In order to boost its maps offerings, Uber has bought a mapping tech startup deCarta, according to a report by Mashable. This is the first acquisition by Uber.
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Honor 4X with Octa-Core 64-bit Kirin 620 SoC launching in the UK for £149.99
Honor today announced the Honor 4X smartphone for UK. Huawei introduced the Honor 4X smartphone in China last year. This has the same 5.5-inch HD display, runs on Android 4.4 (Kitkat) with Emotion UI 3.0, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera, 2GB RAM and 8GB internal memory with expansion slot, but the main difference is the processor. Continue reading “Honor 4X with Octa-Core 64-bit Kirin 620 SoC launching in the UK for £149.99”
Apple overtakes Samsung in smartphone sales in Q4, 2014: Report
Apple topped the position in worldwide smartphone sales. The iPhone and iPad maker has surpassed Samsung to become world’s topmost smartphone manufacturer in Q4 2014.
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Three UK partners with Honor to sell the Honor 6+ smartphone
Three UK has announced that it has singed a deal with Honor to sell the Honor 6+ smartphone in the UK. Honor 6+ is the first device that Three will range and it will create bespoke tariffs for the smartphone, enabling consumers to purchase it on a 24 month contract for the first time in the UK, said the company. Continue reading “Three UK partners with Honor to sell the Honor 6+ smartphone”
Truedialer 2.0 for Android brings new design, better Dual SIM support and more
Truecaller has launched a revamped version of Truedialer app for Android that replaces your standard dialer on Android. The update brings intuitive app design, expanded search, and improved dual SIM support across more than 500 Android devices that allows users to easily switch SIM cards.
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MyGov to roll out PMO App along with Google
MyGov, the citizen engagement platform of the Government of India has announced the launch of a nation wide contest to build a mobile app for the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).
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BlackBerry shows off dual curved slider BB 10 smartphone
BlackBerry announced the full touch screen smartphone Leap yesterday at MWC 2015. Now,it looks like the company is working on another smartphone and has given us a sneak peak of it.
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Motorola Moto E (2nd Gen) launching in India on March 10
Motorola India just sent out press invites for the launch of the Moto E (2nd Gen) in India on March 10. The second generation Moto E was announced last week, packs a 4.5-inch display, is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 410 SoC for 4G LTE variant, 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 200 SoC for the 3G variant and runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop. Continue reading “Motorola Moto E (2nd Gen) launching in India on March 10”
Google said to be working on Android Wear app for iPhone and iPad
Google is working on an Adroid Wear app for iPhone and iPad, according to a French technology website o1net. The report states that Google will bring the Android-based wearables platform over to iOS.
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Celkon ties up with Aircel for bundled offers on Campus A356 and C329
Celkon Mobiles has partnered with Aircel to offer free 3G data on select phones. Under this offer Celkon offers both the Campus A356 Android smartphone and the C329 feature phone are available at Rs. 3,333. Aircel offers upto 1.5 GB of 3G data on both phones for three months. Continue reading “Celkon ties up with Aircel for bundled offers on Campus A356 and C329”
Google Play Services 7.0 gets Nearby Connections, Google Fit, Places API and more
Google has introduced update to Play Services for Android devices. The latest 7.0 version brings an array of new features, APIs and improvements.
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NVIDIA SHIELD Android TV gaming and streaming console with Tegra X1 announced for $199
NVIDIA has announced its SHIELD gaming console at the Game Developers Conference (GDC). The console is powered by NVIDIA Tegra X1 processor with 256-core Maxwell architecture GPU, 64-bit CPU and runs on Android TV OS. It will have over 50 Android titles optimized for SHIELD, including Crysis 3, Doom 3: BFG EditionT and Borderlands: TPS. This is the the world’s first Android TV console, which delivers video, music, apps and games to the home, says the company. Continue reading “NVIDIA SHIELD Android TV gaming and streaming console with Tegra X1 announced for $199”
Jet Airways brings flight status and airfare on Twitter with #JetInstant
Twitter has teamed up with Jet Airways to launch real time flight status and airfare on Twitter. The initiative, developed in collaboration with Twitter and technology partner, TravelSpends.
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Samsung introduces 8MP ISOCELL sensor for front-facing mobile cameras
Samsung announced ISOCELL, its advanced pixel technology for CMOS image sensors back in 2013, now at the MWC 2015 it introduced and 8-megapixel RWB (Red-White-Blue) image sensor based image sensor for front-facing cameras for mobile devices. The Samsung 8-megapixel sensor (S5K4H5YB) uses 1.12um ISOCELL pixel and has a 1/4inch optical format.
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Lenovo Vibe X Pro hands on
Lenovo announced the all metal Vibe X2 Pro in January. We went hands on with the phone at the MWC 2015 so here is a look at the design and the specs of the phone. Continue reading “Lenovo Vibe X Pro hands on”