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When touchscreens happened, the keys disappeared, and suddenly, we had a lot of sleek devices, telling us science fiction-to-fruition is indeed possible. It was simple, you didn't need depth for even the thinnest of keyboards and it was just a screen and glass on top of other complicated electronics. So, then thinning of the other parts and refinement of the glass (did you know, Gorilla Glass 2 had a 20% reduction in thickness vs 1?) were the subsequent steps to get the slimmest device possible, and it seems the Chinese have broken new ground.
The Oppo R5 was overshadowed by the flagship N3 at its launch event, yet it managed to stand out, primarily because of breaking new ground in thinness. It was, at launch, the world's slimmest smartphone, an engineering achievement. Vivo might have quickly leapfrogged Oppo with a thinner (4.75mm vs 4.85mm) X5 max, which had a 3.5mm headphone jack, to much of everyone's surprise. Even then, the R5 still remains one of the most shockingly thin devices ever made. Hence, it comes with a price tag that makes you wonder if the thinness, in an otherwise mid-range smartphone, is really worth the money.
The Oppo R5 is really thin, ...
Xiaomi launched the Mi 4 smartphone in India earlier today for Rs. 19,999, which goes on sale from February 10th. Xiaomi usually offers limited number of units for the Flipkart First subscribers, before the smartphone goes on sale for the first time on Flipkart. Today, Xiaomi and Flipkart have announced that the first 2500 Flipkart First subscribers who register to buy the Mi 4, will get the smartphone added to their cart automatically when it goes on sale on February 10th.
Registrations for the Xiaomi Mi 4 started 6PM today. If you are a Flipkart First subscriber and want to get the Mi 4 smartphone easily, you can head to Flipkart and register immediately. Registrations are open till February 2nd, 2PM.
Lucky 2500 Flipkart First subscribers will be notified via email before February 4th. Others who want to get the smartphone can register till February 9th midnight. Xiaomi has not announced the number of devices that would go on sale on Feb 10th.
Xiaomi is gearing up to set up a research and development (R&D) unit in Bangalore, India, according to a latest report from PTI. The unit is expected to be operational in few months.
This is will be the first R&D unit from Xiaomi outside China and it will focus on localising its products and features for the Indian market through the unit. The company is in the process of signing the lease for the center and work in the Bangalore unit is expected to kickstart from March.
"The R&D unit will focus on India-specific products to begin with. We will focus on localization, themes and then India specific features to cater to local requirements here."
Xiaomi india head Manu Jain told PTI.
Meanwhile, Xiaomi launched Mi4 smartphone in India today for Rs 19,999. Check out our hands on preview here. India is one of the most important markets for Xiaomi and this move seems appropriate.
Lenovo's recently launched budget smartphone Lenovo A6000 sold out on Flipkart within seconds. The company has revealed that 10,000 units of the affordable LTE smartphone were sold out within 2 seconds. It received 2,55,000 registrations for the sale.
"There has been a huge demand of the A6000 and there has been an unbelievable response for the first sale.10, 000 units were on sale and got sold out in 2 seconds. Next registration starts at 6 p.m. today and flipkart and Lenovo are working towards approving higher number to the consumers who were not able to buy unit today afternoon. The sale will now be every Wednesday at 2 p.m."
announced Flipkart and Lenovo in a joint statement.
Announced at the CES last week, Lenovo A6000 packs a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 410 processor with Adreno 306 GPU and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Vibe UI on top. It has dual SIM support, dual speakers with Dolby Digital support, 1GB RAM, 8GB of internal storage with expansion slot and a 2300mAh battery.
It has 4G LTE support, including support for TD-LTE 2300MHz (Band 40) and FDD-LTE 1800MHz (Band 3) for India. The Lenovo A6000 has an 8 megapixel auto focus ...
