Android Lollipop adoption hits 32.6%, Marshmallow still crawling at 0.7%

Google has released its Android distribution data for the month of January. Android Lollipop adoption is soaring every month and is now present on 32.6% of Android devices that is up from 29.5% since December.

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ZTE Grand X3 with USB Type-C, 4G LTE and Avid Plus announced

ZTE Grand X3

ZTE today announced Grand X3 and Avid Plus, two new smartphones for the U.S. carriers at the CES 2016. The Grand X3 is a budget smartphone with 4G LTE support, USB Type-C and a huge 3,080mAh battery, while the Avid Plus is an entry-level smartphone. Both these run Android 5.1.1 (Lollpop). Check out the detailed specifications below. Continue reading “ZTE Grand X3 with USB Type-C, 4G LTE and Avid Plus announced”

Casio WSD-F10 is the first rugged Android Wear smartwatch for the outdoors

Casio WSD-F10

Casio has announced WSD-F10, the first rugged Android Wear smartwatch at the CES 2016. Apart from water resistance up to 50 meters, this is also built to military standard specifications (MIL-STD-810G) so that it can withstand a variety of rugged activities. It has dedicated apps designed to measure changes in the natural environment and track activity levels. It has a 1.32-inch (320 x 300 pixels) dual layer display with monochrome and color LCDs. Continue reading “Casio WSD-F10 is the first rugged Android Wear smartwatch for the outdoors”

Huawei Jewel and Elegant Android Wear smartwatches for women announced, price starts at $499

Huawei has unveiled two new Android Wear powered smartwatches that are specifically designed for women. Dubbed as Jewel and Elegant, both the watches sport a 1.4″ circular AMOLED display.

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Huawei GX8 with 5.5-inch 1080p display, fingerprint sensor coming to the US in Q1 2016 for $350

Huawei GX8

Huawei had announced the G8 smartphone in the G Series at the IFA last year. Now the company has introduced same phone as the GX8 for the US at the CES 2016. To remind you, the smartphone packs a 5.5-inch 1080p screen, is powered by a 1.5GHz octa-core Snapdragon 616 SoC, runs Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Huawei Emotion UI 3.1, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED flash and 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Huawei GX8 with 5.5-inch 1080p display, fingerprint sensor coming to the US in Q1 2016 for $350”

Lenovo Vibe K4 Note Hands On and Photo Gallery

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Lenovo on Tuesday launched the successor smartphone of popular K3 Note in India, but this time around as a part of its Vibe lineup dubbed the Lenovo Vibe K4 Note. Continue reading “Lenovo Vibe K4 Note Hands On and Photo Gallery”

Huawei MediaPad M2 10.0 with Full HD display, Octa-Core Kirin 930 SoC, metal body announced

Huawei MediaPad M2 10.0

Huawei has officially announced MediaPad M2 10.0 tablet at its CES 2016 event, after it was leaked today. It has a 10.1-inch Full HD IPS display, is powered by a 2GHz Kirin 930 64-bit Octa-Core processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Emotion UI 3.1 on top. It has a 13-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash, 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Huawei MediaPad M2 10.0 with Full HD display, Octa-Core Kirin 930 SoC, metal body announced”

Motorola Moto X Play Android 6.0 Marshmallow update starts rolling out in India

Moto X Play Android 6.0 Marshmallow

Motorola has finally started rolling out Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) OTA update for the Moto X Play smartphone in India. Motorola rolled out the Android Marshmallow update for the Moto X Style in India back in November last year. In an interview last month, Amit Boni, general manager of Motorola India confirmed that Motorola will roll out Marshmallow update for the Moto X Play in India soon.

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Apple iPhone 7 might not have a 3.5mm audio jack

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Earlier last year, we had reported that the upcoming iPhone 7 from Apple might not have a dedicated audio port. That rumour seems to have gotten more credibility now as apparently a supplier has confirmed the same.

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Galaxy TabPRO S surfaces – Samsung’s Microsoft Surface competitor

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Samsung seem to be keen to get into the “Pro” tablet market especially since Apple have made their entry with the iPad Pro as well. New photos surfaced online reveal a large tablet from Samsung that is powered by Windows.

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Lenovo K4 Note with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 3GB RAM, fingerprint sensor launched for Rs. 11999

Lenovo K4 Note

Lenovo has launched the Vibe K4 Note smartphone in India, as it promised. It packs a 5.5-inch 1080p display, similar to the K3 Note, but this is powered by a 1.3GHz Octa-Core 64-bit MediaTek MT6753 processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop), has a 13-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It also has dual SIM support and 4G connectivity, including support for LTE bands in India. Continue reading “Lenovo K4 Note with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 3GB RAM, fingerprint sensor launched for Rs. 11999”

Windows 10 now running on more than 200 million devices

Windows 10

Microsoft launched the Windows 10 on June 29th in 190 countries worldwide. Today the company’s Corporate Vice President of Marketing for Windows and Devices, Yusuf Mehdi said that Windows 10 is now running on more than 200 million active devices worldwide after 6 months of its launch. In 24 hours after the roll out it was running on more than 14 million devices, after four weeks of the launch it was running on more than 75 million devices. Continue reading “Windows 10 now running on more than 200 million devices”

Huawei MediaPad M2 10.0 with 10.1-inch Full HD display, Kirin 930 surfaces ahead of CES announcement

Huawei MediaPad M2 10.0 leak

Huawei unveiled the MediaPad M2 8.0 last year, now the company is all set to introduce the Huawei MediaPad M2 10.0 tablet at its CES 2016 event later today, according to @evleaks. Another Twitter user @SuomiMobiili from Finland has revealed the specifications and also posted images of the upcoming tablet. Continue reading “Huawei MediaPad M2 10.0 with 10.1-inch Full HD display, Kirin 930 surfaces ahead of CES announcement”

Acer Aspire V Nitro Black Edition notebook with Intel’s RealSense 3D Camera announced at CES

Acer Aspire V Nitro Black Edition notebook

Acer has announced the Aspire V Nitro Black Edition series featuring Intel’s new RealSense 3D Camera and new TravelMate P648 series commercial notebooks at CES 2016. Continue reading “Acer Aspire V Nitro Black Edition notebook with Intel’s RealSense 3D Camera announced at CES”

Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge tipped to support microSD card, water resistance and more

More reports about the Galaxy S7 phones has surfaced and this one comes from the popular leakster Evan Blass a.k.a @evleaks via Venturebeat. According to Blass, the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge will sport a microSD expansion slot and also be water resistant.

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