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Motorola unveils the new Moto X with 5.2-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 801 SoC

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Motorola Mobility has announced the new Moto X, the successor of last year’s Moto X. It has a 5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, powered by a 2.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor with Adreno 330 GPU and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 13-megapixel camera with an f/2.25 lens, dual LED flashes with a circular ring around it and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Motorola unveils the new Moto X with 5.2-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 801 SoC”

Motorola unveils the new Moto G with 5-inch HD display for $179.99

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Motorola Mobility has announced the new Moto G, successor of last year’s Moto G. It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) display with Corning Gorilla Glass protection, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor and run on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with 720p HD video recording and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual front-facing speakers. Continue reading “Motorola unveils the new Moto G with 5-inch HD display for $179.99”

Moto X+1 and new Moto G surfaces on German retailer site ahead of launch

Motorola’s next iterations of smartphones have leaked on a German retailer site ahead of its launch today. Specifications of the Moto X+1 and Moto G have been mentioned on the site.

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Lava Iris 460 with 4.5-inch OGS display, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 6699

Lava Iris 460

Lava has officially launched the Iris 460. It was spotted on the official website back in July and packs a 4.5-inch FWVGA screen based on one-glass-solution (OGS) technology, 1.3 GHz dual-core processor, 5-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash and 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It has leather-like back cover.

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Huawei Ascend G7 with 5.5-inch HD display, Snapdragon 410 SoC announced

Huawei Ascend G7

Huawei has announced the Ascend G7, the company’s latest top-end smartphone in the G Series at the IFA. It has a 5.5-inch 720p screen, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 410 SoC and runs on Android 4.4 KitKat with Huawei Emotion UI 3.0. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Huawei Ascend G7 with 5.5-inch HD display, Snapdragon 410 SoC announced”

Huawei Ascend Mate 7 with 6-inch 1080p display, one-touch fingerprint sensor announced

Ascend Mate 7

Huawei has announced the Ascend Mate 7, the company’s latest phablet at the IFA 2014. It has a 6-inch 1080p screen with 83% screen-to-body ratio, 2.9mm narrow bezel and is powered by a Octa-Core (4×1.8GHz + 4×1.3GHz) Hisilicon Kirin 925 processor based on 8+1 architecture with 230MHz micro core smart sensor for perpetual standby. It is based on ARM’s Big.Little architecture and 28nm HPM technology. Continue reading “Huawei Ascend Mate 7 with 6-inch 1080p display, one-touch fingerprint sensor announced”

Lenovo Vibe Z2 with 5.5-inch HD display, 64-bit Snapdragon 410 SoC announced

Lenovo Vibe Z2

Along with the Vibe X2, Lenovo also announced the Vibe Z2, the next smartphone in the Vibe Z series. It has a 5.5-inch HD screen and is powered by a quad-core 64-bit Snapdragon 410 SoC, compared to the 5.5-inch 1080p screen and Snapdragon 800 SoC on the Vibe Z. It runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with Sony Exmor sensor, dual LED flash, optical image stabilization (OIS), BSI sensor and has a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Lenovo Vibe Z2 with 5.5-inch HD display, 64-bit Snapdragon 410 SoC announced”

Angry Birds Stella released for Android, iOS and BlackBerry 10

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Rovio has released Angry Birds Stella, a new game in the Angry Birds franchise aimed at female fans. This include the main Stella bird and her group who are on a quest to protect Golden Island from the greedy Bad Princess. The game is available for Android, iOS and BlackBerry 10, but there is no sign of Windows Phone app yet. The game is free to download and includes in-app purchases in the form of coins. Continue reading “Angry Birds Stella released for Android, iOS and BlackBerry 10”

Samsung Galaxy Tab Active rugged tablet announced

Samsung Galaxy Tab Active

Samsung just announced the Galaxy Tab Active, the company’s first rugged Galaxy Tablet with anti-shock covering that can withstand a 1.2-meter drop, with the protective cover on. It is also water and dust resistant with IP67 certification. It has 8.0-inch WXGA displays, powered by 1.2 quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It comes in WiFi and 3G / LTE variants. It has physical keys below the display.

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Nokia to launch free maps for Android and iOS by the end of 2014

Nokia is planning to further get deeper into the mapping business. The company already offers HERE Maps for Windows Phone 8 and 8.1. Now, the company is planning to launch a free maps app on Android and iOS by the end of 2014, as per a latest report from the The Wall Street Journal.

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Sony Xperia Z3 lineup get a price tag in European markets

Sony launched the Xperia Z3 line up yesterday that includes the Xperia Z3, Z3 Compact and Z3 Tablet. At the time of the announcement, the company did not reveal the prices of these devices. However, these three products are up for pre-order in Europe and were first spotted by Italian website Tuttoandroid.net.

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Micromax sends invite to launch a new smartphone on September 8

Micromax September 8 event

Micromax has sent out press invites to launch a new smartphone on September in New Delhi. The event was supposed to happen on September 1st, but it got postponed. The invitation doesn’t reveal anything apart from the time, date and location, but the company today teased a new smartphone on their Facebook page back that reveal few details about the smartphone. It also says that it would launch exclusively on Snapdeal.

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Acer Liquid Z500 with 5-inch HD display, Android 4.4 announced

Acer Liquid Z500

Acer unveiled the Liquid Z500 at the IFA 2014. It has a 5-inch HD display with 900:1 high contrast, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It comes with a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, f/2.0 aperture, 1080p video capture and a front-facing camera. Continue reading “Acer Liquid Z500 with 5-inch HD display, Android 4.4 announced”

Sony Xperia E3 and E3 dual with Snapdragon 400 processor, 4G LTE announced

Sony Xperia E3

Sony has announced the Xperia E3 and E3 dual, two new budget smartphones with 4G LTE connectivity at the IFA 2014. These have a 4.5-inch FWVGA touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor and run on Android 4.4 (KitKat). These have a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera. Continue reading “Sony Xperia E3 and E3 dual with Snapdragon 400 processor, 4G LTE announced”

Sony unveils Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact

Sony has introduced Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact along with the Xperia Z3 and Xperia Z3 Compact. Sony’s first compact slate is said to be designed to complement the company’s flagship smartphone, the Xperia Z3. Continue reading “Sony unveils Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact”