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Abhinav Pathak likes all things tech, with major focus on smartphones and mobile computing. He has a profound interest in music, movies, gadgets and good food. His passion for coding translates into developing web-services and apps for android.

LG G4 Dual coming to India in June, priced at Rs. 51,500

by Abhinav Pathak on May 31, 2015 01:42 PM

LG G4 Dual-SIM (D818N) is now up for pre-order through LG India's own website, there are several offers available. Amitabh Bachchan is the brand ambassador for the launch, the G4 comes with a 5.5-inch Quad-HD display, Snapdragon 808, 16 MP OIS Camera. Read More

Micromax Unite 2 Android 5.0 Lollipop OTA update now rolling out

by Abhinav Pathak on May 31, 2015 06:27 AM

Micromax is rolling out Android 5.0 Lollipop update for the Unite 2 A106, it weighs in at 413 MB and brings in material design, smart lock, battery saver, new quick toggles, lockscreen notifications and a lot of other performance and security improvements. Read More

Google Photos announced with unlimited photo and video storage

by Abhinav Pathak on May 29, 2015 04:48 AM

Google Photos announced at I/O 2015, a new service which will automatically backup all your photos and videos to the cloud. Photos is now available on iOS, Android and the web. You can sync all your devices to the same account. Read More

Project Brillo announced at Google I/O for the internet of things

by Abhinav Pathak on May 29, 2015 04:40 AM

Google also announced Project Brillo, a slim OS for the internet-of-things which refers to smart devices in your household like door locks, smart switches and connected devices. Project Brillo is a streamlined version of Android with minimal requirements. Read More

Google is standardizing fingerprint recognition on Android

by Abhinav Pathak on May 29, 2015 04:10 AM

At present there is no standard for Biometric access on Android devices. Samsung, HTC and others have created their own fingerprint recognition systems for their devices. Google has decided to help with a Fingerprint Recognition standard on Android M. Read More

AT&T to start taking pre-orders for the LG G4 on May 29th

by Abhinav Pathak on May 29, 2015 03:38 AM

AT&T will start taking pre-orders for LG G4 starting on May 29th at 12:00 AM ET. The Metallic Grey variant for $21 a month on AT&T's Next, Leather model for $22.34 a month, with zero down-payment. You can also buy them off-contract. Read More

Android M Developer Preview is now available to download for the Nexus 5, 6, 9 and Nexus Player

by Abhinav Pathak on May 29, 2015 03:18 AM

At its I/O 2015 conference, Google announced Android M. As promised, its developer preview is available to download for the Nexus 5, 6, 9 and Nexus Player. The second iteration of the preview will be available late June or July, third in July-end. Read More

Google's Inbox Email App Is Now Open To Everyone

by Abhinav Pathak on May 29, 2015 03:07 AM

At I/O 2015 Google announced that its smarter, task-based Inbox app is open to everyone and you won't need an invite to join in. Inbox now categorizes all your Trip/Travel relates mails in one place, it also now shows you Google Keep reminders. Read More

Google's answer to Apple Pay is here, Android Pay to handle payments through NFC

by Abhinav Pathak on May 28, 2015 06:18 PM

Android Pay is here to leverage the huge user-pool with NFC connectivity and support for Fingerprint recognition. The system uses a virtual card that saves data onto your smartphone and then acts as a proxy for your card keeping all your information safe. Read More

Google announces Android M, with simple permissions control and more polish

by Abhinav Pathak on May 28, 2015 05:22 PM

Google today kicked-off I/O 2015 with the launch of Android M. Its an evolutionary release adding more polish and quality to Android Lollipop. Android M adds granular control over permissions. Android M will also make your phone's battery-life better. Read More