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Vertu V06 shows up in benchmarks – Snapdragon 810 and 4GB RAM on-board

While Vertu is famously known for their design and craftmanship, their handsets often run on outdated hardware and perhaps even software. While they have been trying to change that in the past few years, they still do lag behind a bit. But that is about to change if these new benchmarks have anything to say. The Vertu V06 will apparently be powered by a Snapdragon 810 processor and will also have 4GB of RAM.

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 gets certified in China

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 2, the company’s upcoming smartphone has been certified on TENAA (via) in China. These images look similar to the image that was leaked couple of months back, but no sign of metal build that was shown off in live images . Xiaomi recently scheduled an event on July 16th where it is expected to announced the Mi 5 and the Mi 5 Plus smartphones. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 gets certified in China”

Microsoft Lumia 940 and 940 XL to feature polycarbonate bodies – Pricing higher than iPhone 6 and Galaxy S6

The Microsoft Lumia 940 and 940 XL rumours are slowly gaining traction. the last rumour was a leak that confirmed the existence of a Quad HD Windows phone which is most likely the 940 XL and a smaller 1080p smartphone which should be the 940. A new report now suggests that both the 940 XL as well as the 940 will sport polycarbonate bodies and will be priced higher than the Apple iPhone 6 and Samsung Galaxy S6.

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InFocus M810 with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 801, 4G LTE launched in India for Rs. 14999

Infocus M810

InFocus has launched M810, the company’s latest top-end smartphone in India. It packs 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). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with true tone LED flash, Sony Exmor R sensor and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It has a metal frame and is just 6.99mm thick. It has 4G LTE connectivity, but only has 1800MHz FDD-LTE Band 3.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab E Unboxing

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Samsung launched the Galaxy Tab E (SM-T561) in India last month Rs. 16,900, along with the Galaxy Tab A. We brought you the hands-on impressions and the photo gallery of the tablet from the launch event. Here is the unboxing of the tablet.
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Lenovo K3 Note Benchmarks

Lenovo launched the K3 Note smartphone in India last month for Rs. 9,999. We recently brought you the unboxing and photo gallery of the smartphone, here we have its benchmarks. It is powered by a Octa-Core MediaTek MT6752 processor with eight ARM Cortex A53 CPUs clocked at 1.69GHz per core and has Mali-T760 MP2 GPU. It also has 2GB of RAM. The Lenovo A7000 had a under locked MT6752M CPU. It has 5.5-inch Full HD screen and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) with Lenovo’s own Vibe UI on top. Let us check out the synthetic benchmark scores below. Continue reading “Lenovo K3 Note Benchmarks”

Uber starts accepting credit card payments in India from today

Commuters in India can now pay for their Uber rides with their international and Indian credit cards starting today. The taxi hailing company has resumed to this payment option which it had to do away with owing to RBI’s mandatory regulation of 2 factor authentication.

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Apple made 92% of the profits in the smartphone industry during Q1 2015 – Samsung follows behind with 15%

While Apple had managed to rake in 65% of the smartphone industry’s operating income last year, this year it seems to have done even better as it has managed to take in 92% of all the profits made in the smartphone industry.

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Mediatek powered HTC D728w appears on TENAA – Should be the upcoming Desire 728

Another day and yet another handset shows up on Chinese certification agency TENAA. This time is the turn of HTC’s Mediatek powered smartphone codenamed D728w.

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Samsung Galaxy S7 might be codenamed Jungfrau and powered by Snapdragon SoC

Samsung has seen a lot of demand with the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge and while it hasn’t fully turned their fortunes around, it is taking them in the right direction. Now apparently the next generation Galaxy S7 rumours have started showing up. It seems that the Galaxy S7 will be codenamed Jungfrau which is named after the mountain summit in Switzerland.

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Apple might introduce new iPods next week – iPod Touch to get 64 bit processor

It has been a while since Apple updated their iPod lineup. Many predicted that they could be cancelled especially due to the reduce in demand and the subsequent increase in demand for the iPhone. However a new rumor states that Apple is planning to introduce updated iPods on 14th July.

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Lenovo Vibe P1 shows up again courtesy of TENAA

The Lenovo P1 was one of the many handsets that leaked online earlier this year prior to MWC. Now the handset has resurfaced in new photos online thanks to the certification agency TENAA.

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Xiaomi Mi Bluetooth Game Controller Unboxing and Demo

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Xiaomi introduced its Mi Bluetooth gaming controller in China few months back. We managed to get one, and here is the unboxing and a the gaming demo on the Xiaomi Mi 4i.

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Google Maps now lets you send directions from desktop to Android

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Google Maps for iOS got updated to version 4.7 last month that brought option to send direction from Google Maps desktop to iOS devices. Google Maps for Android now has this feature in the latest update (v9.11.0), as noted by Android Police. This lets you send directions to a place directly to your Android smartphone or a tablet from the desktop. Back in April Google introduced a feature that lets users send directions to their phones from desktop search. Continue reading “Google Maps now lets you send directions from desktop to Android”

Weekly Roundup: Xolo BLACK, Intel Compute Stick, LG G4 Beat, Asus Pegasus 2 Plus and more

This week Xolo introduced its first BLACK smartphone with dual rear cameras at an event in Delhi, Intel launched its Compute Stick, a compact PC in India, Micromax launched new budget Bolt series smartphones, LG announced the G4 Beat, Asus showcased Pegasus 2 Plus, the successor of Pegasus. Check out all the launches in India and announcements worldwide from this week. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Xolo BLACK, Intel Compute Stick, LG G4 Beat, Asus Pegasus 2 Plus and more”