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Oppo launches R7 and R7 Plus Chinese manufacturer Oppo has today launched its new duo of flagship phones, the R7 and R7 Plus . The R7 features a 5-inch 1080p screen while its 6-inch screen with the same resolution places the Plus model firmly into phablet territory. However, screen size is far from the only difference between the two models. In the camera department both smartphones combine a 13MP sensor with an F2.2 lens but the R7 Plus chip is, like the  Huawei P8 , of the RGBW variant and supported by laser-AF and a dual-LED flash. The R7 comes with a conventional sensor and has to make do without the laser and with a single-LED flash unit. Oppo claims compared to conventional sensors the RGBW chip in the R7 Plus reduces image noise by 78% and is 32% more light sensitive.  The two models also differ in battery size. The R7 comes with a 2,320mAh cell while the the R7 Plus offers a much larger 4,100mAh battery. The Plus model also comes with a fi...

Apple has acquired a company focused on hyper-accurate GPS to improve Apple Maps (Apple)  Apple Maps.  Apple has acquired Coherent Navigation, a company focused on hyper-accurate GPS, in an effort to improve its mapping capabilities,MacRumors reports.   Coherent Navigation's High Integrity GPS system is supposedly so granular that it can provide accurate location information to within a few centimeters. It's  no secret  that Apple Maps has long struggled with providing accurate location information since phasing out Google Maps in 2012. Coherent Navigation's technology could theoretically be used to significantly enhance Apple's Maps product, though Apple has not confirmed how Coherent or its employees will be integrated into the company.  “Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time, and we generally do not discuss our purpose or plans,” an Apple spokesperson told the New York Times in an em...

Microsoft, Xiaomi, Lenovo, Huawei eyeing BlackBerry acquisition BUY CHEAP  SMART PHONE FROM AMAZON.IN --click here Once-profiting smartphone manufacturer BlackBerry is reportedly being targeted for acquisition after the company managed to achieve profits in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014. As the company is underway a corporate restructure, some of the industry giants are speculated to be interested in its acquisition. According to a  report  on DigiTimes, Microsoft, Xiaomi, Huawei and Lenovo are said to be the potential investors. Microsoft, Xiaomi, Huawei and Lenovo are said to be the potential buyers of BlackBerry. This week  BlackBerry announced job cuts  worldwide as it looked at consolidating its software, hardware and applications business. The company is reallocating resources to capitalize on growth opportunities and achieve profitability across all its business segments. If reports are to be believed, Microsoft has commissioned inves...

The ‘elfie’: Elephant grabs man’s GoPro camera, takes a photo AMAZON.IN IPHONE 6 http://www.amazon.in/gp/product/B00O4WTPOC/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=3626&creative=24790&creativeASIN=B00O4WTPOC&linkCode=as2&tag=dvstarphotogr-21&linkId=O5FD5WKFANGJUSMG">Apple iPhone 6 (Space Grey, 16GB)</a><img src="http://ir-in.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=dvstarphotogr-21&l=as2&o=31&a=B00O4WTPOC" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important; They're calling it the "elfie." UBC student Christian LeBlanc, 22, spent the last semester on an exchange program in Bangkok, Thailand. About two months ago, he and his girlfriend, Laura Reid, stopped at an elephant sanctuary on the side of the road on Koh Phangan Island, bought a basket of bananas and started feeding an elephant. When he ran out of the snack, however, th...