China’s Huawei today launched the Honor Play 4 in its home country. The device comes with a very entry-level price of 799 Yuan (US$130 approx.), but features a 64-bit processor that’s often seen in higher-end devices. Continue reading “Huawei Honor Play 4 with 64-bit Snapdragon 410 launched for $130”
Manufacturers worldwide have been striving to push VFM to its extreme, but few have been as successful as those from China. If you’ve been following the tech scene in China, you’d know about this wily maker that makes tablets and calls itself Pipo. Continue reading “Now, a $81 Windows tablet from China”
Microsoft has updated the Skype app for iPhone to version 5.5 that brings support for interactive notifications for the users running the new iOS 8. The interactive notifications lets you answer voice and videos calls and open text in skype directly from the lock screen and the notification center. You can swipe left from the lock screen to reveal the notification options and swipe down from the notification center to reveal these options. You have to enable interactive notifications for Skype from Settings -> Notifications. Continue reading “Skype 5.5 for iPhone brings interactive notifications for iOS 8”
Last week Apple announced that it has received four million pre-orders for the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus in the first 24 hours. Today the company has announced that it has sold record-breaking 10 million iPhone 6 and 6 Plus models in just three days after the launch on September 19th. Last year’s iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C saw combined sales on 9 million units in three days after the launch. Continue reading “Apple sells record 10 million iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus smartphones in 3 days”
Sony was expected to launch the Xperia Z3 in India last week, but it didn’t happen. Today the company has sent out invites for a launch event in India on September 25th. It is expected to launch both the Xperia Z3 and Z3 Compact at the event later this week. The Sony Xperia Z3 is powered by a slightly faster Snapdragon 801 SoC, has a more rounded sides and runs on Android 4.4.4 (KitKat) out of the box, compared to the Xperia Z2. The Xperia Z3 compact also has upgraded specifications compared to the Z1 Compact. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z3 and Z3 Compact launching in India on September 25th”
Reports and leaks about Google’s HTC made Nexus 9 tablet were looming the online world for a long time now. Today, a Wall Street Journal report is stating that Google has indeed selected HTC to make its upcoming 9 inch Nexus tablet.
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It’s only been 20 days since the official unveiling of the Meizu MX4, but the smartphone from the Far East is getting more footage than the makers would’ve imagined. Not long back, Meizu said that they were successful in getting a massive 7.7 million pre-orders; given that the company is only starting to step out of its home country of China, these are big numbers. Continue reading “Meizu MX4 likely to get a smaller MX4 Mini sibling”
Yahoo has made its first Indian acquisition by buying Bookpad for Rs 50 crores. The one year old Bangalore based start-up specializes in hosting cloud based documents. It provides end-to-end document handling technology for cloud.
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Elephone has turned out to be a Chinese OEM worth looking out for. The company dished out a handful original design phones, before taking the clone route. Continue reading “Elephone G5, a $120 OnePlus One clone now on sale”
After Samsung, LG is the new company to launch an entry-level clamshell smartphone in Korea. Named as Wine Smart, it has a 3.5-inch HVGA touchscreen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera. It comes with Kakao Talk messenger with a dedicated launch key for the app, T9 keypad and high-power 1W speaker that would the best output even in noisy audio environment. It is 16.9mm thick and weighs 140.8 grams. Continue reading “LG Wine Smart Clamshell Android KitKat smartphone launched in Korea”
ICICI Bank has launched four new mobile apps for Android and iOS platforms. These apps include, ICICI Store, Insta Banking, Video Banking and mPassbook. These would let you initiate a transaction before visiting a branch, connect with a service executive over video call and view their transactions over the last 30 days on mobile phones. It aims to offer an enhanced banking experience for its customers with these new apps. Continue reading “ICICI Bank launches four new apps for Android and iOS”
Obi Mobiles has announced that it has partnered exclusively with Jumbo Electronics, a leading IT, telecom and consumer electronics retailer and distributor to sell its devices in the Middle East. Jumbo will manage the distribution of Obi devices to all key retailer and independent retailer channels in UAE, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Iraq as a part of its partnership. Continue reading “Obi Mobiles partners with Jumbo Electronics to enter into the Middle East”
Salora International has launched Arya Z2, the company’s latest budget smartphone. The company entered into the smartphone market last year by launching its PowerMaxx smartphone with 3200 mAh battery, the new Arya Z2 is packed with features. It has a 5-inch HD display based on one-glass-solution (OGS) technology, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582A processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Salora Arya Z2 with 5-inch HD display, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 6999”
Google launched Android One smartphones in India last week with three homegrown smartphone makers. The handsets under this ambitious program announced back in June is based on Android One reference hardware, comes with stock Android KitKat software and will get software updates directly from Google. Continue reading “Karbonn Sparkle V vs Micromax Canvas A1 vs Spice Dream UNO Photo Gallery”
Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 (SM-G750F), the latest Galaxy Mega series smartphone went on sale in Malaysia last month before it went official. It was unveiled officially in Malaysia earlier this month, now the smartphone has gone official in Thailand on the official website. It packs a 6-inch HD ( 1280 x 720 pixels) display, powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core Cortex A9 processor (Exynos 4412 likely) and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8MP auto-focus rear camera with LED Flash and a 2.1 MP front-facing camera. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 with 6-inch HD display, LTE goes official”
