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Flipkart, India’s e-commerce giant has launched its app for Android Wear platform. This lets users receive push notifications from Flipkart app pushed to the smartwatch and viewing Flipkart wishlist, but the company plans to include accessing order tracking related information, price drop notification and personalized offer notification for the Android Wear app soon. Flipkart becomes the first e-commerce website in the country to launch Android Wear app.
Features of Flipkart app for Android
Brand New User Interface and faster app
Happy Shopping: No Hassle Returns,100% Buyer Protection
Choice of Payments: Cash on Delivery, Credit/Debit Card, EMI, NetBanking, PayZippy
Smarter Search: Look up products, categories or brands using text, voice or by barcode
Explore Your Way: Quickly switch between List, Grid and Full Screen views
Pinpoint Products: Find what you want with the sort and multi-filter functions
Never Miss an Offer: Get access to personalized and exclusive app-only deals
Personalized Alerts: Get notifications on personalized offers, price drops, order status, exclusive launches
Product Suggestions: Relevant recommendations based on your shopping history
Share with Friends: Suggest links to interesting products on Facebook, Twitter, Google+
Examine Closely: View products in great detail with the large, multi-perspective images
Do More with Images: Save images to your phone or instantly share them with friends
One-touch Wishlist: Add products to your Flipkart Wishlist with just one tap
Once you ...
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BlackBerry has rolled out an update for its BBM app on BlackBerry 10, Android and iPhone that gets new privacy features such as Timed Messages feature that lets you set a timer to control how long messages and pictures you share with contacts can be viewed and Message retraction feature that lets you cancel the message in case if you had sent it to the wrong person. Both these features were rolled out for limited beta users on Android and BlackBerry 10.
The update also brings high quality image trasfers and option to see what music your contacts are listening to in BBM Feeds. The BlackBerry 10 app also gets BBM Bulletins to learn about the latest BBM products and services and improvements to BBM feeds that now lets you see how many new updates are in BBM feeds since you last checked.
New features in BBM for BB 10, Android and iPhone
Timed Messages: Set how long contacts have access to messages and pictures shared in a chat
Message Retraction: ‘Retract’ a message to remove it from your BBM chat
A quicker sticker picker: Adding stickers to your BBM chats is now even quicker with a new picker
HD Picture Transfer: It’s easier than ever to get a ...
Details about Gmail 5.0 for Android with support for IMAP, POP3 email accounts like Yahoo and Outlook surfaced couple of weeks back. Even a promo video of the new Gmail app showed up. Now Android Police has got hold of the APK of the Gmail 5.0 app that brings all these new features, including support for Exchange accounts.
The Gmail 5.0 app also brings Material Design, as expected, rounded avatars, refreshed iconography and more. Google released Inbox, a new alternative for the Gmail app, but it doesn't support Google Apps account or other email accounts apart from Gmail. Google's stock email app already supports IMAP, POP3 and Exchange accounts, but it is available only for Nexus, Google Play edition and Android One devices.
You can download the APK for Gmail 5.0 (1520254) and APK for Exchange Services v6.5-1520254 from the source link below. Google is expected to roll out the update for Android users soon. It is not clear if Google plans to update the Gmail app for iOS with these new features.
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Xiaomi is bringing another 1,00,000 units of the Redmi 1S smartphones for India on November 4th. As a surprise, the company has announced that, lucky fans those who tried to buy Redmi 1s and failed, will find the device added to their cart on Flipkart on November 4th. It did the same thing for Mi 3 during Diwali, but it only offered 25,000 units for lucky ones. This time it did not announce how many lucky fans would get their Redmi 1S smartphone in their cart automatically.
It also offers 10% discount on select Redmi 1S covers on November 4th. Totally the company has sold about 6.4 lakh Redmi 1S smartphones in India till October 28th sale. Still it is getting lakhs of registrations every week. If you have not read the review, check out our Redmi 1S review, to know why we think it is one of the best budget smartphones ever made.
Xiaomi started selling the Redmi 1S smartphone in India from September, after it temporarily discontinued the sales of Mi 3 smartphone in the country in August. It is yet to start selling the most expected Redmi Note smartphone in India.
Months after the announcement, Hewlett-Packard has introduced its MB Chronowing Smartwatch, designed by Michael Bastian. This looks like a normal analog watch, but it is actually a smartwatch that can connect to your smartphone to notify you with mild vibrations when you receive texts, emails or notifications, has stop watch, syncs your calendar and can also be used to control music on your smartphone.