Just in time for Valentines' day (if you're looking for a present idea), Samsung have announced that the Galaxy A3 and Galaxy A5 smartphones will be available to buy in UK stores on Thursday 12th February. Both devices will be available to buy from selected high street retailers and networks including Carphone Warehouse, EE and O2 and will also be available to try out and pre-order from Samsung Experience Stores from 28th January.
Dubbed the successors to the Galaxy Alpha, the metal-clad Galaxy A3 and Galaxy A5 combine an all-metal design with a Super AMOLED display along with a range of other specs including a NFC, LTE, 5MP front-facing cameras with a wide selfie mode and more. The Galaxy A3 has a 4.5 inch qHD Super AMOLED display and is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core processor with 8MP rear camera, 1080p video capture, 16GB internal storage, 1.5GB RAM and a 1900 mAh battery.
In comparison, the Galaxy A5 has a larger 5 inch 720p HD Super AMOLED display and is powered by a 1.5GHz quad-core processor with 16GB internal storage and 2GB RAM. On the back is a 13MP camera which can shoot 1080p video at 30 frames per second whilst the whole ...
Samsung Galaxy J1 (SM-J100H), the company's latest entry-level smartphone in its new J series has gone official in Malaysia. It has a 4.3-inch WVGA display, is powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (Kitkat). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support and 3G connectivity.
Samsung Galaxy J1 specifications
4.3-inch (800 x 480 Pixels) display
1.2 GHz dual-core processor
512MB RAM, 4GB internal memory, expandable up to 64GB with microSD
Android 4.4 (KitKat) OS
5MP auto focus rear camera with LED Flash
2MP front-facing camera
Dual SIM
8.9mm thick and weighs 122 grams
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio with RDS
3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
1850mAh battery with ultra power saving mode
The Samsung J1 comes in Black, Blue and White colors. No details about the pricing or the availability yet.
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A brand new render image from the popular leakster @evleaks on Twitter is showing the real look of the HTC One M9. The leaked image shows not one but two variants of the One M9.
As per the images, the larger variant of the phone which is being touted as One M9 Plus, sports a physical home button and the smaller one does not. It seems that the larger version of HTC’s new phone will have a Samsung-like home button that may also serve as a fingerprint scanner. The design of the One (M9) appears in line with recent rumors, sporting redesigned BoomSound speakers that are slits at the top and bottom of the device’s face, as well as a centered front-facing camera.
Unlike last year's HTC One, the new devices seem to feature all-glass front panels. The original M9 has the HTC logo just above the speaker on the bezel while it is present on top of the physical button on the larger One M9 device. It seems as though HTC is following in Apple’s footsteps with the launch of two different versions of its all-metal flagship phone.
HTC One M9 that has been leaked several time in images will be unveiled on March 1 at ...
We're currently in Shenzhen on a tour of Huawei's Chinese factories and operations and the company has confirmed to us today that they plan to launch new wearable devices at MWC 2015. The company hasn't confirmed exact details but according to a slide we've seen from the PR Director, the wearable plans potentially include a smartwatch running on the Android Wear operating system, a Huawei companion application and a platform to run their wearable devices.
Huawei's presence in the wearables market is currently very limited and their main wearable device is currently the TalkBand B1 which runs on a proprietary operating system. Huawei has long been expected to launch a device running on Google's wearable platform but information has been somewhat scarce about the device; although the company hasn't confirmed any specifics about its upcoming device, they did tease that there may be more than one device in the near roadmap.
At the IFA 2014 Huawei's CEO Richard Yu already confirmed that the company is working on an Android Wear smartwatch for 2015.
We're currently in a Question and Answer session at Huawei's Shenzhen campus in China with the company's Chief Marketing Officer for Mobile Device, Shao Yang and he has confirmed that the company has no plans to develop a phone running on Microsoft's upcoming Windows 10 platform.
