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Micromax Canvas Mega E353 now available for Rs. 8099, Canvas Amaze Q395 coming soon

Micromax Canvas Mega E353

Micromax is all set to launch Canvas Mega E353 and Canvas Amaze Q395, two new Android smartphones in the Canvas series. The Canvas Mega E353 is already available from online retailers such as eBay. As the name of the phone indicates, the Canvas Mega has a huge 5.5-inch HD screen. It packs an Oct-Core MediaTek processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) and has a leather-like back cover. The Canvas Amazon Q395 has a slightly smaller 5-inch HD screen, is powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT6580 processor and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop). Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Mega E353 now available for Rs. 8099, Canvas Amaze Q395 coming soon”

Micromax Canvas 5 with 5.2-inch 1080p display, 3GB RAM, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 11999

Micromax Canvas 5

Micromax just launched Canvas 5, the company’s latest flagship smartphone in the Canvas series, as it promised. It has a 5.2-inch 1080p 2.5D curved screen with slim bezels, is powered by a 1.3GHz 64-bit Octa-Core MediaTek MT6753 processor with Mali-T720 GPU and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop), which is upgradable to Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) in future. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) to focus in 0.2 seconds and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with selfie flash for capturing better images in poor lighting conditions. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas 5 with 5.2-inch 1080p display, 3GB RAM, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 11999”

Firefox 42 for Android brings Tracking Protection for Private Browsing

Firefox 42 for Android Private Browsing with Tracking Protection

Firefox has updated its Android app to version 42 that brings several new features, including Tracking Protection for Private Browsing. This feature is also available for Firefox for Windows, Mac and Linux that actively blocks content like ads, analytics trackers and social share buttons that may record your behavior without your knowledge across sites. It won’t remember any history, but downloaded files and new bookmarks will be saved in your device. Continue reading “Firefox 42 for Android brings Tracking Protection for Private Browsing”

Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 8.1 PCs to get discontinued from November 2016

Microsoft has quietly updated the sales deadline of Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 pre-installed PCs. Now the manufacturers won’t be allowed to sell these machines after 31st October, 2016. Continue reading “Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 8.1 PCs to get discontinued from November 2016”

Xiaomi set to launch their smartphones in Africa this month

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Xiaomi, which is now the world’s third largest smartphone manufacturer has announced plans to enter the African market this month. Their smartphones will go on sale in South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya during the middle of November.

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Opera for Android updated with video compression, updated video controls and more

Opera for Android Video Compression

Opera has updated its Android app to version 33 that brings new features, including new video compression feature, which shrinks the size of online videos. It also gets pull to refresh for discover, updated video controls and various UI, stability and usability improvements. Opera Mini has also been updated to version 12 adding new features. In addition, both Android browsers come with the new and upgraded Opera logo.

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Google Nexus devices receive OTA security updates for November

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In the light of the recent security problems that Android devices have been facing, Google has promised that users of Nexus devices will be getting monthly updates to their devices to fix any issues with security and so far they have kept their word.

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Huawei NXT-AL10 shows up on benchmarks – Should be the Mate 8

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A new Huawei handset has popped up on GFXBench under the alias NXT-AL10. The specifications do reveal a handset that is very similar to the rumoured specifications for the upcoming Mate 8 smartphone from Huawei.

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SoundCloud introduces Pulse – A companion app for creators

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SoundCloud has just launched Pulse, a companion app for the original SoundCloud app that is meant for creators. The application is now available to users on Android devices.

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Samsung Galaxy On5 and Galaxy On7 launched in India for Rs. 8990 and Rs. 10990

Samsung Galaxy On5

Samsung has launched the Galaxy On5 and Galaxy On7 smartphones in the new On series. The Galaxy On5 and Galaxy On7 smartphones have 5-inch and 5.5-inch HD displays, respectively. The Galaxy On5 is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core Exynos 3475 processor and has a 8-megapixel rear camera, while the Galaxy On7 is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core processor Snapdragon 410 processor and has a 13-megapixel rear camera.

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Letv Le 1s pre-orders cross 11 million units worth $1.91 billion in a week

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Letv introduced its Le 1s smartphone at an event in China last at a competitive price tag of 1099 Chinese Yuan ( US$ 172 / Rs. 11240 approx.). Today the company has announced that the company has made over US$2 billion in the week after launch event. Letv Le 1s pre-orders have crossed more than 11 million units amounting to 12.1 billion Yuan (US$1.91 billion). The smartphone goes on sale in China starting from today. Continue reading “Letv Le 1s pre-orders cross 11 million units worth $1.91 billion in a week”

iBall Andi Sprinter 4G with Android 5.1, Universal Remote launched for Rs. 7099

iBall Andi Sprinter 4G

iBall has launched Andi Sprinter 4G, the company’s latest 4G smartphone. It also has universal remote that would let you control appliances such as TV, Set Top Boxes, DVD Players and more using IR transmitter. It packs a 5-inch FWVGA display, is powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT6735M 64-bit processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop), has a 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash and a 3.2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “iBall Andi Sprinter 4G with Android 5.1, Universal Remote launched for Rs. 7099”

HTC Desire 828 dual sim with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 13MP camera with OIS official

HTC Desire 828 dual sim

HTC has introduced the Desire 828 dual sim, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in the Desire series in China, after it got certified by TENAA back in August. It is the successor of Desire 826 dual sim that was launched in India recently. It packs a similar 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) display and has an Ultrapixel front-facing camera, but this is powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek MT6753, instead of Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor in the Desire 826. It also has a 13-megapixel rear camera with optical image stabilization (OIS). Continue reading “HTC Desire 828 dual sim with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 13MP camera with OIS official”

Huawei to roll out Android 6.0 Marshmallow update starting from February 2016

Huawei Android 6.0 Marshmallow

Huawei recently confirmed Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) update for a range of smartphones in China. But it did not reveal any time frame for the roll out at that time, today the company has confirmed that it will roll out Android Marshmallow update for some of its smartphones starting from February 2016. Continue reading “Huawei to roll out Android 6.0 Marshmallow update starting from February 2016”

Micromax to launch new Canvas Flagship on November 4

Micromax Canvas Flagship Nov 4 2015

Micromax has sent out invites for the launch of its new flagship Canvas smartphone on November 4th. The teaser image shows the side profile of the upcoming Canvas smartphone. It reads Prime, Performance and Power will now have a new definition. Continue reading “Micromax to launch new Canvas Flagship on November 4”