Google started rolling out the Android 5.0 Lollipop over-the-air (OTA) update and released factory images and binaries for the Nexus 5, WiFi variants of both Nexus 7 2012 and Nexus 7 2013 and the Nexus 10 earlier this week. Now the Factory images and binaries for the Nexus 4 is available for download. Factory images and binaries for the Nexus 6 is not available yet. Continue reading “Android 5.0 Lollipop factory images for Nexus 4 now available”
Rovio launched Angry Birds Go! a kart racing game, different from other Angry Birds games in December last year. The games has crossed 100 million downloads across all the platforms and now stands at 107 million downloads. Continue reading “Angry Birds Go! crosses 100 million downloads, gets new team multiplayer”
Samsung launched the Galaxy Alpha smartphone India back in September in Charcoal Black, Dazzling White, Frosted Gold, Sleek Silver and Scuba Blue color variants. We already brought you the hands on and the photo gallery of the Samsung Galaxy Alpha in Charcoal Black variant from IFA and reviewed the Dazzling White variant. Here we have the photo gallery of the Gold variant.
Gionee has launched CTRL V6L and Pioneer P5L LTE smartphone and has announced P4S and P6 smartphones. The Gionee CTRL V6L has a 5-inch HD screen, powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 SoC, comes with a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. The Pioneer P5L has a 4.7-inch FWVGA screen, powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor, comes with a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Both these run on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Continue reading “Gionee CTRL V6L and Pioneer P5L LTE smartphones launched in India for Rs. 15000 and Rs. 10000”
Looking to stay connected on the move? EE today launched their latest in-car 4G Wi-Fi solution and the Buzzard 2 looks to pick up where the Buzzard left off. Available for £79.99 on pay as you go and from just £8 per month on pay monthly contracts, the Buzzard 2 allows you to stay connected whilst travelling in the car and is designed to offer high-speed connectivity when travelling by road. Continue reading “EE launches Buzzard 2 4G Car Wi-Fi solution”
Swipe Technologies has launched the Swipe Ultimate, the company’s first Windows 8.1 tablet. It has a 10.1-inch (1280×800 pixels) IPS screen and is powered by an quad-core Intel Atom Z3735 processor. It has a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with a magnetic keyboard that has a touchpad so that it can double up as a laptop.
Sharp has developed a new 4.1” IGZO LCD display with 736 pixels per inch (ppi). According to Sharp, its new display has the same pixel density as a 6-inch 4K display. The highest-resolution LCD panel that the company has so far developed is a low-temperature polycrystalline silicon (LTPS) panel that has a resolution slightly lower than 550ppi.
Continue reading “Sharp develops ultra sharp 4.1 inch LCD display with 736ppi”
Sharp introduced the Aquos Crystal and Aquos Crystal X smartphones back in August with ultra-narrow bezels. The Sharp Aquos Crystal later launched in the U.S. from several carriers on contract. Check out the unboxing of the smartphone.
We had seen USB OTG drives for Android phones with a micro USB on one side and a standard USB connector on the other side to transfer files from PCs or laptops to supported Android smartphones and tablets. SanDisk has introduced iXpand Flash Drive, a OTG drive for Apple iPhone and iPad. PQI released a similar OTG stick called Gmobi iStick earlier this year. Continue reading “SanDisk iXpand Flash Drive for iPhone and iPad with Lightning and USB connectors announced”
Asus has launched Transformer Pad TF103 and Transformer Book T200 tablets in India. The Asus Transformer Pad TF103 is an Android tablet running Android 4.4 (KitKat) and the Transformer Book T200 is a portable Windows 8.1 tablet with a 11.6-inch screen that transforms into a laptop with a full-size keyboard dock. Asus also launched the Transformer Flip Book, a 15.6” laptop with 360-degree rotating touchscreen. Continue reading “Asus Transformer Pad TF103 Android tablet, Transformer Book T200 Windows 2-in-1 launched for Rs. 19999 and Rs. 35999”
BlackBerry has started taking pre-order for the BlackBerry Classic, the company’s latest top-end smartphone with a physical QWERTY keyboard. It is the successor of the BlackBerry Q10 that was launched last year. The Classic was originally announced as BlackBerry Q20 back in February and it was expected to launch this month. Continue reading “BlackBerry Classic now available for pre-order at $449, launching on December 17”
NVIDIA already announced that the Shield Tablet would be updated to Android 5.0 (Lollipop). Earlier this month the company announced that the update would be available as early as this November and also released a teaser video. Now it has announced that the update would roll out on November 18th. It has released another video that details the new features that the Lollipop update brings. Continue reading “NVIDIA Shield Tablet Android 5.0 Lollipop update to roll out on Nov 18”
Gaana music app for Android has been updated to version 5.0 that brings a new dark theme, Playlists of the Hour that’ll offer professionally programmed playlists that change every few hours at the top of Gaana, starting from the third time a user opens Gaana. The company has partnered with Paytm that enables users earn Rs. 20 talk time through referral program for each friend who joins via Facebook. You can also invite friends through Whatsapp, Facebook, Twitter, SMS, and email, and earn up to Rs. 100 talktime. Continue reading “Gaana 5.0 for Android brings dark theme, playlists of the hour and referral program to earn talk time”
Lenovo announced the Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro in August and launched in India in September for Rs 32,999. The phone has a 6-inch ( 2560 x 1440 pixels) Quad HD display with ultra narrow bezels, powered 2.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 (8974AC) processor with Adreno 330 GPU and Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Vibe UI 2.0. We went hands on with the Vibe Z2 smartphone at the IFA 2014. Lets take a look at hardware of the phone in this photo gallery. Continue reading “Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro Photo Gallery”
CPU-Z was released for Android back in June last year. Since then the app has been updated with new features and support for SoCs from several manufacturers. Few months back the app got improved support for Intel SoCs, option to view OpenGL ES version. Now the app has been updated to version 1.09 that brings improved support for processors based on big.LITTLE technology, adds new HiSilicon Kirin 920, Exynos 5433, Snapdragon 815 (could be upcoming chip) and SoCs, shows Adreno GPU clock speed and more.
