MediaTek today officially introduced its Deca-Core Helio X20 processor at an event in China. At the event Meizu CEO, Yongxiang BAI and MediaTek Vice President & Co-COO, Jeffrey Ju confirmed that the upcoming flagship Meizu PRO 6 smartphone will be exclusively powered by a Deca-Core Helio X25 processor. The smartphone was earlier rumored to be powered by Samsung Exynos 8870 SoC. Continue reading “Meizu PRO 6 will exclusively be powered by 10-Core Helio X25 SoC”
HCL Care today announced that it has launched exclusive Experience Service Centres (ESCs) for servicing Xiaomi smartphones, which will act as an extended arm of Xiaomi support. “These service centres will provide one-stop solution for services, accessories and insurance requirements for Xiaomi customers,” said HCL care. Continue reading “HCL Care launches exclusive Experience Service Centres for Xiaomi smartphones in 28 cities”
LeEco (formerly Letv) launched the Le 1s smartphone in India at Rs. 10,999 earlier this year exclusively on Flipkart. We already brought you the unboxing, benchmarks and the battery life test results, here we have camera samples from the smartphone. The Le 1s has a 13-megapixel rear camera with f/2.0 aperture, ISOCELL sensor, PDAF and single LED flash. It has a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with Samsung S5K5E2 sensor, f/2.0 aperture, 1080p video recording and 85-degree wide-angle lens. Continue reading “LeEco (Letv) Le 1s Camera Samples”
Google is internally referring to Android N as New York Cheesecake. Android Police has found out various references to “nyc”or New York Chessecake in the Android Open Source Project repository.
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Google Maps is expanding integration of five new ride hailing services across the world into its apps. The service is adding Ola Cabs in India, 99Taxis in Brazil, Hailo in the UK and Spain, mytaxi in Germany and Spain, and Gett in the UK.
Continue reading “Google Maps adds support for Ola in India”
Sony today at the annual Game Developers Conference announced that PlayStation VR (PS VR), a virtual reality system that makes use of PlayStation 4 (PS4), will launch from October 2016. It also revealed the the final consumer version of PS VR, including all of the contents that comes in the package, which doesn’t include the Playstation camera ($60) and Move controllers ($50). Continue reading “Sony PlayStation VR launching worldwide starting October 2016 for $399”
The Honor brand has stood for well priced, solid hardware ever since its inception. A while back, the company introduced two handsets that made their mark felt in the ever competitive entry level segment. We brought you the review of the Honor 5X but now here’s the review of the Holly 2 Plus, a device which is priced even more aggressively and is still potentially a very competitive product. With that said, let’s dive straight into the review. Continue reading “Honor Holly 2 Plus Review: Big battery, Solid Performance”
Apple has released the seventh version of public beta for iOS 9.3 to developers and public beta testers.
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Sony has launched its XB650BT Extra Bass Bluetooth Headphones in India. It was introduced at the CES 2016. It has 1.18 in neodymium driver unit for EXTRA BASS, promises 30 hours of battery life and also has NFC for One-touch pairing. “The adjustable headband’s structure is optimised for deep bass playback, providing a stable fit to minimise vibration caused by punchy bass notes and soft cushion ear pads provide a largely airtight seal for direct bass transmission,” said Sony.
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Amazon has filed for a patent application that would allow users to take a selfie or video of themselves to pay for items. Filed in October last year, the technology identifies a person and authenticates payment with their photo instead of using passwords.
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Google has announced a number of features for Play Games at the the Game Developers Conference. One of the new features makes it easier for players to stream and share videos to YouTube. With the latest update, users will be able to trial select games for ten minutes before actually purchasing it. Google recently added the ability to install games from Google search results.
Continue reading “Google to let users trial Android games right from search results”
Infocus has launched Bingo 50, it’s latest budget 4G smartphone in the Bingo series India. It has a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a 1.3 GHz Quad-Core MediaTek MT6735 processor and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with InLife UI 2.0. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 8-megapixel auto focus front-facing camera. It also has dual SIM support. Continue reading “InFocus Bingo 50 with 5-inch HD display, 3GB RAM, Android 6.0 launched for Rs. 7499”
OnePlus has finally reduced the price of its flagship OnePlus 2 smartphone in India by Rs. 2,000 on Amazon, a month after it reduced the price on its global portal OnePlus.net. To remind you, the OnePlus 2 4GB RAM with 64GB storage variant was launched in India at Rs. 24,999 last year and the 16GB variant with 3GB of RAM went on sale earlier this year in the country. Continue reading “OnePlus 2 gets a permanent Rs. 2000 price cut in India, now starts at Rs. 20999”
Lenovo has launched its Vibe K5 Plus smartphone in India, as it had promised earlier this month. It was announced at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona last month, packs a 5-inch 1080p display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 616 processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Lenovo’s own UI on top, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus with 5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 616 launched for Rs. 8499”
Samsung launched its flagship Galaxy S7 smartphone in India last week priced at Rs. 48,900. We already brought you the hands-on impressions of the Galaxy S7 from the MWC last month, here we have the unboxing. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S7 Unboxing”
