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OnePlus’ Follow-Up, OnePlus 2, Looks Like Another Promising Smartphone
OnePlus, the China-based smartphone maker that sold more than 1.5 million units of its debut device, has finally launched its follow-up: the OnePlus 2. Samsung Set To Unveil New Galaxy Note Smartphone On August 13
It looks like Samsung will unveil the latest version of its Galaxy Note phablet series — and potentially a new addition to that product family — on August 13. That’s the date that the company is teasing for its latest “Unpacked 2015″ event, which will take place at the Lincoln Center in New York. Read More
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Kamcord Update Brings Live Game Streaming To Mobile Devices
Kamcord, the YC-backed company that enables game recording on mobile, is the latest company to jump on the mobile live-streaming bandwagon after it added the feature to its Android and iOS apps. Backed By Y Combinator, Maderight Matches Fashion Designers With Ethical Factories Around The World
Getting apparel made in other countries is like playing a game of telephone. As designers and manufacturers ship prototypes back and forth for weeks, problems ranging from poor quality control to logistic headaches often arise. More seriously, it’s difficult for companies in the U.S. to make sure factories treat workers fairly. Maderight, which recently launched out of Y Combinator, wants… Read More
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Samsung Begins Trialling Its Payments Service In Korea
Samsung has begun testing its answer to Apple Pay in Korea this week. The service is called Samsung Pay and it is powered by LoopPay, the Boston-based company that Samsung snapped up earlier this year. It’s due to launch in Korea and the U.S. first before expanding worldwide, but Samsung has nudged it into action with a pilot program among Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge owners in its home country. Read More
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India’s Snapdeal, Intex Seek An Android Alternative
Finnish smartphone OS startup Jolla has inked the first licensing deal for its Android alternative Sailfish OS, some three years after starting out on a grand plan to save the in-house OS Nokia was abandoning in favor of Microsoft’s mobile platform. Samsung’s China-Bound Galaxy A8 Is Its Thinnest Smartphone Yet
Samsung has quietly launched its sveltest smartphone yet after the Galaxy A8 was announced in China today. At just 5.9mm thick, it bests the Galaxy A5 and Galaxy A3, Samsung’s previously leanest phones, on the thinness front and has a design inspired by its older siblings. Read More
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Mobikon Raises $2.3M To Dish Up Marketing Software For Restaurants In Asia
Mobikon, a Pune- and Singapore-based software developer that has its sights set on Asia’s food and beverage industry, has received $2.3 million in new funding led by returning investor Jungle Ventures. The startup, which makes cloud-based software to help restaurants manage almost all aspects of their business, is targeting growth in India, Manila, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, and Dubai. Read More
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Support Center Software Ameyo Nabs $5M To Expand Into The U.S.
Ameyo, a Gurgaon-based startup that makes software for customer support and sales centers, has raised a Series A of $5 million from Forum Synergies. The company, which already has customers throughout Asia, the Middle East, and Africa, plans to use the capital to expand into the United States. Read More
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LG Announces The G4 Beat, A Mid-Range Version Of Its Flagship G4 Smartphone
In a bid to appeal to different segments of the global smartphone market, LG has released another new version of its flagship G4 device. Following on from on from phablet and budget models unveiled in May, the Korean company today announced the G4 Beat, a mid-range incarnation. Read More
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