Category: Android

HTC introduces new One M9+ with 21MP camera, Laser AF and OIS

HTC One M9 Plus New

HTC today introduced an upgraded One M9+ Aurora Edition smartphone with a better camera, along with the international version of the Butterfly 3, as expected. The One M9+ that was announced back in April and launched in India the same month has a 20.7MP rear camera with f/2.2 aperture, 27.8mm lens and a secondary depth sensing camera, the new One M9+ Aurora Edition has a 21MP camera with 26.7mm lens, f/2.2 aperture and the secondary camera has been replaced by Laser Auto Focus for faster focus. It also has phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) that further improves the camera’s focus and also includes Optical Image Stabilization (OIS).

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Google may announce $14.99 per month family plan for Play Music

Google is all geared up to announce the new Nexus devices later today and many be a Pixel C Android tablet. A fresh report is now stating that the company may announce a new family plan for Google Play Music.

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HTC Butterfly 3 water resistant phone with Snapdragon 810, 3GB RAM announced

HTC Butterfly 3

HTC today announced a variant of the HTV31 waterproof smartphone as Butterfly 3, as expected. As we already know, it has a 5.2-inch Quad HD display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 810 SoC, has a 20-megapixel rear camera, secondary rear camera for depth information and a 13-megapixel front-facing camera. It also has IPX7 ratings for dust and water resistance. Continue reading “HTC Butterfly 3 water resistant phone with Snapdragon 810, 3GB RAM announced”

Evernote for Android gets new widgets for homescreen, simple notes and more

Just yesterday, Evernote added support for iOS 9 and 3D Touch. Today, the app that has been bumped to version 7.2 is getting new widgets that makes capturing your thoughts easy.

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Samsung Galaxy Note5 Benchmarks

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Samsung launched the Galaxy Note5 smartphone in India earlier month for Rs. 53,900. We brought the review of the smartphone recently, here we have its benchmarks. The Galaxy Note5 is powered by an Octa-Core 14 nm Exynos 7420 SoC which has four larger ARM Cortex A57 CPUs clocked at 2.1GHz per core and four smaller ARM Cortex A53 CPUs clocked at 1.5GHz per core, similar to the Galaxy S6 edge+. It has Mali T760 MP8 GPU, 4GB of LPDDR4 RAM, a 5.7-inch Quad HD (2560×1440 pixels) Super AMOLED display and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Samsung’s own UI on the top. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note5 Benchmarks”

Videocon Infinium Z51Q Star and Infinium Z51 Punch launched for Rs. 5490 and Rs. 5999

Videocon Infinium Z51Q Star

Videocon has launched Infinium Z51Q Star and Infinium Z51 Punch, the company’s latest budget 3G smartphones in the Infinium series. These pack a 5-inch FWVGA display, Android 4.4 (KitKat) and 1.2GHz quad-core SoCs. The Z51Q Star has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 2-megapixel front-facing camera and a 2000mAh battery, while the Z51 Punch comes with a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 5-megapixel front-facing camera and a 3000mAh battery. Continue reading “Videocon Infinium Z51Q Star and Infinium Z51 Punch launched for Rs. 5490 and Rs. 5999”

Google increases APK size limit on Play Store to 100MB

Google has increased the file size limitation for the APKs submitted on the Google Play Store. The company has doubled the Android app size limit on the Play store from 50MB to 100MB.

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Google tipped to launch 10.2 inch Pixel C Android tablet later this year

Google is set to announce two new Nexus devices today. Meanwhile, a fresh report is stating that the company is planning to launch a high-end 10.2-inch tablet later this year.

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Silent Circle launches Blackphone 2 for $799

Blackphone 2

Silent Circle, popular for its secured Blackphone announced the Blackphone 2 at the MWC earlier this year. Now it has launched the smartphone, as it promised. The Blackphone 2 has a more powerful hardware, improved design and the company has put more focus on security. It packs a 5.5-inch 1080p display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 615 SoC and runs on Silent OS based on Android Lollipop. It has 4G LTE connectivity with support for FDD LTE B2,B4,B7,B17 for North America and FDD LTE B1,B3,B5,B7,B8,B20 TDD:B40  bands for UK and other countries. It also has Pentaband 3G and Quadband 2G connectivity. Continue reading “Silent Circle launches Blackphone 2 for $799”

Samsung Galaxy Note5 Review

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Every year at IFA, Samsung unveils one of the most awaited smartphones of the year, the new Note smartphone. The first Galaxy Note smartphone was met with a lot of criticism from many users and bloggers alike for being too big and being too similar to the Galaxy S II in many aspects. Many predicted that the device would fail. Since then, the Note series has come a long way. The Galaxy Note5 is the fifth iteration in the Galaxy lineup of devices. It is probably the best example of the kind of engineering and power packed smartphones that Samsung is able to produce. This year, Samsung announced the Note5 earlier than usual prior to IFA which is its usual stomping ground in an attempt to enter the market prior to the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus. Alongside it came the Galaxy S6 edge+ which is a larger version of the S6 edge with an extra gig of RAM and a larger battery.

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Google Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P prices could start from $379 and $499

Huawei Nexus 6P leak

Google will introduce the LG-made Nexus 5X and Huawei-made Nexus 6P smartphones at an event in San Francisco in a few hours. Earlier rumors said that the LG Nexus 5X will start at $399, now a new report from Android Police says that the Nexus 5X will be priced from $379.99 (Rs. 25,250 approximately) onwards. It also says that the Nexus 6P will be priced from $499.99 (Rs. 33,220 approximately) onwards. Continue reading “Google Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P prices could start from $379 and $499”

iBall Cobalt Solus 4G with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM launched for Rs. 11999

iBall Cobalt Solus 4G

iBall has launched Cobalt Solus 4G, the company’s latest 4G smartphone. It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) IPS display, is powered by a 1 GHz quad-core Cortex A53 processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). It has a 13-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. It also has dual SIM support and 4G connectivity with support for 4G bands (TDD B40 2300MHz and FDD B3 1800MHz) for India. Continue reading “iBall Cobalt Solus 4G with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM launched for Rs. 11999”

vivo Y15S, Y31 and Y27L launched in India, priced between Rs. 6000 and Rs. 12980

vivo Y27L

vivo Y27L, a 4G smartphone with slim metal body went on sale last week. Today the company has officially launched the smartphone, along vivo Y15S and vivo Y31 smartphones in the Y series. As we already know, the Y27L has a 4.7-inch HD screen and is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 410 SoC. The vivo Y15S has a 4.5-inch FWVGA and the vivo Y31 packs a 4.7-inch HD display. Both these have 3G connectivity.

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