HTC U Ultra goes on sale in India for around $900

As scheduled, HTC has launched the U Ultra smartphone in India. The device (64GB variant) carries a price tag of INR 59,990 (around $900), and is available from the Taiwanese company's official India online store. Color options include blue and black. The #HTCUUltra is here! Get yours now: https://t.co/ntkMEC58yW http://pic.twitter.com/7RMj9fpMab— HTC India (@HTC_IN) March 6, 2017 The phone recently launched in China as well - there it carries a price tag of around $740. The handset's Japanese launch is set for March 10. Coming back to India, the HTC U Play was also scheduled to go on sale...

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32GB iPhone 6 now available for purchase in India

The new, 32GB variant of the iPhone 6, which was launched by Apple recently, is now available for purchase in India. Amazon India has the device - Space Grey color - listed on its website, and is offering it for INR 28,999 (around $435), down from its MRP of INR 30,700 (around $460). The discount ends March 7. The new model is already on sale in China. It'll also be available in Taiwan later this week (starting March 10) - Taiwan Mobile will be offering it for "free" with a 30 month contract for about $45 per month (1,399 NT). Source | Via

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Snapchat crosses 500 million installs milestone on Play Store

Popular self-destructing-message app Snapchat, the company (Snap) behind which recently went public, has hit a new milestone - it now boasts of over 500 million installs on Android. As you can see in the screenshot above, it's not possible to pinpoint the exact number - all that the app's Play Store listing reveals is that the number lies between 500 million and 1 billion. In case you missed, Snap's IPO documents offered some great insights on the app's history, future and business model - you can access that information by heading here. Source | Via

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Nougat-powered LG Stylo 2 Plus spotted on Geekbench

A Nougat-powered LG phone has been spotted on the Geekbench benchmarking website. A quick look at the device's model number - LG-K530 - reveals it's the Stylo 2 Plus. Over a week ago, T-Mobile updated its website to reflect that it has started pushing out the Nougat update to LG Stylo 2 Plus units on its network. But turned out that wasn't the case as the carrier later removed all references to Android 7.0 Nougat from the Stylo 2 Plus software update page. The new Geekbench listing, however, suggests that the Nougat update for the device is under testing, and should be available...

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Nintendo Switch gets an iFixit teardown

iFixit got its hands on the new Nintendo Switch and managed to tear it down promptly. The console, the two Joy-Cons, and the dock, all got the teardown treatment and in the end the system got a very good score of 8/10 for repairability. Some things of note from the teardown: The console does use tri-point screws, which are less common and most people likely won't have a screwdriver for it. But apart from that there are no further complications in the design and everything then comes off easily if you have the right screwdriver. The Switch has a fairly comprehensive...

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Harga Alcatel U5 dan Spesifikasi Paling Baru 2017

Harga Alcatel U5 – Alcatel memperkenalkan sebuah smartphone terbaru bernama Alcatel U5, smartphone ini merupakan perangkat android yang ditujukan untuk kalangan bawah tentu saja smartphone ini masuk kedalam kelas entry level, namun demikian kualitasnya sangat baik, Alcatel membuatnya dengan ketelitian tinghi agar para pengguna smartphone Alcatel U5 ini akan sangat puas walauapun smartphone ini meruapakan sebuah ponsel android kelas […]

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HP Chromebook x360 11 G1 Education Edition announced

Google has announced a new Chromebook for schools, the HP Chromebook x360 11 G1 Education Edition. It was announced in a blog post by Google celebrating the success of Chromebooks in Swedish schools. Not a lot of details are available about this model. Google only mentioned a 360 degree rotating hinge with USB-C charging, optional stylus, and an outward-facing camera. It's likely that the HP Chromebook x360 11 G1 Education Edition is based entirely on the HP ProBook x360 11 G1 Education Edition, which comes with Windows 10 Pro. In that case it should have the same Intel Celeron...

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Top 10 trending phones of week 9

MWC 2017 is wrapping up after a week of new devices from various manufacturers where beloved Nokia stole the show. The Nokia 3310 (2017) set records at GSMArena for shortest time reaching 500,000 hits - just over 48 hours. It is followed by another Nokia that was a frequent visitor of this chart, but after MWC 2017 it was announced it was going global - the Nokia 6. The top 3 also includes the latest flagship LG G6 which according to many was the best phone announced in Barcelona. Another flagship is also a newcomer - Sony Xperia XZ Premium. It stays just behind the Galaxy J7 Prime, a...

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Facebook testing reactions in Messenger

Facebook introduced Reactions last year, which allowed users to 'react' to posts by choosing one of the emoji options below a post. The company is now working on bringing that feature to its Messenger app. According to Techcrunch, who received a tip from one of its readers, you can now tap a little button next to the messages you receive and choose one of the seven emoji as reactions that is then assigned to that particular message. This is similar to the way Apple implemented Tapback in iOS 10 Messages app. Techcrunch spoke to Facebook, who confirmed that it is working on the...

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