Spotify has made its music streaming app free on Android, iPhone and iPad, that doesn’t require a premium subscription. Its new free offering lets you play any artist, album, or playlist in shuffle mode. Spotify is also expanding its reach to 20 new markets today, sadly India is not in the list. Free access to Spotify is only available to iOS and Android users right now in its 55 markets worldwide. Continue reading “Spotify goes free on iOS and Android, introduces shuffle play”
Oppo N1 Review
After a long period of leaks and teasers, Oppo finally announced its latest flagship device, the Oppo N1 in September. The N1, initially believed to be camera-centric, ended up as a well rounded flagship device for the company. Innovations like the O-Touch rear sensor and the unique rotating swivel unit for the camera made sure that the N1 is not just another Android phone, and has a number of firsts worth looking at. Yes, it is a potential trend setter, but is also a trend follower. With a huge 5.9 inch screen, the N1 brings Oppo to proper phablet territory, addressing the growing trend of massively sized phones that bridge the gap between phones and the most popular form factor in tablets. Makes Oppo one of the first companies to go with this approach for a flagship device. The N1 is a phablet, which is currently considered a niche, but one that represents everything Oppo stands for. But the big question is, at a starting price of 599$, does it have the potential to rival the best Android hardware in the market? Lets find out in our in-depth review.
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Maxx Mobile launched 15 new devices including 4 Android smartphones and a tablet earlier this year. Now two new Android smartphones, the Maxx AX51 and the AX505 DUO are available for sale from the official site. Both these phones have a 5-inch (480 x 854 Pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a dual-core Mediatek MT6572W processor clocked at 1.2 GHz and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean). These have a 3-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. Continue reading “Maxx AX51 and AX505 DUO with 5-inch display, Android 4.2 now available for Rs. 9999”
Twitter for Android has been updated to version 5.0.5 that brings a new design and lots of new features. This design is quite different from the v5.0 Beta that was released back in September. The new design brings a new tab in the navigation bar that lets you access DMs, view notification, search and go to settings. This update also lets you share and view photos via direct message (DM) on your Android phone. Twitter for iPhone also got updated today that brought new features. Continue reading “Twitter for Android updated with a new design, option to send photos via DMs and more”
Asus has just announced the new Padfone mini 4.3 at an event in Taipei as they promised last week. The Padfone mini 4.3 lets you dock the phone in a smaller Padfone station to convert it into a tablet. It packs a 4.3-inch qHD (960×540 pixels) Super IPS display, powered by 1.4 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 (MSM8226) processor with Adreno 305 GPU, just like the Moto G and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean). The docking station has a 7-inch (1,280 x 800 pixels) Super IPS display and packs a 2200 mAh battery. The Padfone mini 4.3 is 8.68mm thick and weighs 105 grams. The docking station weighs 310 grams. Continue reading “Asus Padfone mini 4.3 with 4.3-inch display, 7-inch tablet dock announced”
Asus has launched Transformer Book Trio that can run dual operating systems – Windows 8 Pro and Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 11.6-inch (1920×1080 pixels) 16:9 detachable display and lets you switch between a Windows 8 notebook, Android tablet and Windows 8 desktop PC. The PC Station dock is powered by a 4th generation Intel Core i7 processor, has a keyboard and packs 500GB hard drive. The PC Station also offers extended battery. In the tablet mode, it is powered by an Intel Atom Z2560 processor that runs on Android Jelly Bean and can be also connected to an external display. The tablet features a 1.6 GHz Intel Atom Z2560 processor and packs 16GB of storage. Continue reading “Asus Transformer Book Trio running Windows 8 Pro and Android launched in India for Rs. 98099”
Just a few hours back we brought you information that a game which has been on Google Play Store and Apple App Store for nearly 6 months finally made it to Windows Phone Store(Click here for that). Now we have information that a new game from popular game-maker Rovio, Angry Birds Go, has arrived on Windows Phone Store, BlackBerry Store, Google Play Store and Apple App Store simultaneously.