When questioned about Huawei's past Windows Phone devices and plans by John McCann, Yang said that the biggest problem with the Windows Phone platform is differentiating between manufacturers. As an example, Yang said a Huawei device running Android has several unique characteristics compared to other Android devices but Microsoft's platform has the same interface across all devices. As such, it's difficult for the company to differentiate between themselves and other Windows Phone devices which is why the company has no immediate plans to launch a Windows Phone device.
Whilst discussing the possibility of Huawei's future plans however, Shao Yang did concede that the company may look into Windows 10 on its Tablet range. Yang suggested that the company has no plans to launch a solely Windows 10 device but is considering a dual-boot system to run both Windows 10 and Android on the same tablet.
Other companies such as Samsung have introduced devices with similar functionality and offering ...
ZTE has announced Blade S6, the company's latest smartphone in the Blade series. It has a 5-inch HD IPS display, is powered by a Octa-Core 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 (4×1.5GHz + 4×1.0GHz) processor and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop). It features a 13-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED Flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera.
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It has 2GB RAM, 16GB internal storage with expansion slot and a 2400mAh battery. It also has Dual SIM support and 4G LTE connectivity.
ZTE Blade S6 specifications
5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) IPS display based on in-cell technology
Octa-Core 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 (MSM8939) (ARM Cortex A53 – 4×1.5GHz + 4×1.0GHz) processor with Adreno 405 GPU
2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, expandable memory with microSD
Android 5.0 (Lollipop) with MiFavor 3.0 UI
Dual Nano SIM
13MP rear camera with LED Flash, Sony IMX214 sensor
5MP front-facing camera, wide-angle lens
Dimensions: 144x70.7x7.7mm
4G LTE, 3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
2400mAh battery
The ZTE Blade S6 comes in silver and pink matte colors and is priced at US$ 249.99 (Rs. 15,370 approx). It goes on sale through on AliExpress globally, and will also be available though Amazon and eBay in selected markets starting February 10th.
Microsoft has made OneDrive for Business now available from Mac and iPad. The company has also rolled out update for OneDrive app for iOS that will allow users to manage their personal and work accounts.
"We also heard the feedback from Mac users wanting to be able to easily access and take their OneDrive for Business files offline. Today we released the public preview of our OneDrive for Business sync client for Mac, which provides a simple and secure way to manage and sync your files through the familiar Finder experience."
posted One Drive in a company blog.
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This is similar to the way OneDrive is integrated into Windows Explorer on Windows 8 and up. The update to iPhone and iPad app now lets you search photos by tags and create albums. It even recognizes text in photos and PDFs and integrates with the popular password-management software 1Password and LastPass. The app that has been bumped up to version 5.0 will allow users to organize, access and manage your personal and business files, including the ability to save new files to your OneDrive for Business account, search and share them and access the Recycle Bin. OneDrive said that it is working to improve the video playback ...
Samsung has reported its earnings for Q4 2014, in which the company has managed to make operating profit of 5.29 trillion won ($4.9 billion) for the quarter ended September 30, 2014, down 27% from 8.31 trillion won compared to the same quarter last year. It has reported net profit of 5.35 trillion won ($4.9 billion) on revenues of 52.73 trillion won ($48.6 billion), down 10% compared to the same quarter last year, up 11% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ).
In the mobile sector, it has reported revenues of 25.02 trillion won, up 6% compared to 23.52 trillion won in the previous quarter. Considering the whole financial year of 2014, sales in mobile sector is down by 21% and profits were down nearly 40% in IM compared to FY '13. Revenue in Device Solutions (DS) Division increased due to solid demand for memory products and an increase in 20-nanometer mobile application processor (AP) supply, said the company.
IT & Mobile Communications (IM) Division recovered some earning due to increased sales of high-end products, such as the Galaxy Note 4, and more efficient management of marketing expenditures said Samsung. In IM Division it will focus on the successful implementation of its new product line-up strategy. It will move ...
