It looks like Xiaomi is gearing up for a flash sale in India. The Chinese smartphone maker has teased an upcoming flash sale in the country by an interesting puzzle on its official Mi India Facebook page.
On the post, Xiaomi mentioned 'Something is coming for sure and here's your chance to score a priority pass' At first, it seemed like the company will sell or launch the Redmi 2 handset on March 12th, but that might not be the case after all.
The device hidden in the puzzle suggest Xiamoi RedMi 2 will be the device on sale as they keywords including NVIDIA, EXPANDABLE, WIDE-ANGLE all suggested it was Xiamoi RedMi 2. However, Xiaomi also teased another puzzle with new keywords like KEPLAR, TEGRA, MOVIES, QUICK CHARGE and most importantly NEW and DUAL SIM leading the clue to the Xiaomi MiPad. Hence, there might be a possibility that Xiaomi will launch flash sale for both RedMi 2 and MiPad on 12th March in India. In addition, winners of the contest will receive a priority pass allowing them to buy a All-New Mi Product.
Xiaomi Redmi 2 sports a 4.7-inch IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen with 720x1280 pixels resolution at 312 PPI and is ...
It looks like Xiaomi is gearing up for a flash sale in India. The Chinese smartphone maker has teased an upcoming flash sale in the country by an interesting puzzle on its official Mi India Facebook page.
On the post, Xiaomi mentioned 'Something is coming for sure and here's your chance to score a priority pass' At first, it seemed like the company will sell or launch the Redmi 2 handset on March 12th, but that might not be the case after all.
The device hidden in the puzzle suggest Xiamoi RedMi 2 will be the device on sale as they keywords including NVIDIA, EXPANDABLE, WIDE-ANGLE all suggested it was Xiamoi RedMi 2. However, Xiaomi also teased another puzzle with new keywords like KEPLAR, TEGRA, MOVIES, QUICK CHARGE and most importantly NEW and DUAL SIM leading the clue to the Xiaomi MiPad. Hence, there might be a possibility that Xiaomi will launch flash sale for both RedMi 2 and MiPad on 12th March in India. In addition, winners of the contest will receive a priority pass allowing them to buy a All-New Mi Product.
Xiaomi Redmi 2 sports a 4.7-inch IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen with 720x1280 pixels resolution at 312 PPI and is ...
ZTE Nubia announced an event in China on March 26, where it will unveil the most expected Nubia Z9 lineup. According to PCMag ZTE showed off the ZTE Nubia Z9 Max smartphone at a closed event at the MWC 2015. Chinese website Mydrivers has posted several live images of the Z9 Max
It is expected to come with a 5.5-inch Quad HD or 1080p display, will be powered by a Snapdragon 810 SoC and run on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) with nubia UI 2.8 on top. It has glass back and a metal frame. It features a 16-megapixel rear camera with Sony sensor, LED flash and a 3GB of RAM. It will also come with dual SIM support. The ZTE Nubia Z9 is expected to come with similar specs, but it will have a smaller display. The Nubia Z9 will come with new capabilities, said Felix Fu, head of the Nubia brand to PC Mag.
The ZTE Nubia Z9 lineup will be unveiled on March 26th at an event in Beijing Performing Arts Centre in China.
Huawei introduced the Honor 6 Plus smartphone in China back in December last year. The main highlight of the smartphone is its dual 8-megapixel rear cameras. It was showcased at the MWC 2015, here is the hands on.
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It has 5.5-inch 1080p display with 72.8% screen-to-body ratio and 2.8mm slim bezels on the sides, making it easy to hold. The display that is made by JDI looks good. It has a 8-megapixel front-facing camera.
On the back are two 8-megapixel cameras with dual LED flashes. Since two cameras can capture a better image with effective pixel size to 1.98 microns, the images are sharper. The software also lets you adjustable aperture from f/0.95 till f/16, which is quick. The back is made of glass and has small patterns.
It runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Emotion UI 3.0 on top. The theme on the phone looks like Android Lollipop, but it's actually KitKat. It is powered by an Octa-Core (4×1.8GHz Cortex A15 4×1.3GHz Cortex A7) Hisilicon Kirin 925 processor with Mali T628-MP4 GPU, has 3GB RAM, comes in 16GB or 32GB memory variants and also has a microSD expansion slot.
The sides of smartphone has brushed aluminium finish, except the bottom, which has plastic finish. There is nothing on the left side, but ...
LG unveiled its Music Flow series of speakers including H4 Portable Wi-Fi Speaker ahead of CES 2015 back in December last year. Today it has launched new Music Flow P7 portable Bluetooth speaker (NP7550) in Korea. It has multipoint connectivity so that you can connect up to three Bluetooth devices at the same time and switch between easily.
It features LG Auto Sound Engine and two passive radiators for full-range sound and clarity at any listening level. It has Dual Play option that lets you connect two speakers for a stereo output. You can also connect it to LG TV for separated surround sound experience. It has 20W output, which is three times more than earlier LG's portable speakers. Even though the speaker is small, it would offer static-free sound without any loss of sound quality, says the company.
The 2600mAh rechargeable battery would offer up to 9 hours of continuous music playback. It also has different colored cases in red, orange and yellow that are sold separately.
The LG Music Flow P7 portable Bluetooth speaker is priced at 179,000 Korean Won (US$ 161 / Rs. 10,080 approx.) and the case is available at 19,000 Korean Won (US$ 17 / Rs. 1,070 approx.). ...
At IFA last year, Huawei's new Ascend Mate 7 flagship might have stolen the show but they also introduced the Ascend G7 smartphone which borrowed design inspiration from other flagship smartphones and aimed to deliver a solid experience without requiring a large initial outlay. At a cost of £150-£200 in the UK, the LTE-enabled Ascend G7 is a smartphone with mid-range specifications and a flagship design coupled in a package designed to be affordable for everyone.
On paper, the Ascend G7 offers mid-range specifications without a standout feature but how does the smartphone perform? Is it a mid-range device at a mid-range price with average performance or is it a flagship handset masquerading as a mid-range smartphone? Let's take a look and find out.
Hardware and Design
Huawei's latest entry-to-mid-range smartphone sports a 5.5 inch HD IPS display with 720 x 1280 pixels resolution which offers a pixel density of 267 pixels per inch. The IPS display boasts vibrant colours despite only offering 720p resolution and to the naked eye, it's very difficult to spot it has a lower resolution than other similar displays on the market.
Above the display, the Ascend G7 sports the earpiece speaker, proximity and ambient light sensors and a 5MP front facing ...
Following months of leaks and rumours, last week HTC unveiled its new HTC One M9 flagship during Mobile World Congress 2015 in Barcelona. Later the same day, Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S6 but HTC's flagship has a key advantage as it is set to go on sale several weeks' before Samsung's latest S handset. Today, the One M9 has gone up for pre-order on Vodafone UK ahead of an expected release on March 22nd.
The One M9 is available on a range of plans offering minutes, texts and 4G LTE Cat 6 data each month. To get the handset for free, you'll need to spend £48.50 per month which would give you unlimited minutes and texts with 7GB 4G data each month alongside three months unlimited data and the choice of Now TV, Spotify Premium or Sky Sports Mobile TV included for the life of your contract.
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If you need more data, there are plans with both 10GB and 20GB available for £53.50 and £58.50 per month respectively whilst Vodafone is also offering the One M9 on 12 month contracts starting from £36.50 per month with an upfront handset cost. On the ...
Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge that were unveiled last week at the MWC 2015 have received 20 million pre-orders, 15 million for S6 and five million for the S6 Edge from mobile carriers, worldwide, according to a report from Korea Times.
According to the report, the info comes from an unidentified Samsung executive. According to him, the 32GB variant of Galaxy S6 will cost 700 Euros and the Galaxy S6 Edge will cost 850 Euros without a contract.
At the MWC, Samsung's mobile chief Shin Jong-kyun told the Korean media that the response for the new Galaxy S6 smartphones have been far better than the previous model.
