Samsung tipped to directly go with Galaxy Note 7 instead of Note 6 this year

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We have seen a number of rumors about Galaxy Note 6 since past few months. However, a new report from ET News says that Samsung will name its next Note device as Galaxy Note 7 and not Galaxy Note 6.

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YU YUNIQUE, YUPHORIA, YUREKA Plus to receive Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow update next month

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YU Televentures has announced that its four devices – YUNIQUE, YUPHORIA, YUREKA, YUREKA Plus – will receive stable Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow OTA update in next 30 days. Continue reading “YU YUNIQUE, YUPHORIA, YUREKA Plus to receive Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow update next month”

Lenovo-Motorola teases RAZR V3 flip phone from past for June 9 launch

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Motorola on Youtube added a video advertisement teasing its popular veteran Moto RAZR V3 with a date of June 9, 2016. Continue reading “Lenovo-Motorola teases RAZR V3 flip phone from past for June 9 launch”

Everything you need to know about OnePlus 3, CEO says ‘feels good to hold’

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The upcoming OnePlus flagship smartphone – OnePlus 3 – design is already out in purported press render image, and now company’s CEO Pete Lau took on Chinese microblogging website Weibo teasing that the ‘OP3 feels good to hold’. Previously, he had shared a camera sample of the OP3 on Weibo too. Continue reading “Everything you need to know about OnePlus 3, CEO says ‘feels good to hold’”

Weekly Roundup: Coolpad Max, Moto G4, Moto G4 Plus, Smartron t.phone and more

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Coolpad launched its flagship Coolpad Max in India this week. It is their high-end smartphone that will also be available from Amazon exclusively. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Coolpad Max, Moto G4, Moto G4 Plus, Smartron t.phone and more”

LeEco India sold 5 lakh smartphones in first 100 days

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LeEco on Thursday announced that it has sold 5 lakh Superphones in its first 100 days in India, since first sale from February 2nd, 2016. Continue reading “LeEco India sold 5 lakh smartphones in first 100 days”

Google Daydream high-quality Virtual Reality platform for Android N announced at I/O 2016

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Google at its annual developer conference (Google I/O 2016) in Mountain View announced a new VR platform dubbed ‘Daydream’, built for smartphones, headset & controllers, and apps. Continue reading “Google Daydream high-quality Virtual Reality platform for Android N announced at I/O 2016”

Samsung Galaxy S7 Active surfaces in gold color variant and green camouflage case

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We have already seen couple of leaks and live images of the Samsung Galaxy S7 Active (SM-G891A) . Now the phone has surfaced in gold color variant.

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Indian smartphone shipment drops 8.2% in Q1, Reliance Jio grabs 5th spot: IDC

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India shipped a total of 23.5 million units of smartphones in Q1 2016 registering 5.2 percent growth over the same period last year, according to the International Data Corporation’s (IDC) Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. The smartphone shipments has decreased by 8.2 percent over Q4 2015 and it has been dipping consecutively for two quarters. Continue reading “Indian smartphone shipment drops 8.2% in Q1, Reliance Jio grabs 5th spot: IDC”

Samsung Galaxy A8 Android 6.0 Marshmallow update rollout expected soon

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Samsung might just push Android 6.0 Marshmallow update to its Galaxy A8 soon, considering the device has already received Wi-Fi Certification approval for the latest firmware build of Android. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A8 Android 6.0 Marshmallow update rollout expected soon”

Weekly Roundup: Meizu m3 note India launch, Lenovo ZUK Z1, Vu Smart LED TVs and more

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As promised, Meizu brought its m3 note to India this week. The smartphone was first announced in China last month and is already available there. It will be available exclusively from Amazon.in through flash sale starting from May 31st at 2PM for Rs. 9,999.

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Apple iPhone 7 Plus could feature dual cameras and 3GB RAM

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KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo had hinted earlier in January that the iPhone 7 Plus might come in two versions – one with single camera and other with dual camera setup. However, now the analyst is suggesting that the company is going with a single model of iPhone 7 Plus with dual cameras. Continue reading “Apple iPhone 7 Plus could feature dual cameras and 3GB RAM”

Samsung Galaxy Note 6 tipped to be announced in mid-August

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Samsung Galaxy Note 6 has been in the news for quite some time. Now a possible release date of the phone has surfaced thank to popular and reliable tipster Evan Blass aka @evleaks.

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Google starts offering OTA files along with factory images for Nexus devices

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Google is now directly offering OTA (over the air) files for Nexus devices. With the latest inclusion Nexus owners can download links to OTA update files in addition to the full factory images.

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