Motorola Moto G (3rd gen) Unboxing

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Motorola launched its Moto G (3rd gen) in India earlier this week priced at Rs. 11,999 for the 1GB RAM with 8GB storage variant and Rs. 12,999 for the 2GB RAM with 16GB storage variant. We already brought you the hands-on and the photo gallery of the smartphone, here we have the unboxing.

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Coolpad Note 3 with fingerprint sensor launching in India soon under Rs. 10000

Coolpad Note 3

Coolpad launched its Dazen 1 and Dazen X7 smartphones in India back in May. Now the company is gearing to launch its Note 3 smartphone in India. It was launched in China by QIKU, a joint venture by Coolpad group and QIHU 360 and received more than 2.6 million pre-orders in one week, said the company. It also has a fingerprint sensor on the back. You can unlock the phone in under 0.5 seconds, says Coolpad. Continue reading “Coolpad Note 3 with fingerprint sensor launching in India soon under Rs. 10000”

Asus Zenfone Selfie, Zenfone 2 Laser and Zenfone 2 Deluxe announced in India, launching on Aug 6

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Asus has announced Zenfone Selfie (ZD551KL), Zenfone 2 Laser 5.5 (ZE550KL), Zenfone 2 Laser 5.0 (ZE500KL) and Zenfone 2 Deluxe (ZE551ML) smartphones in India. These smartphones will launch at the ZenFestival 2015 in the country next week. Even though the company did not reveal any details about the launch of Zenfone Zoom and leaked Zenfone Go 5.0 (ZC500TG), these are also expected to launch at the event. Continue reading “Asus Zenfone Selfie, Zenfone 2 Laser and Zenfone 2 Deluxe announced in India, launching on Aug 6”

ZTE V3 series with 5.5-inch 1080p display, fingerprint sensor, aluminum body announced

ZTE V3

ZTE has announced its V3 (mighty) series of smartphones – V3 Youth, V3 Energy and V3 Extreme in China. These smartphones have a 5.5-inch 1080p display, are powered by a an Octa-Core Snapdragon 615 SoC and run on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with nubia UI 3.0. These have 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with 88-degree wide-angle lens with NeoVision 5.0 Camera UI. Continue reading “ZTE V3 series with 5.5-inch 1080p display, fingerprint sensor, aluminum body announced”

Xiaomi Redmi Note MIUI 6 global stable OTA update starts rolling out

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Xiaomi has started rolling out global stable MIUI 6 update for the Redmi Note 3G smartphone. The Xiaomi Redmi 1S got the MIUI 6 update earlier this month. The company introduced MIUI 6, a major upgrade to MIUI ROM last year, but only few Mi devices run on the stable MIUI 6 ROM. The Redmi Note was launched in India back in July last year running on MIUI v5 based on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note MIUI 6 global stable OTA update starts rolling out”

Dell Venue 7 3741 with 6.95-inch display, 3G and voice calling launched in India for Rs. 7999

Dell Venue 7 3741

Dell has launched Venue 7 3741, the company’s latest budget Android tablet in India. It has a 6.95-inch (1024×600 pixels) screen, is powered by a quad-core Intel Atom Z3735G processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 2-megapixel rear camera without flash and a VGA front-facing camera.

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Angry Birds 2 released for Android, iPhone and iPad

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Rovio has released Angry Birds 2, the first sequel to the most popular game that was released 6 years back. Visuals and gameplay have been overhauled from the ground up with multiple stages in each level and new spells, including blizzards, magic ducks and even hot chili peppers to wield against the pigs, said the company. It retains the usual slingshot format, lets fans to challenge other gamers worldwide and also choose their own fowl to fling.

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Yahoo Livetext video message app officially launched for Android and iOS

Yahoo has officially launched the live one-to-one video messaging app called as Livetext. Available for Android and iOS the app was quietly released by Yahoo for iOS earlier this month.

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OnePlus will sell its USB Type-C cable for around US$5

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It is always great to see a company embracing a newer and better standard of technology that will allow its products to become ‘future-proof’ at least to a certain extent. However early adoption can also cause some trouble especially in the initial period where the technology isn’t available easily or as widespread.

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Baidu releases DU Privacy Vault app for Android

Baidu has released a new security focused privacy app dubbed as DU Privacy Vault. Available for Android, the app provides a simple and organized way to help Android users lock applications for their personal use.

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Meizu m2 with 5-inch HD display, 13MP camera, 4G LTE announced

Meizu m2

Meizu has announced m2, successor of the Meizu m1 at an event in China. It packs a 5-inch HD screen with a screen-to-body ratio of 75.6%, is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core 64-bit MediaTek processor, compared to the MT6732 SoC on the predecessor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with FlyMe OS. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Meizu m2 with 5-inch HD display, 13MP camera, 4G LTE announced”

Google Now update lets you send message to WhatsApp, Viber and others

Google is making it easier to send an instant message without actually typing them on your mobile device. The latest Google Now update will allow users to dictate messages through a number of third-party messaging apps including WhatsApp, Viber, NextPlus, Telegram and WeChat.

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Gionee Pioneer P2M with 4-inch display, Android 5.1, 3000mAh battery launched for Rs. 6999

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Gionee has launched Pioneer P2M, successor of last year’s P2S in India with a 3000mAh battery. It has a 4-inch WVGA display, is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor with Mali 400 GPU and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Amigo 3.0 UI. It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support and also has 3G connectivity. Continue reading “Gionee Pioneer P2M with 4-inch display, Android 5.1, 3000mAh battery launched for Rs. 6999”

Motorola Moto X Style vs LG G4 – What’s different?

Motorola Moto X Style

Motorola announced the Moto X Style which is the flagship in the X series of phones and it is powered by a Hexa-Core Snapdragon 808 processor. Perhaps the closest competitor it has is the LG G4 which is also powered by the same Snapdragon 808. Let us dive in and compare the specifications of the two handsets in detail.

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