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Periscope for Android and iOS updated with revamped Global Map, seek through in replays and more

Periscope 1.3 for Android

Periscope for Android got updated to version 1.3 earlier this week that brought a revamped Global Map feature and option to seek through a replay, now these features are available for iOS users as well in the latest update released today. In Global Map you can now zoom into an area to view more broadcasts, compared to 250 broadcasts earlier, and it also shows replays in the last 24 hours. The Android app also gets pinch to zoom feature for broadcasts. Continue reading “Periscope for Android and iOS updated with revamped Global Map, seek through in replays and more”

Apple Music now available for Android

Apple Music, the music streaming service from Apple has finally landed on Android. Users can now sign up for a three month free trial period similar to the iPhone users.

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Baidu’s MoboMarket 3.0 Android app store now available in Hindi

Chinese Internet firm Baidu has rolled out an updated version of its third-party Android app store – MoboMarket 3.0 – in Hindi aiming at the growing Indian users.

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Samsung Exynos 8890 chipset tipped to enter mass production

New report is claiming that the Exynos 8890 chipset from Samsung has now entered mass production. The Exynos 8890 is rumored to be featured on a variant of Samsung’s next-generation flagship smartphone.

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Huawei P9 Max with 4GB RAM, Kirin 950 SoC surface on AnTuTu

A new smartphone from Huawei dubbed as P9 Max has surfaced on AnTuTu benchmarks. As per the listing, the P9 Max is powered by Huawei’s own Kirin 950 SoC.

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InFocus M812 and M370 Android 6.0 Marshmallow update to roll out by December 2015

Infocus M370 Android 6.0 Marshmallow

InFocus entered into the Indian market with the launch of M2, a budget smartphone back in March. Later it launched several smartphones, including some high-end smartphones. Now the company has announced that it will roll out Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) update for the InFocus M812 and InFocus M370 smartphones in India by the end of this year, which is December 2015. Continue reading “InFocus M812 and M370 Android 6.0 Marshmallow update to roll out by December 2015”

Intex Aqua Super with 5-inch HD display, 3GB RAM, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 10390

Intex Aqua Super

Intex Technologies has launched Aqua Super, the company’s second smartphone with 3GB of RAM, after the Aqua Ace that was launched back in September. It has a 5-inch HD IPS display, is powered by 1 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6735P 64-bit processor and runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Intex Aqua Super with 5-inch HD display, 3GB RAM, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 10390”

Facebook is testing Photo Magic facial recognition feature for Messenger

Facebook is testing Photo Magic, a new facial recognition feature that scans your newly taken photos and notifies you with an option to send them to friends who are in the photos.

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Tag Heuer Connected titanium made Android Wear smartwatch launched for $1500

Tag Heuer has launched its first Android Wear smartwatch called as the Tag Heuer Connected. The luxury smartwatch that is inspired by the TAG Heuer Carrera, includes a titanium case.

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Apple iPad Pro to go on sale on Nov 11

Apple’s recently announced iPad Pro tablet will go on sale starting November 11. The 12.9-inch tablet will be available to order online and hit retail stores later this week. The Apple Pencil and Smart Keyboard accessories will also launch alongside the iPad Pro.

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OnePlus X Battery Life Test

OnePlus launched the OnePlus X smartphone in India last month starting at Rs. 16999. The OnePlus Onyx version went on sale in the country last week on Amazon.in for those who have invites. We brought you the review of the smartphone recently, here we have its battery test results. The OnePlus packs a 2525mAh built-in battery, which is less than 3,100 mAh battery on the OnePlus One and 3,300 mAh battery on the OnePlus 2 smartphone. It has a 5-inch 1080p AMOLED display, is powered by a Quad-Core Snapdragon 801 processor and runs on Oxygen OS 2.1 based on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). Check out the test results below.

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OnePlus X Review

The OnePlus X is probably the first time that OnePlus has really deviated from their design language. Yes, the OnePlus 2 was different from the OnePlus One in a few obvious ways but the basic shape, ergonomics etc remained quite similar. While it did feel like an improvement, people could still probably tell that it was a OnePlus device especially when they touched the sandstone back. The OnePlus X on the other hand feels totally new. The design of the OnePlus X has both glass at the front as well as the back on the Onyx version and a Ceramic back on the Ceramic version.

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HTC Desire 728G Dual SIM launched in India for Rs. 17990

HTC Desire 728G dual sim

HTC has launched Desire 728G Dual SIM, a variant of the Desire 728 dual sim smartphone with 3G connectivity and dual SIM support with dual GSM SIMs or GSM + CDMA option in India, as expected. It packs a 5.5-inch HD screen, is powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek MT6753 64-bit processor, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It has 1.5GB of RAM, compared to 2GB of RAM in the Desire 728 and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) HTC’s own Sense UI on top. Continue reading “HTC Desire 728G Dual SIM launched in India for Rs. 17990”

Huawei G7 Plus with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 3GB RAM, fingerprint sensor announced

Huawei G7 Plus

Huawei announced the G8, a new smartphone in the G Series at the IFA. Now the company has released (Via) the same phone as the G7 Plus in some markets such as China, Vietnam and Thailand. 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, 5-megapixel front-facing camera, comes with all-metal uni-body build and a fingerprint sensor 2.0 on the back. Continue reading “Huawei G7 Plus with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 3GB RAM, fingerprint sensor announced”

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