Lenovo launches the iPhone 6 look-alike S90 smartphone at Rs 19,990 in India

New Delhi: Days after a Mumbai-based retailer announced the India availability of the Lenovo S90 on Twitter, the company has now officially announced the phone in India. The most interesting thing about the phone is that it bears striking similarity to the Apple iPhone 6.
The phone that the company claims is apt for taking selfies is priced at Rs 19,990 is available in the country starting today.






The Lenovo S90 model launched in India has a 5-inch display (1280x720), 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 64-bit quad-core processor, 13-megapixel rear camera, 8-megapixel front camera, 32 GB internal storage (non expandable), and 2GB RAM.


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http://ibnlive.in.com/news/lenovo-launches-the-iphone-6-lookalike-s90-smartphone-at-rs-19990-in-india/527434-11.html

Tizen-based Samsung cameras and round smartwatch leaked

  Recent leaks show three new Samsung Tizen devices: a pair of cameras, and a round-faced “Orbis” watch with a digital crown, bezel, and wireless charging.
  Earlier in the month, Samsung announced that Tizen would fuel all its 2015 smart TVs, and last week when Samsung finally launched its first Tizen phone — the India-targeted Z1 — the consumer electronics giant made its most ambitious claims about Tizen to date. By the end of the decade, many if not most Samsung products that can capably run Tizen will indeed run Tizen, said the company. The exception appears to be high-end smartphones and tablets, which will likely stay with Android for now.

  Now, several new Tizen-based Samsung gizmos have popped up on SamMobile via leaks: an Orbis smartwatch and both an NX500 camera and NX3300 camera. Neither are new-category breakthroughs, as the Orbis would represent Samsung’s third generation of Tizen smartwatches, following up on the most recent Galaxy S model, and the NX500 would update the NX300M, which was announced over a year ago. Still, it’s a sign that Samsung is fully behind the mobile Linux operating system after appearing to waver in 2014.

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http://linuxgizmos.com/tizen-based-samsung-cameras-and-round-smartwatch-leaked/

Twitter Confirms Acquisition Of India’s Missed Call Marketing Platform ZipDial

Last week TechCrunch reported Twitter was in final talks to acquire ZipDial for between $30 million and $40 million, and today the company announced the deal has closed.
ZipDial allows people to call a special phone number for a business, hang up before they incur a charge, and then receive a phone call or SMS with information about the business. This “missed call” marketing platform allows people to access content for free, which is especially useful in the developing world where many can’t afford data plans.
Twitter said about the deal “For many, their first online experience will be on a mobile device – but the cost of data may prevent them from experiencing the true power of the Internet. Twitter, in partnership with ZipDial, can make great content more accessible to everyone.” When asked about the acquisition price, Twitter told me “We aren’t disclosing financial terms of the deal” but did say
“The majority of ZipDial’s team will be joining us.”


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http://techcrunch.com/2015/01/19/twitter-confirms-acquistion-of-indias-missed-call-marketing-platform-zipdial/