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InFocus M812 with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 3GB RAM available in India from Oct 1st for Rs. 19999

InFocus M812

InFocus introduced the M812 smartphone in India back in July and said that it will go on sale in September. Today the company has announced that registrations for the purchase of the smartphone will begin today, September 23rd exclusively on Snapdeal and it will go on sale from October 1st. The InFocus M812 has a 5.5-inch 1080p display, is powered by a 2.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) with Inlife UI. Continue reading “InFocus M812 with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 3GB RAM available in India from Oct 1st for Rs. 19999”

LG Nexus 5X surfaces on Amazon India ahead of announcement, specifications revealed

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LG Nexus 5X (LG-H791) has been listed on Amazon.in (Via) ahead of the official announcement on September 29th. This reveals the specifications of the smartphone and also hints that the smartphone might launch in the country soon. It doesn’t reveal the image of the smartphone though. Earlier rumors revealed a fingerprint sensor on the back and a USB Type-C port. Continue reading “LG Nexus 5X surfaces on Amazon India ahead of announcement, specifications revealed”

Gionee Pioneer P3S with 4.5-inch display, Android 5.1 launched for Rs. 5999

Gionee P3S

Gionee has launched Pioneer P3S, the company’s latest smartphone in the P series and the successor of the Pioneer P3 in India. It has a 4.5-inch FWVGA display, is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). It packs a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support with dual standby and 3G support. Continue reading “Gionee Pioneer P3S with 4.5-inch display, Android 5.1 launched for Rs. 5999”

Meizu PRO 5 with 5.7-inch 1080p display, 4GB RAM, USB Type-C announced

Meizu PRO 5

At an event in Beijing, Meizu today announced the launch of a brand new flagship handset. Called the Meizu PRO 5, the phone aims to be the top of the line flagship for the Chinese brand. The phone is powered by a 2.5 GHz Samsung Exynos 7420 processor and comes 3GB or 4GB RAM variants. As stated earlier by Meizu, the phone has restricted itself to a full HD panel despite having upped the screen size to 5.7 inches. With an all metal build, the phone continues the same design language that has become synonymous with Meizu. The phone sports a 21.6MP camera module at the rear with laser auto focus for 0.7 second quick capture that is accompanied by a 5MP camera up front. The Meizu Pro 5 runs Flyme 5 that is based on Android 5.1. Continue reading “Meizu PRO 5 with 5.7-inch 1080p display, 4GB RAM, USB Type-C announced”

Apple A10 processor details emerge

Apple just announced the iPhone 6S and the 6S Plus earlier this month, both of which run the new Apple A9 chipset with 64bit architecture. Now, we are already beginning to receive rumors about the next gen Apple A10 processor.

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Instagram’s community is now 400 million users strong

Instagram has just announced that their fast growing network of users has just exceeded 400 million. That shows the power of photos as Instagram is a social network that uses images to send messages across people all over the world.

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Asus Zenfone Go with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, Android 5.1 launched in India for Rs. 7999

Asus Zenfone Go

Asus Zenfone Go appeared on the official Asus India website and Flipkart last month. Today the company has launched the smartphone in the country. The Zenfone Go packs a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT6580 SoC and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). It has dual SIM support, but it has only 3G connectivity and lacks 4G LTE support. Continue reading “Asus Zenfone Go with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, Android 5.1 launched in India for Rs. 7999”

Gmail for Android gets block senders and unsubscribe option

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Google has introduced two new features for Gmail. The new block feature lets you block specific email addresses and the unsubscribe option will enable you to opt out of eligible mailing lists directly from the Gmail app, which comes handy for unnecessary newsletters. Once you block someone, future emails from them will directly go to spam folder, skipping inbox, but you can unblock them anytime from the Settings. Continue reading “Gmail for Android gets block senders and unsubscribe option”

Google’s Clock app for Android gets gradually increasing volume, timer ringtone and more

Google published its Clock app for Android on Google Play Store back in June. Few hours back the app got updated to version 4.2 from version 4.0.2 that brings several new features and visual changes. Some of the visual changes that were spotted by Android police earlier this week, include accessibility of overflow menu button from all parts of the app, transparent navigation bar on compatible phones, smaller icons within the central floating action button and more. Continue reading “Google’s Clock app for Android gets gradually increasing volume, timer ringtone and more”

HTC has big things planned for the One A9 Hero – Multiple launch events across USA next month

As we mentioned in our previous post, HTC aren’t announcing the One A9 Hero on September 29th. Instead we are most likely to get an updated international variant of the One M9+ and a China only Butterfly 3 handset on that date. But not to despair as HTC have big things planned for the HTC One A9 Hero and they are reportedly holding multiple launch events across USA next month.

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HTC set to release updated One M9+ and China only Butterfly 3 on September 29th

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HTC had previously teased the announcement of two devices later this month on 29th. Many believed that they would be launching the HTC A9 Hero on that date and that the device would have two versions. However, a new leak confirms that HTC will be announcing an updated One M9+ and a Butterfly 3 at the event.

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LG V10 appears online flaunting its secondary ticker display – Announcement scheduled for October 1st

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LG is expected to introduce a new smartphone called the V10 on October 1st and the phone is said to pack a secondary ticker display above the primary display. Now, we have a photo of the actual device and it seems to have a secondary ticker display as previously rumoured.

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Huawei Nexus 6P design surfaces along with box design of Nexus 6P and Nexus 5X

We’re only a few days away from the announcement of two new Nexus smartphones from Google. The first is the Nexus 6P that is built by Huawei and the second is the Nexus 5X built by LG.

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Sony Xperia C5 Ultra Dual Review

Selfies are all the rage right now and Sony seems to understand that better than most other companies. The Sony Xperia C5 Ultra is the successor to the Xperia C4 that came out earlier this year. Like the Xperia C4, the Xperia C5 Ultra is also a selfie-centric smartphone. While the Xperia C4 did have a pretty capable camera up front, the Xperia C5 Ultra makes it look like the Xperia C4 was a half-baked attempt at making a selfie smartphone due to its much higher end camera specifications. But do those specs actually translate to a better smartphone and a selfie camera? Let us find out in the review.

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Microsoft Office 2016 released, starts at Rs. 5999

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Microsoft has released Office 2016 worldwide, as it promised. This brings new features such as real-time typing, easy sharing, new Excel charts, Skype for Business, modern attachments in Outlook and more. It also has several enterprise features such as built-in Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Multifactor Authentication and more. Continue reading “Microsoft Office 2016 released, starts at Rs. 5999”