Samsung Launches its Galaxy J3 (2016) with NFC in India

Samsung launches its another entry level Android smartphone Galaxy J3 (2016) in India. It is exclusively available to buy at Snapdeal an online store in India. Galaxy J3 (2016) is priced at 8,990 INR ($135). Company also launched it Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7 (2016) variants in China.

Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) is powered with a 1.5GHz quad-core processor coupled with 1.5GB of RAM. It packs 8GB of inbuilt storage which can be expanded via microSD card (up to 128GB). The Android 5.1 Lollipop-based Galaxy J3 features the Samsung TouchWiz UI on top. It features a 5-inch HD (720×1280 pixels) Super Amoled display. Moreover, highlight of this device is NFC. When we comes to connectivity Phone has 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, and Micro-USB.

Also Read: Samsung Galaxy Amp Prime Launched Via Cricket Wireless

Galaxy J3 (2016) comes with S Bike feature which once enabled automatically replies to calls with pre-recorded messages in 14 languages. Riders can also mark a few contacts as important, so that they can be notified even while riding.

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LG Starts Rolling out Android Marshmallow to LG G3 in Canada

After LG has rolled out Android Marshmallow on LG G3 in US, now Company is rolling out Marshmallow update to LG G3 in canada. The update weighs around 750 MB.

The update includes the Google Now on Tap and Doze and should be available to all carriers, including Rogers, Fido, MTS, Bel, Virgin. SaskTel, Telus, Koodo and Videotron. Although some of the users also saying that they are having issues in Downloading and some people those that have installed it are saying it’s running just fine. We must say that this will be the last big Android update to LG G3.

Also read: [Updated] LG G3 Starts receiving Android Marshmallow Update

Also Read: LG G3 Android 6.0 Marshmallow Update Coming Soon; Source Code Appears

If you did not get the OTA notification yet than head over to the check it manually by going through Settings > About > Software > Update and make sure you have a charged battery and around 750 MB of available space to accommodate the download.

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Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro Revealed Officially Pack 5000 mAh battery

Samsung is on launching spree, everyday they are launching new devices. Yesterday, Korean giant launched Samsung Galaxy Amp Prime and its small cousin of 4.5 inch via Cricket Wireless in the U.S. Today, they have come up with Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro with insanely huge 5000 mAh battery.

Samsung galaxy A9 Pro is another top notch device which includes 6-inch 1080p display, powerful Snapdragon 652 processor, 4GB of RAM, 32GB of storage, and a 16MP camera. This is not only the end of specs, further, it is packed with Quick Charge which can charge up your device 10 70% in just half an hour. The battery can stay alive for 3 days amid of continuous normal usage with high end gaming gaming for few hours.

The Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro is priced at 3499 yuan or about $540 US dollars. It is currently available in China only.

We don’t have any news regarding its global launch but we can expect some news regarding this in some upcoming days.

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OxygenOS 3.0 Marshmallow (Beta) is here for OnePlus 2

OnePlus is here with some new software upgrade big Software Upgrade of OxygenOS 3.0 Marshmallow (Beta). OnePlus has provided the update to the OnePlus 2 only. Other, couple of devices are not confirmed as of now.

OnePlus has launched the OnePlus 2 last year with Lollipop on board. OnePlus 2 is the flagship device of company and they are going to give it the taste of Marshmallow as all other OEMs have initiated the Marshmallow update on their flagships. So, following other’s map, OnePlus has launched OxygenOS 3.0 which is Marshmallow based. But currently, it is in beta Stage, means, there are few bugs and glitches are present in OxyGenOS 3.0 Marshmallow build.

COming onto the features list of the OxygenOS 3.0. There here’s the changelog:

• Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow upgrade


• New OnePlus Camera UI
  
  • UI has been cleaned up: swiping up/down now switches between photo/video, whereas HD/HDR and flash settings live in the top right corner
  
  
  • You can now change the aspect ratio and toggle grid view without going all the way to the settings
  
  


• New wallpaper picker
  
  • Easily preview and set both home screen and lock screen wallpaper in one place.
  
