Earlier today, Google announced the Android Wear 5.0 Lollipop update. In addition to the update, Google also announced that the official API for Android Wear watch faces is available to developers.
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Xiaomi banned from importing and selling handsets in India
The Delhi High Court has given an “ex-parte” injunction to ban Xiaomi from importing or selling phones in India, as per a latest report from SpicyIP. The Chinese smartphone maker received the order from court order for infringing on Ericsson’s Standard Essential Patents (SEPs).
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Google announces Android Wear 5.0 Lollipop update
It turns out that yesterday’s rumor about Android Wear smartwatches being next in line for Lollipop update was indeed true. Today, Google has officially announced the Android 5.0 Lollipop update for its Wear smartwatch platform. Continue reading “Google announces Android Wear 5.0 Lollipop update”
Intex BT ROCK portable Bluetooth speaker launched for Rs. 3100
Intex Technologies has launched BT ROCK portable speakers in the Intex Technologies’ X series family. It has one button and one time pairing speaker that has an unique design and offer up to 6 hours of playback with its built-in rechargeable battery. Other than Bluetooth, it has USB port to play audio files from a pen drive, AUX input to play audio from entry-level phones or iPods that doesn’t have Bluetooth. Continue reading “Intex BT ROCK portable Bluetooth speaker launched for Rs. 3100”
Acer Liquid Jade S with 5-inch HD display, Octa-Core 64-bit SoC and 4G LTE announced
Acer has announced Liquid Jade S, the company’s latest smartphone in the Liquid series. It has a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a 1.5GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6752M 64-bit processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera that also has an LED flash for capturing better selfies. Continue reading “Acer Liquid Jade S with 5-inch HD display, Octa-Core 64-bit SoC and 4G LTE announced”
Twitter releases 2014 trends for India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tweet has been touted as the “Golden Tweet,” a.k.a. the most-Retweeted Tweet of the year in India in 2014. His election winning post was retweeted on Twitter more than 70,000 times and had more than 45,000 favorites.
YouTube for Android gets offline mode in India
Back in September at the Android One event Google announced that YouTube will get offline playback in India. Now the feature is available for YouTube for Android in India. This lets you add videos to watch it offline by selecting an icon below the video or by selecting Add to Offline from a video’s context menu. Once added, an available offline icon will be displayed below the video. There is a separate playlist called Offline, to view all the videos that are saved offline. Continue reading “YouTube for Android gets offline mode in India”
LG tipped to announce 4G enabled smartwatch at MWC 2015
LG is said to be working on a G watch R successor, according to a latest report from Business Korea. The G Watch R successor will be company’s first smartwatch to come with 4G.
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Acer C720 Chromebook now available on Snapdeal for Rs. 15999
Acer launched the Acer C720 Chromebook in India back in October for Rs. 22,999. Now the C720 is available for Rs.15,999 on Snapdeal as a part of Google’s Great Online Shopping Festival. It comes with 1TB Google Drive space for two years worth up to Rs.14,800, extra Rs. 500 buyback offer in exchange for old laptops and free a Skullcandy headphone worth Rs. 2,999. It is powered by Intel Haswell-based Celeron 2955U processor and promises 8.5 hours of battery life. Continue reading “Acer C720 Chromebook now available on Snapdeal for Rs. 15999”
Huawei Ascend P7 officially launched in India for Rs. 24799
Huawei has officially launched the Ascend P7, the company’s latest flagship smartphone in India soon after it went on sale online. It has a 5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) full HD IPS touch-sensitive display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3, is powered by Huawei’s own 1.8 GHz quad-core processor with Mali-450 MP4 GPU and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Huawei own Emotion UI 2.3 on top. Continue reading “Huawei Ascend P7 officially launched in India for Rs. 24799”
Toshiba WT8 8-inch Windows 8.1 tablet launched in India for Rs. 15490
Toshiba has launched Toshiba WT8, the company’s latest Windows 8.1 tablet in India. It was originally announced as Encore 2 back in May and packs a 8-inch WXGA display, is powered by a 1.33 quad-core Intel Atom Z3735G processor, has a 5-megapixel auto focus rear camera and a 1.2-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with a 1-Year free Office 365 Subscription. Toshiba has partnered with Amazon.in to sell the tablet.
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Vivo X5Max with 5.5-inch 1080p AMOLED display, 4.75mm slim body announced
Vivo just announced the Vivo X5Max at an event in China, as expected. The Vivo X5Max becomes the world’s slimmest smartphone with 4.75mm thickness, slimmer than the 4.85mm Oppo R5 smartphone that was announced in October. It has a 5.5-inch 1080p Super AMOLED screen with 3.98mm narrow bezels, powered by an Octa-Core 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor with Adreno 405 GPU and runs on Funtouch OS 2.0 based on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Vivo X5Max with 5.5-inch 1080p AMOLED display, 4.75mm slim body announced”
Swipe Slate Pro with 9.7-inch display, 3G and voice calling launched for Rs. 10499
Swipe Telecom has launched Swipe Slate Pro, the company’s latest tablet in the Slate series. It has a 9.7-inch IPS display, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It comes with a 2-megapixel rear camera, 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera and packs a 6400mAh battery. It has SIM card slot for 3G support and also lets you make voice calls. Swipe has partnered with Snapdeal to sell the tablet. Continue reading “Swipe Slate Pro with 9.7-inch display, 3G and voice calling launched for Rs. 10499”
Android Wear smartwatches to receive Android 5.0 Lollipop update soon?
The Andorid 5.0 Lollipop update has been rolling out to Google’s Nexus and a couple of Google Play Edition devices from Sony, HTC and Samsung. Now, it seems like Android Wear smartwatches are next in line to receive the latest Lollipop update.
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Salora Arya A1 Plus with 4.5-inch qHD display, quad-core processor launched for Rs. 5499
Salora International has launched Arya A1 Plus, the company’s latest budget smartphone. The company launched the Arya Z2 smartphone back in September. It has a 4.5-inch qHD display based on one-glass-solution (OGS) technology, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582A 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. Continue reading “Salora Arya A1 Plus with 4.5-inch qHD display, quad-core processor launched for Rs. 5499”