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LibreOffice Viewer Beta for Android released

LibreOffice Viewer Beta for Android

LibreOffice, a community-driven software that is available for desktop is now available in the form of LibreOffice Viewer Beta for Android. Created by Collabora engineers, this is a Open Source app for smartphones and tablets that lets you view documents, spreadsheets, and basic presentations in Open Document and Microsoft Office formats. Complex presentation support and additional features would be available in the future, says the creators. Continue reading “LibreOffice Viewer Beta for Android released”

15,000 YU YUREKA units to be available in second round of sale today

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Micromax’s YU plans to sell 15,000 units of YUREKA smartphones on its second flash sale today, January 22nd at 2PM on Amazon.in The company received over three lakh registrations for the first sale, and it sold 10,000 units in just 3 seconds. It did not reveal the number of people registered for the second sale. In the second round of YUREKA sale today, the consumers who had registered to buy YUREKA before 13th January, will remain pre-registered and can take part in the sale just the same as last time, said the company. Continue reading “15,000 YU YUREKA units to be available in second round of sale today”

Whatsapp comes to PC via the browser, no support for the iPhone app yet

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Whatsapp, the world’s most popular instant messaging platform, now comes to the PC, via the web browser route. The web client, which currently works only on Google’s Chrome, will let you chat with your friends right from the comforts of a browser, a long standing request finally fulfilled by the company. The functionality currently works on the updated version of Whatsapp on Android, Windows Phone and Blackberry devices, while iPhones are not getting the feature due to “platform limitations”, according to Whatsapp chief Jan Koum.

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Oppo U3 with 5.9-inch 1080p display, Octa-Core 64-bit SoC, 4G LTE announced

Oppo U3

Oppo has announced Oppo U3, the latest smartphone in the U series. It has a 5.9-inch 1080p display with 75% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by a 1.7GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6752 64-bit processor and runs on Color OS 2.0.1 based on Android 4.4. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It has Super Zoom mode to capture 50MP images by combining four shots into a high resolution image. Continue reading “Oppo U3 with 5.9-inch 1080p display, Octa-Core 64-bit SoC, 4G LTE announced”

Limited Edition Black and Gold BlackBerry Passport launched

BlackBerry Passport Black and Gold

BlackBerry introduced the BlackBerry Passport smartphone in Black color last year. Later it launched White and Limited Edition Red color variants of the smartphone in the US. Now the Limited Edition Black and Gold variant of Passport is available in the US and Canada. Continue reading “Limited Edition Black and Gold BlackBerry Passport launched”

Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo Plus now available in India for Rs. 11700

Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo Plus

Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo Plus (GT-9060I) is now available in India, according to Mumbai-based retailer Mahesh Telecom . It has a 5-inch (800 x 480 pixels) display, is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera, compared to VGA front-facing camera in last year’s Grand Neo. It also comes with dual SIM support and 3G connectivity. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo Plus now available in India for Rs. 11700”

TomTom launches four GPS Sport Watches in India, starts at Rs. 12499

TomTom Watches

TomTom has launched four GPS sport watches – TomTom Runner, Multi-Sport, Runner Cardio and Multi-Sport Cardio in India. The TomTom Runner Cardio has a built-in heart rate monitor to help runners measure heart rate and one-button control make it easy for fitness enthusiasts to access real-time information to help them achieve their goals.
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Motorola introduces buyback offers for 2nd Gen Moto X and Moto G, free Bluetooth Headset with Moto 360

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Motorola India has introduced buyback offers for Moto X (2nd Gen) and Moto G (2nd Gen). Under this offer, customers get up to Rs. 4,000 off on Moto G (2nd Gen) and up to Rs. 6,000 on Moto (2nd Gen) in exchange for old smartphones. It also offers free Motorola HK110 Bluetooth Headset with the Moto 360, which will be available till the stock lasts. Continue reading “Motorola introduces buyback offers for 2nd Gen Moto X and Moto G, free Bluetooth Headset with Moto 360”

Xiaomi introduces Bluetooth gaming controller for $16

Xiaomi Bluetooth Gaming Controller

Xiaomi has introduced a Bluetooth Gaming controller in China. It uses Bluetooth 3.0 from Broadcom to connect to Mi TV, Mi Box, Xiaomi smartphones and Mi Pad and doesn’t require an app or a driver. It has 3-axis gravity sensors made by Bosh and dual vibration motors for vibration feedback. Continue reading “Xiaomi introduces Bluetooth gaming controller for $16”

Chrome for iPhone updated with Material Design, Handoff support and more

Google has updated Chrome for iPhone with a number of new features which takes the app from version 40 to 40.0.2214.61. The app is getting new Material Design UI and support for handoff.

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ASUS Zenfone 5 with 2GB RAM, 1.2GHz Z2520 processor launched for Rs. 7999

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ASUS Zenfone 4 and Zenfone 5 smartphones received a price cut in India earlier this month. Now ASUS has released a new 8GB variant of the Zenfone 5 (A501CG) to Rs. 7,999 for Republic Day. The Zenfone 5 was launched for Rs. 9,999 last year and got a price cut to Rs. 9,499 earlier this month. According to ASUS, this new variant has 1.2 GHz dual-core Intel Z2520 Processor, but it retains the same 2GB RAM and 5-inch HD display, unlike 1GB RAM and 5-inch qHD display in the Zenfone 5 Lite. Continue reading “ASUS Zenfone 5 with 2GB RAM, 1.2GHz Z2520 processor launched for Rs. 7999”

WhatsApp to get a web client soon reveals leaked screenshots

WhatsApp Web leak

WhatsApp is testing a web client, according to screenshots shared in unofficial WhatsApp community by a Mexican user. WhatsApp Messenger screenshots in Spanish shows the instructions to use the web client. This will work like Airdroid or other clients that offers remote web access. Continue reading “WhatsApp to get a web client soon reveals leaked screenshots”

HP unveils range of Android and Windows tablets along with enterprise mobility solutions

HP has introduced a range of tablets that run on Android and Windows OS. The company has a launched 12.3-inch Pro Slate 12 and the 7.9-inch Pro Slate 8 along with HP Pro Slate 10 EE running on Android and HP Pro Tablet 10 EE running on Windows model.

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