Android 6.0 Marshmallow Rolls Out on Lenovo K3 Note

Lenovo K3 Note is getting Android 6.0 marshmallow update, Customers in India can checkout for OTA notifications.

Lenovo Product manager in January teased an image of the Beta build on Lenovo K3 Note. But till now there is not any information about the marshmallow update release date. Now Android Marshmallow comes build number K50a40_S322_160314_ROW and the update weighs 1657MB. If you doesn’t get the OTA notification than check it manually by going through the setting.

Android 6.0 Marshmallow Rolls Out on Lenovo K3 Note

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Samsung Starts Rolling Out Marshmallow to its Galaxy S6 and S6 edge in India

Samsung currently rolling out Android 6.0 Marshmallow update to it last year flagship devices Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge in India. Earlier in a day Company makes it Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge for purchasing without pre-orders in India.

This Update weighs 1.2 GB in size, so to download this update get on to the WIFI. Now coming to the features which this update includes are Doze, advanced app permissions, and Google Now on Tap contextual search. Samsung has a few tweaks of its own too, including a new web browser, TouchWiz user interface adjustments, and more convenient quick toggles.

Also Read:Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge are Available to Purchase in India

The OTA notification is supposed to be reaching devices in India today. Anyhow if you did not get the notification just try manually Settings » About device » Software update menu. Enjoy the update.

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Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge are Available to Purchase in India

Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge are available to purchase in India through company’s official online store and through Flipkart. Both these devices are announced in MWC 2016 at Barcelona last month. Earlier both the devices are up for pre-orders in India from March 8.

Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge will costs you Rs.48,900($733) and Rs 56,900($855) respectively.  Both the phones are available in all three color variants i.e. Gold, Silver or Black. Currently these devices are only available through the official Samsung store and through flipkart. Although Smartphones will be available on other stores in the future as well.

Also Read: Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge Supports that Old Quick Charge 2.0

If you are not aware of what features and specs Samsung Galaxy S7 contains and what is the difference between Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge, than here is the specs comparison of these devices.

Components	Galaxy S7	Galaxy S7 Edge
Processor:	Octa core (2.3GHz Quad + 1.6GHz Quad), 64 bit, 14 nm process – Quad core (2.15GHz Dual + 1.6GHz Dual), 64 bit, 14 nm process * May differ by markets and mobile operators	Octa core (2.3GHz Quad + 1.6GHz Quad), 64 bit, 14 nm process – Quad core (2.15GHz Dual + 1.6GHz Dual), 64 bit, 14 nm process * May differ by markets and mobile operators
Display:	5.1″ Quad HD Super AMOLED (2560 X 1440, 577ppi)	5.5″ Quad HD Super AMOLED (2560 X 1440, 534ppi, Edge Screen)
Storage:	32/64GB (UFS 2.0) + microSD (up to 200GB)	32/64GB (UFS 2.0) + microSD (up to 200GB)
RAM:	4GB (LPDDR4)	4GB (LPDDR4)
Camera:	Rear: Dual Pixel 12MP / 5MP, (F1.7), Smart OIS	Rear: Dual Pixel 12MP / 5MP, (F1.7), Smart OIS
Battery:	3,000mAh non-removable	3,600mAh non-removable
Software:	Android 6.0 “Marshmallow”	Android 6.0 “Marshmallow”
Connectivity:	WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4/5GHz), MIMO, Bluetooth v 4.2 LE, ANT+, USB 2.0, NFC, Location	WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4/5GHz), MIMO, Bluetooth v 4.2 LE, ANT+, USB 2.0, NFC, Location
Dimensions:	142.4 x 69.6 x 7.9mm, 152g	150.9 x 72.6 x 7.7mm, 157g
Payment:	NFC, MST	NFC, MST
Sensors:	Accelerometer, Proximity, RGB Light, Geo-magnetic, Gyro, Fingerprint, Barometer, Hall, HRM	Accelerometer, Proximity, RGB Light, Geo-magnetic, Gyro, Fingerprint, Barometer, Hall, HRM
Audio:	MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, WMA, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA	MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, WMA, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA
Video:	MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM	MP4, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, AVI, FLV, MKV, WEBM
Other:	IP68 Water & Dust Resistant / Wireless Charging	IP68 Water & Dust Resistant / Wireless Charging

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Micromax Canvas Spark 3 launched silently on Companies Website

Micromax Canvas Spark 3 launched silently on Companies Official Website. It is again an entry level Android smartphone from the company. Micromax earlier also launched its another entry level Bolt Q383 android smartphone to counter the other entry level phones form the other companies in the market.

