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Samsung Galaxy TabPRO 10.1 and 8.4 with high resolution 2560×1600 displays made official

Just after announcing the new Galaxy NotePRO and the TabPRO with 12.2 inch screens, Samsung also unveiled other form factors in the same range, but with the same super high screen resolution of 2560×1600 in the Galaxy TabPRO 10.1 and TabPRO 8.4. With different target audiences in mind, these form factors build upon the success of the previous 8 inch and 10 inch tablets from the company. Just like the 12.2 inch tablets, they too sport the Super clear LCD display with a ridiculously high WQXGA resolution and similar internals with Exynos 5 Octa or Snapdragon 800 Processors. They also have the same leather-like backs and the hardware home buttons on the front, bringing all of them in line with the design language of the Galaxy Smartphones.

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ASUS unveils the ZenFone range with 4, 5 and 6 inch screens sporting the ZenUI

After revealing the first Dual OS convertible, ASUS unleashed a whole new range of smartphones under the ZenFone range. Coming in three different screen sizes, the ZenFone line of devices are all about value for money and addressing choices in form factor as well as price. The three devices launched today are ZenFone 4, ZenFone 5 and ZenFone 6 with the number denoting their respective screen sizes. All the phones are powered by the Intel Atom processors with different configurations for each model, lets see what each one packs inside.

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ASUS’ dual OS Transformer Book Duet TD 300 with Android and Windows 8 is official

ASUS has officially unveiled its latest Dual OS convertible two-in-one, the Transformer Book Duet TD300. Simultaneously running Android 4.1 and Windows 8.1 on a single device, ASUS claims to offer two different experiences on a single machine, with laptop and tablet configurations thanks to the detachable keyboard dock. ASUS promises a 4 second time frame for switching between the two different operating systems at just a press of the button. It’s slightly disappointing that it runs on Android 4.1 Jellybean but the implementation will be interesting to see if it actually works in real life. The convertible is powered by the latest 4th generation Intel core i7 processor and comes with a 13.3 inch 1080p panel in the default configuration. The base configuration cuts the resolution down to 1366×768 and packs a Core i3 processor but comes with an affordable price tag of $599, which might be enticing for people looking to try this weird combo of a device.

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Huawei Ascend Mate 2 4G officially unveiled, packs LTE and a 13 MP camera

Huawei has just unveiled the Ascend Mate 2 4G at their CES 2014 press conference today in Las Vegas. The refreshed Ascend Mate, which was one of the first 6 inch devices to enter the world of phablets the same time last year, packs the same 6.1 inch 720p display, with a supposedly better IPS panel and finally incorporated 4G LTE inside. The Ascend Mate 2 4G is also slightly thinner than its predecessor and boasts a 200 MHz increase in clock speed featuring the 1.6 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor with Adreno 305 GPU. Sporting a new 13 MP BSI sensor on the back, it improves upon the 8MP one on its predecessor and also comes with a 5 MP front facing camera this time around.

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ZTE Grand S II with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 800 processor announced

ZTE Grand S II

ZTE has announced the Grand S II, the successor of the Grand as it promised last week. It has 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) full HD IPS display, powered by a 2.3 GHz Quad-Core Snapdragon 800 processor and runs on Android OS. It comes with 13-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash, full HD video recording and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “ZTE Grand S II with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 800 processor announced”

Corning unveils world’s first Antimicrobial Corning Gorilla Glass

Corning Anitimicrobial Gorilla Glass

Corning Incorporated has announced world’s first Antimicrobial Corning Gorilla Glass at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2014. This is the EPA-registered antimicrobial cover glass that is formulated with an antibacterial agent, ionic silver, which is incorporated into the glass surface that help keep touch surfaces clean of bacteria and microbes. Even though this has a special coating, it has the same toughness and optical clarity of Corning Gorilla Glass, promises the company. Continue reading “Corning unveils world’s first Antimicrobial Corning Gorilla Glass”

Micromax LapTab dual boot Android and Windows 8.1 device announced

Popular budget smartphone brand, Micromax, just announced its entry into a brand new product category. At the Consumer Electronics Show, The company has announced a dual boot tablet that will join its line of products which includes smartphones, tablets and HDTVs.

