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Saturday, November 29, 2014

THE WORLD’S FIRST SMARTPHONE WITH TWO 1080P DISPLAYS – GIONEE W900 : DETAILS

THE WORLD’S FIRST SMARTPHONE WITH TWO 1080P DISPLAYS – GIONEE W900 : DETAILS

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According to the latest reports, Gionee is going to launch world’s first smartphone Gionee W900 with two 1080p displays soon. Gionee W900 has just been spotted undergoing certification at the FCC. Gionee W900 will have a clamshell design same as Samsung’s Android flip phones...(Read More)

SAMSUNG GALAXY A5 LAUNCH IN CHINA DELAYED : DETAILS

SAMSUNG GALAXY A5 LAUNCH IN CHINA DELAYED : DETAILS

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Update: If latest reports are to be believed, Samsung has push back launch of the Galaxy A5 from November to December in China. Reportedly, there have been delays in manufacturing process in the production. So, Samsung won’t be able to launch the A5 on its initial launch date which was in November....(Read More)

ONEPLUS ONE IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE WITHOUT AN INVITE – DETAILS

ONEPLUS ONE IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE WITHOUT AN INVITE – DETAILS

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As part of its Black Friday, the OnePlus One is now available for purchase without an invite for the next 72 hours, across all the markets it currently ships to. This offer is available only for a limited period or till stocks last. OnePlus promises to ship all the orders by December 25th. This offer is not available Indian users, since India requires a special invite to purchase the smartphone from Amazon starting from December 2nd...(Read More)

GOOGLE OFFERING LG G WATCH FOR $99, PLUS $50 PLAY STORE CREDIT – DETAILS

GOOGLE OFFERING LG G WATCH FOR $99, PLUS $50 PLAY STORE CREDIT – DETAILS

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Update: As a part of Black Friday offer, Google has slashed the price of the LG G Watch down from $249 to a $99. Both the black and the white-gold (plastic) versions are on sale. If you purchase any Android Wear watch from the Google Play Store between now and Cyber Monday, you will get $50 worth of Google Play credit to spend on whatever you want in the Play Store...(Read More)

HUAWEI GLORY 6 PLUS SPECS LEAKED ONLINE – DETAILS

HUAWEI GLORY 6 PLUS SPECS LEAKED ONLINE – DETAILS

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According to the latest rumours, Huawei is about to launch Glory 6 Plus smartphone soon. The Huawei Glory 6 was recently certified by Chinese certification authority TENAA.

Glory 6 plus will sport a 5.5-inch display. There is no clear information on pixels resolution. It has a 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage. The Glory 6 Plus will be powered by a 1.8GHz octa-core Kirin 925 processor...(Read More)

HOW TO MANUAL UPDATE GALAXY S5 SM900P WITH OFFICIAL ANDROID 5.0 LOLLIPOP – GUIDE

HOW TO MANUAL UPDATE GALAXY S5 SM900P WITH OFFICIAL ANDROID 5.0 LOLLIPOP – GUIDE

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Samsung Galaxy S5 SM900P Android smartphone can now be updated with the Lollipop Android 5.0 release. All thanks to the Samsung for coming out with the latest version of OS, this update is now first available with Sprint users and then this update will be pushed to the users internationally. Samsung had earlier mentioned that Samsung will be getting the update of Android 5.0 in the month of December and will soon be pushing...
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Samsung Galaxy S5 vs LG G3 – The New Era of Android Smartphones


Samsung Galaxy S5 vs LG G3 – The New Era of Android Smartphones

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LG started to grow in popularity along with the collaboration with Google, with which they made the Nexus 4 and, later, the Nexus 5. But the real success came with the LG G2 model, which was one of the favorite handsets in 2013. But LG continued to be...(Read More)

Karbonn’s Android One device Sparkle V goes on sale in UK – Details

Karbonn’s Android One device Sparkle V goes on sale in UK – Details

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In a surprise move, Android One device have made its way in UK. Indian smartphone manufacturer Karbonn has started selling their Android One-powered Sparkle V handset on Amazon. The Sparkle V launched yesterday on Amazon today for £129.99, and Friday it’ll be going for £99.99 as part of the Black...(Read More)