Micromax Canvas Spark 3 is powered with a 5.5 inch HD (1280 × 720) IPS display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. It haves a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor coupled with 1GB RAM. The dual SIM phone runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop operating system. It also houses an 8-megapixel autofocus rear camera along with a 5-megapixel fixed focus front-camera.

Now coming to Connectivity, It include Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Bluetooth V4.0, MicroUSB V2.0, GPS, FM Radio, 3.5mm Audio Jack etc. These are very good specs for an entry level phone which will be priced around Rs. 6000.

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Rogers BlackBerry Priv Price Drops to $299 on two years contract

Roger a Canadian carrier drops is its 2-year contract price of Blackberry Priv to $299. Earlier the two-year contract costs you $399 that means now you can save $100.

For a reminder who are not aware of the Blackberry Priv comes with a 5.4-inch QHD dual-edge AMOLED display, a hexa-core Snapdragon 808 processor, 3GB of RAM, and 32GB of internal memory that can be expanded via a microSD card slot. There’s also an 18 megapixel rear camera, 2 megapixel front camera, a non-removable 3,410mAh battery, and Quick Charge 2.0 technology on board.

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Google Photos Update Brings Video Fast Forward and Rewind Feature

Google has issued an update to the Google Photos app with some minor improvements and features. Google has added quite minor feature that was absent from the Google Photos since its launch.

Someone seems to have made a silly mistake of not providing this feature in the video section of the Google Photos. The app adds buttons for rewinding and fast-forwarding video, with each button jumping you 10 seconds into their respective directions.

The update is live now in the Play Store. So guys head over to the Play Store for the latest version of the app.

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Chrome for Android Changes to Old Tabs Style

Chrome for Android is here with some old feature and is equipped with some new performance tweaks. Yes, some old features, Google Chrome has added that old view of tabs in the latest update.

Google Chrome has added “Merge tabs and apps” option under Chrome’s Settings menu which will change the default view of tabs along with recent apps to the only Chrome view tabs.

The move appears to walk back one of the major changes of the Lollipop era, where Chrome took advantage of new APIs in Android 5.0. There are further changes that has been embedded into the latest app of the Chrome.

To change the settings just hover to the overview menu — just hit the menu button in Chrome (the three-dots icon), then tap Settings > Merge tabs and apps.

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LG's Upcoming Development Conference will focus on Module Development

LG announced that it will host a developer conference through this company will try to educate the developers about the Module expansion for LG G5 and companies next generation flagships. This means we will see more stuff like the LG G5 and its friends in future.

Also Read: LG G5 is Up for Pre-Orders in UK for £529

There are lots of news related to the Google’s completely component-swappable smartphone but company is yet to officially release it. Anyhow LG comes up with its experiment in LG G5 Module Expansion.

Also Read: Best Buy : LG G5 Pre-Orders will Go Live on 18th March

We should get more details at the conference which will be held in San Francisco next month. LG has also mentioned that it will release the “LG Friends” software development kit and hardware development kit next month, which will give developers all the resources required to get started with module creation for the G5.

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Oxygen OS 3.0 Soak test begins on Oneplus 2

Oxygen OS 3.0 soak test begins on OnePlus 2. Earlier this month OnePlus 2 gets the Oxygen 2.2.1 which brings the RAW support to the camera app.

The update is then sent out to all of the units. Those who are taking part in the soak test have already started to download the update on their phone. To confirm this update there are screenshots which appeared online.

In them, we don’t just see confirmation that the phone is running Marshmallow. We also see some of the tweaks that OnePlus has baked into its ROM. The images show off new wallpapers, a slider for alerts, and customization to the homescreen.

Anyhow there is not any official confirmation yet for this update and there is not any information about when the stable version of the update will be rolled out to all users of OnePlus 2.

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