Sony introduced the Wireless Charging Cover WCR12 and Wireless Charging Plate WCH10 for the Xperia Z2 back in May. Today online retailer Clove that started taking pre-orders for the WCR12 Wireless Charging Cover soon after the announcement, said that Sony has confirmed them that product will not be coming to market, despite earlier confirmations. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z2 WCR12 Wireless Charging Cover discontinued before release”
Facebook has introduced a new button that enables users to save items that can be read later. Dubbed simply as ‘Save’, the feature is similar to bookmarks and allows users to save links, music, places and more for later.
Yahoo has acquired mobile analytics and advertising firm Flurry with an aim to boost its mobile ad offerings. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed but reports are stating that the deal is somewhere between $200-$300M.
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LG has unveiled the LG G3 Cat.6 (Category 6), a variant of the LG G3 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 SoC and support for faster LTE-A up to 225 Mbps with Qualcomm Gobi 9×35 LTE Advanced Cat 6 Modem. Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S5 broadband LTE-A with a similar processor, LTE-A support and 5.1-inch (2560 x1440 pixels) Quad HD Super AMOLED display in Korea last month. Continue reading “LG G3 Cat.6 with 5.5-inch Quad HD display, Snapdragon 805 announced”
Xiaomi’s next launch might be due in just a few hours from now, but that hasn’t stopped other leaks to creep in. While we’re expecting either the Xiaomi Mi3S or the Mi4 (or both?) to see light of day later today, what leaked might just surprise you a bit — a Xiaomi-made smart bracelet.
Continue reading “Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun spotted with an ‘Mi Band’ around his wrist”
Earlier this year Huawei became the official global smartphone partner for the Arsenal Football Club globally. Today the company has announced the Ascend P7 Arsenal Edition. It features Arsenal’s iconic club crest in the rear cover under the Gorilla Glass. It also comes with specially designed Arsenal themes, iconic Arsenal wallpapers, scenes of the Emirates, working clock based on the famous Arsenal Clock End and celebrations of the 2014 FA Cup win. Continue reading “Huawei Ascend P7 Arsenal Edition announced”
LG launched the G3, the company’s latest flagship in India starting at a price tag of Rs. 47,990. After the Oppo Find 7, the LG G3 is the second smartphone to launch in India wei tha Quad HD display. Unlike the Oppo, both the 16GB and 32GB variants have Quad HD displays. Check out the hardware walkthrough and the photo gallery below. Continue reading “LG G3 Photo Gallery”
Users of the Motorola Moto series of devices in India have reported that they’ve been receiving the Android v4.4.4 update for their phones.
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Asus launched the Zenfone 6, the top-end smartphone in the Zenfone lineup in India earlier this month. We already brought you the unboxing of the smartphone, here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. The Indian variant (A600CG / A601CG) of the smartphone has a 1.6 GHz dual-core Intel Atom Z2560 processor, but our review unit is powered by a dual-core Intel Atom Z2580 clocked at 2 GHz with PowerVR SGX 544MP2 GPU. Other features are similar, including a 6-inch HD IPS display, 2GB RAM and Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) OS with Zen UI on top. Check out the synthetic benchmark scores below. Continue reading “Asus Zenfone 6 Benchmarks”
Earlier this month there were reports that the Xiaomi Mi4 with metal build could be unveiled on July 22. Now, fresh leaks are suggesting that the device will not have a metal back and instead boast a plastic rear back panel.
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With an aim to enable users to access their direct message history on mobile, Twitter is rolling out an update for its Android and iPhone apps. The micro blogging site is updating these apps in order to give its mobile app users a better way to manage their direct messages. Users can delete the direct messages from their mobile directly, thereby making the process more streamlines across all platforms.
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Xolo has unveiled the A700s, the company’s latest smartphone in the A series and the successor of last year’s A700. It has a 4.5-inch qHD (960 x 540 pixels) capacitive touchscreen IPS display, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core MediaTek 6572 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It is not clear if the smartphone would get the KitKat update. It has a 5MP rear camera with LED Flash, 720p HD video recording and a 0.3 (MP) VGA front-facing camera. Continue reading “Xolo A700s with 4.5-inch qHD display, Android 4.2 announced for Rs. 7299”
Spice Stellar 497 and Stellar 361, two new smartphones in the Stellar series are now available from online retailer Saholic. The Stellar 497 has a 4.5-inch FWVGA screen, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 3.2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Spice Stellar 600 that was launched last month is the company’s first smartphone with Android Kitkat. Continue reading “Spice Stellar 497 with Android 4.4 and Stellar 361 now available for Rs. 5999 and Rs. 3699”
Google will stop labelling games with in app purchases as free. The move comes from the company after pressure from the EU. Starting in late September, games will no longer be termed as free if they include in-app purchases and that it will also require payment verification before each purchase.
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Gionee earned the tag of making the world’s slimmest phone with Elife 5.5. Now, the company has promised that its next smartphone will be even thinner. The Gionee GN9005 which is probably the name of the next smartphone will be just 5mm in thickness, meaning it will half a millimeter less than its predecessor Elife S 5.5.
