Category: Android

ZTE nubia Z7, nubia Z7 Max and nubia Z7 mini with Snapdragon 801 and Android 4.4 announced

ZTE nubia Z7, Z7 Max and Z7 mini

ZTE today unveiled three new smartphones nubia Z7, nubia Z7 Max and nubia Z7 mini in the nubia series. The nubia Z7 is the company’s first smartphone with a quad HD display. It has a 5.5-inch (2560 x 1440 pixels) Quad HD CGS (Continuous Grain Silicon) IPS display. The nubia Z7 Max has a 5.5-inch 1080p display and the Z7 mini has a 5-inch 1080p display. All these smartphones are powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor with Adreno 330 GPU and run on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with nubia UI 2.0 on top. Continue reading “ZTE nubia Z7, nubia Z7 Max and nubia Z7 mini with Snapdragon 801 and Android 4.4 announced”

Micromax A190 with 5-inch HD display, Hexa Core processor press image leaks out

Micromax A190 leak

Micromax launched the Canvas Turbo Mini A200 with quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor earlier this year, now the press image of the Micromax A190 has been leaked by @MMXNewscaster along with the specifications. The smartphone is expected to be powered by a 1.5 GHz hexa-core MediaTek MT6591 processor. Karbonn was the first company to launch its Titanium Hexa with this processor and the Xolo Play 6X-1000 that was unveiled last week is also powered by the same MT6591 processor.

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Sony Xperia C3 with 5.5-inch HD display, 5MP wide-angle front camera with LED flash announced

Sony Xperia C3

Sony Mobile has just announced the Xperia C3, the company latest mid-range handset in the Xperia series. As expected, it is a selfie-focused smartphone that comes with a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with wide-angle lens along with a soft LED flash. It also has self timer,  Superior Auto mode, beatification, Portrait Retouch, option to capture images by simply double tapping the back cover, Smile Shutter, and more new features. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash. Other specifications include, 5.5-inch HD display, 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon processor and Android 4.4 (KitKat). Continue reading “Sony Xperia C3 with 5.5-inch HD display, 5MP wide-angle front camera with LED flash announced”

Paid apps reportedly not working on Android Wear smartwatches

Paid Android apps from the Google Play Store are not working properly on Android Wear devices, according to a report from Android Police. Samsung Gear Live and LG G watch that run on Google’s Android Wear are facing a bug problem that is preventing these paid apps from being installed on Android Wear devices.

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Android 4.4 KitKat now on 17.9% of Android devices, Jelly Bean decreases for the first time

Google has released its monthly numbers for android distribution for July. Android KitKat is now running on 17.9% of Android devices reporting a 4.3% increase over last month when it stood at 13.6%.

 

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Flipkart Digiflip Pro XT 712 Benchmarks

Flipkart Digiflip Pro XT 712 Benchmarks

Flipkart launched its first tablet Digiflip Pro XT 712 under its own brand last month. We brought you the unboxing of the tablet last week, here we have the benchmarks of the tablet. Unlike most other tablets powered by a MT6582 processor, this one has a MediaTek MT8382 SoC with 500 MHz Mali 400-MP2 GPU. It has a 7-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) multi touch IPS display. It packs 1GB RAM and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) OS. Check out the synthetic benchmark scores below.

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Android powered Lumia phones reportedly in the works

Render images of a possible Nokia Lumia 830 surfaced online today that has trademark ‘Nokia by Microsoft’. Now, report is coming from the popular leakster @evleaks saying that an Android-powered Lumia phone is coming under the same branding.

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HTC Desire 616 dual SIM with 5-inch HD display, Octa-Core processor announced

HTC Desire 616 dual SIM

HTC Desire 616 dual SIM that surfaced back in March in China has been officially announced. It has a 5-inch HD IPS display, powered by a 1.4 GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6592 processor with Mali 450-MP4 GPU and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) with HTC Sense 5.1 UI on top. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 1080p video recording and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “HTC Desire 616 dual SIM with 5-inch HD display, Octa-Core processor announced”

Micromax Bolt A069 with 5-inch display, Android 4.4 now available online for Rs. 5301

Micromax Bolt A069

Micromax Bolt A069, the company’s latest smartphone in the Bolt series running Android 4.4 (KitKat) is now available on eBay.in. It has a 5-inch FWVGA screen and is powered by a 1.3GHz dual-core MediaTek MT6572 processor. It has a 5-megapixel fixed focus rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Micromax Bolt A069 with 5-inch display, Android 4.4 now available online for Rs. 5301”

Lava Magnum X604 with 6-inch HD display, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 11999

Lava Magnum X604

Lava has launched Magnum X604, the company’s latest smartphone in the new Magnum series. It has a  6-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera with BSI sensor, LED Flash, 1080p full HD video recording and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Lava Magnum X604 with 6-inch HD display, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 11999”

LG G Pad 10.1 global roll out begins, coming to US, Europe, Asia and more markets this month

LG G Pad 10.1

LG unveiled the G Pad 7.0, G Pad 8.0 and G Pad 10.1 in the G Pad series back in May. The LG G Pad 7.0 went on sale starting from Europe last month. Today the company has announced that the G Pad 10.1 would roll out globally starting from this month. The G Pad 10.1 has a 10.1-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) WXGA IPS display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with a new flat UI. Continue reading “LG G Pad 10.1 global roll out begins, coming to US, Europe, Asia and more markets this month”

Karbonn Opium N7 and Opium N9 with quad-core processors now available for Rs. 5999 and Rs. 8999

Karbonn Opium N7

Karbonn Opium N7 and Opium N9, two new smartphones in the new Opium series are available from online retailer HomeShop18. The Opium N7 has a 4-inch WVGA screen, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor, features a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. The Opium N9 comes with a 5-inch HD screen, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor, comes with a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Both these run on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) OS.

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Motorola starts rolling out Android 4.4.4 update for Moto X, Moto G and Moto E in India

Moto G and Moto X Powered by Google

Few weeks after Google pushed out the Android 4.4.4 update for the Nexus devices, Motorola has announced that the it has started rolling out Android 4.4.4 update for the Moto X, Moto G  and Moto E users in India, skipping the Android 4.4.3 (KitKat) update that started rolling out in the US early June . Continue reading “Motorola starts rolling out Android 4.4.4 update for Moto X, Moto G and Moto E in India”

Xolo Play 6X-1000 with Hexa-Core processor, 2GB RAM and Q500s IPS announced for Rs. 14499 and Rs. 5999

Xolo Play 6X-1000

Xolo is on a roll. The company launched several new smartphones, including their first Windows Phone 8.1 handset last month. Today the company has announced the Xolo Play 6X-1000, its first smartphone powered by a MediaTek MT6591 Hexa-Core processor, 2GB RAM and Xolo Q500s IPS, the company’s cheapest quad-core smartphone till date. The Play 6X-1000 has a 5-inch HD screen, comes with a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera.  Continue reading “Xolo Play 6X-1000 with Hexa-Core processor, 2GB RAM and Q500s IPS announced for Rs. 14499 and Rs. 5999”

Truecaller app launched for Android Wear

Truecaller for Android Wear

Truecaller, popular caller ID application has been launched for Android Wear. Google Play Store got a dedicated Android Wear section and Android Wear app earlier this week.  Truecaller says it is one of the 24 developers to bring an app to the Android Wear platform. This app lets you identify the the contact information of the caller on the Android Wear smartwatch. Continue reading “Truecaller app launched for Android Wear”