This doesn't have a microphone and it's not a fitness device to track your steps or measure your heart rate. It has an LCD display, and the hands are digitally created. It works with iPhone 4S or later and Android smartphones running Android 4.3 or later. promises seven days of battery life.
The watch definitely looks premium with bold design and metallic screws. You can choose brown leather, olive nylon or black rubber straps.
The HP MB Chronowing smartwatch would go on sale through Gilt and is priced at US$349. The limited-edition (only 300 pieces) model in black with a sapphire-glass crystal and an alligator strap would be available for US$649.
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Apple iPhone 6 the company's next generation smartphone was launched in India few weeks back starting at Rs. 53,500. We reviewed the smartphone earlier this weeks, and you can check out the iPhone 6 review here. We introduced our battery test recently, and brought you the battery test for the Galaxy Alpha smartphone last week, here we have the battery test results for the smartphone.
The iPhone 6 has a non-removable 1,810mAh Lithium Polymer battery, which is slightly larger than the iPhone 5's 1560 mAh battery. It is powered by Apple A8 chip with dual-core custom ARMv8 64-bit cores clocked at 1.4GHz per core and has quad-core PowerVR GX6450 GPU. Let us check out the battery test.
Talk Time
In our call test, the iPhone 6 lasted for 12 and half hours, better than the iPhone 5s.
3G browsing
Battery on the iPhone 6 lasts for 3.2 hours for 3G browsing, better than the Samsung Galaxy Alpha that has a 1,860mAh battery.
Wi-Fi browsing
In the Wi-Fi browsing, the iPhone 6 lasts for 9 hours and 5 minutes, same as the iPhone 5s.
Video Playback
Video playback too consumes more battery. The iPhone 6 lasts for 10 hours in our video playback test, behind the iPhone 5s. Large screen and powerful processor might be some of the reasons for ...
Motorola launched the new Moto X in India back in September for Rs. 31,999. We brought you the complete review of the smartphone recently, here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. It is powered by a Snapdragon 801 processor with four 28nm HPm Krait 400 CPU clocked at 2.46 GHz and has Adreno 330 GPU. It has a 5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) AMOLED display and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) OS. Check out the benchmarks below.
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Quadrant Benchmark
It scored 21545 points in the Quadrant benchmark and lies behind the Find 7.
AnTuTu Benchmark 4
It scored 37987 points in the AnTuTu benchmark 4.
Linpack Single Thread
It managed to clock around 364.4 MFLOPS in the Linpack Single Thread benchmark.
Linpack Multi-Thread
It clocked around 822.7 MFLOPS in the Linpack Multi-Thread benchmark.
Vellamo 2.0 HTML5
It scored 2121 points in the Vellamo 2 HTML5 browser benchmark.
Vellamo 2.0 Metal
It scored 1341 points in the Vellamo 2 Metal CPU subsystem performance test.
NenaMark 2
It clocked 59.9 fps in the NenaMark 2 benchmark.
GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex (On screen)
It clocked 29.4 fps in the GFXBench 2.7 T-Rex OnScreen benchmark .
GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan (OnScreen)
It clocked 12.6fps in the GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan OnScreen benchmark.
Basemark X 1.0 HD (Onscreen)
It clocked around 20 fps in the Basemark X 1.0 OnScreen benchmark.
Basemark X ...
The Motorola Moto X (2014) is the latest flagship smartphone from the company. We brought you the complete review of the smartphone and the benchmarks. Here we have the unboxing of the smartphone. Check it out below.
Box Contents
Motorola Moto X (2014) in black
2-pin AC Charger
micro USB cable
The smartphone also comes in bamboo variant priced at Rs. 33,999. Check out the specifications
5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
2.5 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 (MSM8974-AC) processor with Adreno 330 GPU
2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory
Android 4.4 (KitKat)
Front-facing speaker
13MP rear camera with dual LED Ring flash, f/2.25 aperture, 4K video recording
2MP front-facing camera with 1080p HD video
9.97 mm thick and weighs 144 grams
3G, WiFi 802.11a/g/b/n/ac (dual band), Bluetooth 4.0 LE, GPS, GLONASS, NFC
2300 mAh battery
It has ring flash on the back for the 13-megapixel camera and the Motorola' logo below the camera.