Both the smartphones have a 5.1-inch Quad HD (2560×1440 pixels) Super AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla Glass 4 protection, is powered by a Octa-Core ( Quad 2.1GHz + Quad 1.5GHz) Exynos processor, runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop), has a 16-megapixel camera with OIS, LED flash, 5-megapixel front-facing camera, comes with 3GB LPDDR4 RAM and in 32GB, 64GB and 128GB memory variants.
The Galaxy S5 didn't sell well compared to the Galaxy S4, which sold 10 million units worldwide in one month. Looks like the Galaxy S6 will break this record.
Micromax Bolt Q324, the company’s latest entry-level smartphone in the Bolt series is now available from eBay. It has a 4-inch WVGA screen, is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support and 3G connectivity.
Micromax Bolt Q324 specifications
4-inch (800 x 480 pixels) TN display
1.2 GHz quad-core Spreadtrum SC7731 processor
512MB RAM, 4GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with MicroSD
Android 4.4 (KitKat)
Dual SIM
2MP rear camera with fixed focus camera with LED Flash
VGA front-facing camera
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, aGPS
1450mAh battery
The Micromax Bolt Q324 comes in Black, Blue and White colors and is priced at Rs. 3,990 online.
Apple’s CEO Tim Cook at the company’s ‘Spring Forward’ event in San Francisco revealed that they have now sold 700 million iPhones across the globe. The Cupertino giant has achieved the feat in just a little more than seven years after first iPhone went on sale.
Apple iPhone sales had reached about 500 million a year ago, but the growth in the past twelve months has been mind boggling.
The rapid increase in the overall sales figure is largely thanks to the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus. In the last quarter alone, Apple has sold about 75 million iPhones.
According to Tim Cook, the iPhone sales have also surpassed the global smartphone sales rate on a year-on-year basis. Apple iPhone’s growth is claimed to have grown 49% as compared to last year, while other smartphone manufacturers have seen a 26% rise.
If Apple manages to sales its iPhones in a similar manner, then the billionth mark is not too far away.
Apple’s CEO Tim Cook in his presentation at the company’s ‘Spring Forward’ event said that they have now sold over 25 million Apple TV units. According to Tim, the Apple TV is now the ‘industry leader’ in the TV content streaming business.
Furthermore, the executive announced that the Apple TV box will now carry a price tag of $69 instead of its original $99 price tag.
The announcements just don’t end here. If you are a fan of HBO, then there’s a solid reason for you to have an Apple device. HBO has announced a new service dubbed HBO Now, using which you can easily watch your favourite shows on the channel on any of the Apple devices.
The new service will initially be exclusive to Apple devices. For now, you have to be in the United States to utilize the service and you need to have an iPhone, iPad, Mac or Apple TV with an active broadband connection.
HBO Now comes at a cost - $14.99 a month and the company is throwing a free one month subscription for early adopters.
Apple’s event earlier today saw the introduction of ReserachKit, an open source software framework that can be used for medical and health research. The advanced technology will help doctors and scientists get data from their patients and will in turn help them evaluate the disease more accurately.
The ReseachKit currently has 5 applications based on the studies on asthma, breast cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and Parkinson’s disease.
Apple’s new framework will allow developers to employ all the sensors of the iPhone in order to deliver and health service. The platform also has the ability to aggregate data from various fitness or health applications and will help the users maintain good health.
One can also grant permission to the platform to evaluate his health status and the platform will do so by using available data like weight, blood pressure, glucose levels, data from accelerometer, microphone, gyroscope and GPS sensors.
The fact that the platform is open source means that anybody can start using it and can build applications for a noble cause. It’s a very Apple like product – something that could make a big difference.
Apple has unveiled a new MacBook at its ‘Spring Forward’ event in San Francisco. The all new MacBook is an engineering marvel in a lot of ways and the latest notebook is even thinner than the company’s MacBook Air.
The new 12-inch MacBook is just about 13.1mm at its thinnest point and can it get any thinner than this? Well, we doubt it. The notebook is 907 grams in weight.
