Consumers benefit from competition. With rise of Xiaomi and ilk, high end OEMs have received a very stern wake up call. That said, it is also the domestic competition in China that is making technology companies rise up and is pushing them to explore alternate ecosystems as well. No longer is hardware the principal deciding criteria for most users. The software contributes increasingly to the value proposition for buyers. Continue reading “QiKU is here, Android world’s next big player?”
It’s been a long while in the making. The Gionee Elife E7, the erstwhile flagship of the company was launched way back in 2013. Its now almost two years since the day and we are finally getting our hands on the Gionee Elife E8. Sure, it was announced back in June but that has perhaps made the wait harder still. There are improvements all around and it is clear that Gionee has learnt a lot from their first effort however the competition too has improved. The smartphone ecosystem is no longer the same and it remains to be seen if the Gionee Elife E8 and it’s accompanying Amigo OS are competitive enough. We’ll find that out in our review. Continue reading “Gionee Elife E8 Review”
LG introduced Class, its latest smartphone with metal body back in September in Korea. Today the company has announced that the smartphone will launch as Zero in some global markets. It has a 5-inch HD display with a curved glass offering a 3D effect, is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 410 64-bit processor, runs Android 5.1 (Lollipop), has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera (same sensor used in the LG G4), similar to the Class, but the Zero has 1.5GB of RAM instead of 2GB of RAM. Continue reading “LG Zero with 5-inch HD display, metal body, 4G LTE to roll out globally starting this week”
Lava has officially launched Iris X10, its top-end Iris series smartphone, after it surfaced online last week. It has a 5-inch HD screen with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop), which upgradable to Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) in future. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Lava Iris X10 with 5-inch HD display, 3GB RAM, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 11500”
Ringo launched local and STD calling in India offering users to call any landline or mobile in the country at a flat rate of 19 p/min in partnership with their service providers. Ringo has announced that it has paused its domestic calling service in the country temporarily since local operators may have blocked the service without any notice. Ringo said that the service is a fully legal, compliant service, and follows all aspects of the DoT and TRAI regulations. Continue reading “Ringo’s local calling service in India may have been blocked by operators”
Amazon had announced drone delivery back in 2013 however things were quite skeptical back then. Now, Amazon has announced the Prime Air drone delivery service and even shared a video of it in action.
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vivo just announced the vivo X6 and the X6Plus, the company’s latest flagship smartphones at an event in China, as it promised. The X6 has a 5.2-inch 1080p Super AMOLED display, has 32GB of internal storage and 2400mAh battery. The X6Plus has a 5.7-inch 1080p Super AMOLED screen, has 64GB of internal storage and a 3000mAh battery. Both the smartphones have 4GB of RAM, are powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek MT6752 processor, run on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Funtouch OS on top, have a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) that can focus in just 0.2 seconds and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “vivo X6 and X6Plus with 4GB RAM, metal body and fingerprint sensor announced”
Aircel has launched new unlimited data packs ranging from Rs.9 to Rs.399 for all its customers. It hopes to encourage its existing and potential customers to stay connected online with Aircel. The Rs. 9 pack that offers 100MB of 2G / 3G data can be activated via USSD and offers 100MB of data with validity of 1 day. Continue reading “Aircel launches unlimited 2G/3G data packs starting from Rs. 9”
Oppo announced Oppo R7 and Oppo R7 Plus smartphones in the R series back in May and introduced the Oppo R7s with 4GB of RAM last month. Now the Oppo R7s Plus with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage has been certified on TENAA (Via) in China. Continue reading “Oppo R7s Plus with 6-inch 1080p AMOLED display, 4GB RAM get certified in China”
TP-LINK has launched M7350 LTE-Advanced Mobile Wi-Fi router that lets you instantly establish an LTE hotspot. It offers download speeds of up to 150Mbps, supports LTE cat.4 connectivity, Dual Band (2.4G/5GHz) WiFi channels and has a built-in SD card slot that can be shared either via standard USB connection to a laptop or PC, or shared wirelessly between other devices connected to the network. Continue reading “TP-LINK M7350 4G LTE Mobile Wi-Fi router launched in India for Rs. 7999”
OnePlus has launched the OnePlus Icons, it’s latest in-ear earphones in India on Amazon, as it promised. It was introduced last month and comes with a smooth aluminum and has a metallic finish. The in-ear design with 51 degrees angle offers proper noise-isolation to enjoy immersive sound quality, according to OnePlus. Continue reading “OnePlus Icons in-ear earphones launched in India for Rs. 2999”
Nokia is coming back to the smartphone game in 2016 and the rumors have indicated that they plan to do so with the C1 smartphone. A new render that has been leaked, reveals that the smartphone might come in both Android as well as Windows 10 variants.
Continue reading “Nokia C1 renders indicate Android and Windows 10 versions”
Bharti Airtel today announced the launch of its network transformation program – Project Leap aimed at improving network quality. It will invest Rs. 60,000 crores in the next 3 years. It has invested Rs. 1, 60,000 crores in its active and passive network, spectrum, fiber, submarine cables and systems till date, said the company. Continue reading “Airtel launches Project Leap network transformation program, to invest Rs. 60000 crores”
The specifications of the successor to the Smartisan T1, The T2 have been a mystery until now. A new leak from an AnTuTu benchmark reveals the device’s specifications.
Continue reading “Smartisan T2 specifications surface – Packing a Snapdragon 808 and 3GB RAM”
OnePlus India has launched exchange and buyback programs for the OnePlus One, OnePlus 2 and OnePlus X smartphones in partnership with ReGlobe. This lets you exchange your old smartphones for any of the OnePlus devices. Exchange value varies depending on the smartphone and its condition. It also offers B2X Service with the OnePlus 2 and B2X On-Guard Plus with the OnePlus X as part of this scheme if the buyback / exchange price of your old device is Rs. 5000 and above. Continue reading “OnePlus launches exchange offers for OnePlus One, OnePlus 2 and OnePlus X”