The Moto X (2014) has a metal frame on the sides. You might want to check out the complete review of the Moto X (2014) to know our verdict about the smartphone.
LG launched the G3 Beat smartphone in India for Rs. 25000 back in September. Even though the smartphone has G3 tag, the specifications are not comparable to their flagship smartphone, the LG G3.Check out the unboxing of the smartphone.
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Box Contents
LG G3 Beat smartphone in white
headset with microphone
2-pin AC charger
micro USB cable
2,540mAh battery
Quick start guide
Here are the specifications of the smartphone
5-inch (1280 × 720 pixels) HD IPS display
1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor with Adreno 305 GPU
1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, expandable memory with microSD
Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
8MP rear camera with LED Flash, Laser Auto Focus
1.3MP front-facing camera
Dimensions: 137.7 x 69.6 x 10.3mm; Weight: 134 g
3G HSPA+, WiFi b/g/n , Bluetooth 4.0 , GPS / GLONASS
2,540mAh (removable) battery
The LG G3 Beat has a G3-like rear buttons for power and volume. It has 8-megapixel rear camera with single LED flash and Laser Auto Focus that should provide fast focus, even in low light conditions. We will be bringing you the benchmarks, camera samples, gaming performance videos and the complete review of the smartphone soon.
Let the rumour mill begin yet again as Sky is reportedly nearing a trial launch of its own mobile network in partnership with UK operator Vodafone.
Mobile Today reports that 200,000 "handpicked" Sky customers were offered mobile network services from Vodafone last month. For over a decade we've heard rumours that Sky is planning to launch its own brand mobile virtual network (MVNO) in the UK and this appears to be the first steps to launching the Sky network (which would run on Vodafone's network infrastructure).
The two companies already enjoy a close working relationship as Vodafone has always offered Sky Sports Mobile TV to its customers (and now for free as an inclusive bundle on Vodafone 4G tariffs). Sky was also expected to bid for the MVNO Life Mobile - which was up for sale following the collapse of parent company Phones4u into administration 6 weeks ago - but this deal didn't materialise as Life Mobile was snapped up by EE.
Sky CEO Jeremy Darroch has also hinted that this trial could become something more permanent and the two companies could work together even closer. Speaking about Sky's recent financial results, he said the alliance with Vodafone "could grow into something more meaningful" ...
You know the feeling - where you're in an unfamiliar area with nothing but your mobile device for guidance and you're in a mobile 'black spot'. The term refers to an area where there is absolutely zero coverage on a particular mobile network and this long-standing problem (especially in rural areas of the UK) could soon be a thing of the past.
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The Telegraph says that Sajid Javid, the Culture Secretary, is considering introducing new legislation to curb the problem. Under the new law, networks would have to allow customers to 'roam' onto another UK network when they have no signal on their existing network. This is somewhat similar to Orange and T-Mobile, who allowed customers to roam on each others' networks, before the two companies were merged into parent EE.
The big four networks - Vodafone, O2, EE and Three - have been locked in discussions regarding solving low-or-zero phone coverage but have failed to reach an agreement. The Government is now set to step in and force the issue and their argument is that often a customer may be locked in a contract with a network that doesn't cover a particular area even though ...
HTC's new Rapid Charger 2.0 has been listed on the company's official website. The new Rapid Charger 2.0 cuts charging times by up to 40% for certain handsets.
The device which is only listed on HTC's website and does not have a "Buy Now" or "Add to Cart" button. It uses Qualcomm’s new Quick Charge 2.0 technology, and it’s compatible with almost any smartphone or tablet. According to HTC, the Rapid Charger 2.0 will be able to boost a smartphone’s battery by another 8 hours of battery life in just 15 minutes.
The HTC Rapid Charger 2.0 is compatible with any microUSB-based phone, however only a couple of phones are listed on the website that can take advantage of this accessory. HTC One (M8), HTC One (E8), HTC One remix and HTC Desire Eye will be compatible with the Rapid Charger 2.0.
The Rapid Charger 2.0 will be similar to Motorola's Turbo Charger which is priced at $34.99. However, there is no word on pricing and availability of the device.
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Google is working on a new feature that will allow Android and iOS devices to share content and communicate when nearby. The cross platform feature is codenamed as Copresence.
The new feature which has been spotted by Android Police will make its easier for Android users to share content like messages, contacts, and photos to iPhone and iPad users and vice versa. It will most likely use Bluetooth and/or WiFi to actually communicate or transfer files, but there will be an element of location-based data, perhaps for determining devices that are nearby and available for sharing.
