Apple patents dual rear camera zoom lens system for future iPhones

A new patent application filed by Apple suggests that the company is thinking about improving camera even further on its upcoming iPhone. The patent for a dual rear camera zoom lens system was published by the US Patent and Trademark Office and first spotted by Patently Apple.

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BLU Vivo 5 and Vivo XL with octa-core processor, metal body announced, price starts at $149

BLU, the US based smartphone maker has announced two entry level smartphones – Vivo 5 and Vivo XL, at CES 2016. Both the phones sport a 5.5 inch Super AMOLED display with 1280 x 720 resolution.

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Karbonn K9 Smart with 5-inch display, 21 regional languages launched for Rs. 3990

 

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Karbonn has launched K9 Smart, the company’s latest entry-level smartphone. It has a 5-inch FWVGA IPS display, is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 3.2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support and 3G connectivity. Continue reading “Karbonn K9 Smart with 5-inch display, 21 regional languages launched for Rs. 3990”

Polaroid Power with 6-inch 1080p display and Snap 4G smartphones announced

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Polaroid, popular for its camera products has introduced Snap and Power, two new Android smartphones at the CES 2016. Both these smartphones run on Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), which is upgradable to Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), 13-megapixel rear camera and have 4G LTE support. The Polaroid Snap comes in 5-inch, 5.5-inch and 6-inch HD screens and the Polaroid Power comes with a 6-inch 1080p display. These are designed and manufactured by Southern Telecom, an authorized Polaroid licensee.

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TP-LINK Neffos 4G smartphones announced, includes C5 Max with 5.5-inch 1080p display

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TP-LINK, popular for its networking products today introduced new smartphones C5L, C5 and C5 Max in the Neffos C5 Series, as it announced last month. All these smartphones run on Android 5.1 (Lollipop), come with dual SIM support and have 4G LTE. The entry-level Neffos C5L packs a 4.5-inch FWVGA screen, is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 210 processor and has 1GB of RAM. Continue reading “TP-LINK Neffos 4G smartphones announced, includes C5 Max with 5.5-inch 1080p display”

Alcatel OneTouch Fierce XL with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, Windows 10, 4G LTE announced

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Alcatel OneTouch has introduced Alcatel OneTouch Fierce XL, it’s latest Windows 10 smartphone for T-Mobile. It packs a 5-inch HD screen, is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 210 processor, has a 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera and a 2-megapixel rear camera. Continue reading “Alcatel OneTouch Fierce XL with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, Windows 10, 4G LTE announced”

Casio WSD-F10 rugged Android Wear smartwatch Hands-On : First Impressions

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Casio announced the first rugged smartwatch powered by Android Wear at CES 2016. We went hands on with MIL-STD-810 environmental durability standard smartwatch at the event and here is what we thought about it.

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Samsung Gear S2 Classic 18K Rose Gold and Platinum edition Hands on

After several attempts, Samsung finally got a smartwatch right in Gear S2 line up. It took a while, no doubt, but the Gear S2 was something that was actually worth buying.

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Now, the company is doing what it does best – expand the line up with new designs and options. Samsung has introduced two new models of its Tizen-powered smartphone – rose gold and platinum. Continue reading “Samsung Gear S2 Classic 18K Rose Gold and Platinum edition Hands on”

Samsung Galaxy TabPro S Hands On: First Impressions

Samsung unveiled its latest Windows 10 powered tablet, the Galaxy TabPro S at its CES dedicated event in Las Vegas.

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From the outset, the Samsung Galaxy TabPro S looks like the South Korean manufacturer’s answer for Microsoft’s Surface Pro 4. We had a chance to play with the device and here are our thoughts about it. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy TabPro S Hands On: First Impressions”

HTC introduces Pink One A9 in Taiwan

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HTC One A9 was introduced back in October last year in 4 colors – Carbon Gray, Opal Silver, Topaz Gold and Deep Garnet, even though it was leaked in additional Acid Gold and Cast Iron color variants earlier. Now the Taiwanese company has introduced Pink variant of the HTC One A9 in its home-ground. This looks similar to the Rose Gold iPhone 6s/ 6s Plus. Continue reading “HTC introduces Pink One A9 in Taiwan”

Fellowes Brands launches 3 new high-quality ZEISS lenses for Apple iPhones

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Fellowes Brand is a manufacturer that makes high quality mobile accessories and ZEISS as you may all know is an internationally reputed company that makes some of the best optics be it for camera, spectacles etc. Now, they have announced 3 new lenses for iPhones at CES 2016 in Las Vegas, USA.

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Huawei GX8 Hands on: First impressions

One of the new smartphones coming out of the Huawei’s CES 2016 announcements was the GX8. The smartphone latest warhorse from the Chinese manufacturer in the mid-range market, which is highly competitive.

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The Huawei GX8 is the successor of the G8 that was introduced at last year’s IFA trade show in Berlin. We spotted the device at Huawei’s booth and we took it for a spin. Here’s our first impressions on the smartphone – Continue reading “Huawei GX8 Hands on: First impressions”

LeTV Le Max Pro Hands on: First Impressions

The big news from the Qualcomm’s press conference yesterday was that LeTV Le Max Pro would be the first smartphone to feature the new Snapdragon 820 processor.

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The first wave of Snapdragon 820 smartphones will inevitably be announced at Mobile World Congress next month. But, first is first, let’s focus on the LeTV Le Max Pro. On paper, the smartphone is a beast and naturally we were very curious to play with the device. Here’s our first impressions – Continue reading “LeTV Le Max Pro Hands on: First Impressions”

Huawei Watch Jewel and Elegant smartwatch Hands on

Huawei’s presser at the on-going Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas saw the introduction of two new versions of Huawei Watch targeted towards women audience.

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The female audience have always been neglected or left out when it comes to the wearable space. Huawei is bridging that gap with its latest introductions. We had a chance to take a look at them and here’s hands-on report dedicated to our female readers. Continue reading “Huawei Watch Jewel and Elegant smartwatch Hands on”

Huawei MediaPad M2 10.0 Hands-on: First impressions

Huawei at its Consumer Electronic Show 2016 press event announced MediaPad M2 – a 10-inch tablet that looks quite solid on papers.

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We were at the show floor today and we were able to spend some time with the Huawei’s latest product. Here’s what we think about it – Continue reading “Huawei MediaPad M2 10.0 Hands-on: First impressions”