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Zara Ali October 30th, 2014 7:15 PM 2 COMMENTS

BlackBerry is bringing the QWERTY Back with Q20 Classic

BlackBerry is not giving up on smartphone bandwagon as yet. It is making a return to its roots with the highly anticipated smartphone, the ‘Q20’ Classic, which was originally announced at the MWC (Mobile World Congress) 2014, along with Passport. While addressing lately at the MIT Enterprise Forum in Hong Kong, the company's CEO John Chen, disclosed the launch timeline for the Classic smartphone, though he didn’t mention an exact date for that. Chen said,... Read More

Zara Ali October 30th, 2014 6:16 PM 13 COMMENTS

WhatsApp for Windows Phone finally receives an update with new features

WhatsApp for Windows Phone received an update, resulting in addition of fresh features and refinements. The upgrade contains features transferred by the WhatsApp team from the beta version. This update, has caused quite a stir among Windows Phone users as there has been no update for the app since June. According to Windows store listing, here is what version 2.11.586 offers: The app now opens smoothly without any lag Now users can share... Read More

Zara Ali October 29th, 2014 7:20 PM 1 COMMENTS

Oppo unveils N3 with motorized swivel camera and R5 with slimmest design

As reported and predicted earlier, China based smartphone manufacturer, Oppo has launched two new smartphones; the Oppo N3 and the Oppo R5. The former features a swivelling camera lens while the latter boasts the title of world’s slimmest smartphone (as of yet). The Oppo N3 comes with a 5.5-inch Full HD display, a 2.3GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 processor, Adreno 330 GPU, 2GB of RAM, and 32GB of internal storage which could be... Read More

Zara Ali October 28th, 2014 4:52 PM 1 COMMENTS

Lava QPAD R704 tablet with quad-core processor launched for Rs 8,499

Lava has added one more tablet, QPAD R704 to its QPAD series of tablets. The QPAD R704 is enabled with voice-calling over 3G and can be upgraded to Android 4.4 KitKat. It is priced at Rs 8,499, available pan India through physical and online stores. In terms of specifications, the QPad R704 boasts a 7-inch IPS (1024x600 pixels) display. It is powered by a 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon quad-core processor with... Read More

Zara Ali October 27th, 2014 6:28 PM 24 COMMENTS

Lava to shift smartphone production unit from China to India: Report

In a tentative declaration, Lava might be planning to shift its manufacturing unit from China to India. In a report published by the Economic Times, one dominant reason behind this move is PM Narendra Modi’s “Make-in-India” campaign. As per the report, Lava will spend whooping Rs 500 crore in the coming three years, as they will shift the production base to India. The company will be utilizing its Noida plant, which... Read More

Zara Ali October 27th, 2014 5:53 PM 10 COMMENTS

Xiaomi to meet authorities to clarify IAF allegations on data security

Last week, in a cautionary, the Indian Air Force (IAF) asked its personnel and their families to refrain from using Chinese ‘Xiaomi Redmi 1s’ phones, as the device is suspected to be transferring personal user data to its servers located in China and could surface as a major security risk. Emphasising that it does not track or snoop on any personal user data without permission, Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has affirmed that it... Read More

Zara Ali October 26th, 2014 2:27 PM 6 COMMENTS

Best document (viewer, editor, scanner, and creation) apps for Android [2014]

Document viewer and creation apps have become essential for all of us with many users using them to carry out viewing, editing, and creating documents on the go. Mobile office apps have received integration with cloud storage and stable copywriting features with better performance. The usage is rising as more and more are people are turning towards using mobile devices and tablets to complete the document related work. If you’re among such users, we have... Read More

Zara Ali October 25th, 2014 2:38 AM 1 COMMENTS

Asus cannotes the release of ZenFone and ZenWatch in Japan

Asus is leaving teasers on its website about an event planned for 28th of October in Japan, though we are still not sure about what Asus has in store for us on the aforementioned date. The Taiwanese multinational company has been preparing since a while and it will be exciting to see what it unveils. Asus had announced its elegant Android wearable, ZenWatch at IFA 2014. But now, it has released plenty... Read More

Zara Ali October 24th, 2014 5:22 PM 10 COMMENTS

LG G3 receives new firmware update, improves UI and battery life

LG released a software update for its flagship device, the LG G3. This vital update is said to improve UI (user interface) responsiveness, which was reported as laggy by many users prior to this update. The software update with version number V10L-SEP-30-2014 is available through OTA and has a file size of 174MB but there is no official change log so far. Users, who’ve installed the update, have reported an improvement in the... Read More

Zara Ali October 22nd, 2014 12:59 AM 1 COMMENTS

Gmail v5.0 for Android to bring support for Outlook, Yahoo and others accounts

Gmail v5.0 app for Android will have an option to add non-Gmail accounts such as Yahoo and Outlook. Google has not unveiled the redesign yet, but AndroidPolice managed a worthy scoop via video (below) which shows some of the latest features, and launch along with Android 5.0 Lollipop in upcoming weeks. The support for Yahoo, Outlook, and other email providers within the Gmail applications means that the users will be able to receive all mails at one... Read More

Zara Ali October 21st, 2014 6:37 PM 6 COMMENTS

Micromax Canvas 5 might feature octa-core processor and CyanogenMod

Last month, we were probably the first ones in India to report that Micromax will release CyanogenMod-based smartphones. According to a latest reports, the Micromax Canvas 5 would be the first such device and is expected to cost below Rs. 22,000. The yet unannounced smartphone from Micromax might feature a 5-inch Full HD display, an octa-core MediaTek MT67XX processor, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage, and a microSD card slot. It might sport an 18-megapixel... Read More

Zara Ali October 15th, 2014 4:03 PM 1 COMMENTS

Facebook reportedly in talks with Samsung to develop a smartphone

A Facebook dedicated smartphone does not sound like a breakthrough concept as it has been a failure in the past. Now Facebook is again trying to revive the beaten idea, even after strings of unsuccessful ventures with HTC, it is now teaming up with other hardware partners. In the recent reports, published by the Korean media, reveals the recent meeting held between the CEO, Mark Zuckerberg and Samsung executives for... Read More