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Xiaomi MIUI 7 global stable ROM and OTA update to roll out starting from October 27

Xiaomi introduced MIUI 7 back in August at the Redmi Note 2 launch event back in August. It released global beta ROMs and over-the-air (OTA) updates for smartphones running on developer version at the end of August, as it promised at the launch event. Today it has announced that MIUI 7 global stable version will roll out from October 27, 2015. It will also be released for the Chinese version of the smartphones from the same date. Continue reading “Xiaomi MIUI 7 global stable ROM and OTA update to roll out starting from October 27”

Samsung Galaxy On5 with 5-inch HD display, 4G LTE listed on official India website

Samsung Galaxy On5

Samsung Galaxy On series smartphone that recently got certified on TENAA in China has been listed on the official Samsung India website as Galaxy On5 (SM-G550F). It has a 5-inch HD screen, is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy On5 with 5-inch HD display, 4G LTE listed on official India website”

Google Maps for Android lets you search for gas prices and add detours to your route

Google has updated Maps for Android with a couple of new features. The latest update lets you search for gas prices and add detours to your route, without having to exit out of navigation.

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Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Dual launched in India for Rs. 62990

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Sony has launched its flagship Xperia Z5 Premium Dual smartphone in India, as it promised. It was announced at the IFA last month in Berlin last month and packs a 5.5-inch (3840×2160 pixels) Triluminos Display at 806 PPI, is powered by an Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). It has a 23-megapixel rear camera with 1/2.3″ Sony Exmor RS image sensor, f/2.0 aperture, Sony G lens, Hybrid AF speed of 0.03s, 4K video recording and a 5-megapixel 1080p front-facing camera with EXMOR R sensor. It also has IPX5 / IPX8 ratings for dust and water resistance with cap-less USB.  Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z5 Premium Dual launched in India for Rs. 62990”

Sony Xperia Z5 Dual launched in India for Rs. 52990

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Sony has launched its flagship Xperia Z5 Dual smartphone in India, as it promised. It was announced at the IFA last month in Berlin last month and packs a 5.2-inch 1080p display, is powered by an Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). It has a 23-megapixel rear camera with 1/2.3″ Sony Exmor RS image sensor, f/2.0 aperture, Sony G lens, Hybrid AF speed of 0.03s, 4K video recording and a 5-megapixel 1080p front-facing camera with EXMOR R sensor. It also has IPX5 / IPX8 ratings for dust and water resistance with cap-less USB. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z5 Dual launched in India for Rs. 52990”

Meizu Blue Charm Metal with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Helio X10 SoC, YunOS announced

Meizu Blue Charm Metal

Meizu has announced the Blue Charm Metal, the company’s first smartphone that runs on Alibaba’s YunOS with Flyme UI on top. It has a 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) display with 2.5D curved glass, is powered by a 2 GHz octa-core MediaTek Helio X10 processor, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with dual tone LED flash and phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) that promises 0.2 seconds focus. It has a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. As the name indicates, it has a unibody custom metal alloy build. Continue reading “Meizu Blue Charm Metal with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Helio X10 SoC, YunOS announced”

Verizon teases the shatterproof glass on DROID Turbo 2 in a video

Earlier this week it was reported that the DROID Turbo 2 will have a shatterproof display. Today, Verizon has teased a video that gives us a glimpse of the phone.

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Lenovo Vibe P1 and Vibe P1m launched in India for Rs. 15999 and Rs. 7999

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Lenovo has launched Vibe P1 and P1m smartphones with huge 5,000mAh and 4,000mAh batteries in India, as it promised. These smartphones were announced at the IFA last month, run on Android 5.1 (Lollipop), have dual SIM support and come with 4G connectivity with support for LTE bands for India. The Vibe P1 has aluminum frame, comes with 5.5-inch 1080p display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 615 SoC, 2GB of RAM, has a fingerprint scanner embedded on the Home button and the P1m has a polycarbonate body with splash-proof nano coating, comes with a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a Quad-core MediaTek MT6735P and 2GB of RAM.

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BlackBerry Priv imported into India for testing, hints at pricing

BlackBerry Priv, the Android slider phone from the Canadian smartphone maker has been imported to India for testing and evaluation.

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List of smartphones that will receive Android 6.0 Marshmallow update

Android 6.0 Marshmallow

Google’s very own Nexus 5X from LG and Nexus 6P from Huawei come pre-loaded with Android 6.0 Marshmallow. But most other smartphones are still running on some version of Android Lollipop or perhaps even KitKat. However, as with the case of every major Android version, there will be a set of phones that make the big jump and in this post, we have compiled a list of phones that are going to receive the update to Android 6.0 Marshmallow.

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Facebook’s Instant Articles expands to all iPhone users, coming to Android soon

Facebook’s Instant Articles are now available to all iPhone users following its launch in May this year. The public beta of the feature will be available for Android this week before a broad roll out by the end of the year.

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Alcatel Flash 2 Hands On Impressions and Photo Gallery

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Alcatel on Monday launched its latest camera-centric smartphone in India – the Alcatel Flash 2, which many of you might remember as the Alcatel OneTouch Flash 2 from last month and we had exclusively reported that the smartphone will also make it to India soon on Flipkart. Continue reading “Alcatel Flash 2 Hands On Impressions and Photo Gallery”

Misfit Shine 2 Fitness Tracker and Sleep Monitor announced for $99.99

Misfit has announced Shine 2, the next generation of Shine Fitness and Sleep Monitor. The successor of the Shine, Shine 2  tracks activity and sleep more accurately with a 3-axis accelerometer and newly added 3-axis magnetometer.

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JBL updates portable speaker lineup – Launches the Xtreme, Pulse 2, Flip 3, Charge 2+

JBL Pulse 2

We just saw that Bose updated its lineup of SoundTouch wireless speaker systems. Harman India has now announced an updated lineup for its portable speakers as well which includes the JBL Xtreme, Pulse 2, Flip 3 and Charge 2+.

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