NEW THEMES APP BY CYANOGEN TO FIRST RELEASE ON MICROMAX’S YU SMARTPHONES – DETAILS

NEW THEMES APP BY CYANOGEN TO FIRST RELEASE ON MICROMAX’S YU SMARTPHONES – DETAILS

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Update: Cyanogen has announced its upcoming Themes app that will act as a store front for Cyanogen OS users to browse and download free and paid themes. The company also announced that the first release of the Themes app will come preloaded on the device from the new online brand ‘YU’ owned by YU Televentures, a wholly owned subsidiary of Micromax....(Read More)

HTC’S DESIRE 620 IMAGE AND SPECS LEAKED ONLINE – DETAILS

HTC’S DESIRE 620 IMAGE AND SPECS LEAKED ONLINE – DETAILS

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Update: The images and specs of yet to be announced HTC Desire 620 appeared in a blog earlier today. Taiwan’s NCC (National Communication Commission) has approved the HTC Desire 620 for sale in the country. Two versions of the handset have been certified by the NCC...(Read More)

HUAWEI HONOR HOLLY SMARTPHONE REVIEW

HUAWEI HONOR HOLLY SMARTPHONE REVIEW

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There are many budget smartphones in the market right now. Therefore, it is quite a task for consumers to find out which is the best device. And Huawei Honor Holly line-up in that same range as the device is priced for INR 7,000. Is this finally a budget range winner or Redmi 1S is still the uncrowned king? Let’s find out in our review of the Honor Holly...(Read More)

Thursday, November 27, 2014

Karbonn’s Android One device Sparkle V goes on sale in UK – Details

Karbonn’s Android One device Sparkle V goes on sale in UK – Details

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In a surprise move, Android One device have made its way in UK. Indian smartphone manufacturer Karbonn has started selling their Android One-powered Sparkle V handset on Amazon. The Sparkle V launched yesterday on Amazon today for £129.99, and Friday it’ll be going for £99.99 as part of the Black...(Read More)

Worldwide Tablet Growth Expected to Slowdown in 2014 – IDC Report

Worldwide Tablet Growth Expected to Slowdown in 2014 – IDC Report

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According to the latest IDC report, the worldwide tablet market is expected to see a massive deceleration in 2014 with year-over-year growth slowing to 7.2%, down from 52.5% in 2013.The main offender behind this is declining sales of Apple Inc.’s iPad, with 2014 set to be the first full year...(Read More)

Wickedleak Wammy One with 5″ Display, Octa Core Processor & more for Rs. 7,990 – Specs & Features

Wickedleak Wammy One with 5″ Display, Octa Core Processor & more for Rs. 7,990 – Specs & Features

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Wickedleak Wammy One Android smartphone is the latest affordable smartphone which has now been announced in India which comes with the 5 inched screen along with the HD screen along with the specs which are comparable with the devices which are priced almost 1.5x of this device...(Read More)

Moto 360’s Individual bands now available on Motorola’s online store– Details

Moto 360’s Individual bands now available on Motorola’s online store– Details

 

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Update: Motorola has started selling individual bands for the Moto 360 smart watch. The bands are available in both metal and leather. The leather bands are priced at $29.99 each, and the metal bands cost $79.99 each. The leather bands are available in black, stone and cognac varieties, while the stainless steel bands come in light or dark shades...(Read More)

Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Samsung confirms ChatOn isn’t going anywhere

Samsung confirms ChatOn isn’t going anywhere

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Earlier today, reports surfaced by The Korea Times indicated that Samsung was planning on shutting down ChatOn, the company’s messaging service, on a region-to-region basis due to the service not making any money. If those statements...(Read More)

Google is offering select movies up to 75% off in the Play Store with early Black Friday deals

Google is offering select movies up to 75% off in the Play Store with early Black Friday deals

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Ready for some more savings? The Google Play Store is full of them today, offering hit movies up to 75% off throughout the weekend.

