Run Forrest Run! Or walk, or drive, or bike. #MapsAtTheMovies https://t.co/GocsZtDx9Lhttps://t.co/4iOFYbDkl0— Google Maps (@googlemaps) February 26, 2016
Monday, 29 February 2016
Google Maps Video Shows Android N Without an App Drawer
Asus to roll out Android Marshmallow update for several devices
Asus has announced devices that will receive Android 6.0 Marshmallow update in March. The smartphones that will ge the update include ZenFone 2 (ZE550ML, ZE551ML), ZenFone 2 Deluxe (ZE551ML), ZenFone 2 Laser ( ZE500KL, ZE550KL, ZE601KL), ZenFone Selfie (ZD551KL), ZenFone Max (ZC550KL) and ZenFone Zoom (ZX551ML).
Asus also announced that the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update will replace three of the company's apps: Asus Messenger, Asus Mail, and Asus Calendar.
Samsung has started rolling out February Security Update to its Flagships Devices
Samsung just announced that they have started rolling out the Android security patch update for the month of February. Devices receiving the update include the Galaxy S6, S6 Edge, S6 Edge Plus, Galaxy S5, Note 5, Note 4, and both the Galaxy Tab S and Tab S2.
If you haven’t received the update yet, try going into settings under ‘About’ and then ‘check for new software updates.’
Sunday, 28 February 2016
WhatsApp to withdraw support for BlackBerry, Symbian and Windows Phone 7.1 devices
WhatsApp will be ending support for BlackBerry devices (BB10 included), Symbian 40, Symbian 60, Android 2.1 and 2.2 devices and Windows Phone 7.1 sometime this year.
“While these mobile devices have been an important part of our story, they don’t offerthe kind of capabilities we need to expand our app’s features in the future,” the company explained in an announcement posted to the WhatsApp blog.“
This was a tough decision for us to make, but the right one in order to give people better ways to keep in touch with friends, family, and loved ones using WhatsApp.
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Friday, 26 February 2016
February Security Patches Now Rolling Out To The Moto X Pure
Motorola is now pushing February Security Patch to both the Moto X Pure Edition and Moto X Style. The update weighs in at around 6MB, and it includes Android security patches for February 2016.
Thursday, 25 February 2016
LG Won't Launch a Nexus Device This Year
An LG spokesperson, at Mobile World Congress 2016 in Barcelona, has said the company plans to "focus on its own brand" this year and will not be a part of the Nexus programme this year, according to a report by CNET
This year LG will launch the second-edition of the LG Watch Urbane LTE in the second half of 2016
Samsung Announces 256GB Universal Flash Storage 2.0 Mobile Storage
With this new 256GB UFS 2.0 chip, Samsung says that it is capable of handling read speeds of up to 850MB/s and write speeds of up to 260MB/s
"By providing high-density UFS memory that is nearly twice as fast as a SATA SSD for PCs, we will contribute to a paradigm shift within the mobile data storage market,” said Joo Sun Choi, Executive Vice President, Memory Sales and Marketing, Samsung Electronics.
Google AMPs puts fast-loading pages at the top of results Now live in Mobile search results
Google’s Accelerated Mobile Pages(AMP) are now live in mobile search results.
When searching on a mobile device you may now see AMP compatible pages. Clicking an item in the should instantly load the content in your browser.
Wednesday, 24 February 2016
Facebook reactions are now rolling out globally
Facebook added "Haha," "Wow," "Sad," "Love," and, "Angry" emoticon buttons as an extension of the company's iconic "Like" function. All you have to do is hold down the "Like" button, Facebook will allow you to react to your friends'with a range of emoticons.
Xiaomi Mi 5 With Snapdragon 820 SoC, Launched
Standard Edition Dual-core 1.8 GHz Kryo & dual-core 1.6 GHz Kryo - Standart edition
3GB RAM and 32GB internal storage priced at CNY 1,999 (approximately Rs. 21,000)
3GB RAM and 64GB internal storage priced at CNY 2,299 (approximately Rs. 24,000),
Dual-core 2.15 GHz Kryo & dual-core 1.6 GHz Kryo
4GB RAM and 128GB internal storage priced at CNY 2,699 (approximately Rs. 28,000).
428PPI.
Powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor
Adreno 530 GPU.
3000mAh battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
The rear camera also sports 4-axis OIS (optical image stabilisation) and sapphire glass protection lens.
