47,440 Lenovo K3 Note smartphones sold out in 5.2 seconds in first sale

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Lenovo sold 47,440 units of K3 Note smartphones in just 5.2 seconds in the first flash sale today on Flipkart at 3PM. It received over 538,096 lakh registrations for the sale, said the company. Even though the company sells only the Onyx Black variant of the smartphone now, it plans to bring Pearl White and Laser Yellow color variants soon. Continue reading “47,440 Lenovo K3 Note smartphones sold out in 5.2 seconds in first sale”

Xiaomi Mi 5 and Mi 5 Plus specifications surface – Powered by Snapdragon 810 and 820

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The specifications of the upcoming two flagship grade smartphones from Xiaomi; the Mi 5 and Mi 5 Plus have been leaked. As the name suggests, the Plus is a larger and more powerful phablet t while the Mi 5 itself caters to a wider market.

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Motorola Moto X Sport and new Moto G appears online – Might be announced next month

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Motorola might be readying the launch of two new models for next month – namely the Moto X Sport and the new Moto G (2015). Both the handsets have been leaked in new images which aslo give us a glimpse into their specifications.

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Samsung Galaxy A8 price and release date surface

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Images and specifications of the Galaxy A8 are already out. New live images of the smartphone that were leaked this week confirmed fingerprint sensor on the home button, making it the first Samsung A series smartphone with a fingerprint sensor. Now the release date of the smartphone has been revealed by a Chinese seller Suning Tesco, who is taking pre-orders for the smartphone starting today. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A8 price and release date surface”

Google removes rogue BatteryBot Pro app from Play Store

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Google has removed a malicious application from the Play Store that had disguised itself as another app. The application that was removed is a rogue version of the app called BatteryBot Pro.

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Sony Xperia M4 Aqua Dual Battery Life Test

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We brought you the review of Sony Xperia M4 Aqua Dual recently, here we have its battery life test results. The Xperia M4 Aqua Dual packs a 2400mAh built-in battery. It has a 5-inch HD screen, is powered by a Octa-Core Snapdragon 615 SoC and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop). In our review we said that the smartphone should last even most heavy users a day of use. Check out the test results.

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Samsung SM-G9198 surfaces online – Flip phone powered by Snapdragon 808

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Ever since touchscreens came along, innovative form factors have died down and most handsets have a candybar form factor. Samsung however is trying its best to keep the clamshell (flip) form factor alive as was seen with the Samsung Galaxy Golden phones. Now we have yet another new smartphone from Samsung with the model number SM-G9198 that not just revives the diminishing form factor but also packs in high end specifications.

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Facebook testing floating videos in your News Feed

Facebook is testing a new feature that enhances your video viewing experience. The social network’s latest floating video feature will allow users to scroll through their News Feed while letting them watch the video.

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Vivo to kick start manufacturing phones in Noida by October, invests Rs 12.5 cr

Following the league of various smartphone makers, Vivo is looking forward to start manufacturing smartphones in India, as per a latest report from the Economic Times.

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Jolla splits hardware and software divisions to increase focus on Sailfish OS licensing

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Jolla, the Finnish upstart trying to get a hold in the smartphone segment, today announced that they will be breaking off their hardware division into a distinct entity. Going forward Jolla Ltd. will solely be responsible for the development of Sailfish OS and will be managing licensing agreements for the mobile centric operating system. Continue reading “Jolla splits hardware and software divisions to increase focus on Sailfish OS licensing”

Vivo announces new V1 and V1 Max smartphones in India

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Chinese manufacturer Vivo has introduced a new ‘V’ series of smartphones in India. The company announced two smartphones – Vivo V1 and Vivo V1 Max – on Tuesday saying that these will be priced between Rs. 15,000 to Rs. 20,000, and will hit stores later this month. Continue reading “Vivo announces new V1 and V1 Max smartphones in India”

OnePlus 2 will pack 4GB of LPDDR4 RAM

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OnePlus continues their old tradition of revealing the specifications of their upcoming hardware in bits and pieces. Today’s reveal focuses on the built in RAM on the handset. The company took to their forums once again to announce that the upcoming OnePlus 2 will have 4GB of built in RAM. Continue reading “OnePlus 2 will pack 4GB of LPDDR4 RAM”

Indian variants of Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge now receiving update to Android Lollipop 5.1.1

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On June 15th, the first updates to Android Lollipop 5.1.1 rolled out to the T-Mobile variants of the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge. Over the past few weeks, the update has made its way to various regions and variants of the device. Now, it’s the turn of the Indian variants of the two devices to receive the update.

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Apple to start selling third party accessories in co-designed packaging

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Presentation and packaging are integral to the Apple experience. While the company maintains strict control over the packaging design of its own products, third party accessories in Apple stores don’t necessarily adhere to those guidelines. Continue reading “Apple to start selling third party accessories in co-designed packaging”

Doogee F2015 smartphone to feature a liquid metal body

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After coming up with a OnePlus One clone and a smartphone with 6000mAH battery, Doogee now is bringing us a new smartphone that will have a liquid metal body. The device is called F2015 and will be available in three different variants.

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