LG G4c mini variant of flagship G4 tipped to launch next month?

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LG is reportedly ready to introduce a mini version of flagship G4 as the LG G4c next month for about EUR 279 (approximately Rs. 20,000/ $312). Continue reading “LG G4c mini variant of flagship G4 tipped to launch next month?”

Basemark acquires benchmark unit from Rightware

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Basemark today announced that it has acquired the benchmark business unit from Rightware, which was founded by Tero Sarkkinen five years ago. It offers performance measurement tools and services for smartphone, tablet and other embedded industries. Continue reading “Basemark acquires benchmark unit from Rightware”

Lava to invest Rs. 1,200 crore for manufacturing

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Lava International on Thursday announced that it has crosses US$ 1 billion (Rs. 6300 crore approx.) in revenue in FY14-15, registering more than 100% growth over last year. Overall smartphone sales witnessed a three-fold growth with 300% increase in volume (YoY), compared to FY 2013-14 said the company. It sold 26 million handsets and recorded group sales of INR 70 billion in FY 14-15. Continue reading “Lava to invest Rs. 1,200 crore for manufacturing”

Angry Birds Fight! for Android, iPhone and iPad launched in Asia Pacific

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Rovio has launched its Angry Birds Fight!, the first cultural mash-up game from the company in Asia Pacific countries, including India after it was launched in Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. It is a match-3 frenzy where you take on other players in real-time battles of strategic, bird swapping agility.You need to race against the clock to match as many panels as possible to power up your bird for the fight. Continue reading “Angry Birds Fight! for Android, iPhone and iPad launched in Asia Pacific”

Three-big German auto makers wants to buy Nokia’s Here mapping unit: WSJ

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So ‘Here’ it is. Now the three biggest German auto makers along with China’s Baidu are looking to purchase Nokia’s Here mapping unit, just like the tech giants – Google, Apple, and Facebook. Continue reading “Three-big German auto makers wants to buy Nokia’s Here mapping unit: WSJ”

Micromax invests in Bengaluru-based digital fitness company HealthifyMe

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Micromax just announced that it has invested in HealthifyMe, one of the leading digital fitness providers in India. Based in Bengaluru, the company is focusing on mobile services to motivate people towards healthy behavior. This investment is part of Micromax’s vision of creating a mobile ecosystem that brings unique and innovative technologies from around the world to its consumers, said the company. Continue reading “Micromax invests in Bengaluru-based digital fitness company HealthifyMe”

Nubia set to enter Indian smartphone market soon

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Nubia, one of the popular Chinese smartphone makers under ZTE has announced that it is all set to enter the Indian market soon. It has also opened accounts on its social channels and also has a separate website for India, nubia.in. The website just shows a box with the caption Now, There is no limit to what you can achieve. This doesn’t give any hint about the smartphone that will launch in the country first. Continue reading “Nubia set to enter Indian smartphone market soon”

Samsung preparing Artik – New processors for the Internet of Things

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Samsung will be hosting an event on the 12th of May in San Francisco to announce new processors codenamed Artik for the internet of things. Artik is being developed by Samsung’s Menlo Park, their Strategy and Innovation Center that is based in California.

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Most popular classic ‘Snake’ is coming to smartphones as ‘Snake Rewind’ on May 14

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All this while if you have missed playing the old classic ‘Snake’ game on your phone or have tried something similar but still preferred the original, then here’s good news for you. Taneli Armanto, the creator of the original Nokia Snake – released with Nokia 6110 in late 1997, has announced that the sequel called Snake Rewind is on its way. Continue reading “Most popular classic ‘Snake’ is coming to smartphones as ‘Snake Rewind’ on May 14”

Sony Xperia Z4 Compact expected to launch on May 13

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Sony is expected to introduce a mini variant of the latest flagship Xperia Z4, dubbed the Sony Xperia Z4 Compact next Wednesday on May 13, according to a report by Russian tech blog on Wednesday. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z4 Compact expected to launch on May 13”

mophie juice pack H2PRO 2750mAh waterproof battery case for iPhone 6 announced

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mophie, popular for its battery cases for Apple devices has launched mophie juice pack H2PRO, a new waterproof battery case for iPhone 6. This has a 2,750mAh rechargeable lithium-ion polymer battery that would offer up to 14 additional hours of talk time, 10 additional hours of web browsing, 11 additional hours of video playback, and 50 additional hours of music playback, says the company.

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Meerkat live streaming app releases API for Developers

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Meerkat, the live streaming application that allows you to stream videos live to your twitter followers has now released its API for developers.

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Oculus Rift to Ship in Q1 2016, pre-orders begin later this year

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Oculus has just announced that the Rift will be shipping to consumers globally in the first quarter of 2016. They have also teased the product in two renders of the front and back of the device and it looks quite good.

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