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Facebook Messenger now Supports Text Messaging on Android

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June 15, 2016

Facebook Messenger now Supports Text Messaging on Android

Texting has been a major thing now, instead of calling people, we text them and notify about stuff or just for a flat breakup. On android, the trend of text messaging apps has been really overwhelming and there are quiet few notable texting apps that enhance your messaging experiences like Textra, Mighty Text, Google Messenger, Chomp, and Evolve. On such a saturated market for texting apps, today Facebook has made a bold move launching the integration of text messaging feature baked into the Messenger app for Android.

Facebook is trying hard to make its users stick with the platform and has been heading towards supremacy when it comes to messaging. It’s not a bad thing that Facebook wants to be your everything as long as we get an outstanding platform for our daily needs. Not needing to have two apps for the sake of both texting(in general) is a relief for me. Facebook Messenger already provides many cool features like Uber, payment options, bots, mini games which have made Messenger one of the most versatile instant messaging app.

It is optional if you want to want to make Facebook Messenger as your default SMS app. Your instant messaging thread will be colored blue as default although Messenger has the option to change them and the SMS threads will be colored purple as default. Besides this, you get the cool floating chat head feature for your SMS as well. You won’t be able to use Messenger’s other features as of now but you’ll be able to send your favorite Facebook stickers. But in the future, it is certain that we’ll see bots and other features on the SMS front as well. Talking about privacy, Facebook has made sure that they won’t keep a record of the SMS and everything occurs locally on your phone.

From today, SMS feature has been available for various countries and until Friday, the update will be available worldwide. Standard SMS charges do apply here. Facebook is also trying to integrate this feature on iOS but it doesn’t allow permissions to access text messages. So it might be in a long run that we see this feature on iOS.

Geekbuying hosts 72 hours crazy offer with deals and discounts

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June 14, 2016

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Geekbuying hosts 72 hours crazy offer with deals and discounts

Geekbuying one of the largest E-commerce site in China just turned 4 this year. On behalf of their 4^th Anniversary, they initiated a Mega Sale starting from June 1^st which will last until June 17^th. With that offer on one hand, geekbuying has launched yet another 72hour sale which starts from June 14^th and will also last until June 17^th where you can get discounts on products up to 72%.

On this 72hours limited offer sale, you get pretty sweet deals on various consumer electronics, wearables, VR’s, RC (Remote Control) toys, phone and car accessories and many more. If you have been looking to purchase the latest tech at an affordable price, this 72hour sale is the best place to get it.

Here you can get offers on phones from a brand like OnePlus, Meizu, Xiaomi, LeTV, ZTE. What caught our attention were the latest phones from these brands like the Meizu M3 Note, Meizu Mx5, OnePlus Two, UMI Super, MI4S, Xiaomi Mi5, LeTV LeEco Le 2 Pro and many more. You’ll just be overwhelmed with the wide varieties of products with amazing offers.

Here is our pick of the top 5 deals on smartphones:

Xiaomi Mi4: Xiaomi Mi4 which usually costs around $426.74 is now available at $134.99.

LeTV 1S: LeTV 1S which sells for $390.53 is now available for $169.99

UMI Super: UMI Super which costs around $515.49 is now available at $199.99

Meizu M3 Note: Meizu M3 Note whose normal market price is $324.82 is now up for $159.99

Xiaomi Mi5: Xiaomi Mi5 which sells for $530.23 is now available for $349.99

Find out all the deals in this link here. If you want to buy from geekbuying, you can simply stay at your home and order it and have your desired products delivered at their doorstep. They accept payment methods such as PayPal, Wire Transfer, as well as the Western Union. But, bear in mind that you need to pay for shipping fees and import taxes, wherever applicable.

Colors Pride P50 with Android Marshmallow 6.0 Launched for Rs. 7495

Yural Maskey

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June 13, 2016

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Colors Pride P50 with Android Marshmallow 6.0 Launched for Rs. 7495

Nepalese brand Colors Mobile has officially launched a new budget-oriented smartphone, Colors Pride P50 in the Nepali market. Priced just at Rs. 7,495, it offers the latest operating system — Android Marshmallow 6.0 out of the box. This is one of the few phones in this price range to come equipped with Android Marshmallow.

Detailed Specification of Colors Pride P50

Colors Pride P50 sports a 5-inch display with a resolution of 854×480 pixels, which is not too many pixels in a 5-inch phone, but it is completely acceptable for its price tag. The phone is powered by a 1.3Ghz quad-core processor (MediaTek MT6580M) and Mali MP2 GPU. In terms of memory, it has 1GB of RAM and 8GB of onboard storage which can be further expanded via a dedicated microSD card slot up to 32GB.

