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Android 6.0 Marshmallow update will soon hit two Xiaomi devices. The Chinese smartphone maker has announced that Mi 4 and Mi Note will receive the latest Android OS update.
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Asus launched the Zenfone 2 Laser in India at the ZenFestival. The Zenfone 2 Laser 5.5 (ZE550KL) went on sale in September, and the Zenfone 2 Laser 5.5 (ZE550KL-1B122IN) went on sale in October, now Asus has launched the Zenfone 2 Laser 6 (ZE601KL) in India. It packs a 6-inch 1080p display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 616 SoC, runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) with Zen UI 2.0 on top. It has dual SIM support and 4G LTE connectivity. Continue reading “Asus ZenFone 2 Laser 6 with 6-inch 1080p display, 3GB RAM launched in India for Rs. 17999”
ZTE has released Blade A1, its new budget smartphone, which becomes the most affordable smartphone with a fingerprint sensor, beating the UMi Fair that was released in September. It has a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT6735 processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop), has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “ZTE Blade A1 with 5-inch HD display, 4G LTE, fingerprint sensor announced for $94”
YU started rolling out Cyanogen OS 12.1 update based on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) for its YUREKA and YUREKA PLUS smartphones last month. Today Rahul Sharma, Co-founder and CEO of YU tweeted that Cyanogen OS 12.1 update for the YU YUPHORIA smartphone has been certified by Google CTS and will start rolling out from tonight. This comes months after the company said that it had entered final testing phase. Continue reading “YU YUPHORIA Cyanogen OS 12.1 update to roll out starting from today”
Facebook has announced that it has started rolling out new live video feature on their iPhone app. This will allow you to share a live feed from the phone’s camera by tapping the Update Status and selecting the Live Video icon. Live video will be available for a small percentage of iPhone users in the US initially before rolling out globally and other platforms, said the company. This new feature will take on Twitter’s Periscope that is available Android, iOS and more recently Apple TV. Continue reading “Facebook rolls out Live Video broadcasting feature to take on Periscope”
WhatsApp has added tons of new emojis for its Android app, before Android gets these emojis next week starting from Nexus devices, as announced by Google’s new SVP of Android, Chrome OS and Chromecast, Hiroshi Lockheimer. He said that Google has also shared the fonts and tech details with other OEMs so they can update as well. This was first spotted by Android Police. Continue reading “WhatsApp for Android gets new emojis”
Yahoo Messenger, the popular IM service that was a hit especially in the late 90s is coming back. Yahoo has revamped its app on mobile ans web and it now focuses on group messaging.
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Google has launched Cardboard Camera app for Android that will allow you to turn your phone into a 3D virtual reality camera. Available on the Play Store, the app lets you create VR-style photographs.
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Apple is rumored to launch a 4-inch iPhone in early 2016. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has issued a research note regarding the same saying that Apple’s new 4-inch iPhone will come with high specs.
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Your conversations are about to get more lively and fun as Android is all set to receive a bunch of new emojis. Google has confirmed that beginning next week new set of emojis will hit Android devices.
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YouTube is getting into the streaming business to compete with the likes of Netflix, Amazon.com and Hulu. A new report from the Wall Street Jounal states that YouTube is looking to gain streaming rights to TV.
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Opera has updated its Coast browser for iPhone and iPad to version 5.0 that brings for you feature that aggregates articles from your favorite sites into one tile on your home screen. “It gives you a personalized, fast, and customizable news experience right inside the browser,” said the company. Continue reading “Opera Coast browser for iOS gets Snapchat-like news feed”
Panasonic has launched Eluga Mark, the company’s latest smartphone with 4G support in India. It has a 5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display, is powered by a 1.5 GHz Octa-Core 64-bit Snapdragon 615 processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support and 4G LTE connectivity with support for TDD-LTE 2300MHz (Band 40) and FDD-LTE 1800MHz (Band 3) for India. It is just 8.2 mm thick and has fingerprint sensor that allows single touch access where users can configure up to 8 different finger prints at a single point of time. Continue reading “Panasonic Eluga Mark with fingerprint sensor, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 11990”
HTC has announced that it will release Android Marshmallow update for unlocked One M8. HTC’s VP of Product Management, Mo Versi revealed that same via his official Twitter account.
Hike, the homegrown messenger service has announced that its users are exchanging over 30 billion messages per month. Hike claims that its users are exchanging more than 1 billion messages per day.
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