Called the LapTab, the Micromax product will be powered by an Intel Atom processor. The device will run both Windows 8.1 and Android Jelly Bean so that you can switch between the two depending on your usage requirement. The rest of the specifications are fairly mid range. The processor is clocked at 1.46Ghz and is paired with 2GB of RAM. You also get 32GB of built in storage. Continue reading “Micromax LapTab dual boot Android and Windows 8.1 device announced”

D-Link DIR-510L Wi Fi AC750 Portable Router with built-in 4000 mAh charger announced

D-Link DIR-510L

D-Link today introduced DIR-510L, world’s first portable 11AC router and charger. It lets you turn any connection into a fast 11AC Wi-Fi hotspot to share files, stream media and browse the Internet and also allows users to simultaneously charge mobile devices on-the-go with portable charger. It uses dual band technology (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands) and the mydlink SharePort app for mobile devices lets users upload, download and stream multimedia and documents to and from a USB drive, on the go from anywhere in the world. Continue reading “D-Link DIR-510L Wi Fi AC750 Portable Router with built-in 4000 mAh charger announced”

BlackBerry Q5 price drops to Rs. 19990 in India

Blackberry-Q5-13

Following the price cuts of the BlackBerry Z10 and the BlackBerry Q10 last year, BlackBerry has cut the price of the BlackBerry Q5 to Rs. 19,990 as a part of festive offer. The BlackBerry Q5 was launched in India back in July 2013 at a price tag of Rs. 24990. It packs a 3.1-inch (720 x 720 pixels) capactive touch screen IPS display at 330 PPI pixel density, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and runs on BlackBerry 10 OS.

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Xolo becomes official mobile handset partner of Liverpool FC across Indian sub-continent

Xolo Liverpool FC

Xolo has inked three-season exclusive partnership detal with Liverpool Football Club to become the official regional marketing Partner for India, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh. With this, the company becomes the official mobile handset partner of Liverpool FC across the Indian sub-continent until May 2016. Continue reading “Xolo becomes official mobile handset partner of Liverpool FC across Indian sub-continent”

Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2, Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 and 8.4 images, detailed specifications leaked

Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 leak

We already know that Samsung is planning to launch a range of tablet later this year. Now evelaks has leaked the complete specifications of these tablets. The Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 comes with S-Pen support and Tab Pro 12.2 doesn’t have S Pen. Both these have a 12.2-inch (2560×1600 pixels) WQXGA display as rumored earlier. These have 3G of RAM, runs on Android 4.4 KitKat and packs a 9500 mAh battery. The Verge caught the Note Pro 12.2 on a billboard at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2, Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 and 8.4 images, detailed specifications leaked”

HP Slate21 Pro All-in-One PC with 21.5-inch 1080p display, Android 4.3 announced

HP Slate21 Pro AiO

HP launched Slate 21, the company’s first All-in-One (AiO) PC running runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) last year. Now the company has come up with a refreshed version of the AiO at the CES 2014, calling it Slate21 Pro. It has the same 21.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) full HD capacitive reclining IPS touchscreen display with wide viewing angles and is powered by a quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 4 processor. This runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), RAM has been upgraded to 2GB. Continue reading “HP Slate21 Pro All-in-One PC with 21.5-inch 1080p display, Android 4.3 announced”

NVIDIA unveils Tegra K1 192-core processor, also comes in 64-bit variant

NVIDIA Tegra K1

NVIDIA has announced the Tegra K1, the company’s latest 192-core processor at the International CES 2014 in Las Vegas just now. Last year NVIDIA showed-off Logan mobile SoC with Kepler GPU, now the next-gen Tegra K1 mobile processor uses the same Keplar GPU. NVIDIA has announced that Epic Games would bring Unreal Engine 4 to Tegra K1. Kepler GPU also supports latest OpenGL 4.4 and Direct X 11.1. Continue reading “NVIDIA unveils Tegra K1 192-core processor, also comes in 64-bit variant”

Apple acquires Snappylabs, the maker of burst photo app Snappycam

Snappylabs, a one-man company that is known for the burst photography app called Snappycam, has been acquired by Apple, as per confirmation provided to Re/code. Apple’s A7 processor already enables super fast burst photography at 10 frames per second on the iPhone 5s, but from the looks of the acquisition, Apple might want to push for more with their default camera. The Snappycam app, which was recently pulled from the app store, could take up to 30 or even 60 fps high resolution images, which is pretty outstanding for a third party app. The company, which has now been acquired might pave the way for more camera innovation for the iPhone, at least from the software front.

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HTC’s unaudited 4Q 2013 results show small net profits amidst operating losses

HTC posted its first losses last quarter, even after the good performance of its flagship device – the One, and was expected to post huge losses this quarter too. Apparently, the Beats buy back seems to have provided some much needed cash for HTC, which has translated directly into small net profits for the company, after taxes. Today, HTC has posted its unaudited Q4 2013 results, with the numbers coming in at NT$42.89 billion(1.43 billion USD) of revenue with operating losses of NT$ 1.56 billion(52 million USD). However, as mentioned earlier, the company made back some of the money it lost on Beats earlier, with 31 million NT$(10.3 million USD) in net profits. These are currently “unaudited” and are usually published as guidance to shareholders before the real deal that will have the entire data.

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