BlackBerry to shut down music and video stores on July 21st

BlackBerry Music and Video

Yesterday BlackBerry tied up with Amazon to bring the Amazon app store to BlackBerry OS BlackBerry 10 soon. The company also announced that it would shut down its BlackBerry Music and video stores on July 21st. Both these sections were launched along with the BlackBerry 10 last year. The music store initially started offering DRM-free music in 18 countries including India. Continue reading “BlackBerry to shut down music and video stores on July 21st”

Samsung Gear 2 gets Flesky keyboard app for better texting

Samsung Gear 2 smartwatch owners have a reason to rejoice as they are getting an app which will make texting easy. Flesky, the popular Android keyboard app is coming to the Gear 2 that runs on Tizen, allowing users to type easily even on a smaller screen.

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Google likely to announce Auto Link OS for car at I/O conference

Rumors and speculations have started to fly off with less than a week left for Google’s I/O conference. Today, a report from Auto News suggests that Google will unveil an in-car operating system at the conference.

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Xolo Q1000 Opus 2 with 5-inch qHD display, Snapdragon 200 processor now available for Rs. 9780

Xolo Q1000 Opus 2

Xolo launched the Q1000 Opus, the company’s first smartphone powered by a quad-core Broadcom (BCM23550) processor back in December last year. Now the Xolo Q1000 Opus 2 is available from online retailer Snapdeal. It is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 200 (MSM8212) processor and has a 5-inch qHD display, compared to FWVGA screen on the Q1000 Opus. Even though the first Opus already got the KitKat update, the Opus 2 runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) OS. Continue reading “Xolo Q1000 Opus 2 with 5-inch qHD display, Snapdragon 200 processor now available for Rs. 9780”

Google releases stock Email app on Play Store

Google Email for Android

Google has finally released its stock Email app on the Google Play Store. This app comes pre-installed on Nexus and select Google Play edition devices, so it would be easy for Google to update the app with new features. According to the app store description, the update is not available for Google Play edition HTC One M7 and Galaxy S4 yet. Continue reading “Google releases stock Email app on Play Store”

Amazon unveils the Fire Phone with 2.2Ghz Quad Core processor, 2GB RAM onboard

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At an event in Seattle, Amazon finally pulled the veil off its much awaited smartphone. Called the Fire Phone, it is meant to capitalize on the digital ecosystem that the company has created around the likes of its Kindle hardware and the new Fire TV. The phone runs a forked version of Android which at first glance appears to be very similar to the one on Amazon’s tablet efforts.

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HTC sells 50,000 units of One E8 in 15 min of launch in China

HTC announced the One E8 earlier this month. The device which is mostly touted as the plastic version of the flagship One M8 has received overwhelming response in China.

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Intex Aqua 3G with 4-inch display, dual-core processor launched for Rs. 3555

Intex Aqua 3G

Intex has launched Aqua 3G, the company’s latest entry-level smartphone with 3G support in the Aqua series. It has a 4-inch WVGA screen, powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 2-megapixel rear camera without flash and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It also has 3G connectivity and comes with dual SIM support, similar to most other Intex smartphones. Continue reading “Intex Aqua 3G with 4-inch display, dual-core processor launched for Rs. 3555”

Microsoft and British designer team up to create wireless charging trousers

A British fashion designer along with Microsoft has created wireless mobile-charging trousers. The duo claims that they it is the first time such a trouser is made in the world. Adrien Sauvage, a 31-year-old designer has been working on the trousers for the past six months and the prototype will be released today in London.

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Samsung Gear VR trademarks hints at upcoming Oculus Rift competitor

As Virtual Reality technology improves, we’re seeing an increasing level of attention from mainstream players. Following Sony’s lead that introduced its Project Morpheus headset to compete with the game changing Oculus Rift. Today, Samsung’s plans to enter the virtual reality headset market got a bit more concrete.

Galaxy VR Patent FilingThe Korean company has filed a patent application with the United States Patent Office which gives us a hint as to what the device might be named. Samsung is working alongside Oculus to create a headset that would work with its line of handsets. Called the Galaxy VR, the headset is expected to include a dock for their handsets. Continue reading “Samsung Gear VR trademarks hints at upcoming Oculus Rift competitor”

Vodafone India launches Super Network Operations Centre and Experience Centre in Pune

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Vodafone India, today launched Super Network Operations Centre (SNOC) and Super Network Experience Centre (SNEC) in Pune. The SNOC provides insight into the workings of over 120,000 Vodafone sites that offer network coverage across 22 circles remotely. The SNEC enables enterprise customers to experience the latest and emerging business communication solutions to Communicate, Collaborate and Connect better. Continue reading “Vodafone India launches Super Network Operations Centre and Experience Centre in Pune”

Samsung Gear 2 updated with blocking mode and improved S Health Mode

Samsung has updated its smartwatch Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo with few major features. The Tizen powered smartwatch adds Blocking Mode, which essentially enables users to mute notifications. Users can either keep the blocking mode active all the time or when they do not want to be disturbed. They can also set it to auto enable when you’re asleep. This feature is similar to the Blocking mode available on Samsung smartphones.

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Reliance Jio to begin expanded 4G trials in August, phased launch in 2015 across India

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Reliance Jio Infocomm, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) would begin 4G rollout in phased manner in 2015. This was announced by Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director of the Reliance Industries at its 40th Annual General Meeting today. The company would begin expanded trials in August across multiple cities, which would continue through the end of 2014 and early 2015. Continue reading “Reliance Jio to begin expanded 4G trials in August, phased launch in 2015 across India”

HTC Sense TV app updated with program guide for India

HTC Sense TV India program guide

HTC has updated its HTC Sense TV app that finally brings support for Indian TV program listings. This let you add a TV service provider from the settings to view the current or upcoming TV listing and detailed program guide easily. This feature is currently in beta so the program guide might not be perfect. This app uses the phone’s Infrared sensor to control TV, set-top box or a home theater system easily. Continue reading “HTC Sense TV app updated with program guide for India”