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The emoji icons spotted on your phone’s keyboard are all part of an international standard that ensures that the icons are visible across devices and platforms. As part of Unicode 8, the Consortium has added 41 new emoji which cover a wide range of uses and emotions including a face with rolling eyes, a hugging face, taco, cheese and even a unicorn. Continue reading “Popcorn, Cricket and Robot Emoji headed to your phone as part of Unicode 8”
Sharp, one of the most highly regarded manufacturers of smartphone displays, has announced that it has begun wide scale manufacturing of its new in-cell type touch displays. These displays are thinner and lighter and provide more flexibility to smartphone manufacturers to add more features within the space constraints of modern phones. Continue reading “Sharp announces mass production of in-cell type touch panels to facilitate thinner phones”
OnePlus slashed the price of the OnePlus One smartphone by $50 permanently earlier this month for purchases through the company’s global portal OnePlus.net. Today, OnePlus India has announced a temporary price cut of Rs. 2000 for the 64GB Sandstone Black version. This is the first time the company is reducing the price of the smartphone in India. Continue reading “OnePlus One 64GB gets a price cut for a day in India, available for Rs. 19998 on June 18”
Xiaomi Mi 4 64GB variant got a price cut to Rs. 19,999 last week, down from Rs. 21,999. Today Xiaomi has announced a price cut for the 16GB variant in India, which has received a Rs. 3000 price cut to celebrate its recent achievement of selling over 10 million (1 crore) units of Mi 4 smartphones worldwide. Now the 16GB Mi 4 variant is available for Rs. 14,999, down from the launch price of Rs. 19,999. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi 4 16GB gets another price cut in India, now available for Rs. 14999”
Amazon has launched New Kindle Paperwhite e-reader with a 6-inch screen at 300 PPI pixel density, similar to the Kindle Voyage. The 2nd generation Kindle Paperwhite has a 6-inch 212 ppi screen. It also has new Kindle font Bookerly, an exclusive font designed from the ground up for reading on digital screens and all-new typesetting engine that lays out words just as the author intended, which dynamically adjusts the layout as the reader changes the text size. Continue reading “Amazon launches New Kindle Paperwhite with 300ppi screen, starts at Rs. 10999”
Despite HTC stating that they don’t have any plans to introduce the One M9+ and E9+ in USA, the two handsets are now available for purchase on Amazon.
Continue reading “HTC One M9+ and E9+ land in USA – Available through Amazon”
Samsung has launched Game Recorder+, a new Android app that lets you record gameplay videos of games you play on some of its smartphones that includes, Samsung Galaxy S4 and later in the Galaxy S series and Galaxy Note 4 and later in the Galaxy Note series. Continue reading “Samsung launches Game Recorder+ app to record gameplay on select Galaxy smartphones”
BitTorrent, Inc. has launched Shoot app for Android, iPhone, iPad and Windows Phone. This lets you share photos or videos between Android, iOS or Windows Phone devices nearby. It is based on BitTorrent Sync technology and lets you move media directly between people without going through the cloud, so you can share large files without any problem, says the company.
Continue reading “BitTorrent Shoot cross-platform media transfer app released for Android, iOS and Windows Phone”
Infocus has launched M350 smartphone in India, as expected. It has a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a 1.5 GHz Quad-Core MediaTek MT6732 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with InLife UI. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. The smartphone is 10.6mm thick, with thinnest part of the edge at 3.5mm. Continue reading “Infocus M350 with 5-inch HD display, 4G LTE launched in India for Rs. 7999”
Infocus has launched M530 smartphone in India along with the Infocus M350. It has a 5.5-inch HD display, is powered by a Octa-Core MediaTek MT6595 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (Kitkat) with Inlife UI. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, Sony Exmor RS sensor, OIS and a 13-megapixel front-facing camera that also has a Sony Exmor RS sensor. Continue reading “Infocus M530 with 13MP front and rear cameras, 4G LTE launched in India for Rs. 10999”
Google has released an android version of Topeka web app. The move comes from the company after it released an Open Source web project app Topeka last year.
Microsoft has launched a new Windows 10 Insider Preview 10136. The new build will bring enhancements to Cortana, photos and camera along with other features.
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Continue reading “Microsoft rolls out Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 10136”
DxO, the company behind the famous camera benchmarking site dxomark is set to announce a new lens style camera that can be attached to your smartphone. It has a 1 inch sensor and is a product that is very similar to the Sony QX10 and QX100 products from Sony.
Square Enix has announced Lara Croft GO, a turn-based puzzle game for Android, iPhone and iPad at the E3 2015. This game is developed by Square Enix Montréal, the team behind the Hitman GO, which is also a turn-based puzzle game that was released last year. The team have been working closely with Crystal Dynamics, the studio behind the Tomb Raider franchise, to stay true to such a unique and iconic character in video games. Continue reading “Lara Croft GO turn-based puzzle game for Android, iPhone and iPad releasing this year”
The developers at doubletwist have come up with a new app called CloudPlay that lets you stream music from your Google Drive, Dropbox and OneDrive accounts. It is aimed at freeing users from the various limitations that come with other cloud based music players.
