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Swipe Elite Power with 5.5-inch HD display, 4G VoLTE, 4000mAh battery launching on Jan 31 for Rs. 6999

Swipe Elite Power

Swipe recently announced that it will launch Elite Power with huge battery will launch next week. Now the smartphone has been listed on Flipkart as coming soon that reveals its complete specifications. It packs a 5.5-inch HD screen, is powered by a 1.1GHz quad-core Snapdragon 210 processor, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), has an 8-megapixel camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Swipe Elite Power with 5.5-inch HD display, 4G VoLTE, 4000mAh battery launching on Jan 31 for Rs. 6999”

Lava X41+ with 5-inch display, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 8999

Lava X41 plus

Lava has launched X41+, the company’s latest smartphone with 4G VoLTE support. It has a 5-inch HD 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), has a 8-megapixel rear camera with 1.4µm pixel size, LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera that also has LED flash. Continue reading “Lava X41+ with 5-inch display, 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 8999”

Flappy Bird creator releases Ninja Spinki Challenges for Android, iPhone and iPad

Ninja Spinki Challenges

Flappy Bird creator Dong Nguyen’s .GEARS in partnership with Japan’s OBOKAIDEM Games have released a new game called Ninja Spinki Challenges, after one year of development. It currently has 6 different games – Spinki, Shuriken, Crossy, Jump, Rolling and Cannon and 30 challenges based on these games. Continue reading “Flappy Bird creator releases Ninja Spinki Challenges for Android, iPhone and iPad”

LG Watch Style Android Wear 2.0 smartwatch press images surface ahead of February announcement

LG Watch Style

Earlier this month popular tipster Evan Blass aka @evleaks revealed that LG will introduce two Android Wear 2.0 smartwatches dubbed as LG Watch Sport and LG Watch Style on February 9, which will start shipping in the U.S. the day after they are announced. Now press images of the LG Watch Style with a circular dial and a leather strap has surfaced in silver and rose gold colors. Continue reading “LG Watch Style Android Wear 2.0 smartwatch press images surface ahead of February announcement”

ZTE India teases new smartphone launch on Feb 3, could be Blade A2 Plus with 5000mAh battery

ZTE Blade A2 Plus

ZTE India has sent out invites for the launch of a new smartphone on February 3rd. The company did not reveal the name of the smartphone, but it has added an image of the back of the smartphone. Sachin Batra, CMO, ZTE Terminal India on Twitter says that the new ZTE smartphone that will roll out next week will have an impressive design and battery. Continue reading “ZTE India teases new smartphone launch on Feb 3, could be Blade A2 Plus with 5000mAh battery”

BlackBerry’s upcoming Dual SIM Android smartphone with Snapdragon 425 surfaces

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Specifications of BlackBerry’s upcoming mid-range budget smartphone codenamed BBC100-1 has surfaced online. According to @rquandt on Twitter, the phone will come with a 5-inch HD screen, will be powered by Snapdragon 425 and come with dual SIM support, making it the first BlackBerry Android smartphone to come with Dual SIM support. Continue reading “BlackBerry’s upcoming Dual SIM Android smartphone with Snapdragon 425 surfaces”

JDI introduces 5.5-inch Full HD flexible LCD display for smartphones

JDI 5.5-inch Full-HD flexible curved LCD display

A week after after announcing that it has started mass production of 5-inch class Quad HD In-cell touch LTPS display, JDI is in the news again by announcing that it is developing FULL ACTIVE FLEX 5.5-inch Full-HD LCD display for smartphones. The company said that it uses a plastic substrate for both sides of the liquid crystal layer. Continue reading “JDI introduces 5.5-inch Full HD flexible LCD display for smartphones”

Idea to launch ‘Digital Idea’ initiative to take on Reliance Jio, Airtel

Idea

Idea Cellular is gearing up to launch Digital Idea initiative and enter into digital content platform market to compete with Reliance Jio who is currently offering full bouquet of Jio applications including Jio TV, Jio Music and more for free currently and Airtel that has several apps including Movies, Games, Wynk Music and more. Continue reading “Idea to launch ‘Digital Idea’ initiative to take on Reliance Jio, Airtel”

Nokia launches MIKA first customized digital assistant to improve telecom operators’ efficiency

Nokia MIKA

Nokia today launched MIKA – ‘Multi-purpose Intuitive Knowledge Assistant’ which is a customized ‘digital assistant’ that will help to improve telecom operators’ efficiency by providing engineers faster access to critical information.

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OPPO A57 with 16MP front camera, fingerprint sensor launching in India on February 3

oppo-a57 OPPO has announced that its mid-range, selfie-focused A57 smartphone will be launching in India on February 3rd. It was introduced in China back in November last year and packs a 16-megapixel front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture and 1.12um pixel size. Continue reading “OPPO A57 with 16MP front camera, fingerprint sensor launching in India on February 3”

LeEco X10 with dual 16MP front cameras, dual 13MP rear cameras surfaces in benchmarks

An upcoming LeEco X10 smartphone with codename X85x has surfaced in GFXBench benchmarks, few months after a similar smartphone codename Le X850 got certified by TENAA in China. It reveals similar high-end specifications such as Quad HD screen and Snapdragon 820 or 821 processor, but this reveals dual 16-megapixel front-facing cameras, in addition to dual 13-megapixel rear camera arrangement in the X850, so this could be a top-end variant of it. Continue reading “LeEco X10 with dual 16MP front cameras, dual 13MP rear cameras surfaces in benchmarks”

Apple sues Qualcomm over iPhone modem licensing deals in China, seeks 1 billion yuan

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After filing a $1 billion lawsuit against Qualcomm in the U.S. saying that Qualcomm has been charging royalties for technologies they have nothing to do with, Apple has filed a similar lawsuit against Qualcomm, this time at the Beijing Intellectual Property Court in China seeking 1 billion yuan ($145.32 million) in damages. Continue reading “Apple sues Qualcomm over iPhone modem licensing deals in China, seeks 1 billion yuan”

Google Pixel 2 tipped to be waterproof, sport improved camera and faster processor

Google Pixel was one of the best smartphones of 2016. We have just entered 2017 and murmurs about the next generation Pixel devices has surfaced in a new report. According to a latest report from 9to5Google the Pixel 2 will be better, faster and stronger.
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Samsung Galaxy S8 surfaces in live image, launch expected on March 29

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We finally have a clear look at Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S8 smartphone thanks to the popular tipster Evan Blass aka evleaks. Blass has tweeted a live image of the next flagship from Samsung that offers a clear look at the phone from front and black.
Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S8 surfaces in live image, launch expected on March 29”