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Spice Smart Flo Mi-359 and Stellar 451 3G with Android 4.4 now available for Rs. 2899 and Rs. 5499

Spice Smart Flo Mi-359 and Stellar 451 3G

Spice Retail launched Stellar 520 and Stellar 526 handsets in the Stellar range last week. Now the Smart Flo Mi-359 and Stellar 451 3G, affordable smartphones running on Android 4.4 are available on Saholic. The Smart Flo Mi-359 is any entry-level phone with 3.5-inch HVGA screen, 2G EDGE support and a 2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash. The Stellar 451 3G has a 4.5-inch FWVGA screen, 3G connectivity and a 3.2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash. Continue reading “Spice Smart Flo Mi-359 and Stellar 451 3G with Android 4.4 now available for Rs. 2899 and Rs. 5499”

Flappy Bird is back as Flappy Birds Family for Amazon Fire TV

Flappy Birds Family

Flappy Bird creator Dong Nguyen said in an interview back in May that he would bring back the game in August with multiplayer capability. He also said that the game would be less addictive than the original. Now the creator has released a new game, Flappy Birds Family for Amazon Fire TV, an Android box that was unveiled recently. The game is not available for Android smartphones or tablets. Continue reading “Flappy Bird is back as Flappy Birds Family for Amazon Fire TV”

Micromax rolling out Android 4.4 KitKat update for Canvas Knight A350

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Micromax started selling Canvas Knight A350 with Android 4.4 (KitKat) back in June and it relaunched the Canvas Knight officially with 2GB of free data for Vodafone customers. At that time the company did not reveal any details about the KitKat update for current users. Now the company has started rolling out Android 4.4.2 (KitKat) update for the Canvas Knight users, according to DroidGuru.in. Continue reading “Micromax rolling out Android 4.4 KitKat update for Canvas Knight A350”

Google Now Launcher now available for all devices running Android 4.1 or higher

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Google Now Launcher arrived along with the Google Nexus 5 running Android 4.4 (KitKat) so that you can directly access Google Now from the home screen. Back in February Google released the Google Now Launcher on Google Play for its Nexus and Google Play Edition devices running Android 4.4 (KitKat). Today Google has released the Google Now Launcher for all devices running Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) or higher. Even though you could side-load Google Now launcher APK on other devices before, the Google Play app would offer you instant updates. Continue reading “Google Now Launcher now available for all devices running Android 4.1 or higher”

Android accounts for 85% of smartphone share in Q2 of 2014, Xiaomi hits fifth spot: Report

Android continued its dominance in the smartphone market and accounted for a record 84.6% share of global smartphone shipments in Q2 of 2014, according to research by Strategy Analytics. Global smartphone shipments reached 295.2 million units in Q2 said the report.

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Facebook’s Slingshot app gets updated with Reactions feature

Facebook rolled out its self destructing messaging app Slingshot globally in June. Today, the social network is updating the app with ‘reactions’, a feature that enables users to reply with a reaction to photos without having to first reply with another photo.

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Xolo Play 8X-1000 with HIVE UI set to launch on August 6th

Xolo August 6th event

Earlier this week we reported that Xolo would launch its Play 8X-1000 smartphone with HIVE UI in the first week of August. The company has just sent out press invites for the HIVE event. Even though the invite did not mention any details about the smartphone, the company already confirmed that Play 8X-1000 would be its first smartphone with HIVE UI. Continue reading “Xolo Play 8X-1000 with HIVE UI set to launch on August 6th”

LG G Vista with 5.7-inch display goes official for Verizon

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LG G Vista that surfaced earlier this month has gone official for the Verizon in the US. It has a 5.7-inch HD display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Screen Protection, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with single LED flash, laser auto focus and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera.

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Samsung Galaxy Star 2, Star Advance and Ace NXT officially launched in India, starts at Rs. 5100

Samsung has officially launched the Samsung Galaxy Star 2, Galaxy Star Advance and Galaxy Ace NXT smartphones in India. The Galaxy Star 2 has a 3.5-inch HVGA display, powered by 1GHz single core processor and has 2-megapixel rear camera. The Galaxy Star Advance has a 4.3-inch WVGA screen, powered by a 1.2 GHz single-core processor and comes with a 3-megapixel rear camera with LED flash. The Galaxy Ace NXT went on sale earlier this month and packs a 4-inch WVGA screen and comes with a similar single-core processor and 3MP rear camera with LED flash as the Star Advance.

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Nokia Z launcher receives significant update, pre-beta program opened for new users

Nokia rolled out Z launcher for Android in June that predicts apps and brings them in the front depending upon user usage pattern and preferences. Today, the Z launcher has received an update that will allow you to configure the way you want your favorite apps to appear on your home screen, using drag and drop.

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Micromax Canvas L A108 with 5.5-inch display, Android 4.4 now available for Rs. 10499

Micromax Canvas L A108

Micromax Canvas L A108 that surfaced on the official website last week is now available from online retailer Infibeam. It has a 5.5-inch qHD screen, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel autofocus rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel fixed focus front-facing camera. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas L A108 with 5.5-inch display, Android 4.4 now available for Rs. 10499”

HTC J Butterfly (HTL23) with One M8 specs and Waterproof body announced

HTC J Butterfly HTL23

HTC has just announced the J Butterfly (HTL23), its new smartphone in the Butterfly series for Japanese carrier KDDI. Most of the specifications of the new J butterfly are similar to One (M8), including a 5-inch 1080p display, quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor and Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Sense UI, but this comes with Water ( IPX5 / IPX7) and dust resistance (IP5X). Continue reading “HTC J Butterfly (HTL23) with One M8 specs and Waterproof body announced”

Karbonn Titanium S19 with 5-inch HD display, Android 4.4 and 13MP camera now available for Rs. 8999

Karbonn Titanium S19

Karbonn Titanium S19, the company’s latest smartphone in the Titanium series is now available from online retailer HomeShop18. It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display based on one-glass-solution, 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 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Karbonn Titanium S19 with 5-inch HD display, Android 4.4 and 13MP camera now available for Rs. 8999”

SwiftKey for Android updated with performance improvements, themes and more

SwiftKey has been updated with a slew of new features on Android. The popular third party keyboard has undergone a major performance improvement along with speed in the latest update.

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Panasonic Eluga U officially launched in India for Rs. 18990

Panasonic Eluga U

Panasonic has officially launched the Eluga U, the company’s latest smartphone in the Eluga series in India. It was spotted online yesterday and packs a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display based on one-glass-solution with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Panasonic Eluga U officially launched in India for Rs. 18990”