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Spice may launch Android One & Firefox phones in India before Diwali
Domestic handset manufacturer Spice on Wednesday (June 23) said about the launch of the much-anticipated Rs1,500 Firefox OS and Rs 6,000 Android One smartphones in India before Diwali.
This is not happening for the first time, Mozilla (developer of Firefox web browser) had partered with Indian firms - Intex and Spice - to bring smartphones priced around Rs 1,500 to India earlier this year.
Under the Android One initiative, tech giant Google has partnered Spice, Micromax, and Karbonn from India to deliver a smartphone under $100 (about Rs 6,000) which was announced in the latest I/O.
It is believed that both the handsets will give a tough competition in the fastest growing smartphone market in India.
Spice Retail CEO Devices T M Ramakrishnan said, "We will have the handsets in before Diwali. These phones are designed for driving connectivity at affordable prices. We were chosen for our innovation, we are among the chosen few to work with these global giants to bring these devices to India."
With the strong growth in its smartphone business, Spice is aiming to grow its revenues in the country by over 40% that is nearly Rs 2,000 crore this fiscal, added by Ramakrishnan.
Nearly 17.59 million Spice smartphones were shipped in India in the first quarter of 2014 just from 6.14 million in the same period of 2013.
Source : Gizmodo.in
#Tags : #Spice #Google #I/O #Firefox #AndroidOne #One #cheap #techtonictimes #India #Firefox OS #Intex #Micromax #Karbonn
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24-July-2014
Instagram may have leaked an ad banner of its Snapchat competitor, Bolt
It looks like Instagram is working on its own Snapchat competitor.
A handful of Instagram users are reportedly seeing banner ads for a "One tap photo messaging" app called "Bolt", according to The Verge's Ellis Hamburger. Some thinkls thats it an accidently post by Facebook through Instagram.
Confused Instagram users have uploaded screenshots of the Bolt advertisement to Twitter, but no one has been able to download the app, as the "Free" download link doesn't working.
We have reached out to Instagram for comment.
Source : The Verge
#Tags : #Instagram #Facebook #Bolt #Snapchat #Slingsot #Twitter #techtonictimes
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24-July-2014
Samsung invests $13M in BlueStacks for Android microgaming console GamePop
BlueStacks confirms on Wednesday that Samsung Ventures has taken a stake in the company as electronics giant has an interest in the company’s Android-based GamePop console thats for televisions.
“The size of the mobile gaming market, combined with the unique technology BlueStacks has developed for these games to run smoothly on TV, made this an easy choice for us,” Samsung Ventures VP Ilseok Yoon said in a statement. “The control mechanic they have developed for mobile gaming on TV makes it feel like the games were developed for TV in the first place. It’s very impressive.”
BlueStacks will tries to convince cable companies and TV makers to sell GamePop-powered devices under their own brands.
“In just the past six months we’ve seen demand for mobile gaming on TV really take off,” BlueStacks CEO Rosen Sharma said in a statement . “With Samsung behind GamePop, it is well positioned to be the leading gray-label option for cable companies and TV makers worldwide.”
The company has raised $24 million to date, with other investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Ignition Partners, Radar Partners, Redpoint, Intel and Qualcomm.
Source : Re/Code
#Tags : #Samsung #BlueStacks #Gamepop #gaming #console #techtonictimes #Andreessen Horowitz #Ignition Partners #Radar Partners #Redpoint #Intel #Qualcomm
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24-July-2014
SAMSUNG teams up with OCULUS VR for virtual reality headset
A photo has leaked from the labs at Samsung, revealing a new virtual reality headset.
It appears that Samsung has been working on their own virtual reality headset that is expected to make its way to the consumer electronics show in Berlin in this September.
From the leaked photo we can see a touch pad on the side of the lens and a button that allows users to control “see-through” mode.
Nicknamed, Gear VR, the device will have a USB 3.0 dock that will allow users to connect their mobile device for head tracking.
Sources also says that Gear VR will come with a section of apps and a SDK for developers.
While Samsung has not confirmed the photo, tech sources are saying that Oculus Rift will provide the software for the Samsung device and are expected to announce the collaboration at their Oculus Connect conference which is also scheduled in September.
VR technology may be the next new thing and it seems Samsung is ready to stay top in this trends. We think that now they are partners..
#Tags : #Smasung #Oculus #Gear #GearVR #IFA #Berlin #Oculus Connect
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24-July-2014
Uber app launches on Windows Phone technically relaunched
Windows Phone users can finally take a ride with Uber. Well, they could do it before by using Uber's previous app which was a modified mobile site. But now the software is actually designed for Windows Phone and its the an official Uber app for Windows Phone users. It arrives long after Uber debuted on rival platforms Android and iOS,. Just set a pickup location in the app, choose the vehicle you want to ride on (Uber taxi, UberX, black car, etc.), and then sit back and just wait for your driver, thats all. Payment is automatically handled via credit card, and once you've arrived at your destination, a receipt will be sent to your email inbox.
But when time passes Uber customers may notice a couple things missing, though. There's no ability to split fares between other people riding with you, and the Windows Phone app can't yet provide fare quotes. Uber confired that it will adding both of those in updates just within a month, so just check for updates. The app can be installed from here.
#Tags : #Microsoft #Windows #Uber #Windows Phone #Launch #techtonictimes #techtonic
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24-July-2014