Just yesterday, Google Maps for iOS added support for Apple Watch. Today, the company has updated the Maps app with a couple of important features.
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Huawei Honor 6 Plus gets Android 5.1 Lollipop update in India
Huawei has released Android 5.1 (Lollipop) update for the Honor 6 Plus smartphone in India, after rolling out the update for Honor 4C and Honor 6 recently, as the company promised in August. The Android 5.1 update brings new features, functionalities and improved user experience with visual refinements along with the new Emotion UI 3.1 update. Continue reading “Huawei Honor 6 Plus gets Android 5.1 Lollipop update in India”
Apple releases iOS 9.0.2 update with bug fixes and improvements, iOS 9.1 beta 3
Apple has released minor iOS 9.0.2 update (Build 13A452) for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch devices, a week after releasing iOS 9.0.1 update and two weeks after releasing major iOS 9.0 update for these devices. The 72.5MB update includes several bug fixes and improvements for these devices that are related to app cellular data usage, iMessage activation, iCloud backup, notifications and Podcasts app. Check out the complete changelog. Continue reading “Apple releases iOS 9.0.2 update with bug fixes and improvements, iOS 9.1 beta 3”
LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition Android Wear smartwatch with LTE announced
LG has announced LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition, the company’s latest Android Wear smartwatch with stainless steel body. It has a better 1.38-inch 348 PPI display, compared to the 245ppi display on the first Watch Urbane. It also has built-in 4G LTE connectivity and GPS, making it the first Android Wear smartwatch to support LTE. The new Android Wear Watch from LG works with iOS too, but LG says that cellular enabled features will vary across Android and iOS. Continue reading “LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition Android Wear smartwatch with LTE announced”
LG V10 with 5.7-inch QHD display, 2.1-inch second screen, 4GB RAM, 5MP dual front cameras announced
LG has officially announced V10, the company’s latest high-end smartphone in the V series that packs a second screen and dual front-facing cameras. It has a 5.7-inch (2560 x 1440 pixels) Quad HD Quantum display, a second 2.1-inch (160 x 1040 pixels) screen, is powered by a 1.8 GHz hexa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 processor and runs on Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop) with LG UX. It has a 16-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, OIS 2.0, Laser auto focus, manual mode for video to adjust options such as shutter speed, frame rate, ISO, white balance and focus while recording and dual 5-megapixel front-facing camera cameras that has two separate lenses to capture standard 80 degree selfies or wide-angle selfies of 120 degrees. Continue reading “LG V10 with 5.7-inch QHD display, 2.1-inch second screen, 4GB RAM, 5MP dual front cameras announced”
Microsoft Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL briefly listed on official UK store ahead of launch
Microsoft Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL smartphones were briefly listed on official Microsoft Store (Via) in the UK before it was removed. This confirms the name of upcoming high-end smartphones. The listing also confirms 5.2-inch and 5.7 Quad HD (1440×2560 pixels) displays for the phones, 20-megapixel rear camera with ZEISS optics, 32GB of internal storage with expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD and Windows 10. It doesn’t reveal the price of the smartphones. Continue reading “Microsoft Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL briefly listed on official UK store ahead of launch”
Lava Iris X8 gets Android 5.1 Lollipop update
Lava has finally rolled out Android 5.1 (Lollipop) update for its Iris X8 smartphone. The smartphone was launched back in February earlier this year running Android 4.4 (KitKat), and the company had promised to offer Android Lollipop update for the smartphone at that time. To remind you, the Iris X8 has a 5-inch HD IPS display, 1.4 GHz Octa-Core processor, 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash and 3-megapixel front-facing camera, 2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory with expansion slot and a 2500mAh battery. Continue reading “Lava Iris X8 gets Android 5.1 Lollipop update”
Need for Speed No Limits released for Android, iPhone and iPad
Electronic Arts has finally released Need for Speed No Limits, its latest mobile game in the Need for Speed franchise. It is the successor of the Need for Speed Most Wanted game that was launched back in October 2012. The game is developed by Firemonkeys, the studio behind Real Racing 3 and was announced back in November last year. It promises fast driving, incredible graphics, new range of cars and customizations.
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Intex Aqua Ace with 5-inch HD display, 3GB RAM, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 12999
Intex Technologies has launched Aqua Ace, the company’s first smartphone with 3GB of RAM. It has a 5-inch HD Super AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, is powered by 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6735 64-bit 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 also has Gorilla Glass 3 protection on the back. Continue reading “Intex Aqua Ace with 5-inch HD display, 3GB RAM, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 12999”
LG G4 Pro with 5.7 inch QHD display and 4GB RAM spotted on GFXBench
There has been a lot of to and fro rumors about the LG G4 Pro since past few months. Now, the device has been spotted on GFXBench revealing specifications of the phone.
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Sony rolls out Android 5.1.1 Lollipop update for Xperia M2 and Xperia M2 Aqua
Sony has started rolling out Android 5.1.1 Lollipop update for Xperia M2 and Xperia M2 Aqua. The Xperia M2 Aqua had received Android 4.4 KitKat update in August last year and this will be the first time both the devices will get Lollipop.
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BlackBerry reveals official photos of BlackBerry Priv
BlackBerry is all set to announce its first ever Android phone, BlackBerry Priv by the end of 2015. Today, the Canadian smartphone maker has showed off first official images of the phone.
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Samsung Galaxy J7 Review
Samsung introduced the Galaxy J series smartphones, the Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7 in China with 4G support and 5MP front-facing camera with selfie flash light back in June. These smartphones were launched in India in July exclusively on Flipkart. The main change in the Indian version of the Galaxy J7 (SM – J700F) is that it is powered by an Octa-Core Exynos 7580 processor, instead of Snapdragon 615 SoC in the Chinese version. Is the Galaxy J7 worth the price? Let us find out in the complete review.
HTC confirms Android 6.0 Marshmallow update for 12 smartphones, roll out begins 2015-end
Google announced at yesterday’s event that it will roll out Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) update for Nexus devices starting from next week. Soon after that HTC confirmed the list of phones that will get Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) update. HTC’s global online communications manager Jeff Gordon said that the One M9 and One M8 smartphones will get the update before the end of this year.
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HTC schedules event on October 20 for new Android Marshmallow device, One A9 expected
HTC has sent out invites for its event on October 20th, where it will introduce a new smartphone running Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). The invite just says #BeBrilliant on a charcoal background, which hints at the Carbon Gray color of the leaked HTC One A9. Almost all the specifications of the One A9 were leaked earlier, check out the rumored specifications below.