Although Nokia’s stance in relation to Android has been negative since it adopted Windows Phone, the company did something surprising today by announcing Android powered Nokia devices. The first three devices to be powered by Android are the Nokia X, X+ and XL. The X Series phones run the forked version of Android and Nokia […]
Archives for February 2014
Lenovo unveils Yoga tablet 10 HD+ at MWC
Lenovo showed off its upgraded Yoga tablet at the MWC trade show. The new Yoga tablet 10 HD+ brings in some beefed up hardware while giving the same battery life. Promising up to 18 hours of battery life, the new Yoga tablet boasts a 10.1-inch Full HD display supporting a resolution of 1920×1200 pixels. The […]
Microsoft to update Windows 8.1 for non-touch devices
At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, Microsoft’s Joe Belfiore confirmed that a new Windows 8.1 update will arrive to improve OS performance on non-touch devices. The update is scheduled to arrive in spring this year and will add features like title bar at the top of modern interface apps, power/search buttons in the […]
Google is working on its own smartwatch with LG
Believe it or not, smartwatches are gaining some traction. With Samsung unveiling their second-gen watches today, a report by CNET claims that Google is gearing up to launch its own smartphone variant. However, the report says that this will not happen at this year’s MWC but rather an official acknowledgement will come in March followed […]
Samsung announces Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo smartwathes
As rumoured, Samsung has announced the next iteration of its Galaxy Gear smartwatches. Interestingly, the new Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo lose the Galaxy branding as the watches are powered by Tizen’s “wearable platform” instead of Android. Specs-wise, we’re looking at a watch with 1.63-inch 320×320 Super AMOLED display, a 1GHz dual-core processor, 512MB […]
Whatsapp updates Android app with new Privacy features
Hot on the heels of Whatsapp’s acquisition announcement, Whatsapp updated its Android app adding new features. The version 2.11.169 brings one of the most sought feature – hiding the ‘last seen’ status. The updated Privacy settings now allows users to show or hide their last seen status like the iPhone and even show or hide […]
LG announces G2 mini ahead of MWC 2014
LG can’t really keep its wares under wraps before a big tradeshow. They announced the G Pro 2 a few days back and now they’ve announced the compact version of its current flagship phone – LG G2. Aptly named as LG G2 mini, the smaller variant will feature G2’s design but will appeal to users […]
Facebook acquires Whatsapp for $19 billion
Facebook today announced to acquire Whatsapp, one of the biggest messaging app available on mobile devices today. Facebook will buy the cross-platform app for $19 billion, which includes $4 billion in cash, $12 billion of Facebook shares and additional $3 billion in restricted stocks that will vest over four years subsequent to closing of the […]
Amkette Trubeats Slix Bluetooth Headset
Consumers are really spoilt for choice when it comes to buying a Bluetooth-enabled headset. With so many options available, companies are trying to attract some consumer attention towards their product. Today, we take a look at Trubeats Slix Bluetooth headset from Amkette. But does it attract the same attention. Let’s take a look. The design […]
Nvidia unveils GeForce GTX 750 Ti and GTX 750 GPUs based on Maxwell architecture
Nvidia has announced two new GPUs that take advantage of the new Maxwell graphics architecture. The GeForce GTX 750 Ti and GeForce GTX 750 claim to deliver more performance at low power consumption. Nvidia says GeForce GTX 750 Ti running a full HD resolution offers double the performance with half the power consumption of GeForce […]