partners with Google and Intel for its Android Wear-powered luxury smartwatch

TAG Heuer, Google, Intel Smartwatch announcement

TAG Heuer, Swiss luxury watch maker today announced its partnership with Google and Intel for a luxury smartwatch with Intel technology powered by Android Wear platform, as expected. This was announced at the Baselworld 2015 conference in Switzerland. Continue reading “TAG Heuer partners with Google and Intel for its Android Wear-powered luxury smartwatch”

Amazon celebrates Appstore’s Birthday with $105 worth free apps and games

Amazon Free Apps Mar 2015

Amazon Appstore is back with another free apps offer, this time for the Appstore’s 4th birthday. The company offers 34 paid Android apps and games worth $105 for free on the Amazon AppStore starting today, March 19th for a limited period. These apps are usually priced between US$ 0.99 and US$ 9.99. All you need to do is just get the Amazon App Store from here and side load it on your Android device. Continue reading “Amazon celebrates Appstore’s Birthday with $105 worth free apps and games”

Micromax Canvas Juice 2 with Android 5.0, 2GB RAM, 3000mAh battery launched for Rs. 8999

Micromax Canvas Juice 2

Micromax has launched Canvas Juice 2 AQ5001 smartphone, successor of last year’s Canvas Juice A177 smartphone. The Canvas Juice 2 has a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582M processor and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Juice 2 with Android 5.0, 2GB RAM, 3000mAh battery launched for Rs. 8999”

YouTube update adds ability to search for 4K videos on Android

YouTube has updated Android app with a couple of features and minor tweaks. The latest update bumps the app to version 10.10 and brings an important update related to 4K videos.

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Xolo LT2000 with 5.5-inch HD display, 4G LTE, Snapdragon 410 SoC launched for Rs. 9999

Xolo LT2000

Xolo has launched LT2000, the company’s latest smartphone with LTE support. It has a 5.5-inch HD display, is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and runs on Android 4.4, which is upgradable to Android 5.0 (Lollipop). As usual it has dual SIM support. It also has support for both LTE- TDD 2300 MHz and LTE-FDD 1800 MHz bands ind India. Continue reading “Xolo LT2000 with 5.5-inch HD display, 4G LTE, Snapdragon 410 SoC launched for Rs. 9999”

LG G Pad 8.0 now available in India for Rs. 17999

LG G Pad 8.0

LG G Pad 8.0, the company’s 8-inch tablet in the G Pad series is now available in India from Snapdeal. It was announced last year, packs a 8-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) WXGA IPS displays, is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor, runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat), has 1GB RAM and 16GB of internal storage with expansion slot. Continue reading “LG G Pad 8.0 now available in India for Rs. 17999”

OnePlus One 16GB Happy Hour sale is back, available on Amazon India without an invite today 1 to 2PM

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OnePlus introduced Happy Hour sale for the OnePlus One 16GB Silk White variant last Thursday on Amazon.in. The sale is back for the second week. This will let you purchase the smartphone from Amazon.in without an invite today for one hour, 1PM to 2PM. Even though the sale lasts for 1 hour, stocks are limited, says the company.

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HTC introduces ‘Uh Oh’ protection program for the One M9

HTC has launched a new program that offers free replacement for your damaged HTC One M9. Dubbed as ‘ UH OH Protection‘,the program will replace your One M9 if it is damaged in the first 365 days, no questions asked.

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Google Play gets age based app rating system

Google Play has introduces age based rating system for apps and games in Google Play Store. The new system will allow app submissions to be reviewed by staff and enable developers to complete a content rating questionnaire for each of their apps and games to receive objective content ratings.
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