Microsoft and Asus expand their patent licensing agreement

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Microsoft and Asus have announced their plans to expand their earlier patent licensing agreement which will include a broad cross-licensing covering.

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Amazon to ban sales of Apple and Google video streaming devices

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Amazon has announced that it will stop selling Apple and Google’s video streaming devices because they aren’t easily compatible with Amazon’s own video streaming service.

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Sikur GranitePhone now available for pre-order – Focuses on user privacy and security

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Earlier this year during MWC, we had met the folks from Sikur who told us that they were working on a smartphone called GranitePhone. The smartphone as the name suggests is aimed at protecting the users data and maintaining privacy.

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Google launches Nexus Protect – Premium warranty packages for the Nexus 6P and 5X

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Google has announced an add on insurance policy for the new Nexus 6P and Nexus 5X smartphones. The additional insurance coverage is optional and will be valid for a period of two years.

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Asus Transformer Book T100HA 2-in-1 and Flip TP200SA with Windows 10, USB Type-C launched

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Asus has finally launched the new Transformer Book T100HA 2-in-1 and the Transformer Book Flip TP200SA in the U.S today. The company had first unveiled the two hybrid – T100HA and TP200SA – devices during Computex 2015 in June, but it didn’t provide the pricing then. Continue reading “Asus Transformer Book T100HA 2-in-1 and Flip TP200SA with Windows 10, USB Type-C launched”

Instagram’s community is now 400 million users strong

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Instagram has just announced that their fast growing network of users has just exceeded 400 million. That shows the power of photos as Instagram is a social network that uses images to send messages across people all over the world.

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Samsung announces the R1, R3 and R5 Wireless Audio 360 Speakers

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Samsung has announced three new additions to the Wireless Audio 360 speaker range namely the R1, R3 and R5. All three will be up for viewing or shall we say listening during IFA in Berlin which is scheduled to happen between 4th and 9th September next month.

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Qualcomm unveils Hexagon 680 DSP – Next gen architecture used in Snapdragon 820 processors

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Qulacomm has just unveiled the Hexagon 680 DSP as the DSP that is being used by the Snapdragon 820 processor. DSPs are used for performing tasks that can be done faster and/or be done using less power as compared to the processor.

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LG G Watch R receives Wi-Fi support with latest firmware update

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Earlier in May, we reported that the LG G Watch R will be receiving Wi-Fi support sometime during Q3 2015. Rightly so, LG has just announced added support for Wi-Fi for the smartwatch now with a new firmware update.

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Sony announces the XPERIA J1 Compact Phantom Pain Edition in Japan

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Sony has just announced a special edition of the XPERIA J1 Compact smartphone. It is called The Phantom Pain Edition and is based on the upcoming game in the Metal Gear Solid franchise.

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Opera Max update brings data compression for YouTube and Netflix

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Opera Max is quite a useful tool for consumers who find themselves constantly running out of data on their phones. The application makes use of Opera’s servers to compress web content and send it to users thus helping them save bandwidth in the process.

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You can now reserve your own Pebble Time Steel smartwatch for US$249

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Pebble has just made the Time Steel smartwatch open to reservation worldwide at a price of US$249. The Time Steel model has already begun shipping to its Kickstarter backers and users can now reserve one for themselves through Pebble.

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LG to invest 1.05 Trillion Korean Won in new Production Line for flexible OLED Displays

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LG, one of the world’s leading display makers announced today that it plans to invest 1.05 Trillion Korean Won (Around US$ 900 Million) to setup a new production line to produce 6th generation flexible OLED panels in order to become a clear leader in the flexible OLED display market.

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Adobe Lightroom Mobile v1.2 now available on Android

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Adobe has just announced the latest version 1.2 of its Lightroom Mobile app for Android smartphones and tablets. The update brings about a lot of new features, improvements as well as bug fixes.

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SanDisk announces the Connect Wireless Stick – USB flash drive with Wireless capabilities

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SanDisk just announced the Connect Wireless Stick, a small USB flash drive that also doubles up as a Wi-Fi media server. It will allow customers an easy way to access their files over multiple devices.

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