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Lenovo S90 with 5-inch HD display, Snapdragon 410, 2GB RAM goes on sale in India for Rs. 19900

Lenovo S90

Lenovo S90, the company’s latest smartphone in the S Series is now available in India from the official Lenovo Store. It has announced back in November last year as Sisley S90 in China and packs a  5-inch HD Super AMOLED display, is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 410 processor with Adreno 306 GPU and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Vibe 2.0 UI on top. It looks similar to the iPhone 6. Continue reading “Lenovo S90 with 5-inch HD display, Snapdragon 410, 2GB RAM goes on sale in India for Rs. 19900”

YU YUREKA gets first Cyanogen OS bug-fix OTA update

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YU has rolled out the first Cyanogen OS update, XNPH05Q for the YUREKA smartphone in about three weeks after the smartphone went on sale, as it promised at the launch. As you can see from the screenshot, the incremental update brings security fixes and improvements for the proximity sensor and dual SIM functionality. Continue reading “YU YUREKA gets first Cyanogen OS bug-fix OTA update”

Smartphone users to hit 651 million in India by 2019: Report

India is said to have 651 million smartphone users in 2019, as per a latest report by Cisco. The number of smartphones grew 54 per cent during 2014, reaching 140 million in number and the number of smartphones will grow 4.7-fold between 2014 and 2019, reaching 651 million mark, said the report.

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Samsung Galaxy E5 Benchmarks

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Samsung launched the Galaxy E5 smartphone in the E series in India last month for Rs. 19,300.  We brought you the unboxing and the photo gallery of the smartphone recently, here we have the benchmarks. It powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 410 (MSM8916) SoC that has four ARM Cortex-A53 CPUs clocked at 1.19 GHz per core and Adreno 306 GPU clocked at 400 MHz, similar to other A and E series smartphones.  It has 1.5GB RAM, 5-inch HD (1280 x 720 pixels) display and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Let’s check out the performance of the smartphone in a range of synthetic benchmark tests. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy E5 Benchmarks”

Android One smartphones in India will get Lollipop update in the “next few weeks”: Google

Android Lollipop

Google today released three new Android One smartphones with three new partners in Indonesia running Android 5.1 (Lollipop) out of the box when users in India with Android One smartphones are eagerly waiting for the Lollipop update. Today Google India announced that it will be rolling out the Lollipop update for the Android One smartphones in the next few weeks. Google already promised to offer software updates for Android One devices for two years after its release. Continue reading “Android One smartphones in India will get Lollipop update in the “next few weeks”: Google”

Google Android One expands to Indonesia, releases three new smartphones running Android 5.1 Lollipop

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Google just announced that it will launch Android One smartphones in Indonesia later this month. Google launched Android One smartphones in India back in September last year and it expanded to Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka last month. Indonesia becomes the fifth country to get Android One smartphones officially. Continue reading “Google Android One expands to Indonesia, releases three new smartphones running Android 5.1 Lollipop”

AOC E40 with 4-inch display, Android 4.4 announced for Rs. 5299

AOC E40

AOC has announced E40, the company’s latest entry-level Android smartphone. It has a 4-inch WVGA display, is powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera. It has a dual SIM support and come with 3G connectivity. Continue reading “AOC E40 with 4-inch display, Android 4.4 announced for Rs. 5299”

Samsung starts mass production of world’s first ePoP memory for smartphones

Samsung ePoP memory

Samsung today announced that it has started mass producing of world’s first ePoP (embedded package on package) memory. This is a single memory package that includes a 3GB LPDDR3 DRAM, 32GB eMMC (embedded multi-media card) and a controller to be  used in high-end smartphones saving approximately 40 percent of space. Continue reading “Samsung starts mass production of world’s first ePoP memory for smartphones”

Idea launches Sharing plan with Data, Local & National Minutes and SMS starting at Rs. 158

Idea

Idea Cellular has launched a new Easy Share prepaid plan that comes with internet, Local & National Minutes and SMS benefits. This plan lets users transfer internet packs, minutes and SMS to their friends and families, through a simple process of USSD or from Idea website. It start from Rs. 158 and goes till Rs. 958 depending on the plan. Last year it launched Easy Share postpaid plan in some markets, due to its success this has extended to the large base of prepaid users now, says the company.
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ARM Cortex A72 64-bit Processor, Mali-T880 GPU with 4K support announced

ARM Cortex A72 and Mali T-880

ARM today announced Cortex A72 processor in the A70 series based on ARMv8 architecture. It has 64-bit processing technology and is fully compatible with the extensive ARM 32-bit ARMv7 ecosystem, similar to the A50 series. It offers three and a half times the performance of Cortex-A15 based devices and is also highly power efficient, says the company. It is mainly targeted at premium smartphones to large and mid-size tablets. Continue reading “ARM Cortex A72 64-bit Processor, Mali-T880 GPU with 4K support announced”

Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S Edge to come in these four colours?

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Samsung has sent out invites to its March 1st event where we’re expecting to see the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S Edge announced and in the run up to the event, we’re now hearing that both handsets will come in these four colours. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S Edge to come in these four colours?”

LG G Flex 2 launches in the UK March 19, pre-orders open Feb 12

LG G Flex 2 launch

The LG G Flex 2 was announced almost a month ago at CES 2015 and shortly after we heard that it was coming to the UK as a Vodafone exclusive for six weeks. Since then, there’s been very little information about a release date but now it has been revealed the handset will launch in the UK on March 19th with pre-orders opening on February 12th. Continue reading “LG G Flex 2 launches in the UK March 19, pre-orders open Feb 12”

Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S Edge pricing allegedly revealed

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Samsung has only just begun issuing invites to its March 1 MWC 2015 event in Barcelona where the Galaxy S6 and S Edge are likely to be announced but already we’re hearing alleged pricing for the handset. According to AndroidPit, the Galaxy S6 and S Edge will both be available in three storage sizes and the Galaxy S6 will begin at €749 whilst the Galaxy S Edge will be approximately €100 more. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S Edge pricing allegedly revealed”

O2 Lumia 930 Denim update lands without “Hey Cortana” [Updated]

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O2 UK have finally begun rolling out the Lumia Denim update for selected Lumia smartphones but for those receiving the update on the Nokia Lumia 930, it comes with a particular feature missing. One of the highlights of the update is the “Hey Cortana” voice activation but the Denim update for Lumia 930 users comes with this feature missing. Continue reading “O2 Lumia 930 Denim update lands without “Hey Cortana” [Updated]”