LG Electronics has reported revenues of 15.27 trillion won (US$ 14.06 billion) in Q4 2014 that ended December 31st, 2014, an increase of 4.9% compared to the same quarter last year with operating profit of 275.1 billion (US$ 253.31 million), an increase of 28 percent from the same period the previous year. Net profit for the fourth quarter showed a net loss of 205.7 billion won (US$ 189.41 million) primarily due to the write-off resulting from the closure of LG’s plasma TV operations, said the company.
For the complete financial year of 2014, LG reported a net profit of 501.40 billion won (US$ 474.81 million), a 125% increase compared to 2013. Operating profit was at 1.83 trillion won (US$ 1.73 billion), an increase of 46% YoY. Mobile Communications sector reported a quarterly revenue of 3.78 trillion won (US$ 3.48 billion) , a 5% increase compared to the same quarter in 2013 with annual revenues of 15.06 trillion won (US$ 14.26 billion), a 16% increase compared to 2013 due to increase in sales in North America region, which saw 5.7 million smartphone sales, a 78% increase YoY.
It shipped 15.6 million smartphones in the quarter, slightly less than 16.8 million in the previous ...
Renders of the second generation Moto E has surfaced online. Android Police has got hold of these images that shows a smartphone with a similar design of the Moto E that runs Android 5.0 (Lollipop). This doesn't have a front-facing speaker, but has a front-facing camera that was not present in the first generation Moto E. The rear camera doesn't have a flash, but the phone has a secondary microphone next to the camera.
According to earlier rumors, the new Moto E is expected to sport a 4.5-inch qHD (960×540 pixels) display, powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor and 1GB of RAM. Hope it comes with an auto focus camera since the first generation Moto E only had a fixed-focus camera. Other specifications are not available yet.
Since the renders are out, the second generation Moto E is expected to be announced officially in coming weeks.
Xiaomi is putting all its forces together towards being the leading smartphone maker in India. A latest report from PTI is stating that the Chinese smartphone maker will start selling smartphones from its own portal in the country.
The report said that Xiaomi will launch its website ‘Mi.com’ in India in the latter part of the year. At present, Xiaomi uses Flipkart to sell its devices in India and will continue its association with it. The company sells devices via its own websites in most of the countries where it operates except for India and Indonesia. Yesterday, another PTI report revealed that Xiaomi is looking forward to set up its first R&D unit in Bangalore, India.
"We are currently looking for warehousing and logistics partners in India, as well as deciding on a payment mechanisms like cash on delivery. It may take anywhere between three to nine months,"
Xiaomi India Head Manu Jain told PTI.
Xiaomi launched Mi4 smartphone in India yesterday for Rs 19,999. The Chinese company became the third largest smartphone maker in the world as its total shipment reached 17.3 million units, as per IDC report in October.
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YU today announced that it has sold 10,000 units of YU YURKA smartphones in just 3 seconds in the third flash sale on Amazon.in. It sold 15,000 units of Yureka smartphones in 4 seconds in its second flash sale last week. Next sale is scheduled for next Thursday, February 5th at 2PM. Registrations for the next sale will begin at 5PM today on Amazon. Users will have to register to participate in the weekly flash sale and registrations of previous sales will not be valid for future sales, said the company.
YU had already promised to increase the number of units gradually. It has announced that it will put almost double the amount of devices for sale in the month of February. We are yet to hear the the exact number of units that will go on sale on February 5th.
The website did not crash today, but most who tried did not even even get a chance to enter the waitlist since it was already full in seconds. Did you try to get the YU Yureka in today’s sale? How was your experience? Let us know in the comments sections below. Check out our YU YUREKA review, if you planning to buy one.
Motorola has announced that it has sold 3 million Motorola smartphones in India till date. This includes all the Motorola smartphones in Moto G and Moto X series and Moto E. Back in November 2014 Flipkart announced that it sold 2.5 million smartphones in India. It took about 2 months for the company to sell half a million smartphones.
