Weekly Roundup: Moto X Play in India, $50 Amazon Fire Tablet, $99 Fire TV, new Qualcomm SoCs and more

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The big launch this week was by Motorola. It finally brought the mid-range Moto X Play to India, as expected. The smartphone was announced back in July, same day as Motorola launched the 3rd generation Moto G in India. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Moto X Play in India, $50 Amazon Fire Tablet, $99 Fire TV, new Qualcomm SoCs and more”

Google Android One expands to Spain and Portugal, BQ Aquaris A4.5 4G smartphone launched

BQ Aquaris A4.5 Android One

Google has expanded its Android One program to Spain and Portugal, which are the latest European countries where the Android One smartphone is officially launching, after Turkey. It has partnered with hardware manufacturer BQ to launch the Aquaris A4.5 Android One smartphone with 4G LTE support in these countries. Continue reading “Google Android One expands to Spain and Portugal, BQ Aquaris A4.5 4G smartphone launched”

Samsung Galaxy Core Prime VE listed on official India eStore for Rs. 8600

Samsung Galaxy Core Prime VE

Samsung Galaxy Core Prime VE (SM-G361H), a variant of last year’s Samsung Galaxy Core Prime (SM-G360H) has been listed on Samsung India eStore. It has a 4.5-inch WVGA screen, 1.3GHz quad-core processor, Android 4.4 (Kitkat), 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera, similar to the Core Prime. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Core Prime VE listed on official India eStore for Rs. 8600”

Micromax Bolt Q338 with 5-inch HD display, Android 5.1 launching soon for Rs. 6499

Micromax Bolt Q338

Micromax Bolt Q338, the latest smartphone in the Bolt series has been listed on the official website. It has a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Micromax Bolt Q338 with 5-inch HD display, Android 5.1 launching soon for Rs. 6499”

UMi Fair with 4G LTE, fingerprint sensor launching on September 25 for $99

UMi Fair

UMi is all set to launch its UMi Fair budget smartphone on September 25th. It will be the most affordable smartphone with a fingerprint sensor, said the company. It already revealed the specifications of the UMi Fair that includes a 5-inch HD display, quad-core MediaTek MT6735 processor, Android Lollipop, 13-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It will come with metal body and has 4G LTE connectivity. Continue reading “UMi Fair with 4G LTE, fingerprint sensor launching on September 25 for $99”

Intex Aqua Power II with 5-inch HD display, 4000mAh battery launched for Rs. 6490

Intex Aqua Power II

Intex has launched Intex Aqua Power II, the company’s latest smartphone in the Aqua series and the successor of last year’s Aqua Power. It packs the same 4000 mAh battery, but this has a 5-inch HD screen, is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It also has dual SIM support and 3G connectivity. Continue reading “Intex Aqua Power II with 5-inch HD display, 4000mAh battery launched for Rs. 6490”

Dropbox gets support for iOS 9, 3D Touch and more in latest update

Dropbox has updated its iOS app with a number of new features that helps getting to your files simpler and quicker. The app that is bumped to version 4.0 takes advantage of the latest features on iOS 9.

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Phicomm Passion 660 gets a price cut, now available for Rs. 8999

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Chinese smartphone maker Phicomm entered India back in June with the launch of its Passion 660 smartphone for Rs. 10,999. Today the company has announced a Rs. 2,000 price cut for the smartphone, which will be available for Rs. 8,999 on Amazon.in starting from today. To remind you, the Passion 660 has a 5-inch 1080p display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 615 SoC, runs on Android 4.4 KitKat with Expect OS 5.0, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It also has unibody premium magnesium alloy build and 4G LTE support. Continue reading “Phicomm Passion 660 gets a price cut, now available for Rs. 8999”

Amazon Fire HD 8, Fire HD 10 and new Fire Kids Edition tablets announced

Amazon Fire HD 8

Amazon announced two new Fire HD tablets – Fire HD 8 and Fire HD 8 and has also upgraded last year’s Fire Kids Edition tablet. The Fire HD 8 and Fire HD 10 tablets have a 8-inch and 10-inch HD displays, respectively. These are powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT8135 SoCs and run new Fire OS 5 ‘Bellini’ based on Android Lollipop. Continue reading “Amazon Fire HD 8, Fire HD 10 and new Fire Kids Edition tablets announced”

Amazon introduces new Fire tablet with 7-inch display and quad-core processor for $50

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Amazon’s most affordable Fire tablet that was rumored recently has gone official. Amazon says that the new Fire tablet is almost 2 times more durable than the latest generation iPad Air as measured in tumble tests,and has 2 times more processing power than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Lite. It has a 7-inch (1024 × 600 pixels) WSVGA IPS screen, is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor runs on new Fire OS 5 ‘Bellini’ based on Android Lollipop. Continue reading “Amazon introduces new Fire tablet with 7-inch display and quad-core processor for $50”

BlackBerry Venice Android slider leaks again in live images

BlackBerry Venice, the upcoming Android smartphone from the company has been leaked several times in photos and videos. Today, live images that offer a detailed look at the Android OS running on the the slider phone have surfaced.

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Apple releases Move to iOS app for Android

Apple Move to iOS

Apple has released Move to iOS app for Android that allows Android users to move to iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. The app was showcased at the WWDC back in June and lets you transfer Contacts, Message history, Camera photos and videos, Web bookmarks, Mail accounts and Calendars from your Android device. Continue reading “Apple releases Move to iOS app for Android”