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Motorola Moto X Force launching in India on February 1

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[Update: Motorola will live stream the launch event on February 1st at 3PM. Check out the video below.]

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Earlier: Motorola teased the launch of its Moto X Force smartphone earlier this week, today the company has sent out invites for the launch event that is scheduled for February 1st and 2nd. It has Moto ShatterShield, the world’s first shatterproof display, packs a 5.4-inch Quad HD AMOLED screen, is powered by a Snapdragon 810 processor, runs on Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop) and has a 3760mAh battery.

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New iOS code hints at lack of headphone jack on the iPhone

Rumors about the Apple iPhone 7 are on a roll for quite some time now. Just yesterday, a iOS code reference suggested that Apple is experimenting on the Li-Fi technology. Now another code reference is hinting at the lack of headphone jack on the future iPhones.

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LeEco Le 1s with Helio X10, 3GB RAM and fingerprint sensor launched in India for Rs. 10999

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LeEco (formerly Letv) has launched the Le 1s smartphone in India, along with the Le Max, as expected. It was announced back in October last year and packs a 5.5-inch 1080p display with slim bezel, which is just 74.2mm wide, is powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek Helio X10 SoC and runs on Android Lollipop based on EUI 5.5. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) that can focus an object in just 0.09 seconds. Continue reading “LeEco Le 1s with Helio X10, 3GB RAM and fingerprint sensor launched in India for Rs. 10999”

LeEco Le Max with Quad HD display, Snapdragon 810, 4GB RAM launched in India for Rs. 32999

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LeEco (formerly Letv) has launched its flagship Le Max smartphone in India, as it promised. It packs a 6.33-inch (2560 x 1440 pixels) Quad HD display with 0.8mm narrow border, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 810 SoC, has 4GB of RAM, runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) with EUI on top, has a 21-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF), Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) and a 4-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “LeEco Le Max with Quad HD display, Snapdragon 810, 4GB RAM launched in India for Rs. 32999”

Samsung Galaxy J7 (SM-J710x) surfaces on GFXBench

Just yesterday, Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) was spotted on GFXBench that also provided information about its specification. Today, the Galaxy J7 (2016) has passed through the GFXBench benchmark test.

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Huawei to seed beta Marshmallow builds for the Honor 6, 6 Plus and 4X in UK

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Huawei had announced that it will be releasing a beta build of Android 6.0 Marshmallow for the Ascend Mate7. Now, it has announced that the Honor 6, Honor 6 Plus and Honor 4X will also be getting beta builds of Marshmallow in the UK.

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Facebook Android app gets Tor support

Facebook has announced that it has added Tor support for its Android app via the Orbot proxy app. The social network added support for Tor-enabled browsers in 2014 and now it is bringing that same support to Android devices.

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Flipkart Republic Day Sale: Best deals on smartphones, tablets and accessories

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Flipkart is back with Republic Day Sale. As a part of the sale it is offering some great deals on smartphones, mobile accessories and tablets that include, Nexus 6P, Nexus 5X, Moto X Style, Moto X Play and more. All these offers are available on the web, Flipkart app and Flipkart Lite, but the exchange offers are available only through the Flipkart app. Continue reading “Flipkart Republic Day Sale: Best deals on smartphones, tablets and accessories”

HTC Nexus devices rumored to be codenamed as T50 and T55

Just yesterday, a new rumor stated that Google will release two Nexus devices this year similar to 2015. Now, some new information about the two Nexus devices has surfaced and this one is coming from @LlabTooFeR.

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Apple looking forward for DIPP approval to open stores in India

Apple has been striving for a long time to open its retail stores in India. The iPhone and iPad maker has filed a proposal with the department of industrial policy and promotion (DIPP) to open its own branded stores in the country, according to a report from the Economic Times.

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Motorola to roll out Android 6.0 Marshmallow update for Moto G (2nd Gen) in India soon

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Motorola rolled out Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) update for the Moto X Style in India back in November last year. The Moto X Play got the update earlier this month, Moto G (3rd gen) got it soon after. Yesterday the latest Moto G Turbo Edition smartphone got the Marshmallow update in India. Now the Android 6.0 update release notes for the Moto G (2nd Gen) has gone live on the Motorola India support site (Via), so we can expect it to roll out soon. Continue reading “Motorola to roll out Android 6.0 Marshmallow update for Moto G (2nd Gen) in India soon”

Microsoft Surface Book Photo Gallery

Microsoft had unveiled the Surface Book in October last year that comes in several variants. We have already unboxed the variant with 6th Generation Intel Core i5 processor, 256GB SSD storage, 8GB of RAM and 1GB NVIDIA GeForce Graphics, and now let’s take a detailed look at the hardware and specifications of the Surface Book in this photo gallery Continue reading “Microsoft Surface Book Photo Gallery”

DataWind PocketSurfer 2G4X and PocketSurfer 3G4Z launched for Rs. 2499 and Rs. 3999

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DataWind, creators of low-cost Aakash tablets today launched PS 2G4X and PS 3G4Z, two new entry-level Android smartphones. These are successors of Pocket surfer phones 2G4 and 3G4 launched in March 2015. Check out the specifications of these smartphones. Continue reading “DataWind PocketSurfer 2G4X and PocketSurfer 3G4Z launched for Rs. 2499 and Rs. 3999”

10,000 Lenovo K4 Note VR bundles sold out in 0.9 seconds in first flash sale

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Lenovo launched the Vibe K4 Note smartphone in India for Rs. 11,999. Today the company announced that it sold 10,000 units of Vibe K4 Note VR Bundle in just 0.9 seconds in the first flash sale on Amazon.in at a promotional price of Rs. 12,499. Continue reading “10,000 Lenovo K4 Note VR bundles sold out in 0.9 seconds in first flash sale”

Apple’s App Store pricing increases due to exchange rates – Affects Canada, Singapore and more

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Apple will be increasing the price of products in its App Store in some countries to changes in the exchange rates. The changes have been notified by Apple to developers in an email.

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