Google starts rolling out revamped design for the Play Store

Google has given the Play Store a major UI overhaul along with improved navigation. The latest changes were previewed by Googler Kirill Grouchnikov a couple of days ago and the update is now rolling out to users.

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Google Calendar gets new illustrations in 30 languages

Google has added new illustrations to Calendar in latest update and they are present in multiple languages.  Now, when users open up calendar entries many will be able to see these new illustrations in their native language,

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Motorola DROID Turbo 2 to feature shatterproof display and Moto Maker customization

Motorola and Verizon are all set to announce new DROID Phones – DROID Turbo 2 and DROID Maxx 2 on October 27th. Few features of both the phones have surfaced prior to the unveiling next week.


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Oppo R7s with 5.5-inch 1080p AMOLED display, 4GB RAM, metal body announced

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Oppo has announced the Oppo R7s smartphone in the R series at the GITEX 2015 in Dubai, as it promised. It features a 5.5-inch (1080 x 1920 pixels) Full HD AMOLED display with 2.2mm narrow bezel, is powered by an Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor and runs on Color OS 2.1 based on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). It has a magnesium aluminium unibody design, 2.5D Arc Edge screen and also has Corning Gorilla Glass 4 protection. It doesn’t have a finger print sensor like the Oppo R7 Plus, but it has a 13-megapixel rear camera and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera, similar to the R7 and the R7 Plus. Continue reading “Oppo R7s with 5.5-inch 1080p AMOLED display, 4GB RAM, metal body announced”

Motorola Moto X Style Initial Impressions

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Motorola first announced the Moto X Style back in July, alongside the Moto X Play, and launched it in India last week. The Lenovo-owned company decided to bring two variants of the Moto X instead of a single one, so both the phones can be seen as the successor to last year’s Moto X.  Continue reading “Motorola Moto X Style Initial Impressions”

Alcatel OneTouch Fierce XL for Windows and Android press shots surface

Alcatel OneTouch Fierce XL for Windows and Android

Back in September, @evleaks revealed the specifications of the Alcatel OneTouch Fierce XL for Windows. Now Evan Blass / @evleaks has posted press images of the smartphone in two version, one running Windows 10 and the other version with Android. Both have identical design and share the same specifications. Continue reading “Alcatel OneTouch Fierce XL for Windows and Android press shots surface”

Alcatel OneTouch Flash 2 launching in India on October 20

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Alcatel OneTouch has sent invites for the India launch of the company’s latest camera-centric Flash 2 smartphone in the country on October 20th. It was introduced last month and the main highlight of the smartphone is its 13-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED flash and Phase Detection Auto Focus (PDAF) that would let you focus a subject in just 0.3 seconds. It also has a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with soft LED flash for capturing better selfies.  Continue reading “Alcatel OneTouch Flash 2 launching in India on October 20”

Apple iPhone 6s Plus Unboxing

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Apple introduced the iPhone 6s Plus smartphone at an event San Francisco last month, along with the iPhone 6s. Both the phones went on sale in India yesterday starting at Rs. 62,000 and Rs. 72,000, respectively. We managed to get the iPhone 6s Plus from the US, which was shipped to us yesterday. Check out the unboxing video. Continue reading “Apple iPhone 6s Plus Unboxing”

BlackBerry Priv official video released, shows slider keyboard in action

Looks like BlackBerry is too eager to get back into game with its upcoming Android slider phone. After revealing official photos and announcing pre-registration, the company has now released an official video of BlackBerry Priv.

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Sony Xperia Z3+, Z4 Tablet and few others will get Android 6.0 directly skipping Android 5.1.1

Sony recently confirmed the list of devices that will get Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) update. It already rolled out Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop) for most of its devices after it rolled out the Android 5.0 (Lollipop) update. Still some devices are yet to receive the Android 5.1.1 update, now the Sony Mobile Support page (Via) has confirmed that these devices will get Android 6.0 Marshmallow update directly skipping Android 5.1.1. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z3+, Z4 Tablet and few others will get Android 6.0 directly skipping Android 5.1.1”

Weekly Roundup: Apple iPhone 6s, 6s Plus, Google Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P and more

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This week was all about two big tech giants launching their flagship smartphones in India. While Google started pre-booking its 2015 Nexus smartphones in the country, Apple on the other hand started selling its new iPhones towards the week end. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Apple iPhone 6s, 6s Plus, Google Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P and more”

Huawei confirms Android 6.0 Marshmallow update for range of devices

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Google rolled out Android 6.0 update for Nexus devices last week. At the Honor 7 India launch last week, Huawei promised to roll out Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) update for the smartphone in beta in January and said that stable update will arrive in February 2016. Now Huawei has confirmed (Via) Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) update for other smartphones and tablets as well. Continue reading “Huawei confirms Android 6.0 Marshmallow update for range of devices”

Wickedleak Wammy Titan 5 launched for Rs. 14990, reminds the Elephone P8000

Wickedleak Wammy Titan 5

Wickedleak has launched Wammy Titan 5, the company’s latest smartphone in the Titan series. This reminds us of the Elephone P8000 that was launched in India by iberry as Auxus PRIME P8000 for Rs. 14990 back in August, since it features a near-identical design and similar specifications.

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Intex Aqua Trend Review

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Intex launched Aqua Trend, the company’s second 4G smartphone back in August at a price of Rs. 9,444. There are several smartphones with 4G support in the similar price range in the Indian market. Can it compete with these phones? Is this worth the price? Let us find out in the complete review.

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