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Micromax has announced its new YU online brand and its partnership for Cyanogen Inc., makers of the Cyanogen OS after several rumors. It would unveil new YU devices running new OS developed by Cyanogen based on Android, in India this December. These devices would only be sold online, said the company. Continue reading “Micromax announces YU brand, partners with Cyanogen Inc. for OS for YU devices coming in December”
Rightware, popular for its benchmark tools like Basemark has launched Basemark ES 3.0 benchmarking software for mobile devices with new OpenGL ES 3.0 graphics API, which is available in the latest Android and iOS smartphones and tablets. This enables unprecedented graphical fidelity in graphically rich apps such as games and navigation. Continue reading “Rightware launches Basemark ES 3.0 with OpenGL ES 3.0 support”
Spice has launched Stellar 362, the company’s latest smartphone in the Stellar series. It has a 3.5-inch (480 x 320 pixels), powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor, runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat), comes with 2G (EDGE) support and dual SIM capabilities. It has a 2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Spice Stellar 362 with 3.5-inch display, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 5499”
Nokia launched the Z Launcher for Android in Beta back in June earlier this year and it has received several updated in the past few months after the launch. Today at the Slush technology conference in Helsinki, Nokia Technologies’s Head of Products Sebastian Nyström launched the Nokia N1 tablet and also announced that the Nokia Z Launcher Beta is available from Google Play Store. Continue reading “Nokia Z Launcher Beta for Android now available on Google Play”
We know that Samsung is working on a low end smartphone that is powered by Tizen OS. The company is planning to launch this phone in India by end of this year. A new report from SamMobile has got some info and photo of the upcoming smartphone.
Continue reading “Samsung Tizen smartphone specs and user interface leaked”
Nokia just announced Nokia N1, the company’s first Android tablet through brand-licensing agreement with the OEM partner. It has aluminium unibody build, has a 7.9-inch (2048 × 1536 pixels) display at 326 ppi with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, similar to the Xiaomi Mi Pad, powered by a 64-bit Intel Atom Z3580 processor and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) with Nokia Z Launcher on the top, but it is not clear if this would have Google Play. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Nokia N1 tablet with 7.9-inch (2048 × 1536) display, Android 5.0 and 64-bit Intel Z3580 processor announced for $249”
MHL introduced MHL 3.0 with support for 4K last year. Now it has introduced an MHL Alternate Mode (Alt Mode) for the USB Type-C specification. Now a USB Type-C reversible connector can support the MHL 3 specification, which includes 4K video, ability to control your phone using the TV remote, and lossless surround sound audio. Mobile devices with USB Type-C MHL Alt Mode can also connect to HDMI legacy displays using adapters that support MHL-to-HDMI protocol conversion.
Continue reading “MHL develops Alternate Mode for USB Type-C connector”
Google Nexus 6 made by Motorola is finally available for pre-order in India from Flipkart. It is priced at Rs. 43,999 for the 32GB variant and the 64GB variant is priced at Rs. 48,999. It comes in Midnight Blue and Cloud White colors and would ship early December. It first appeared on Google Play Store in India along with the price tag. The Nexus 6 has a 5.96-inch Quad HD screen, powered by a 2.7GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 processor and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop). Continue reading “Google Nexus 6 now available for pre-order from Flipkart starting from Rs. 43999, goes on sale early December”
Yota Devices announced the YotaPhone 2 back in February at the MWC. The first generation YotaPhone was launched in December 2013 at an event in Russia and was launched in India recently. This year the launch event for the YotaPhone 2 is set for December 3rd in London. It will be an invitation-only event, says YotaPhone. It has a 5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) AMOLED display, powered by a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat).
Continue reading “YotaPhone 2 launch event set for December 3 in London”
Vodafone is reportedly in talks with Sky to base its upcoming TV service around the broadcaster’s internet streaming set-top box service, Now TV. The deal is likely to result in further enhanced collaboration between the two companies and add further fuel to the rumours that Sky will launch its own mobile network based on Vodafone’s network. Continue reading “Vodafone could bundle Now TV with its Broadband”
TalkTalk has announced that it is dropping its partnership with Vodafone in favour of a similar deal with O2’s parent company Telefonica. In an announcement, TalkTalk said that the deal will allow it to access O2’s 2G, 3G and 4G network and the change represents a blow for Vodafone as the telecoms operator war rises another few degrees. Continue reading “TalkTalk drops Vodafone for O2 4G”
In the UK and can’t wait until Nexus 6 pre-orders open on Google Play tomorrow? Want to order the Nexus 6 and get it at launch but worried that Google won’t have enough stock tomorrow and it’ll sell out before you can place your order? If either of these applies, then you’re in luck. Continue reading “Google Nexus 6 now available to order in the UK”
Sony Corporation has announced new IMX230 1/2.4″ 21MP Exmor RS stacked CMOS camera sensor for smartphones. It has onboard image plane phase detection AF signal processing function, it promises the best focus tracking of fast-moving subjects and the High Dynamic Range (HDR) function enable you to capture both backgrounds and subjects clearly even in high-contrast scenes such as backlit locations. OmniVision recently announced a similar 1/2.4″ 21MP sensor. Continue reading “Sony IMX230 21MP Exmor RS stacked CMOS sensor for smartphones announced”
Flipkart started teasing the launch of Google Nexus 6 smartphone earlier this month. Now the online retailer has a dedicated landing page for the Nexus 6 that shows 1 Day to go for the Nexus 6. On its social channels it just says The Nexus 6 is coming your way soon. It doesn’t specifically say that it will go on sale tomorrow, so this could even be a teaser for pre-booking. Continue reading “Google Nexus 6 could go on sale in India on Flipkart as soon as tomorrow”
Facebook is reportedly developing a professional social network for workspace, according to a latest report from the Financial Times. The social network is working internally on “Facebook at Work”.
Continue reading “Facebook reportedly working on its own professional network “Facebook at Work””