Connectivity wise, the Pride P50 has dual SIM support with 3G support, WiFI, GPS, Bluetooth, FM radio, microUSB, and 3.5mm headphone jack. Just like the Elite E15 and Pride P80, the Pride P50 also comes with a data saving feature called Colors Lite. With this feature turned on, the company claims that a user can save up to 50% of data. It has 5MP rear camera with LED flash, and a 2MP front camera. The Pride P50 has a 2200mAh battery.

Talking at the launch Event, the CEO of Teletalk Pvt. Ltd. (authorized distributor of Colors mobile) said ““Here we are back again with P50, which is the biggest and best smartphone with the latest android operating system in such price bracket. With the apt specifications that make life easier with best features, we have lots of hope with this new product in this line, with the sleek and stylish design like no other product in Nepalese Market”

The main highlight of the phone is its running Android Marshmallow 6.0. While most of the phones are still running on Android Lollipop 5.1, to have the latest OS in the Pride P50 is a bonus. The Android marshmallow 6.0 brings plenty of features such as doze mode that increases the battery life of the phone.

Samsung Galaxy A5, A7 2016 gets a price cut in Nepal

Yural Maskey

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June 13, 2016

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Samsung Galaxy A5, A7 2016 gets a price cut in Nepal

Samsung Electronics Nepal has slashed the prices of recently launched metal clad phones, the Galaxy A5 and Galaxy A7 2016. The Galaxy A5 is now priced at Rs. 41,900 (previously priced at Rs.48,490) and the Galaxy A7 is now available for Rs. 50,900 (previously priced at Rs. 55,490).

The Samsung Galaxy A5 and A7 offer excellent build quality thanks to a full metal body reminiscent of Apple iPhones. The Galaxy A5 has a 5.2-inch display and the Galaxy A7 with a bigger 5.7-inch display. Both these phones offer vivid AMOLED display with 1080P resolution and Corning Gorilla Glass 4 protection. Powering the phones is a 64bit cortex A53 octacore processor with a maximum frequency of 1.6Ghz. While the Galaxy A5 boasts a modest 2GB RAM and 16GB onboard storage, the Galaxy A7 comes equipped with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage.

Camera wise, both the phone offers 13MP rear camera with f/1.9 aperture, OIS, and LED flash and the front houses a 5MP front facing camera with f/1.9 aperture. There is a fingerprint scanner that’s embedded in the home button. Both these phones run on Android 5.1.1 with TouchWiz UI layered on top.

Samsung Galaxy A5 2016	Samsung Galaxy A7 2016
5.2 inches (1080 x 1920 pixels) at 424ppi	5.7 inches (1080 x 1920 pixels) at 401ppi
Android 5.1.1 Lollipop	Android 5.1.1 Lollipop
Exynos 7580 Chipset (1.6Ghz Octacore Cortex A53)	Exynos 7580 Chipset (1.6Ghz Octacore Cortex A53)
2GB RAM, 16GB ROM	3GB RAM, 32GB ROM
13 MP Rear Camera with f/1.9 aperture, OIS	13 MP Rear Camera with f/1.9 aperture, OIS
5MP Front Facing Camera with f/1.9 aperture	5MP Front Facing Camera with f/1.9 aperture
2900mAh battery	3300mAh battery

Verdict:

The first and the very reason you’ll buy the A5 and A7 is for its look, build quality and the screen it offers and despite that, for a normal consumer there might be a lot of compromises with this phone; for example its price. Despite Samsung claiming that the Samsung Galaxy A5, Galaxy A7 2016 Launched in Nepal is a mid-range, the phone’s cost is above average to what we Nepalese customers are used to. But taking into consideration of all the specs, it might be feasible to have that price tag, but there are still other better options like the Nexus 5X, OnePlus Two and even the Galaxy S5 for what it offers. Also as a phone that is released on 2016, both of these phones run on 5.1.1 lollipop, this is where people cringe over Samsung phones. Although Samsung has promised the Marshmallow update, it is a long way till we get it for this particular variant.

And if you’re wondering what else you could be missing on such an expensive phone, let me remind you there’s no LED notification. So, you never know if you have a new notification and you have to unlock your phone every time to check for notifications. Also, the phone is running on last year’s mid-range chipset Exynos 7580 which is only a very decent performer but results in a great battery life. Overall, if you want an average performing phone with a great AMOLED screen, flagship build and a sturdy design this might be the phone for you.

