Foursquare has updated its Swarm app for Android and iPhone with new messages feature. This lets you send a message to a friend, a group or all your nearby friends, even if they don’t have Swarm, says the company. It also shows where they are on a map when you are messaging with someone so that you can coordinate with them easily. Continue reading “Swarm by Foursquare for Android and iPhone now lets you message your nearby friends”
Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant is investing $200 million in Snapchat, according to a report from Bloomberg. The latest funding will bring Snapchat valuation to $15 billion.
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Xiaomi which already counts India as one its most important market has decided to set up production unit in India according to a report from Reuters.
Qualcomm has announced DragonBoard 410c, a credit card-sized low-cost development board design based on the 64-bit Snapdragon 410 processor for developers, makers and OEMs. This will support rapid software development and prototyping for commercializing new inventions and products and it is the world’s first high performance, 64-bit capable, low cost ARM based platforms, says the company. Continue reading “Qualcomm DragonBoard 410c, a tiny low-cost development board announced”
Lava has launched Fuel 10 and Fuel 25, two new smartphones in the Fuel series with a 3000mAh battery. The Iris Fuel 10 has a 4.5-inch WVGA display and is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek processor. The Iris Fuel 25 has a 5-inch FWVGA display and is powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor. Both these smartphones run on Android 4.4 (KitKat), have 3G connectivity and dual SIM support. Continue reading “Lava Iris Fuel 10 and Fuel 25 with 3000mAh batteries launched for Rs. 6541 and Rs. 5666”
Rovio is back with another Angry Birds game. This time the company has launched Angry Birds Stella POP! for Android and iOS, which is completely different from the first Angry Birds Stella game that was launched last year. Continue reading “Angry Birds Stella POP! released for Android, iPhone and iPad”
Samsung has launched the Galaxy Win 2 (SM-G360BT), successor of last year’s Galaxy Win in Brazil. It has a 4.5-inch WVGA display, slightly smaller than the first Galaxy Win smartphone, but this has a different quad-core processor adding 4G support and runs on Android KitKat. It has the same 5-megapixel camera with LED flash, but the front-facing camera has been upped to 2MP from VGA. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Win 2 with 4.5-inch display, 4G LTE launched in Brazil”
VAIO Corporation has launched VAIO Phone (VA-10J), the company’s first smartphone in partnership with Japan communication, as expected. It has glass back and shares similar design and specifications as the Panasonic Eluga U2 that was unveiled last month in Taiwan. It has single micro SIM support and 4G connectivity. Continue reading “VAIO Phone (VA-10J) with 5-inch HD display, Android 5.0, 4G LTE announced”
OnePlus has announced that the OnePlus One smartphone will be available for purchase from Amazon.in without an invite today for one hour, 1PM to 2PM as a part of Amazon’s Happy Hour deal. Even though the sale lasts for 1 hour, stocks are limited, says the company. It is already available for some users, so you can start trying to get one from now. Continue reading “OnePlus One 16GB Silk White available on Amazon in India without an invite today till 2PM”
Xiaomi has launched the MiPad in India, as expected. It was announced last year, packs a 7.9-inch (2048 × 1536 pixels) display at 326 ppi, manufactured by Sharp / AUO and Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, is powered by a 2.2 GHz NVIDIA Tegra K1 processor with 192-core Kepler GPU and runs on Android-based MIUI ROM optimized for tablets. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with 5-element lens, Sony BSI sensor, f/2.0 aperture and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with OmniVision sensor and f/2.0 aperture. Continue reading “Xiaomi MiPad launched in India for Rs. 12999”
Xiaomi has launched its Redmi 2 smartphone in India as it promised. It has a 4.7-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) IPS fully laminated display from Sharp/AUO, is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with MIUI 6 on top. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi 2 launched in India for Rs. 6999”
HTC has officially launched the HTC Desire 820s dual sim smartphone in India. It was announced last year, packs a 5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) display, 1.7GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6752 64-bit processor, Android 4.4 Kitkat OS with HTC Sense 6 UI on top, features a 13-megapixel rear camera, 8-megapixel front-facing camera and dual-front-facing BoomSound speakers. It has Dual SIM support and 4G connectivity. Continue reading “HTC Desire 820s dual sim officially launched in India for Rs. 24890”
Snapdeal is looking forward to buy online mobile recharge platform Freecharge, according to a report from The Economic Times. The deal is expected to be sealed at Rs 2,800 Cr ($450M).
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HP launched the Stream 8 Windows tablet in India earlier this year. The tablet is compact, offers full Windows 8.1 experience on-the-go and even has 3G support. Is the tablet worth the price ? Let us find out in the complete review. Continue reading “HP Stream 8 Review”
Motorola Moto E (2nd Gen) that was launched in India earlier this week priced at Rs. 6,999 is now on sale exclusively on Flipkart. The second generation Moto E smartphone has a 4.5-inch display, is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 200 SoC and runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop. It comes with a 5-megapixel rear camera without flash and a VGA front-facing camera. Continue reading “Motorola Moto E (2nd Gen) goes on sale on Flipkart with launch day offers for Rs. 6999”
