Software companies and smartphone manufacturers are always trying to find new and better ways of interacting with your smartphone. While most of these involve you interacting with your touchscreen in some way or another, Google is set to launch a new feature called Voice Access that will allow you to do without it totally.
Oculus has just announced that the Rift will be shipping to consumers globally in the first quarter of 2016. They have also teased the product in two renders of the front and back of the device and it looks quite good.
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The official schedule for Google’s I/O is now live and under one of the events scheduled for Android for Work, there was a mention of Android M. This could mean that Google might be announcing Android M at I/O between 28th and 29th of May.
After shipping Android 5.1.1 Lollipop OTA update to Nexus 10 last week, Google has now rolled out the OTA update to Nexus 7 2012 (Wi-Fi). We have received the update in India on Wednesday and it weighs 9.6MB in size.
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ZTE nubia just announced nubia Z9, the company’s latest flagship smartphone. It has a 5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD CGS (Continuous Grain Silicon) 2.5D OGS display with bezel-less design, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 810 SoC and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) with nubia UI 3.0. Continue reading “ZTE nubia Z9 with 5.2-inch 1080p bezel-less display, fingerprint sensor, 4GB RAM announced”
Coolpad, the Chinese smartphone maker, is set to launch an affordable Dazen brand of devices in India this month. The company has appointed Varun Sharma as the India head, who joins from Flipkart where he was the Director of Strategic Alliance. Continue reading “Coolpad to bring affordable online ‘Dazen’ brand of devices in India this month”
Chinese manufacturer Xiaomi has partnered with a Delhi-based startup GadgetWood in India for more service centres, and one-day repair and delivery services. Continue reading “Xiaomi partners with GadgetWood for one-day pick and drop repair services in India”
Lenovo launched the A7000 smartphone in India last month for Rs. 8,999. We recently brought you the unboxing and benchmarks of the smartphone, here we have its camera samples from the smartphone. The A7000 has a 8-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash and f/2.2 aperture. It also features a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with f/2.2 aperture. Continue reading “Lenovo A7000 Camera Samples”
Vodafone India has launched new, responsive M-Pesa App that lets their consumers pay their bills and recharge their mobile easily. User can load money to M-Pesa wallet through Net Banking/Debit Card through the app. The company also offers 5% cashback on payments made using the App (up to a maximum of Rs 50 per month). Continue reading “Vodafone launches new M-Pesa App for bill payments and mobile recharge”
Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge will reportedly get camera improvements like RAW image support, shutter speed controls, and more with Android 5.1.1 Lollipop update. Continue reading “Android 5.1.1 update for Samsung Galaxy S6, S6 Edge to bring RAW image support and more: Report”
Indian mobile handset market declined 15% in terms of overall shipments in Q1, 2015, as per a latest report from CMR. The report said that out of the total 53 million mobile handsets shipped during the quarter, 37% (19.5 mn) were smartphones.
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Honor, the global brand under Huawei announced the Honor 4C smartphone in China last week. Today the company has sent invite for the launch event on May 8th, where it is expected to launch the Honor 4C and Honor Bee smartphones. We already know that Honor 4C has a 5-inch HD display and is powered by 1.2 GHz 64-bit A53 Octa-core Kirin 620 processor. The Honor Bee is a budget smartphone with a 4.5-inch FWVGA screen and a 1.2 GHz quad-core Spreadtrum processor, according to Flipkart listing.
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After Airtel, Vodafone, Reliance Communications (RCOM) and Videocon Telecom, Aircel today announced that it has reduced National Roaming tariff by up to 75% and the call rates by 40%. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) reduced ceiling tariffs for national roaming calls and SMS last month. There is no change in the new rates compared to TRAI’s proposed guidelines. Continue reading “Aircel cuts National Roaming rates by up to 75%”
Samsung has introduced new memory card line-up that includes, PRO Plus and EVO Plus. These are enhanced versions of EVO and PRO series that were introduced last year. Both these belong to Class 10. These cards have 5 proof technique that can withstand, immersion, heat, shock, and prevent data corruption caused by x-rays, magnetic field (15,000 gauss magnetic force). It can survive in three-meter sea water for 72 hours, 48 more hours of improvement compared to existing EVO and PRO series. These cards can withstand minus 25-degree celsius to 85-degree celsius. Continue reading “Samsung introduces PRO Plus and EVO Plus Class 10 microSD cards”
Google’s flagship tablet Nexus 9 is receiving Android 5.0.2 Lollipop update. The OTA update is hitting Nexus 9 and weighs around 23.3MB and has build number LRX22L.
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