GearBest Summer Vacation Deals Offers Massive Sale on Electronics Products

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June 13, 2016

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GearBest Summer Vacation Deals Offers Massive Sale on Electronics Products

GearBest, one of the largest and most popular e-commerce site from China is hosting the biggest Summer Mobile Deals right now on a variety of products ranging from smartphones, tablets, drones, smartwatches and many consumer electronics. You can get flat discount on products for up to 72% and if that’s not enough there are regular flash sales where you can get smartphones, laptops, drones, earphones, smartwatches and many more for dirt cheap price and if you’re feeling lucky this summer you can also win a free gift from the paid product code.

GearBest summer deal is all about consumer electronics, here you can get smartphones from renowned brands like Xiaomi, Elephone, UMI, LeTV, Bluboo, Vernee, Oukitel, Hybrid Windows + Android Tablet PC from Teclast, Xiaomi, Cube,Onda, also there are plenty of cool deals on smartwatches, smart LED lights, laptop bags, drones, electrical toys, action cameras, wireless Bluetooth headphones and the list goes on and on. If you have been looking to buy tech for cheap this is the best time to do it.

If you’re a Mi fan, this sale will be a paradise for you this summer, as it includes all the latest Mi products ranging from Action Cam to Mi bands, earphones, routers and many IoT product which you might have never guessed Xiaomi makes. There are water purifier, smart wifi socket, Humidity and temperature controller, Rice Cooker and the list goes on.

On lucky draws, you can not only win smartphones and tech goodies but you can also get discounts on products. Flash Deals starts from 14th June and ends on 16th June so you have 3 days to get the best deals on selected smartphones, laptops, smart watches, drones and other cool stuff. But you can only buy one product for one time. There are more products than that meets the eye. If you browse into a different category of products you’ll get overwhelmed with all the great products and discounts.

Find more information on Gearbest’s website here in this link.

Like other e-commerce websites, if you want to buy from gearbest, you can simply stay at home and have your desired products delivered at their doorstep. They accept payment methods such as PayPal, Wire Transfer, as well as the Western Union. But, bear in mind that you need to pay for shipping fees and import taxes, wherever applicable.

Deal alert: JBL Charge 2 Plus now available for Rs. 15,500

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Yural Maskey

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June 12, 2016

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Deal alert: JBL Charge 2 Plus now available for Rs. 15,500

We posted some pretty good deals on electronics products three days ago, but today Oliz Store is providing a pretty decent offer on JBL Charge 2 Plus Wireless Bluetooth Speaker. It normally sells for Rs. 19,000, but you can grab for Rs. 15,500.

The JBL Charge 2 Plus is a portable Bluetooth speaker and features a 6000mAh battery that can charge your smartphone thanks to a USB port. It can provide more than 12 hours of playback time on a single charge. Talking about the audio specification, the Charge 2 Plus sports two 41-millimeter drivers, a built-in bass port, digital signal processing and two 5 watts of amplification. It also features noise and echo reduction technology.

The JBL Charge 2 Plus is also water-resistant, but not waterproof meaning you cannot submerge it, but it can withstand minor splashes. If you are looking for a portable yet powerful Bluetooth speaker, this is a perfect buy, especially considering the price drop. Having said that, it’s still pricey compared to the competition.

Huawei GR3 Review: Good-looking smartphone, but not the best performer

Yural Maskey

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June 12, 2016

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Huawei GR3 Review: Good-looking smartphone, but not the best performer

Budget phones have become more competitive these days offering flagship grade design and performance. Just roll back few years, and we see budget phones featuring a plastic body, lower resolution screen, and sub-par performance. Priced just at Rs. 19,999, the recently launched Huawei GR3 brings metal body, but how well it fairs in other aspects? Let’s find out in this review.

Design

Huawei GR3 is arguably the best-looking phone you can buy right now under Rs. 20,000 in Nepal. It has a metal body on the back, however, the front is built from plastic materials. It’s light and feels sturdier in the hands. It’s a perfect phone for one hand usage too. Overall, I think the design of the GR3 is one of its biggest assets.

Display

The Huawei GR3 sports a 5-inch 720P display, which looks less compared to increasing trend of 1080P display in this price segment. However, you will be really surprised with the overall quality of GR3’s 720P panel. It produces excellent colors, is bright and vibrant too. The viewing angles are splendid and the display doesn’t disappoint under direct sunlight either. The only weakness of the GR3’s display is the lack of gorilla glass protection.

