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Microsoft Office for iPad hits 12 million downloads in just a week

Microsoft had released Microsoft Office applications – Word, Excel and PowerPoint on the Apple app store just ahead of their Build conference and now, within just a week after launch, according to Microsoft, there have been 12 million downloads of its apps. That shows the immense popularity for Microsoft apps. The apps are free to download, but they are free only for viewing the files. In order to be able to edit files on the iPad, you should have subscription for Microsoft Office which will cost you $99 per annum.

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Lava QPAD e704 with 7-inch display, quad-core Broadcom processor launched for Rs. 9999

LAVA QPAD e704

Lava has launched QPAD e704, the company’s first tablet in the QPAD series. It has a 7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Broadcom (BCM23550) processor with Videocore IV GPU and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 3-megapixel rear camera and has a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. Continue reading “Lava QPAD e704 with 7-inch display, quad-core Broadcom processor launched for Rs. 9999”

Samsung ATIV SE Windows Phone 8 handset official, coming to Verizon on April 12th

Samsung ATIV SE

Samsung ATIV SE for Verizon has finally gone official after several leaks. Even though Samsung did not announce the smartphone officially, Verizon has put up the smartphone for pre-order on their website. As rumored, the phone has a 5-inch 1080p AMOLED display, powered by a 2.3 GHz quad-core processor (Snapdragon 800?) and runs on Windows Phone 8. Continue reading “Samsung ATIV SE Windows Phone 8 handset official, coming to Verizon on April 12th”

Samsung Galaxy S5 Zoom image leaks online

Samsung Galaxy S5 Zoom is supposed to be the successor to Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom and we recently brought you rumors that Galaxy S5 Zoom is coming. Today, the Internet has produced a supposed image of the back of the Samsung Galaxy S5 Zoom.

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Flipkart offers Rs. 2000 discount on Moto G in exchange for old phones

Flipkart Moto G Exchange offer

Motorola partnered with Flipkart to launch the Moto G in India back in February starting at Rs. 12,499. Flipkart has introduced a new exchange offer that lets you exchange your old phones to get a discount of Rs. 2000 when you purchase Moto G. This is applicable for both 8GB and 16GB variants. Flipkart has also listed the eligible phones for exchange that includes phones from manufacturers like Nokia, Samsung, Sony, Micromax, Karbonn, Xolo, Lenovo and more. Continue reading “Flipkart offers Rs. 2000 discount on Moto G in exchange for old phones”

Windows Phone 8.1 update to be available as developer preview starting April 14th

Itching to get your hands on the latest build of Windows Phone 8.1 and really don’t want to wait till your carrier pushes out the update? Microsoft has made it easy for you. Starting April 14th, you’ll be able to download the update as a preview release. Continue reading “Windows Phone 8.1 update to be available as developer preview starting April 14th”

Samsung Galaxy S3 Neo dual SIM smartphone listed on official website in India

Samsung Galaxy S3 Neo

Samsung Galaxy S3 Neo (GT-I9300I) with dual SIM support has appeared on the official Samsung India website. The Galaxy S3 Neo+ with 1.4 GHz quad-core processor went official in China earlier this year, but the Galaxy S3 Neo has a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor. Last week a retailer revealed the specifications of the smartphone and mentioned that the smartphone would go on sale in India soon.
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Samsung ChatON 3.5 brings Hindi support, file sharing up to 1GB and more

Samsung ChatON 3.5

Samsung has updated its ChatON Messaging app to version 3.5 that brings new features including option to share files up to 1GB at a time, recall option to cancel messages sent to wrong person, real-time location sharing and more . Check out the complete change log of the features. Back in September the company announced that ChatON has over 100 million users. Continue reading “Samsung ChatON 3.5 brings Hindi support, file sharing up to 1GB and more”

Apple to reveal the future of iOS at WWDC’14 on June 2nd

Following the yearly tradition, Apple has announced the dates for its Worldwide developer conference, the WWDC 2014, starting on the 2nd of June. The event, where Apple’s software products take center stage, mainly for their new features and updates, will be touching upon the future of iOS and OS X, the company’s operating systems for its two different kinds of devices. Two months after Microsoft’s own developer conference, it will be Apple’s to tell the story of how its platforms have evolved.

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Oppo Find 7a vs Find 5 Photo Gallery

Oppo Find 7a vs Find 5-11

Oppo Find 7 was introduced as the successor of the Find 5. Oppo also unveiled the a variant with a 1080p display. Since both these share most features, Oppo decided to name it Find 7a, instead of Find 6. The Find 7a has a 5.5-inch display, bit larger than the 5-inch display on the Find 5, but the body is hardly larger than the Find 5. The Find 7a packs a 2.3 GHz Snapdragon 800 processor instead of 1.5 GHz Snapdragon S4 Pro processor. Let’s check out the photo gallery. Continue reading “Oppo Find 7a vs Find 5 Photo Gallery”

Universal apps are coming to Windows on Phones, PCs, Tablets and Xbox

Among the myriad of announcements Microsoft made at its Build 2014 keynote is one small but highly important detail. With the Windows Phone 8.1 operating system moving to a WinRT layer, all the Microsoft platforms now run on the same runtime, which includes all the devices like a PC, a tablet, a phone, and yes, even the Xbox One. Powered by a common runtime, developers will be able to target all these devices with a shared set of code that will work across all the platforms, like for example notifications, in-app security and so forth. This also means that users can buy an app from one store and use it on another, although the interface will change according to the form factor.

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Nokia Lumia 630 Dual SIM Photo Gallery

Nokia Lumia 630 Dual SIM-1

Nokia announced the Lumia 630 and Lumia 630 Dual SIM, the company’s latest mid-range Windows Phone 8.1 smartphones at an event in San Francisco few hours back. The phone follows the same design language as the other Lumia devices such as Lumia 620. We got to check out the Dual SIM variant of the phone. Check out the photo gallery of the Lumia 630 Dual SIM below. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 630 Dual SIM Photo Gallery”

Motorola Moto G Forte launched in Mexico, it’s just a Moto G with a Grip Shell

Motorola Moto G Forte

Motorola Moto G Forte that was leaked last week has gone official in Mexico. It is just the Motorola Moto G smartphone with a grip shell as we expected. The Motorola Grip Shell for the Moto G was first launched in the U.S. earlier this year and it was launched in India along with the Moto G in February for Rs. 1099. Now it is available for Rs. 999. The Grip Shell has a rubber frame that protects the phone from bumps and drops. Continue reading “Motorola Moto G Forte launched in Mexico, it’s just a Moto G with a Grip Shell”

Xolo Q2500 PocketPad with 6-inch HD display launched for Rs. 14999

Xolo Q2500

Xolo has officially launched the Xolo Q2500 PocketPad, the company’s latest phablet with a 6-inch HD display in the Q CORE series. It was announced last week and packs a 6-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) and is upgradable to Android 4.4 (KitKat). Continue reading “Xolo Q2500 PocketPad with 6-inch HD display launched for Rs. 14999”

HERE Drive+ with global navigation will be free for all Windows Phone 8.1 handsets

Here Maps Rebranding

HERE, the location-based service from Nokia announced HERE Drive, HERE Transit and HERE Drive+ last year. HERE Drive came pre-loaded with Nokia Lumia smartphones out of the box and was available for free from Nokia Store for other smartphones. HERE Drive+ app was launched for free with select 9 series and 8 series smartphone ,but it was paid with other Nokia Lumia and other Windows Phone 8 devices. Continue reading “HERE Drive+ with global navigation will be free for all Windows Phone 8.1 handsets”