We’re seeing quite a few new movies like The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Divergent, Sex Tape, Neighbors, and 300: Rise of an Empire all for pretty cheap...(Read More)

Grab free music streaming, apps, movies and more with Verizon’s Connection Day

Grab free music streaming, apps, movies and more with Verizon’s Connection Day

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Verizon’s “Connection Day” is here! Don’t know what that is? You might not, because it’s brand new. The idea behind Connection Day is simple. The day before Thanksgiving is one of the busiest days of the year for travel, so the company is offering tons of free streaming programs, apps, movies, and much more. And if you’re a Verizon customer...(Read More)

WICKEDLEAK WAMMY ONE WITH 5″ DISPLAY, OCTA CORE PROCESSOR & MORE FOR RS. 7,990 – SPECS & FEATURES

WICKEDLEAK WAMMY ONE WITH 5″ DISPLAY, OCTA CORE PROCESSOR & MORE FOR RS. 7,990 – SPECS & FEATURES

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Wickedleak Wammy One Android smartphone is the latest affordable smartphone which has now been announced in India which comes with the 5 inched screen along with the HD screen along with the specs which are comparable with the devices which are priced almost 1.5x of this device. This new device comes with the Octa core processor and makes this phone one of the fastest...(Read More)

HOW TO SET VIDEO AS YOUR ANDROID DEVICE BOOT ANIMATION – GUIDE

HOW TO SET VIDEO AS YOUR ANDROID DEVICE BOOT ANIMATION – GUIDE


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For all those users who always ask for the benefit of rooting can now rejoice as starting today we will be coming with many articles which further enhances your phone experience. The main advantage of rooting your device is that you can personalize the phone experience to a whole new level. So let’s have a quick check today...

HOW TO ENABLE USB OTG IN NEXUS 5 ANDROID PHONE – DETAILS {WITHOUT ROOTING}

HOW TO ENABLE USB OTG IN NEXUS 5 ANDROID PHONE – DETAILS {WITHOUT ROOTING}

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USB OTG (On the Go) is one of the most desired feature for android phones as with this feature one can use their mobile device as the host or external media just like the USB pend drive or mouse or for say any other game controller. So off the shelf, Nexus 5 doesn’t support the USB OTG support, but all thanks to the work around with an app...(Read More)

PANASONIC ELUGA I WITH 5″ HD DISPLAY, 1GB RAM & 1.3GHZ QUAD CORE PROCESSOR FOR RS. 10,990 – DETAILS

PANASONIC ELUGA I WITH 5″ HD DISPLAY, 1GB RAM & 1.3GHZ QUAD CORE PROCESSOR FOR RS. 10,990 – DETAILS

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Eluga series is expanding and Panasonic is trying hard to get some decent market share. Over a period of time Panasonic is trying to come out with the smartphones with some meaningful features along with decent design. Afresh, Panasonic comes out with an all new smartphone dubbed as “Eluga I”, this is an extension to the other smartphones in the family of Eluga smartphones...(Read More)

XOLO Q710S WITH 4.5″ SCREEN & 1.3GHZ OF QUAD CORE PROCESSOR FOR RS. 6,999 – DETAILS

XOLO Q710S WITH 4.5″ SCREEN & 1.3GHZ OF QUAD CORE PROCESSOR FOR RS. 6,999 – DETAILS

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XOLO announces an all new android smartphone dubbed as Q710S which comes with the decent pricing of around $100 and also comes with the looks of a smartphone which is from HTC. This is company’s latest android smartphone in the Q series which comes with the Quad Core processor and latest specs...(Read More)

GIONEE ELIFE S5.1 WORLD’S THINNEST SMARTPHONE AT RS. 18,999 – DETAILS

GIONEE ELIFE S5.1 WORLD’S THINNEST SMARTPHONE AT RS. 18,999 – DETAILS

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Gionee ELife S5.1, titled as the worlds thinnest smartphone was going to be released in November this year and as promised by the company, its here now available in India. This device has also featured itself in to the Guinness book of World Records for being the thinnest smartphone till date. The previous record was also held by Gionee’s ELife S5.5 smartphone that 5.5 mm thick...(Read More) 