Software UI

Software wise, it’s typical of what you expect from Huawei phones. It’s running the EMUI 3.1 Lite layered over Android Lollipop 5.1. There are a lot of features packed into EMUI; most of them are useful while some of them being gimmicky than anything else. However, my biggest worry is if this model gets Android 6.0 or not.

Performance

The Huawei GR3 is powered by an octa-core MT6753T CPU with cores clocked at 1.5 GHz. The phone performs fairly well for the price. But, it does lag occasionally, and more frequently while loading heavy games and apps. The multitasking is also bit slower despite featuring 2GB of RAM. A lackluster performance of the GR3 could be a deal breaker if you are a heavy gamer or multitasking wizard. Having said that, it knocks up well in everyday tasks such as browsing, chatting, and playing light-end games.

Camera

The Huawei GR3 has a 13MP primary camera with single LED flash. Images have accurate colors, but there’s too much noise as you zoom in. The noise increases during low light condition. Dynamic range is mediocre, while the HDR mode doesn’t make a big difference. The video camera, on the contrary, performs fairly well. The 5MP front camera is also capable of taking good selfies and groupies thanks to its wide angle lens.

Connectivity & Storage

The Huawei GR3 has 16GB of onboard storage expandable by a microSD card up to 128GB. Connectivity wise, it has dual hybrid SIM slot with 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, and an FM radio.

Battery

Just like the camera, the battery life of the Huawei GR3 is also average. The 2200mAh battery will barely last for a day under heavy usage. With EMUI many Power saving mode, however, it might just last a whole working day before requiring a charge in the evening.

Conclusion

The Huawei GR3 is a good phone for those looking for an excellent build at an affordable price. However, you will get phones with higher resolution screens, better camera, and faster chipsets at this price point.

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Get the best Electronics Deals from Gearbest’s Summer Chillout Clearance

Yural Maskey

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June 11, 2016

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Get the best Electronics Deals from Gearbest’s Summer Chillout Clearance

Looking to buy electronics product on a cheap this summer? Our editors are always looking for the best deals on the web and we just got one. China-based e-commerce website Gearbest is offering great deals on the widest possible range of products like RC quadcopter, projector, Android TV box, Wireless speakers, smartphones, tablets, and many more.

Branded as the “summer chillout clearance”, the company is trying to clear the remaining stock, so you will find some of the outdated products, however, there are some recently launched products as well. Here are some of the crazy deals the company has announced:

WLtoys V666 RC Quadcopter: $49.99
WLtoys V686G RC Quadcopter: $49.99
GP9S LCD Projector: $58.99 (25% off)
Elephone P8000 Smartphone: $149.99
Redmi Note 3 Smartphone: $194.99
MXQ-PRO TV Box: $31.99
Beelink Mini MX TV Box: $31.29
BT – 808 Speaker: $8.99
Ulefone Paris: $109.99
Onda V919 Air Table: $140.95
Teclast Tbook 10 2 in 1 Tablet PC: $179.89

You’ll find more information on Gearbest’s website on Summer Chillout Clearance page. Since its a stock clearance offer, there is limited stock left, so make sure you buy the product when it’s available. Like other e-commerce websites, if you want to buy from gearbest, you can simply stay at home and have your desired products delivered at their doorstep. They accept payment methods such as PayPal, Wire Transfer, as well as the Western Union. But, bear in mind that you need to pay for shipping fees and import taxes, wherever applicable.

Top 5 apps for the UEFA EURO 2016

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Yural Maskey

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June 11, 2016

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The EURO 2016 has begun! and it’s an exciting month to be a football fan. The opening game between France vs Romania was amazing and what an end to the game with a sublime finish from Westham player of the season, Dimitri Payet. Oh, you didn’t know that!

In order to help you get the complete updates of each and every match and their statistics, we have chosen the top 5 apps for Euro 2016. These apps will notify you of each and every whistle blown, every corner, free kicks, goals and the commentaries of the Euro 2016.

UEFA EURO 2016 Official App

What could be better than an official app? The UEFA EURO 2016 Official App gives you every information you need to know about the Competition. It provides the information of all the 24 teams, 552 Players, and all the 10 stadiums. You can choose your favourite team and favourite players and track them in every match involved. You can also check the latest related news and watch the historical videos of the Past.

