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LG, Google enter into patent cross-licensing agreement

Advertisements LG has announced that it has entered into a long-term patent licensing agreement with Google. This agreement will cover broad range of products and technologies, noted LG in a press release. According to the company, as part of the agreement, both LG and Google will have access to each-other’s existing patents as well as […]

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Xiaomi seeks to raise funds at $40bn valuation: Report

Advertisements Looks like $1 billion in loan from 29 banks isn’t enough for the Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi as it expands globally. As per multiple reports, the company is in talks for a new funding round that could value the company at as much as $40 billion, four times the company’s current $10 billion valuation. […]

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Xiaomi hires Spotify’s Donovan Sung to lead international product development

Advertisements After recruiting former Googler Jai Mani to look after the Product Management in India, Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has hired Spotify’s Donovan Sung to lead the international product development. Sung is also a former Googler and worked with the search giant between 2008 and 2012. According to a report in TechCrunch, Donovan Sung will […]

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Motorola Mobility is now a Lenovo company

Advertisements Nine months after revealing the intentions to acquire Motorola Mobility from Google, Lenovo on Thursday announced that it has completed the purchase of the smartphone maker. With Motorola acquisition, Lenovo has become the third-latest smartphone maker in the world. Until now, the Chinese smartphone maker was jointly present on the fourth spot with LG […]

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Motorola to launch global version of Droid Turbo as Moto Maxx on Nov 5

Advertisements Looks like Motorola is getting ready to launch a global version of Verizon Wireless-exclusive Droid Turbo smartphone. The company has sent out invites to the tech press in Brazil, which is a key Motorola market, for a launch event on November 5. Although the invites don’t reveal, which products are going to be unveiled […]

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Asus reveals Android 5.0 update timeline for Zenfone-series & more

Advertisements Taiwanese manufacturer Asus has announced the tentative schedule for the roll-out of the Android 5.0 update for several of its Android devices including Zenfone line-up. As per a post on the company ZenTalk forums, the Android 5.0 Lollipop roll-out will begin in April 2015 and continue until June 2015. Thanks to the popularity, Zenfone-series […]

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Xiaomi to move Indian users’ data to local data center next year

Advertisements Amid the reports of an alleged Indian Air Force circular to its members stating to avoid using Xiaomi phones due to security and privacy concerns, Chinese smartphone maker has published a clarification on its official Facebook page. Xiaomi Global VP Hugo Barra notes in this clarification that the circular is based on an old […]

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Sony to release Android 5.0 for entire Xperia Z line-up

Advertisements Sony on Thursday announced that it will be releasing the Android 5.0 Lollipop update for its complete Xperia Z-series including devices like Xperia Z, Xperia ZL, Xperia ZR, Xperia Tablet Z, Xperia Z1, Xperia Z1S, Xperia Z Ultra, Xperia Z1 Compact, Xperia Z2, Xperia Z2 Tablet, Xperia Z3, Xperia Z3v, Xperia Z3 Compact and […]

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