Lollipop Nexus [Flash All The Things] Lollipop Nexus OTA ZIP File Roundup

Lollipop Nexus [Flash All The Things] Lollipop Nexus OTA ZIP File Roundup

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At Android Developers Official it is very essential for us, is to make our readers' lives easier when we can. With that in mind, here's a roundup of every known Nexus Lollipop OTA. As new ones become available, this post will be updated accordingly.
Lollipop will be released to Nexus 4, 5, 7 (2012 and 2013), and 10, plus...(Read More)

ASUS PADFONE MINI WITH 4″ PHONE & 7″ PADFONE STATION FOR RS. 15, 999 – DETAILS

ASUS PADFONE MINI WITH 4″ PHONE & 7″ PADFONE STATION FOR RS. 15, 999 – DETAILS

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Is Asus going slow globally? When it comes to smart devices, ASUS seems to be still stuck on its old and outdated formula of Padfone and the likes of Transformer series. Coming back to the news, Asus has bought in the Padfone mini android device to India which comes with the 4 inched smartphone which can be docked into a 7 inched...
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PANASONIC ELUGA I WITH 5″ HD DISPLAY, 1GB RAM & 1.3GHZ QUAD CORE PROCESSOR FOR RS. 10,990 – DETAILS

PANASONIC ELUGA I WITH 5″ HD DISPLAY, 1GB RAM & 1.3GHZ QUAD CORE PROCESSOR FOR RS. 10,990 – DETAILS

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Eluga series is expanding and Panasonic is trying hard to get some decent market share. Over a period of time Panasonic is trying to come out with the smartphones with some meaningful features along with decent design. Afresh, Panasonic comes out with an all new smartphone dubbed as “Eluga I”, this is an extension to the other smartphones in the family...(Read More)

Verizon Moto X (2014) Android Lollipop Update Now On Its Way To Devices

Verizon Moto X (2014) Android Lollipop Update Now On Its Way To Devices

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Motorola got folks pretty excited when it started soak testing Android Lollipop for the pure edition of this year's Moto X, signaling that the update would soon arrive. It did. But not everyone bought the Moto X this way. Many Americans don't even know this is an option, instead walking into the carrier store and pointing out the phone they want to the...
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T-Mobile Galaxy S5, Note 4, And Note 3 All Receive Minor Over-The-Air Software Updates

T-Mobile Galaxy S5, Note 4, And Note 3 All Receive Minor Over-The-Air Software Updates

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Few days back T-Mobile has started to push out minor over-the-air updates to a number of Samsung Galaxy devices. Two of them are identical—the S5 and Note are both receiving Chinese language support. The former goes to version G900TUVU1CNK2, while the latter ends up at N910TUVU1ANK4....(Read More)

South Korean LG G3 to get Lollipop update next week

South Korean LG G3 to get Lollipop update next week

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Following its successful rollout in Poland, LG has today announced that it’s planning to start pushing out the much-anticipated, eagerly awaited Android 5.0 Lollipop update to all models of the G3 located in South Korea and is expected to hit the three major carriers as soon as next week...(Read More)

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

HOW TO ENABLE USB OTG IN NEXUS 5 ANDROID PHONE – DETAILS {WITHOUT ROOTING}

HOW TO ENABLE USB OTG IN NEXUS 5 ANDROID PHONE – DETAILS {WITHOUT ROOTING}


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USB OTG (On the Go) is one of the most desired feature for android phones as with this feature one can use their mobile device as the host or external media just like the USB pend drive or mouse or for say any other game controller. So off the shelf, Nexus 5 doesn’t support the USB OTG support, but all thanks to the work around with an app...(Read More)