Euro 2016

If you prefer a clean interface and don’t want to get irritated with any photographs and video footage, then this app is best for you. With a size less than 6MB, it consumes very less of your storage and gives you tons of information about the every event of the EURO 2016. The app packs all the information in a very easy-to-read format and you can get extra news from the particular links provided by the app. You can also set the reminder notification for your favourite team’s match and get every moment’s stats via this app.

OneFootball Adidas & Euro 2016

You must have heard of this app before as it’s a popular app for football lovers. This app has brought the users a special update so that they can enjoy the EURO 2016 in an easy and advanced way. Starting from the fixtures, the overview of matches, the live ticker, stats of every match, goals and everything. It provides the expert analysis and exclusive news of every event. You can find the match predictions and also can chat with your friends in a group(by connecting the app to Facebook) and discuss the match while watching it live.

Copa America & EURO 2016

Updated especially for the EURO and Copa America 2016, the 365 scores app has been renamed to Copa America & EURO 2016. You can follow all the tournaments. Analyze every fixture as if you are in the stadium watching the match live. You can submit your predictions and compare the teams head-to-head results of previous matches too. You can also join the chatrooms of each team and discuss with your comrades. You can also get the latest news of the every moments and discussion of the events and teams.

UFL

If you want to make your EURO summer fantastic by competing with your friends, then this may be an ideal app for you. The UFL app lets you choose two different players for each match and earn points in the real-time based system depending upon the performance of the players of your selection. You can compete against 5 players who may be your friends or strangers across the world. You can check the live rank screen to see the score and compete on the leaderboard. And, the entertaining one is, there are Power-Up cards which can be used for 10 minutes of the live match to earn double Points or freeze opponent’s player for 10 minutes to stop your opponent from scoring.

Motorola Moto Z, Moto Z Force with modular accessories launched

Motorola

Yural Maskey

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June 10, 2016

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Motorola Moto Z, Moto Z Force with modular accessories launched

Lenovo-owned Motorola has announced the successor of Moto X Pure edition with the new Z-series of lineups — Moto Z and Moto Z Force. Both these phone features modular accessories known as Moto Mods that are attached to 12 “magical-pins” located at the bottom back of the smartphone. Currently, there are four Moto mods:

JBL SoundBoost Speaker: comes with a speaker for listening to music, offers 10 hours of music playback with an inbuilt battery inside, has a kickstand that can be kept in a table.
Moto Insta-Share Projector: mini projector that projects the display of the Moto Z into 70-inch screen; built-in battery provides 1 hour of backup
Power Packs: provides 22 hours of battery life; sleek looking device.
Moto Style Shell: customizable back covers that can be attached to the back of the phone with a Magnetic snapback

Motorola claims that more Moto Mods will be available in the future. Talking about the specs, both the Moto Z and Moto Z Force sports a 5.5-inch Quad HD AMOLED display, but the Moto Z force comes with a Shatterproof display. The Moto Z is just 5.2mm thin with a 2600mAh battery and 13MP rear cameras with dual-tone LED flash, OIS, Laser Autofocus, 1.12um pixel, and f/1.8 aperture. The Moto Z force is a tad thicker at 6.99mm allowing for housing a bigger 3500mAh battery, and a high-resolution 21MP rear camera.

moto z build — Both the Moto Z and Moto Z Force is made from aircraft-grade aluminum and stainless steel.

Both the Moto Z and Moto Z force are powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 SoC and 4GB of LPDDR4 RAM, meaning you can expect excellent performance. In terms of memory, it comes in 2 variants: 32GB or 64GB with dedicated microSD card slot for memory expansion upto 2TB. The front top houses a 5MP front-facing camera with f/2.2 aperture and wide angle lens, while down below there is a fingerprint scanner just like the Moto G4 plus. There is a front-ported loudspeaker with 4 mics, as well as 2 proximity sensors for Moto display. The Moto Z and Z force runs on a stock version of Android Marshmallow 6.0.1 and has a water-repellant coating.

The Moto Z features a USB type C port that delivers up to 8 hours of use with just 15 minutes of charging.

Gone are the 3.5mm headphone jacks, and there is only 1 USB type C port for charging, data syncing, and connecting to compatible USB type C headphones. Inside the box, Motorola has included type C to 3.5mm converter, and a turbo fast charger. Connectivity wise, both the Moto Z and Moto Z force has a single nano SIM with 4G LTE (Cat 9), 3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, 2.4 GHz + 5 GHz with MIMO, NFC, Bluetooth 4.2, and GPS.

Both these phones will be available starting from the month of September. Pricing is yet to be revealed. We are expecting the Moto Z to be priced around $450, and Moto Z Force at $550.