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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”

Weekly Roundup: Samsung Galaxy On5 and On7, Moto G Turbo, Canvas 5, Apple Watch in India and more

This week started with Samsung’s new mid-range – the Galaxy On5 and Galaxy On7 – smartphones debut in India. After the Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7, these two smartphones have joined company’s online exclusive portfolio and will be available through Flipkart in India. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Samsung Galaxy On5 and On7, Moto G Turbo, Canvas 5, Apple Watch in India and more”

New auto rooting malware discovered for Android that is impossible to remove

Android is facing a risk again and this time it is from a deadly adware that is virtually impossible to uninstall. Security researchers from Lookout have come across a new Android adware that masquerades as a popular app and quietly gets root-level access to your phone and gets stuck in the OS.

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Google renames Hindi Keyboard to Indic Keyboard, adds support for 10 Indian languages

Google has renamed the Hindi Keyboard as Indic Keyboard and added support for 10 more Indian languages in the latest update.

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Lenovo K3 Note sales cross 1 million in four months on Flipkart in India

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Lenovo today announced that it has sold one million units of K3 Note smartphone in India on Flipkart in less than four months after its launch on July 8th. The company recently launched the K3 Note Music edition with Ceramic speakers for Rs. 12499 that is now available across 1400 Lenovo exclusive stores and smartphone retail stores across India. The K3 Note recently went on open sales on Flipkart. Continue reading “Lenovo K3 Note sales cross 1 million in four months on Flipkart in India”

Gionee F103 1GB RAM and 3GB RAM variants launched for Rs. 8499 and Rs. 10999

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Gionee launched F103 in the fashion and lifestyle F Series in India back in September for Rs. 9999. It was also launched as the company’s first ‘Made in India phone’ last month. Today the company has launched 1GB and 3GB RAM variants of the smartphone, compared to 2GB of RAM in the original variant. Other specifications, including 5-inch HD IPS display, 1.3GHz quad-core 64-bit processor, Android 5.0 (Lollipop) with Amigo UI 3.1, 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Gionee F103 1GB RAM and 3GB RAM variants launched for Rs. 8499 and Rs. 10999”

Datamini Dual Boot Windows 10 and Android 5.1 2-in-1 launched for Rs. 9999

Datamini Dual Boot 2-in-1

Datamini has launched its Dual Boot 2-in-1 that runs both Windows 10 and Android 5.1 (Lollipop). It has a 10.1-inch (1280×800 pixels) IPS screen, is powered by a quad-core Intel Atom Z3735F processor, has a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It also has a detachable keyboard with a touchpad so that it can double up as a laptop and comes with built-in 3G support via SIM slot. The company has partnered with Snapdeal for the device. Continue reading “Datamini Dual Boot Windows 10 and Android 5.1 2-in-1 launched for Rs. 9999”

Lenovo announces open sale for P1m on November 9 on Flipkart

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Lenovo launched its P1m smartphone with a huge 4000mAh battery in India at a price tag of Rs. 7999 last month. It went on sale exclusively on Flipkart last week, today the company has announced that the smartphone will be available through an open sale on November 9th starting from 10AM on Flipkart. The sale is only for limited period says Lenovo, so you might have to get the smartphone as soon as the sale opens. Flipkart also offers extra 10% off if you purchase through SBI Credit and Debit cards. Continue reading “Lenovo announces open sale for P1m on November 9 on Flipkart”

Microsoft Surface Pro 4 Photo Gallery

Microsoft introduced the Surface Pro 4, its Surface 2 in 1 last month. At the Future Unleashed 2015 event in Mumbai yesterday, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced that the Surface Pro 4 will launch in India early January 2016. We got our hands on the latest Surface Pro device, here is the hardware walk through in the form of photo gallery. Continue reading “Microsoft Surface Pro 4 Photo Gallery”

Motorola Moto G Turbo edition launched in Mexico

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Motorola has just announced the Moto G Turbo in Mexico and will be available for purchase starting from November 13th. The smartphone is basically a Moto G with bumped up specifications. Continue reading “Motorola Moto G Turbo edition launched in Mexico”

Samsung Galaxy A9 enters India for testing

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As with the case of most phones prior to being launched in India, an import listing usually pops up courtesy of Zauba. The upcoming Samsung Galaxy A9 is no different as it too has now popped up on an import listing.

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Lollipop present on 25.6% of Android devices, Marshmallow debuts at 0.3%

Google is out with the numbers for Android distribution and this time it’s latest OS – Marshmallow has made its first appearance. The latest Android OS that started rolling out to a variety of Android devices mostly the Nexus series is now present on 0.3 percent of devices.

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YouTube adds VR video support for Android app

YouTube is banking on the growing market of virtual reality (VR). The video sharing service from Google is adding support for VR video for its Android app.

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Evernote for iOS now supports sketching on notes and split screen for iPad

Evernote has updated its iOS app with a a couple of important features. The latest update that bumps the app to version 7.9 brings support for sketching on notes and split screen for iPad.

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