ZTE has released Blade A1, its new budget smartphone, which becomes the most affordable smartphone with a fingerprint sensor, beating the UMi Fair that was released in September. It has a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT6735 processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop), has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “ZTE Blade A1 with 5-inch HD display, 4G LTE, fingerprint sensor announced for $94”
YU started rolling out Cyanogen OS 12.1 update based on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) for its YUREKA and YUREKA PLUS smartphones last month. Today Rahul Sharma, Co-founder and CEO of YU tweeted that Cyanogen OS 12.1 update for the YU YUPHORIA smartphone has been certified by Google CTS and will start rolling out from tonight. This comes months after the company said that it had entered final testing phase. Continue reading “YU YUPHORIA Cyanogen OS 12.1 update to roll out starting from today”
WhatsApp has added tons of new emojis for its Android app, before Android gets these emojis next week starting from Nexus devices, as announced by Google’s new SVP of Android, Chrome OS and Chromecast, Hiroshi Lockheimer. He said that Google has also shared the fonts and tech details with other OEMs so they can update as well. This was first spotted by Android Police. Continue reading “WhatsApp for Android gets new emojis”
Yahoo Messenger, the popular IM service that was a hit especially in the late 90s is coming back. Yahoo has revamped its app on mobile ans web and it now focuses on group messaging.
Continue reading “Yahoo Messenger makes a comeback with revamped mobile and web apps”
Google has launched Cardboard Camera app for Android that will allow you to turn your phone into a 3D virtual reality camera. Available on the Play Store, the app lets you create VR-style photographs.
Continue reading “Google launches Cardboard Camera app to create VR Photos”
Your conversations are about to get more lively and fun as Android is all set to receive a bunch of new emojis. Google has confirmed that beginning next week new set of emojis will hit Android devices.
Continue reading “Android to get new emojis next week, starting with Nexus devices”
YouTube is getting into the streaming business to compete with the likes of Netflix, Amazon.com and Hulu. A new report from the Wall Street Jounal states that YouTube is looking to gain streaming rights to TV.
Continue reading “YouTube eyeing streaming rights for TV shows and movies”
Opera has updated its Coast browser for iPhone and iPad to version 5.0 that brings for you feature that aggregates articles from your favorite sites into one tile on your home screen. “It gives you a personalized, fast, and customizable news experience right inside the browser,” said the company. Continue reading “Opera Coast browser for iOS gets Snapchat-like news feed”
Panasonic has launched Eluga Mark, the company’s latest smartphone with 4G support in India. It has a 5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display, is powered by a 1.5 GHz Octa-Core 64-bit Snapdragon 615 processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support and 4G LTE connectivity with support for TDD-LTE 2300MHz (Band 40) and FDD-LTE 1800MHz (Band 3) for India. It is just 8.2 mm thick and has fingerprint sensor that allows single touch access where users can configure up to 8 different finger prints at a single point of time. Continue reading “Panasonic Eluga Mark with fingerprint sensor, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 11990”
HTC has announced that it will release Android Marshmallow update for unlocked One M8. HTC’s VP of Product Management, Mo Versi revealed that same via his official Twitter account.
Hike, the homegrown messenger service has announced that its users are exchanging over 30 billion messages per month. Hike claims that its users are exchanging more than 1 billion messages per day.
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Uber has launched a new ‘Ride Request Button’ that will allow developers to add in their apps. The buttons is actually a code and associated software development kit that iOS and Android app developers can use to add Uber support to their offerings.
Continue reading “Uber rolls out ‘Ride Request Button’ to integrate with other apps”
Lenovo P1 Mini has received TENAA certification in China. The TENAA listing has revealed specs of the phone.
Continue reading “Lenovo P1 Mini with Octa-core processor gets TENAA certification”
Samsung has officially announced the Galaxy 2016 edition of the Galaxy A series that comprises of Galaxy A7, Galaxy A5 and Galaxy A3. The second generation A series comes with premium design, easy mobile payment technology, and enhanced camera features.
Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A7, A5 and A3 2016 edition announced”
TCL today introduced Play 2 and Play 2C, two new budget 4G smartphones in China. Both these smartphones have a 5-inch HD display, fingerprint sensor on the back that lets you unlock the phone in just 0.5 seconds and IR sensor to control home appliances. The Play 2 is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 617 processor, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. The Play music 2C is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 410 SoC, has 8-megapixel front and rear cameras with LED flash. Both these smartphones have titanium alloy frame and 4G LTE connectivity. Continue reading “TCL Play 2 and Play 2C with 5-inch HD display, fingerprint sensor, 4G LTE announced”