  


• Shelf UX has been improved
  
  • No more edit mode, long press boards to rearrange or remove
  
  


• General system performance improvements
  
  • Benchmarked 47% faster than OxygenOS 2.2.1 on key test scenarios
  
  


• Fingerprint performance improvement
  
  • Tested 45% faster than OxygenOS 2.2.1 on average
  
  


• Settings changes
  
  • Old app permissions are gone, say hi to new (native Android) app permissions.
  
  
  • Alert Slider has its own entry point with more customization options
  
  
  • Improved settings menu readability by changing the order a bit
  
  


• March security patches

Well, if you are running on Stock ROM and having the firmware version of v2.2.0 or higher. There are some bugs and issues that are present in this version:

• Your fingerprints will not be preserved after you flash the new build, so you will need to re-register your fingerprints if you have fingerprint authentication set up


• Maxxaudio tuner and presets will be removed


• Rolling back to previous OxygenOS versions will not work without wiping data


• Some soak testers have experienced wifi speed issues which we are investigating


• Some of your old apps won’t work without an upgrade to M compatible versions


• Shelf frequent apps board size might shrink if you are dirty flashing. Remove and re-add the board and it will fix itself


• Language localization is still being improved

So guys if you to flash then just read the problems above and then head over to the source link below for flashing instructions.

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Samsung Galaxy Amp Prime Launched Via Cricket Wireless

Samsung Galaxy Amp Prime, a new device from Korean giant has been launched in the United States via Cricket Wireless. The 6 incher device with 4G LTE connectivity is going to be available for $149.99.

Galaxy Amp Prime is embedded with a premium S-AMOLED display and other features are as said below:

• One-handed operation mode so even a large phone is easy to use


• Ultra Power Savings Mode that can extend your standby time for up to 24 hours with just a 10% charge.


• Easy Mode – an easier interface for beginners with a simpler layout and larger font size.

As well as the Amp Prime, Cricket will also launch the Galaxy Amp 2, an entry-level handset with 4G LTE connectivity. It is packed with a 4.5″ Super AMOLED display with outdoor mode that allows user to increase the screen brightness for 15 minutes for better visibility in sunlight.

You checkout these devices from the Nearest Cricket Stores or can head over to the www.cricketwireless.com.

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Google Calculator Lands as Standalone App at Play Store

After several updates to native Google Apps like Google Photos, YouTube Music and others. Google has rolled out Calculator standalone app at the Play Store.

Google has rolled out the standalone app because as per the development team of Calculator, they have to wait for Android Firmware upgrade to rollout any advancement. So, in order to tackle with that problem, Google has rolled out a single Calculator app in the lay Store.

There are no changes on the feature basis but Google has made it compatible with the Smartwatches. From now on, users can do simple calculations on the Android Wear Operating System oriented smartwatches.

So, if you don;t have Google Calculator, then just install it from the Play Store.

Additionally, Google has reduced the Android OS size by toning down these small features of OS into independent apps. Earlier, various Google apps have been converted in to the standalone apps.

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Xiaomi Mi Note 2 May comes packed with Snapdragon 823 and 3D touch

Xiaomi Mi Note successor is coming as according to some sources Xiaomi Mi Note 2 is coming very soon with Snapdragon 823 Soc and it may have have dual edge display.

According to the info Mi Note 2 will have curved display, the source says that it will be 5.7 inches in diagonal like the previous model. Resolution will be QHD, and a 3D touch pressure sensitive capability is being considered. Moreover, Device is powered with either a Snapdragon 820 or an 823 chipset and RAM will be 4GB or it can be 6GB, and storage options will include 32/64/128GB, with a possible 256GB variant too. The camera will feature the 16MP Sony IMX298 sensor, complete with OIS. Powering things will be a 3,600mAh battery, with some form of fast charging allowing the charger to supply up to 18watts.

Also Read:Xiaomi Mi 5 hits 179,566 Score on AnTuTu

Xiaomi Note 2 will be made up of metal and according to the available info it will be priced around 2,999 Yuan ($460).

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AT&T starts Shipping LG G5

AT&T starts shipping LG G5 pre-orders today some of the people who have pre-ordered the Device gets the shipping Notifications. Although, on April 1st LG’s flagship device will go on sale.

In case you don’t already know, AT&T is running a buy one, get one free promo on LG G5 pre-orders. Given that the carrier is accepting pre-orders until March 31, those interested in the deal need to act fast as they just have a day to avail it. Note: T-mobile starts accepting pre-orders today.

