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Lenovo Phab Plus with 6.8-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 615 SoC, 4G LTE launched in China

Lenovo Phab Plus

Lenovo Phab Plus, the company’s latest phablet is now on sale in China. It packs a 6.8-inch 1080p screen, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 615 SoC, runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) with Lenovo’s own Vibe UI on top, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. The smartphone is just 7.6mm thick and has uni-body metal build. Since it is a phablet, it comes with software features for comfortable one-handed usage.
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LG SmartThinQ sensor that monitors home appliances announced

LG has introduced a SmartThinQ sensor that will monitor your day to day home appliances and let you control them via an app. The company will showcase this smart home technology at the upcoming IFA 2015.

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Samsung Galaxy J1 ACE with Super AMOLED display expected to launch in India soon for under Rs. 6500

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Samsung is all set to launch Galaxy J1 ACE (J110H), its new budget smartphone in India soon, according to Mumbai-based retailer Mahesh Telecom. The smartphone already surfaced on User Agent Profile that revealed a 4.3-inch WVGA screen, quad-core Marvell PXA1908 SoC and 4G LTE support. According to SammyHub, the Galaxy J1 ACE will feature a Super AMOLED display, which is rarely seen on budget smartphones. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy J1 ACE with Super AMOLED display expected to launch in India soon for under Rs. 6500”

Google Play Services 8.1 updated with Android Pay support

Google Play Services has received a latest update that suggests company’s mobile payment service is inching closer to its launch. The latest update that bumps the Play Services to version 8.1 shows support for Android Pay.

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Huawei Honor 4C, 6 Plus, Honor 6 and 4X to get Android Lollipop update in India from September

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Huawei’s Honor has finally announced that it will roll out Android Lollipop update for some of its Honor series of smartphones in India starting from September. The Huawei Honor 4C, Honor 6, Honor 6 Plus will get the Lollipop update in September and the Honor 4X will get the update in October. Continue reading “Huawei Honor 4C, 6 Plus, Honor 6 and 4X to get Android Lollipop update in India from September”

Videocon starts manufacturing mobile phones at Salt Lake unit in Kolkata

Following reports in June this year, Videocon has kick started manufacturing mobile handsets at its Salt Lake unit in Kolkata. The company already has a mobile manufacturing plant in Aurangabad, Maharashtra.

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New Moto 360 leaked in renders, confirms two different sizes [Update]

Motorola’s next generation Moto 360 has surfaced quite a few times in leaks and rumors since past few weeks. Today, a fresh set of leaked renders have been released by @evleaks confirming that the watch is coming in two different sizes.

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Huawei Android Wear watch teased, release set for September 2nd

Huawei announced Android Wear smartwatch dubbed as Huawei Watch at MWC earlier this year. Now, it looks like the company is finally ready to release the smartwatch this week and is creating a buzz with a teaser image.

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Samsung Galaxy Note5 Photo Gallery

The Samsung Galaxy Note5 is the latest addition to the Note family of phablets. It carries over the same design language and materials used on the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge and mixes it to the Note series. What we get as a result is a really good looking phone that has one of the best designs we have seen on an Android smartphone. We felt that we should bring you a photo gallery of the device that is different from other photo galleries.

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Sony Xperia Z5 leaked in fresh video

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With IFA right around the corner, we’re starting to see quite a few leaks of upcoming devices. The Sony Xperia Z5 has by no means kept itself under the radar but with this video leak, it appears that we might be about to get our best view ever of the flagship handset before it launches later this week. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z5 leaked in fresh video”

Sony Xperia C5 Ultra Dual Unboxing

Sony launched the Xperia C5 Ultra Dual (E5563), the company’s latest selfie-focused smartphone in India at Rs. 29,990 (MRP) earlier this week, and here we have the unboxing of the smartphone.

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BlackBerry Venice Android slider live images surface

We had already seen several press renders and videos of the upcoming BlackBerry Venice smartphone, now live images have surfaced (via) showing the smartphone from different angles. It also shows the smartphone running on Android Lollipop, but this is still a prototype, and the final version will run on forked version of Lollipop with important BB10 features and its own apps to differentiate the phone from other Android devices.

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Motorola Camera and Gallery apps updated with new features

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Motorola recently updated Motorola Camera and Motorola Gallery apps that adds new features. The new Motorola Camera app v5.0.47.7 brings new QR or barcode reader support for older devices that can support it. The latest Motorola Gallery update v520012 brings Album creation support. Continue reading “Motorola Camera and Gallery apps updated with new features”

Samsung Gear S2 and Gear S2 Classic get FCC Certification

Samsung Gear S2 that is set to be announced at IFA next week has already been spotted in video and photos over past few weeks. Now, two new models of the smartwatch – SM-R720 and SM-R732 that are said to be the Gear S2 and Gear S2 Classic respectively have passed the FCC.

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YU YUREKA PLUS Review

YU launched the YU YUREKA, its first smartphone back in December for Rs. 8,999, which went on sale in January. It quietly launched the YUREKA PLUS with a 1080p display and a better camera at a price tag of Rs. 9,999 in July, which even got a price cut to Rs. 8999 earlier this month to compete with other smartphones in the similar range. Is the YUREKA PLUS worth the price? Let us find out in the complete review.

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