Apple Watch reportedly launching next week in India, iPhone 6s and 6s Plus expected in October

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Apple is planning to launch the Apple Watch in India next week, according to a report from ET Tech, citing senior trade officials as sources. The report also says that the latest iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus smartphones are expected to launch by October 10th or 11th, a month ahead of Diwali. Apple is looking to triple the sales of the new iPhones during the festive quarter, October to December, says the report. To remind you, the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus were launched in India on October 17th, 2014, a month after they were announced. Continue reading “Apple Watch reportedly launching next week in India, iPhone 6s and 6s Plus expected in October”

iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus tipped to sport 2GB RAM while iPad Pro could have 4GB RAM

Apple announced the next generation of iPhones and iPads earlier this week. Now an Apple Support employee has shared some details about the internal specs of the iPhones on Reddit.

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OnePlus One 64GB Sandstone Black now available on Snapdeal

OnePlus One was launched exclusively on Amazon.in in India. Back in June, OnePlus started selling the smartphone on Flipkart, today the company has partnered with Snapdeal to sell the smartphone. With Snapdeal’s vast network, the smartphone will be available for over 20 million registered users across over 5000 towns and cities, said the company. Continue reading “OnePlus One 64GB Sandstone Black now available on Snapdeal”

Gionee teams up with Foxconn and Dixon for mobile handset production in India

Gionee had announced in July that it will foray into contract manufacturing of smartphones in India. Today, the Chinese smartphone maker has teamed up with Foxconn, the Taiwanese contract manufacturer and Dixon technologies for the same.

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Meizu schedules event on September 23, new flagship “Pro 5” expected

Just yesterday, Meizu President and Co-founder Bai Yongxiang confirmed that its next flagship phone will have a 1080p display. Now, a couple of leaks and teaser are stating that the Chinese smartphone maker is set to announce a new phone on September 23.

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HERE Maps for Android beta now lets you share your route

HERE Maps released a beta program for Android in July and has been updating the app with periodic updates. Today, the HERE Android beta app has received an update that lets you share your route.

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Samsung Galaxy S7 with 5.7-inch QHD display, Snapdragon 820 surfaces in benchmarks?

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Samsung smartphone codenamed Lucky-LTE surfaced on Geekbench yesterday with Exynos 8890 Octa-Core SoC. Now the same smartphone has surfaced on AnTuTu (Via) with a Snapdragon 820 SoC. This reveals that Samsung is testing both the Exynos 8890 or Exynos M1 with custom CPU cores and Snapdragon 820 on a prototype smartphone that could be Galaxy S7. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S7 with 5.7-inch QHD display, Snapdragon 820 surfaces in benchmarks?”

Jolla releases preview of Sailfish OS 2.0

Jolla has announced the early access availability of Sailfish OS 2.0, the next generation version of Sailfish OS. The software update, distributed first to more advanced users updates the current Jolla smartphones with the new and refreshed Sailfish OS 2.0 user interface.

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Google releases LMY48M Factory Images for bug fixes for Nexus devices

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Google has released new LMY48M factory images for Nexus 6, Nexus 9 (LTE and WiFi), Nexus 5, Nexus 7 (2013, WiFi), Nexus 10, and Nexus 4 devices that fixes minor security issues and bugs. Google released LMY48I factory images with Stagefright security patches for these devices last month. Continue reading “Google releases LMY48M Factory Images for bug fixes for Nexus devices”

Micromax Canvas Juice 3 Q392 with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 4000mAh battery now available for Rs. 8999

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Micromax Canvas Juice 3 Q392, the latest smartphone in the Juice series with a 4000mAh battery is on sale from retail stores, according to Mumbai-based retailer Mashesh Telecom. It has a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek processor and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Juice 3 Q392 with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 4000mAh battery now available for Rs. 8999”

Reliance Jio seeks to team up with smartphone makers to make 4G smartphones in India

Reliance Jio is planning to enter the 4G smartphone scene in India as the company is close to launch its own 4G service in the country by the end of this year.

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