Reminding you LG G5 comes all metal body and it is powered with a 5.3-inch screen Quad HD IPS display (2560 x 1440 / 554ppi) and is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Processor. There’s a microSD Card Slot and Always-on Display is also present along with Camera: Rear: Standard 16MP, Wide 8MP / Front: 8MP. It’s camera is fixed with 135 degree wide-angle lens. Graphically it is powered by Adreno 530 GPU, 4GB RAM, 32GB internal storage and much more is present. It runs on latest Android 6.0 Marshmallow and is gets its power from 2,800 mAh battery.

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Gionee P5 Mini unveiled with 4.5" Display

Gionee unveiled its new entry level smartphone Gionee P5 Mini in Nigeria. Gionee P5 Mini comes in three colours Blue, Black and Gold. Although there is no official word on the price of new smartphone.

Gionee P5 Mini packed with a quad-core 1.3GHz Mediatek with 1 GB of RAM and 8 GB internal storage which can expanded upto 32 GB by microSD card. It sports a 4.5-inch (854 x 480 pixel resolution) IPS display.  The 9.1 mm thick P5 Mini has Dual SIM slots with Dual Standby, 3G connectivity support, front facing 2MP camera and rear facing 5MP camera. ‎ Coming to connectivity phone include Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, micro USB 2.0, and GPS.

Gionee P5 Mini Specifications

• Dimensions: 132x 66 x 9.1 mm


• Weight: 153 grams


• SIM: Dual SIM


• Networks: 2G and 3G‎


• OS: Android 5.0 Lollipop OS‎


• Colours: Black, Blue and White


• Display‎: 4.5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) FWVGA On-Cell IPS LCD‎


• Processor: 1.3GHz Quad-core Mediatek MT6580M‎


• Memory: 1GB of RAM‎


• Storage: 8GB built-in storage + microSD card slot (up to 32GB)‎


• Camera: Rear 5MP AF camera with LED Flash + front 2MP‎


• Connectivity: Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, micro USB 2.0, GPS‎


• Battery: 1800mAh Li-ion

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Instagram Introduces 60 Seconds Video Uploads

Instagram has rolled out new feature and has extended the earlier limit of 15 seconds of video upload on Instagram to 60 seconds. It’s a quite good extension that Instagram has allowed on its platform.

Instagram took this step as Video watch on Instagram went up by 40% in small span of time/ So that’s why this popular media has allowed the video of 60 seconds.

Also, on official blog of Instagram it is explained as follows:

In the last six months, the time people spent watching video increased by more than 40 percent. And longer videos mean more diverse stories from the accounts you love, whether it’s Selena Gomez hanging out with friends or beauty star Bretman Rock’s latest makeup tutorial.

In some coming months the 60 seconds video option will go live.

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Google Photos Update Let's You Undo Changes You Have Made

Google has rolled out new version of the Google Photos for Android App. The New app has come with the functionality which allows you to Undo the changes you have made to the images while editing it.

This feature provides users little comfort while editing the image if image have been overwritten by mistake. So it will provide user an option to undo any changes if mistakenly got saved.

Google said in a Google+ post that:

Sometimes it takes multiple edits to get a photo just right – or you change your mind and decide the original was perfect just the way it was. With today’s update for Android, editing is now fully reversible and non-destructive. So you can save your edits or save a new copy of the photo – either way, the original photo will remain untouched.

So guys just head over to the Play Store and download the latest version to get this undo feature.

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HTC 10 Hits GFXBench with detailed Specs

HTC is going to launch its flagship device on April 12. As the date is coming close more leaks are coming out revealing HTC 10’s specs and design. Now HTC 10 hits the GFXBench with detailed specs which shows some new features coming.

According to the listing on GFXBench HTC 10 is features a 5.1-inch smartphone with a Quad HD resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels, or a pixel pitch of 576 ppi. It is powered with quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor with 4GB of RAM and 32GB of storage, 12 MP rear camera and 5 MP front snapper and phone is packed with 3000 mAh battery. Moreover, phone will run on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow out of box.

New things in this listings are  the HTC 10 will add a pedometer to package—hopefully in concert with a comprehensive, proprietary Health app.