Apple is calling the new model as MacBook and there’s no suffix to it. The MacBook comes with an all metal finish and has a fanless design. So, there’s going to be no noise from the device at all, but we will have to wait and see how the heat sinks.
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The company has achieved the thinness by stripping most of the ports. The machine features just one USB-C port on the left side and acts as both charging and connectivity port. The 3.5mm audio jack is on the other side of the device. Apple has also revamped its keyboard and track pad and the latter is the industry’s first with vibration feedback.
The 12-inch MacBook sports a retina display with a resolution of 2304 x 1440 pixels. The base model will feature ...
Apple has finally revealed some details regarding its smartwatch. The first wearable from the Cupertino giant will go on sale from April 24.
As we already know, the Apple Watch will be available in three different variants – Sports, Steel and Watch Edition.
The base model, which is the Sport has aluminium housing and carries a price tag of $349 for the 38mm version. You’ll have to add another $50 bucks if you want to pick up the 42mm model. The Stainless steel Apple Watch option starts at $549 for the 38mm model or $599 for the 42mm variant, with price ranging up to $1,049 and $1,099 depending on its band material.
Apple Watch Edition is the most expensive model and there are 8 variants. The 18K rose gold option will set you back $10,000 and if you plan to pick the 18K yellow gold case with bright red modern buckle, then you will have to shell out $17,000. The elite option will only be available in select retail stores.
Apple Watch will be available on April 24 in US, UK, China, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan and Hong Kong. Apple will start accepting pre-orders from April 10.
Apple’s CEO Tim Cook took to the stage to announce that latest version of the iOS will be seeding today and the update is now available across the globe for all the compatible Apple devices.
The newest version of the iOS is a minor update that brings support for the Apple Watch. The iOS 8.2 comes with a dedicated application using which you can access the company’s smartwatch.
Apple has also bundled a brand new activity application which allows you to view your fitness data that is captured by the Apple Watch. This functionality is however available only for iPhone 5 and later models.
The update also improves the health application in the iOS and you now get to change various measurement units. Furthermore, the app gives you the ability to visualize workout sessions from other non-Apple fitness applications.
iOS 8.2 enhances Apple mail, maps and music among other built-in applications. Apple iOS 8.2 update is about 565MB, but it varies from device to device.
If you happen to have an Apple device, then head on you settings > general > software update and get your device on the latest version of iOS.
Asus introduced the ZenFone 2 (ZE551ML) at the CES back in January. It introduced Zenfone 2 (ZE500CL), a smaller 5-inch variant in Taiwan last month, now the company has introduced Zenfone 2 (ZE550ML) another 5.5-inch variant of the smartphone with a HD display. Except the 4GB RAM variant, all the other Zenfone 2 variants are now available for order from official Asus online store in Taiwan and ships in April. Check out the specifications of these smartphones.
Asus Zenfone 2 ZE500CL specifications
5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) display with Corning gorilla glass 3 protection
1.6 GHz dual-core Intel Atom Z2560 processor
2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 64GB via micro SD
Android 5.0 (Lollipop)
8MP rear camera with LED flash
2MP front-facing camera
Dimensions: 148.1 x 71.5 x 10.9mm; weight 155g
4G LTE / 3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
2500 mAh battery
Asus Zenfone 2 ZE550ML specifications
5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) display with Corning gorilla glass 3 protection
1.8GHz quad-core Intel Atom Z3560 with PowerVR G6430 GPU
2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 64GB via micro SD
Android 5.0 (Lollipop)
Dual SIM
13MP rear camera with LED flash, f/2.0 aperture, Real Tone flash
5MP front-facing camera, f/2.0 aperture
Dimensions: 152.5 x 77.2 x 10.9mm; weight 170g
4G LTE / 3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
3000mAh battery
Asus ...
Google has started rolling out its first update to Android 5.0 Lollipop. The latest update bumps the Lollipop version to 5.1 and brings some important feature to the latest Android OS.
"Today we are rolling out Android 5.1 - an update to Lollipop that improves stability and performance and offers a few new features like support for multiple SIM cards, Device Protection and high definition (HD) voice on compatible phones."
posted Dave Burke, VP, Android Platform on a blog.