South Korean LG G3 to get Lollipop update next week

South Korean LG G3 to get Lollipop update next week

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Following its successful rollout in Poland, LG has today announced that it’s planning to start pushing out the much-anticipated, eagerly awaited Android 5.0 Lollipop update to all models of the G3 located in South Korea and is expected to hit the three major carriers as soon as next week...(Read More)

T-Mobile Galaxy S5, Note 4, And Note 3 All Receive Minor Over-The-Air Software Updates

T-Mobile Galaxy S5, Note 4, And Note 3 All Receive Minor Over-The-Air Software Updates

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Few days back T-Mobile has started to push out minor over-the-air updates to a number of Samsung Galaxy devices. Two of them are identical—the S5 and Note are both receiving Chinese language support. The former goes to version G900TUVU1CNK2, while the latter ends up at N910TUVU1ANK4....(Read More)

Verizon Moto X (2014) Android Lollipop Update Now On Its Way To Devices

Verizon Moto X (2014) Android Lollipop Update Now On Its Way To Devices

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Motorola got folks pretty excited when it started soak testing Android Lollipop for the pure edition of this year's Moto X, signaling that the update would soon arrive. It did. But not everyone bought the Moto X this way. Many Americans don't even know this is an option, instead walking into the carrier store and pointing out the phone they want to the...
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PANASONIC ELUGA I WITH 5″ HD DISPLAY, 1GB RAM & 1.3GHZ QUAD CORE PROCESSOR FOR RS. 10,990 – DETAILS

PANASONIC ELUGA I WITH 5″ HD DISPLAY, 1GB RAM & 1.3GHZ QUAD CORE PROCESSOR FOR RS. 10,990 – DETAILS

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Eluga series is expanding and Panasonic is trying hard to get some decent market share. Over a period of time Panasonic is trying to come out with the smartphones with some meaningful features along with decent design. Afresh, Panasonic comes out with an all new smartphone dubbed as “Eluga I”, this is an extension to the other smartphones in the family...(Read More)

ASUS PADFONE MINI WITH 4″ PHONE & 7″ PADFONE STATION FOR RS. 15, 999 – DETAILS

ASUS PADFONE MINI WITH 4″ PHONE & 7″ PADFONE STATION FOR RS. 15, 999 – DETAILS

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Is Asus going slow globally? When it comes to smart devices, ASUS seems to be still stuck on its old and outdated formula of Padfone and the likes of Transformer series. Coming back to the news, Asus has bought in the Padfone mini android device to India which comes with the 4 inched smartphone which can be docked into a 7 inched...
(Read More) 

Lollipop Nexus [Flash All The Things] Lollipop Nexus OTA ZIP File Roundup

Lollipop Nexus [Flash All The Things] Lollipop Nexus OTA ZIP File Roundup

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At Android Developers Official it is very essential for us, is to make our readers' lives easier when we can. With that in mind, here's a roundup of every known Nexus Lollipop OTA. As new ones become available, this post will be updated accordingly.
Lollipop will be released to Nexus 4, 5, 7 (2012 and 2013), and 10, plus...(Read More)

HOW TO UNLOCK BOOT LOADER OF NEXUS 6 AND NEXUS 9 – GUIDE

HOW TO UNLOCK BOOT LOADER OF NEXUS 6 AND NEXUS 9 – GUIDE

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It’s all about Nexus 6/9 as it’s the latest flagship device from Google and was one of the most awaited devices in 2014. So for all those who have bought this smartphone can now root the device. Apart from rooting which we saw in the earlier article, we will also help you to unlock the boot loader. Unlocking the boot loader of Nexus devices is always fun as the process of unlocking the boot loader...(Read More)

{PRICE REDUCTION ALERT} YOTA PHONE WITH DUAL 4.3″ DISPLAY (EINK + LCD) & 2GB RAM FOR RS. 17,999 – DETAILS

{PRICE REDUCTION ALERT} YOTA PHONE WITH DUAL 4.3″ DISPLAY (EINK + LCD) & 2GB RAM FOR RS. 17,999 – DETAILS

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Yota Phone, the device which was announced in the MWC earlier last year has now finally come to India and is now available on sale not just in India but also in some of the other countries. The best part for Yota is that the concept which was bought by them was not replicated by any manufacturer. So let’s check out on what’s special in this device and how...(Read More)

