Lava has launched the Iris X8, the company’s latest smartphone in officially, a day after it was revealed on Flipkart. It has 5-inch HD screen, is powered by a 1.4 GHz Octa-Core MediaTek processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Lava promises Android 5.0 (Lollipop) update for the smartphone It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash and a 3-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Lava Iris X8 with Octa-Core processor, 2GB RAM officially launched for Rs. 8999”
Xiaomi introduced the Redmi 2 smartphone, the second generation budget smartphone in the Redmi series in China last month. The Redmi 2 packs a faster 64-bit Snapdragon processor and also comes with 4G LTE connectivity, compared to the Redmi 1S that has Snapdragon 400 SoC and 3G connectivity. We managed to get one from China, here is the unboxing.
Google has updated Maps for Android with new features. The company is adding integration for Local Guides service that has users reviewing local businesses and share them with others.
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Nuance has updated its Swype keyboard for Android to version 1.8 with several new features that includes free Material design themes along with a Bumblebee theme that has high contrast yellow and black colorization, intuitive Emoji support in 8 languages, floating keyboard, better text correction and lots more new features. Continue reading “Swype for Android updated with free Material design themes, Emoji support and more”
Samsung launched the Galaxy A3 smartphone in India last month for Rs 20,500 along with the Galaxy A5. The phone sports a full metallic unibody design. We have seen the unboxing of the phone now lets take a look at the hardware in this photo gallery. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A3 Photo Gallery”
During last night’s 100 days of Honor event in London, the company introduced the Huawei Honor Holly smartphone to the European market. With the event focused around Honor fans, the company announced the handset is launching with a retail price of £109.99 but fans have the chance to reduce the price through the unique “price hacker” promotion. Continue reading “Huawei Honor Holly launched in Europe with mystery price offer”
Lava Iris X8, the company’s upcoming smartphone in the Iris X series has been listed on Flipkart. It has 5-inch HD screen, is powered by a 1.4 GHz Octa-Core MediaTek processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash and a 3-megapixel front-facing camera. The front camera doesn’t have LED flash like the Iris X5 that was launched last year. The design of the smartphone is similar to earlier Iris X series smartphones. Continue reading “Lava Iris X8 with 5-inch HD display, Octa-Core SoC, 2GB RAM launching soon for Rs. 8999”
Celkon has launched Millennia ME Q54, the company’s latest smartphone in the Millennia series with a 5-megapixel front-facing camera, targeted at selfie market. It has a 5-inch FWVGA screen, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash as well. It comes with dual SIM support and 3G connectivity. Continue reading “Celkon Millennia ME Q54 with 5-inch display, 5MP front camera launched for Rs. 5555”
Swipe Technologies has announced that it has partnered with with Haptik Inc. to introduce first of it’s kind in-built Chat Solution to Swipe customers with a simple message on AssistX powered by Haptik. Swipe Telecom is also the first ever company to enable Cash On Delivery purchases of their phones/tablets with a simple message on Haptik itself, said the company. Continue reading “Swipe AssistX powered by Haptik to offer on-the-go customer support”
Spice has announced that it has launched its Android One smartphone in Indonesia, Nepal and Sri Lanka today in association with Google. It has launched its Android One smartphone under the brand name Nexian Journey One which runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). The Lollipop update offers improved battery life, enhanced security features and smarter notifications. Continue reading “Spice Android One smartphone launched in Indonesia, Nepal and Sri Lanka”
Samsung launched the Galaxy A3 (SM-A300H/DS) smartphone for Rs. 20,500 in India last month along with the Galaxy A5. Even the Galaxy A3 has a metallic body. Let us check out the unboxing of the smartphone. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A3 Unboxing”
OnePlus has partnered with popular keyboard app creator SwiftKey to integrate SwiftKey keyboard with the upcoming CyanogenMod 11S update later this month. This enables users to switch to Swiftkey keyboard easily without the need to download. Swiftkey lets you type in up to three languages at once without switching settings and it even has new material design keyboard themes. Continue reading “OnePlus One to get SwiftKey keyboard integration with upcoming OTA update”
Google Play Music has been updated with a couple of features and redesigned UI. The latest revamp comes months after it first received Material Design features in October.
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Gionee has announced that it will unveil new ultra-slim smartphones at the Mobile World Congress 2015 in Barcelona next month. It unveiled the Elife S5.5 that was 5.5mm thick and introduced the Elife S5.1 that even entered into the Guinness book of world records in September since it was the slimmest smartphone at that time at just 5.1mm. The company haven’t announced how thin its upcoming smartphones would be. Continue reading “Gionee to introduce new ultra-slim smartphones at MWC 2015 on March 2”
