NTT Docomo has announced that it will launch its LTE-Advanced service in Japan next month that would offer download speed of up to 225Mbps and upload speed of up to 50Mbps. It uses carrier aggregation technology that would allow the operator achieve its ultra-high speed download speed, which will be further accelerated to a maximum 300Mbps towards the end of the next fiscal year ending in March 2016. Continue reading “NTT Docomo to launch 225 Mbps LTE-Advanced service in March”
Indian smartphone market has shrinked for the first time in Q4, 2014, as per latest report from IDC. Mobile shipment stood at 64.3 million units in Q4 2014, reflecting a quarter-on-quarter drop of 11% over Q3 2014 and an annual drop of 5%.
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LG has announced that it has started rolling out its LG G Flex 2, the second generation G Flex smartphone globally. It went on sale in Korea at the end of January. The G Flex 2 was announced at the CES 2015 in January and packs a 5.5-inch 1080p curved P-OLED display that can bend ranging from a radius of 400mm to 700mm across the front, back, sides and top-to-bottom edges. Continue reading “LG G Flex 2 global roll out begins”
After its successful Pebble smartwatch that was introduced back in 2012 that raised over $10 million Kickstarter, on Pebble has launched its Pebble Time smartwatch, again exclusively on Kickstarter. The new Pebble Smartwatch comes with a color e-ink display, a new slimmer design and a new software. It even has a microphone that lets you send voice replies for notification on Android apps including SMS, Hangouts, Gmail, Facebook Messenger, Whatsapp and hundreds more. For iOS users, voice replies currently work only for Gmail notifications, but it will be available for more apps in future. Continue reading “Pebble Time smartwatch with color e-ink display launched on Kickstarter for $159”
Google has finally started rolling out Android Lollipop update for the Android One smartphones – Micromax Canvas A1, Spice Dream UNO Mi-498 and Karbonn Sparkle V in India, as it promised earlier this month. Google released new Android One smartphones running Android 5.1 Lollipop in Indonesia earlier this month, so the update could be Android 5.1 instead of Android 5.0, but we are not sure yet. Continue reading “Android One Lollipop update starts rolling out in India”
Earlier this week IDC reported that iBall is the top Indian tablet maker in India with 15.6% market share in Q4 2014 compared to Samsung that grabbed 12.9% share, based on shipments. Today Samsung has issued a statement saying that it is still the leader in Indian tablet market. It grabbed 40.6% volume market share and 49% value market share during October-December 2014 quarter, said the company. It achieved volume market share of 42.9% and value market share of 51.2% in the tablets category in 2014. Continue reading “Samsung says it still leads the Indian tablet market”
Apple has released the second beta from iOS 8.3 to developers. The beta is available through the iOS Developer Center. It includes Xcode 6.3 and a new version of Apple’s programming language, Swift.
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4G networks are being widely deployed around the world and although the technology continues to evolve, the focus now switches to 5G – the fifth generation of mobile networks. Dubbed 5G, the next generation network may still be several years away from being deployed but is the buzzword in telecommunications at the moment.
As part of a special tour of Huawei’s Chinese facilities, we learnt more about 5G and of Huawei’s role of making 5G a reality. Continue reading “5G – What is it? What are the benefits? When will it launch?”
With an aim to further boost the security of passenger further, Uber has joined hands with Safetipin, a mobile safety and auditing service. The partnership will enable Uber’s partner drivers to collect area data across New Delhi to improve passenger safety.
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Sony has announced the Xperia E4g and E4g Dual, two new budget smartphones with 4G connectivity ahead of MWC 2015, soon after it unveiled the Xperia E4 and E4 dual 3G smartphones. These have a slightly smaller 4.7-inch qHD IPS display and are powered by a faster 1.5 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6732 64-bit SoC, compared to 5-inch qHD display and 1.3GHz quad-core MT6582 SoC in the 3G variants. Continue reading “Sony Xperia E4g and E4g Dual with 4G LTE and 1.5GHz quad-core SoC announced”
Lenovo has launched the Tab 2 A7-30 tablet in the A-series in India. It has a 7-inch (1024 x 600) IPS displays, is powered by a 1.3GHz Quad-Core MediaTek MT8382M SoCs and runs on Android 4.4 KitKat. Lenovo launched the Tab 2 A7-10 tablet in India for Rs. 4,999, but this comes in 2G and 3G variants with voice calling capabilities. Continue reading “Lenovo Tab 2 A7-30 launched in India starting at Rs. 8500”
Samsung launched the Galaxy A3 smartphone in India last month for Rs. 20,500. We already brought you the complete review of the smartphone, here we have its battery life test results. The Galaxy A3 packs a 1900mAh built-in battery, slightly smaller than the Galaxy A5. It has a same Snapdragon 410 SoC and runs on Android 4.4.4 KitKat, but this come with a smaller 4.5-inch qHD display. Check out the results.
Xolo has announced Xolo Win Q1000, its latest Windows Phone 8.1 smartphone. It has a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 (MSM8212) processor with Adreno 302 GPU, comes with a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Most of the specifications of the smartphone are similar to the Xolo Win Q900s that was introduced last year. Continue reading “Xolo Win Q1000 with 5-inch HD display, Windows Phone 8.1 announced for Rs. 8499”
Samsung is all set to introduce Galaxy S6, the company’s flagship smartphone at its Unpacked 2015 event on March 1st at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. U.S. carrier T-Mobile already confirmed that it will offer the smartphone for its customers. Even Sprint recently confirmed that it will launch the smartphone. U.S. carriers are planning to sell the smartphone starting from this Spring, which begins late March. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S6 expected to launch in April second week in India”
Google has officially acquired, mobile payment solution company Softcard following reports last month. Softcard is backed by Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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