Google is making paid Play Newsstand content available in India. Users can now access paid content from newspapers and magazines this essentially means they can buy and subscribe for premium news sources like The New York Times, WSJ and so on.
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It was about time that this happened. The Chinese are back to what they used to do best, which is making clones!
The smartphone industry in China thrived on such knock-offs for a good couple of decades before the internet stepped in. The last couple of years have seen some impressive devices originate from China, including the Xiaomi Mi 4, the OPPO Find 7 et al. Continue reading “SoPhone i6 is a clone of the iPhone 6”
Micromax launched the Canvas Nitro, the company’s latest high-end smartphone earlier this month. We already brought you the unboxing, photogallery and benchmarks of the smartphone, here we have the camera samples of the smartphone. The Micromax Canvas Nitro has a 13-megapixel camera with Sony IMX135 CMOS sensor with f/2.2 aperture, Largan 5P 28mm lens and also has Blue Glass filter. It also has a 5-megapixel fixed focus front-facing camera with OmniVision OV5648 sensor, 22mm wide-angle lens with 75-degree viewing angle. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Nitro A310 Camera Samples”
Sony has launched the Xperia E3 and Xperia E3 Dual, the company’s latest smartphones in the E series. Both these smartphones were unveiled at the IFA 2014 earlier this month and come with a 4.5-inch FWVGA touch screen display, 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor, Android 4.4 (KitKat), 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera. We went hands-on with the Xperia E3 at the IFA, check out the video below. Continue reading “Sony Xperia E3 and E3 Dual launched in India for Rs. 11990 and Rs. 12990”
It’s Android One day today and we’ve got one of the first smartphones from the program with us, the Spice Dream UNO. Spice was one of the three manufacturers chosen for the program announced at the Google’s IO conference back in June. The Indian manufacturer, along with fellow competitors Micromax and Karbonn, has launched its first Android One device today, with a lot of support from Google. The Dream UNO, which is based off a strict chassis mandated by Google has its chipset powered by MediaTek and has almost the same specifications as the other phones that launched today. Priced at Rs. 6,299, the Dream Uno fulfills the idea of Android One, an affordable high quality device with stock Android that’s set to receive updates as fast as Google delivers them, so how is the device? We captured the unboxing and the first impressions of the device in a video –
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Lenovo launched the A7-30 tablet in India in June for Rs 9979. We have already seen the unboxing of the tablet and now here is the photo gallery. Lenovo had initially announced a range of tablets in April under the A series. Continue reading “Lenovo A7-30 Photo Gallery”
LG unveiled the G3 Stylus, the company’s latest phablet with a stylus pen ahead of IFA, and it was showcased at the IFA earlier this month. Today the company has announced that it would go on sale globally beginning this week, starting from Brazil. The G3 Stylus has a 5.5-inch qHD display, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “LG G3 Stylus to roll out globally starting this week”
Spice has launched the Dream UNO Mi-498, the company’s first Android One smartphone. It surfaced on Flipkart recently and packs a 4.5-inch FWVGA screen, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with 35GB of Google Drive storage, Spice Cloud app with 10GB of storage and pre-loaded apps. Continue reading “Spice Dream UNO Android One smartphone launched for Rs. 6299”
Micromax has launched the Canvas A1, the company’s first Android One smartphone in partnership with Google, as we expected. The smartphone was teased at Google I/O back in June. It has a 4.5-inch FWVGA screen, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. These specifications are similar to the Android One smartphones from Spice and Karbonn, only the design of the smartphone is different. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas A1 Android One smartphone launched for Rs. 6499”
The Android One launch event, presided by Sundar Pichai, is underway in India at the moment. One of the key announcements of this new program from Google, is the addition of 9 new OEM partners and, unsurprisingly, Qualcomm chipset support. This comes after the initial announcement at Google IO, of four partners, Karbonn, Micromax and Spice being the OEMs and Mediatek chipset support, mainly targeted at the Indian market, but it seems like Android One will take the global route with the new OEMs.
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Google today launched the Android One India with three smartphones from three different manufacturers. These include, Micromax Canvas A1, Karbonn Sparkle V and Spice Dream UNO. These are priced starting from Rs. 6,299 and are based on Android One reference hardware, comes with stock Android KitKat software and will get software updates directly from Google. It has promised to provide updates for the smartphones for up to two years and also confirmed that these are some of the first phones to get the new Android L update. All these smartphones have different designs, even though the internals are similar. Continue reading “Google launches Android One smartphones in India”
Samsung announced the Galaxy Alpha last month and the company also launched Galaxy Note 4 and Note Edge at IFA, Berlin. Reports had suggested that the company is working on A series of smartphones that will include three devices viz’ the SM-A300, SM-A500 and SM-A700.
Earlier this month, specs of the SM-A500 had leaked and now few details about the SM-A300 have surfaced in GFX benchmarks and was first spotted by SamMobile. As per the benchmark, the device sports a 4.8 inch 960×540 display and runs on Android 4.4.4 KitKat out of the box. It will be powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm processor and Adreno 306 GPU (graphics processing unit). The handset will include 1 GB of RAM and 5 GB of internal storage. Other specs include a 7-megapixel rear camera that will support recording 1080p Full HD video and 5-megapixel front-facing camera.
The report further states that Samsung will likely launch the SM-A300 in third quarter of 2014.All the aforementioned three devices will be sharing the similar design language and metal build of the Galaxy Alpha. There is no word on pricing and availability of the phone from Samsung.
via:SamMobile
Karbonn has launched Sparkle V, the company’s first Android One smartphone in India. It has a 4.5-inch FWVGA screen, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. These specifications are similar to the Spice Android One Dream UNO Mi-498 that would also go on sale later today. Only the design and the dimensions of the smartphone are different. Continue reading “Karbonn Sparkle V Android One smartphone launched for Rs. 6399”
Glympse, the popular location sharing app is extending its feature to Android via a new tool. Dubbed as Glympse Keyboard, the standalone app will enable users to share their location from withing the app without leaving the conversation.
There are two ways to use Glympse Keyboard’s feature – Quick Send and Full Keyboard. The former lets you quickly send a location to other user by continuing to use existing keyboard. Quick Send option requires you to hold down the space bar key and then actually switch to the Quick Send keyboard in order to bring up the Glympse interface. The second option is to use Full Keyboard that takes over as the go-to keyboard. The letter G on the keyboard is replaced with Glympse’s G and a longpress activates location-sharing.
“We have always been focused on developing apps, tools and features that make it simple and easy to incorporate real-time location sharing into daily life, and the Glympse Keyboard is yet another example of delivering on that mission. With the keyboard, users can instantly and seamlessly insert their current location into any application, including Google Hangouts, WhatsApp, Gmail and others.”
said Darren Austin, vice president of product, Glympse in an official release.
As with all Glympse applications and services, the sender has complete control over the length of time their real-time location is visible and can extend or cancel a Glympse anytime. Recipients do not need to have the app installed to view the sender’s location — they can view the dynamic map on any mobile or web browser.
You can download the app here.
via:The Next Web
Motorola recently took wraps off the new Moto X along with the Moto G and Moto 360. Now, the company is sharing the details of its availability after report about the same surfaced over the weekend.
