Samsung usually introduces its flagship S series smartphone at its Unpacked event at the Mobile World Congress in February or early March. Now reports from Korean media (Via), sighting an SK Securities analyst, says that the upcoming Galaxy S7 smartphone will be officially unveiled in January 2016, and go on sale sometime early February 2016. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S7 could be unveiled in January, release early February 2016”
This is the third year running that Motorola have announced updates in the Moto X series of smartphones. However, this year is a little bit different as they introduced not one but 2 new smartphones in the X series. The first is a high-end model known as the Moto X Style and the second is a mid-ranger known as the Moto X Play. The X Play was recently launched in India at really competitive prices i.e Rs 18,499 for the 16GB version and Rs 19,999 for the 32GB version. The features and specifications promise to put up a fight with the other contenders in this price range. Let us take a closer look and see whether the phone lives up to expectations.
Uber has rolled out new safety feature in India that secures the phone numbers of the riders and drives for a better privacy. This feature is already available in OLA, India’s largest cab hire service. This will route the phone call from the driver or from the customer through a private line with anonymous phone numbers, so that both sides can communicate with each other to coordinate a pick-up without revealing their personal phone numbers, said Uber Continue reading “Uber now masks phone numbers of riders and drivers in India”
Facebook has re-branded Internet.org as Free Basics. The app and web platform, providing access to over 250 services, is now live in 19 countries including India and will be part of the “larger objectives” of Internet.org.
Continue reading “Facebook revamps Internet.org as Free Basics, rolls out 60 new services”
Notion Ink has launched new Cain Signature Black Edition version of its 2-in-1 that comes with a Active Stylus pen for sketching, drawing and scribbling and Windows 10 out of the box. The stylus pen that is worth Rs. 3200 is compatible with all other capacitive touch devices as well. It takes in AAA battery and doesn’t require any set up. Other specifications are similar to the Cain 10 or Cain 2-in-1 that was launched last year. Continue reading “Notion Ink Cain Signature Black Edition with Windows 10, Active Stylus launched for Rs. 20990”
Vertu has introduced new Signature Touch with Snapdragon 810 SoC and 4GB of RAM, compared to last year’s Signature Touch that had a Snapdragon 801 SoC and 2GB of RAM. It has a 5.2-inch 1080p display with 5th generation Sapphire Crystal protection, is encased in handcrafted, fine leather and has grade 5 titanium body. It runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) and comes with gull-wing doors on the back that open to house the nanoSIM and microSD cards. Continue reading “Vertu introduces new Signature Touch luxury smartphone with Snapdragon 810 and 4GB RAM”
Rumors about Xiaomi working on a laptop were looming for quite some time. Now it turns out that the rumors were true as the Chinese smartphone maker has confirmed that it is is indeed working on a laptop and is likely to launch in early next year.
Continue reading “Xiaomi is working with Inventec to launch it’s first laptop”
Micromax Canvas Fire 4G was announced earlier this month at a MediaTek event and the Canvas Blaze 4G Q400 went on sale online yesterday, today the company has launched these smartphones along with another 4G smartphone, the Canvas Play 4G with a 5.5-inch HD screen and a 13-megapixel rear camera. As the name suggests, all these have 4G connectivity with support for 4G LTE bands (TDD B40 2300MHz and FDD B3 1800MHz) for India. Check out the specifications below. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Blaze 4G, Canvas Fire 4G and Canvas Play 4G launched, starts at Rs. 6999”
Alibaba has announced Pay Watch smartwatch that is designed and manufactured by Shenzhen-based company FiiSmart. The smartwatch from the company operates on the new “YunOS for Wear”.
Continue reading “Alibaba announces Pay Watch smartwatch running YunOS, starts at $110”
iBall launched Slide Brillante, the company’s first tablet with Intel Atom x3-C3130 chip earlier this week. Now the tablet is available from eBay, along with the iBall Slide 6351-Q400i budget WiFi-only tablet that is also available on eBay. Both these tablets have a 7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) display, run on Android 4.4 (Kitkat), have a 2-megapixel rear camera and a VGA front-facing camera. Continue reading “iBall Slide Brillante and Slide 6351-Q400i tablets now available for Rs. 5740 and Rs. 3796”
OnePlus CEO Carl Pei had said last month that the company will announce another phone by the end of 2015. Now, an AnTuTu benchmark result image has been leaked showing an unknown OnePlus device which is speculated to be the OnePlus Mini.
Continue reading “Specs of alleged OnePlus Mini surface on AnTuTu”
WorldSIM has announced the Neuvo Smart Watch that comes with a 3G SIM card slot and enables users to make and receive calls, send SMS messages, get email notifications and browse the web.
Continue reading “WorldSIM Neuvo smartwatch with 3G SIM card announced for $84”
Airtel has launched of its Platinum 3G services for customers in Indore and Haryana. The Platinum 3G network will boost indoor coverage, enhance voice clarity, deliver faster internet speeds and will also help optimize the back-end engagement between the network and mobile devices, said the company. Airtel’s Platinum 3G is already available in Mumbai, Kolkata and Odisha. Continue reading “Airtel launches Platinum 3G services in Indore and Haryana”
Apple has released minor iOS 9.0.1 update for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch devices, a week after it released the major iOS 9.0 update for these devices that is already running on more than 50% of iOS devices. The 35MB update includes several bug fixes for these devices that are related to set up resistant, alarms, Safari browser, Photos and APN setup. Check out the complete changelog. Continue reading “Apple releases iOS 9.0.1 update with bug fixes, iOS 9.1 beta 2 for developers”
vivo Y27L, the company’s latest smartphone is now available in India from offline stores, according to Mumbai-based retailer Mahesh Telecom. It packs a 4.7-inch HD screen, is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 410 64-bit processor and runs on Funtouch OS 2.0 based on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has dual SIM support and 4G connectivity on both, including support for 4G bands for India. Continue reading “vivo Y27L with 4.7-inch HD display, 4G LTE, 6.9mm slim body now available for Rs. 12990”
