Super Mario Run for Android starts rolling out, iOS version gets new features

Super Mario Run for Android

Nintendo has started rolling out Super Mario Run for Android devices, as it had promised. It is available in most countries and should be available in India as well later today. This is directly released as version 2.0, and iOS version has received an update to add these features that include different colored (Green, Red, Blue, Yellow and Purple) Yoshis as a new character. You can play Toad Rally with a Yoshi of a particular color to get more Toads of that color. Continue reading “Super Mario Run for Android starts rolling out, iOS version gets new features”

Ulefone Power 2 with 6050mAh battery, 4GB RAM, Android 7.0, fingerprint sensor announced

Ulefone Power 2

Ulefone, one of the popular smartphone makers in China has introduced Ulefone Power 2, successor of the Ulefone Power that was introduced back in 2015. We even reviewed the phone last year. This has the same 6050mAh battery as the predecessor with support for 9V/2A fast charging that promises full charge in just 2 hours. The company says the phone will offer up to 4 days of battery life with normal use. Continue reading “Ulefone Power 2 with 6050mAh battery, 4GB RAM, Android 7.0, fingerprint sensor announced”

OnePlus 3T Midnight Black 128GB limited edition announced, available in India starting March 31

OnePlus 3T Midnight Black

OnePlus introduced limited edition OnePlus 3T colette edition last week in partnership with Colette, a French clothing and accessories retailer in Paris. Today the company has announced the Midnight Black version of the phone, as we had guessed. Continue reading “OnePlus 3T Midnight Black 128GB limited edition announced, available in India starting March 31”

LG to launch LG Pay mobile payment service this June

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Following the footpath of Samsung, LG has announced the tentative launch date of its own mobile payments service in its home country. This will be called ‘LG Pay’ and will go live for its LG G6 smartphone that was launched at the MWC 2017 last month.  Continue reading “LG to launch LG Pay mobile payment service this June”

Panasonic Eluga Pure with 5.5-inch display, 8MP front camera with flash, 4G LTE announced

Panasonic Eluga Pure

Panasonic has introduced Eluga Pure, its latest budget smartphone in Taiwan. It packs a 5.5-inch 2.5D curved glass HD display, is powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT6737 processor and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with FitHome UI. Continue reading “Panasonic Eluga Pure with 5.5-inch display, 8MP front camera with flash, 4G LTE announced”

Nubia N2 with 4GB RAM, 5000mAh battery, M2 with dual 13MP rear cameras and M2 Lite announced

Nubia M2

Nubia has introduced three new smartphones – N2, M2 and M2 Lite in China. The Nubia N2 is the successor of last year’s N1 and packs a 5000mAh battery. The M2 has dual 13-megapixel rear cameras and the M2 Lite is a cheaper version of the M2 without the dual cameras. Continue reading “Nubia N2 with 4GB RAM, 5000mAh battery, M2 with dual 13MP rear cameras and M2 Lite announced”

Lava Z10 and Z25 with 8MP front camera with flash, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 11500 and Rs. 18000

Lava Z10

Lava today launched Z10 and Z25, the company’s latest smartphones in the new ‘Z series’.  Both the phone have 8-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash. The Z10 has a 5-inch HD display with 1.9mm narrow bezel and the Z25 comes with a 5.5-inch HD 2.5D curved glass display and 2mm narrow bezel. Z25 also has a fingerprint sensor on the back for unlocking  the phone in 0.16 seconds. Continue reading “Lava Z10 and Z25 with 8MP front camera with flash, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 11500 and Rs. 18000”

Xiaomi Mi TV 4A 43-inch and 49-inch 1080p, 55-inch and 65-inch 4K HDR TVs announced

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Xiaomi has introduced its Mi TV 4A series of TVs that includes 43-inch and 49-inch TVs with 1080p displays and 55-inch and 65-inch TVs with 4K HDR displays. All these have “Patch Wall”, a UI layer on top of the Android OS that’s based on deep learning AI technology. It can curate content based on recommendations. These also have Dolby and DTS Audio. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi TV 4A 43-inch and 49-inch 1080p, 55-inch and 65-inch 4K HDR TVs announced”

Samsung Pay launched in India officially, has Paytm and UPI integration

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After taking registrations for early access a few weeks back, Samsung today officially launched Samsung Pay mobile payments service in India. It has partnered with Visa, MasterCard and American Express, who act as gateways. It currently supports Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, SBI Cards and Standard Chartered Bank cards, and will soon support Citibank India.

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Google Search app gets shortcuts for restaurants, news, popular tools and more

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Google has added quick shortcuts for popular tools, points of interests, cafes, restaurants and more to its Search app on Android and iOS and on Google.com. Additional shortcuts like translate, nearby attractions, flights, hotels, internet speed test, currency converter, and more are available for Android users. These shortcuts will be present below the search bar. Continue reading “Google Search app gets shortcuts for restaurants, news, popular tools and more”

Here’s Ookla’s response to Reliance Jio’s claims regarding Airtel speedtest issue

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Update: Jio has responded again saying:

With reference to the issue of the fundamental flaw in Ookla’s Speedtest methodology which Jio has pointed out repeatedly, we note that Ookla has now admitted to ‘limitations’ in its application, and that it “does not always indicate the actual data provider in devices with multiple SIMs.” This admission by Ookla reinforces Jio’s submission that there is a clear contamination in primary data collected by Ookla in India, where nearly 90 percent of smartphones are dual SIM devices. Any results that are based on incorrect and contaminated primary data cannot be definitive, only probabilistic. It is a travesty that such results are being passed off as “official” results by a market-leading operator. We will continue to expose such misleading practices and raise it at suitable forums.

Earlier this week Reliance Jio approached Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) against Airtel saying that the claim of Airtel as India’s fastest network in its Ads are false, misleading and incorrect. Continue reading “Here’s Ookla’s response to Reliance Jio’s claims regarding Airtel speedtest issue”

Samsung 5100mAh power bank with USB Type-C, 15W fast charging surfaces

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Samsung is geared up to announce the Galaxy S8 and S8+ on March 29th and we already know almost all the specifications on the upcoming flagships. Now, details about a new 5,100mAh power bank from the company has surfaced. Continue reading “Samsung 5100mAh power bank with USB Type-C, 15W fast charging surfaces”

After US, UK bans electronic devices on flights from Middle East

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Just yesterday, the U.S. government banned passengers from carrying electronics like tablets and laptops on inbound flights from 10 airports in the Middle East and Africa. Now, the UK has also announced a cabin baggage ban on laptops and tablets on direct flights to the UK from Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia and Saudi Arabia. Continue reading “After US, UK bans electronic devices on flights from Middle East”

Android O Developer Preview images with Notification channels, Adaptive icons, PIP and more now available

Android O

Google has released developer preview images for Android ‘O’, the next major Android release, ahead of Google I/O 2017 in May, just like it did last time for Android N. Google said that the next version of Android will bring new power and performance optimizations and many new ways to extend your apps. Continue reading “Android O Developer Preview images with Notification channels, Adaptive icons, PIP and more now available”

Apple iPad Mini 4 128GB storage variant now starts at Rs. 34900, other models discontinued

Apple iPad Mini 4

Apple launched iPad mini 4 in India back in October 2015 in 16GB, 64GB and 128GB variants. Today Apple has announced that it will only be available in 128GB version from now and other versions have been discontinued.

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