YU YUREKA Cyanogen OS 12 Android Lollipop update submitted for certification, to roll out soon

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YU YUREKA’s upcoming major Cyanogen OS 12 update based on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) has been submitted to Google for certification, said Rahul Sharma, Co-founder and CEO of YU. The company already promised Android Lollipop for the YUREKA smartphone during its launch last December. YU started beta testing its Cyanogen OS 12 ROM recently though it forum. It also plans to launch YU YUPHORIA smartphone based on Cyanogen OS 12 this quarter.

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Sony Xperia Z3 Dual, Z1, Z1 Compact and Z Ultra Android 5.0 update now rolling out

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Sony has announced that It has started rolling out Android 5.0 (Lollipop) update (v23.1.A.0.690) for Xperia Z3 Dual, Xperia Z1, Xperia Z1 Compact and Xperia Z Ultra smartphones. It rolled out Lollipop update for Sony Xperia Z2 and Z2 Tablet last week. It already promised to update Xperia C3 and Xperia T2 Ultra smartphones. Both these smartphones including the Dual SIM Xperia C3 variant will get the Lollipop update next week said Sony. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z3 Dual, Z1, Z1 Compact and Z Ultra Android 5.0 update now rolling out”

Bing’s mobile homepage for Android and iPhone gets a major overhaul

Microsoft has given Bing’s mobile homepage on Android and iPhone a major makeover with a beautiful UI and cards.The revamp is aimed at making navigation smooth, easy and responsive.

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Honor 4X Benchmarks

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Honor, the global brand under Huawei launched the Honor 4X smartphone in India last month for Rs. 10499. We already brought you the unboxing and the photo gallery of the smartphone, here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone.  The phone is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 410 (MSM8916) SoC that has four ARM Cortex-A53 CPUs clocked at 1.21 GHz per core and has Adreno 306 GPU clocked at 400MHz.  It has 2GB RAM, 5.5-inch HD (1280 x 720 pixels) display and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Emotion UI 3.0. Let’s find out the performance in a range of synthetic benchmark tests. Continue reading “Honor 4X Benchmarks”

Motorola Moto E (2nd Gen) 4G launched in India for Rs. 7999

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Motorola launched the Moto E (2nd Gen) 3G in India last month for Rs. 6,999. We brought the review of the smartphone recently. Today the company has launched Moto E (2nd Gen) 4G that is powered by a faster 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 410 processor. Other specifications are similar, including a 4.5-inch qHD screen, Android 5.0 Lollipop, 5-megapixel rear camera without flash and a VGA front-facing camera.

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Honor 4X White Photo Gallery

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Honor, the global brand under Huawei  launched the Honor 4X smartphone in India for Rs. 10,499 last month. We had already seen the unboxing of the phone and gallery of the black variant, here we have the white variant. Continue reading “Honor 4X White Photo Gallery”

Xiaomi Redmi 2 White Photo Gallery

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Xiaomi announced the Redmi 2 in China in January this year while the White variant of the phone launched in India last month for Rs 6,999. We have already seen unboxing of the phone and gallery of the Black variant, here we have images of the white variant of the Redmi 2. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi 2 White Photo Gallery”

Motorola Moto E (2nd Gen) Battery Life Test

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Motorola launched the Moto E (2nd Gen) in India last month. We brought you the review of the smartphone recently, here we have the battery life of the smartphone. It has a 2390 mAh built-in battery, larger than the first Moto E. It has a 4.5-inch qHD screen, is powered by a quad-core Snadpragon 200 processor and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop).

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Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Benchmarks

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Samsung launched the Galaxy S6 Edge smartphone in India last month starting at Rs. 58,900. It went on sale today, and we unboxed it too earlier today. Now let us check out the benchmarks of the smartphone. The Galaxy S6 Edge is powered by a Octa-Core 14 nm Exynos 7420 SoC which has four ARM Cortex A57 CPUs clocked at 2.1 GHz and four ARM Cortex A53 CPUs clocked at 1.5GHz. It has 772 MHz Mali T760 MP8 GPU and 3GB RAM LPDDR4 RAM. The smartphone has a 5.1-inch Quad HD (2560×1440 pixels) Super AMOLED display and runs on Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop) Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Benchmarks”

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge gets the first OTA update, includes improvements and new features

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Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge went on sale in several countries including India today. We unboxed the smartphone today and received the first over-the-air (OTA) update once we switched on the phone and connected it to WiFi. This update adds many stability, performance improvements and new features, says Samsung. Check out the complete changelog below. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge gets the first OTA update, includes improvements and new features”

Saavn for Android and iOS updated with Social features

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Saavn, one of the popular music streaming apps has received a major update on both Android and iOS that adds Saavn Social, a set of in-app social features. This lets you Tag, Follow, Chat, and Share on Saavn. You can Tag one or multiple friends in songs and playlists. Everyone tagged can comment on the content and engage in Music Chats for real-time digital conversations around music. Continue reading “Saavn for Android and iOS updated with Social features”

Motorola Moto E (2nd Gen) Review

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Motorola launched the Moto E (2nd Gen) in India last month. We already brought you the unboxing and benchmarks of the smartphone, here we have the complete review. The second generation Moto E has better specifications compared to the first one and comes at the same launch price of Rs. 6,999. Is the smartphone worth the price? Let us find out in the complete review. Continue reading “Motorola Moto E (2nd Gen) Review”

Motorola Moto E (2nd Gen) Benchmarks

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Motorola launched the Moto E (2nd Gen), the company’s latest budget smartphone in India last month. We already brought you the unboxing of the Moto E (2nd Gen), here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. The new Moto E is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 (8212) processor with 400 MHz Adreno 302 GPU. It has a 4.5-inch qHD screen and runs on Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop). But the CPU-Z shows it as Snapdragon 400 and the board as dual-core Snapdragon 200 (MSM8610), which is an error. Let’s check out how the smartphone performs in a range of synthetic benchmark tests. Continue reading “Motorola Moto E (2nd Gen) Benchmarks”

Snapseed 2.0 gets refreshed UI, new editing tools and more for Android and iPhone

Snapseed, photo editing app has received its first major update in two years. The app from Google is getting a revamped UI, new photo editing tools, filters and more.

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