Has the S Pen become more useful on the Samsung Galaxy Note 4?

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Back in 2011, Samsung had launched the original Galaxy Note, a large screen device that brought the stylus back into vogue. Initially used as a substitute for the finger in old touchscreens, the stylus, also known as the S-Pen, became a value add for Samsung’s new experiment. Even though the positioning of the Note has slightly changed, the stylus has stuck to its place and evolved along with the device, now in its fourth iteration. Has it become more useful, this generation? Let’s find out.

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HTC Desire EYE reportedly available from select offline stores in India for Rs. 35990

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HTC announced the Desire EYE in India at the Double Exposure event back in October. It was supposed to go on sale in the country exclusively on Amazon late November, but it didn’t happen. Today Mumbai-based retailer Manish Khatri from Mahesh Telecom said that the HTC Desire EYE would be available from select offline stores in India starting today. The Desire EYE is still not available on Amazon and is expected to go on sale soon. Continue reading “HTC Desire EYE reportedly available from select offline stores in India for Rs. 35990”

Gionee Elife S5.1 Camera Samples

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Gionee launched the Elife S5.1, the company’s thinnest smartphone in India last month for Rs. 18,999. We brought you the unboxing, photo gallery, benchmarks and the battery test results of the smartphone recently, here we have the camera samples from the smartphone. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with single LED flash, f/2.2 aperture and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with f/2.4 aperture and 88-degree wide angle lens.

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Amazon Appstore offers $220 worth free apps and games for limited period

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Amazon Appstore is back with another free apps offer, this time for December holidays. The company offers 30 paid Android apps and games worth $220 for free on the Amazon AppStore starting today, December 24th till December 26th, Friday. Last month Amazon offered 39 apps worth $130 for free for Black Friday. This time it offers some interesting apps like,  Root Explorer, PicShop – Photo Editor, Plex,  games like Anomaly Warzone Earth HD, Worms 3, Farming Simulator 14 and more. Continue reading “Amazon Appstore offers $220 worth free apps and games for limited period”

HTC Hima leaks again, focuses on hardware and processor

HTC Hima has once again surfaced online with more information about its specs. The phone was first leaked earlier this month with specs like 5 inch display with 1080p resolution and powerful Snapdragon 810 processor.

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ASUS Pegasus X002 with 5-inch HD display, 64-bit quad-core SoC, 2GB RAM announced

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ASUS has announced Pegasus X002, the company’s latest budget smartphone in China that competes with the Xiaomi Redmi 1S smartphone. It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) capacitive multi-touch IPS display, is powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6732 64-bit processor with ARM Cortex-A53 64-bit CPUs and Mali-T760 GPU and runs on Android 4.4 (Kitkat) with Zen UI on top. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “ASUS Pegasus X002 with 5-inch HD display, 64-bit quad-core SoC, 2GB RAM announced”

Samsung Galaxy Note Edge launched in India for Rs. 64900

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Samsung just launched the Galaxy Note Edge smartphone in India, after reports of it launching in the country next month. The Note Edge was announced at the IFA 2014 in September along with the Note 4 and packs a 5.6-inch (1440 x 2560 pixels) Quad HD+ Super AMOLED display that bends on the right side that utilizing 160 pixels so that you can acess frequently used apps, alerts and device functionality. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note Edge launched in India for Rs. 64900”

Samsung Galaxy Note Edge might launch in India in Jan 2015 for Rs. 68500

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[Update: Samsung has launched the Galaxy Note Edge in India for Rs. 64,900 and it goes on sale January first week.]

Earlier: Samsung plans to launch the Galaxy Note Edge smartphone in India in January 2015 at a price tag of Rs. 68,500, according to a report from ET. The report says that it would retail for Rs. 64,900. Samsung launched the Galaxy Note 4 smartphone in India for Rs. 58300 back in October, which now retails for Rs. 57,000 on the official Samsung eStore. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note Edge might launch in India in Jan 2015 for Rs. 68500”

Huawei Ascend GX1 with 6-inch HD display, Snapdragon 410 SoC announced

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Huawei has announced the Ascend GX1 (SC-CL00), the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in the Ascend series in China. It has a 6-inch HD screen with screen-to-body ratio of 80.5%, is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 410 processor and runs on Android 4.4-based Emotion UI. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has several camera modes such as voice capture, quick capture from the lockscreen and more. Continue reading “Huawei Ascend GX1 with 6-inch HD display, Snapdragon 410 SoC announced”

Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G to go on sale in India on Dec 30th

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Xiaomi Redmi Note went on sale in India earlier this month for Rs. 8,999. Xiaomi has announced that Redmi Note 4G will go on sale on Flipkart on December 30th, as it promised at the launch. The Redmi Note 4G has support for TD-LTE 2300MHz (Band 40) and FDD-LTE 1800MHz (Band 3) for India and is powered by a 1.6GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 SoC, instead of Octa-Core MediaTek chip in the 3G variant. It single SIM support, unlike the dual SIM 3G variant. It comes pre-loaded with Fleksy and SwiftKey keyboards. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G to go on sale in India on Dec 30th”

Meizu Blue Charm Note with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Octa-Core processor announced

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Meizu has announced Blue Charm Note, the company’s latest smartphone under new Blue Charm sub brand. It has a 5.5-inch 1080p display, is powered by a 1.7GHz 64-bit Octa-Core MediaTek processor with eight Cortex-A53 64-bit CPUs with Mali-T760 GPU and runs on Android 4.4 KitKat with Flyme OS 4 on top. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with Samsung sensor and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with 69-degree wide viewing angle. Continue reading “Meizu Blue Charm Note with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Octa-Core processor announced”

Swipe Marathon with 4.5-inch display, 4000mAh battery launched for Rs. 4599

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Swipe Technologies has launched Swipe Marathon, the company’s first smartphone with a Marathon 4000mAh battery that promises up to 60 days standby. It has a 4.5-inch FWVGA screen, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has an 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. Continue reading “Swipe Marathon with 4.5-inch display, 4000mAh battery launched for Rs. 4599”

Samsung Galaxy Core Prime goes on sale on official eStore in India for Rs. 9700

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Samsung Galaxy Core Prime (SM-G360H/DS) went on sale through retail stores in India for Rs. 9,599 earlier this month, now the smartphone is available from the official Samsung India eStore. It has a 4.5-inch WVGA display, powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (Kitkat). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has support for 14 Indian languages and comes with dual SIM support. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Core Prime goes on sale on official eStore in India for Rs. 9700”

Yahoo Aviate Launcher updated with Search, Live wallpapers and more

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Yahoo has updated its Aviate launcher with search option that now lets you search your apps, contacts and the Web (powered by Yahoo) from the homescreen. Search option on Aviate launcher is currently rolling out for English-speaking users in the U.S., it would bring search to more users soon. Earlier this year Yahoo acquired Aviate. Few months back, the Aviate launcher came out of beta and got updated with several features Continue reading “Yahoo Aviate Launcher updated with Search, Live wallpapers and more”

Samsung Galaxy Note Edge Benchmarks

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Samsung unveiled the the Galaxy Note Edge smartphone the IFA back in September. We brought you the unboxing of the Note Edge recently, here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. It has the same Quad-Core Snapdragon 805 (APQ8084) 28nm HPm Krait 450 CPU clocked at 2.65 GHz with Adreno 420 GPU, has 3GB RAM and runs on Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), similar to the Galaxy Note 4. It has a 5.6-inch (1440 x 2560 pixels) Quad HD+ Super AMOLED display that bends on the right side that utilizes 160 pixels. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note Edge Benchmarks”