Panasonic T50 with 4.5-inch display, SAIL UI launched for Rs. 4990

Panasonic T50

Panasonic has launched Panasonic T50, the company’s latest budget smartphone. It has a 4.5-inch FWVGA screen, is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Panasonic’s own SAIL UI. It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. The new SAIL camera has 9 beauty camera modes, Pose mode, Child mode, Watermark and several new features. Continue reading “Panasonic T50 with 4.5-inch display, SAIL UI launched for Rs. 4990”

HALFTICKET TV Streaming Stick Review

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If you are someone who has invested a lot of money into a large screen TV for your home but find that it lacks “smart functionality”, you are probably on the lookout for a device that can breathe new life into it. That is where streaming sticks come in and the HALFTICKET is a newer entrant to the scene. On paper, it seems like a winner, but how does it fare in the real world scenario? Let’s find out.

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LeEco Le 1S Gold Photo Gallery

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LeEco (formerly Letv) launched the Le 1s smartphone in India at a competitive price tag of Rs. 10,999 in January. We have already seen unboxing, battery test and benchmarks of the phone. Now let’s take a detailed look at the hardware and specs of the Golden colored variant of the smartphone in this photo gallery. Continue reading “LeEco Le 1S Gold Photo Gallery”

Google is offering 25% discount on Pixel C tablet only for developers

Google just released the developer preview for Android N and now it is offering a treat to developers. The company is giving 25% discount on the Pixel C tablet but only if you are a developer.

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Motorola Moto X Force Battery Life Test

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Motorola launched its flagship Moto X Force smartphone with Moto ShatterShield shatterproof display in India last month, starting at Rs. 49,999. We already brought you the hands-on and photo galleryunboxing and benchmarks, here we have the battery life test results of the smartphone. It has a 3760mAh built-in battery with support for Turbo Charging, packs a 5.4-inch Quad HD AMOLED display,  is powered by an Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 SoC and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). Check out the test results below. Continue reading “Motorola Moto X Force Battery Life Test”

Android N Developer Preview images with Multi-window, Data Saver and more now available

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As a surprise Google has released developer preview images for Android ‘N’, the next major Android release, ahead of Google I/O 2016 in May. This brings several new features such as Multi-window support, Notification enhancements, Data Saver, Background optimizations, Direct boot, TV Recording, partial support for more than 100 new languages and locales and more. Continue reading “Android N Developer Preview images with Multi-window, Data Saver and more now available”

Facebook acquires MSQRD video filter app in a bid to level up with Snapchat

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Snapchat recently acquired an app that specialized in selfie animations called Looksery. Now, Facebook has acquired a similar app that goes by the name of MSQRD to bring similar features to its messaging service as well.

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Facebook Lite for Android clocks 100 million monthly active users, gets video, emojis and more

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Facebook rolled out Facebook Lite version of Facebook for Android built for emerging markets back in June 2015. Today it has announced that the app has crossed 100 million monthly active users. “It’s the fastest-growing version of Facebook to reach 100 million users in under nine months,” said Facebook. The app is aimed at offering lightweight, fast, and native Facebook experience for people using typical Android phones and network connections in emerging markets. Continue reading “Facebook Lite for Android clocks 100 million monthly active users, gets video, emojis and more”

ZTE Blade V580 with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Fingerprint sensor, 4G LTE announced

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ZTE has announced (Via) Blade V580, the company’s latest smartphone in the Blade series in Japan. It packs a 5.5-inch 1080p display, is powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek MT6753 processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 5-megapixel front-facing camera, fingerprint sensor on the back, 4G LTE connectivity and hybrid SIM support. Continue reading “ZTE Blade V580 with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Fingerprint sensor, 4G LTE announced”

Samsung is using both ISOCELL and Sony sensors on Galaxy S7 and S7 edge

Earlier today, Samsung officially announced the 12MP dual pixel sensor that is present on the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge. Now, some more information related to the camera sensors of both the flagships has surfaced.

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Google releases new 360-degree Spotlight Story ‘On Ice’ on YouTube for Android

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Google released Spotlight Stories 360-degree experience on YouTube for Android back in December last year. Now it has released a new original short film made by Shannon Tindle in collaboration with Evil Eye Pictures, viewable on the YouTube app on several Android devices. “On Ice” tells the story of an over-the-top, sci-fi themed ice show and its star, who suddenly finds he has competition for the spotlight from an unlikely rival. Continue reading “Google releases new 360-degree Spotlight Story ‘On Ice’ on YouTube for Android”

Mozilla updates Firefox Browser for Android, discontinues few features for the Web version

Mozilla has updated Firefox browser for Android with new features and improvements. The company has also updated its browser on the web and discontinued some of the features.

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Samsung Galaxy J1 (2016) with 4.5-inch Super AMOLED display, 4G and Galaxy J1 mini announced

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Samsung has introduced Galaxy J1 (2016) (SM-J120), it’s latest budget 4G smartphone in Russia and also Galaxy J1 mini (SM-J105), a budget 3G smartphone in Philippines and Russia (Via). The Galaxy J1 was first shown off in Dubai, while the Galaxy J1 mini surfaced in benchmarks last year. Both these phones come with dual SIM support. The Galaxy J1 (2016) also comes in 3G variant in some market.

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LeEco Le 2 images and specs surface in new leak

LeEco Le 2, a possible successor of the popular Le 1s has surfaced in a new leak that shows images and specs of the phone. MyDrivers got a hold of these images that were leaked on Weibo. These images offer a glimpse of the phone from all angles.

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Android Lollipop adoption hits 36.1%, Marshmallow continues to crawl at 2.3%

Google is back with the monthly numbers for Android distribution. The numbers for the month of March reveals that Lollipop adoption has reached 36.1% making it the most widely used version of Android.

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