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Specs of Asus FonePad HD 7, MeMo Pad HD 8 and MeMo Pad HD 10 surface

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The specifications of the next-gen Asus FonePad HD 7, MeMo Pad HD 8 and MeMo Pad HD 10 have surfaced. According to them, the FonePad HD 7 will be an upgrade to the current version of the FonePad and the upcoming tablet is codenamed ME372CG.

As its name suggests, Asus FonePad HD 7 will sport a 7-inch IPS display with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels. The slate will be powered by a 1.6 GHz dual-core Intel Atom processor and pack PowerVR GPU clocked at 400MHz. Read more »

Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch to be powered by the Exynos 4212 chipset

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We got to know that Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch is a real deal and the gadget will be officially announced at the company’s Unpacked 2 event in Berlin on September 4. Now, another report from SamMobile reveals the alleged specifications of the upcoming Galaxy Gear smartwatch.

The Samsung Galaxy Gear will have model number “SM-V700″ and is said to sport a 1.67-inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 320 x 320 pixels. Read more »

Next-gen Amazon Kindle Fire HD appears in GFX Bench, Snapdragon 800 chipset confirmed

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An Amazon tablet has been spotted in a GFX Bench database. The entry reveals the specifications of what will be the second-generation Kindle Fire HD 8.9 tablet.

The unnamed Amazon tablet with codename Apollo will sport a 2560 x 1600 resolution display and the upcoming slate will be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chipset with Adreno 330 GPU. Read more »

Samsung and Sony bag 5 EISA awards each, HTC One voted best smartphone

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Samsung and Sony have dominated this year’s prestigious European Imaging and Sound Association awards getting five winners each. It was HTC that won in the arguably most important category, though – Advanced smartphone. The EISA awards recognize the best equipment across a range of technology categories and the winners are picked based on the judgement from 50 specialized magazines, which are based across 20 countries in Europe.

Samsung has managed to bag the Smart TV, Photo Innovation, Compact System Camera, Social Media Phone and Green Phone awards. Sony on the other hand grabbed TV, Advanced camera , Compact camera, HT Receiver and Tablet awards. Read more »

A new hilarious Nokia Lumia 925 ad focuses on low-light shooting

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We all know that Nokia Lumia 925 packs a pretty decent 8.7 megapixel camera that comes with optical image stabilization and f/2.0 aperture. The latest Lumia 925 ad, which is quite hilarious and engaging, promotes the low light performance that those last two bits bring.

The promo video that runs for just over half a minute, tells the story of four friends trying to capture a shot at night using a phone. Read more »

Apple iPhone 5S leaked parts point to a dual LED flash

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Apple is tipped to unveil its next-generation iPhone and the much anticipated low-budget iPhone, on September 10. The two smartphones are reportedly going to be called iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C, respectively, and have already stared in numerous leaks. The latest rumors, includes a few photos of the spare parts that are allegedly destined for the iPhone 5S and confirm the presence of a dual LED flash.

The leaked images show us the elongated hole for the flash that are widely used to house dual LED flash. The port is very small for the usual Xenon flash, so if the leaked images are to be trusted, the iPhone 5S will indeed come out with a dual LED flash. Read more »

Google Play Music All Access now available in 10 more countries

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Google unveiled its own music stream service at its I/O event, three months ago. The on-demand service was initial available only in US, but Google has now expanded it to cover 10 more countries.

Google Play Music All Access is now available in Austria, Belgium, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain and United Kingdom. Read more »

Sony updates its Walkman, Album and Movies app

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Sony is officially rolling out an update for its media applications – Walkman, Album and Movies. The most important change is these apps now have a better integration with all of your media in the cloud.

The Walkman media app now comes with Sony’s Music Unlimited integration, which allows you to search across local and the cloud contents. Read more »

LG releases a bunch of G2 promo videos, check them out

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LG officially announced its G2 flagship smartphone and as tradition dictates, LG has launched a bunch of the promo videos to detail its coolest features.

The LG G2 got 14 videos that describe various aspects of the smartphone. We have a picked the most interesting among them and are giving you the chance to check them out now. Read more »

Google to highlight in-depth articles in the search results

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Google is about to introduce a new “in-depth” article section in its search pages in an attempt to provide better results for broad search queries. The latest feature from the internet giant will help you find relevant in-depth researches about a specific subject and filter out more shallow articles.

The newest tool will highlight in-depth articles with special blocks, which will let you tell them apart. Google’s latest addition will hopefully allow great stories from lesser-known publications or blogs to come in the top results. Read more »

Office Max offers 20% discount on the Google Nexus 7 2

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Google officially announced its second-generation Nexus 7 last month and the slate is already on sale starting at $229. Now, the new Nexus 7 is available at a discounted price from Office Max for a limited period.

Office Max is currently offering a 20% discount on the 16 GB and the 32 GB variant of the new Nexus 7 tablet. The 16 GB variant now costs you $183.20 and the 32 GB version is up for grabs with a price tag of $216, which saves you $54 as compared to the official pricing. The offer requires the usage of a coupon code that is available in the source link below. Read more »

Firefox 23 launched with new logo and some new features

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Firefox recently announced its logo and it’s now officially seeding with the latest Firefox 23 browser. Firefox 23 brings some cool new features such as share button, mixed content blocker and network monitor on the desktop browsers.

Share button, the newest addition now enables developers to let users share content with friends and family in just one click. Read more »

LinkedIn is now available on Nokia S40 and Asha touch phones

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LinkedIn has officially brought its app to the Nokia S40 phones in an attempt to expand its user base even further. This means that if you own a Nokia Asha, you will now get a chance to connect to the largest professional network right from your handset.

The newest LinkedIn app is designed exclusively for Nokia S40 phones and the applications is said to works Asha smartphones like Nokia Asha 501, Asha 305, Asha 306, Asha 308, Asha 309, Asha 310 and Asha 311. Read more »

Skype for Windows Phone 8 updated with an improved home screen

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Skype, the popular instant messenger, has updated its Windows Phone 8 application and the latest version now comes with few new features and tweaks to improve its performance.

Skype for Windows Phone 8 now has a people list filter, which allows you to filter out your phone contacts and your Skype contacts. You can now have a list of all your contacts, just Skype contacts or only those that are online. Read more »

Lenovo K910 benchmark score surfaces, confirms Snapdragon 800 chipset

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The Lenovo K900 was one of the most exciting smartphones from the company. The impressive design and the impressive chipset of the K900 made quite a few geeks regret that the exotic device didn’t enjoy wider availability. Lenovo is now expected to raise its game and compete with the top dogs of the industry with its next generation flagship smartphone.

An early benchmark result of the Lenovo K910, company’s next best handset have been leaked and it looks like, the device is all set to rub its shoulders against the top performers on the market this Fall. Read more »