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Samsung announces Simband, a wearable open health platform

Samsung Simband

At the Voice of the Body event few hours back, Samsung announced Simband, an open hardware reference design for wearable technology, that has most advanced sensing technologies that could be used to track measurements such as heart rate, respiratory rate and blood pressure using the wrist-mounted band that has a modular array of sensors on the bottom. The Simband is being designed in a modular way, allowing for innovation in areas like battery life, form factor and noninvasive sensor technology, says Samsung.

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Google Camera 2.2 update brings new panorama modes, timer and more

Google Camera 2.2 for Android

Google has started rolling out a new (v2.2) update for the Google Camera app for Android users that brings a lot of new features, including new panorama modes, option to set a timer, take a snap while shooting video and more. The company released the Google Camera, a standalone camera app for Android smartphones last month on Google Play that brought SLR-like Lens Blur mode. This update brings SLR-like creative picture modes wide angle and fisheye for Panorama. Continue reading “Google Camera 2.2 update brings new panorama modes, timer and more”

Xolo Q600s with Android 4.4 and Xolo Q1200 now available for Rs. 7499 and Rs. 14999

Xolo Q600s

After releasing the Xolo A510s Lite, Xolo is all set to release new smartphones in its Q CORE series. The Xolo Q600s, successor of last year’s Q600 and the Xolo Q1200 are now available from online retailer Snapdeal. The Q600s would be the company’s first smartphone to run on Android 4.4 (KitKat). The company has already promised Android KitKat update for a range of older devices. With a 4.5-inch qHD display, 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and 1GB RAM, this aims to compete with other budget smartphones like Moto E, Micromax Unite 2 A106 and the Lava Iris X1. Continue reading “Xolo Q600s with Android 4.4 and Xolo Q1200 now available for Rs. 7499 and Rs. 14999”

Google Nexus 8 could be powered by 64-bit Tegra K1 processor

We have heard several rumors and speculation about Nexus 6 smartphone and the Nexus 8 tablet. Now, reports are surfacing online that the Nexus 8 could be launched at the upcoming Google’s I/O conference in June.
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OPPO N1 mini with swivel camera to launch on May 30th

After successfully launching its flagship smartphone OPPO N1 in December last year, OPPO is gearing up for its next launch in the N1 series. The Chinese electronic company has officially set a launch date for OPPO N1 mini on May 30th OPPO announced the date on its official Weibo account.

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Apple to acquire Beats for $3 billion

Apple Beats

After several reports, Apple today confirmed that it has agreed to buy Beats Music and Beats Electronics for a total of $3 billion. Beats co-founders Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre will join Apple along with their team of employees. Apple will pay $2.6 billion in cash and $400 million in stock. This marks the largest acquisition ever made by Apple. Continue reading “Apple to acquire Beats for $3 billion”

Sony Xperia Z2 Wireless Charging Cover and Charging Plate WCH10 announced

Sony Wireless Charging Cover WCR12 for Xperia Z2

Sony launched the Xperia Z2 in India recently that comes with a free flip cover. Today, the company has announced two new wireless charging accessories, the Wireless Charging Cover WCR12 and Wireless Charging Plate WCH10 that lets users charge Xperia Z2 wirelessly. The Charging cover also acts as a protective cover and a stand that offers variable viewing angle for viewing videos comfortably. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z2 Wireless Charging Cover and Charging Plate WCH10 announced”

Motorola Moto X with Bamboo finish launched in India, wood back variants get Rs. 1000 off on Flipkart

Moto X Bamboo

Motorola launched the Moto X, the company’s top-end smartphone in India back in March, exclusively on Flipkart. Later it launched the Walnut and Teak wood back variants are priced at Rs. 25,999. Today, the company has launched the Bamboo back variant of the phone in India on Flipkart. The Bamboo variant of the Moto X was introduced in the U.S. back in December last year. Continue reading “Motorola Moto X with Bamboo finish launched in India, wood back variants get Rs. 1000 off on Flipkart”

Xolo A500s Lite with 4-inch display, leather finish announced for Rs. 5499

Xolo A500s Lite

Xolo launched the A510s as the successor of A500s couple of months back. Today the company has unveiled the A500s Lite, a variant of last year’s A500s smartphone. It has a 4-inch (480 x 800 pixels) touch screen IPS display, powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core MediaTek MT6572 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean), similar to A500s but this has a 3-megapixel fixed-focus rear camera with LED flash, instead of 5-megapixel camera. Continue reading “Xolo A500s Lite with 4-inch display, leather finish announced for Rs. 5499”

Philips S308, W3500 and W6610 Android smartphones launched in India, starts at Rs. 8290

Philips W6610

Philips Mobile has entered into Indian smartphone market with three new smartphones S308, W3500 and W6610. It has also launched a feature phone E130. The S308 in the S Series has a 4″ WVGA screen, powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor and comes with a 5-megapixel camera. It runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) and comes with dual SIM support. Check out the complete specifications of all these smartphones after the break. Continue reading “Philips S308, W3500 and W6610 Android smartphones launched in India, starts at Rs. 8290”

Intel joins hands with Rockchip to develop low-cost chips for Android tablets

In a bid to boost sales of low-end Android tablets, Intel has teamed up with Chinese mobile chipmaker Rockchip. Under the agreement, the chipmakers signed an agreement to jointly offer a quad-core processor and integrated modem called SoFIA, which will be available in the first half of 2015, said Intel in an official release.

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iBall Slide 3G 7803Q-900 with 7.85-inch display, Dual SIM now available for Rs. 11999

iBall Slide 3G 7803Q-900

iBall Slide 3G 7803Q-900, the latest tablet in the Slide Performance series is now available from online retailer Infibeam. It has a 7.85-inch (1024 x 768 pixels) capacitive multi-touch IPS display, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core Cortex A7 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has dual SIM support and 3G connectivity. Even though it lacks an earpiece, it supports hands-free voice calling. Continue reading “iBall Slide 3G 7803Q-900 with 7.85-inch display, Dual SIM now available for Rs. 11999”

Google unveils self-driving car prototype without steering wheel or brake

Google has been working on the self driving car for quite some time (almost four years) now, which means we have come across several speculations. However, today the company is putting a stop on these rumors as it has revealed a prototype of the new self-driving car.

Google Self Driving Car Prototype
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Apple iPad Air and iPad mini with Retina display coming to NTT Docomo in Japan on June 10th

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Almost two months after launching the TD-LTE variants of the iPad Air and iPad mini with Retina display in China, Apple has announced that it would launch these iPads on Japan’s NTT Docomo network on June 10th. These iPads would use ultra-fast Xi LTE service and also lets you choose new billing plans with data sharing among family members and corporate users. Apple introduced the iPhone 5s and 5c for NTT DOCOMO by the end of 2013. Continue reading “Apple iPad Air and iPad mini with Retina display coming to NTT Docomo in Japan on June 10th”

Microsoft to debut Skype Translator app with Real-Time Speech Translation by the end of 2014

In a bid to connect people from different continents with different language, Microsoft is bringing real-time speech translation functionality to Skype by the end of this year. The feature was demonstrated by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella at Re/code’s Code Conference in the US.

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