First up, Android 5.1 brings supports for Android devices with multiple SIM support. This feature will be most helpful for Android One devices that come with dual SIM support. Moving on it adds new features like ‘Device Protection’ integration which helps manage or track lost or stolen devices remotely. If a device gets lost or stolen, it will remain locked until you sign in with your Google account - even if someone resets your device to factory settings. This feature will be available on most Android phones and tablets shipped with Android 5.1 in addition to Nexus 6 and Nexus 9.
Google has also added High Definition calling support for compatible devices like the Nexus 6. It also gets small enhancements like the ability to join Wi-Fi networks and control ...
Asus will now allow users to add a powerful Xenon flash to its smartphones. The company has announced ZenFlash that will connect to the Zenfone 2 via USB OTG and will provide flash that is 400 times stronger than the smaller LED flash present on the smartphones.
In addition, Asus has also introduced another accessory dubbed as the LolliFlash. It is a two tone circular constant LED light that attaches to headphone jacks with no communication between it and its host smartphone. It will come with red, blue, and yellow color filters. The device aimed at taking better selfies as it offers additional light. This is somewhat similar to the recently launched Selfie Flash from Lenovo.
No details about pricing or release about the flash is available but it might be announced along with the ASUS ZenFone 2 and ZenFone Zoom come next month.
Apple officially revealed the Apple Watch price yesterday that starts at $349. According to Apple, the watch can last upto 18 hours and hence some of the charging accessories have been announced.
First up, there is a MagSafe charging cable from Apple that is a round disc that fits into place on the back of the watch and then plugs into a standard USB port. The 1m Magnetic Charging cable costs $29 and is available on Apple website. Moving on Griffin Technology has also introduced a WatchStand accessory which is a charging dock for the watch and a base for displaying iPhone. WatchStand houses the Apple-provided MagSafe charging cable in an angled cradle that keeps it ready to charge at all times. For initial assembly, the user simply feeds the MagSafe cable through the center of the post, and then, to charge each day, lays the Apple Watch against the cradle. The MagSafe connector's magnet gently snaps itself onto the back of the watch and begins charging.
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Similar to the MagSafe cable the Griffin WatchStand is also priced at $29 and is available on its website.
Motorola has launched the Moto E (2nd Gen) in India, as it promised. It was announced last month, packs a 4.5-inch display, is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 200 SoC and runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop. It comes with a 5-megapixel rear camera without flash and a VGA front-facing camera. It has water repellant coating.
Motorola Moto E (2nd Gen) specifications
4.5-inch (960 x 540 pixels) qHD display with Corning Gorilla glass 3 protection
1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 200 processor with 400 MHz Adreno 302 GPU
1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, expandable memory with microSD
Android 5.0 (Lollipop)
Dual SIM
5MP rear camera
VGA front-facing camera
Dimensions: 66.8×129.9×5.2 – 12.3 mm; Weight: 145 grams
3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
2390mAh battery
The Motorola Moto E (2nd Gen) comes in Black and White colors and is priced at Rs. 6,999. It will go on sale exclusively on Flipkart from tomorrow midnight. It will also sell colorful bands on covers for the new Moto E on Flipkart. Motorola plans to launch the 4G variant in India soon. We went hands-on with the 4G variant at the MWC, check out the video below.
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Google has released factory images of Android 5.1 (Lollipop) for Nexus 5, Nexus 10 and Nexus 7 (WiFi) devices, soon after it announced the update officially. Since the Nexus 5 did not get the Android 5.0.2 update, it will be directly updated to Android 5.1 (LMY47D).
The Android 5.1 update adds Device Protection so that it will keep your device locked until you sign in with your Google account if it is lost or stolen if someone resets your device to factory settings, High Definition voice calling on networks like T-Mobile or Verizon, ability to join Wi-Fi networks and control of your paired Bluetooth devices directly from Quick Settings and lots more minor fixes and enhancements.
You can download factory images for these from the Google Developers website here. OTA update is not available as of now. Google has not rolled out the update for other devices yet.
