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The Lenovo P1 was one of the many handsets that leaked online earlier this year prior to MWC. Now the handset has resurfaced in new photos online thanks to the certification agency TENAA.
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Google Maps for iOS got updated to version 4.7 last month that brought option to send direction from Google Maps desktop to iOS devices. Google Maps for Android now has this feature in the latest update (v9.11.0), as noted by Android Police. This lets you send directions to a place directly to your Android smartphone or a tablet from the desktop. Back in April Google introduced a feature that lets users send directions to their phones from desktop search. Continue reading “Google Maps now lets you send directions from desktop to Android”
This week Xolo introduced its first BLACK smartphone with dual rear cameras at an event in Delhi, Intel launched its Compute Stick, a compact PC in India, Micromax launched new budget Bolt series smartphones, LG announced the G4 Beat, Asus showcased Pegasus 2 Plus, the successor of Pegasus. Check out all the launches in India and announcements worldwide from this week. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Xolo BLACK, Intel Compute Stick, LG G4 Beat, Asus Pegasus 2 Plus and more”
Apple has announced that they will be allowing developers to price their iOS apps as low as Rs 10 on the App Store for customers in India. The change is to help developers price their app higher or lower in select markets as part of ‘Alternate Tier’ pricing.
Geeksphone which was the world’s first Spanish smartphone maker has decided that it will stop making smartphones. After developing six devices over a span of six years, they have stated that their company has reached the “end of a cycle”.
If you were thinking that Samsung made a good decision to stick with a 1440p panel on the Note 5 instead of going for the rumored 4k display then you aren’t alone. We’ve reached ridiculously high pixel densities on our smartphones that have more than enough sharpness and detail. However, it looks like the resolution wars are far from over as Samsung have announced that they’re planning to make a mobile display with 11k resolution.
In May, we heard rumors that the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 would be released early as July. A few days later, Samsung Mobile President J.K Shin denied of any such plans to announce the phone in July. Now the rumor has been re-ignited and sources state that the Galaxy Note 5 could be launched possible in the month of August.
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ZTE has announced nubia My Prague, the company’s latest smartphone in the nubia series in Europe that has a thickness of just 5.5mm. It has a 5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD OGS Super AMOLED display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 615 SoC and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) with nubia UI 3.0. It has 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera with 78-degree wide-angle lens with NeoVision 5.1 Camera UI.
Continue reading “ZTE nubia My Prague with 5.2-inch 1080p display, 5.5mm slim metal frame announced”
Xiaomi has posted a teaser for the launch of a new product on July 16th on weibo. This just shows PK with a slim metal frame of a product placed in the middle. Xiaomi could unveil the Mi 5 and Mi 5 Plus smartphone since the company introduced the Mi 4 in July last year. We can also expect the Redmi Note 2. The long frame in the teaser also hints at a new Mi Pad tablet, but Xiaomi could also surprise us with a new product. Continue reading “Xiaomi schedules an announcement on July 16, Mi 5 and Mi 5 Plus coming?”
Oppo has launched Big Monsoon Offer in India. Under this offer, it is offering upto 40% on select models like Neo 3, Yoyo, Find 5 mini and Mirror 3 smartphones.The Oppo Mirror 3 that was launched at Rs. 16,990 earlier this year is now available for Rs. 12,990 and the price of Find 5 mini is down from Rs. 14,990 to Rs. 9, 990. This offer starts today across India, but the company did not say if this is a limited period offer. Continue reading “Oppo offers discounts on Neo 3, Yoyo, Find 5 mini and Mirror 3 in India”
Yahoo Mail has been updated with a new feature that lets you enhance your email conversations. The latest update comes with the ability to add photo, files, GIFs more easily to your messages.
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Xolo just launched its first smartphone under BLACK sub-brand. It packs a 5.5-inch 1080p display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, is powered by a 2nd-gen Octa-Core Snapdragon 615 SoC and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) with HIVE Atlas UI on top. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera along with a secondary 2-megapixel camera for depth mapping that lets you click the image first and adjust the focus later. Xolo is calling this UbiFocus. It can focus in 0.15 seconds and the ChromaFlash lets you retain original color and skin tone even in low-lighting conditions, says the company. It also has a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash.
Huawei’s first Nexus smartphone will launch this fall or sometime between late September and December of 2015, according to a report from The Information (Via). An earlier report from Android Police earlier this year said that there will be two Nexus smartphones this year, including one from Huawei. Continue reading “Huawei-made Nexus smartphone reportedly launching this fall”
A new smartphone from Xiaomi codenamed Libra has surfaced on Geekbench. This reveals it will be powered by an Hexa-Core Snapdragon 808 SoC (MSM8992) clocked at 1.44GHz and run on Android 5.1.1-based MI UI. It also reveals 2GB RAM, so this might not be a high-end smartphone, and might not be the flagship Mi 5 as rumored earlier. Continue reading “Xiaomi ‘Libra’ with Snapdragon 808, Android 5.1 surfaces in benchmarks”
Google Hangouts on Web has got an update that lets you share images with simple drag and drop.
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