Microsoft Mercury image surfaces – Cancelled Windows tablet

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Apparently, along with acquiring Nokia, Microsoft also cancelled several devices that were under development. One such device, the Mercury tablet has now surfaced in a new leak.

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Apple Watch sales might reach 12 million units by end of 2015

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Up until Q4 2015, Apple managed to sell around 6 million units of the Apple Watch. Analysts now state that Apple is on track to selling another 6 million units during Q4 2015.

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Asus Zenfone Selfie gets the deluxe treatment – 3GB RAM and 128GB storage

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Asus launched the Zenfone 2 Deluxe which was basically a limited edition Zenfone 2 with a different back design. Asus also launched a limited edition of the Zenfone 2 Deluxe with 256GB capacity in Brazil. The Zenfone Laser and Zoom also received similar treatments and now it is the turn of the Zenfone Selfie to get the deluxe treatment.

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YU YUTOPIA set for launch on December 7th

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The much hyped smartphone from YU, the YUTOPIA is set for a launch on December 7th. The smartphone will be the first flagship grade smartphone in the YU smartphone lineup and will have a premium metal build.

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Windows 10 to arrive on Xiaomi Mi 4 on December 3rd

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Earlier this year in March, Microsoft announced that they will be releasing a Windows 10 ROM for the Xioami Mi 4. Up until now, it has been in the Beta stage. Now, Xiaomi have announced that the ROM will go live for the smartphone on 3rd December.

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Samsung patents reveal new smartphone form factors with flexible displays

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We’ve had ‘pre-flexed’ display smartphones for a while now and as interesting as they are, things do get really interesting when we have proper flexible screens on devices and smartphones. Some of the latest patents filed by Samsung reveal smartphones with very interesting form factors that are possible thanks to flexible displays.

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Motorola Moto 360 (2nd Gen.) launched in India starting from Rs. 19999

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Motorola just launched the Moto 360 (2nd Gen.) Android Wear Smartwatch in India. It comes in a two variants, one for men with a 46mm body (same as original Moto 360) with 1.56-inch (360×230 pixels) display and a version for women with a 1.37-inch (360×225 pixels) display. Continue reading “Motorola Moto 360 (2nd Gen.) launched in India starting from Rs. 19999”

Blackberry to exit Pakistan – User privacy cited as the reason

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Blackberry was ordered by the Pakistani government to shutdown its operations in the country by November 30th. Since then, the order has been extended till the 30th of December after which Blackberry will exit the country.

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Samsung appoints new President of mobile communications – J.K Shin gets a revised role

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Samsung has announced a new President of mobile communications who will replace the current head, J.K Shin. The new president of mobile communications will be Dongjin Koh.

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Oppo A53 with 7.4mm slim metal body, Snapdragon 616 SoC, 4G LTE official

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Oppo A53 has gone official in China, few weeks after it got certified by TENAA. It packs a 5.5-inch HD IPS 2.5D curved screen, is powered by an Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 SoC and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Color OS 2.1 on top. It has a 7.4mm slim magnesium alloy body. Oppo says that it has achieved a smooth metal body by spraying fine zircon sand after 120 minutes of oxidation, which eventually condenses into a uniform thin layer, to bring a more delicate touch. Continue reading “Oppo A53 with 7.4mm slim metal body, Snapdragon 616 SoC, 4G LTE official”

Gionee Elife E8 Review

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It’s been a long while in the making. The Gionee Elife E7, the erstwhile flagship of the company was launched way back in 2013. Its now almost two years since the day and we are finally getting our hands on the Gionee Elife E8. Sure, it was announced back in June but that has perhaps made the wait harder still. There are improvements all around and it is clear that Gionee has learnt a lot from their first effort however the competition too has improved. The smartphone ecosystem is no longer the same and it remains to be seen if the Gionee Elife E8 and it’s accompanying Amigo OS are competitive enough. We’ll find that out in our review. Continue reading “Gionee Elife E8 Review”

LG Zero with 5-inch HD display, metal body, 4G LTE to roll out globally starting this week

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LG introduced Class, its latest smartphone with metal body back in September in Korea. Today the company has announced that the smartphone will launch as Zero in some global markets. It has a 5-inch HD display with a curved glass offering a 3D effect, is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 410 64-bit processor, runs Android 5.1 (Lollipop), has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera (same sensor used in the LG G4), similar to the Class, but the Zero has 1.5GB of RAM instead of 2GB of RAM. Continue reading “LG Zero with 5-inch HD display, metal body, 4G LTE to roll out globally starting this week”

Lava Iris X10 with 5-inch HD display, 3GB RAM, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 11500

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Lava has officially launched Iris X10, its top-end Iris series smartphone, after it surfaced online last week. It has a 5-inch HD screen with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop), which upgradable to Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) in future. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Lava Iris X10 with 5-inch HD display, 3GB RAM, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 11500”

Amazon announces Prime Air drone delivery service

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Amazon had announced drone delivery back in 2013 however things were quite skeptical back then. Now, Amazon has announced the Prime Air drone delivery service and even shared a video of it in action.

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vivo X6 and X6Plus with 4GB RAM, metal body and fingerprint sensor announced

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vivo just announced the vivo X6 and the X6Plus, the company’s latest flagship smartphones at an event in China, as it promised. The X6 has a 5.2-inch 1080p Super AMOLED display, has 32GB of internal storage and 2400mAh battery. The X6Plus has a 5.7-inch 1080p Super AMOLED screen, has 64GB of internal storage and a 3000mAh battery. Both the smartphones have 4GB of RAM, are powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek MT6752 processor, run on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Funtouch OS on top, have a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) that can focus in just 0.2 seconds and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “vivo X6 and X6Plus with 4GB RAM, metal body and fingerprint sensor announced”