LG G4 Benchmarks – Hexa-Core Snapdragon 808 CPU and Adreno 418 GPU

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LG officially launched the LG G4, the company’s latest flagship smartphone in India for Rs. 51,000 yesterday. Here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. The LG G4 is the first smartphone to be powered by a Hexa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 64-bit 20nm processor that has two bigger ARM Cortex A57 cores clocked at 1.8GHz per core and four smaller ARM Cortex A53 cores clocked at 1.44GHz per core with 600 MHz Adreno 418 GPU. It has 3GB RAM, 5.5-inch (2560 x 1440 pixels) display and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with LG UX 4.0 on top. Check out the synthetic benchmark scores. Continue reading “LG G4 Benchmarks – Hexa-Core Snapdragon 808 CPU and Adreno 418 GPU”

OnePlus One gets minor OxygenOS update to fix touchscreen issue

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OnePlus One got a new build of Cyanogen OS 12.0 earlier this week to fix touchscreen issue. Now, OnePlus has released a new OxygenOS 1.01 build for the smartphone to fix the touchscreen issue, as it promised last month. The company already said that it has been working with Synaptics, developer of touch and biometrics hardware to fix the bug. Continue reading “OnePlus One gets minor OxygenOS update to fix touchscreen issue”

Lenovo A6000 Plus gets a price cut, available for Rs. 6999 in open sale from June 22 to 24

Lenovo launched the A6000 Plus smartphone, an enhanced version of the A6000 with 2GB RAM and 16GB of internal storage at Rs. 7,499 back in April. It sold 1 lakh units of the smartphone in the first flash sale. Now the company has announced that the smartphone will be available for Rs. 6,999 in an open sale between June 22nd, Monday, to June 24th, Tuesday on Flipkart. It is not clear if the price cut is permanent. Continue reading “Lenovo A6000 Plus gets a price cut, available for Rs. 6999 in open sale from June 22 to 24”

LG G4 vs LG G3 vs LG G2 Photo Gallery

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LG had announced its flagship phone G4 in April this year. The latest flagship from LG was officially launched in India for Rs. 51,000 yesterday. Let’s compare the phone to its predecessors G3 and G2 in this photo gallery. Continue reading “LG G4 vs LG G3 vs LG G2 Photo Gallery”

Weekly Roundup: LG G4 India launch, new Samsung tablets, slimmest Micromax Canvas, Mi LED light and more

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After a long wait, LG finally launched its flagship G4 in India for Rs. 51,000. It packs a 5.5-inch (2560 x 1440 pixels) Quad-HD Quantum display, is powered by a 1.8GHz hexa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with LG UX 4.0. It has a 16-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, Laser AF for fast focus, Manual mode with RAW image capture, OIS 2.0 and an 8-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual-SIM support and 4G LTE connectivity with support for LTE bands for India. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: LG G4 India launch, new Samsung tablets, slimmest Micromax Canvas, Mi LED light and more”

Amazon releases Android Lollipop based Fire OS 5 developer preview

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Amazon has always believed in using a highly customized fork of Android called Fire OS on their line up of tablets and phones. Fire OS brings with it a completely different look and has a very different and in some ways superior feature set to stock Android when it comes to media consumption and more so from Amazon’s ecosystem. Today the company has released the first developer preview of their upcoming Fire OS 5 that is based on Android Lollipop. Continue reading “Amazon releases Android Lollipop based Fire OS 5 developer preview”

Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Hisar, Haryana

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Airtel has launched their 4G LTE services in Hisar, Haryana, followed by Karnal and Yamunanagar earlier this week and Ambala last week in Haryana. Airtel acquired 100% stake in Qualcomm AP’s India BWA licenses in Delhi, Mumbai, Haryana and Kerala circles last year. In the city, users can access 4G on Mi-Fi, Wi-Fi dongles and Wi-Fi CPEs (Customer Premise Equipment/ routers). Continue reading “Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Hisar, Haryana”

Intel Remote Keyboard announced, Lets you control your NUC from your Android device

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With the release of Intel’s latest Baytrail platform, the company has been making a push for small form factor computing devices. This includes devices like the NUC (Next Unit of Computing) as well as the Compute Stick. These computing systems aren’t specifically meant for standard desktop computing scenarios and are typically used without a permanently attached keyboard or mouse in an HTPC or digital signage setting. To assist in this use case, Intel has announced a brand new Android application that will let you control the Windows running machines from your phone or tablet. Continue reading “Intel Remote Keyboard announced, Lets you control your NUC from your Android device”

Micromax Canvas Tabby Android tablet with kids-use mode launched for Rs. 6499

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Micromax has launched Canvas Tabby P469, the company’s latest tablet for dual use mode for both Parent and Kids. The parent-use mode offers complete access to the tablet, while the kids-use mode lets the kids learn, explore and grow through content backed by parental control, said the company.

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Microsoft OneNote for iPhone, iPad updated with new checklist option and more

Microsoft on Thursday updated OneNote for iPhone and iPad bringing several improvements and all new features based on user feedback.

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Xolo Cube 5.0 with 5-inch HD display, Android 5.0 launched for Rs. 7999

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Xolo has launched the Cube 5.0, the company’s latest smartphone with a 5-inch HD OGS display with 85% NTSC color gamut that promises ultra-high color contrasts and vivid colors. The display also has Dragontrail Glass protection. It is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582M processor and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop). Continue reading “Xolo Cube 5.0 with 5-inch HD display, Android 5.0 launched for Rs. 7999”

Swipe Tech eyeing $20 million in funding for R&D operations

Swipe Technologies is looking forward to secure plans to raise $20 million this year in order to expand its research and development operations in India, said a latest report from Economic Times.

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Samsung Galaxy Grand Max price drops to Rs. 12990, available for Rs. 11990 today

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Samsung launched the Galaxy Grand Max smartphone in India for Rs. 15990. It has received a price cut of Rs. 3000 and is available for Rs. 12,990. As a promotional offer, it will be available on Snapdeal for Rs. 11,990 only for today. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Grand Max price drops to Rs. 12990, available for Rs. 11990 today”