Google expands Project Tango tablet sales to South Korea and Canada

Google has announced that it is taking its Project Tango initiative outside of the US. The company has kick started sale of its 3D-mapping tablet in South Korea and Canada.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 5 gets detailed in hands-on images

More images of the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 have surfaced prior to its official announcement next week at an Unpacked on August 13th. This time, the phone is seen in some detailed hands-on images.

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Google Android One expands to Thailand, i-mobile IQ II released

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Google has expanded its Android One program to Thailand, which becomes the tenth country to get Android One smartphones officially after India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Philippines, Turkey, Myanmar and Pakistan. Google has partnered with i-mobile to launch the i-mobile IQ II smartphone with 4G LTE support in the country. Check out the complete specifications below. Continue reading “Google Android One expands to Thailand, i-mobile IQ II released”

BlackBerry Passport Silver Edition announced, eschews Polycarbonate for Stainless Steel

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The BlackBerry Passport remains one of the most intriguing and polarising devices out there. With a completely unique form factor that was geared towards the jet setters out there, the device rarely found acceptance amongst mainstream users. On that note, the company has a new variant that promises to make the handset the darling of CEOs and high profile executives all around.  Continue reading “BlackBerry Passport Silver Edition announced, eschews Polycarbonate for Stainless Steel”

Fresh leak give us a better glimpse at the Microsoft Lumia 950 XL

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Long anticipated, the Microsoft Talkman and the Cityman duo are two high end Windows 10 Mobile running handsets that will be used to demonstrate the capabilities of the upcoming mobile operating system. Today, a brand new leak gives us a cursory glance at what the handsets might look like.  Continue reading “Fresh leak give us a better glimpse at the Microsoft Lumia 950 XL”

Xiaomi overtakes Apple to take the throne of largest smartphone vendor in China

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The latest market share data for the Chinese market is out and things are looking very interesting. Wrestling back the crown are Chinese companies Xiaomi and Huawei who have taken the top two spots of the nation’s massive mobile market share. Continue reading “Xiaomi overtakes Apple to take the throne of largest smartphone vendor in China”

Asus may partner with Foxconn to manufacture smartphones in India

Asus is all set to join the “Make in India” initiative by starting manufacturing of smartphones in the country. The Taiwanese smartphone maker will foray into contract manufacturing for its mobile phones in India, as per a latest report from IANS.

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Micromax Canvas Sliver 5 Unboxing

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Micromax launched the Canvas Sliver 5 Q450 smartphone with just 5.1mm thickness back in June for Rs. 17999. We brought you the hands-on impressions of the smartphone from the launch event. You might have seen new ads on TV featuring the company’s brand ambassador Hugh Jackman. The smartphone finally went on sale recently, and here we have the unboxing.

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Skype expands free group voice and video calling for Web and Outlook.com

Skype has expanded its support for free group voice and video calling to Web and Outlook.com. With the latest update, users can add upto 25  people to a voice call and up to 10 to a video call.

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Acer Aspire One Cloudbook running Windows 10 announced, starts at $169

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Acer has announced Aspire One Cloudbook 11 and Aspire One Cloudbook 14 , the company latest netbooks in the new Cloudbook series running on Windows 10. These have 11-inch and 14-inch HD (1366×768 pixels) 16:9 LED-backlit displays, are powered by a 1.6GHz Intel Celeron mobile processors with 2GB of DDR3L RAM and eMMC storage of 32GB or 64GB. These also come with 1-year subscription of Office 365 Personal. Continue reading “Acer Aspire One Cloudbook running Windows 10 announced, starts at $169”

Gionee Marathon M4 with 5-inch HD display, 4G LTE, 5000mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 15499

 

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Gionee has launched Marathon M4 smartphone in the Marathon series with a 5000mAh battery in India. It packs a 5-inch HD Super AMOLED display, is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) with Amigo UI 3.0. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Gionee Marathon M4 with 5-inch HD display, 4G LTE, 5000mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 15499”

Chrome Beta for Android version 45 gets custom tabs, improved media playback controls and more

Google Chrome Beta for Android has been updated to version 45 with a bunch of new features. The mobile browser is getting custom tabs, media playback tweaks and more.

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Motorola India announces ‘Moto Xpress’ door step pick up and drop service

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Motorola India has announced that they will start Moto Xpress, a pilot project to offer doorstep home pick up and drop service for their customers in Delhi, Gurgaon and Noida starting from this week. The company currently has 160 service centers across the country and it opened Moto Care Service & Experience Center in Bangalore earlier this year. Continue reading “Motorola India announces ‘Moto Xpress’ door step pick up and drop service”

Microsoft Lumia 640 XL LTE Dual SIM Unboxing

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Microsoft announced the Lumia 640 XL back in March at the MWC 2015. It comes in three variants, and the Microsoft Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM was launched in India in April, but the company is yet to launch the LTE version of the smartphone in the country. We managed to get the Microsoft Lumia 640 XL LTE Dual SIM from the US for $175 that converts to about Rs. 11,160. Check out the unboxing.

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Xiaomi MIUI 7 announcement set for August 13

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Xiaomi has announced an event on August 13th to introduce MIUI 7, its next MIUI ROM. The MIUI 6 was introduced back in August last year that brought a flat user interface and new features. Even though early versions of MIUI 6 were based on Android KitKat, the latest smartphones such as Mi 4i are running on MIUI 6 ROM based on Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop).

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