4K video recording. It also sports a 4-Ultrapixel front camera, with 2-micron pixels with f/2.0 aperture.
Connectivity Options- VoLTE support,
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/ac, 4G, Bluetooth 4.2, Glonass, and NFC
LeEco's Le Max Pro Goes on Sale as First Snapdragon 820 Smartphone In China
Le Max Pro features a 6.33-inch QHD display (1440x2560 pixels)
Powered By Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
With 4GB of RAM.
32GB,64GB, and 128GB storage variants
3400mAh battery,
ultrasonic fingerprint scanner
21-megapixel Rear Camera that comes with optical image stabilisation (OIS).
Connectivity Options-dual-SIM supports 4G LTE ,USB Type-C port.
Runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow with a customised UI from LeEco
Tuesday, 23 February 2016
Obi Worldphone announces Obi MV1 At MWC2016
Powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 212 processor.
With 1GB RAM and 16GB internal storage. Obi also has a 2GB RAM variant of the same phone.
8MP f/2.2 Rear camera with autofocus and LED flash
2MP front camera for selfie
Interestingly,
Runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop as well as Cyanogen OS 12.1 operating systems. Obi could bring this phone to India very soon.
Monday, 22 February 2016
Gionee unveils Gionee S8 MWC 2016
1.9 GHZ MediaTek6755 Helio P10 octa-core Processor
With 4GB RAM,
64GB internal storage
16MP Camera with f/1.8 aperture ,PDAF and laser autofocus and LED flash
3000 mAh battery with fast charging support, and Amigo 3.2 software based on Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
Dimensions-154.3x74.9x7mm and weighs 148 grams
Alcatel Pop 4 Series Announced At MWC 2016
5inch HD 720p Display
With 3GB RAM
8GB internal storage
Rear Camera- 8MP
Secondry Camera-5MP
Battery-2500mAh
Bluetooth 4.1
5.5inch 720p Display
With 1.5GB RAM
16GB internal storage
Rear Camera-5MP
Secondry Camera-13MP
Battery-2500mAh
Bluetooth 4.1
5-inch FHD 1080p display, Powered by MediaTek MT6755, an octa-core Processor
With 2GB RAM
16GB internal storage
Rear Camera-5MP
Secondary Camera-8MP
Battery-2960mAh
Bluetooth 4.2
Sony Launches Xperia X series - Xperia X, X Performance and XA At MWC 2016
5inch HD 1080p Display
With 3GB RAM
32GB internal storage
Expandable via microSd Card
Rear Camera- 23MP
Secondry Camera-13MP
Battery-2600mAh
5inch 1080p Display
With 3GB RAM
32GB internal storage
Expandable via microSd Card
Rear Camera-23MP
Secondry Camera-13MP
Battery-2700mAh
5-inch 720p display, Powered by MediaTek MT6755, an octa-core Cortex-A53 processor.
With 2GB RAM
16GB internal storage
Expandable via microSD card
Rear Camera-13MP
Secondary Camera-8MP
Battery-2,300mAh
MediaTek Introduces Helio P20 Octa-Core Processor
HP Elite x3 Windows 10 Mobile Launched at MWC 2016
Powered by 2.15GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 SoC
With 4GB of RAM,
64GB internal storage,expandable via microSD card slot
8-MP Front Camera.
Connectivity Options-Wi-Fi MiMo 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, LTE, 3G, and other standard connectivity features.
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
With IP68 Water Resistant
Always ON Display
Will come powered by either the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 SoC or Samsung's own the Exynos 8890Octa-Core Processor with 4GB of RAM
Adreno 530
Mali-T880 MP12
32GB storage Expandable upto 2TB via a microSD card.
The Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow With TouchWiz
Sensors-Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
Samsung Galaxy S7 edge & Galaxy S7
Starting February 23, pre-order a Galaxy S7 edge or Galaxy S7 and receive a Gear VR powered by Oculus, plus a 6-game bundle–an estimated $150* value. Limited time only, while supplies last
Samsung Galaxy S7
Samsung Galaxy S7 Specifications
5.1- inch 2560 X 1440 pixel Super AMOLED display With 577 PPI
With IP68 Water Resistant dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
Always ON Display
with 4GB of RAM will come powered by either the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 SoC or Samsung's own the Exynos 8890.
Adreno 530
Mali-T880 MP12
32GB storage Expandable upto 2TB via a microSD card.
