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Android One smartphones in India will get Lollipop update in the “next few weeks”: Google

Android Lollipop

Google today released three new Android One smartphones with three new partners in Indonesia running Android 5.1 (Lollipop) out of the box when users in India with Android One smartphones are eagerly waiting for the Lollipop update. Today Google India announced that it will be rolling out the Lollipop update for the Android One smartphones in the next few weeks. Google already promised to offer software updates for Android One devices for two years after its release. Continue reading “Android One smartphones in India will get Lollipop update in the “next few weeks”: Google”

Google Android One expands to Indonesia, releases three new smartphones running Android 5.1 Lollipop

Evercoss One X, Mito Impact and Nexian Journey

Google just announced that it will launch Android One smartphones in Indonesia later this month. Google launched Android One smartphones in India back in September last year and it expanded to Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka last month. Indonesia becomes the fifth country to get Android One smartphones officially. Continue reading “Google Android One expands to Indonesia, releases three new smartphones running Android 5.1 Lollipop”

AOC E40 with 4-inch display, Android 4.4 announced for Rs. 5299

AOC E40

AOC has announced E40, the company’s latest entry-level Android smartphone. It has a 4-inch WVGA display, is powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera. It has a dual SIM support and come with 3G connectivity. Continue reading “AOC E40 with 4-inch display, Android 4.4 announced for Rs. 5299”

Samsung starts mass production of world’s first ePoP memory for smartphones

Samsung ePoP memory

Samsung today announced that it has started mass producing of world’s first ePoP (embedded package on package) memory. This is a single memory package that includes a 3GB LPDDR3 DRAM, 32GB eMMC (embedded multi-media card) and a controller to be used in high-end smartphones saving approximately 40 percent of space. Continue reading “Samsung starts mass production of world’s first ePoP memory for smartphones”

ARM Cortex A72 64-bit Processor, Mali-T880 GPU with 4K support announced

ARM Cortex A72 and Mali T-880

ARM today announced Cortex A72 processor in the A70 series based on ARMv8 architecture. It has 64-bit processing technology and is fully compatible with the extensive ARM 32-bit ARMv7 ecosystem, similar to the A50 series. It offers three and a half times the performance of Cortex-A15 based devices and is also highly power efficient, says the company. It is mainly targeted at premium smartphones to large and mid-size tablets. Continue reading “ARM Cortex A72 64-bit Processor, Mali-T880 GPU with 4K support announced”

Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S Edge to come in these four colours?

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Samsung has sent out invites to its March 1st event where we’re expecting to see the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S Edge announced and in the run up to the event, we’re now hearing that both handsets will come in these four colours. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S Edge to come in these four colours?”

LG G Flex 2 launches in the UK March 19, pre-orders open Feb 12

LG G Flex 2 launch

The LG G Flex 2 was announced almost a month ago at CES 2015 and shortly after we heard that it was coming to the UK as a Vodafone exclusive for six weeks. Since then, there’s been very little information about a release date but now it has been revealed the handset will launch in the UK on March 19th with pre-orders opening on February 12th. Continue reading “LG G Flex 2 launches in the UK March 19, pre-orders open Feb 12”

Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S Edge pricing allegedly revealed

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Samsung has only just begun issuing invites to its March 1 MWC 2015 event in Barcelona where the Galaxy S6 and S Edge are likely to be announced but already we’re hearing alleged pricing for the handset. According to AndroidPit, the Galaxy S6 and S Edge will both be available in three storage sizes and the Galaxy S6 will begin at €749 whilst the Galaxy S Edge will be approximately €100 more. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S Edge pricing allegedly revealed”

O2 Lumia 930 Denim update lands without “Hey Cortana” [Updated]

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O2 UK have finally begun rolling out the Lumia Denim update for selected Lumia smartphones but for those receiving the update on the Nokia Lumia 930, it comes with a particular feature missing. One of the highlights of the update is the “Hey Cortana” voice activation but the Denim update for Lumia 930 users comes with this feature missing. Continue reading “O2 Lumia 930 Denim update lands without “Hey Cortana” [Updated]”

Vodafone applies for Indian banking permit

vodafone-india

Vodafone India has announced it has applied to the country’s central bank for a permit to operate a payments bank as the world’s largest network looks to bring basic banking service to its millions of Indian customers. In the statement sent to Reuters, the firm said it was exploring options for a partnership for the mobile banking deal. Continue reading “Vodafone applies for Indian banking permit”

OnePlus annual report details its growth in 2014

OnePlus One Worldwide Shipments in 2014

OnePlus that shot to fame with just One smartphone in 2014 has published its first annual report for 2014. It details the company’s growth and the growth of the OnePlus community in its first year. Even though it shipped only 7% of smartphones to India since it launched in the country only in December, it grabs the second spot when it comes to OnePlus forum members. Continue reading “OnePlus annual report details its growth in 2014”

Worldwide tablet shipments declines for first time in Q4, 2014: Report

After reporting the worldwide mobile shipments last week, IDC has now revealed the numbers for global tablet shipments in Q2, 2014. For the first time worldwide tablet shipments recorded a year-over-year decline since the market’s inception in 2010.

IDC tablet shipment Q4 2014 Continue reading “Worldwide tablet shipments declines for first time in Q4, 2014: Report”

Intex Aqua Power HD with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 4000mAh battery launched for Rs. 9444

Intex Aqua Power HD

After the successful Aqua Power smartphone, Intex has launched Intex Aqua Power HD, the company’s latest smartphone in the Aqua series. It packs a 5-inch HD screen, instead of FWVGA screen, but it is powered by the same 1.4 GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6592M processor, runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) and comes with a 4000mAh battery. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 5-megapixel front-facing camera, dual SIM support and 3G connectivity. Continue reading “Intex Aqua Power HD with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 4000mAh battery launched for Rs. 9444”

Samsung Galaxy E7 Benchmarks

Samsung launched the Galaxy E7 smartphone in the E series in India last month for Rs. 23,000. We brought you the unboxing and the photo gallery of the smartphone recently, here we have the benchmarks. It powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 410 (MSM8916) SoC that has four ARM Cortex-A53 CPUs clocked at 1.19 GHz per core and Adreno 306 GPU clocked at 400 MHz, similar to other A and E series smartphones. It has a 2GB RAM, 5.5-inch HD (1280 x 720 pixels) display and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Let’s find out the performance of the smartphone in a range of synthetic benchmark tests. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy E7 Benchmarks”