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Google announces HTC-made Nexus 9 with a 4:3 8.9″ screen and Tegra K1

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Looks like Google is finally going head-on with Apple in the tablet space, with the just announced Nexus 9 in partnership with HTC. The Nexus 9 comes with a 4:3 aspect ratio screen, unlike all the previous Nexus tablets and hence becomes a legitimate competitor to the iPad mini. Designed in collaboration with HTC, the Nexus 9 features a soft touch back and a metallic frame, lending a premium look and feel for the device. The 8.9″ 2048×1536 screen is supported by the 64-bit Tegra K1 Processor that accompanies the monstrous Kepler GPU. This combination reminds us of the recently launched Xiaomi MiPad that has a similar screen aspect ratio and specifications.

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Google officially announces Android 5.0 Lollipop

Google has officially taken wraps off its next version of Android that will be called as Lollipop. The version 5.0 that was previewed as Android L at I/O conference this June has been announced by Sundar Pichai, Google’s senior vice president of Android and Chrome, in a company blog post.

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Google Nexus Player Android TV box with Quad-Core Intel Atom processor announced for $99

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Along with the Nexus 6 smartphone and the the Nexus 9 tablet, Google has also announced the Nexus Player, a media player based on Android TV, which is also a Android gaming device. It is built in collaboration with ASUS. It also sells a gaming controller separately. Continue reading “Google Nexus Player Android TV box with Quad-Core Intel Atom processor announced for $99”

Samsung SDI introduces Rollable, Flexible batteries for wearables

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Few months back Samsung SDI introduced curved batteries for wearables, now it has introduced rollable and bendable batteries for wearables at the InterBattery Technology Exhibition in the COEX Convention Center, Seoul. It says that it is the world’s first flexible battery beyond curved and bendable ones. The one showcased is 20 x 3.6 mm in diameter with 10mAh capacity. Compared to cylindrical cells these rollable batteries are 1/80 times smaller in volume, says the company.

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MediaTek MT6735 quad-core Worldmode SoC with LTE, 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 CPU announced

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MediaTek has announced the 64-bit LTE SOC MT6735. It has a 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 CPU, similar to the MT6732 SoC at the MWC 2014 earlier this year, but MediaTek has added WorldMode modem capability by adding support for CDMA2000. Continue reading “MediaTek MT6735 quad-core Worldmode SoC with LTE, 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 CPU announced”

Flipkart teases exclusive launch for dual screen YotaPhone in India

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Few weeks back Flipkart revealed exclusive launch of dual screen YotaPhone in India through newsletter sent to the its affiliate partners. The smartphone was also listed on Flipkart website last month. Today Flipkart has confirmed that it is indeed launching the smartphone exclusively in India and has posted a teaser image too. The YotaPhone was first introduced at the MWC 2013 year and went on sale in several counties in December last year. Continue reading “Flipkart teases exclusive launch for dual screen YotaPhone in India”

Snapdeal reportedly set to raise $600-$650mn in funding

Snapdeal is close to raising funding worth $600-$650mn, as per a latest report from Reuters. The funding will be led by existing investor Japan’s SoftBank Corp to expand Snapdeal’s operations.

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Xiaomi Redmi 1S Review: One of the best budget smartphones ever made

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Xiaomi entered India with hopes of making a decent foray into the highly competitive smartphone market where right pricing equals massive success. Traditionally, Samsung knew this and Motorola stumbled upon it, Xiaomi should have known better. With the Mi3, the company woefully underestimated online demand and ended up discontinuing its sales soon, only to introduce a much cheaper model into the market, the Redmi 1S. On paper, the device is just too good to be true at the price point it comes at. For a shockingly low price of Rs. 5,999, the Redmi 1S comes with a large 720p screen, a powerful quad core processor, a 8 MP camera, 8 GB of memory and so on. No other phone currently offers these kinds of specifications at this price point, but the natural reaction for something that’s too good to be true is always this – Is there a catch? With the same doubt in our minds, here is the review of the Redmi 1S.

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Xolo Q2100 Benchmarks

Xolo Q2100 Benchmarks

Xolo launched Q2100, the company’s first Android smartphone with a fingerprint sensor earlier this month. We brought you the unboxing and photo gallery of the smartphone recently, here we have the benchmarks. It is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor with ARM Cortex A7 cores and Mali 400 GPU, has a 5.5-inch HD display and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). We had already seen several smartphones with the same MediaTek chip, check out the synthetic benchmark scores below.

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Microsoft rolls out ‘Skype Qik’ video messaging app

Microsoft has unveiled a new video messaging app that allows users to send quick videos messages to friend or group of friends. Dubbed as ‘Skype Qik’, the new video message app is available on Android, iOS and Windows Phone.

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Motorola Deck Bluetooth Speaker launched in India for Rs. 8990

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Motorola has launched Motorola Deck Bluetooth Speaker by Sol Republic in India after a year it was launched in the U.S. It was appeared on Flipkart last month, has Near Field Communication (NFC) for quick pairing, comes with large R2 Sound Engines and a bass port for enhanced audio output and has built-in microphone to use it as a speaker phone for calls. Continue reading “Motorola Deck Bluetooth Speaker launched in India for Rs. 8990”

Google Nexus 6 press image surfaces, shows up on AT&T website

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We had already seen several leaks about a Motorola-made Google Nexus 6, including a render and even some live images. Now a press render of the smartphone has surfaced, thanks to @evleaks. This shows the side profile of the smartphone. It has also popped up on AT&T website (Via) as a placeholder, which shows the Motorola Nexus 6 name and a possible contract price of $49.99. This would be the first Nexus smartphone heading to AT&T. Continue reading “Google Nexus 6 press image surfaces, shows up on AT&T website”

Apple iPhone 6 vs iPhone 6 Plus Photo Gallery

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Apple unleashed the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus last month. We have already seen unboxing and photo gallery of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. Now lets compare the hardware of these two phones in this photo gallery. Continue reading “Apple iPhone 6 vs iPhone 6 Plus Photo Gallery”

Metis Eddy G70 Kids tablet Unboxing

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Metis Learning launched Eddy G70, an Android-based learning tablet for kids in partnership with Intel for Rs. 9999. This is the successor of last year’s Eddy. The new tablet is based on Android 4.2.2 with an overlay of the proprietary Athena OS and has over 160 of the learning apps for Kids. Check out the unboxing below. Continue reading “Metis Eddy G70 Kids tablet Unboxing”