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Samsung launched the Galaxy Core (GT-I8262) in India last year. Russian website hi-tech.mail.ru has posted the press images and the specifications of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Core 2 Dual SIM (SM-G355H). According to the leak, the Galaxy Core 2 would have a 4.5-inch (800 x 480 Pixels) LCD capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and would run Android 4.4 (KitKat). Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Core 2 with 4.5-inch display, Android 4.4 leaked”
Android has always allowed users to replace the core applications with third party offerings and today we will be checking out our top five alternatives to the default messaging application. Though the use of SMS is dwindling, developers continue to update their SMS applications. There are a lot of SMS applications in the Play Store and with Android 4.4.2, Google has given the control of the SMS applications to users allowing them to change the default SMS application.
After teasing the smartphone for a few days, Intex has launched Aqua Qwerty, the company’s first touch and type smartphone with a physical QWERTY keyboard. It has a 3.5-inch HVGA screen, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It also has 3G connectivity and dual SIM support. Continue reading “Intex Aqua Qwerty touch and type smartphone launched for Rs. 4990”
iberry has launched the Nuclea X, the company’s latest smartphone in the Nuclea series. It has a 5.7-inch 720p display, powered by a 1.7 GHz Octa-core MediaTek MT6592 processor with Mali 450-MP4 GPU and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera, similar to Nuclea N2. iberry has also launched the affordable Auxus Handy H01 smartphone with a 4-inch display and a 1.3 GHz dual-core processor. Both these have dual SIM support and 3G connectivity. Continue reading “iberry Auxus Nuclea X with octa-core processor, Auxus Handy H01 launched for Rs. 12990 and Rs. 4990”
Samsung has finally started rolling out the Android 4.4.2 (KitKat) update for the Galaxy Note 2 (GT-N7100) users starting from France, according to SamMobile. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 got the KitKat update in January and the Galaxy S4 got the update in February. The Galaxy Note 2 got the Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) update in India back in November last year. Recently, Samsung promised Android 4.4 update for 14 Galaxy device in the U.S. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Android 4.4.2 KitKat update starts rolling out”
Lava Iris 450 COLOUR that was spotted on the official website, has been officially launched. It has 4.5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. It has 3G connectivity and comes with dual SIM support with dual standby, similar to other Lava smartphones. Continue reading “Lava Iris 450 COLOUR with colourful back panels officially launched for Rs. 7999”
Acer Iconia B1-730, successor of the Iconia B1-720 has surfaced on Amazon and Acer Retailer website. This doesn’t mention the specifications of the tablet but MobileGeeks got hold of the specifications of the device. According to the website, it would come with a 7-inch (1280 × 800 pixels) HD display, powered by a 1.6 GHz dual-core Intel Atom Z2560 with PowerVR SGX544 GPU and runs on Android Jelly Bean OS.
Continue reading “Acer Iconia B1-730 with Intel Z2560 surfaces, to be announced on April 29th”
Motorola XT912A, an unknown device has surfaced of GFXBench. The Motorola Droid Razr had a codename XT912, so the XT912A could belong to the Droid family. It could also be the rumored Motorola Moto X+1 and the successor of last year’s Moto X. According to the benchmarks, the XT912A would have a 5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) display, powered by a 2.3 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor with Adreno 330 GPU and run on Android 4.4.3 (KitKat) Continue reading “Motorola XT912A with 5.2-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 800 spotted in benchmarks”
Micromax Canvas 2 Colors A120, a new smartphone in the Canvas series has been listed on official website. It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display, Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean), 8-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera similar to the Canvas HD A116, but this is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas 2 Colors A120 with 5-inch HD display, swappable back covers listed on official website”
IFTTT or “if this then that” has launched their Android app finally. The iPhone app was launched back in July last year and the iPad app arrived earlier this month. The app is also available for Android tablets. You need to find a Channel that has Recipes. You can browse through a Channel to select a Recipe or create your own Recipe. Once the Recipe is activated, it triggers an action. Continue reading “IFTTT app now available for Android”
Opera launched its Coast browser for iPad with gesture-based user interface back in September and updated it to version 3.0 in December. It has finally released the app for iPhone. The Opera Coast update (version 3.0) also brings a lot of new features for iOS, including suggestions for discovering popular sites, Automatic home screen tiles sync using iCloud, new wallpapers and more. Continue reading “Opera Coast browser released for iPhone, iPad app gets new features”
Apple revealed its Q2 financial report today by recording $45.6 billion in revenues. The company shipped 43.72 million iPhones in the last quarter in addition to 16.35 million iPads. Giving insights about its performance in India, Apple CEO Tim Cook said that iPhone sales have increased 55% over the past year.
Continue reading “Apple iPhone sales in India soar to 55%, more than doubled YoY”
Intex started teasing their ‘Touch and Type QWERTY’ phone earlier this week on their Facebook page. Few hours back it has posted an image, but the image in the background could be a mock-up. It has revealed that the phone would have a 3.5-inch touch screen with a physical QWERTY keyboard, 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and run on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). Continue reading “Intex smartphone with 3.5-inch touch screen, QWERTY keyboard coming soon”
Windows Phone 8.1 has been out as a developer preview for just a little more than a week, but we are already seeing developers updating their apps to support the OS’ new features. Among the many apps being updated is Wikipedia, developed by Rudy Huyn. This app is the closest to an official app from one of the world’s largest resources for information, as it is made by a popular third party developer with Wikipedia themselves approving and endorsing it for the platform. The app now has been updated to include support for Cortana, the new personal voice assistant and one of the major new features of the OS. Once updated, the v2.3 will let you directly search for topics using your voice by giving simple commands to Cortana.
Continue reading “Wikipedia for Windows Phone 8.1 updated with Cortana support”
Samsung has officially unveiled the Galaxy Beam 2 (SM-G3858) in China. It got certified in China last month and has metallic build. The Galaxy Beam that was unveiled back in 2012 has plastic build. It has a 4.66-inch WVGA screen, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). The built-in projector projects in WVGA resolution and has background color correction feature for better color output. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Beam 2 projector phone with metal build goes official in China”
