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Google has updated its Google News & Weather app for Android to version 2.2 that brings several new features. The latest update includes, new weather graphs, searchable news, dark color theme, curated stories from publishers and more. You can check out the complete changelog below. Continue reading “Google News & Weather for Android updated with weather graphs, dark theme and more”
With an aim to help Indian small and medium businesses get an easier online presence, Google has launched “Google My Business” app. Available for the free the app is currently present on Android and iOS.
Continue reading “Google unveils “Google My Business” app for SMBs on Android and iOS”
SanDisk Corporation has launched SanDisk Ultra Fit, the company’s latest high-speed USB 3.0 compact Flash Drive for PCs and other devices. This comes in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB memory variants, offering reliable storage in minimal space. The 64GB and 32GB versions offer write speeds up to 10 times faster than standard USB 2.0 drives, while the 16GB version offers up to 5 times faster write speeds than standard USB 2.0 drives. Continue reading “SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 Compact Flash Drive launched, starts at Rs. 799”
NTT Docomo has expanded its inbound LTE roaming service in Japan for customers from the Azores, Australia, Christmas Island, Greece, Madeira, New Zealand and Portugal. This will enable customers from 37 countries and regions have access to Docomo’s extra-high-speed LTE network (up to 150Mbps), Xi (read crossy) when traveling in Japan beginning December 5. SmarTone users in Hong Kong can also enjoy Docomo’s roaming service in Japan starting from December 5th, 2014. Continue reading “NTT Docomo expands inbound LTE roaming to 37 countries, regions”
Lenovo has launched the Lenovo S580, the company’s latest budget smartphone in the S-series in India. It has a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a 1.2 GHz Quad-core Snapdragon 200 processor and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8-megapixel autofocus rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Lenovo S580 with 5-inch HD display, quad-core Snapdragon 200 processor launched for Rs. 8999”
Spice Retail has launched Stellar 520n, an upgraded version of the Spice Stellar 520 that was launched back in July. It has 5-inch HD OGS display, is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor, runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat), has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has 8GB of internal storage compared to 4GB of storage in the Stellar 520. It comes pre-loaded with WhatsApp and Opera. Continue reading “Spice Stellar 520n with 5-inch HD display, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 6999”
Yota Devices launched the YotaPhone 2 in Russia yesterday. It was officially launched at an event in London few hours back. Originally announced at the MWC earlier this year, the YotaPhone 2 has a a 5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) AMOLED display, is powered by a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a full-touch control on its always-on electronic paper display (EPD) on the other side. The full-touch E Paper screen offers up to 50 hours of battery life when reading on the always-on display. Continue reading “YotaPhone 2 with 5-inch 1080p AMOLED and 4.7-inch e-Ink screens launched for 699 Euros”
O2’s Chief Executive Officer, Ronan Dunne, has claimed that reports of a takeover of the operator by rival Three UK is unlikely. Earlier this week, reports surfaced that Three could join both BT and Vodafone in eyeing up either EE or O2 for an acquisition but O2’s CEO says that a Three takeover is the least likely of all scenarios. Continue reading “O2 CEO: Three takeover is unlikely”
OnePlus launched the OnePlus One smartphone in India yesterday for Rs. 21,999. Now the OnePlus JBL E1+ Earphones, Silver Bullet Earphones, Flip covers, Protective clear case and screen protector are available in India from online retailer Amazon. The OnePlus JBL E1+ Earphones was introduced in October in partnership with JBL. Continue reading “OnePlus JBL E1+ Earphones, Silver Bullet Earphones and Flip covers go on sale in India”
Almost three weeks after releasing the OTA updates and pushing Android 5.0 (Lollipop) factory images, Google has released factory images for Android 5.0.1 for the Nexus 9, Nexus 10 and Nexus 7 (2013) and also pushed the same to AOSP. There is no official changelog for this minor update, but according to a commenter over at the Android Police, this update is to fix a bug that could cause stray input on the lock screen to erase everything on the device. Continue reading “Google releases Android 5.0.1 factory images, pushes AOSP builds”
Freecharge has launched “speak to recharge” feature on its Windows Mobile App. The online recharge and couponing service is adding the ability for users to recharge their mobile phones, DTH connections with a voice command.
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Yota Devices announced the YotaPhone 2 back in February at the MWC. Last month the company announced that the smartphone would be launched at an event in London on December 3rd. It launched the smartphone at an event in Russia today and it is priced at 32,990 Rubles (US$605 / 490 Euros approx). It is available for purchase from the official online store in Russia. At the event the company’s CEO confirmed to Sputnik that it will go on sale in Europe this week. It will roll out in 20 European countries this year and will go on sale in China and the rest of Asia-Pacific early 2015 with Canada and Latin America later. This first YotaPhone was launched for 499 Euros, so it is likely to be at a similar price in Europe. Continue reading “YotaPhone 2 launched in Russia, to go on sale in Europe this week”
Vivo is all set to unveil the Vivo X5 Max smartphone at an event in China on December 10th. The main highlight of the smartphone is its 4.75mm slim body, thinner than the 4.85mm Oppo R5, which is currently the world’s slimmest smartphone. The smartphone got certified on TENAA last month. It measures 153.9 × 78 × 4.75mm and weighs 146 grams. Continue reading “Vivo X5 Max with 4.75mm thin body to be announced on December 10”
Ukko Mobile has partnered with Huawei to commercially launch 4G LTE service in Finland operating on 450MHz spectrum. The network claims to cover 99.9 percent of the population of Finland.
Continue reading “Ukko Mobile introduces 4G LTE 450MHz Network in collaboration with Huawei”
Vodafone Ireland has begun rolling out its next-generation 4G+ LTE-Advanced network in Waterford City with further plans to roll out the service in the cities of Cork, Dublin and Limerick by the end of December. The 4G+ technology offers theoretical speeds of up to 300Mbps with actual real world speeds approaching up to 150 Mbps on the go. Continue reading “Vodafone Ireland launches 4G+ (LTE Advanced)”
