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Android M Developer Preview images for Nexus 5, 6, 9 and Player now available for download

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Google introduced Android M at the Google I/O 2015 few hours back. Now it has released M Developer Preview for Nexus 5, 6, 9, and Player (for TV), as well as emulator, as it promised. Android M brings new app permissions model which streamlines the process for users to install and upgrade apps, App Links, which improves upon existing link handling by allowing app developers to associate an app with a web domain they own, ‘Now on tap’ that offers contextual information in one click in Google Now, Android Pay & Fingerprint, Doze and App Standby power-saving features, new assist technology and more. Continue reading “Android M Developer Preview images for Nexus 5, 6, 9 and Player now available for download”

Xiaomi introduces 16000mAh and slim 5000mAh Power Banks in India for Rs. 1399 and Rs. 699

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Xiaomi has introduced 16000mAh Mi Power Bank and 5000mAh Slim Power Bank in India. Both these have anodised aluminium finish on the outside, similar to earlier Mi Power Banks. The 16000mAh power bank is compact, even though it packs 16000mAh battery, but weighs 350 grams. The 5000mAh portable power bank is just 9.9mm thick and weighs 156grams. Continue reading “Xiaomi introduces 16000mAh and slim 5000mAh Power Banks in India for Rs. 1399 and Rs. 699”

Exclusive: OnePlus One to get a price cut on June 1

OnePlus recently shared a teaser on it’s official twitter account, which stated that the company is again looking to shake the tech industry.

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While most of you predicated that the company was going to announce the next iteration of the OnePlus, sorry to disappoint you folks, but we think you’ll have to wait a bit longer. Continue reading “Exclusive: OnePlus One to get a price cut on June 1”

Google debuts “Designed for Families” on the Play Store – Will promote ‘Kid-Safe’ apps

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Google announced a new program for developers to certify their apps as being “family-friendly” by submitting their apps to an additional review. The designation will make its way onto the applications page on the Google Play Store.

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Google unveils Internet of Things platform “Project Brillo”, developer preview in Q3

 

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Google at I/O 2015 has announced its rumoured Internet of things (IoT) platform called Project Brillo with a goal to offer a simple platform for connected home devices and more. Continue reading “Google unveils Internet of Things platform “Project Brillo”, developer preview in Q3”

Google Now introduces the “Now on tap” feature – Shows you contextual information in one click

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Google has just announced a new feature for Google Now at the I/O conference in San Francisco. The feature is called “Now on tap” and what it basically does is show you contextual information in one single click.

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Google announces Android M, available in Q3 2015

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Google just announced Android M, an upcoming version of Android that aimed at improving the core user experience. It is the most polished Android release to date, said the company. There are the six important things that Android M concentrates on – App Permissions, Web Experience, App Links, Mobile Payments, Fingerprint Support, Power & Charging.

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Xiaomi Mi Note Pro Benchmarks

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Xiaomi introduced the Mi Note Pro back in January this year. It went on sale in China few weeks back. We unboxed the smartphone recently, here we have its benchmarks. is powered by an Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 64-bit 20nm processor that has four bigger ARM Cortex A57 cores clocked at 2.0GHz per core and four smaller ARM Cortex A53 cores clocked at 1.6GHz per core with 600 MHz Adreno 430 GPU. It has 4GB DDR4 RAM, 5.7-inch (2560 x 1440 pixels) display and runs on Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop) with MI UI 6 on top. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Note Pro Benchmarks”

Xolo announces new ‘online-only’ sub-brand Black, first smartphone coming in June

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Xolo has announced a new ‘online-only’ sub-brand for India called Black. While the company hasn’t decided upon an e-commerce partner as yet, it detailed that the first smartphone under the Black sub-brand will be launched next month. Continue reading “Xolo announces new ‘online-only’ sub-brand Black, first smartphone coming in June”

Intel Compute Stick Unboxing and Demo

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Intel introduced Compute Stick, a compact HDMI dongle that runs on Windows 8.1 with Bing at the CES 2015 earlier this year. This tiny dongle will transform your TV or monitor with a HDMI port to a full-fledged PC. The Compute Stick also comes in Ubuntu option. Check out the unboxing.

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Global smartphone sales hits 336 million units, soars 19.3 per cent during Q1,2015: Report

Worldwide smartphone sales clocked 336 million units by registering a 19.3 per cent an increase of during the first quarter of 2015, according to latest numbers from Gartner.

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Micromax Unite 3 Q372 with Android 5.0, translation in regional languages launched for Rs. 6999

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Micromax has officially launched the Unite 3 Q372 smartphone that went on sale earlier this month. Micromax has partnered with Firstouch for new Unite Messaging Service that lets users to translate and transliterate with patented ‘Swipe’ feature that enables users to communicate in their preferred choice of language. It comes pre-loaded with 10 regional languages that includes, Hindi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Oriya, Bengali and Marathi. Continue reading “Micromax Unite 3 Q372 with Android 5.0, translation in regional languages launched for Rs. 6999”

Motorola launches its Moto Maker service in China

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Despite being the largest cellphone market in the world, the Moto Maker service from Motorola that allows you to customise and buy phones wasn’t available in China until today. Today, at the Lenovo Tech World it was announced that the Moto Maker online digital studio is now available in China.

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