Motorola shipped 6.5 million smartphones globally in Q1 2014. It sold 1 million smartphones in the first five months of launch and the number increased to 1.6 million in September. Last year Lenovo completed Motorola acquisition for $2.91 billion, which made Motorola Mobility officially a part of Lenovo. Motorola will co-exist with Lenovo in India, but both will remain independent of each other, said Amit Boni, General Manager, Motorola.
At the press event Motorola also announced that it will set up first exclusive Motorola customer experience zones in Bangalore that would offer the customers a hands-on feel of Motorola smartphones, but it would continue the sale on Flipkart. It also plans to open the experience zones in other metros later.
Sony and Spotify have teamed up to bring a new music streaming service that is dubbed as PlayStation Music. The latest service will replace the existing Sony Music Unlimited service.
The PlayStation Music service will roll out in 41 countries initially and will be available to users of PlayStation consoles and Sony Xperia smartphones and tablets. Unfortunately, as Spotify has not yet entered Inda, the PlayStation Music service will not be coming to the country. Users will be able to link their Spotify and PlayStation Network accounts, allowing them to pay for Spotify through your PSN wallet. It will work for the PlayStation 3 and PS4 consoles, and PS4 owners can listen to their Spotify music while playing games.
Spotify’s 30 million-track library and 1.5 billion playlists will then be available to PlayStation Music users. Sony said Music Unlimited will go offline March 29 in all 19 countries in which it is currently offered. Existing PlayStation Music subscribers who have an active subscription as of February 28, 2015, will get a free 30-day extension through to the closing date, and will also get a special Spotify Premium trial offer when the new service launch.
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We have seen too many reports on the specs and features of the Galaxy S6. Now a latest one from SamMobile is stating that Galaxy S6 and S Edge will be compatible with Samsung Gear VR headset.
The report states that it has confirmed from it sources that both the devices will allow users to use the VR headset and enjoy the experience. At present the Samsung Gear VR works only with the Galaxy Note 4 and not the Note Edge but the report said that it will support the S Edge that is expected to have curved display on both the sides.
The Note 4 has a 5.7 inch display while the the upcoming Galaxy S6 and S Edge are expected to sport a 5.1 inch screen. Hence, it is speculated that either both the devices will have a larger screen or Samsung might release a VR adapter for the two handsets, or it could be readying a smaller variant of the headset. Currently, information about the matter is scarce.
When touchscreens happened, the keys disappeared, and suddenly, we had a lot of sleek devices, telling us science fiction-to-fruition is indeed possible. It was simple, you didn't need depth for even the thinnest of keyboards and it was just a screen and glass on top of other complicated electronics. So, then thinning of the other parts and refinement of the glass (did you know, Gorilla Glass 2 had a 20% reduction in thickness vs 1?) were the subsequent steps to get the slimmest device possible, and it seems the Chinese have broken new ground.
The Oppo R5 was overshadowed by the flagship N3 at its launch event, yet it managed to stand out, primarily because of breaking new ground in thinness. It was, at launch, the world's slimmest smartphone, an engineering achievement. Vivo might have quickly leapfrogged Oppo with a thinner (4.75mm vs 4.85mm) X5 max, which had a 3.5mm headphone jack, to much of everyone's surprise. Even then, the R5 still remains one of the most shockingly thin devices ever made. Hence, it comes with a price tag that makes you wonder if the thinness, in an otherwise mid-range smartphone, is really worth the money.
The Oppo R5 is really thin, ...
Samsung has patented a new solution for saving and transferring your home-screen designs from one device to another. The company is aiming at making the transfer simple and easy.
The main aim of the solution is to save the users from the tedious process of installing the apps and setting them up as per your liking. Users can select from a number of saved home-screen setups and use them according to their needs. As the service will work on cloud, the two handsets do not need to be physically next to each other.
Home launcher apps like Nova launcher, Apex launcher and others offer the option of backing up your home screens in case of a change of the handset. The home screen sharing feature will mostly be restricted to Samsung devices but again there can be other possibilities as well.
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