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OnePlus 10000 mAh Power Bank launched in India for Rs. 1399

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[Update: Dec 18, 2015 – OnePlus today announced that the Sandstone Black version of the 10000 mAh Power Bank is back in stock on Amazon.in for the same launch price of Rs. 1399. Check out the unboxing here.]

OnePlus has launched its 10,000mAh OnePlus Power Bank back in India finally. It was launched in the US through the official online store last month. It was expected to launch in India in the last week of April, but it got delayed. Continue reading “OnePlus 10000 mAh Power Bank launched in India for Rs. 1399”

Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 Android 5.0 Lollipop update starts rolling out

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Samsung has started rolling out Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop) for both the Wi-Fi (SM-T530) and LTE (SM-T535) variants of Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 tablets. Update for the WiFi variant is now available in Spain and the 4G variant has received the update in Nordic Countries. The Tab 4 series was introduced a year back running Android 4.4 (KitKat). The Galaxy Tab S series got the Lollipop update recently. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 Android 5.0 Lollipop update starts rolling out”

Samsung Gear A – Round smartwatch delayed till IFA 2015

We had told you that Samsung is working on a round smartwatch and that it is roping in artists and fashion brands to help develop accessories for it. The smartwatch that is supposedly called the Gear A was sheduled for an announcement in the near future. But it has now apparently been delayed and is expected to be announced later this year during IFA 2015.

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Weekly Roundup: 12 smartphones, 2 tablets, 2 fitness trackers, power bank and more

First up is the highlight of the week from Huawei. The company launched three products in its Honor portfolio – the Honor Bee, the Honor 4C smartphones and Honor AP007 power bank. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: 12 smartphones, 2 tablets, 2 fitness trackers, power bank and more”

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge apparently having 8 bit display colour issues

Apparently the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge at times is displaying colour in 8 bit, sort of like a watercolor painting for some users. The issue is not there all the time, happens only quite rarely and has only been spotted on a few units of the Galaxy S6 Edge so far.

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Oppo R7 Plus Leaks – Flaunts bezel-less screen and Fingerprint Sensor

It seems like bezel-less is the trend nowadays because after the Nubia Z9 and the Oppo R7, we now have yet another handset with such a design. The Oppo R7 Plus is the bigger brother of the R7 and it sports a fingerprint sensor as well apart from the similar bezel-less design.

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Huawei Honor AP007 13000 mAh power bank launched in India for Rs. 1399

Huawei AP007 Honor 13000 mAh power bank

Huawei Honor has launched Honor AP007 13000 mAh power bank in India. It has high quality circuit and professional architectural design with industry’s leading intelligent control chip and protection circuit design in order to provide security protection, says the company.

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Huawei Honor Bee with 4.5-inch display, quad-core processor launched in India for Rs. 4999

Huawei Honor Bee, the latest budget smartphone from Huawei Honor has launched in India. It packs a 4.5-inch FWVGA display, is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Spreadtrum processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Huawei’s Emotion UI on top. It has dual SIM support, 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Huawei Honor Bee with 4.5-inch display, quad-core processor launched in India for Rs. 4999”

Huawei Honor 4C with 5-inch HD display, 13MP camera launched in India for Rs. 8999

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Huawei Honor has launched the Honor 4C smartphone in India. It was announced last week and packs a 5-inch HD display, is powered by 1.2 GHz Huawei Kirin 620 64-bit A53 Octa-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (Kitkat) with Emotion UI 3.0. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Huawei Honor 4C with 5-inch HD display, 13MP camera launched in India for Rs. 8999”

OnePlus, Micromax end legal disputes; OnePlus One will continue to receive Cyanogen OS OTA updates in India

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Cyanogen announced an exclusive partnership in India with Micromax back in December last year. At that time the company said that Cyanogen OS will not support any other devices shipping in India with future updates including Lollipop. OnePlus just announced that it has end all legal proceedings with Micromax and Cyanogen and the cases have been withdrawn through mutual consent.

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Xiaomi’s 2015 leaked roadmap hints 4 new Mi smartphones in next 6 months

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Xiaomi’s 2015 product roadmap leaked from China hints that the company has 4 new Mi smartphones in pipeline for this year, but it’s not clear if this roadmap is only for China region or has been planned for simultaneous global release. Continue reading “Xiaomi’s 2015 leaked roadmap hints 4 new Mi smartphones in next 6 months”

Google now allows you to order food directly from Search

Google has been hard at work providing easier ways to search on the desktop and then transfer the information to your smartphone. First they allowed you to send directions to your phone directly from desktop search and then they added the ability to send notes and set alarms on your device in the same way. Now Google has introduced a faster and easier way to order food directly from Google search.

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Google Drive OCR technology now works for over 200 different languages

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Google’s Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology in Google Drive that turns pictures of text into computer text is now expanded to over 200 different languages. Until now, company had offered this OCR feature for English language only. Continue reading “Google Drive OCR technology now works for over 200 different languages”

Samsung unveils plans for new chip production facility in South Korea

Samsung revealed that it plans to start a new chip production facility in Pyeongtaek, which is around 70 kilometres south of Seoul. The facility costs US$ 14.4 biilion (15.6 trillion won) and is set to start its production in the first half of 2017.

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Micromax eyeing to invest $400 million in atleast 20 start-ups

Micromax is looking forward to invest up to $400 million in at least 20 start-ups across segments such as healthcare, entertainment and gaming, as per a PTI report.

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