Xiaomi has revealed that it is finally ready to release the second colour variant of the Mi 4i smartphone in India. The company has been only selling the White coloured Mi 4i in the country until now. According to Xiaomi, the Dark Grey variant will be offered exclusively via the company’s own webstore at Mi.com […]
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Gionee unveils Elife E8 & Marathon M5 smartphones
Chinese smartphone maker Gionee on Wednesday unveiled the new Elife E8 and Marathon M5 smartphones at a press event in Beijing. There are hardly any surprises as most of the specifications of both smartphones had already leaked multiple times. According to Gionee, the E8 will go on sale beginning July 15 in China at 3999 […]
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Asus releases Android 5.0 update for Zenfone 4, 5 and 6 (Update: A450CG too)
Update: Asus has also released the Android 5.0 Lollipop for Zenfone 4 A450CG smartphone. Like other Zenfone smartphone, the update for A450CG is also available from the company website. Earlier: After multiple delays, Asus has finally released the Lollipop update for Zenfone 4, 5 and 6 smartphones. The update is now available from the company […]
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Dell launches Venue 8 7000 series tablet in India at INR 34,999
Dell on Wednesday launched the Venue 8 7000 series tablet in the Indian market. It has been priced at INR 34,999 and will be available beginning July this year. Originally introduced last year, the Dell Venue 8 7000 sports a 6mm thick aluminium chassis with front-firing stereo speakers. There is also an 8.4-inch OLED display […]
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News Briefs: Cadillac to integrate Android Auto, Android 5.1-based OxygenOS delayed & more
Cadillac to add Android Auto support in 2016 car models Luxury auto-maker Cadillac has announced that it will be integrating Android Auto support in its 2016 models. Although the 2016 Cadillac models will start arriving this summer, the Android Auto integration will take some time to arrive. “Android Auto is expected to be phased into […]
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Google adds location-awareness to voice search on Android
Just days after the roll-out of the context-aware search in Chrome for Android, Google has announced the support for location-awareness in voice search for Android. The search giant demoed the new feature at an event in Paris on Tuesday and the feature sees to be live globally right now. What exactly does location-awareness add to […]
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Oppo introduces Neo 5 (2015) and Neo 5s smartphones
Chinese smartphone maker Oppo has announced two new entry-level smartphones in the form of Neo 5 (2015) and Neo 5s. These identical looking smartphones succeed the company’s original Neo 5, which was released last year. As per the listings on the official Oppo website, Neo 5 (2015) and Neo 5s are minor upgrades over the […]
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Three months after Canvas Fire 4, Micromax releases Canvas Fire 3
The Wall Street Journal recently carried a report – India’s Micromax Churns Out Phones Like Fast Fashion, and in this report Micromax CEO Vineet Taneja was quoted saying that they had better turnaround time than any other company. Looks like, in the quick turnaround, the company sometimes jumps a few product names and by the […]