HTC 10 Detailed Specs

• Android 6.0.1


• 5.1″ display, 2560 x 1440


• 2.1GHz quad core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820


• OpenGL ES 3.1


• 4 GB of RAM and 32 GB internal storage


• 12 MP rear camera with 4k video shooting and 5 MP front camera


• pedometer, nfc

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Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) and Galaxy J5 (2016) are Official Now

Samsung announced its Two mid-range android smartphones Galaxy J7 (2016) and Galaxy J5 (2016) on its Chinese Official Website. Their are lots of rumors and leaks related to both of these devices. Both the devices features a Dual sim and both of them are almost same in design but different in hardware.

According to the official website listing Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) is having a 5.2-inch 720p Super AMOLED touchscreen, a 13 MP rear camera with LED flash and laser autofocus, a 5 MP selfie snapper, a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of expandable storage, and 4G on board. It runs Android 5.1.1 Lollipop. Its dimensions are 145.7 x 72.3 x 7.9 mm, and it weighs 155.4g. It will comes in three colours White, Gold and Pink Gold. The Official images of Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) are listed in gallery below.

Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) features a 5.5-inch Super AMOLED display with 1080 x 1920 pixels, the device relies on an octa-core processor clocked at 1.6 GHz (this could be an Exynos 7870, though Samsung has yet to confirm that). The J7 (2016) further features LTE connectivity, NFC, 3 GB of RAM, 16 GB of expandable storage space, and a 3300 mAh battery. The device measures 151.7 x 76 x 7.8 mm, and weighs 170 grams. The Galaxy J7 (2016) will also come with same color options as of Galaxy J5 (2016) i.e White, Gold and Pink Gold colors.

The Official Price is not yet out by the Company of both the devices.

source: Galaxy J7 (2016), Galaxy J5 (2016)

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GIONEE S8 & GIONEE W909 with FINGERPRINT SENSOR Officially launched in China

GIONEE is a Chinese smartphone manufacturing company. Company launched its flagship device Gionee S8 and a premium dual screen Gionee W909 officially. Earlier Gionee S8 was first announced at the MWC 2016 event in Barcelona. Gionee W909 was also spotted on TENAA revealing all the specs.

The Gionee S8 is priced at 2,599 Yuan (approx $400 / 26,600 INR) while the Gionee W909 costs 3,999 Yuan (approx $616 / 41,000 INR). Now coming to specs Gionee S8 is powered with a MediaTek Helio P10 chipset (octa-core Processor) with 4GB of RAM and 64GB storage. The 3,000mAh can be fast charged at 18W (9V, 2A). It runs on Android 6.0 marshmallow with custom Amigo 3.2 skin and has a fingerprint reader on its Home key.  Gionee features a 5.5 inch Full HD AMOLED display with Force Touch Capabilities similar to iPhone 6. Now coming to the Camera it has a 16 MP primary camera with PDAF as well as a laser autofocus system. Gionee S8 also packs in some added features like time lapse and slow motion video support. Gionee S8 supports 4G bands ( dual SIM setup) VoLTE support and Cat 6 LTE as well.

Also Read:Gionee S8 Announced with Force Touch Display at MWC 2016

Gionee W909 comes with the dual displays one on front and other inside. Both the screens are of 4.2 inch size and have HD (1280 x 720) resolution. Now coming to other specs Gionee W909 features Helio P10 64-bit octa-core SoC, and it will ship with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage (expandable up to 128GB via a microSD card).. The 16-megapixel camera is placed on the back of this phone, and a 5-megapixel camera on front. The handset measures 124.6 x 62.5 x 16.4mm and weighs around 210 grams. It packs a 2530mAh battery that claims to offer 30 hours of talk time. Connectivity options of the device includes 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, and USB Type-C port.

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Oppo R9 & R9 Plus are coming to India on April 5th

Oppo is al set to launch its R9 & R9 Plus smartphones in India on April 5th. Oppo already launched its R9 and R9 Plus in China on 17th March. Both the smartphones are having the powerful front cameras. Moreover is designed very similar to iPhone 6.

Oppo India has started sending media invites for an event on April 5 for a “camera phone launch”.The Chinese company has also started teasing the “selfie-expert” handsets on Facebook and Twitter. Although the price of both the device in India are not out yet, but according to the pricing in china Oppo R9 and Oppo R9 Plus have been priced at CNY 2,799 (approximately Rs. 29,000) and CNY 3,299 (approximately Rs. 34,000) respectively.

