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Samsung has launched Galaxy S5 4G, the LTE variant of the Galaxy S5 that was launched in India earlier this year, as expected. It is powered by 2.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 SoC with Adreno 330 GPU and comes with support for 8 LTE bands – B1 (2,100), B2 (1,900), B3 (1,800), B5 (850), B7 (2,600), B8 (900), B40 (2,300) and B28 (700). Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S5 4G with Snapdragon 801 launched in India for Rs. 53500”
Wickedleak launched the Wammy Titan 3 Octa running Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) earlier this year. Today the company has announced that it would roll out Android 4.4 (KitKat) update for the smartphone starting August 1st. It was the one of the first Indian manufactures to announced KitKat update for the Wammy Passion Z+ last year. Continue reading “Wickedleak to offer Android KitKat Update for Wammy Titan 3 Octa in August”
BlackBerry introduced BBM in private beta earlier this month for Windows Phone users. Soon, the company started taking registration for the beta program. Now the app is available for download on the Windows Phone Store for those who have applied for beta testing.
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Samsung Galaxy Star Advance (SM-G350E), an entry-level smartphone is available from retailer Mahesh Telecom. It has a 4.3-inch WVGA screen, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 3-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, but lacks a front-facing camera. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Star Advance with 4.3-inch display, Android 4.4 launching in India soon”
ZTE has announced that it will pre-load Google Now Launchers on its smartphones running on Android 4.4. The ZTE Blade Vec 4G will be the first smartphone to get the launcher.
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Panasonic T41, the company’s latest smartphone is now available from online retailer HomeShop18. It has a 4.5-inch FWVGA screen, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Panasonic T41 with 4.5-inch display, Android 4.4 now available for Rs. 7999”
Soon after updating its iPhone app for Maps, Google has added several features for Maps on Android. The version 8.2 gets brings voice controls for vehicle navigation. This will be helpful for users while driving as they can ask several questions like – how is the traffic, how much time for the destination and so on.
Continue reading “Google Maps for Android gets voice commands, bike elevations and more”
In a bid to increase users engagement on its platform, Facebook has unveiled ‘Mentions’ app for celebrities on iPhone. The app is exclusive only to verified public figures such as actors, athletes, musicians, and government officials.
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NVIDIA’s Shield tablet was first revealed in Global Certification Forum earlier this month. Today, an alleged press image of NVIDIA’s Shield tablet has surfaced online thanks to @evleaks. The popular leakster has released a front view image of the tablet.
Google Now is one hell of a useful tool if you’re as dependent on your smartphone as me. The context sensitive service provides you with relevant information on the go, be it traffic info, weather, or even sport. It does this by grabbing data from your profile that Google stores bit by bit (you’d be surprised to know what all Google knows about you).
Continue reading “CyanogenMod Inc. rolls out CM Home, a Google Now rival”
Samsung plans to launch the LTE variant of the Galaxy S5 (SM-G900I) in India soon, according to a report from Manish Khatri from Mahesh Telecom. The 3G variants of the Samsung Galaxy S5 (SM-G900H) that was launched in India back in April is powered by a Octa-Core Exynos 5422 SoC with Intel XMM6360 for 3G HSPA+ ( up to 42 Mbps) connectivity. The LTE (SM-G900I) variant will be powered by a 2.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801. Since all the flagship smartphones starting from the Galaxy S3 were launched only in 3G variants with Exynos chip, this would be the company’s first flagship smartphone with Snapdragon chip.
Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S5 LTE (SM-G900I) with Snapdragon 801 might launch in India soon”
Sony started rolling out Android 4.4.2 (KitKat) update for the Xperia T2 Ultra (v19.1.A.0.473) and its dual SIM variant T2 Ultra Dual (19.1.C.0.116) from yesterday. The new update brings option to move apps to the microSD card in addition to new features. This was not mentioned in the official changelog from Sony.
Continue reading “Sony Xperia new Android 4.4 update brings option to move apps to SD Card”
iPhone 6 rumors have been looming around for quiet some time now. Today, a new one has added the lot saying that it will feature Sony’s IMX220 Exmor camera sensor. This means that iPhone 6 will boast of 13 MP and a 1/2.3″ sensor, capable of recording 1080p videos.
Continue reading “Apple iPhone 6 to feature Sony’s 13MP Exmor camera sensor?”
Google has released Chrome 36 for Android with several features along with some improvements. The update brings better text rendering for non mobile optimized sites. Also, Chrome for Android now gets display doodles on new tab pages.
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Google Wallet has updated its mobile apps for Android and iOS with several features. For starters, users can now manage gift cards and redeem them. They can can store their gift cards within the app simply by taking a photo of the barcode or typing the info in. The app already did the same thing for loyalty cards.
