China’s largest e-commerce operator, Alibaba Group Holding LTD has agreed to acquire the remaining stakes in popular browser and web search company, UCWeb. Alibaba already had 66% interest in UCWeb announced, however it was revealed that the deal is worth more than the $1.9 Billion paid by Baidu for 91 Wireless last year. The Baidu-91 […]
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SwiftKey Keyboard Android App Now free for Download, adds Themes Store offering Free and Paid Themes
One of the bestselling Android app on Google Play has been made available for download freely after shedding its $3.99/£2.99 asking price. The price which has been its source of revenue over the last few years, will see the company only make money from the enhancement made to the SwiftKey Keyboard app – Premium Keyboard […]
Leaked Specs of Samsung Galaxy S5 mini shows fingerprint Scanner and Heart rate Monitor
Thanks to an anonymous tipster, the smaller variant of the flagship Samsung Galaxy S5, the Samsung Galaxy S5 mini has been spotted on benchmarking website and the specs also leaked in pictures. The Galaxy S5 Mini has the same as the Galaxy S5, it would also feature IP67 dust and water resistance despite its uncovered […]
15 Of Some of the Biggest Tech Acquisitions in History
With the recent confirmation, after news first surface that the Cupertino giant were reportedly in negotiations to acquire the popular branded headphones, speakers and subscription music streaming service company. With reference to the nearly completed (subject to regulatory approval) Apple Deal with Beats Music that costs $ 3 Billion ($2.6 Billion in Cash and $400 […]
Samsung Galaxy S III Neo with Android 4.4 Kitkat debuts in Europe
Samsung Galaxy S III Neo With the Android 4.4 Kitkat update not reaching the Samsung Galaxy S III due to its 1GB RAM, the Korean company has released a 3G-only variant of the Galaxy S III dubbed the Samsung Galaxy S III Neo (model number GT-I9301I). It is available in White and Blue colour options […]
Samsung Galaxy Core Lite with 4G LTE and Quad Core SoC announced
In a recent Special Press event in Taiwan, Samsung announced the availability of 4G LTE capable devices with the Galaxy Note 3, Galaxy Note 3 Neo, Galaxy S5, and a newly introduced entry level smartphone dubbed the Galaxy Core Lite. The main idea behind Samsung’s Galaxy Core is to create a lower end/entry level smartphones […]
Swipe Konnect 5.0 launched with 5-inch qHD display and quad-core CPU
Indian mobile company, Swipe has launched a new series of smartphone in the line – Swipe Konnect Series. The Swipe Konnect 5.0 would be categorised as a Phablet (Phone + Tablet) as the device has it has a 5.0-inch screen and it is according to the company the lightest 5-inch smartphone in the world at […]
Octa-Core Huawei Kirin 920 SoC with Mali T628 GPU announced
Huawei Kirin 920 SoC Huawei has announced its next generation of chipset, the Kirin 920 SoC. At the beginning of April, the Senior VP of Huawei announced that the chinese smartphone maker is working on a flagship smartphone with metal body and will differentiate itself from competition. The smartphone in question would be powered by […]
Google launches Project Tango Developer Tablet Kit With Tegra K1 for $1024
Google last Thursday unveiled plans it was working on a tablet computer with 3D applications, computer vision and advanced sensing tools. The Project Tango Developer Tablet Kit can be used to make apps that track full 3D motion and recognise surface of things nearby. The currently released version of the project is the Project Tango […]
Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook Announced in Collaboration with Barnes & Noble
Samsung in collaboration with Barnes & Noble has announced a 7-inch tablet targeted at e-book lovers. The Korean giant would incorporate the Nook software into the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 tablets and retail them as the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook. It won’t come as a surprise as Nook’s hardware business was already failing and […]