Continue reading “Angry Birds Go! arrives for Windows Phone, Android, iOS and BlackBerry”
Nokia is all set to acquired by Microsoft and that led many people to cremate their final hopes of an Android smartphone from the Finnish handset maker. As a twist in the tale, Nokia has indeed been on working an Android smartphone and it may be released in 2014.
Continue reading “Nokia Normandy – Is it the Nokia Android phone of your dreams?”
The LG G Pad 8.3, announced a couple of months back as the company’s first small Android tablet, has now gotten itself a Google Play Edition in the US. This tablet is the first OEM device to get the Play Edition treatment, which will let consumers get the latest versions of Android faster than the original, which might or might not get the updates as fast as this one. That’s the main purpose and selling point of the LG G Pad 8.3 Google Play Edition. It will be free from any sort of OEM customizations, and is going on sale starting today, at a price of 350 USD. The tablet sports a great looking 1920×1200 8.3 inch screen and a metallic body to complement its huge phone-like looks. We had taken a hands on look of the original tablet at IFA in Berlin this year, take a look at the video –
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AosOVdjrIZA
Care for a super sized phone running the cleanest build of Android around? Then the Sony Z Ultra Google Play Edition will be right up your alley. The phone was just spotted on the Google Play Store in the US and is available now at a price point of $649 before taxes . Interesting this is one of the first Sony devices running stock Android.
Continue reading “Sony Z Ultra Google Play Edition goes on sale for $649”
When Apple announced their iPhone 5s in a Gold color, other companies followed(others read Samsung and HTC) and announced their flagship devices in Gold variants. Samsung announced just a gold colored variant while HTC went the extra mile to make their flagship entirely out of 18karat gold. Now Samsung is following its own trend by announcing a Crystal edition of Samsung Galaxy S4. I say Samsung’s own trend because in the past, Samsung had unveiled Crystal editions of Samsung Galaxy S2 and Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini.
Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S4 Crystal Edition unveiled, because Gold is too mainstream”
Samsung has announced that the sales (to supply channel) of the Galaxy Note 3 has crossed 10 million units globally since it went on sale September 25th, till November 25th. The first Galaxy Note that was launched back in October 2011 took 9 months to cross the 10 million mark and the Galaxy Note 2 took 4 months to achieve this feat, but the Note 3 has crossed the 10 million mark in just 2 months after the launch. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 3 sales surpass 10 million in two months”
Viber, one of the popular VoIP applications, completes three years as of today. On its third birthday, Viber has announced the rollout of its latest feature – ‘Viber Out’. Viber Out is Viber’s answer to Skype’s ability to call any mobile or landline number.
Continue reading “Viber launches ‘Viber Out’ feature on its third birthday”
Cyanogen Mod developer Koushik Dutta, widely known for his ClockwordMod utility, which is the go-to custom recovery for Android devices, is also known for developing other utilities like an Allcast app that can stream from Android to Chromecast as well as Apple TV. Now he has released an app called Screencast(beta) that can record any rooted Android 4.4.1 device’s screen, with audio. Initially made available as a developer-only feature, one had to type a command in ADB to enable screen recording on any KitKat device, but thanks to the Screencast app, now it is available right on your device, with some unique additions like a quick shortcut – Volume up + power to start screencasting. It is demonstrated in this video here –
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Xolo Q1000 Opus, the latest smartphone in the QCORE series is now available for pre-order in India from online retailers Flipkart and Infibeam. It was announced last month and packs a 5-inch (854 ×480 pixels) FWVGA capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Broadcom (BCM23550) processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with BSI sensor, LED flash and 720p HD video recording and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support with dual standby, similar to other Xolo smartphones.
Continue reading “Xolo Q1000 Opus with 5-inch display, quad-core Broadcom processor up for pre-order at Rs. 9999”
