Google today announced a brand new version of their streaming stick dubbed the Chromecast. While it doesn’t pick up the Chromecast 2 moniker, the stick has received a fresh hardware design in addition to partially redesigned internals. Continue reading “New Chromecast (2015) announced, brings improved WiFi, Fast Play onboard at same $35 price point”
Google has announced updates for Photos that was originally launched in May this year at I/O. Today, the company has updated the Photos app with a bunch of new features and improvements.
Continue reading “Google Photos updated with Chromecast support, private labels and more [Update]”
Google announced Android Sensor Hub which is a feature common to both the LG Nexus 5X as well as the Huawei Nexus 6P. It is basically a secondary processor that is designed to keep a track of the device’s movements.
Continue reading “Google announces Android Sensor Hub that monitors your device’s movements”
Google just announced Pixel C, the company’s latest tablet in the Pixel series. It has a 10.2-inch (3200×1800 pixels) 500 nits 16:9 display, is powered byNVIDIA Tegra X1 processor with 256-core Maxwell architecture GPU and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). It also has a keyboard that is sold separately that attaches to the tablet magnetically. It connects over Bluetooth, clings to the back of the tablet when you’re not using it and inductively charges whenever it’s closed. Continue reading “Google Pixel C with 10.2-inch display, Nvidia X1 SoC announced, starts at $499”
Google has announced an add on insurance policy for the new Nexus 6P and Nexus 5X smartphones. The additional insurance coverage is optional and will be valid for a period of two years.
Continue reading “Google launches Nexus Protect – Premium warranty packages for the Nexus 6P and 5X”
Google just announced that it will start rolling out Android 6.0 Marshmallow for Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Nexus 7 (2013), Nexus 9 and Nexus Player starting from next week. Google did not announce the exact date, but it is likely to be October 5th, as rumored earlier.
Continue reading “Android 6.0 Marshmallow for Nexus 5, 6, 7, 9 and Nexus Player to roll out starting next week”
Google has officially announced a family plan for Play Music following a report earlier today. With the latest family plan, up to six people can create different profiles to access their favorite music on Play Music.
Continue reading “Google Play Music family plan officially announced for $14.99 per month”
Google has announced the Nexus 6P smartphone made by Huawei, successor of last year’s Motorola-made Nexus 6. It has a 5.7-inch Quad HD display at 518 PPI, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 810 v2.1 processor and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). It has a 12.3-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, IR Laser assisted autofocus and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. It has anodized aluminium body and is just 7.3mm thick. Continue reading “Google Nexus 6P with 5.7-inch QHD display, Snapdragon 810 announced, starts at $499”
Google just announced the Nexus 5X smartphone made by LG. It is the successor of the Nexus 5 that was introduced back in 2013. It has a 5.2-inch 1080p display, is powered by an Hexa-Core Snapdragon 808 processor and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). It has a 12.3-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, laser auto focus and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Google Nexus 5X with 5.2-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 808 official, starts at $379”
We brought you the review of the Motorola Moto X Play last week. Here we have its battery life test results. The Moto X Play packs a huge 3630mAh built-in battery, compared to 2300mAh battery on the Moto X 2nd Gen. It has a 5.5-inch 1080p display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 615 SoC and runs on Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop).
HTC today introduced an upgraded One M9+ Aurora Edition smartphone with a better camera, along with the international version of the Butterfly 3, as expected. The One M9+ that was announced back in April and launched in India the same month has a 20.7MP rear camera with f/2.2 aperture, 27.8mm lens and a secondary depth sensing camera, the new One M9+ Aurora Edition has a 21MP camera with 26.7mm lens, f/2.2 aperture and the secondary camera has been replaced by Laser Auto Focus for faster focus. It also has phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) that further improves the camera’s focus and also includes Optical Image Stabilization (OIS).
Continue reading “HTC introduces new One M9+ with 21MP camera, Laser AF and OIS”
Google is all geared up to announce the new Nexus devices later today and many be a Pixel C Android tablet. A fresh report is now stating that the company may announce a new family plan for Google Play Music.
Continue reading “Google may announce $14.99 per month family plan for Play Music”
HTC today announced a variant of the HTV31 waterproof smartphone as Butterfly 3, as expected. As we already know, it has a 5.2-inch Quad HD display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 810 SoC, has a 20-megapixel rear camera, secondary rear camera for depth information and a 13-megapixel front-facing camera. It also has IPX7 ratings for dust and water resistance. Continue reading “HTC Butterfly 3 water resistant phone with Snapdragon 810, 3GB RAM announced”
Skype has updated Android app with support for Android Wear. The latest update that bumps the app to 6.4 brings the much needed integration with Android wear.
Continue reading “Skype’s latest update adds support for Android Wear”
Samsung launched the Galaxy Note5 smartphone in India earlier month for Rs. 53,900. We brought the review of the smartphone recently, here we have its benchmarks. The Galaxy Note5 is powered by an Octa-Core 14 nm Exynos 7420 SoC which has four larger ARM Cortex A57 CPUs clocked at 2.1GHz per core and four smaller ARM Cortex A53 CPUs clocked at 1.5GHz per core, similar to the Galaxy S6 edge+. It has Mali T760 MP8 GPU, 4GB of LPDDR4 RAM, a 5.7-inch Quad HD (2560×1440 pixels) Super AMOLED display and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Samsung’s own UI on the top. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note5 Benchmarks”
