Vivo V5 Plus with 20MP + 8MP dual front cameras, Snapdragon 625 and V5 Lite official

Vivo V5 Plus

Vivo launched V5, its latest selfie-focused smartphone in the ‘V series’ in India last year with a 20-megapixel front-facing camera. It already teased the V5 Plus, which will launch in India on January 23rd. The smartphone went on pre-order in Malaysia recently, now the smartphone has gone official on Vivo website along with the V5 Lite, a mid-range selfie-focused smartphone. Continue reading “Vivo V5 Plus with 20MP + 8MP dual front cameras, Snapdragon 625 and V5 Lite official”

Google Maps starts showing parking availability for some users

Google Maps

Google Maps has reportedly started showing parking availability for some users, according to Android Police. The parking availability will be displayed with a small rounded ‘P’ icon right next to the travel duration within the app. Continue reading “Google Maps starts showing parking availability for some users”

ZTE Hawkeye $199 phone with Eye-Tracking detailed – Snapdragon 625, Android 7.0, 13MP + 12MP dual rear cameras

ZTE Hawkeye

ZTE teased the Hawkeye smartphone with eye-tracking at the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) earlier this month, which is based on its Project CSX. It also started its Kickstarter campaign to raise funding for building the phone. Now it has detailed the specifications of the phone. Continue reading “ZTE Hawkeye $199 phone with Eye-Tracking detailed – Snapdragon 625, Android 7.0, 13MP + 12MP dual rear cameras”

Vine Camera app now available for Android and iOS

Vine Camera app

Vine has officially completed its transition to the Vine Camera app, as expected. Available on Android and iOS, the Vine Camera app will allow users to make 6-second long looping videos which can be shared on Twitter or saved on your mobile devices.
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Google, LG to unveil Watch Sport and Watch Style Android Wear 2.0 smartwatches on Feb. 9

Google Android Wear smartwatch

Google had confirmed last month that two Android Wear 2.0 smartwatches are coming in 2017. Now, popular tipster Evan Blass aka evleaks has revealed some important details of the two smartwatches. Continue reading “Google, LG to unveil Watch Sport and Watch Style Android Wear 2.0 smartwatches on Feb. 9”

Android 7.0 Nougat update starts rolling out for Sony Xperia Z5 and Xperia Z5 Premium

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Sony confirmed Android 7.0 (Nougat) update for a range of smartphones, including the Xperia X series, Z5 series and more last year. Android Nougat update started rolling out for Sony Xperia X Performance and Xperia XZ smartphones in November last year, last month Sony Xperia X and Xperia X Compact smartphones got the update, now the update is rolling out for Sony Xperia Z series phones starting from Xperia Z5 and Xperia Z5 Premium. Continue reading “Android 7.0 Nougat update starts rolling out for Sony Xperia Z5 and Xperia Z5 Premium”

Age of Empires: Castle Siege finally coming to Android in March

Age of Empires: Castle Siege

Age of Empires: Castle Siege, cross-platform real-time strategy game is finally coming to Android in early March, after launching on Windows, Windows Phone and iOS platforms. Developed by Smoking Gun Interactive, the game would be easy to learn, but hard to master allowing the beloved franchise to be accessible to mobile players. Continue reading “Age of Empires: Castle Siege finally coming to Android in March”

Android 7.0 Nougat update starts rolling out for unlocked HTC One A9

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HTC One A9 has started receiving Android 7.0 Nougat update. Mo Versi, HTC’s VP of Product Management said that unlocked versions of the HTC A9 will begin receiving Android 7.0 Nougat from January 16.
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Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro with 5.7-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 626, 16MP front and rear cameras announced

Samsung Galaxy C7 Pro

Samsung has announced Galaxy C7 Pro (SM-C7010), successor of the Galaxy C7 in the Galaxy ‘C Series’ in China. It has a 5.7-inch 1080p Super AMOLED display, runs on Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) with Samsung’s own UI on top, has a 16-megapixel rear camera with f/1.9 aperture, dual-tone LED flash and a fingerprint sensor on the home button on the front, similar to the C7, but this is powered by a slightly faster Octa-Core Snapdragon 626 14nm SoC and has a 16-megapixel front-facing camera.

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Lenovo Z2 Plus gets up to Rs. 3000 price cut in India, now starts at Rs. 14999

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Lenovo launched the Z2 Plus in India starting at Rs. 17,999 as the cheapest smartphone with Snapdragon 820 SoC. Now the smartphone has received up to Rs. 3,000 price cut and starts at Rs. 14,999 for the 3GB RAM and 32GB internal storage, while the 4GB RAM with 64GB version that was launched for Rs. 19,999 has received a Rs. 2,500 price cut and now costs Rs. 17,499. Now the smartphone is also available from Flipkart, in addition to Amazon.in. Continue reading “Lenovo Z2 Plus gets up to Rs. 3000 price cut in India, now starts at Rs. 14999”

Samsung Galaxy S8 prototype surfaces, dual camera said to be exclusive for Galaxy S8 Plus

samsung galaxy S8 prototype

According to a latest report, Samsung has finalized the design for Galaxy S7 and a prototype of the upcoming flagship has been shared with company executives. The prototype shows the Galaxy S8 sans physical home button. If the design turns out to be true, this will be the first Galaxy device without the trademark home button that has been synonymous with Samsung phones.
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Wileyfox Swift 2X with 5.2-inch 1080p display, 3GB RAM, fingerprint sensor announced

Wileyfox Swift 2X

Wileyfox, a smartphone brand based in the UK introduced Swift 2X, successor of last year’s Swift 2. It has a 5.2-inch 1080p screen, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 430 SoC, pack a 16-megapixel rear camera with PDAF and an 8-megapixel front camera. It has unibody metal design, has a fingerprint sensor with NXP NQ220 technology on the back and comes with hybrid dual SIM support along with 4G LTE connectivity. Continue reading “Wileyfox Swift 2X with 5.2-inch 1080p display, 3GB RAM, fingerprint sensor announced”

Swipe Konnect Grand with 5-inch display, 1GB RAM, Android 6.0 launched for Rs. 2799

Swipe Konnect Grand

Swipe Technologies has launched Konnect Grand, the company’s latest budget smartphone. It has a 5-inch FWVGA display, is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support and 3G connectivity. Continue reading “Swipe Konnect Grand with 5-inch display, 1GB RAM, Android 6.0 launched for Rs. 2799”

Samsung Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 edge start receiving Android 7.0 Nougat update

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Samsung has started rolling out Android 7.0 Nougat update for Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge devices. The company had started Nougat beta testing on these device in November last year.
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Android Wear 2.0 is coming in February, confirms Google

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Android Wear 2.0 is finally arriving in February. The release that was scheduled for last year had further delayed till early 2017. Now, Google has confirmed that the next version of Android Wear is coming next month via an email to that was sent out to app developers.  Continue reading “Android Wear 2.0 is coming in February, confirms Google”