Samsung preparing Artik – New processors for the Internet of Things

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Samsung will be hosting an event on the 12th of May in San Francisco to announce new processors codenamed Artik for the internet of things. Artik is being developed by Samsung’s Menlo Park, their Strategy and Innovation Center that is based in California.

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OnePlus Two could be priced around $400 – Might be powered by Snapdragon 810

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The successor to the OnePlus One is probably one of the most hyped devices of the year owing to the success of the original last year. The handset which is likely to be called OnePlus Two is most likely to be priced around the $400 mark.

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Most popular classic ‘Snake’ is coming to smartphones as ‘Snake Rewind’ on May 14

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All this while if you have missed playing the old classic ‘Snake’ game on your phone or have tried something similar but still preferred the original, then here’s good news for you. Taneli Armanto, the creator of the original Nokia Snake – released with Nokia 6110 in late 1997, has announced that the sequel called Snake Rewind is on its way. Continue reading “Most popular classic ‘Snake’ is coming to smartphones as ‘Snake Rewind’ on May 14”

Sony Xperia Z4 Compact expected to launch on May 13

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Sony is expected to introduce a mini variant of the latest flagship Xperia Z4, dubbed the Sony Xperia Z4 Compact next Wednesday on May 13, according to a report by Russian tech blog on Wednesday. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z4 Compact expected to launch on May 13”

mophie juice pack H2PRO 2750mAh waterproof battery case for iPhone 6 announced

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mophie, popular for its battery cases for Apple devices has launched mophie juice pack H2PRO, a new waterproof battery case for iPhone 6. This has a 2,750mAh rechargeable lithium-ion polymer battery that would offer up to 14 additional hours of talk time, 10 additional hours of web browsing, 11 additional hours of video playback, and 50 additional hours of music playback, says the company.

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Meerkat live streaming app releases API for Developers

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Meerkat, the live streaming application that allows you to stream videos live to your twitter followers has now released its API for developers.

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Google announces Games in Motion – A fun way to exercise

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Google has just announced Games in Motion for Android. It’s an open source game sample to show how games can be made to make use of Google Fit and Android Wear.

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Google set to unveil Voice Access at I/O which allows controlling apps using just your voice

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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.

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Oculus Rift to Ship in Q1 2016, pre-orders begin later this year

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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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Google might unveil Android M at I/O

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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.

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Android 5.1.1 Lollipop OTA update rolling out to Nexus 7 (Wi-Fi)

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 Z9 with 5.2-inch 1080p bezel-less display, fingerprint sensor, 4GB RAM announced

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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 to bring affordable online ‘Dazen’ brand of devices in India this month

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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”

Xiaomi partners with GadgetWood for one-day pick and drop repair services in India

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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”