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ZTE to pre-load Google Now Launcher on its smartphones

Advertisements Chinese smartphone maker ZTE has announced that it will be pre-loading Google Now Launcher on all of its smartphones, which will be released with Android 4.4 and Google mobile services. The first phone to get the launcher is Blade Vec 4G, which was released last month in Europe. According to the company, Blade Vec […]

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Microsoft gears up to launch X2 in India as it axes Nokia X-series

Advertisements Microsoft is getting ready to launch the Nokia X successor in India and the timing couldn’t have been worse. Just yesterday, the company announced that it is wrapping up the Android operations and will shift select X-series product designs to Lumia. The transition is said to be immediate, removing any possibility of another Nokia […]

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Microsoft kills Nokia X Android line-up (Update)

Advertisements As expected, Microsoft has decided that it is time for Nokia X line-up to make way for the company’s primary Windows Phone business. In his big lay-off email today, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella wrote that the company plans to transfer select Nokia X device designs to Lumia team to become Windows phone devices. “We […]

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Obi Mobiles launches Octopus S520 smartphone for INR 11,990

Advertisements Former Apple CEO John Sculley-backed smartphone brand Obi Mobiles today announced the launch of its first smartphone in the Indian market. Dubbed as Octopus S520, the phone has been priced at INR 11,990 and is immediately available via Snapdeal.com. The company has not given details about the expanded availability of the phone. “S520 is […]

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LG ropes Amitabh Bachchan to promote G3 in India

Advertisements LG is going big with its flagship G3 in the Indian market. The company is reportedly roping superstar Amitabh Bachchan to promote the smartphone in the country. It will also be releasing a limited Big B edition of the smartphone, which will come with Amitabh’s autograph. According to a report in LGMobileIndia.in blog, Big […]

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Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom KitKat update roll-out begins with Russia

Advertisements Continuing the roll-out of Android 4.4.2 for its smartphones, Samsung has now released the KitKat update for Galaxy S4 Zoom camera-phone in the Russian market. The update is expected to reach other countries over the coming weeks. The update is being released over-the-air as well as Kies app and the consumers can manually look […]

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LG announces mid-range G3 Beat aka G3 s with 5-inch display

Advertisements LG on Thursday unveiled a slightly compact version of its flagship smartphone G3 in the form of G3 Beat. The smartphone keeps some key features of the G3 but specifications have been lowered to make it affordable for mid-range buyers. According to a press release by the company, LG G3 Beat will be known […]

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Sony starts rolling out Android 4.4 update for Xperia T2 Ultra

Advertisements Sony has announced that it has started rolling-out Android 4.4.2 KitKat update for Xperia T2 Ultra and T2 Ultra Dual smartphones. The update will be released over the coming weeks in markets across the globe. “We’ve been working to build new Sony experiences on Google’s KitKat release to create some neat / sweet features […]

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