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Samsung realises that gamers might find its Galaxy View tablet a little too large to play games on. Which is perhaps why the South Korean technology company has released S Console Gamepad app that users can install on their Samsung smartphones, and then pair to play games on the large-screen tablet. The App is especially designed for users who don't want to use a physical Gamepad . Several Android devices offer support for gamepad. The app offers support for more than 100 well-known gamepad optimised games on the big-screen tablet, the company said. The app works exclusively with Samsung smartphones running Android 5.0 or above, and so far, no details have been released about if the app's functionality will extend to tablets other than the Galaxy View. In addition, it also supports six different gamepad layouts for different genres such as racing and role playing games. The company insists that setting up the app with the tablet is easy too. Furthermore, the ...

Two months after unveiling the Pixel C, Google on Tuesday announced that its Android tablet is available for purchase in select markets. The 10-inch tablet is priced at $499 (roughly Rs. 33,000). Alongside the launch of the Nexus 5 and the Nexus 5X at its September event,Google unveiled the Pixel C tablet, the company’s first Android tablet in the Pixel lineup. At the time, the company had said that it would begin shipping the device sometime later this year. The Pixel C is also one of the most premium Android tablets you can purchase today. Unlike the plastic body that you would find on the Nexus and most other tablets, the Pixel C sports a slick aluminium unibody frame, and comes equipped with a USB Type-C port, a technology that only a few other devices have. As for other specifications, the Pixel C sports a 10.2-inch display with a 2560x1800 pixels screen resolution. It is powered by Nvidia Tegra X1 SoC with 3GB of RAM and houses 32GB of ...

Farewell Firefox OS smartphones. Mozilla today announced an end to its smartphone experiment, and said that it would stop developing and selling Firefox OS smartphones. It will continue to experiment on how it might work on other connected devices and Internet of Things networks. The announcement was made earlier today at Mozilla’s developer event in Orlando, “Mozlando“, and several people were tweeting the basics of the news. Now Mozilla has provided us with a full statement from Ari Jaaksi, Mozilla’s SVP of Connected Devices. “We are proud of the benefits Firefox OS added to the Web platform and will continue to experiment with the user experience across connected devices. We will build everything we do as a genuine open source project, focused on user experience first and build tools to enable the ecosystem to grow. Firefox OS proved the flexibility of the Web, scaling from low-end smartphones all the way up to HD TVs. Howeve...

Motorola at an event today in New Delhi, has launched the Motorola Moto 360 2nd Gen smartwatch in India. The company has launched a total of five variants- three metal variants and two leather variants for men and women. Men’s variants will be available in cognac, black leather and black metal options while women’s options will be available in rose gold with blush leather and natural metal options. Based on size, the Moto 360 2nd Gen comes in two variants for men- 42mm and 46mm. These variants come with 20mm and 22mm wrist bands respectively. The smartwatch comes in a 42mm variant for women with a 16mm watch band. The design of the next gen Moto 360 is similar to the previous gen except a few changes such as, the physical button has been moved from 3 o’ clock position to 2 o’ clock position and it comes with lug mounts for straps removal. As far as specifications of the smartwatch are concerned, the 42mm variant of the smartwatch comes with a ...

The HP Envy Series has always been a brilliant combination of style and performance merged into a single device. It always has brought commendable hardware to the play and has always been stylish and sleek. We have this year’s HP ENVY 14 – J008TX 2015 version with us which is the direct successor to last year’s HP Envy k102tx. Read on to find out HP Envy 14 – J008TX (2015) laptop review with video, entailing details on its design, specifications, features and more. Advertisement Design On design front, the HP Envy 2015 looks promising. With a simple and minimalistic approach, the HP Envy 14 – J008TX (2015) is sturdy and looks premium. The lid and the keyboard are made out of aluminium whereas the bottom part is made out of plastic and host the ventilation grills. Also, you will find two rubber strips that run along the bottom. And the best part is upon opening the lid completely, there are two rubber feet which sort of raises the keyboard and the lower body. This feature helps...

Panasonic has expanded its Eluga series of smartphones with the launch of Panasonic Eluga Mark in India. Highlight of this smartphone is its fingerprint sensor on the rear. As per the company, its fingerprint sensor configures up to 8 different fingerprints at a single time. The handset also comes with FitHome user interface that has been exclusively engineered by Panasonic and enables single thumb-flick access to applications on the home screen. It also comes with support for Android for work for enhanced IT security & BYOD (bring your own device) support. As for specifications, it is powered by a 1.5GHz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor paired with 2GB of RAM. Running Android 5.1 Lollipop operating system, it features a 5.5-inch HD IPS display with 1280×720 pixels resolution. There is 16GB of internal memory onboard which can be expanded up to 32GB via microSD card. For photography lovers, the phone comes with a 13 mega pixel rear camera...

Asus unveiled its Zenfone Zoom smartphone at CES 2015 earlier this year. The company showcased the phone at IFA 2015 but did not announce pricing and availability details. The Asus Zenfone Zoom is now ready to hit the shelves in Taiwan this month in mid-December. Considering that the Asus has launched its other Zenfone series smartphones in India, we could expect the company to launch the Zenfone Zoom in the Indian market as well in near future. The highlight of Zenfone Zoom is its camera department. Targeted at photography buffs, it comes with a 13 mega pixel rear camera with f/2.7 to 4.8 aperture, laser auto focus, 10-element lenses with 3X optical zoom, optical image stabilization (OIS) and dual-color Real Tone flash. It is also equipped with PixelMaster features such as Low Light mode, Enhanced Beautification Mode, Manual Mode, Backlight (HDR) mode and Zero shutter lag. The handset also sports a 5 mega pixel front facing camera. Based on chipse...