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Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen) 32GB launched in India for Rs. 32999, 16GB variant price drops to Rs. 29999

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Motorola has launched the Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen) 32GB variant in India, as it promised. The 16GB variant that was launched back in September for Rs. 31,999 has received a price cut and is available for Rs. 29,999. The wood and leather back variants are now available for Rs. 31,999. The Moto X (2nd Gen) has a 5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, powered by a 2.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor with Adreno 330 GPU and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). The smartphone got Android 5.0 (Lollipop) update few days back. Continue reading “Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen) 32GB launched in India for Rs. 32999, 16GB variant price drops to Rs. 29999”

Samsung Galaxy A5 Benchmarks

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Samsung announced the Galaxy A5 smartphone with all metallic build few months back. We brought you the unboxing 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 1.19 GHz per core and has Adreno 306 GPU, similar to the Galaxy Mega 2.  It has a 2GB RAM, 5-inch HD (1280 x 720 pixels) display and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Let’s find out the performance in a range of synthetic benchmark tests. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A5 Benchmarks”

Apple increases Russian app prices

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Apple has today informed its Russian development community that it is increasing Russian App Store prices due to current volatility of the Russian Ruble. After completely shutting its Online Store as it didn’t know what price to charge for its goods, it has been forced to raise the cost of applications and services available from the App Store. Continue reading “Apple increases Russian app prices”

Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen) Android 5.0 Lollipop update starts rolling out in India

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Motorola just announced that it has started rolling out  Android 5.0 Lollipop update for the Moto X (2nd Gen) in India. The Lollipop update brings all-new material design, better touch screen interactions, quick notifications on the lock screen and more. As usual the OS is almost stock with added features from Motorola. Continue reading “Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen) Android 5.0 Lollipop update starts rolling out in India”

Spice Dream UNO H Unboxing

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Spice and Google launched the Spice Dream UNO H (Mi-498H) earlier this week for Rs. 6,499. The Spice Dream UNO H has complete Hindi keyboard, voice input and Hindi versions of popular Google products such as Chrome, Search, YouTube and Google Maps. It also comes pre-loaded with exclusive Hindi applications such as Aajtak, Sony live and Hungama.

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Sony releases CES 2015 “Welcome to the New World” teaser

Sony CES 2015 Teaser

Sony has released its CES 2015 teaser, titled Welcome to the New World. The 43-second teaser hints at the upcoming devices including its sleek Z series device. It shows Lollipop, which clearly denotes that its upcoming smartphones and tablets would run on Android 5.0 Lollipop. Check out the teaser below. Continue reading “Sony releases CES 2015 “Welcome to the New World” teaser”

Apple and Tim Cook “deeply offended” by BBC report

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The BBC Panorama report into Apple’s supply chain only aired last night but the company has been quick in its response. In an exclusive email leaked to the Telegraph, the company’s CEO Tim Cook and Senior Vice President of Operation Jeff Williams have issues a response that says they are “deeply offended” by the BBC’s allegations. Continue reading “Apple and Tim Cook “deeply offended” by BBC report”

Motorola Moto X (2014) 32GB variant to go on sale on Flipkart on Dec 22nd

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Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen) with 16GB of internal storage went on sale in India back in September for Rs. 31,999. New Moto X with leather back and bamboo finish went on sale later for Rs. 33,999. Today Flipkart has announced that the 32GB variant of the Moto X (2014) will go on sale in India on December 22nd. Continue reading “Motorola Moto X (2014) 32GB variant to go on sale on Flipkart on Dec 22nd”

Samsung to shut down ChatOn service in all markets except US in Feb 2015

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Last month a Korea Time report said that Samsung is planning to shut down its ChatOn messaging service. Soon after that Samsung denied saying that those were just rumors. Today Samsung has confirmed that it will shut down its ChatOn services in all markets except for the US in February 2015. Continue reading “Samsung to shut down ChatOn service in all markets except US in Feb 2015”

Micromax Canvas Tab P470 with 7-inch display, 3G and Voice Calling launched for Rs. 6999

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Micromax has launched Canvas Tab P470, the company’s latest tablet with 3G connectivity and voice calling capabilities. It has a 7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) IPS display, is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera and a VGA front-facing camera. It has 21 pre-loaded languages, packs 1GB RAM, 8GB of internal storage with expansion slot and a 3200mAh battery that promises up to 11 hours of talk time. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Tab P470 with 7-inch display, 3G and Voice Calling launched for Rs. 6999”

Apple’s supply chain worker conditions exposed

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Poor treatment of workers in factories supplying heavyweight Apple have been exposed by an undercover report by BBC Panorama. Featuring never-seen-before coverage from inside factories, it shows workers sleeping whilst operating machinery out of sheer exhaustion by the number of “mandatory hours” they are being forced to work. Continue reading “Apple’s supply chain worker conditions exposed”

YU YUREKA Hands On

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Micromax’s YU introduced the YUREKA smartphone at an event yesterday for Rs. 8,999. The first YU branded smartphone runs on CyanogenMod 11 based on Android 4.4.4 (KitKat) and has 4G LTE, including support for LTE bands in India. We got to check out the smartphone at the launch event. Here are our hands-on impressions.

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Amazon introduces one-hour delivery in the US with Prime Now

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Amazon has introduced Prime Now, the company’s new one-hour delivery service for the US so that you can order “tens of thousands” of “daily essentials” such as paper towels, shampoo, books, toys, batteries and more for immediate delivery. Prime Now is currently available in select areas of Manhattan and is available from 6AM to midnight, seven days a week. You can download the iOS or Android app and select the fastest one-hour delivery option for $7.99 per order. Two-hour deliveries are free for Prime members. Continue reading “Amazon introduces one-hour delivery in the US with Prime Now”

Obi Alligator S454 Unboxing and Photo Gallery

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Obi Mobiles launched the Obi Alligator S454 smartphone in the low-mid range segment few weeks back. Priced at Rs. 6,450 (MOP), the Obi Alligator S454 competes with the likes of Micromax Unite 2, Motorola Moto E and even the Android One devices that lies in similar price range. Check out the unboxing and photo gallery. Continue reading “Obi Alligator S454 Unboxing and Photo Gallery”