Also Read:Oppo to Start Smartphones Manufacturing in India

Oppo R9 Specs

• Color OS 3.0 based on Android 5.1.1 Lollipop


• 5.5″ Display with 1080 x 1920 pixel resolution


• Helio P10 Soc Clocked at 2.0 GHz


• 4GB of RAM


• 64 GB internal Storage


• 16 MP rear cam and 13 MP front cam


• 151.8 x 74.3 x 6.6 mm , weights only 145 g


• 2850 mAh Battery

Oppo R9 Plus Specs

• Color OS 3.0 based on Android 5.1.1 Lollipop


• 6″ Display with 1080 x 1920 pixel resolution


• Snapdragon 652 Soc Clocked at 1.8 GHz


• 4GB of RAM


• 64 GB / 128 GB Internal Storage


• 16 MP Sony IMX 298, 1/2.8″ , f/2.0 Rear camera and 16 MP front cam


• 4120 mAh Battery

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Best Android Strategy Games of 2016

Android is very popular smartphone operating system and occupied around 60% of the smartphones market. Now Android Play Store offers a vast variety of game even those which we are playing earlier only on our PC’s like GTA, Need for speed,etc. So we’ve compile some Best Android games in Strategy genre to ease done your navigation.

Clash of clans

Clash of Clans is the most popular multiplayer game on Android Platform in this genre. Game’s core component is its multiplayer mode, wherein players can attack the villages of other players (and defend their own), but they don’t communicate with each other directly when these attacks occur. It was launched back in 2013 since than Clash of Clans is very popular game stays on top of the Strategy games chart.

Vainglory

Vainglory is the multiplayer online battle arena game designed for mobile devices. Vainglory takes the same team-based game play experience. Players take their pick from 16 different heroes and engage yourself in beautiful console-quality graphics and quick 20 minute matches. Crush minions, destroy towers, and clash in intense team fights. Explore a unique jungle area with mines, minions, and Bosses. Since the launch of Vainglory on Play Store it is one of the best games in this section.

BoomBeach

In BoomBeach player is commanding an unnamed army seeks to liberate a beautiful archipelago from the evil Blackguard. Explore a huge tropical archipelago full of danger and treasure, Play with thousands of other players, raid their bases and enjoy the spoils of war, Discover the mysterious power of ancient statues and Life Crystals. This one of the best alternative to the Clash of Clans with some more things.

Anamoly 2

Anamoly 2 is the sequel to the critically acclaimed Anomaly Warzone Earth. In this the planet is overrun by alien machines. Humankind is on the verge of extinction. Banded together in huge convoys, they search the frozen tundra for food and supplies. It offers up plenty of expertly designed strategy thrills with plenty of replay value. Anyhow, Maintaining the core elements of the original, Anomaly 2 adds new features to the single-player campaign and finally puts your skills to a test in a completely unique experience.

Simcity Buildit

In Simcity Builit is the game in which you have to build a city. In this you have to build residential zones and industries to increase the city wealth. To play this you have to keep in mind that keep Your Citizens Happy. With countless buildings and vivid, 3D-quality graphics, this is the most realistic city builder on mobile. Place buildings strategically to keep the taxes flowing and your city growing. Pinch, zoom, and rotate 360 degrees as you manage and expand your city on the go – both online and offline.

Age of Civilization

Age of Civilizations is a turn-based strategy game with no in app purchases. It also pulls out all the stops on add on content such as Google Play Games services, offline play, and a bunch of scenarios including both World Wars. The way it works is you issue commands before the start of every round and then those actions get completed. What you can do is limited by your Movement Points. Overall, it’s kind of like the classic board game Risk so fans of that should enjoy this title quite a bit. You can also do things like form alliances and sign peace treaties.

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AirDroid Brings Photos Backup on Local Network in Latest Update

AirDroid, a popular app to sync up your mobile device with your PC or laptop or vice versa. It can bring your messages to PC and you can even reply them from your big screen machine without opening your device.

Today, AirDroid has received the update which has brought a major feature of automatic Photos Backup on Local Network. This service is much similar to that of Dropbox and Google Photos but this time the photos are gettings backed up on your local PC. There’s no role of cloud in the AirDroid service of Photos Backup. The photos automatically gets synced to the computer whenever you establish local network between both of the devices.

