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ASUS unveils ZenFone 2 – features 64 bit Intel processor and 4GB of RAM

ASUS has taken wraps of its latest ZenFone 2 smartphone at its dedicated CES 2015 event in Las Vegas. The company’s chairman also announced that they are now shipping over 1.5 million ZenFone smartphones a month.

ASUS ZenFone 2 sports a 5.5-inch Full HD display and comes with a 72% screen-to-body ration, which means that the display occupies more space in the body rather the bezels. It has a layer of Gorilla Glass 3, which protects the smartphone from scratches and minor sniffs. Continue reading “ASUS unveils ZenFone 2 – features 64 bit Intel processor and 4GB of RAM”

Toshiba launches TrasferJet adapter for iDevices

Toshiba has launched first of its kind TransferJet adapter for iDevices such as iPhone, iPad and iPod, which fulfills the gadget’s close proximity wireless transfer technology.

If you are wondering what TransferJet is all about – well, it’s a device built on the TransferJet Consortium, which is a technology that provides simple connections and ultra-high speed data transfers with low power consumption. Continue reading “Toshiba launches TrasferJet adapter for iDevices”

Intel announces 5th-generation ‘Broadwell’ processors

Intel has officially announced its new 5th generation Intel Core processor family. The latest range of silicon’s are designed on 14 nm architecture and is expected to deliver improve system and graphics performance, natural and immersive user experiences and also enable longer battery life as compared previous generations. Continue reading “Intel announces 5th-generation ‘Broadwell’ processors”

SanDisk Ultra Dual USB Drive 3.0 for Smartphones and Tablets announced

SanDisk Ultra Dual USB Drive 3.0

SanDisk Corporation has announced SanDisk Ultra Dual USB Drive 3.0, the company’s latest USB flash drive with dual (micro-USB and a USB 3.0) connectors. This is designed for Android smartphones and tablets so that you can easily transfer files from you PC or Laptop to mobile devices with USB on-the-go (OTG) support. It has a longer micro-USB connector to accommodate device cases or port covers.

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Google Cast for audio lets you push audio from mobile device to speakers

Google today introduced Google Cast for audio. The audio streaming service enables users to wirelessly control and send the music playing on your iOS, Android device or Chrome browser right to new Google Cast-enabled audio speakers.

Google Casts for audio HEOS by Denon
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LG G Flex 2 with 64-bit Snapdragon 810 processor goes official

LG has officially unveiled its second generation Flex smartphone at its dedicated Consumer Electronics Show press conference in Las Vegas. Continue reading “LG G Flex 2 with 64-bit Snapdragon 810 processor goes official”

Garmin vivoactive sleek GPS smartwatch annouced

Garmin vivoactive

Garmin has announced vivoactive, the company’s latest ultra-sleek smartwatch with built-in GPS, sports and activity tracking apps at the CES. It lets you track several activities including, GPS-enabled running, cycling, golfing, swimming and more. Continue reading “Garmin vivoactive sleek GPS smartwatch annouced”

Garmin vivofit 2 fitness band announced

Garmin vivofit 2

Garmin today announced the vivofit 2 fitness tracker, successor of the first vivofit at the CES. It also has interchangeable accessory bands in several colors and variants. It has move bar on its always-on display and also features audible alerts that remind users when it’s time to get up and move. Continue reading “Garmin vivofit 2 fitness band announced”

Entry-level HTC Desire 320 announced

htc-desire-320

It’s not the HTC One M9 that everyone was expecting but as expected, HTC have expanded their Desire range with the entry-level Desire 320. The successor to the Desire 310, the Desire 320 aims to pick up where it’s predecessor left off and offer HTC’s Android experience at a low price point and will be available in the UK and Germany. Continue reading “Entry-level HTC Desire 320 announced”

JBL Reflect Aware earphones with ANC, Reflect Response BT and Synchros S210BT with motion control announced

JBL Reflect Aware

HARMAN, popular for its global audio products today introduced new JBL earphones at the CES 2015. The JBL Reflect Aware is the world’s first sport headphone with ability to mix ambient sounds with active noise cancelling performance. This doesn’t require battery and draws power through Lightning Connector or Micro USB and features Ambient Aware technology. Continue reading “JBL Reflect Aware earphones with ANC, Reflect Response BT and Synchros S210BT with motion control announced”

Flipkart to deliver products in just three hours?

Flipkart is working on a new delivery model where the e-tailer may deliver products in about three hours, according to a new report from The Economic Times.

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Nokia 215 and 215 Dual SIM affordable internet-enabled phones announced

Nokia 215

Microsoft Devices today announced Nokia 215 and 215 Dual SIM, the company’s most affordable internet-enabled handsets. The Nokia 215 and the 215 Dual SIM have a 2.4-inch (320 x 240 pixels) QVGA LCD screen, Opera Mini browser, built-in MP3 player, FM Radio, 2G (EDGE), Bluetooth 3.0 with Slam sharing feature and a VGA rear camera without flash and a built-in torchlight. These are 12.9mm thick and have a curved design. Continue reading “Nokia 215 and 215 Dual SIM affordable internet-enabled phones announced”

Dell Venue 8 7840 with 8.4-inch Quad HD display now available in the US for $400

Dell Venue 8 7840

Dell introduced Venue 8 7840 tablet, world’s thinnest tablet at just 6mm thickness, back in September last year. Now the tablet is available for purchase in the US from BestBuy. As we already know, the tablet has a 8.4-inch (2560 x 1600 pixel) OLED display, is powered by a 2.3GHz Intel Atom Z3580 processor with PowerVR G6430 GPU and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Dell Venue 8 7840 with 8.4-inch Quad HD display now available in the US for $400”

Sony MDR-EX31BN Bluetooth Noise Cancelling earphones launched for Rs. 5490

Sony MDR-EX31BN

Sony has launched MDR-EX31BN, the company’s latest Noise Cancelling Bluetooth earphones in India. It has 13.5mm sound driver unit that delivers high quality, powerful sound by the integration of high quality digital noise cancellation capability for crystal clear output, says Sony. It works on one-touch connectivity with NFC and is capable of drastically reducing noise disturbances since it has built-in noise cancellation.
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ARCHOS 50 Diamond 4G smartphone, 80b Helium 4G tablet and more announced at CES

ARCHOS 50 Diamond

ARCHOS, has announced a range of 4G smartphones and tablets at CES 2015 starting at under 80 Euros. This includes the top-end Archos Diamond 50 smartphone in the Diamond series and 80b Helium 4G tablet in the Helium series. Check out the specifications of these devices below. Continue reading “ARCHOS 50 Diamond 4G smartphone, 80b Helium 4G tablet and more announced at CES”