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LG Watch Urbane launching in 13 countries including India through Google Store starting this April

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LG just announced that its LG Watch Urban, the company’s first all-metal luxury Android Wear smartwatch with be available through Google Store in North America, Europe and Asia starting this month. The Watch will come pre-installed with the latest Android Wear OS that brings Wi-Fi, hand-drawn emojis, ability to change the font size, lock automatically when it is removed from the wrist and more. Continue reading “LG Watch Urbane launching in 13 countries including India through Google Store starting this April”

Facebook Hello Caller ID app released for Android

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Facebook Creative Labs has launched Hello for Android, a new Caller ID app that shows you who’s calling you, even if you have not saved the person’s number in your phone.The app also lets you block unwanted calls that go straight to voicemail, which can be reviewed in your recent calls. This directly competes with Truecaller that offers the same caller ID and blocking features. Since the Hello app has Facebook integration, it offers latest info about your contacts and lets you search for people and businesses on Facebook and call them easily. Continue reading “Facebook Hello Caller ID app released for Android”

Google unveils Project Fi, a network of networks, for Nexus 6 owners

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Google has just unveiled Project Fi, the Mountain View company’s most ambitious foray into the world of mobile networks and carriers. Termed a “network of networks”, Project Fi is all about making connectivity seamless, which Google hopes to achieve by letting you access multiple networks at the same time, mainly by taking technology out of the way of the experience. The “network of networks” currently works only on the Nexus 6, which has support for most of the 4G networks around the world and will house the special SIM which, in the US, will support two 4G capable networks, T-Mobile and Sprint. With an unbelievably simple plan, Google hopes to make connectivity, with international roaming in 120+ countries enabled, less of a hassle.

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Plunder Pirates by Rovio Stars now available for Android

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Rovio Stars has finally released Plunder Pirates online multiplayer strategy game for Android. It was launched for iPhone and iPad last year. You need to build a 3D base, recruit a crew of pirates, explore uncharted waters full of monsters and treasure, and attack and plunder rival players online. The game is developed by Midoki. Continue reading “Plunder Pirates by Rovio Stars now available for Android”

1 lakh Lenovo A6000 Plus phones will be available in first flash sale on April 28

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Lenovo launched the A6000 Plus smartphone in India at Rs. 7,499. Today the company has announced that 100,000 units of the A6000 Plus will be available in the first flash sale on April 28th. Registrations for the sale started on the launch day, April 17th and closes on 27th April 11:59 PM. Lenovo sold 3 lakh units of A6000 smartphones in India in 3 months before it was temporarily discontinued. Continue reading “1 lakh Lenovo A6000 Plus phones will be available in first flash sale on April 28”

Apple offers some developers a chance to get the Apple Watch by April 28

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Apple is sending invites to developers in random offering a change to purchase an Apple Watch with guaranteed delivery by April 28th, Tuesday. Developers who are receiving email from Apple were asked to register for 42mm Apple Watch Sport with a Blue Sport Band on the developer’s website using their registered id. Apple says that the quantities are limited. Continue reading “Apple offers some developers a chance to get the Apple Watch by April 28”

PopSLATE introduces e-ink display case for iPhone 6

popSLATE has launched cases for iPhone 6 which is essentially a second screen platform that is flexible, full-size, always-on e-ink display to images, data and apps on the second-screen on your phone.

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Android Wear companion app gets updated to v1.1, brings mutiple watch support and more

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In-line with Android Wear firmware update announcement on Monday, Google on Tuesday started pushing out an updated Android Wear companion app (v1.1) to users, which brings support for multiple Android Wear watches, and list of new features along with major visual and functional improvements.

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Gionee Pioneer P4S with 4.5-inch display, quad-core processor launched for Rs. 7799

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Gionee has launched Pioneer P4S, the company’s latest smartphone in the Pioneer series. It has a 4.5-inch FWVGA display, is powered by 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It packs a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Apart from the Android version other specifications are similar to the Gionee Pioneer P4 that was launched last year.  Continue reading “Gionee Pioneer P4S with 4.5-inch display, quad-core processor launched for Rs. 7799”

LG G Watch Lacks WiFi Capability

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Android Wear just got an update recently that brought in a lot of new features. One of the main additions was the Wi-Fi support. Having Wi-Fi enabled on your smartwatch is a really nice feature to have but apparently the LG G Watch will not be getting Wi-Fi support even with the new update.

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Sony Xperia Z4 Compact, Z4 Ultra spotted in database?

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After Sony Xperia Z4, the Japanese firm may be gearing up for the Xperia Z4 Compact and Xperia Z4 Ultra. The two alleged devices have been spotted in a regulatory database. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z4 Compact, Z4 Ultra spotted in database?”

Rooting Your Samsung Galaxy S6/S6 Edge Will Disable Samsung Pay

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Samsung phones are known to have a lot of bloatware and people usually root their phones to remove certain applications that can’t be otherwise removed.But now a report says that rooting your Samsung Galaxy S6/S6 Edge will disable the Samsung Pay feature on your device.

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Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2 with AnyPen Technology goes on sale in India for Rs. 22499

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Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2 with AnyPen Technology is now on sale in India through the official Lenovo Online Store. The new AnyPen Technology lets you use any pencil or pen to become a digital stylus for easy note-taking and sketching. Other than this new feature, the tablet has same specifications as the 8-inch Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2 with Windows including a 8-inch Full HD (1920×1200) IPS display, quad-core Intel Atom Z3745 Processor (up to 1.86 GHz), unique convertible design, including Hang mode and more. Continue reading “Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2 with AnyPen Technology goes on sale in India for Rs. 22499”