The Samsung Galaxy S7 runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow With TouchWiz
Sensors-Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
Lenovo announces VIBE K5 and K5 Plus smartphones at MWC 2016
For the most part, both devices share the same specifications —
Runs on Android Lollipop
5.0-inch LCD displays,
With 2GB of RAM, 16GB Internal Storage, microSD expansion,
2750mAh batteries.
K5 Plus has better specs. It has a Full HD display (compared to the K5’s 720p screen), and a Snapdragon 616 processor, Opposed To K5’s Snapdragon 415.
Both devices come with 13MP rear cameras,
5MP front cameras,
Connectivity Options like dual-SIM card slots, 4G LTE support, Wi-Fi, GPS and Bluetooth.
comes with Dolby ATMOS support.
Sunday, 21 February 2016
LG G5 ANNOUNCED With Modular Metal Body,Dual Rear Cameras,Snapdragon 820
The LG G5 is powered by Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 820 Processor
The LG G5 runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow With LG UI
The LG G5 is a single SIM (GSM) smartphone.
Android 6.0 Marshmallow Arrives To Honor 7 In India
Huawei has announced that they’ve started rolling out Android 6.0 Marshmallow for Honor 7 units in India
Alcatel Idol 4 and Idol 4S announced,will be launched at MWC 2016
powered by an octa-core Snapdragon 652 processor,
3GBof RAM
32GB internal storage expandable upto 512GB
3000mAh battery, which Alcatel says will get you 420 hours of standby time on a single charge. It also comes with Quick Charging capabilities,
16MP rear camera,
8MP front camera, and it’s running Android 6.0 Marshmallow
Micro USB 2.0, Bluetooth 4.2
Powered by Snapdragon 617 CPU,
With 3GB of RAM,
16GB of internal storage and microSD expansion up to 512GB.
2610 mAh Battery
13MP rear camera,
8MP front camera,
and runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow
Micro USB 2.0, Bluetooth 4.2
Saturday, 20 February 2016
Ringing Bells Closes Down Bookings for Freedom 251 Smartphone 7.35 cr Phones to be delivered in 2016
Google may ditch App drawer In Android N
Samsung Pay is Coming to China in March
Samsung also plans to expand to Canada, though no time was given.
Friday, 19 February 2016
iPhone 5se to come with an Apple A9 SoC and iPad Air 3 to Use Apple A9X
Other suggested additions to the new 4-incher include NFC, Apple Pay and Live Photos.
iPhone 5se will be priced at around $560 (Rs. 38,490):Rumors
"In March, Apple intends to announce an updated iPad and smaller-screen iPhone featuring the latest A9x and A9 chips, according to a person familiar with the plans, who wasn’t authorized to comment publicly,” Bloomberg reported.
Bloomberg also suggests the the new iPad Air 3 will get a major processor upgrade.

Thursday, 18 February 2016
Microsoft Lumia 950, Lumia 950 XL Now Receiving Bug-Fixing Windows 10 Mobile Update
- Reliability and stability improvements.
- Bluetooth connectivity improvements with car and other accessories.
- Microsoft Edge improvements to PDF rendering and navigation.
- Improvements for battery usage with Iris Recognition for Windows Hello.
- Update system improvements to fix a situation where some users had phone software updates and app download stuck at 0% for extended time periods.
- Change to update system to now require phone to be plugged into a charger when downloading and preparing phone software updates.
- Fix for a problem causing erroneous low storage prompts for some users when trying to download phone software updates.
- Fix for a problem that caused erroneous prompts of Outlook account settings being out-of-date for some users, although account settings had not been changed.
- Fix for a problem that caused some phones to get stuck on BitLocker Recovery screen after a reset.
Moto E 2015 Gets Marshmallow Update in India
To manual check for the update, head to Settings > About Phone,
Google Translate Now Has More Than 100 Languages covering 99% of Internet users
Wednesday, 17 February 2016
Microsoft explains why the Lumia 650 doesn't support Continuum
Ringing Bells to launch the cheapest smartphone; Freedom 251
Tuesday, 16 February 2016
LG to Unveil Stylus 2 at MWC 2016
5.7-inch HD display
With 1.5GB RAM ,
internal memory is 16GB which is expandable up to 128GB.
3,000mAh battery
Monday, 15 February 2016
MWC 2016: Meizu teases new Ubuntu device launch for 22 February
Reports say that the company could unveil the rumored Pro 5 Ubuntu Edition.
Meizu may unveil the mobile on February 22 (MWC 2016)





