INTEX AQUA V4 WITH 3.5″ DISPLAY & 1GHZ PROCESSOR FOR RS. 2,699 ($45) – SPECS & FEATURES

INTEX AQUA V4 WITH 3.5″ DISPLAY & 1GHZ PROCESSOR FOR RS. 2,699 ($45) – SPECS & FEATURES

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Looks like a premium metal phone, but this one is a 3.5 inched ultra-affordable android smartphone which comes with not just good looks but also comes packed with decent specs. Intex has launched an all new smartphone dubbed as Aqua V4. So let’s check out on what are the specs...(Read More)

XIAOMI REDMI NOTE LAUNCHED IN INDIA FOR INR 8,999, GOES ON SALE FROM DECEMBER 2 – DETAILS

XIAOMI REDMI NOTE LAUNCHED IN INDIA FOR INR 8,999, GOES ON SALE FROM DECEMBER 2 – DETAILS

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Update: Xiaomi has finally announced its most awaited smartphone in India. Yes, the Redmi Note has gone official today during company’s launch event in New Delhi. The device is priced surprisingly priced at INR 8,999 and will go on sale from December....(Read More)

Sunday, November 23, 2014

TED app for Android finally gets Chromecast support


TED app for Android finally gets Chromecast support

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The TED library is massive. So massive that it has more than 1,700 TEDTalk video and audio clips. The content comes from people including business moguls to musicians to world-renowned educators. The official TED app has something informative...(Read More) 

AT&T unveils deals for Black Friday through Cyber Monday

AT&T unveils deals for Black Friday through Cyber Monday

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Business have been unveiling their holiday plans for weeks now. To dissipate an influx of consumers on individual days, deals are live for specified times or span across days. The latest to tell everyone what they have to offer isAT&T. The carrier will allow eligible purchases online and in retail stores...(Read More)

Google giving 1TB of free Drive storage to new Chromebook owners


Google giving 1TB of free Drive storage to new Chromebook owners

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We expect Chromebooks to be a very hot item for holiday shoppers this year. The devices running Chrome OS are cheap and the hardware is vastly different than what it once was. The value of a Chromebook just keeps getting and better...(Read More)

AT&T returning Nexus 6 inventory for shipping with “incorrect software”


AT&T returning Nexus 6 inventory for shipping with “incorrect software”



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The Nexus 6 just arrived in AT&T stores across the United States, but initial inventory is being returned due to a software bug. A message being distributed to AT&T stores claims that Motorola shipped the Nexus 6 with incorrect software. According to Droid Life, the software “renders a black screen and fails to connect to service when the device is powered on...(Read More)

XIAOMI REDMI NOTE TO BE LAUNCHED IN INDIA ON 24TH NOVEMBER – DETAILS

XIAOMI REDMI NOTE TO BE LAUNCHED IN INDIA ON 24TH NOVEMBER – DETAILS

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Update: The most awaited phablet, Xiaomi Redmi Note will be launched in India on 24th November in New Delhi. The Redmi Note will go on sale exclusively on Flipkart.

The Xiaomi Redmi Note sports a 5.5-inch LED IPS display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. It is powered by a 1.7GHz Mediatek’s MT6592 octa-core processor paired with 2GB of RAM...(Read More)

PSA: 3rd party apps that bypass the security lock screen (ie Delayed Lock, SkipLock) no longer work in Lollipop

PSA: 3rd party apps that bypass the security lock screen (ie Delayed Lock, SkipLock) no longer work in Lollipop


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Android 5.0 Lollipop brought a new feature called Smart Lock, which allows you to set certain locations or Bluetooth devices as trusted so that you don’t have to constantly enter your security PIN, Password, or pattern to unlock your phone or tablet...(Read More)