Facebook is finally working on a ‘Dislike’ button, says Mark Zuckerberg

Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg has revealed that the company is working on a dislike button for its social network. He dded that the “Dislike” button will not work like Reddit’s up and downvote mechanism.

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HTC One A9 detailed specifications surface, might not be a high-end smartphone

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HTC A9 (Hima Aero) had been rumored as a high-end smartphone since July. Now @evleaks has leaked the specifications of the smartphone, which reveals that it will be a mid-range smartphone. According to the leak, the One A9 will pack a 5-inch 1080 AMOLED screen and will be powered by the latest Octa-Core Snapdragon 617 processor. The new leak doesn’t reveal the Android version, but according to a recent rumor, it will run on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with Sense 7.0. Continue reading “HTC One A9 detailed specifications surface, might not be a high-end smartphone”

Motorola starts rolling out Stagefright patches for its smartphones globally

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Motorola announced last month that it will offer patches for Stagefright exploit. Few days back it announced that it has started rolling out updates with Stagefright fixes for its smartphones globally. The Moto X Play and Moto X Style smartphones come with security patches out of the box. Motorola is rolling out new updates for Moto X (1st Gen, 2nd Gen), Moto G (1st Gen, 2nd Gen, 3rd Gen) Moto G with 4G LTE 1st Gen, Moto E (1st Gen, 2nd Gen) and Moto E 4G LTE (2nd Gen). All these include fixes for the latest vulnerability in the Stagefright library (CVE-2015-3864).
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LG G4 Battery Charging Kit Unboxing

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LG launched its flagship G4 smartphone in India back in June. It offered a free battery charging kit (BCK-4800) worth Rs. 3,000 for the LG G4 users as a part of their promotional offer. Since the LG G4 has a removable battery you can swap it easily if it runs out. The charging kit allows you to charge the additional battery easily. Check out the unboxing.

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OnePlus launches a $100 leather case for the OnePlus 2

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Last week OnePlus teased something luxurious is coming to OnePlus 2. Today the company has introduced Hard Graft Wild Phone Case for the OnePlus 2 smartphone. Created by Italian designers at Hard Graft, this is made of genuine ash grey washed and traditionally tanned leather, says the company.
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Asus Zenfone Selfie 3GB RAM variant goes on sale in India for Rs. 17999

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Asus launched the Zenfone Selfie in India last month starting at Rs. 15,999. It went on pre-order on Flipkart mid-August. Today the company has announced that the Zenfone Selfie variant with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage is now available for purchase from Flipkart. The Asus Zenfone 2 Laser 5.5 went on sale in India last week for Rs. 9,999. Continue reading “Asus Zenfone Selfie 3GB RAM variant goes on sale in India for Rs. 17999”

Google Play Gift cards now available for purchase in India

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Google finally launched pre-paid Google Play Gift cards or vouchers in India back in June. Today Google launched physical Google Play Gift cards that are now available for purchase from retail stores across India. Continue reading “Google Play Gift cards now available for purchase in India”

Sony Xperia Z5 James Bond Spectre Edition heading to Vodafone UK

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Sony introduced the Xperia Z5, its flagship smartphone at IFA earlier this month. The Xperia Z5 was outed in a promotional material for upcoming James Bond film Spectre back in July. Now Vodafone UK has announced that the Sony Xperia Z5 James Bond edition will be available for order from Wednesday, September 16th exclusively. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z5 James Bond Spectre Edition heading to Vodafone UK”

Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ Benchmarks

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Samsung launched the Galaxy S6 edge+ smartphone in India last month for Rs. 57,900. We unboxed it recently, here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. The Galaxy S6 edge+ is powered by a Octa-Core 14 nm Exynos 7420 SoC which has four ARM Cortex A57 CPUs clocked at 2.1GHz per core and four ARM Cortex A53 CPUs clocked at 1.5GHz per core, similar to the Galaxy S6 and theGalaxy S6 edge. It has Mali T760 MP8 GPU and 4GB of LPDDR4 RAM. It has a 5.7-inch Quad HD (2560×1440 pixels) Super AMOLED display and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Samsung’s own UI on the top. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ Benchmarks”

YU Yunique Review

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YU Televentures which is a subsidiary of the popular domestic player Micromax, last week launched an affordable 4G smartphone the YU Yunique in India at Rs. 4,999. The smartphone will be exclusively available on Snapdeal through flash sales staring September 15. While the device specifications appear impressive for the price, is it really worth the purchase? We find out. Continue reading “YU Yunique Review”

Samsung Galaxy J7 Unboxing

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Samsung launched the Galaxy J7 smartphone in India exclusively on Flipkart for Rs. 14,999 back in July. We brought you the hands-on impressions of the smartphone from the launch event and recently brought you its photo gallery, here is the unboxing. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy J7 Unboxing”

LG schedules event on October 1st, “V10” expected to be announced

LG has sent out invites for an event in New York on October 1st where it is expected to announce the premium flagship phone “V10”. The phone that recently visited TENAA has a dual display.

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Meizu Pro 5 spotted on Geekbench, beats Samsung Galaxy Note 5 in scores

Meizu is expected to announce its next flagship ‘Pro 5’ at an event on September 23. Today, the phone which is code named Meizu NIUX was spotted on Geekbench.

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Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 410 processor used in over 550 mobile devices while 210 used in over 200 designs

Qualcomm Technologies has announced new milestones for its Snapdragon 410 and 210 processors. Within the first year of its commercial launch, the Snapdragon 410 processor is now available in more than 550 mobile device designs while 210 processor has been included in more than 200 designs.

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