A tipster had shared the code of the feature that was added to Google Play Services APK along with a number of images. Moreover, further reports from recent developer documentation for a Copresence Chrome API, patents, and internal issue reports for the API show that reference the service.
It looks like the the Copresence is a modified version of Google's Nearby feature. Similarly, Apple's AirDrop feature also allows iOS users to share content with device that are close to each other. The report claims the service could arrive in “the coming weeks.”
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Samsung is claiming that Microsoft has violated the deal between the two after it completed the Nokia acquisition earlier this year, as per the latest report from Reuters. The South Korean electronic giant is hence defending its action of not paying the royalties to Microsoft as the Nokia deal makes the software giant a direct hardware competitor.
Samsung also claimed that paying the royalties would have further caused antitrust problems. In August this year, Microsoft filed a patent lawsuit against Samsung claiming that the company has stopped making royalty payments on time last fall and is refusing to pay interest for the delay. The software giant then claimed in October that Samsung owes it $6.9 million in unpaid interest.
Samsung said it agreed to pay Microsoft Android patent license royalties in 2011, but the deal also stated that Samsung would develop Windows phones and share confidential business information with Microsoft. If Samsung were to sell a certain number of Windows phones, then Microsoft would reduce the Android royalty payments, added the Reuters report.
Moreover, the company has not only asked the court to dismiss Microsoft's claims but also to compensate Samsung's damages for "Microsoft's breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing" after the Nokia acquisition. Meanwhile, Microsoft ...
One benefit to having previously worked in the retail industry is that I often receive tips from people who work for major networks in the UK. As I can attest to, some of these tips can be absolute gems as people in retail often overhear things and the latest reveals tip some interesting information about iPhone 6 sales in the UK.
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In a conversation I was privy to, a Carphone Warehouse employee stated that the inventory system showed over 20,000 iPhone 6 handsets sitting in the company's central warehouse with replenishment of stocks quick and swift. He went on to explain that the company "hedged their bets" on Apple's latest releases and whilst the iPhone 6 Plus has sold swiftly, customers just aren't as interested in the iPhone 6.
Looking at the Carphone Warehouse iPhone 6 page, it's clear that the launch story of limited stocks is a thing of the past. Not only does the company have ample stocks available both online and in-store, on selected plans, they are cheaper than the same deal on the respective network. Carphone Warehouse recently merged with major electronics retailer Dixons to create Dixons Carphone and following the collapse ...
HTC announced last month that One (M8) and One (M7) will receive the Android 5.0 Lollipop update “within 90 days of receiving final software”. Last week, leaked screenshots of the device showed the Android 5.0 update with a layer of Sense 7 UI over it.
However, now a leak from @upleaks is stating that the HTC One (M7) update will infact not come with the Sense 7 UI and instead come with the current Sense 6 UI. The reason for the delay is reportedly because HTC has not started to port Sense 7 to the HTC One M8 currently. It is not sure exactly whether the company will roll out the Android 5.0 update with Sense 6 UI or Sense 7 UI.
The HTC One (M7) and (M8) remain the first in line for the update. Google Play Edition versions of the handsets will receive an update in late November-December, as expected, and Sense based versions will see an update in January-February, as per a recent report.
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Google today launched Indian Language Internet Alliance (ILIA), a group formed to promote growth of Indic-language content online, at an event in India. Google hopes to enable 300 million Indian language speakers to become highly engaged Internet users by 2017. Google rolled out Hindi language Voice Search in India few months back, today it launched it in the country officially, and also demoed it at the event. Google Search lets users enable voice search in five languages, out of more than 50 supported languages and dialect.
The ILIA will work together to accelerate building Indian language content for hundreds of millions of Indian who will be coming online for the very first time, mostly via smartphones and mobile devices, said the company. Google is committed to building the Indian language web by making products for Indian language speakers, it said.
Currently there are 200 million internet users in India, and the country's English-speaking population is already online, the remaining 90% Indians who are not online are not English speakers. The ILIA aims to bring more content in Indian languages. Since these users use Indian language keyboards to search, they can find the content easily. Google also launched a website called hindiweb.com that enables users discover ...
