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IDC has updated their forecast for the full year of 2015, The change notes a slowing of the smartphone market, noting that for the first time it will grow less than 10% Year on Year, down from 27% in 2014 For this year however Windows phones are expected to see a decline rather than growth, […]

YU started rolling out Cyanogen OS 12.1 update based on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) for its YUREKA and YUREKA PLUS smartphones last month. Today Rahul Sharma, Co-founder and CEO of YU tweeted that Cyanogen OS 12.1 update for the YU YUPHORIA smartphone has been certified by Google CTS and will start rolling out from tonight. New

WhatsApp has added tons of new emojis for its Android app, before Android gets these emojis next week starting from Nexus devices, as announced by Google’s new SVP of Android, Chrome OS and Chromecast, Hiroshi Lockheimer. He said that Google has also shared the fonts and tech details with other OEMs so they can update

ZTE unveiled a new handset model today, part of the Blade series and the newcomer stands out through a very good price and solid mid-range specs. Dubbed ZTE Blade A1 A1 feature a 5 inch 720p display, powered by a  MediaTek MT6753 processor clocked at 1.3 GHz with  2 GB of RAM and 16 GB

Japanese carrier KDDI introduced a brand new Kyocera smartphone called the “DIGNO Rafre”. It’s a strange moniker; we admit, but regardless, the handset’s highlight is its waterproof capabilities and its rugged nature.  world’s first soap-proof phone. That’s right, you can use soap to make sure the phone is as clean as it looks. The Rafre

Andy Rubin, estranged father of the world’s most popular smartphone operating system, is reportedly gearing up to launch his own Android hardware startup. Andy Rubin making smartphones! It could happen! According to The Information, Rubin has been trying to raise money to start a hardware company to produce phones. As the report points out, the

Chipmaker Qualcomm Inc signed a licensing pact with Xiaomi Technology Co Ltd that allows the Chinese smartphone maker to use its patents to make and sell 3G and 4G devices. Xiaomi has enjoyed a rapid rise with handsets it touts as cheaper but well-designed alternatives to Apple Inc’s iPhones. Shares of Qualcomm rose 6.8 percent

Indian mobile phones maker Celkon Mobiles said on Tuesday that it will invest Rs.250 crore in its manufacturing facilities in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh over next six months. The facilities in Hyderabad and Tirupati will manufacture both mobile phones and tablets.While Rs.100 crore will be invested in the plant here to ramp up the production,

Asus will start marketing its ZenFone 2 smartphones in other countries too, like Myanmar, Cambodia and also Bangladesh. This report arrives from a Chinese publication named Economic Daily News (EDN), that is revealing Asus next move on the smartphone market. Apparently, the Taiwanese producer will bring its ZenFone 2 devices in the countries above, starting