Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge Plus full specs surface

Full specifications of the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge Plus have surfaced, a week before its official launch on August 13th. This time the full specs sheet has been revealed by a Chinese media.

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Lava Iris X5 4G with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 8MP front camera with flash launched for Rs. 10199

Lava Iris X5 4G

Lava has officially launched the Iris X5 4G, after it was leaked in benchmarks last month. It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) IPS display, is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core 64-bit MediaTek processor and runs on Star OS based on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera with a LED flash for capturing better selfies. Continue reading “Lava Iris X5 4G with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 8MP front camera with flash launched for Rs. 10199”

LG announces new Wine Smart flip phone with Android 5.1, global roll out starting this month

New LG Wine Smart

LG launched Gentle, an Android flip phone in Korea last week. Today the company has introduced the same phone as new Wine Smart, successor of last year’s Wine Smart for global markets. It has a 3.2-inch (320 x 480 pixels) display, is powered by a 1.1 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop). It has a 3-megapixel rear camera without flash and a VGA front-facing camera. It also comes with 4G connectivity. Continue reading “LG announces new Wine Smart flip phone with Android 5.1, global roll out starting this month”

Google expands Project Tango tablet sales to South Korea and Canada

Google has announced that it is taking its Project Tango initiative outside of the US. The company has kick started sale of its 3D-mapping tablet in South Korea and Canada.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 5 gets detailed in hands-on images

More images of the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 have surfaced prior to its official announcement next week at an Unpacked on August 13th. This time, the phone is seen in some detailed hands-on images.

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Google Android One expands to Thailand, i-mobile IQ II released

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Google has expanded its Android One program to Thailand, which becomes the tenth country to get Android One smartphones officially after India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Philippines, Turkey, Myanmar and Pakistan. Google has partnered with i-mobile to launch the i-mobile IQ II smartphone with 4G LTE support in the country. Check out the complete specifications below. Continue reading “Google Android One expands to Thailand, i-mobile IQ II released”

Asus may partner with Foxconn to manufacture smartphones in India

Asus is all set to join the “Make in India” initiative by starting manufacturing of smartphones in the country. The Taiwanese smartphone maker will foray into contract manufacturing for its mobile phones in India, as per a latest report from IANS.

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Acer Aspire One Cloudbook running Windows 10 announced, starts at $169

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Acer has announced Aspire One Cloudbook 11 and Aspire One Cloudbook 14 , the company latest netbooks in the new Cloudbook series running on Windows 10. These have 11-inch and 14-inch HD (1366×768 pixels) 16:9 LED-backlit displays, are powered by a 1.6GHz Intel Celeron mobile processors with 2GB of DDR3L RAM and eMMC storage of 32GB or 64GB. These also come with 1-year subscription of Office 365 Personal. Continue reading “Acer Aspire One Cloudbook running Windows 10 announced, starts at $169”

Gionee Marathon M4 with 5-inch HD display, 4G LTE, 5000mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 15499

 

Gionee Marathon M4

Gionee has launched Marathon M4 smartphone in the Marathon series with a 5000mAh battery in India. It packs a 5-inch HD Super AMOLED display, is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) with Amigo UI 3.0. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Gionee Marathon M4 with 5-inch HD display, 4G LTE, 5000mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 15499”

Chrome Beta for Android version 45 gets custom tabs, improved media playback controls and more

Google Chrome Beta for Android has been updated to version 45 with a bunch of new features. The mobile browser is getting custom tabs, media playback tweaks and more.

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Viber updates Android and iOS apps with improved video calling, animated stickers and more

Viber has updated its mobile apps on Android and iOS with a couple of new features. The update that bumps the apps to version 5.5 brings easier video calling, animated stickers, contact sharing and more.

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Microsoft Lumia 640 XL LTE Dual SIM Unboxing

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Microsoft announced the Lumia 640 XL back in March at the MWC 2015. It comes in three variants, and the Microsoft Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM was launched in India in April, but the company is yet to launch the LTE version of the smartphone in the country. We managed to get the Microsoft Lumia 640 XL LTE Dual SIM from the US for $175 that converts to about Rs. 11,160. Check out the unboxing.

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Xiaomi MIUI 7 announcement set for August 13

Xiaomi MIUI 7 August 13

Xiaomi has announced an event on August 13th to introduce MIUI 7, its next MIUI ROM. The MIUI 6 was introduced back in August last year that brought a flat user interface and new features. Even though early versions of MIUI 6 were based on Android KitKat, the latest smartphones such as Mi 4i are running on MIUI 6 ROM based on Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop).

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Android Lollipop adoption hits 18.1%

Google has released Android distribution numbers for June and July. Android Lollipop is now running on 18.1% of Android devices of which 5.0 Lollipop is present on 15.5% of devices while Lollipop 5.1 runs on 2.6%.

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Sony Xperia Z5 and Z5 Compact live image surfaces in new leak

Live image of upcoming smartphones from Sony have surfaced in a new leak. The handsets in the image that was leaked by @viziLeaks are claimed to be Xperia Z5 and Z5 Compact.

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