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HTC’s next flagship is expected to be announced at an event at MWC 2015 in Barcelona next month and the latest rumour suggest that the camera could be a standout feature. A trustworthy LaptopMedia source close to HTC revealed that the Taiwanese manufacturer is planning to add two 20MP camera sensors to the rear of the One (M9) in a dual setup akin to the one found on the HTC One (M8). Continue reading “HTC One M9 to have dual 20MP rear cameras, UltraPixel front sensor?”
As expected for quite some time, EE have today confirmed that the Orange and T-Mobile brands are now officially closing in the UK. In an interview with Mobile News, EE Chief Commercial Officer Marc Allera confirmed that EE will no longer sell Orange and T-Mobile contracts directly and indirect channels will stop sales in a months’ time on March 2nd. Continue reading “Goodbye Orange and T-Mobile In The UK”
Samsung has finally started sending out press invites to an Unpacked event being held in a months’ time on Sunday 1st March 2015 in Barcelona.
The event, which takes place on the Sunday before MWC 2015 officially begins, is likely to see the launch of the Galaxy S6 and the invite points to a Curved Design suggesting we’ll also see a curved edge smartphone announced. Continue reading “Samsung sends invites for March 1 MWC event, hints at curved design”
Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 SoC was announced back in April last year. We had seen some devices such as LG G Flex 2 and Xiaomi Mi Note Pro with the Snapdragon SoC. Today Qualcomm has announced that the Snapdragon 810 will power devices that will launch in coming weeks and months. Several partners such as Motorola Mobility, Sony Mobile, OPPO, Microsoft, LG and Xiaomi have praised Qualcomm. Continue reading “Snapdragon 810 to power new devices releasing in coming weeks and months: Qualcomm”
Meru Cabs has introduced that it has added Google Now integration to its app. Google updated the Google Search app to support Google Now cards from third party apps recently. Meru Cabs becomes the first cab service in India to integrate with the Google app. The Google Now integration will send passengers reminders for cab pickups, alerting them in case they wish to avail of a cab depending on their location, as well as other such information through Now cards within the Google app for Android, says the company. Continue reading “Meru Cabs adds Google Now integration”
HTC is working on a top-end smartphone in the Desire series codenamed A55, according to @upleaks. According to the website, the smartphone codenamed HTC Hima_Ace is cancelled and is replaced by the A55. It is rumored to feature a 5.5-inch Quad HD display and will be powered by a MediaTek MT6795 64-bit Octa-Core SoC with built-in 4G LTE and not a Snapdragon SoC seen on latest top-end Desire series smartphones. It is also rumored to feature a 20-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 13-megapixel or a UltraPixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “HTC A55 with 5.5-inch Quad HD display, 20MP camera rumored for Feb 2015”
Dixons Carphone has signed a deal with Three UK owner Hutchison Whampoa to offer mobile phone services to its customers. Under the agreement, Dixons Carphone customers will be offered a plan that allows them to tailor their own price, minutes and data. Continue reading “Dixons Carphone to launch mobile with Three UK”
Snapdeal has introduced a new‘Scan and Sell’ feature for its seller mobile app that will enable the sellers to list their products for sale on the platform with a simple scan of the products barcode and keying in the pricing details.
Continue reading “Snapdeal unveils Scan and Sell feature for sellers”
Samsung is working on the Galaxy Xcover 3 (SM-G388F), the latest rugged smartphone in the Xcover series. GSMArena has got hold of the live images of the smartphone. The Galaxy Xcover 2 was introduced back in 2013. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Xcover 3 rugged smartphone live images surface”
Flipboard for Android and iOS got a major update back in October last year that brought new features, including Flipboard Topics for readers in the U.S and Canada. Users can choose from over 30,000 topics to follow, with each topic containing stories from publishers, websites, and magazines curated on the digital magazine aggregator. Continue reading “Flipboard Topics now available in India and the UK”
iBall Andi 5Q Cobalt Solus, the latest smartphone in the Cobalt series has been listed on the official website. According to Manish Khatri from Mahesh Telecom, the smartphone is priced at Rs. 10,990. It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) IPS display based on one glass solution (OGS) technology and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat), similar to the iBall Andi5S Cobalt3 that was launched last year, but this is powered by a slightly slower 1.4 GHz Octa-Core processor. Continue reading “iBall Andi 5Q Cobalt Solus with Octa-Core processor launching soon for Rs. 10990”
HTC has launched a new Desire 816G dual SIM variant in India. It has the same 5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) display, similar to last year’s Desire 816G Dual SIM, but this is powered by a faster 1.7GHz Octa-Core SoC and comes with 16GB of internal storage, but it has the same 1GB RAM. Continue reading “HTC launches new Desire 816G Dual SIM with Octa-Core SoC in India for Rs. 19990”
Bharti Airtel Limited has announced that it will apply for payments bank license. The company is seeking to convert its existing Prepaid Payment Instrument license into a payments bank license to be issued by the Reserve Bank of India.
Continue reading “Bharti Airtel to apply for Bank Payment license”
Microsoft is looking forward to invest in Cyanogen, according to a latest report from The Wall Street Journal. Cyanogen which is the principal backer of the popular, open source CyanogenMod distribution of the Android operating system, which is used in the OnePlus One and YU Yureka smartphone.
Continue reading “Microsoft to reportedly invest in Cyanogen”
Huawei Ascend P7
We’re currently on a tour of Huawei’s facilities in China and several company executives have revealed that the company will be launching a follow up to the successful Ascend P7 later this year but the handset won’t be launching at the MWC 2015. Continue reading “Huawei to launch its flagship Ascend P8 smartphone in April”