The backup function is new in version 3.2.1 of the Android app and 3.3.1 of the desktop client. So before testing this new feature just take have a look at the versions of both the devices.

For more information and latest download you can hot the source link below.

Source: AirDroid

 

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YouTube Music Update Brings New Features like WiFi only Streaming and More

YouTube Music is receiving an update with lot of new features and one of the biggest is allowing the streaming when you are connected to WiFi only. You can enable this features by heading to the settings of the app.

If you guys are not familiar with the YouTube Music app than for your information, it is the app made for YouTube Red subscribers. You can now choose to stream music videos only in WiFi and that too you can choose from whether you want to Stream HD videos or not (it is old feature).

Other addition is the “More button(artist)”, which will give access to whole music from that particular artist.

Other changes are also present but you can experience all the advancements by heading to the Play Store.

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Samsung Accidently Confirms the Galaxy S7 Active

Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge is here after tits launch at Mobile World Congress 2016. Now, as like of the Galaxy S5, Samsung is going to launch the new variants like Active for the Galaxy S7.

Samsung Galaxy S5 came with various variants like mini, Prime, Plus and Active. The same variant of Active came with Galaxy S6. So, as similar like of Galaxy S7’s predecessors, the flagship of 2016 is also going to come with Active variant.

Today, SamMobile got a look of the latest edition of the Samsung Level app which lists the unannounced Galaxy S7 Active in its changelog. Though there’s still no word on specific features or release info, it’s now safe to say that the Galaxy S7 Active is in the works.

As per the details leaked, it is expected that model number SM-G891A, the S7 Active will likely add military-grade protection (MIL-STD-810G) to the handset. Also, higher capacity of battery is going to be attached by Galaxy S7 Active.

Further there are many more unknown features coming to the handset.

How many of you would buy Active instead of the main version of the Galaxy S7?

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Samsung Gear S2 18K Rose Gold, Platinum edition Unveiled in India

Samsung unveiled its Two new variants of Gear S2 classic in India, one is plated with 18K Rose Gold and other is platinum coated. Along with these two Variants of gear S2 company is also offering some new watch faces with news services like cab services from Uber, G’Night sleep tracking app, reminder specialist My Notes in Gear and an all-new YouTube browsing app.

For a reminder the Gear S2 features a 1.2 inch super AMOLED display that has a resolution of 360 by 360 pixels. The device also comes with a Snapdragon 400 processor and there is also 512MB of RAM and 4GB of built in storage and it runs Samsung’s Tizen OS. Gear S2 boasts of an IP67 rating that makes it dust and water resistant. It also comes with a heart rate sensor. Its connectivity options include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC and houses a 250mAh battery.

Both the new variants Gear S2 classic rose gold and Gear S2 Platinum priced at Rs 34,900

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Xiaomi Mi 5 coming to India in this Week

Xiaomi launched its flagship device Mi 5 on February 24 in China. Now the company has sent us the official press invite for the launch of Xiaomi Mi 5 in India on March 31st. Although company did not say anything about the price yet.

For a reminder Xiaomi Mi 5 is powered by a Quad-Core Snadpragon 820 processor and runs on MIUI 7 based on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). It has a 16-megapixel rear camera with two-tone LED flash and 4 megapixel front camera. It is also packed with USB Type-C port and a 3000mAh battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, fingerprint sensor is present and phone also has a 3D glass body with strong glass.

Also Read:Xiaomi Mi 5 hits 179,566 Score on AnTuTu

Also Read:Comparison: Xiaomi Mi 5 Vs Vivo Xplay 5 Elite

Moreover, Xiaomi Mi 5 will be available in three versions – standard edition featuring 3GB LPDD4 RAM and 32GB inbuilt storage priced at CNY 1,999 (approximately INR 21,000); high version featuring 3GB LPDD4 RAM and 64GB storage priced at CNY 2,299 (approximately INR 24,000), and exclusive edition featuring 4GB LPDD4 RAM and 128GB storage priced at CNY 2,999 (approximately INR. 31,500).

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Install Android 6.0 Marshmallow on Galaxy S4

This time here we are with guide on how to install Android 6.0 Marshmallow on Galaxy S4. Samsung’s Galaxy S4 is quite old device which is was launched in the year of 2013.

