Microsoft has unveiled a new lock screen app called as Picturesque for Android devices. The app replaces your phones default screen and focuses on serving all the information up front.
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After the successful Aqua Power smartphone, Intex has launched Intex Aqua Power HD, the company’s latest smartphone in the Aqua series. It packs a 5-inch HD screen, instead of FWVGA screen, but it is powered by the same 1.4 GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6592M processor, runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) and comes with a 4000mAh battery. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 5-megapixel front-facing camera, dual SIM support and 3G connectivity. Continue reading “Intex Aqua Power HD with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 4000mAh battery launched for Rs. 9444”
Samsung launched the Galaxy E7 smartphone in the E series in India last month for Rs. 23,000. We brought you the unboxing and the photo gallery of the smartphone recently, here we have the benchmarks. It powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 410 (MSM8916) SoC that has four ARM Cortex-A53 CPUs clocked at 1.19 GHz per core and Adreno 306 GPU clocked at 400 MHz, similar to other A and E series smartphones. It has a 2GB RAM, 5.5-inch HD (1280 x 720 pixels) display and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Let’s find out the performance of the smartphone in a range of synthetic benchmark tests. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy E7 Benchmarks”
Acer has launched Acer One S1001, the company’s latest 2-in-1 hybrid device in India that can be used as a table or as a laptop with its latch-less keyboard dock that has a in-built 500GB HDD. It has a 10-inch HD display, is powered by a quad-core Intel Atom Z3735F processor, has a 2-megapixel rear camera and a VGA front-facing camera. Acer has partnered with Amazon.in to sell it India. Continue reading “Acer One 10-inch Windows 8.1 2-in-1 launched in India for Rs. 19999”
Google is said to be working on its own ride sharing service, according to a report from Bloomberg. The report adds that Google is willing to take on Uber with its self driving cars.
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The LG F60 (D392) LTE smartphone was unveiled back in October last year and appeared on the official LG India website later that month for Rs. 15,000 (MRP). Now Manish Khatri from Mahesh Telecom reports that the smartphone is available from retail stores in India for Rs. 14200. The F60 packs a 4.5-inch WVGA display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Continue reading “LG F60 Dual SIM LTE smartphone now available in India for Rs. 14200”
HTC has finally started rolling out Android 5.0.1 (Lollipop) update for the HTC One (M8) users in India. It started rolling out to the update for unlocked smartphones in several countries few weeks back. Recently HTC said the One M7 and One M8 will miss its 90 day Android Lollipop promise since their carrier versions of the One (M8) and One (M7) will not meet 90 day goal, which is February 1st. Continue reading “HTC One M8 gets Android 5.0 Lollipop update in India”
Android 5.0 Lollipop has finally made its debut on this month’s Android distribution chart. The latest OS from Android is present on 1.6% of all current android devices, as per the latest Android distribution figures.
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Lenovo today reported $14.1 billion revenue for the financial year that ended December 31, 2014. Since Motorola Mobility is now a part of Lenovo, it announced that Motorola sold over 10 million smartphones in the quarter for the first time. This is a 118% increase compared to the same quarter the previous year. Motorola added US$1.9 billion to the total Mobile Business Group’s revenues that includes products from the Motorola investment, Lenovo-branded mobile phone business, Android tablets and TVs, said Lenovo. Continue reading “Motorola sold record 10 million smartphones in Q4 2014”
Lenovo has announced financial results for Q3, 2014 ended December 31, 2014. The company reported $14.1 billion revenue, a 31 percent increase year-over-year.
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HTC’s next flagship is expected to be announced at an event at MWC 2015 in Barcelona next month and the latest rumour suggest that the camera could be a standout feature. A trustworthy LaptopMedia source close to HTC revealed that the Taiwanese manufacturer is planning to add two 20MP camera sensors to the rear of the One (M9) in a dual setup akin to the one found on the HTC One (M8). Continue reading “HTC One M9 to have dual 20MP rear cameras, UltraPixel front sensor?”
Samsung has finally started sending out press invites to an Unpacked event being held in a months’ time on Sunday 1st March 2015 in Barcelona.
The event, which takes place on the Sunday before MWC 2015 officially begins, is likely to see the launch of the Galaxy S6 and the invite points to a Curved Design suggesting we’ll also see a curved edge smartphone announced. Continue reading “Samsung sends invites for March 1 MWC event, hints at curved design”
Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 SoC was announced back in April last year. We had seen some devices such as LG G Flex 2 and Xiaomi Mi Note Pro with the Snapdragon SoC. Today Qualcomm has announced that the Snapdragon 810 will power devices that will launch in coming weeks and months. Several partners such as Motorola Mobility, Sony Mobile, OPPO, Microsoft, LG and Xiaomi have praised Qualcomm. Continue reading “Snapdragon 810 to power new devices releasing in coming weeks and months: Qualcomm”
HTC is working on a top-end smartphone in the Desire series codenamed A55, according to @upleaks. According to the website, the smartphone codenamed HTC Hima_Ace is cancelled and is replaced by the A55. It is rumored to feature a 5.5-inch Quad HD display and will be powered by a MediaTek MT6795 64-bit Octa-Core SoC with built-in 4G LTE and not a Snapdragon SoC seen on latest top-end Desire series smartphones. It is also rumored to feature a 20-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 13-megapixel or a UltraPixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “HTC A55 with 5.5-inch Quad HD display, 20MP camera rumored for Feb 2015”
Lenovo launched the A6000 smartphone with 4G support last month for Rs. 6,999. We brought you the unboxing and the photo gallery of the smartphone recently. Here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. The phone is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 410 (MSM8916) SoC that has four ARM Cortex-A53 CPUs clocked at 1.21GHz per core, slightly faster than 1.19 GHz in the Samsung Galaxy Mega 2, A series and E series smartphones. It has Adreno 306 GPU clocked at 400 MHz. It has a 1GB RAM, 5-inch HD (1280 x 720 pixels) display and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Let’s find out how the smartphone performs in a range of synthetic benchmark tests. Continue reading “Lenovo A6000 Benchmarks”
