Xiaomi announces Redmi 2, 64-bit processor and low price included

Xiaomi isn’t exactly a staple brand name here in the United States, but the company has racked up quite a reputation for itself in Asia (and especially China), primarily because of the budget phones it creates which are even pretty usable, as our impressions of the company’s Redmi 1S smartphone evidenced. Now, there’s a sequel available for that phone, and it’s called the Xiaomi Redmi 2. It’s got a few marginal ...

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New Motorola mid-ranger may have just surfaced on benchmark site

Motorola does a nice job at providing shoppers with smartphone options that run the gamut from the super affordable to premium flagship quality. If you want the latest and greatest, you can shell out $650 for the Nexus 6, or if you’re looking for a solid phone on a shoestring budget, the Moto E can be yours for just $130. Motorola expanded its budget offerings with the new Moto G back in September, but now it looks like the manufacturer could be working on another affordable model, and one with a little ...

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64-bit Androids are here; should you care?

When it comes to desktop and laptop computing, 64-bit is pretty much a given, though many apps are still stuck in 32-bit limbo, running quietly alongside their 64-bit siblings. What’s really nice is that you don’t even notice the difference whether they’re 32-bit or 64-bit, the apps just work. Now, 64-bit Androids are here – sort of.I was first in line back when 64-bit was coming to desktop computers. Jumping to 64-bit meant a new motherboard, new hardware, and most importantly, a new CPU. To take full advantage of all this new hardware, a 64-bit operating system ...

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Leaked Qualcomm SoC roadmap lays out its 64-bit future

Smartphones with 64-bit SoCs are already here, and someday they’ll almost certainly outnumber phones built around 32-bit components. But between now and then there’s a huge gap, and it’s one that manufacturers have been slow to cross. Apple may have its 64-bit SoCs in full swing, but companies like Qualcomm have been taking their time; the firm announced basic 64-bit chips last year, and even ...

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First 64-bit HTC smartphone leaks: pics, specs

We just got done telling you about HTC’s ambitions to capture the hearts (and wallets) of the US market with its affordable Desire line of Android phones, so it’s only fitting we dovetail that with another bit of Desire news that was going around this past weekend, as specs and a couple pics emerge of a purported Desire A11.That’s presumably just a codename, and the details that accompany the leak describe the A11 as a 4.7-inch FWVGA phone with a 5MP main camera and running Android 4.4.2 – ...

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Samsung spotted testing 64-bit Android phone?

Last fall, we saw chipmaker Qualcomm announce its first 64-bit Snapdragon SoC, the Snapdragon 410. Just a few months following Apple’s launch of the iPhone 5S with a 64-bit A7 SoC of its own, Android fans were eager to learn when 64-bit capabilities would come to their platform, and Qualcomm seemed eager to provide the answer. In the time since then, we’ve seen Qualcomm announce additional ...

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Google Edition LG and Sony products, White Nexus 7, Android 4.4.2 & more – Pocketnow Daily

Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about the Android 4.4.2 update that just reached Nexus devices, and why it’s important. We then go through some of the issues that are haunting Lumia customers due to a bug in the Nokia Camera app. Qualcomm follows the news as its new Snapdragon 410 processor was just announced with 64-bit architecture. We then talk about our Pocketnow Weekly podcast, and our chance to win a nomination for a Stitcher award. We end today’s show talking about the Google Edition Sony Xperia Z Ultra and LG G Pad 8.3, aside from the new and white Google ...

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Qualcomm introduces Snapdragon 410, its first chip with 64-bit support

We all remember the Qualcomm executive calling Apple’s A7 64-bit chip a gimmick, after which he was reassigned. Gimmick or not, the company that just recently announced its Snapdragon 805 SoC is now announcing the Snapdragon 410, “the first of many 64-bit capable ...

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