Mozilla will end support for Firefox OS smartphones in May

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Couple of months back Mozilla announced that it is killing Firefox OS smartphones. Now the company has announced that it will end support for Firefox OS smartphones in May, after releasing version 2.6. Continue reading “Mozilla will end support for Firefox OS smartphones in May”

HTC Desire 626 Dual SIM with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 14990

HTC Desire 626 Dual SIM

HTC has launched Desire 626 Dual SIM, a mid-range smartphone in the Desire series in India. Even though it has a 5-inch HD display, 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 1080p video recording and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera, similar to the Desire 626 that was introduced last year, the dual-SIM variant that is launching in India is powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek MT6752 processor and has 2GB of RAM, instead of Snapdragon 410 SoC and 1GB of RAM. Continue reading “HTC Desire 626 Dual SIM with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 14990”

Lava X3 with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM launched for Rs. 6499

Lava X3

Lava has launched X3, the company’s latest budget smartphone. It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) IPS display, is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support, has only 3G connectivity and packs a 2500mAh battery. Continue reading “Lava X3 with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM launched for Rs. 6499”

InFocus Bingo 21 with 2GB RAM, 5MP front camera with flash, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 5499

InFocus Bingo 21

InFocus has launched Bingo 21, the company’s latest selfie-focused budget 4G smartphone in India. It has a 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera that also has an LED flash for capturing better images in low lighting conditions. It has a 4.5-inch FWVGA screen, is powered by a quad-core Spreadtrum SC9830 processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lolllipop). Continue reading “InFocus Bingo 21 with 2GB RAM, 5MP front camera with flash, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 5499”

BQ Aquaris M10 Ubuntu Edition tablet with 10.1 Full HD display announced

BQ Aquaris M10 Ubuntu Edition

Canonical has partnered with Spanish OEM Bq to introduce Aquaris M10 Ubuntu Edition, which is the first commercial Ubuntu tablet and is also the first one to offer an Ubuntu convergent experience. “It can switch to an Ubuntu PC when connected with a Bluetooth mouse and keyboard, or when using the micro HDMI port to connect to an external monitor,” said the company. Continue reading “BQ Aquaris M10 Ubuntu Edition tablet with 10.1 Full HD display announced”

Gionee S6 with 3GB RAM, 6.9mm slim metal body launched in India for Rs. 19999

Gionee S6

Gionee has launched its latest S6 smartphone in India. It was announced back in November last year and packs a 5.5-inch HD Super AMOLED display with a screen-to-body ratio of 77.8%, is powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek MT6753 processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Amigo 3.1 UI. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Gionee S6 with 3GB RAM, 6.9mm slim metal body launched in India for Rs. 19999”

Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro enters India for testing – Features a 6 inch display

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Late last month, we got news that the Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro was in the works and would be the flagship product in the A series from Samsung. A new import listing not just confirms its existence but also indicates that the smartphone is in the final stages of testing.

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Lenovo Vibe X3 Camera Samples

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Lenovo launched the Vibe X3 smartphone in India at Rs. 19,999 last week. We already brought you the unboxingbenchmarks and the battery test results of the smartphone. Here we have the camera samples. The smartphone has a 21-megapixel rear camera with f/2.0 aperture, dual-tone LED flash, PDAF, Sony IMX230 sensor and has 4K video recording. It also has a 8-megapixel front-facing camera with f/2.2 aperture. Continue reading “Lenovo Vibe X3 Camera Samples”

Google Play Music Podcast goes live for some users

Google had announced in October last year that it will soon bring Podcast to Play Music. Now, the new Podcast interface is going live for some users. Podcasters had already started uploading their content on Play Music since past few months.

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WhatsApp group limit increased from 100 to 256

WhatsApp group limit 256

WhatsApp has increased its group limit from 100 to 256. The limit was increased from 50 to 100 back in November 2014. This new feature is currently available only in the beta version of WhatsApp for Android v2.12.429 or later, but it is expected to roll out for other users and platforms soon. The latest version that can be downloaded from the official website at the time of writing the article is v2.12.437. Continue reading “WhatsApp group limit increased from 100 to 256”

OnePlus X to go permanently invite-free in India starting February 5

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Last week OnePlus made the OnePlus X smartphone went invite-free for the global users, today the company has announced that Onyx Black, Champagne Gold and the limited edition Ceramic will be available on Amazon India for purchase without any invites starting midnight, February 5, 2016 onwards. Continue reading “OnePlus X to go permanently invite-free in India starting February 5”

ZOPO Hero 1 with 5-inch HD display, 4G LTE launched in India for Rs. 12000

ZOPO Hero 1

Chinese smartphone maker ZOPO has launched Hero 1, the company’s latest 4G smartphone in India. It packs a 5-inch HD display, is powered by an Quad-Core MediaTek 6735 processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). It has a 13.2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera, similar to its Speed 7 smartphone that was launched last year. It has dual SIM support and 4G connectivity. Continue reading “ZOPO Hero 1 with 5-inch HD display, 4G LTE launched in India for Rs. 12000”

Alleged glass back panel of Xiaomi Mi 5 appears online

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The Xiaomi Mi 5 is the next generation flagship from Xiaomi and it will be announced later this month as confirmed by Hugo Barra. Now, a back panel has been leaked and sources say that it belong to the Mi 5.

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Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge pass through FCC

Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge

The Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge recently passed the 3C certification in China and now, they have passed through the FCC regulatory authority in USA.

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VAIO Phone Biz with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Windows 10, Snapdragon 617, 3GB RAM announced

VAIO Phone Biz

VAIO Corporation today introduced (Via) VAIO Phone Biz, its first Windows 10 phone in Japan. It packs a 5.5-inch 1080p display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 617 SoC, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It has single micro SIM support and 4G LTE connectivity. It also has PC-like experience using Continuum for Phones when connected to an external monitor. Continue reading “VAIO Phone Biz with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Windows 10, Snapdragon 617, 3GB RAM announced”