Xolo Era 4K Benchmarks

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Xolo launched the Era 4K, the company’s latest budget 4G smartphone in the Era series earlier this month for Rs. 6,499. We already brought you the unboxing and first impressions recently, here we have the benchmarks. It is powered by a Quad-Core MediaTek MT6735P 64-bit processor that has four ARM Cortex A53 cores clocked at 988MHz per core and has Mali-T720 MP2 GPU. It has 2GB RAM, 5-inch HD display and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). Check out the synthetic benchmark scores.

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LG G5 launching in India in Q2 2016

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LG unveiled its flagship G5 smartphone with a modular design along with Friends companion devices at the MWC in Barcelona earlier this week. Today LG has announced that the smartphone will launch in India in the next quarter, soon after the global launch in April. The G5 has a 5.3-inch (2560 x 1440 pixels) Quad HD Quantum always-on display that lets you can check the time, battery status, and notifications without waking the phone. Continue reading “LG G5 launching in India in Q2 2016”

YouTube adds a new custom blurring tool for moving objects in a video

YouTube has added a new tool that will allow creators to blur moving objects in a video without going through the hassle of removing, editing and uploading their videos. The company had first introduced the face blurring tool in 2012 and is now building further on the feature.

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Apple said to launch 9.7-inch iPad Pro instead of iPad Air 3 in March

From the beginning of this year,  there were reports that Apple will launch the iPad Air 3 on March 15. However, a new report from 9to5Mac says that the company will release a new 9.7-inch iPad Pro instead of the iPad Air 3.

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Google, Facebook, Microsoft and others support Apple in FBI privacy battle

Silicon Valley stalwarts Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon and Twitter are joining forces to offer legal support to Apple in the battle with Department of Justice over iPhone backdoor case.

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Lava Twinpad Windows 10 2-in-1 with 10.1-inch display, built-in 3G launched for Rs. 15999

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Lava has launched Twinpad, its latest Windows 10 2-in-1 with inbuilt 3G SIM support and a detachable keyboard with trackpad. It has a 10.1-inch (1280×800 pixels) IPS 5-point capacitive touch screen with a stylus support and the screen can be reversed. It is powered by a quad-core Intel Atom processor, has a 2-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera, has 32GB of built-in storage with expansion slot and a 7400mAh battery. Continue reading “Lava Twinpad Windows 10 2-in-1 with 10.1-inch display, built-in 3G launched for Rs. 15999”

Huawei partners with Leica to boost camera on its smartphones

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Huawei today announced that it has entered into a long-term partnership with Leica for enhancing the camera on its smartphones. The company said that it aims to “create a powerhouse in the reinvention of smartphone photography”. Continue reading “Huawei partners with Leica to boost camera on its smartphones”

Microsoft acquires cross platform software tool developer Xamarin

Microsoft has acquired Xamarin which creates software tools for making mobile apps for iOS, Android and Windows platforms. The financial details of the deal were not disclosed.

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Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) Benchmarks

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Samsung launched the Galaxy A7 (2016) smartphone, along with the Galaxy A5 (2016) earlier this month for Rs. 33,400. We recently brought you the unboxing, here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. It is powered by an Octa-Core Exynos 7580 64-bit processor that has eight ARM Cortex A53 cores clocked at 1.6 GHz per core, has Mali-T720 GPU, 3GB of RAM, 5.5-inch 1080p screen and runs on Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop). Check out the synthetic benchmark scores below. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) Benchmarks”

TP-LINK Archer MR200 802.11ac Dual Band router with 4G SIM support launched for Rs. 8999

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TP-LINK has launched Archer MR200 (AC750) Wireless Dual Band Wireless Router in India. It also has a 4G SIM slot, in addition to Ethernet port, so that you can also share 4G LTE/3G connection with other devices.  Continue reading “TP-LINK Archer MR200 802.11ac Dual Band router with 4G SIM support launched for Rs. 8999”

Moto X Force now available from over 400 retail stores across India

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Motorola launched the Moto X Force, it’s flagship smartphone swith a 5.4-inch Quad HD AMOLED screen with Moto ShatterShield display technology, which is essentially made of an integrated system of five layers that absorbs shock from impact and is guaranteed not to shatter. It went on sale through online retailers FlipkartAmazon.in and Snapdeal stating at Rs. 49,999, earlier this month. Continue reading “Moto X Force now available from over 400 retail stores across India”

Google’s Accelerated Mobile Pages for search launched in India

Google has announced that it is launching Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) for search in India. Unveiled in October last year, AMP is an open source HTML initiative which improves the performance of the mobile web and is Google’s answer to Facebook’s Instant Articles.

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Gmail for Android gets rich text formatting and instant RSVPs

Gmail is adding a couple of new additions to its Android app. The update that bumps the app version to 6.0 brings rich text formatting and instant RSVPs.

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Sony is retiring the Xperia Z series, could replace it by the X series

Sony is axing its beloved Xperia Z series. The company has officially confirmed that it will not release a Xperia Z6 which means, Xperia Z5 will be the last phone in the Z series.

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