Back in August OnePlus said that it's looking for an executive who could lead its operations in India. Recently the company has announced that it has appointed Vikas Agarwal as the manger of OnePlus India. Last week the company said that it there will be India-specific invite system to purchase the smartphone once it rolls out in India.
Regarding his new appointment, the new GM, Vikas Agarwal, said,
I have managed large teams at major global corporations and also co-founded and bootstrapped my own e-commerce startup. My career thus far has allowed me to work on everything from finance to business development, customer support and even real-estate, experience I will be sure to draw upon as we build and grow a local Indian OnePlus operation.
We are placing great importance on the role OnePlus India will play in the larger global corporation. Indian users are smart and demand the best from their technology. It is our belief that entering the Indian market will force us to be better just to keep up with your expectations.
In an interview back in September, Carl Pei, director, OnePlus global said to us that the company plans to introduce the 64GB variant of the OnePlus One to India at a price tag of under Rs. 25,000. The ...
Last month Google announced the Nexus 6, the company's flagship Nexus smartphone made by Motorola. Soon after the announcement Motorola India revealed that the smartphone would roll in 28 countries, including India starting later this year. The 32GB variant of the smartphone has been listed on Flipkart as Coming Soon, but the pricing is not mentioned.
This hints that it might launch in India soon. Google launched the Nexus 5 smartphone in India on Google Play within weeks after it was announced. The Google Nexus 9 tablet surfaced on Google Play Store in India recently along with the price tag, but it is yet to go on sale in the country.
Google Nexus 6 specifications
5.96 (1440×2560 pixels) 16:9 AMOLED display with 493 ppi, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
2.7GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 (APQ 8084-AB) processor with Adreno 420 GPU
3GB RAM, 32GB/64GB internal memory
Android 5.0 (Lollipop)
Dual Front Facing Stereo Speakers
Water Resistant
13MP rear camera with dual LED Ring flash, OIS, Sony IMX 214 sensor, f/20 aperture, 4K video recording
2MP front-facing camera
10.1mm thick and weighs 184 grams
4G LTE / 3G, WiFi 802.11a/g/b/n/ac (dual band), Bluetooth 4.0 LE, GPS, GLONASS, NFC
3220 mAh battery
The Nexus 6 is facing a huge demand in the U.S. It sold out in minutes once ...
It looks like Apple is not stopping itself after launching the next generation iPhones and iPads. As per latest rumors, the company's next iPad will sport a 12.2 inch screen and that will compete with Microsoft's Surface tablet.
Likely dubbed as iPad Pro, the tablet will be thinner than the iPhone 6 Plus, as per a latest report from Japanese site Macotakara. According to the report, the larger iPad will include a 12.2-inch display which is smaller to the rumored 12.9-inch for the device. Talking about the design of the iPad the report said that its thickness is expected to be somewhere between an iPhone 6's 6.9 millimeter body and iPhone 6 Plus's 7.1 millimeter body and thicker than the iPad Air 2's 6.1 millimeter frame.
Moving on, the report states that the iPad Pro will have stereo speakers and microphones on both the top and bottom edges for better sound experience. Finally, the report says that it is expected to be announced in early 2015.
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Flipkart, India’s e-commerce giant has launched its app for Android Wear platform. This lets users receive push notifications from Flipkart app pushed to the smartwatch and viewing Flipkart wishlist, but the company plans to include accessing order tracking related information, price drop notification and personalized offer notification for the Android Wear app soon. Flipkart becomes the first e-commerce website in the country to launch Android Wear app.
Features of Flipkart app for Android
Brand New User Interface and faster app
Happy Shopping: No Hassle Returns,100% Buyer Protection
Choice of Payments: Cash on Delivery, Credit/Debit Card, EMI, NetBanking, PayZippy
Smarter Search: Look up products, categories or brands using text, voice or by barcode
Explore Your Way: Quickly switch between List, Grid and Full Screen views
Pinpoint Products: Find what you want with the sort and multi-filter functions
Never Miss an Offer: Get access to personalized and exclusive app-only deals
Personalized Alerts: Get notifications on personalized offers, price drops, order status, exclusive launches
Product Suggestions: Relevant recommendations based on your shopping history
Share with Friends: Suggest links to interesting products on Facebook, Twitter, Google+
Examine Closely: View products in great detail with the large, multi-perspective images
Do More with Images: Save images to your phone or instantly share them with friends
One-touch Wishlist: Add products to your Flipkart Wishlist with just one tap
Once you ...
