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The LG G Watch R has arrived on Google Play Store in the United States. Announced in August, the Android Wear smartwatch from LG is priced at $299 and will ship out in 1-2 days after the order is placed.
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Guvera music streaming service has officially entered India offering a library of over 12 million tracks via web and mobile platforms. Available on Android and iPhone, Guvera boasts of free music ranging from Bollywood to International artists.
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Google introduced the Nexus 6, the latest flagship Nexus smartphone made by Motorola last mnoth. Soon after the announcement Motorola India revealed that the smartphone would roll out in 28 countries, including India starting later this year. It even appeared on Flipkart with a ‘Coming Soon’ tag. Now the smartphone has appeared on Google Play Store in India that reveals the pricing of the smartphone. Continue reading “Google Nexus 6 gets priced on Google Play in India, Rs. 44000 for 32GB and Rs. 49000 for 64GB”
Waiting to get your hands on the Nexus 6 in the UK? The wait appeared to be nearing an end after we saw an online retailer put the handset up for contract pre-orders earlier this week. Now Google has released the UK pricing for the Nexus 6 on Google Play and it’s certainly much dearer than past Nexus handsets. Continue reading “Nexus 6 Google Play UK pricing revealed”
When you think Amazon, you think e-commerce, but closer to the present, you’d also think about the Fire phone, its failure to make money and so forth, but you never would have imagined that the same company, at this time, would come up with a virtual assistant in the form of a speaker. It is surprising and yes, that’s Amazon’s new product, called Echo, a cloud-powered home speaker that you can talk to. The Echo, always listening and connected to Amazon’s cloud aka AWS, accepts input primarily in voice and can perform many of the functions of already existing virtual assistants like Siri and Cortana. It’s also a bold play for the living room, where information is less personal. The device, priced at $199 for regular people and $99 for Amazon’s Prime customers, is set to launch in the coming weeks, and is currently invite-only.
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Opera has updated the Opera Mini browser for the iPhone and iPad to version 9.0 that brings new video boost feature that brings down video buffering time. This uses Rocket Optimizer engine from Opera’s Skyfire that it acquired last year to reduce the size of video data, thus saving time and also the data. Continue reading “Opera Mini 9 for iPhone and iPad brings video boost to reduce buffering”
Samsung has reduced the price of the Samsung Galaxy S5 and Galaxy S5 LTE smartphones in India once again. The Galaxy S5 got a price cut to Rs. 37,500 few weeks back, now the smartphone is available from the Samsung India eStore for Rs. 34,900. The LTE version of the Galaxy S5 that got a price cut to Rs. 40,300 recently is now available for Rs.36,900. The Galaxy S5 was launched in April in India for Rs. 51,500 and its LTE version was launched in July for Rs. 53,500. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S5 and Galaxy S5 LTE receive another price cut in India”
Lenovo has introduced Sisley S90, the company’s latest smartphone in the S series in China. It has a 5-inch HD Super AMOLED display, powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 410 processor with Adreno 306 GPU and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Vibe 2.0 UI on top. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, f/2.0 aperture and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera with 1/3.2-inch sensor ,1.4 micron pixels, and a large f/2.0 aperture. Continue reading “Lenovo Sisley S90 with 5-inch HD Super AMOLED display, Snapdragon 410 SoC announced”
Lenovo has launched the Vibe X2 smartphone in India as it promised. It was announced at IFA back in September, comes with a 5-inch 1080p display, powered by a 2 GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6595 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (Kitkat) with Vibe UI 2.0 on top. It has a 13-megapixel auto-focus rear camera with LED Flash and a 5-megapixel wide-angle front-facing camera. Continue reading “Lenovo Vibe X2 with 5-inch 1080p display, 4G LTE launched in India for Rs. 19999”
Apple is reportedly working on a 3D iPhone display, according to Chinese newspaper Economic Daily News. The report citing supply chain sources said that the company might be developing a glasses-free 3D display for next iPhone.
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Google is adding Material Design features to all of its core app over the past few weeks and today it is updating Maps. Android and iPhone apps for Maps are getting a major overhaul along with few integrations and features.
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After the 5200mAh and the 10400mAh power banks, Xiaomi recently introduced 16000mAh Mi power bank in China.This has the same brushed aluminium finish on the outside, similar to the other Mi Power banks and is designed by Texas Instruments. Since it has more batteries, it is larger and weighs 350 grams. Continue reading “Xiaomi introduces 16000mAh Mi Power Bank, goes on sale in China on Nov 11”
When it first came out, WhatsApp was being dubbed as the cross-platform sibling of BlackBerry Messenger but unlike the latter, WhatsApp didn’t show you when your message had been read. However that has all changed with WhatsApp now displaying 2 blue ticks when your message has been read. Continue reading “WhatsApp blue check marks mean your message has been read”
Gionee has officially launched the Marathon M3 smartphone in the Marathon series with a 5000mAh battery. It went on sale online in India few days back and packs a 5-inch HD display, powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera, similar to its predecessor. Continue reading “Gionee Marathon M3 with 5000mAh battery officially launched for Rs. 12999”
Vodafone UK have added Sky’s NOW TV service to the list of content that Vodafone 4G customers can opt for as part of their contract. NOW TV will join Spotify, Sky Sports Mobile TV and Netflix as options available to customers in the UK.
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