Motorola DROID Turbo 2 to feature shatterproof display and Moto Maker customization

Motorola and Verizon are all set to announce new DROID Phones – DROID Turbo 2 and DROID Maxx 2 on October 27th. Few features of both the phones have surfaced prior to the unveiling next week.


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Google acquires panorama start-up Digisfera to improve Street View

In a bid to bolster Street View even further, Google has scooped up Digisfera, a 360 degree photography startup that specializes in panoramic photos.

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Oppo R7s with 5.5-inch 1080p AMOLED display, 4GB RAM, metal body announced

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Oppo has announced the Oppo R7s smartphone in the R series at the GITEX 2015 in Dubai, as it promised. It features a 5.5-inch (1080 x 1920 pixels) Full HD AMOLED display with 2.2mm narrow bezel, is powered by an Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor and runs on Color OS 2.1 based on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). It has a magnesium aluminium unibody design, 2.5D Arc Edge screen and also has Corning Gorilla Glass 4 protection. It doesn’t have a finger print sensor like the Oppo R7 Plus, but it has a 13-megapixel rear camera and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera, similar to the R7 and the R7 Plus. Continue reading “Oppo R7s with 5.5-inch 1080p AMOLED display, 4GB RAM, metal body announced”

Motorola Moto X Style Initial Impressions

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Motorola first announced the Moto X Style back in July, alongside the Moto X Play, and launched it in India last week. The Lenovo-owned company decided to bring two variants of the Moto X instead of a single one, so both the phones can be seen as the successor to last year’s Moto X.  Continue reading “Motorola Moto X Style Initial Impressions”

OnePlus introduces two extended service plans for OnePlus 2 in India

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OnePlus has introduced extended service plans, B2X Service and B2X Protect for the OnePlus 2. Every OnePlus 2 smartphone comes with manufacturer’s warranty for the device for up to a year from the date of purchase. The new B2X Service plan cover all defects that are covered under manufacturer’s warranty for another more year after the expiry of the original manufacturer’s warranty for the device and the B2X Protect service covers accidental, physical & liquid damage to OnePlus 2 during the first year of the product purchase, says the company. Continue reading “OnePlus introduces two extended service plans for OnePlus 2 in India”

Alcatel OneTouch Fierce XL for Windows and Android press shots surface

Alcatel OneTouch Fierce XL for Windows and Android

Back in September, @evleaks revealed the specifications of the Alcatel OneTouch Fierce XL for Windows. Now Evan Blass / @evleaks has posted press images of the smartphone in two version, one running Windows 10 and the other version with Android. Both have identical design and share the same specifications. Continue reading “Alcatel OneTouch Fierce XL for Windows and Android press shots surface”

Alcatel OneTouch Flash 2 launching in India on October 20

Alcatel OneTouch Flash 2

Alcatel OneTouch has sent invites for the India launch of the company’s latest camera-centric Flash 2 smartphone in the country on October 20th. It was introduced last month and the main highlight of the smartphone is its 13-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED flash and Phase Detection Auto Focus (PDAF) that would let you focus a subject in just 0.3 seconds. It also has a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with soft LED flash for capturing better selfies.  Continue reading “Alcatel OneTouch Flash 2 launching in India on October 20”

Apple iPhone 6s Plus Unboxing

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Apple introduced the iPhone 6s Plus smartphone at an event San Francisco last month, along with the iPhone 6s. Both the phones went on sale in India yesterday starting at Rs. 62,000 and Rs. 72,000, respectively. We managed to get the iPhone 6s Plus from the US, which was shipped to us yesterday. Check out the unboxing video. Continue reading “Apple iPhone 6s Plus Unboxing”

Motorola Moto X Style Unboxing

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Motorola launched the Moto X Style (XT1572), the company’s latest high-end smartphone last week starting at a price of Rs. 29,999. We brought you the hands-on impressions and the photo gallery of the smartphone from the launch event, here we have the unboxing.

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BlackBerry Priv official video released, shows slider keyboard in action

Looks like BlackBerry is too eager to get back into game with its upcoming Android slider phone. After revealing official photos and announcing pre-registration, the company has now released an official video of BlackBerry Priv.

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Sony Xperia Z3+, Z4 Tablet and few others will get Android 6.0 directly skipping Android 5.1.1

Sony recently confirmed the list of devices that will get Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) update. It already rolled out Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop) for most of its devices after it rolled out the Android 5.0 (Lollipop) update. Still some devices are yet to receive the Android 5.1.1 update, now the Sony Mobile Support page (Via) has confirmed that these devices will get Android 6.0 Marshmallow update directly skipping Android 5.1.1. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z3+, Z4 Tablet and few others will get Android 6.0 directly skipping Android 5.1.1”

Intel reportedly has a workforce of over 1,000 working on chips for next iPhones

Intel has more than 1,000 engineers working on the Intel 7360 LTE modem for Apple’s iPhone 7 devices, as per a latest report from Venturebeat.

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Huawei confirms Android 6.0 Marshmallow update for range of devices

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Google rolled out Android 6.0 update for Nexus devices last week. At the Honor 7 India launch last week, Huawei promised to roll out Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) update for the smartphone in beta in January and said that stable update will arrive in February 2016. Now Huawei has confirmed (Via) Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) update for other smartphones and tablets as well. Continue reading “Huawei confirms Android 6.0 Marshmallow update for range of devices”