Google rolls out workaround for the paid app Android Wear bug

Yesterday, there were reports that paid apps are not working properly on Android Wear devices. Now, it looks like Google has taken the issue in their hands and released a workaround. Under this workaround paid app makers are required to manually package files differently.

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Micromax Canvas Fire A093 with 4-inch display, dual front speakers reportedly launching for Rs. 6299

Micromax Canvas Fire A093

Micromax is all set to launch the Canvas Fire A093 in its new Canvas Fire series. Manish Khatri from Mahesh Telecom reports that the phone would be priced at Rs. 6,299. It would come with a 4-inch WVGA screen. Even though the retailer doesn’t reveal any other details about the smartphone, Russian website hi-tech.mail.ru reveals that the smartphones would come with dual front-facing speakers. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Fire A093 with 4-inch display, dual front speakers reportedly launching for Rs. 6299”

Asus Zenfone 4 launched in India for Rs. 5999

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Along with the Zenfone 5 and Zenfone 6, Asus also launched the Zenfone 4 in India today. It comes in two variants. The Asus Zenfone 4 (A400CG) has a 4-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive multi touch display, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core Intel Atom Z2520 processor with PowerVR SGX544 GPU and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) with Zen UI that is upgradable to Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Asus Zenfone 4 launched in India for Rs. 5999”

In another Singapore flash sale, Xiaomi sells 5,000 Redmi Note units in 42 seconds

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Although it’s the Indian wing of Xiaomi that’s making the most noise for reasons obvious (read: Xiaomi Mi3 launch in India), other, regional Xiaomi branches are making sure they aren’t left behind.

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Asus Zenfone 6 launched in India for Rs. 16999

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Asus has launched the Zenfone 6 in India along with the Zenfone 5. It was unveiled along with other Zenfone smartphones earlier this year. The Zenfone 6 packs a 6-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) capacitive multi touch display with Corning gorilla glass 3 protection, powered by a 1.6 GHz dual-core Intel Atom Z2560 processor with PowerVR SGX 544 MP2 GPU and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) with Zen UI on top. It is also upgradable to Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Asus Zenfone 6 launched in India for Rs. 16999”

Asus Zenfone 5 launched in India, starts at Rs. 9999

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Asus has launched the Zenfone 5 in the Zenfone series in India today. It was announced earlier this year at the CES 2014 and comes with a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) capacitive multi touch display with Corning gorilla glass 3 protection, powered by a 1.6 GHz dual-core Intel Atom Z2560 with PowerVR SGX 544 MP2 GPU and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) with Zen UI on top. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Asus Zenfone 5 launched in India, starts at Rs. 9999”

Twitter updates Windows Phone app with multiple photo sharing capabilities and more

Twitter has finally updated its Windows Phone app with some enhancements related to photos. The micro blogging site has updated the app nearly after seven months as it was last updated in November 2013.

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LG G3 Benchmarks

LG G3 Benchmarks

LG announced its latest flagship, the LG G3 back in May. We brought you the unboxing of the device recently, here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. It is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 801 (MSM8974) 28nm HPm Krait 400 CPU clocked at 2.46 GHz per core and has Adreno 330 GPU. It comes with a 5.5-inch (2560×1440 pixels) IPS display, 2GB / 3GB RAM and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Our 16GB variant of the LG G3 has 2GB RAM. Check out the synthetic benchmark scores below. Continue reading “LG G3 Benchmarks”

Flappy Bird clone Flopsy Droid lands on Play Store for Android Wear

Flappy Bird, the popular mobile gaming sensation that took the world by storm was taken down by the creator in February this year. However, in May there were reports that the game is making is way back in August with multiplayer capabilities. In the meantime clones of the game that was fetching $50,000 a day through Ad revenue were adding on the app stores.

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ZTE nubia Z7, nubia Z7 Max and nubia Z7 mini with Snapdragon 801 and Android 4.4 announced

ZTE nubia Z7, Z7 Max and Z7 mini

ZTE today unveiled three new smartphones nubia Z7, nubia Z7 Max and nubia Z7 mini in the nubia series. The nubia Z7 is the company’s first smartphone with a quad HD display. It has a 5.5-inch (2560 x 1440 pixels) Quad HD CGS (Continuous Grain Silicon) IPS display. The nubia Z7 Max has a 5.5-inch 1080p display and the Z7 mini has a 5-inch 1080p display. All these smartphones are powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor with Adreno 330 GPU and run on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with nubia UI 2.0 on top. Continue reading “ZTE nubia Z7, nubia Z7 Max and nubia Z7 mini with Snapdragon 801 and Android 4.4 announced”

Micromax A190 with 5-inch HD display, Hexa Core processor press image leaks out

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Micromax launched the Canvas Turbo Mini A200 with quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor earlier this year, now the press image of the Micromax A190 has been leaked by @MMXNewscaster along with the specifications. The smartphone is expected to be powered by a 1.5 GHz hexa-core MediaTek MT6591 processor. Karbonn was the first company to launch its Titanium Hexa with this processor and the Xolo Play 6X-1000 that was unveiled last week is also powered by the same MT6591 processor.

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Sony Xperia C3 with 5.5-inch HD display, 5MP wide-angle front camera with LED flash announced

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Sony Mobile has just announced the Xperia C3, the company latest mid-range handset in the Xperia series. As expected, it is a selfie-focused smartphone that comes with a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with wide-angle lens along with a soft LED flash. It also has self timer,  Superior Auto mode, beatification, Portrait Retouch, option to capture images by simply double tapping the back cover, Smile Shutter, and more new features. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash. Other specifications include, 5.5-inch HD display, 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon processor and Android 4.4 (KitKat). Continue reading “Sony Xperia C3 with 5.5-inch HD display, 5MP wide-angle front camera with LED flash announced”

BBM finally lands on Windows Phone as private beta

BBM has finally found a place in the Windows Phone Store. The popular instant messenger from Blackberry is currently present in private beta after it was announced in March that it will be available for Windows Phone users.

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Paid apps reportedly not working on Android Wear smartwatches

Paid Android apps from the Google Play Store are not working properly on Android Wear devices, according to a report from Android Police. Samsung Gear Live and LG G watch that run on Google’s Android Wear are facing a bug problem that is preventing these paid apps from being installed on Android Wear devices.

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Android 4.4 KitKat now on 17.9% of Android devices, Jelly Bean decreases for the first time

Google has released its monthly numbers for android distribution for July. Android KitKat is now running on 17.9% of Android devices reporting a 4.3% increase over last month when it stood at 13.6%.

 

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