ASUS ZenWatch lands on the US Google Play Store for $199

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ASUS introduced the ZenWatch, the company’s first smartwatch based on Android Wear platform at the IFA back in September. Now the smartwatch is available in the U.S. through Google Play and Best Buy, priced at $199.99 (Rs. 12,350 approx), cheaper than both the Moto 360 and the LG G Watch R. Continue reading “ASUS ZenWatch lands on the US Google Play Store for $199”

Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 Camera Samples

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Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 went on sale in India recently. We already brought you the unboxing, photo gallery, benchmarks and the battery test results of the smartphone, here we have the camera samples from the smartphone.

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Android 5.0 Lollipop factory images for Nexus 4 now available

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Google started rolling out the Android 5.0 Lollipop over-the-air (OTA) update and released factory images and binaries for the Nexus 5, WiFi variants of both Nexus 7 2012 and Nexus 7 2013 and the Nexus 10 earlier this week. Now the Factory images and binaries for the Nexus 4 is available for download. Factory images and binaries for the Nexus 6 is not available yet. Continue reading “Android 5.0 Lollipop factory images for Nexus 4 now available”

Angry Birds Go! crosses 100 million downloads, gets new team multiplayer

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Rovio launched Angry Birds Go! a kart racing game, different from other Angry Birds games in December last year. The games has crossed 100 million downloads across all the platforms and now stands at 107 million downloads. Continue reading “Angry Birds Go! crosses 100 million downloads, gets new team multiplayer”

Gionee CTRL V6L and Pioneer P5L LTE smartphones launched in India for Rs. 15000 and Rs. 10000

Gionee CTRL V6L and Pioneer P5L

Gionee has launched CTRL V6L and Pioneer P5L LTE smartphone and has announced P4S and P6 smartphones. The Gionee CTRL V6L has a 5-inch HD screen, powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 SoC, comes with a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. The Pioneer P5L has a 4.7-inch FWVGA screen, powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor, comes with a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Both these run on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Continue reading “Gionee CTRL V6L and Pioneer P5L LTE smartphones launched in India for Rs. 15000 and Rs. 10000”

Sharp Aquos Crystal Unboxing

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Sharp introduced the Aquos Crystal and Aquos Crystal X smartphones back in August with ultra-narrow bezels. The Sharp Aquos Crystal later launched in the U.S. from several carriers on contract. Check out the unboxing of the smartphone.

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Asus Transformer Pad TF103 Android tablet, Transformer Book T200 Windows 2-in-1 launched for Rs. 19999 and Rs. 35999

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Asus has launched Transformer Pad TF103 and Transformer Book T200 tablets in India. The Asus Transformer Pad TF103 is an Android tablet running Android 4.4 (KitKat) and the Transformer Book T200 is a portable Windows 8.1 tablet with a 11.6-inch screen that transforms into a laptop with a full-size keyboard dock. Asus also launched the Transformer Flip Book, a 15.6” laptop with 360-degree rotating touchscreen. Continue reading “Asus Transformer Pad TF103 Android tablet, Transformer Book T200 Windows 2-in-1 launched for Rs. 19999 and Rs. 35999”

NVIDIA Shield Tablet Android 5.0 Lollipop update to roll out on Nov 18

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NVIDIA already announced that the Shield Tablet would be updated to Android 5.0 (Lollipop). Earlier this month the company announced that the update would be available as early as this November and also released a teaser video. Now it has announced that the update would roll out on November 18th. It has released another video that details the new features that the Lollipop update brings. Continue reading “NVIDIA Shield Tablet Android 5.0 Lollipop update to roll out on Nov 18”

Sony unleashes AOSP source code for Xperia Z3, Z2 and Z1

Sony has posted source code and binaries for the Xperia Z3, Xperia Z3 Compact, Xperia Z2, Xperia Z1 and Xperia Z1 Compact. The company is yet to release the Android Lollipop Update for these devices, however it has already confirmed that it will release it soon.

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Gaana 5.0 for Android brings dark theme, playlists of the hour and referral program to earn talk time

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Gaana music app for Android has been updated to version 5.0 that brings a new dark theme, Playlists of the Hour that’ll offer professionally programmed playlists that change every few hours at the top of Gaana, starting from the third time a user opens Gaana. The company has partnered with Paytm that enables users earn Rs. 20 talk time through referral program for each friend who joins via Facebook. You can also invite friends through Whatsapp, Facebook, Twitter, SMS, and email, and earn up to Rs. 100 talktime.  Continue reading “Gaana 5.0 for Android brings dark theme, playlists of the hour and referral program to earn talk time”

BlackBerry and Samsung team up to offer mobile security solutions to Android

BlackBerry and Samsung have joined hands to further boost mobile security solutions on Android. The security focused partnership will bring BlackBerry’s encryption system to businesses using Samsung’s Galaxy smartphones.

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Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro Photo Gallery

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Lenovo announced the Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro in August and launched in India in September for Rs 32,999. The phone has a 6-inch ( 2560 x 1440 pixels) Quad HD display with ultra narrow bezels, powered 2.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 (8974AC) processor with Adreno 330 GPU and Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Vibe UI 2.0.  We went hands on with the Vibe Z2 smartphone at the IFA 2014Lets take a look at hardware of the phone in this photo gallery. Continue reading “Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro Photo Gallery”

CPU-Z for Android updated, now shows battery capacity, Adreno GPU clock speed and more

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CPU-Z was released for Android back in June last year. Since then the app has been updated with new features and support for SoCs from several manufacturers. Few months back the app got improved support for Intel SoCs, option to view OpenGL ES version. Now the app has been updated to version 1.09 that brings improved support for processors based on big.LITTLE technology, adds new HiSilicon Kirin 920, Exynos 5433, Snapdragon 815 (could be upcoming chip) and SoCs, shows Adreno GPU clock speed and more.

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YouTube introduces Music Key subscription service for Android, iOS and web

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YouTube has introduced YouTube Music Key, the company’s new subscription service for web, Android and iOS that lets you watch and listen to music without ads, in the background or offline. This was leaked back in August. Continue reading “YouTube introduces Music Key subscription service for Android, iOS and web”

Google Search for Android gets Material Design and new features

After updating series of its core apps with Material Design, Google is now updating Search for Android. The Search app for Android is getting an array of new features and a revamped look.

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