Redmi 2 with 2GB RAM, 16GB storage to go on sale this month

A couple of weeks after its existence was revealed, it is being reported that the Xiaomi Redmi 2 with double the RAM and storage will go on sale during the Chinese company's Spring Festival, which is set to take place between February 13 and February 25. It is being speculated that the device will be called the Enhanced Edition, and will be priced at CNY799 (about $128). Aside from RAM and internal storage, the new model will retain all the other specifications of the original version, which is powered by Snapdragon 410 chipset with Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 CPU and Adreno 306 GPU. The device sports a 4.7-inch screen with a resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels, 8MP main camera, and 2MP front camera. The Redmi 2 also packs in a 2,200mAh battery, and runs Android 4.4.4 with MIUI 6 on...

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NVIDIA Shield Tablet successor might debut on March 3

NVIDIA sent out invites for a March 3 press event. The gaming hardware manufacturer promises to "redefine the future of gaming." It will not be a surprise if NVIDIA takes the wraps off the successor of the 8" Shield Tablet. A report from a few days ago, suggests that the slate will debut before mid-March with a beefy NVIDIA Tegra X1 chipset. Tegra X1 silicon offering floating point performance of 1 teraflop, which is similar to a desktop-class GPU. Therefore, a mobile device with the chipset will surely help NVIDIA fulfill its bold promise about the future of gaming. We will be keeping an eye out for more details on the device in the days ahead. Source...

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This year's Google I/O will take place on May 28-29

Google announced the official dates of its annual developer conference. This year's Google I/O will take place on May 28-29 in San Francisco. Registration for the large event is scheduled to begin on March 17 at 9AM Pacific time. Due to the large interest towards the conference, Google will distribute passes for the event via a lottery system. There is no word on what will Google reveal during the conference just yet. We will keep a close eye on any hints going forward. Source...

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Lenovo P70 launches in China with 4,000 mAh battery

Lenovo has made a new smartphone available in China today. It's called P70, and it's a midranger with the battery capacity perhaps being its main claim to fame. The P70 comes powered by a whopping 4,000 mAh cell, which the Chinese company says may last you up to 34 days on standby. That's quite an achievement for a smartphone in this day and age, though the number does only refer to 2G standby. It goes down to 30.5 days on 4G, and 29 days on 3G. Still, respectable nevertheless. Aside from that, the Lenovo P70 boasts a 5-inch 720p IPS touchscreen, a 13 MP rear camera with LED flash, as well as a 5 MP front-facing unit. Running the show is MediaTek's MT6752 64-bit chipset, coming with a 1.7 GHz octa-core CPU and a 700 MHz MaliT760-MP2 GPU. The handset has 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage, a microSD card slot, dual-SIM functionality, and 4G LTE support (Cat.4, up to 150Mbps download and 50Mbps upload). It's being offered in "midnight blue" only. It runs Android 4.4 KitKat and its dimensions are 142 x 71.8 x 8.9 mm, while it weighs 149 grams. It costs CNY 1,399, which right now means about $224 or €198. Source 1 • Source 2 (in Chinese) |...

Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/lenovo_p70_launches_in_china_with_4000_mah_battery-news-11144.php

T-Mobile HTC One (M8) is now getting Lollipop OTA

HTC seems to be keeping busy with updates to its current device lineup. Presumably the goal is to push Android 5.0 to as many capable devices as possible before this year's MWC event and the announcements it is going to bring. Now there is a mission we can definitely get behind. Unsurprisingly HTC's One (M8) flagship device is a top priority and has been seeing a lot of Lollipop love lately. After the unlocked and Developer editions received the update and soon after that EU units and Sprint ones it is now time for T-Mobile's own ranks to get the much anticipated OTA. Just as promised T-Mobile One (M8) units have started receiving update notices. The update is naturally staged so if you happen to own a T-Mobile unit be sure to check regularly as the package is on the way. Besides the obvious aesthetic overhaul that Android 5.0 brings to the HTC there is also the matter of performance improvements. We have taken the liberty of retesting a few of our available smartphones which have received the Lollipop update and numbers are definitely looking good. The One (M8) showed formidable improvement with the new software in pretty much every aspect so Google definitely deserve praise for all their hard work. For a more in-depth performance overview of Android 5.0 on the HTC One (M8) among other devices check out our updated test scores. Source |...

Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/tmobile_htc_one_m8_is_now_getting_lollipop_ota-news-11142.php

Lollipop update for the first Moto X is in the works, coming soon

Motorola brought Lollipop to all of its current Moto smartphones but the first-gen Moto X is still left hanging. Sure, the Moto E is yet to taste Android Lollipop, but the testing processes has already begun, which means its update is ready. What happens to the original Moto X then? Motorola has decided to answer this bugging questions over Twitter. Apparently, the Lollipop update for the Moto X is still in development and Motorola is working on fixing compatibility issues with the SoC. The first Moto X runs on the Snapdragon S4 Pro chipset with dual-core 1.7GHz Krait processor, Adreno 320 GPU and 2GB of RAM. It seems the vanilla Lollipop is facing some issues with the hardware and requires further tweaking. Anyway, Motorola doesn't want to give any promises for release dates, but it assure its Moto X users that all hands are on deck for the update and it will roll out as soon as...

Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/lollipop_update_for_the_first_moto_x_is_in_the_works_coming_soon-news-11141.php