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UC Cricket in UC Browser for Android adds match reminder

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UCWeb has updated UC Cricket service in its UC Browser app for Android that adds match reminder, just in time for the Champions League T20 2014 that starts on September 17th. The update also adds an optimized comment section. The UC Cricket service offers cricket information that includes live scores, previews, commentaries, news, interviews, stats, photos, videos and more, directly from UC Browser homescreen on Android. Continue reading “UC Cricket in UC Browser for Android adds match reminder”

WOO dating app for Android and iPhone launched in Delhi and Mumbai

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WOO dating app that was launched last month in Bangalore, is now available for users in Delhi-NCR and Mumbai. Available for Android and iOS, the app is developed by U2opia Mobile that lets you connect with singles from the same city. The app is targeted at educated, young, single professionals between the ages of 25-35 years old, says the company. The app will be launched in Chennai soon. Continue reading “WOO dating app for Android and iPhone launched in Delhi and Mumbai”

KitKat now on 24.5% of Android devices

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Google has released the Android’s Platform Distribution numbers for the period of August to September 2014. This reveals gradual growth in KitKat share that has increased from 20.9% to 24.5% in one month. The growth is just 3.6%. Still majority of Android devices run Jelly Bean, which has a total share of 53.8%, slightly less than 54.2% that was recorded last month. Continue reading “KitKat now on 24.5% of Android devices”

Rovio Stars’ Plunder Pirates for iPhone and iPad to release globally on September 18

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Rovio Stars released Plunder Pirates, a strategy game for iPhone and iPad back in June. The game is developed by Midoki that was featured in the recent Apple keynote as one of the key companies supporting games for Metal and the game is published by Rovio Stars. Coming to the game, it is a online multiplayer strategy game. You need to build a 3D base, recruit a crew of pirates, explore uncharted waters full of monsters and treasure, and attack and plunder rival players online.
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Lava launches five new Android smartphones priced between Rs. 4000 and Rs. 6000

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Lava has launched the five new smartphones in the Iris series. These include the Iris 400s, Iris 400 colors, Iris 250, Iris 404 Flair and the Iris 410. All these smartphones have dual SIM support. Continue reading “Lava launches five new Android smartphones priced between Rs. 4000 and Rs. 6000”

Spice to sell its flagship smartphones exclusively on Flipkart

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Spice Retail Limited has announced that it has partnered with online retailer Flipkart to sell its flagship smartphones exclusively on the e-commerce portal. We will have a dedicated store on Flipkart for Spice products, said the company. Spice Group has an online shopping portal called Saholic, where is sells their smartphones, apart from selling produces from other manufacturers. Continue reading “Spice to sell its flagship smartphones exclusively on Flipkart”

Apple iPhone 6 vs iPhone 6 Plus: What’s the difference?

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Apple introduced both the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus few hours back. Both the iPhone models look exactly similar, have the same anodized aluminum back, new curved design, Apple A8 processor with M8 motion coprocessor,  Touch ID fingerprint sensor, NFC and more. These main difference it the screen size. The iPhone 6 has a 4.7-inch (1334 x 750 pixels) screen, while the iPhone 6 Plus comes with a 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) screen. Apple is calling it as Retina HD display.  Continue reading “Apple iPhone 6 vs iPhone 6 Plus: What’s the difference?”

Apple Watch will be compatible with iPhone 5 onwards

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Apple unveiled the Apple Watch, the company’s first smartwatch at an event few hours back. Since the company announced the Apple Watch along with the new iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, it was clear that the smartwatch would support those two iPhone models, but the company surprised us by announcing that it would support iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c and even the iPhone 5 model running iOS 8. Even though the iPhone 4s supports iOS 8, sadly it is not compatible with iPhone. Continue reading “Apple Watch will be compatible with iPhone 5 onwards”

Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 quad-core and Snapdragon 208 dual-core processors announced

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Qualcomm has announced two new processor in the Snapdragon 200 series. The Snapdragon 210, the company’s latest quad-core processor has multimode 3G/4G LTE Advanced and LTE Dual SIM aimed at entry-level smartphones and tablets. The Snapdragon 208 dual-core processor has multimode 3G and can supports entry-level devices with displays up to qHD resolution. Both these have ARM Cortex A7 CPUs, based on 28nm LP process and have Adreno 304 GPU. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 quad-core and Snapdragon 208 dual-core processors announced”

Apple iPhone 5s price drops to $549 for 16GB SIM-free version $599 for 32GB

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The Apple iPhone 5s, the previous flagship device, gives way to the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus today, so naturally, it has received a price cut. During the keynote, Apple was careful enough to place the iPhone 5s on its slides, a nod to the fact that it will continue being one of the two 4″ iPhones you can still get. The device gets a 100$ price cut to 549$ for the 16 GB version while it’s 150$ lesser for the 32 GB variant, at 599$. The pricing has already been updated in the Apple store.

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Apple iPhone 5c price drops to $450 for 8GB unlocked version

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The tradition continues, with Apple announcing price cuts for the older iPhones that precede the brand new ones that launched today. The 5c, when it launched, had an unlocked price of 549$, while the 4S at the same time had its price cut to 450$. Now it’s the iPhone 5c’s turn, with it getting the same price cut to 450$ for the unlocked 8 GB version. Long rumoured to be a cheaper version of the iPhone, the 5c launched to poor reception last year. Apple was constantly pushing 5c through incessant marketing in several markets, especially in the past few months. This price cut will hence be the last stretch of shelf time for the iPhone 5c.

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Apple announces iCloud storage pricing with 1TB costing you $20 a month

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Apple has announced the new pricing details for its iCloud service. Back at the company’s World Wide Developers Conference, Apple did mention that 20GB storage would be priced at $1 per month and all the consumers enrolling to its service would get 5GB of free storage. Continue reading “Apple announces iCloud storage pricing with 1TB costing you $20 a month”

Apple iPhone 6 Plus contract-free prices are out, $949 for 128GB

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Apple just unveiled the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus, two new smartphones at an event in California. The company has announced the unlocked pricing for the iPhone 6 Plus as well along with the iPhone 6. The iPhone 6 Plus will be available for $749 for the 16GB variant, $849 for the 64GB variant and the 128GB variant would cost whopping $949.  Continue reading “Apple iPhone 6 Plus contract-free prices are out, $949 for 128GB”

Apple iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus will go on sale in India on October 17

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Apple officially announced its latest flagship smartphone, the iPhone 6 along with its first phablet – iPhone 6 Plus just a couple of minutes ago. Continue reading “Apple iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus will go on sale in India on October 17”