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Google Nexus 9 Benchmarks

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Google announced the Nexus 9 tablet made by HTC last month, and it is expected to launch in India soon, starting at Rs. 28,990. We brought you the photo galley and the unboxing of the tablet recently. Here we have the benchmarks of the tablet. The Nexus 9 has is powered by a 64-bit NVIDIA Tegra K1 processor with two Denver CPUs clocked at 2.5GHz per core, rather than the traditional 4+1 Cortex A15 setup. The Kepler GPU has single SMX/GPC design, which amounts to 192 CUDA cores. Even though it has the same Kepler graphics architecture found in its latest generation of PC GPUs such as NVIDIA GeForce Titan, this consumes less than 2W of power. The Nexus 9 has 2GB of RAM and  8.9″ (2048×1536 pixels) IPS display. Check out the synthetic benchmark scores below.

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Google Shopping updated with improved product search result

Google is making it easier for shoppers to shop during the upcoming holiday season. The company has updated search on mobile and tablets to provide a detailed information about a product.

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G with Snapdragon 400 SoC announced in India for Rs. 9999, available late December

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At the Xiaomi Redmi Note launch event, the company has announced that the Redmi Note 4G would be launching in India soon. This has support for TD-LTE 2300MHz (Band 40) and FDD-LTE 1800MHz (Band 3) for India and is powered by a 1.6GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 SoC, instead of Octa-Core MediaTek chip in the 3G variant. This has single SIM support, unlike the dual SIM 3G variant.  It comes pre-loaded with Fleksy and SwiftKey keyboards. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G with Snapdragon 400 SoC announced in India for Rs. 9999, available late December”

Xiaomi Redmi Note to go on sale on Flipkart on December 2nd for Rs. 8999

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Mi India announced the Redmi Note smartphone in India at the Mi 3 launch event back in July. Today at an event in Delhi, the company has announced that the smartphone would go on sale at Rs. 8999 on Flipkart starting December 2nd. It would be a flash sale similar to the Mi 3 and the Redmi 1S, and the registrations for the sale would begin tomorrow, November 25th at 6PM. This is Rs. 1,000 lesser than the price Xiaomi announced last month, just like it did for the Mi3 and the Redmi 1S smartphones. There is a separate chartered plane to bring Redmi Note units later this week. This is the fourth time the company is bringing units from China to India using a chartered plane. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note to go on sale on Flipkart on December 2nd for Rs. 8999”

Panasonic Eluga I with 5-inch HD display, Android 4.4 now available for Rs. 9490

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Panasonic Eluga I, the latest smartphone in Panasonic’s Eluga series is now available from online retailer Flipkart. It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display, is powered by a 1.3 GHz Quad-Core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Panasonic Eluga I with 5-inch HD display, Android 4.4 now available for Rs. 9490”

Samsung Gear S WiFi only variant hits Japan

Samsung has launched a WiFi only variant of the Gear S in Japan for ¥38,880 ($330). The WiFi-only version of the Gear S is currently offered by Japanese carrier KDDI au while the and NTT DoCoMo is selling the SIM card slot equipped Gear S.

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Huawei Honor Holly Review

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Huawei launched the Honor Holly smartphone in India last month for Rs. 6999. With its 5-inch HD screen, 8-megapixel rear camera and a quad-core processor, the Honor Holly directly competes with the Xiaomi Redmi 1S. The specifications of the smartphone looks good on paper. How good is the performance and other aspects of the smartphone? Let us find out in the complete review.

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Huawei Honor 6 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Photo Gallery

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Chinese manufacturer Huawei have been producing handsets for many years (both as white-label for companies and under their own name) but one area where the company has particularly struggled is adoption of devices bearing its name in European and American markets. Earlier this year they announced the new Honor 6 smartphone for Europe and whilst it shares many hallmarks of other Huawei devices such as the Ascend P6, it does drop the Huawei branding. How does this smartphone designed for Europe compare with the phablet behemoth that is the Samsung Galaxy Note 4? Continue reading “Huawei Honor 6 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Photo Gallery”

Google Nexus 9 vs Nexus 7 Photo Gallery

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Google announced the Nexus 9 tablet made by HTC last month. We brought you the hand-on and the photo galley of the Nexus 9 followed by the unboxing. Now lets compare the Nexus 9 with Nexus 7 2012. Continue reading “Google Nexus 9 vs Nexus 7 Photo Gallery”

LG G Watch R vs Motorola Moto 360 Photo Gallery

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LG announced the G Watch R, the company’s second Android Wear smartwatch and the successor of the G Watch recently. It went on sale in the U.S. on Google Play recently for $299. We brought you the unboxing of the G Watch R recently. Here we have the comparison gallery between the LG G Watch R and the Motorola Moto 360 that also has a circular display.

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Motorola Camera and Gallery apps updated with Material Design UI and new features

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Motorola has updated its Motorola Camera and Motorola Gallery apps with Material Design UI, soon after it sstarted rolling out Android 5.0 (Lollipop) updates for the new Moto X and new Moto G smartphones. Continue reading “Motorola Camera and Gallery apps updated with Material Design UI and new features”

Apple iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 now available for pre-order in India

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Apple announced the iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 last month.  It even announced the pricing for these models in India immediately after the announcement. Now both the tablets are available for pre-order from online retailers Flipkart and Infibeam. Flipkart would ship the tablet by the end of the month, which is next week and Infibeam would ship them on November 29th in all the metro cities. Continue reading “Apple iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 now available for pre-order in India”