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 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]”
Vodafone India has announced it has applied to the country’s central bank for a permit to operate a payments bank as the world’s largest network looks to bring basic banking service to its millions of Indian customers. In the statement sent to Reuters, the firm said it was exploring options for a partnership for the mobile banking deal. Continue reading “Vodafone applies for Indian banking permit”
OnePlus that shot to fame with just One smartphone in 2014 has published its first annual report for 2014. It details the company’s growth and the growth of the OnePlus community in its first year. Even though it shipped only 7% of smartphones to India since it launched in the country only in December, it grabs the second spot when it comes to OnePlus forum members. Continue reading “OnePlus annual report details its growth in 2014”
After reporting the worldwide mobile shipments last week, IDC has now revealed the numbers for global tablet shipments in Q2, 2014. For the first time worldwide tablet shipments recorded a year-over-year decline since the market’s inception in 2010.
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After the successful Aqua Power smartphone, Intex has launched Intex Aqua Power HD, the company’s latest smartphone in the Aqua series. It packs a 5-inch HD screen, instead of FWVGA screen, but it is powered by the same 1.4 GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6592M processor, runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) and comes with a 4000mAh battery. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 5-megapixel front-facing camera, dual SIM support and 3G connectivity. Continue reading “Intex Aqua Power HD with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 4000mAh battery launched for Rs. 9444”
Samsung launched the Galaxy E7 smartphone in the E series in India last month for Rs. 23,000. 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 a 2GB RAM, 5.5-inch HD (1280 x 720 pixels) display and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Let’s find out the performance of the smartphone in a range of synthetic benchmark tests. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy E7 Benchmarks”
Twitter is testing a new feature that makes its service more accessible to new users, as per a report from The New York Times. Dubbed as Instant Timeline, the feature will curate a feed for people based on their interests, and who their friends follow.
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Acer has launched Acer One S1001, the company’s latest 2-in-1 hybrid device in India that can be used as a table or as a laptop with its latch-less keyboard dock that has a in-built 500GB HDD. It has a 10-inch HD display, is powered by a quad-core Intel Atom Z3735F processor, has a 2-megapixel rear camera and a VGA front-facing camera. Acer has partnered with Amazon.in to sell it India. Continue reading “Acer One 10-inch Windows 8.1 2-in-1 launched in India for Rs. 19999”
Pebble has sold more than 1 million smartwatches since its launch in 2013. The CEO of Pebble Eric Migicovsky announced in an interview with The Verge that the company has crossed the 1 million mark.
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The LG F60 (D392) LTE smartphone was unveiled back in October last year and appeared on the official LG India website later that month for Rs. 15,000 (MRP). Now Manish Khatri from Mahesh Telecom reports that the smartphone is available from retail stores in India for Rs. 14200. The F60 packs a 4.5-inch WVGA display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Continue reading “LG F60 Dual SIM LTE smartphone now available in India for Rs. 14200”
HTC has finally started rolling out Android 5.0.1 (Lollipop) update for the HTC One (M8) users in India. It started rolling out to the update for unlocked smartphones in several countries few weeks back. Recently HTC said the One M7 and One M8 will miss its 90 day Android Lollipop promise since their carrier versions of the One (M8) and One (M7) will not meet 90 day goal, which is February 1st. Continue reading “HTC One M8 gets Android 5.0 Lollipop update in India”
Lenovo today reported $14.1 billion revenue for the financial year that ended December 31, 2014. Since Motorola Mobility is now a part of Lenovo, it announced that Motorola sold over 10 million smartphones in the quarter for the first time. This is a 118% increase compared to the same quarter the previous year. Motorola added US$1.9 billion to the total Mobile Business Group’s revenues that includes products from the Motorola investment, Lenovo-branded mobile phone business, Android tablets and TVs, said Lenovo. Continue reading “Motorola sold record 10 million smartphones in Q4 2014”
Uber is in talks to buy Meru Cabs, according to a new report from The Economic Times. The US based taxi aggregator is eyeing the acquisition in a bid to increase its market share.
Continue reading “Uber reportedly looking forward to buy Meru Cabs”
HTC’s next flagship is expected to be announced at an event at MWC 2015 in Barcelona next month and the latest rumour suggest that the camera could be a standout feature. A trustworthy LaptopMedia source close to HTC revealed that the Taiwanese manufacturer is planning to add two 20MP camera sensors to the rear of the One (M9) in a dual setup akin to the one found on the HTC One (M8). Continue reading “HTC One M9 to have dual 20MP rear cameras, UltraPixel front sensor?”
