This week in tech: March 28, 2015

By Team Digit | Updated Apr 01 2015
This week in tech: March 28, 2015

Here's our weekly roundup of what happened in the world of tech this week

This week in tech: March 28, 2015

Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge launched in India

Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge got officially launched in India this week. Both these smartphones represent Samsung in the high end of the smartphone market. Both phones are powered by a Samsung's Octa-core Exynos SoC and have AMOLED displays. The Galaxy S6 Edge is the first phone to have a curved display on both edges. These are also Samsung’s first flagship phones to be made out glass and metal, instead of the usual plastic build. Read more

This week in tech: March 28, 2015

Google rolls out 'on-body' smart lock feature

Google has added a cool new feature to Android where your smartphone knows with the help of accelerometers whether you are stationary or moving and then toggles the lock of the phone. Google is rolling out this feature slowly and is aimed to protect your data. Read more

This week in tech: March 28, 2015

Now a smartwatch with 30-days battery life!

Vector has announced two smartwatch models, the Luna and the Meridian at the Baselworld show in Switzerland. The company claims that the low-powered OS embedded in the watch will deliver a 30-day battery life. The watches are available for pre-order from the company's website and will be launched over the summer. Read more

This week in tech: March 28, 2015

Honor 6 Plus & Honor 4X gets launched in India, exclusively via flipkart

Huawei Honor 6 Plus and Honor 4X launched in India, priced at Rs. 26,499 and Rs. 10,499 respectively. Both phones will be sold via flipkart exclusively. Read more

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This week in tech: March 28, 2015

Video of Oppo's bezel-less phone show up

When the Sharp Aquos crystal was revealed, it effectively cleared way for other manufacturers to develop on the idea of a bezel-less display. This might have led to many undergoing projects but a leaked video which surfaced this week reveals that Oppo might be closer to a finish product. Read more

This week in tech: March 28, 2015

Apple's new camera patent promises to make images more life-like

Apple has proven its prowess in the mobile camera department with each new iPhone and with the latest patents that Apple filed, it is taking it even further. The latest patent regarding the camera filed by the Cupertino giant will use light-splitting technology which will help it to capture  clearer images in low-light. Read more

This week in tech: March 28, 2015

Samsung's Galaxy S7 may feature a foldable display

Samsung filed a patent for a smartphone with a folding display last year, now according to reports the Korean giant is planning to launch its flagship Galaxy S7 smartphone with a folding display as early as April 2016. Read more

This week in tech: March 28, 2015

Xiaomi is testing a phone with Snapdragon 615, code named Ferrari: Report

Leaked images of benchmarks reveals that Xiaomi is testing a new mid-range smartphone powered by 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 615. The device which is codenamed Ferrari is expected to be priced somewhere in between the budget friendly Redmi 2 and the company’s flagship Mi4. Read more

This week in tech: March 28, 2015

Ozone to offer free 30 minutes WiFi access to Android users in India

Internet service provider Ozone Networks, has announced a new app called Ozone connect that will allow mobile phone users to detect and connect automatically to any of their free Wi-Fi hotspots. Read more

This week in tech: March 28, 2015

Micromax announces Project Caesar, hints at Lollipop based Yu phone

Micromax announced Yu's Project Caesar earlier this month and now the company has sent out teasers with the smartphone's specifications. The Yu brand's Project Caesar smartphone may have 2GB of RAM, 16 GB ROM and Android 5.0 based CyanogenMod OS. Read more

This week in tech: March 28, 2015

F8 Conference: Facebook Messenger to allow third-party iOS app integration

Facebook announced at their ongoing developer conference that Facebook Messenger will be now open as a platform for iOS developers. This will help developers to develop features as well to integrate messenger much more efficiently and effectively with their own apps. Read more

This week in tech: March 28, 2015

Lenovo to announce the A7000 in India on April 7? 

Lenovo has started sending out press invites for its event on April 7 in Mumbai, India with the line “Save the Date, 7 April 2015” along with a photo of the Dolby Atmos theater. According to reports, Lenovo may launch the new A7000 smartphone at the event, which are one of the first smartphones to boast Dolby Atmos sound technology. Read more

This week in tech: March 28, 2015

OnePlus' mystery product may be a drone

Remember that mystery product OnePlus founder Carl Pei had talked about at the MWC? Well, it could be a drone. According to reports, a company official, said in a Reddit AMA, that the new product would be the DR-1 drone, which would start selling from next month. Read more

This week in tech: March 28, 2015

Facebook tests ‘Aquila’ drone

Facebook has confirmed the successful test flight of a drone prototype dubbed “Aquila” in Britain. The drone is a part of the internet.org project by Facebook to bring online access to billions of people in remote areas. Read more

This week in tech: March 28, 2015

WhatsApp could soon backup and restore your media, chat history via Google Drive

According to reports users would soon be able to backup their chat history via Google Drive. Reports suggest this function involves backing up chat history as well as media, but not videos. Users can also restrict to Wi-Fi only or over data networks too. Restoring is offered once when the app launches on a new device, and you will lose the backup if you don't accept. Read more