Xiaomi teases its global smartphone ahead of launch on April 23

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Xiaomi’s scheduled Global Mi Phone Premiere event on April 23 in New Delhi is likely to see a ‘lite’ variant of the current Mi 4 flagship device, expected to be named the Xiaomi Mi 4i. Keeping up with the initial “i is coming” teaser, Xiaomi so far has released three teasers suggesting that how the upcoming device is very different from others. Continue reading “Xiaomi teases its global smartphone ahead of launch on April 23”

Sony Xperia Z4 with 5.2-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 810 processor announced

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Sony has announced the Xperia Z4, the company’s latest flagship at an event in Japan. It has the same 5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Triluminos Display similar to the Z3, but this is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 810 processor. It runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) and is just 6.9mm thick. It has Sony’s Omni balance design with glass back and aluminium frame. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z4 with 5.2-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 810 processor announced”

WhatsApp for Android gets new Google Drive chat backup option

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Recently we told you about WhatsApp’s latest update version 2.12.38 for Android that finally got the much-awaited Material Design along. Now you will soon see another update from WhatsApp Inc that will bring an option to backup your WhatsApp chats to your Google Drive. Continue reading “WhatsApp for Android gets new Google Drive chat backup option”

“Light” Expected to Bring 52 Megapixel Cameras to Smartphones Soon

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A silicon valley start-up called light is planning to introduce 52 Megapixel camera modules for smartphones soon. The company plans on doing it by building camera modules with multiple lenses and sensors for smartphones just as shown in the photo above.

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OnePlus 10,000 mAh Power Bank launching in India in the last week of April

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OnePlus launched its 10,000mAh OnePlus Power Bank back in December last year and it went on sale in the U.S. though the official online store last month. OnePlus already said that the power bank will launch in India in April and they were are working on logistics process. Today, OnePlus India Head Vikas Agarwal on the OnePlus forum said that the OnePlus Power Bank will be available in India in the last week of April on Amazon. Continue reading “OnePlus 10,000 mAh Power Bank launching in India in the last week of April”

Weekly Roundup: Motorola Moto E (2nd Gen) 4G, Lenovo A6000 Plus, HTC One M9+, E9+ and more

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In our weekly roundup of major announcements and launches, we have the list of devices that you should be looking forward to get your hands on. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Motorola Moto E (2nd Gen) 4G, Lenovo A6000 Plus, HTC One M9+, E9+ and more”

WhatsApp hits 800 million active users

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WhatsApp continues to increase its active user base. It reached 700 million monthly active users back in January earlier this year. Today the company’s CEO and founder Jan Koum revealed that WhatsApp now has 800 million monthly active users worldwide, adding 100 million users in just 3 months, faster than last time. It took 4 months to reach 700 million active users from 600 million.

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iBall Andi 5F Infinito with 5-inch display, 4000mAh battery launched for Rs. 7999

 

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iBall has launched Andi 5F Infinito, the company’s latest smartphone in the Andi series with a 4000mAh battery. It has a 5-inch qHD (960 × 540 pixels) display, is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 3.2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “iBall Andi 5F Infinito with 5-inch display, 4000mAh battery launched for Rs. 7999”

BlackBerry Oslo with square design and physical keyboad leaked

A brand new image of an upcoming BlackBerry phone has surfaced online. As per a report from BlackBerry Central, the phone in the image is BlackBerry Oslo.

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Micromax Canvas Spark running Android Lollipop launching on April 21

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Micromax has been teasing its Canvas Spark, the company’s upcoming budget smartphone for over a week now. Today the company has sent out invites for the launch event on April 21st, Tuesday. It already confirmed that the Canvas Spark will run on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) out of the box. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Spark running Android Lollipop launching on April 21”

Halo: Spartan Strike for Windows Phone, Windows, iPhone and iPad released

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Microsoft Studios and 343 Industries, in partnership with Vanguard Games, launched Halo: Spartan Strike, a touch-based top-down shooter. This is set during the events of Halo 2 within the Halo universe.  In this game you lead UNSC troops through numerous missions battling against new enemies to save Earth from being overtaken, making use of weapons, abilities and vehicles including the iconic Warthog. There are 30 challenging missions through cities and jungles. Continue reading “Halo: Spartan Strike for Windows Phone, Windows, iPhone and iPad released”

Lenovo A6000 plus launched in India for Rs. 7499

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Lenovo has launched A6000 plus smartphone in India after announcing it earlier this week. The A6000 plus has 2GB of RAM and 16GB of Internal storage compared to 1GB and 8GB on the A6000 smartphone. Other specifications are similar, including 4G support, 5-inch HD display, 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 410 processor with Adreno 306 GPU and Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Vibe UI. Continue reading “Lenovo A6000 plus launched in India for Rs. 7499”

Sony Xperia E4g Dual with 4G LTE launched in India for Rs. 13290

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Sony has launched Xperia E4g Dual, the company’s latest 4G smartphone in India. It was announced back in February ahead of MWC and packs a 4.7-inch qHD IPS display, is powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6732 64-bit SoC and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It also have NFC support. Sony launched the Xperia E4 dual smartphone in India last month.

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Amazon Appstore offers $105 worth free apps and games for limited period

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Amazon Appstore is back with another free apps offer. This month it offers 24 paid Android apps and games worth $105 for free on the Amazon AppStore starting today till April 19th. These apps are usually priced between US$ 0.99 and US$ 19.99. Some popular apps include, Runtastic Pro GPS, Oxford Spanish Dictionary, Mobile Doc Scanner (MDScan) and games include, Amazing Alex Premium, Pudding Monsters HD and Prince of Persia Classic. Last month Amazon Appstore offered 34 paid Android apps and games worth $105 to celebrate its 4th birthday Continue reading “Amazon Appstore offers $105 worth free apps and games for limited period”

Lava Iris X1 Atom with 4-inch display, quad-core processor launched for Rs. 4444

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Lava has launched Iris X1 Atom, latest smartphone in the Iris X1 series. This budget smartphone has a 4-inch WVGA screen, is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat), which is upgradable to Android 5.0 (Lollipop) in future. It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, PureCel sensor and a VGA front-facing camera. It has the same design as other Iris X1 series smartphones, comes with dual SIM support and 3G connectivity. Continue reading “Lava Iris X1 Atom with 4-inch display, quad-core processor launched for Rs. 4444”