Samsung’s flagship device of 2013 is packed with  Exynos 5 Octa 5410 SoC, with four 1.6GHz Cortex A15 cores and four 1.2GHz Cortex A7 cores packed on a single chip. Along with that it also has the PowerVR SGX 544MP3 GPU, 2GB of RAM, 16GB internal memory with microSD card slot, 5.0-inch, 1920 x 1080 resolution Super AMOLED display, 13 megapixel camera with 1080p video recording, Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, 2,600mAh battery.

Samsung officially rolled Android 5.0 Lollipop to the Samsung Galaxy S4 in various countries. Also in the U.S. mostly all the carriers rolled the update to its users. Well, coming onto the Marshmallow, Samsung hasn’t said anything about the official update to Galaxy S4.

Also Read: Install Android Marshmallow on Galaxy Tab 2

Samsung didn’t rolled the update but team Cyanogen has rolled out CyanogenMod 13 support for the Galaxy S4. Today, we are going to install Android 6.0 Marshmallow on Galaxy S4.

You need to follow the following steps to install the CyanogenMod 13.

Things needed for Installing CyanogenMod 13 on Galaxy S4

• Charge your smartphone in order to avoid further problems – your phone might get bricked if it gets turned off in the middle of the CM 13 update procedure.


• Rooted Galaxy S4


• Charging of upto 50%.


• You must use a computer, your smartphone and its USB cable.


• On your computer you will have to download some files.


• On your Galaxy S4 Mini gain Developer Options: go to “menu – settings – about phone” and tap a few times on Built Number.


• Then, enable USB debugging option by accessing “menu – settings – developer options”.


• Make sure you apply this tutorial only if you have the 3G or LTE model of the Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini – the steps from below are compatible only with the mentioned Android based smartphone

How to Root Galaxy S4

Required files: download the TWRP recovery for Samsung Galaxy S4 I9500 from here and the Odin3 v3.04 on your PC. Extract the Odin file into a folder and run the exe.

• Switch off your Galaxy S4 i9500.


• Boot the SGS4 into Download mode: reboot by holding Volume Down, Home and Power buttons simultaneously. 


• Once in Download mode, connect the S4 i9500 to PC using a USB cable. Odin will detect the SGS4 and ID:COM on Odin box will turn yellow along with an ADDED!! message.


• Click on PDA button and locate the tar.md5 file from the firmware folder installed earlier. Do not make any changes in default settings of Odin. Just make sure that re-partition is unchecked.


• Click on the START button to start the flashing process. When the installation is completed successfully, your Galaxy S4 will restart automatically and you will get a PASS message on Odin.


• Unplug your phone from computer.

Install CM13 Android 6.0 Marshmallow custom ROM firmware on Galaxy S4

1. Make sure you’re running a proper working Recovery (CWM or TWRP)


2. Copy GApps and crDroid zip to your internal SDCard


3. Boot into Recovery (by holding Volume Up + Home + Power buttons simultaneously)


4. Wipe system,dalvik,data and cache


5. Flash crDroid zip


6. Flash GApps zip


7. DO A DATA WIPE / FACTORY RESET


8. Come back to Main menu of recovery select “reboot system now”.

All Done!! You are now on Android 6.0 Marshmallow on your Galaxy S6. If you have any Queries then comment below. We will reply over there.

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HTC 10 Rear Case are here taken from different views

HTC 10 Rear Case has been leaked giving clear looks of the front and back side of HTC 2016. It’s not exact design of the back of the HTC 10 but we can hint on how it is going to look like.

HTC 10 Rear Case Gallery

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A rather interesting listing has surfaced online of what appears to be a replacement shell for the still unannounced flagship. It is offered in gray and black for only around $30 or so and best of all, the page features a set of detailed photos for us to enjoy.

After looking at the various pictures we came to know about single speaker, USB-C port and a 3.5 mm jack on the top. Further, there are lot more that pictures are saying and you can hae a look at them here.

Additionally, it will sport a 5.2-inch QHD display with a Snapdragon 820 chipset under the hood. The smartphone is expected to feature same 12MP rear camera already seen on Nexus 6P and will be backed by a 3,000mAh battery.

 

HTC 10 Rear Case are here taken from different views

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