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Obi Mobiles backed by former Apple CEO John Scully launched in India

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Obi Mobiles has announced the launch of its operations in the India after several reports. The company is based in Gurgaon and is promoted by Inflexionpoint, popular IT supply chain company co-founded by John Sculley, Ex CEO of Apple. The OBI Mobiles team is headed by Ajay Sharma as CEO, former head of smartphone division in Micromax and HTC and Neeraj Chauhan, CEO of Inflexionpoint for IT and Telecom supply chain aggregation. Continue reading “Obi Mobiles backed by former Apple CEO John Scully launched in India”

Tencent brings Candy Crush Saga to China in partnership with King Digital Entertainment

candy-crush-saga Tencent, the media and internet giant, is bringing the wildly popular game Candy Crush Saga to China. The game is being brought to Chinese Android devices in collaboration with the game’s creator ie King Digital Entertainment. Continue reading “Tencent brings Candy Crush Saga to China in partnership with King Digital Entertainment”

Apple reportedly teams up with Shazam to integrate song identification into iOS

Apple has partnered Shazam to work on a song identification tool for iOS 8, according to reports from Bloomberg. The feature will allow users to identify a song using their iPhone or iPad’s microphone. The report states that users will be able to access the song identification feature via Apple’s digital voice assistant, Siri. Hence, Siri will answer once a user asks “What song is playing” as it will generate the data from Shazam which has more than 90 million users.

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Nokia X gets a price cut in India, now available for Rs. 7027

Nokia launched the Nokia X in India last month priced at Rs. Rs. 8599. It received a price cut recently and is available for as low as Rs. 7027. The Nokia X is the first smartphone from Nokia based on Android. It has a 4-inch (800 x 480 pixels) touch screen display, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 play (MSM8225) processor and runs on Nokia X software platform based on AOSP Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has dual SIM support and a 3-megapixel rear camera. Continue reading “Nokia X gets a price cut in India, now available for Rs. 7027”

Google updates YouTube for Android with new features

Google seems to be hard at work in updating its Android apps as we have had leaks suggesting complete overhaul for its Gmail app and Calendar app. Google had also just launched its own Google Camera application on the Play Store yesterday and today, it has updated the YouTube application for Android.

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LG L65 Dual with dual-core Snapdragon 200 processor goes on sale in Russia, single SIM variant leaks

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LG unveiled the L Series III lineup that includes L40, L70 and L90 at the MWC 2014 back in February. Both the L70 and L90 smartphones went on sale in India recently. The LG L65 Dual went on sale in Russia recently. Now @eveaks has leaked the press image of the single SIM variant, L65. It has a 4.3-inch WVGA display, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core Snapdragon 200 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Continue reading “LG L65 Dual with dual-core Snapdragon 200 processor goes on sale in Russia, single SIM variant leaks”

Aircel launches Buddee Pack to get entrance exam info

Aircel has launched Buddee Pack, a first of its kind service aimed at students in Delhi. This enables students preparing for graduate and postgraduate entrance examinations access real time entrance news updates, availability of forms, last date of application, number of seats available, institute rankings, eligibility criteria, website links of various institutes and more. Continue reading “Aircel launches Buddee Pack to get entrance exam info”

Google Q1 2014 earnings reported at $15.42 billion, grow 19% YoY

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Earlier today, Google revealed its results for Q1 2014 and posted revenues of $15.42 billion. Earnings per share were reported at $6.27 and this was below the estimated $6.42 per share. The company missed analyst estimates of $15.52 billion in revenue and it can be attributed to Mountain View’s recent stock split amongst other things. Continue reading “Google Q1 2014 earnings reported at $15.42 billion, grow 19% YoY”

Google Camera app now available for download on the Play Store

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Google has released their stock camera app in the Play Store for all the Android devices running on Android 4.4 (KitKat) and later. This has a new interface and adds a lens blur feature like DSLR. Lens Blur lets you change the point or level of focus after the photo is taken. Once the photo is taken using the Lens Blur mode, you can use the depth-of-field slider to give it a bokeh effect. Continue reading “Google Camera app now available for download on the Play Store”

Logitech X100 Portable Wireless Speaker launched in India for Rs. 2995

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Logitech India has launched Logitech X100 Wireless Speaker, a small and stylish speaker with Bluetooth connectivity and up to 5 hours back-up. It also has built-in mic for hands-free phone calls and comes in four colour combinations. Continue reading “Logitech X100 Portable Wireless Speaker launched in India for Rs. 2995”

Samsung to launch Tizen smartphone in Q2 2014, Android Wear smartwatch coming later this year?

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Samsung was expected to launch their first Tizen-based smartphone last year, but it didn’t happen. Even after some leaks, we didn’t get to see the Tizen smartphone at the MWC earlier this year. Samsung senior VP for product strategy, Hankil Yoon has confirmed to Reuters that it would launched the first Tizen-based smartphone this quarter. Samsung debuted the first Tizen-based Gear line-up at the MWC, but it also plans to launch an Android-based smartwatch later this year. Continue reading “Samsung to launch Tizen smartphone in Q2 2014, Android Wear smartwatch coming later this year?”

Lava Iris 504Q+ with 5-inch HD display, 10MP Sony Exmor RS sensor launched for Rs. 13990

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Lava has launched the Iris 504Q+, the successor of last year’s Iris 504Q. It has a similar 5-inch HD display based on OGS technology and runs on Android 4.2, but this is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and has a 10-megapixel rear camera with Sony Exmor RS sensor and LED flash. It also has a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has gesture motion and voice controls to capture images using the voice command and the gesture feature lets users change tracks, switch between homescreens, tune FM channels and browse gallery.

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Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung and others commit to Anti-theft smartphone measures

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Smartphone makers Apple, Google, HTC America, Huawei, Motorola Mobility, Microsoft, Nokia and Samsung and the U.S. telecom operators AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, U.S. Cellular and Verizon Wireless have signed a new Anti-Theft Voluntary Commitment to agree that new smartphones manufactured after July 2015 and sold in the United States would have a anti-theft tool pre-loaded or available for download to remote wipe the smartphone data remotely and also kill the smartphone when required. Continue reading “Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung and others commit to Anti-theft smartphone measures”

Google Play Store clocks the most downloads but still lags behind App Store in revenue

According to new statistics released by App Annie Index, Google’s Play Store exceeded the iOS app store by 45% in total downloads but still lagged behind when it comes to actual revenues. Worldwide, it is clear that Android is dominating the market, with over 80% marketshare, which has led to a surge in downloads from emerging markets like Russia and Brazil, but the downside is that a large number of apps on Android are free or based on the freemium model, which drastically lowers the barrier of entry, keeping the target markets in mind, whereas Apple’s iOS enjoys higher marketshare and install base in developed countries. This news might not surprise you, but head past the break for some more interesting analysis based on the data.

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Airtel launches Night Store for unlimited on-net local calling and internet all night

Airtel Night Store

Airtel has launched Night Store, new night packs that would let pre-paid users enjoy unlimited on-net (Airtel to Airtel) voice calls and 2G data. It also offers limited 3G data with select packs in 3G circles and free Facebook access. These packs are applicable between 12AM to 6AM and is valid for one night. These packs are not applicable for customer who already has an active Unlimited 2G or 3G pack. Continue reading “Airtel launches Night Store for unlimited on-net local calling and internet all night”