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Samsung SM-G9198 surfaces online – Flip phone powered by Snapdragon 808

Ever since touchscreens came along, innovative form factors have died down and most handsets have a candybar form factor. Samsung however is trying its best to keep the clamshell (flip) form factor alive as was seen with the Samsung Galaxy Golden phones. Now we have yet another new smartphone from Samsung with the model number SM-G9198 that not just revives the diminishing form factor but also packs in high end specifications.

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Vivo to kick start manufacturing phones in Noida by October, invests Rs 12.5 cr

Following the league of various smartphone makers, Vivo is looking forward to start manufacturing smartphones in India, as per a latest report from the Economic Times.

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Apple Watch sales slowed down dramatically in June post launch frenzy

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Apple has never failed to work its magic on consumers. With pre-orders at an all time high, the company managed to ship a few million units of the wearable. However all good things must come to an end and it seems that interest in the luxury smartwatch might not be as high as expected. Continue reading “Apple Watch sales slowed down dramatically in June post launch frenzy”

Leaked details of Microsoft accessories reveals upcoming Continuum hardware

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Windows 10 for phones is expected later this year. With the launch of the new operating system there will be fresh hardware and accessories to accompany the devices. The latest leaked details reveal codenames and a smattering of information about the accessories. Continue reading “Leaked details of Microsoft accessories reveals upcoming Continuum hardware”

Jolla splits hardware and software divisions to increase focus on Sailfish OS licensing

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Jolla, the Finnish upstart trying to get a hold in the smartphone segment, today announced that they will be breaking off their hardware division into a distinct entity. Going forward Jolla Ltd. will solely be responsible for the development of Sailfish OS and will be managing licensing agreements for the mobile centric operating system. Continue reading “Jolla splits hardware and software divisions to increase focus on Sailfish OS licensing”

Vivo announces new V1 and V1 Max smartphones in India

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Chinese manufacturer Vivo has introduced a new ‘V’ series of smartphones in India. The company announced two smartphones – Vivo V1 and Vivo V1 Max – on Tuesday saying that these will be priced between Rs. 15,000 to Rs. 20,000, and will hit stores later this month. Continue reading “Vivo announces new V1 and V1 Max smartphones in India”

OnePlus 2 will pack 4GB of LPDDR4 RAM

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OnePlus continues their old tradition of revealing the specifications of their upcoming hardware in bits and pieces. Today’s reveal focuses on the built in RAM on the handset. The company took to their forums once again to announce that the upcoming OnePlus 2 will have 4GB of built in RAM. Continue reading “OnePlus 2 will pack 4GB of LPDDR4 RAM”

Indian variants of Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge now receiving update to Android Lollipop 5.1.1

On June 15th, the first updates to Android Lollipop 5.1.1 rolled out to the T-Mobile variants of the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge. Over the past few weeks, the update has made its way to various regions and variants of the device. Now, it’s the turn of the Indian variants of the two devices to receive the update.

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Apple to start selling third party accessories in co-designed packaging

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Presentation and packaging are integral to the Apple experience. While the company maintains strict control over the packaging design of its own products, third party accessories in Apple stores don’t necessarily adhere to those guidelines. Continue reading “Apple to start selling third party accessories in co-designed packaging”

Micromax Bolt D303 with 4-inch display, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 3499

Micromax Bolt D303

Micromax has launched Bolt D303, the company’s latest budget smartphone in the Bolt series. It has Swipe keyboard from Firstouch to translate and transliterate with patented ‘Swipe’ feature that enables users to communicate in their preferred language, similar to Unite 3 that was launched recently. It comes pre-loaded with 10 regional languages that includes, Hindi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Oriya, Bengali and Marathi. Continue reading “Micromax Bolt D303 with 4-inch display, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 3499”

Samsung Galaxy J2 specifications surface – Exynos 3475 SoC, 1.5GB RAM and Android 5.1

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Samsung launched the Samsung Galaxy J1 in India earlier this year, and even introduced its 4G variant dubbed the Galaxy J1 4G. Now specifications of upcoming Galaxy J2 (SM-J200F) smartphone has surfaced. This comes soon after the announcement of the Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7 selfie-focused smartphones in the J series. Looks like Samsung is looking to expand the J series. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy J2 specifications surface – Exynos 3475 SoC, 1.5GB RAM and Android 5.1”

Zen Sonic 1 with 5-inch display, 2GB RAM, Android 5.0 launched for Rs. 5999

Zen Ultrafone Sonic 1

Zen Mobile has launched the Sonic 1, the company’s latest budget smartphone. It has a 5-inch (800 x 480 pixels) WVGA IPS display, is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop). It packs a a 5MP auto focus camera with LED Flash and a 2 MP front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support and has 3G connectivity. Continue reading “Zen Sonic 1 with 5-inch display, 2GB RAM, Android 5.0 launched for Rs. 5999”

Huawei Y336, Y541, Y625 and G620S launched in India, priced between Rs. 5499 and Rs. 9499

Huawei Y625 and G620S

Huawei has launched four new smartphones, three in the Y series – Y336, Y541, Y625 and G620S in the G series. The devices will be marketed through the company’s offline distributors across 1000 stores in the initial phase, said the company. The Huawei G620S also has 4G support. All these smartphones run on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Emotion UI on top and have dual SIM support.

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Sony will never ever sell or exit from the mobile business: Sony Mobile CEO

Sony is afterall here to stay for the long run. Hiroki Totoki, the CEO of Sony Mobile has revealed that the manufacturer is not exiting the smartphone business.

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HTC Aero to have 2.5D Gorilla Glass 4 display with QHD resolution

If you remember well, a report that came out last month stated that HTC’s One M9 shipments were 43% lower than their One M8 shipments during the same timeframe last year. HTC have been having a lot of trouble recently both in terms of their devices as well as financial woes. So it is high time that they introduce a brand new device that fixes all the shortcomings of the One M9 and tries to solve their financial issues as well. That is where the HTC Aero fits in.

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