Software Related to mobiles
Manufacturers worldwide have been striving to push VFM to its extreme, but few have been as successful as those from China. If you’ve been following the tech scene in China, you’d know about this wily maker that makes tablets and calls itself Pipo. Continue reading “Now, a $81 Windows tablet from China”
Microsoft has updated the Skype app for iPhone to version 5.5 that brings support for interactive notifications for the users running the new iOS 8. The interactive notifications lets you answer voice and videos calls and open text in skype directly from the lock screen and the notification center. You can swipe left from the lock screen to reveal the notification options and swipe down from the notification center to reveal these options. You have to enable interactive notifications for Skype from Settings -> Notifications. Continue reading “Skype 5.5 for iPhone brings interactive notifications for iOS 8”
Sony was expected to launch the Xperia Z3 in India last week, but it didn’t happen. Today the company has sent out invites for a launch event in India on September 25th. It is expected to launch both the Xperia Z3 and Z3 Compact at the event later this week. The Sony Xperia Z3 is powered by a slightly faster Snapdragon 801 SoC, has a more rounded sides and runs on Android 4.4.4 (KitKat) out of the box, compared to the Xperia Z2. The Xperia Z3 compact also has upgraded specifications compared to the Z1 Compact. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z3 and Z3 Compact launching in India on September 25th”
Reports and leaks about Google’s HTC made Nexus 9 tablet were looming the online world for a long time now. Today, a Wall Street Journal report is stating that Google has indeed selected HTC to make its upcoming 9 inch Nexus tablet.
Continue reading “Google chooses HTC for upcoming Nexus 9 tablet: WSJ”
Elephone has turned out to be a Chinese OEM worth looking out for. The company dished out a handful original design phones, before taking the clone route. Continue reading “Elephone G5, a $120 OnePlus One clone now on sale”
After Samsung, LG is the new company to launch an entry-level clamshell smartphone in Korea. Named as Wine Smart, it has a 3.5-inch HVGA touchscreen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera. It comes with Kakao Talk messenger with a dedicated launch key for the app, T9 keypad and high-power 1W speaker that would the best output even in noisy audio environment. It is 16.9mm thick and weighs 140.8 grams. Continue reading “LG Wine Smart Clamshell Android KitKat smartphone launched in Korea”
ICICI Bank has launched four new mobile apps for Android and iOS platforms. These apps include, ICICI Store, Insta Banking, Video Banking and mPassbook. These would let you initiate a transaction before visiting a branch, connect with a service executive over video call and view their transactions over the last 30 days on mobile phones. It aims to offer an enhanced banking experience for its customers with these new apps. Continue reading “ICICI Bank launches four new apps for Android and iOS”
Microsoft is offering iPhone users 30GB of free One Drive storage for a limited period of time. The company is doubling the free storage space as it originally offers 15GB of free space.
Continue reading “One Drive offers 30GB free storage to iPhone users”
Salora International has launched Arya Z2, the company’s latest budget smartphone. The company entered into the smartphone market last year by launching its PowerMaxx smartphone with 3200 mAh battery, the new Arya Z2 is packed with features. It has a 5-inch HD display based on one-glass-solution (OGS) technology, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582A processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Salora Arya Z2 with 5-inch HD display, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 6999”
Google launched Android One smartphones in India last week with three homegrown smartphone makers. The handsets under this ambitious program announced back in June is based on Android One reference hardware, comes with stock Android KitKat software and will get software updates directly from Google. Continue reading “Karbonn Sparkle V vs Micromax Canvas A1 vs Spice Dream UNO Photo Gallery”
The next set of Android One smartphones are gearing up to hit the Indian markets by end of this year, according to a latest report from the Press Trust of India (PTI). Handset makers Karbonn, Spice and Intex will launch their Android One devices in the country by December this year.
Continue reading “Next batch of Android One smartphones coming to India by the end of December”
Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 (SM-G750F), the latest Galaxy Mega series smartphone went on sale in Malaysia last month before it went official. It was unveiled officially in Malaysia earlier this month, now the smartphone has gone official in Thailand on the official website. It packs a 6-inch HD ( 1280 x 720 pixels) display, powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core Cortex A9 processor (Exynos 4412 likely) and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8MP auto-focus rear camera with LED Flash and a 2.1 MP front-facing camera. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 with 6-inch HD display, LTE goes official”
Motorola launched the new Moto G in India earlier this month for Rs 12,999. We have already seen the review of the smartphone. Now we are bringing you comparison gallery of the New Moto G and original Moto G that was launched last year. Continue reading “New Motorola Moto G vs Moto G Photo Gallery”
Along with Micromax and Spice, Karbonn launched its first Android One smartphone last week. Dubbed as Karbon Sparkle V, the phone is priced at Rs 6,399. We unboxed the smartphone recently. We had already seen photo galleries of the Spice Dream UNO and Micromax Canvas A1 smartphones, here we have the photo gallery of the Karbonn Sparkle V. Continue reading “Karbonn Sparkle V Photo Gallery”
