Xolo launched the Omega 5.0, the company’s first smartphone in the Omega series with HIVE UI earlier today priced at Rs. 8,999. We got to check out the smartphone. Here is the unboxing.
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Xolo Omega 5.0 with 5-inch HD display, Octa-Core processor and HIVE UI launched for Rs. 8999
Xolo has launched Omega 5.0, the company’s latest smartphone with its new HIVE UI . It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display, is powered by a 1.4 GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6592M processor with Mali 450 GPU and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat)-based HIVE UI. Xolo has promised Android 5.0 (Lollipop) update for all HIVE UI devices. Continue reading “Xolo Omega 5.0 with 5-inch HD display, Octa-Core processor and HIVE UI launched for Rs. 8999”
LG G3 Stylus Gold Photo Gallery
LG announced the G3 Stylus in August that comes with a stylus. The phone went on sale in India for Rs 21,500 in India in October. We already brought you our hands on of the white colored variant of the phone at IFA, Berlin 2014.
Acer Iconia Talk S A1-724 with 7-inch HD display, 4G LTE, Dual SIM and Snapdragon 410 SoC announced
Acer has announced Iconia Talk S A1-724, the company’s first LTE tablet that has voice calling capabilities and dual SIM support after several leaks. It has a 7-inch (1280 × 800 pixels) HD IPS display with 5.9mm narrow bezel on each side, is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 (MSM8916) 64-bit processor with Adreno 306 GPU and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Continue reading “Acer Iconia Talk S A1-724 with 7-inch HD display, 4G LTE, Dual SIM and Snapdragon 410 SoC announced”
Asus Zenfone 5 Lite goes on sale in India for Rs. 8999
Asus launched the Zenfone 5 Lite (A502CG), a cheaper variant of the Zenfone 5 in Philippines last month. Now the smartphone is available in India on Flipkart. It has a 5-inch qHD screen with Soda-lime glass screen protection, is powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core Intel Atom Z2520 SoC and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera. Continue reading “Asus Zenfone 5 Lite goes on sale in India for Rs. 8999”
Skype co-founder unveils new messaging app Wire on Android and iOS
Skype co-founder Janus Friis is backing a new communications startup called Wire. Pitched as a “modern communications network”, Wire aims at bringing “simple, beautiful conversations” to your mobile, tablet, and desktop.
Continue reading “Skype co-founder unveils new messaging app Wire on Android and iOS”
Google News & Weather for Android updated with weather graphs, dark theme and more
Google has updated its Google News & Weather app for Android to version 2.2 that brings several new features. The latest update includes, new weather graphs, searchable news, dark color theme, curated stories from publishers and more. You can check out the complete changelog below. Continue reading “Google News & Weather for Android updated with weather graphs, dark theme and more”
Lenovo S580 with 5-inch HD display, quad-core Snapdragon 200 processor launched for Rs. 8999
Lenovo has launched the Lenovo S580, the company’s latest budget smartphone in the S-series in India. It has a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a 1.2 GHz Quad-core Snapdragon 200 processor and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8-megapixel autofocus rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Lenovo S580 with 5-inch HD display, quad-core Snapdragon 200 processor launched for Rs. 8999”
Spice Stellar 520n with 5-inch HD display, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 6999
Spice Retail has launched Stellar 520n, an upgraded version of the Spice Stellar 520 that was launched back in July. It has 5-inch HD OGS display, is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor, runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat), has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has 8GB of internal storage compared to 4GB of storage in the Stellar 520. It comes pre-loaded with WhatsApp and Opera. Continue reading “Spice Stellar 520n with 5-inch HD display, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 6999”
Google rolls out Device Assist app for Android One, Nexus and GPE
Google has released a Device Assist app that offer tech support for Android One, Nexus and Google Play Edition devices. The app as the name suggests assists users in troubleshooting problems, tips and more for the aforementioned devices.
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Samsung Galaxy A7 to be thinnest Galaxy phone yet
Samsung Galaxy A7 is inching closer to its launch. The third device from Samsung’s metal A series is mere 6.6mm thick making it the thinnest smartphone made by the company yet.
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LG G3 Beat Review
LG is one of the old horses in the smartphone market, but is a new one to enter the ‘minis’ trend. With the likes of Samsung and Sony pushing the compact battle to a whole new level, it was high time LG got into the game.
LG launched its compact variant of its flagship smartphone, the G3 Beat a couple of weeks ago. The device takes after the G3 in design, but the similarities are deep with the internals being completely different. Continue reading “LG G3 Beat Review”
YotaPhone 2 with 5-inch 1080p AMOLED and 4.7-inch e-Ink screens launched for 699 Euros
Yota Devices launched the YotaPhone 2 in Russia yesterday. It was officially launched at an event in London few hours back. Originally announced at the MWC earlier this year, the YotaPhone 2 has a a 5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) AMOLED display, is powered by a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a full-touch control on its always-on electronic paper display (EPD) on the other side. The full-touch E Paper screen offers up to 50 hours of battery life when reading on the always-on display. Continue reading “YotaPhone 2 with 5-inch 1080p AMOLED and 4.7-inch e-Ink screens launched for 699 Euros”
Huawei Ascend Mate 7 Review – enter the challenger
The smartphone industry is on what seems to be a never ending trend where handsets are getting larger and larger and continually blurring the boundaries that separate smartphones from tablets. Samsung were arguably the first to offer a consumer-focused large screen device in the Galaxy Note and the success of this phablet alerted rival manufacturers to the possibilities of a large screen device.
In the case of Chinese manufacturer Huawei, their latest phablet is their third generation handset and the Ascend Mate 7 definitely packs a punch. Not only does it have the highest screen to body ratio of any smartphone but it also has a specs list that can rival most devices, including the latest from Samsung in the form of the Galaxy Note 4.
The Ascend Mate 7 is definitely Huawei’s best ever phablet device but does it offer enough to persuade you to choose it over a rival device such as the Note 4 or Apple’s phablet, the iPhone 6 Plus? Continue reading “Huawei Ascend Mate 7 Review – enter the challenger”
Google releases Android 5.0.1 factory images, pushes AOSP builds
Almost three weeks after releasing the OTA updates and pushing Android 5.0 (Lollipop) factory images, Google has released factory images for Android 5.0.1 for the Nexus 9, Nexus 10 and Nexus 7 (2013) and also pushed the same to AOSP. There is no official changelog for this minor update, but according to a commenter over at the Android Police, this update is to fix a bug that could cause stray input on the lock screen to erase everything on the device. Continue reading “Google releases Android 5.0.1 factory images, pushes AOSP builds”