Samsung Mobile President J.K Shin denies plans to launch Galaxy Note 5 in July

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A few days ago, there was a rumor that Samsung could be launching the Galaxy Note 5 earlier than normally scheduled – in July to be precise in order to combat the upcoming iPhone 6S/6S Plus. Now, President of Samsung Mobile, Mr J.K Shin has outright denied the rumor stating that it is false.

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Samsung Galaxy A8 rumored to feature a fingerprint sensor

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We had told you about the rumored specifications of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy A8 last month. The Galaxy A8 will be the biggest smartphone in the A series lineup and now it is reported to be packing a fingerprint sensor as well.

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Coolpad partners with Snapdeal for upcoming Dazen brand of smartphones

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Chinese smartphone maker Coolpad on Wednesday announced its exclusive partnership with e-commerce player Snapdeal for India. Continue reading “Coolpad partners with Snapdeal for upcoming Dazen brand of smartphones”

Sharp AQUOS Xx announced – Successor to the Crystal X

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Yesterday, we told you about the Sharp AQUOS Crystal 2 which is the successor to the Crystal that was launched last year. We now have the successor of its bigger brother, the Crystal X which was launched along side the Crystal and the new model is called AQUOS Xx. The company continues the tradition of having a bezel-less design.

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Huawei Honor AP007 13000mAh Power Bank Unboxing

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Huawei Honor launched its Honor AP007 13000 mAh Power Bank in India at Rs. 1,399. We brought you the hands on impressions and the photo gallery earlier this month, here we have the unboxing of the power bank.

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Facebook Messenger’s Video Calling feature is now available worldwide

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The video calling feature for Facebook’s Messenger was announced at the end of last month but was limited to just 18 countries. Now the feature is available to users using the application worldwide.

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Now STD calling without “0” or “+91” prefix possible in India

Indian phone users will no more have the need to add “0” or “+91” prefix while dialling any STD mobile number , thanks to telecom operators that have begun simplifying the process of dialling STD mobile numbers in the country.

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Videocon Infinium Z45 Nova+ with 4.5-inch display, quad-core processor launched for Rs. 4900

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Videocon has launched Infinium Z45 Nova+, the company’s latest smartphone in the Infinium series and the successor of Infinium Z45 Nova that was launched last year. It has a 4.5-inch FWVGA display, Android 4.4 (KitKat), 5-megapixel rear camera with BSI sensor, LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera, similar to the Z45 Nova, but this is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core processor Spreadtum processor, instead of MediaTek processor and has a slightly bigger 1800mAh battery. Continue reading “Videocon Infinium Z45 Nova+ with 4.5-inch display, quad-core processor launched for Rs. 4900”

Cyanogen to set up an office in India, plans hires and acquisitions

With an aim to tap the growing smartphone market in India, Cyanogen is looking forward to open an office in the country. The company which is a developer of an open-source mobile operating system will set up an office in either Bangalore or Delhi in next three months.

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Oculus “Step into the Rift” event scheduled for June 11

Oculus has sent out invites for a special Rift event on June 11 in San Francisco. The company is expected to reveal more about its Oculus Rift virtual reality headset at this event.

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Microsoft working on ‘Flow by Outlook for iPhone’ email chatting app?

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Microsoft seems to be working on a new smartphone chat app called Flow that will be a supplement to Outlook inbox app and will work as instant message chatting service for Outlook contacts or any email directly, according to an alleged leaked document by Microsoft. Continue reading “Microsoft working on ‘Flow by Outlook for iPhone’ email chatting app?”

Oppo R7 and R7 Plus with 1080p AMOLED display, metal body, 3GB RAM announced

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Oppo has announced Oppo R7 and Oppo R7 Plus, two new smartphones in the R series. The Oppo R7 has a 5-inch (1080 x 1920 pixels) Full HD AMOLED display and runs on Color OS 2.1 based on Android 4.4 (KitKat), while the Oppo R7 Plus features a 6-inch (1080 x 1920 pixels) Full HD AMOLED display and runs on Color OS 2.1 based on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). Both these smartphones are powered by an Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor with Adreno 405 GPU for the international variant. These have metal body and 2.5D Arc Edge screen. Continue reading “Oppo R7 and R7 Plus with 1080p AMOLED display, metal body, 3GB RAM announced”

Google’s standalone Photo sharing and storage service coming this month at Google I/O: Report

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Google is reportedly set to separate its online picture sharing and storage service from Google+, and will announce it as a standalone service some time during its I/O conference later this month. Continue reading “Google’s standalone Photo sharing and storage service coming this month at Google I/O: Report”

Google starts rolling out Android Wear 5.1.1 update

Google has announced that that the official rollout of the Android Wear 5.1.1 update has begun. It was announced earlier that the Android 5.1.1 update will come to LG’s recently launched Watch Urbane.

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