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LeEco Le 2 with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 652 launched in India for Rs. 11999

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LeEco just launched Le 2, the company’s latest smartphone in the Le 2 series. It was introduced in China back in April and packs a 5.5-inch 1080p display, has 3GB of RAM, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), has a 16-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera, but the Indian version has a Snapdragon 652 SoC instead of MediaTek Helio X20 SoC in the Chinese version. Continue reading “LeEco Le 2 with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 652 launched in India for Rs. 11999”

LeEco Le Max 2 with 5.7-inch QHD display, Snapdragon 820 launched starting from Rs. 22999

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LeEco just launched Le Max 2, the company’s latest flagship smartphone in India, along with the Le 2. It was introduced in China back in April and packs a 5.7-inch Quad HD screen, is powered by a Snapdragon 820 SoC, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with EUI 5.8, has a 21-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, PDAF, OIS and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “LeEco Le Max 2 with 5.7-inch QHD display, Snapdragon 820 launched starting from Rs. 22999”

Google rolls out Motion Stills iOS app that creates GIFs from Live Photos

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Google has rolled out an iPhone app that turns Live Photos into GIFs. Dubbed as Motion Stills the app has been developed by Google’s research lab.

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Android Marshmallow is now present on 10.1% of all Android devices

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Google is out with Android distribution numbers for the month of May. Android Marshmallow is now present on 10.1% of all Android devices, up from 7.5% since last month.

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Twitter for Android revamped with navigation menu, floating tweet button and more

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Twitter has overhauled it’s Android app with improved design and couple of much needed tweaks. The micro blogging site is bringing Material Design features which offers new look and feel to the Android app. Continue reading “Twitter for Android revamped with navigation menu, floating tweet button and more”

ZTE nubia Z11 Max with 6-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 652, 4GB RAM announced

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ZTE has announced nubia Z11 Max, it’s latest high-end smartphone in the nubia series in China, as it had promised last month. It packs a 6-inch 1080p Super AMOLED 2.5D curved glass display with 1.32mm slim bezels on the sides, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 652 SoC, runs on Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop) with nubia UI, has a 16-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. It also has a fingerprint sensor on the back. Continue reading “ZTE nubia Z11 Max with 6-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 652, 4GB RAM announced”

Coolpad sells over 5 lakh Note 3 Lite units in India, limited Gold edition launched for Rs. 7499

Coolpad Note 3 Lite Gold

Coolpad today announced that it has sold over 5 lakh units of Note 3 Lite smartphones in India. To celebrate the milestone, it has launched limited edition Gold variant of Coolpad Note 3 Lite. The phone was launched in the country back in January this year in Black and Champagne White colors at Rs. 6,999. Apart from the new color, other specifications are similar to the original Coolpad Note 3 Lite. Continue reading “Coolpad sells over 5 lakh Note 3 Lite units in India, limited Gold edition launched for Rs. 7499”

ZTE Blade A2 with 5-inch HD display, metal body, fingerprint sensor announced

ZTE Blade A2

ZTE has introduced Blade A2, its latest budget smartphone with a fingerprint sensor and a metal. It is also a successor of last year’s Blade A1. It has a has a 5-inch HD 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by a octa-core MediaTek MT6750 processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop), has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) for quick focus in 0.1 seconds and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera that also has LED flash. Continue reading “ZTE Blade A2 with 5-inch HD display, metal body, fingerprint sensor announced”

Google rolls out June Android security update for Nexus devices

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Google has started rolling out new over-the-air (OTA) update for Nexus devices and also posted factory images as part of monthly Android Security release. The latest update this month fixes several critical issues, including issues in Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability in Qualcomm Video, Sound, GPU and Wi-Fi Drivers, Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Mediaserver and more. Continue reading “Google rolls out June Android security update for Nexus devices”

Cortana support for Microsoft Band now on Android devices too

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Earlier you could only pair your Android device with the Microsoft Band, but there was no Cortana support. Continue reading “Cortana support for Microsoft Band now on Android devices too”

Google shows off how Android apps run on Chromebooks in this video

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Google confirmed last month that Android apps are coming to Chrome OS. Now Google has released a video of a developer presentation that shows how the Play Store and Android apps will run on Chromebooks.

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iBall Slide Bio-Mate with 8-inch HD display, fingerprint sensor launched for Rs. 7999

iBall Slide Bio-Mate

iBall has launched Slide Bio-Mate, the company’s latest tablet in the Slide series with a fingerprint sensor that lets you save up to 5 fingerprints. It has a 8-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) display, is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop), has a 5-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has 3G connectivity, dual SIM support and voice calling capabilities. Continue reading “iBall Slide Bio-Mate with 8-inch HD display, fingerprint sensor launched for Rs. 7999”

Samsung Galaxy J3 Pro with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 4G LTE announced

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Samsung Galaxy J3 Pro smartphone has finally gone official in China, few days after it got ceritifed by TENAA. It has a 5-inch HD Super AMOLED display, is powered by a quad-core processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop), has a 8-megapixel rear camear with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support and 4G LTE connecivity. The back cover has metal-like finish even though it is made of polycarbonate material. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy J3 Pro with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 4G LTE announced”

OnePlus 2 OxygenOS 3.0.2 Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow update starts rolling out

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OnePlus has finally started rolling out OxygenOS 3.0.2 update based on Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) for the OnePlus 2 smartphone, after the beta release in March. The update brings enhanced doze mode, new OnePlus camera UI, performance improvements, fingerprint performance improvement and several new features. Continue reading “OnePlus 2 OxygenOS 3.0.2 Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow update starts rolling out”

Synaptics introduces after-market Fingerprint Authentication via Plug and Play USB modules

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In the recent past, fingerprint security has sort of become mainstream on electronic devices especially smartphones. Notebooks and laptops too have started receiving fingerprint sensors embedded into them but what about people who own devices that came without said feature? Synaptics has the right solution for you.

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