Yesterday there was a report that Celkon and Intex are the new handset partners for Google’s Android One project. Now, fresh reports are stating that Google will subsidize the handsets to give them a price tag below $100 (Rs 6000).
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LG G3 Beat that surfaced in China last month has gone official. It has a 5-inch HD display with a screen-to-body ratio of 74.1%, powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor with Adreno 305 GPU and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with new flat UI. It comes with a 8-megapixel rear camera with single LED flash and Laser AF that should provide fast focus, even in low light conditions. It has a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera.
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In a bid to improve your search result on mobile, Google has added a new feature. The latest update will now alert users if a certain website is not compatible with their Android smartphone or tablet.
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Samsung is in talks to acquire a smart home automation company SmartThings for $200 million, according to a report from TechCrunch. SmartThings is company that produces home automation products that can be controlled with an Android and iOS smartphone app.
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Samsung launched the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 tablet in India at Rs. 44,800 along with the Tab S 8.4. The Indian version is powered by a 1.9 GHz Exynos 5420 Octa ( A15 1.9 GHz ＋ A7 1.3 GHz) processor with ARM Mail T628 GPU, similar to the Tab S 8.4 . It has a 10.5-inch (2560×1600 pixel) WQXGA 16:10 Super AMOLED display and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has 3GB RAM and comes with and voice calling capabilities via SIM card slot. Let’s find out how it performs in a range of synthetic benchmark tests. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 Benchmarks”
Asus recently launched its budget friendly range of Zenfone handsets in India. Today, the company has announced that 40,000 units of the smartphones have already been sold within 4 days of the debut in Indian market. Asus launched the Zenfone 4 starting at Rs 5,999, Zenfone 5 starting at Rs 9,999 and Zenfone 6 at Rs. 16,999. The Zenfone series is available online only on Flipkart and through Asus’s authorized channels since its launch in India on July 9th.
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Micromax has partnered with Vodafone India to launch Canvas Knight with 2GB of free data for customers not active on a data pack. The pack would be activated in 48 hours on first Vodafone SIM inserted in the Canvas Knight before October 31, 2014. This offer would be extended to a wider portfolio of Micromax devices soon, says the company. Micromax started selling Canvas Knight A350 with Android 4.4 (KitKat) since last month. It is not clear when current Canvas Knight users would get the Kitkat update. Continue reading “Micromax teams up with Vodafone to offer 2GB of free data with Canvas Knight”
Google announced its ambitious Android One program at the I/O conference last month. Under this initiative aimed at creating low cost Android smartphone, the company had partnered with three smartphone markers from India viz; Karbonn, Micromax and Spice.
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Even though HTC reported profits of US$ 81 million after losses, it is still seeing tough times ahead with difficult smartphone sales and declining revenues. Now, two more top executives of the company are resigning from the company at a crucial time. The news comes after the company’s head of the design Scott Croyle announced his departure in April.
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With an aim to bring iPhones and iPads to enterprise customers, Apple has teamed up with IBM. As a result of the partnership, IBM will create more than 100 business-focused apps and Apple will sell iPhones and iPads pre-loaded with specific apps to companies across the globe.
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Microsoft has updated Skype for Windows 8.1 by adding support for free group video calling. The feature will let Windows 8.1 tablet or two-in-one device users enjoy free group video calls.
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Nokia has announced that they have started rolling out Lumia Cyan update with Windows Phone 8.1 along for their Lumia devices running on Windows Phone 8. This would bring a lot of features for Lumia devices including, updates to Nokia Camera, Creative Studio and Storyteller apps, better audio quality when recording videos on Lumia 1520 and Lumia Icon and more. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia Cyan with Windows Phone 8.1 update roll out begins”
Cube, Pipo, Ramos… these are 3 of the most popular names in the Chinese tablet industry, ones that have managed to find a place on the world map thanks to the often very high VFM aspect that their devices bring along. If Chinese tablets aren’t your thing, its time for you to start celebrating, for budget tablets powered by the Windows OS are all set to go on sale later this year.
Microsoft had previously announced their relaxed policy for Windows licenses, which meant that any manufacturer wanting to produce devices with screens lesser in size than 9 inches could obtain a license free of cost. We believe that Microsoft’s latest announcement regarding $99 Windows tablets revolves around the same idea. Continue reading “Thought only China could do it? $99 Windows tablets coming this year”
At the launch of Xiaomi Mi smartphones in India, the company also showcased the Mi Pad in India. We got to check out the tablet with a 7.9-inch display at the launch event. It was announced in China back in May and sold 50,000 units in just 3 minutes and 59 seconds on the launch day. It is still in beta testing in China and would come to India in future. Check out the hardware walkthrough of the tablet. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Pad Photo Gallery”
Samsung launched the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 tablet in India at Rs. 37,800 along with the Tab S 10.5. This version is powered by 1.9 GHz Exynos 5420 Octa ( A15 1.9 GHz ＋ A7 1.3 GHz) processor with ARM Mail T628 GPU. It has a 8.4-inch (2560×1600 pixel) WQXGA 16:10 Super AMOLED display and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has 3GB RAM and comes with and voice calling capabilities via SIM card slot. Let’s find out how it performs in a range of synthetic benchmark tests. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 Benchmarks”
