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Microsoft is the latest company that is entering the wearable market which is flooded with devices from companies like Samsung, Pebble, and others. The software and tech giant has patented a smartwatch which highlights fitness tracing.
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Sony has launched the Xperia Z2, the company’s latest flagship smartphone in India. It was announced at the MWC 2014 earlier this year and packs a 5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Triluminos Display with Live Colour LED powered by X-Reality, powered by 2.3 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z2 launched in India for Rs. 49990”
At the start of this month, Motorola’s Moto X+1 appeared on MotoMaker website. The company however did not give any details about the phone and deleted the references on it. According to earlier rumors the Moto X+1 comes with 25 custom backplate options, including four leather options.
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LG Display has just announced that their 5.5-inch Quad HD LCD smartphone panel has been certified by NEMKO, Norway-based international testing and certification organization. LG announced their first Quad HD panel back in August last year and has a resolution of 2560 by 1440 pixels at a pixel density of 538ppi. It has the same 1.2 mm thickness, but this has 1.15 mm narrow bezel, 0.05 mm less than the panel introduced last year. Continue reading “LG’s 5.5-inch Quad HD display gets certified, to be used in LG G3”
OPPO Find 7 which was announced in March is now available for pre-order in China. The company’s flagship phone will start shipping from May 29th. The Find 7a went on pre-order in several countries last month.
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While Android tablets have proven to sell a fair few numbers in the entry level segment, the upper end has so far been dominated by the iPad. Samsung has made a few attempts at making a dent in this segment but has failed. As part of it’s attempt to throw mud at the wall and see what sticks, the Korean giant has created a ginormous tablet that doesn’t really solve any specific problems. Could the Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 still be worth the small fortune it commands? We find out in our review. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 Review”
The Pebble smartwatch, one of the forerunners in the rapidly expanding wearables market, has been going through a transformation in software rather than hardware for quite a while now, since the introduction of more capabilities in its v2.0 update. Today, it has gotten its .1 release, a minor update to the Smartwatch’s firmware which is mostly bug fixes and a couple of new features. Also updated are the official iOS and Android apps, which have gained a minor update with bug fixes mostly. The updates are a sign of platform maturity, as big feature releases for the hardware are almost done, in our opinion, but hey, we always love surprises.
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Flipkart is India’s largest online retailer and by the look of things, they are in no hurry to get off that spot. Owing to stiff competition from the globally acclaimed Amazon, Flipkart have introduced a slew of features like In a Day delivery followed by Same Day delivery. Those aren’t the first in the world offerings, but definitely the first in India helping Flipkart seal their place at the top of the table.
Continue reading “Flipkart will soon launch Flipkart First, an annual priority subscription service”
Huawei has finally announced the Ascend P7, the successor of last year’s Ascend P6 at an event in Paris, France. It has a 5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) full HD IPS touch-sensitive display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3, powered by Huawei’s own 1.8 GHz quad-core processor with Mali-450 MP4 GPU and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Huawei own Emotion UI 2.3 on top. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with Sony’s BSI sensor, f/2.0 aperture and Huawei’s proprietary Image Signal Processor (ISP). Continue reading “Huawei Ascend P7 with 5-inch 1080p display, 13MP camera, 4G LTE announced”
Unlockar Apps, a startup based in New Delhi has released its first app Unlockar, a lock screen for Android smartphone with uScreen. This is an intelligent lock screen that pays you in the form of rupees or uCoins every time you unlock the phone. You can use these to obtain deals, discounts, shopping vouchers, or even bid at auctions at the uShop, its own online shopping portal. Continue reading “Unlockar lock screen app for Android pays you to unlock your device”
Amar Chitra Katha has forayed into the digital world by launching official digital store app for across platforms — Windows 8, iOS and Android. Dubbed as ACK Comics, the store will offer more than 300 titles on personalities such as Akbar, Chanakya, Jawaharlal Nehru and JRD Tata to users.
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Oppo has launched Oppo Joy, the company’s latest budget Android smartphone in India. It was announced last month and packs a 4-inch (800 x 480 pixels) WVGA IPS sensitive touch screen with glove mode, powered by a 1.3 GHz dual core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Color OS). It has a 3-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. It also has 3G connectivity and dual SIM support. Continue reading “Oppo Joy with 4-inch display launched in India for Rs. 8990”
Today, the markets are filled with low and high end smartphones from various companies. While the competition in high end models is becoming scarce, the lower and mid range market is becoming crowded with budget handsets.
Microsoft is all set to unveil the Surface mini, a 8 inch Windows tablet at an event in New York City on the 20th of May. It is just 13 more days until the announcement, and we don’t even know how it looks, but are finally starting to see some bits and pieces of information floating around the internet. Bloomberg’s Dina Bass reports that the Surface Mini will come with a Qualcomm processor, unlike its bigger brothers Surface RT and Surface 2, which run on rival Nvidia’s chips. Nokia was the only other OEM to come out with a ARM based Windows tablet in 2013, which coincidentally ran on the Qualcomm Snapdragon processor.
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Belgian operator Mobistar has announced that they have successfully finished testing its LTE-Advanced or 4G+ network in Mechelen. This uses a combination of 1,800 and 800 MHz 4G frequencies to allow a more efficient use of the spectrum higher speeds and a better coverage inside buildings. It has managed to achieve a throughput of over 200 Mbps. Continue reading “Mobistar tests 200 Mbps 4G LTE-A service in Belgium”
