Sony introduced the Xperia Z5, its flagship smartphone at IFA earlier this month. The Xperia Z5 was outed in a promotional material for upcoming James Bond film Spectre back in July. Now Vodafone UK has announced that the Sony Xperia Z5 James Bond edition will be available for order from Wednesday, September 16th exclusively. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z5 James Bond Spectre Edition heading to Vodafone UK”
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Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ Benchmarks
Samsung launched the Galaxy S6 edge+ smartphone in India last month for Rs. 57,900. We unboxed it recently, here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. The Galaxy S6 edge+ is powered by a Octa-Core 14 nm Exynos 7420 SoC which has four ARM Cortex A57 CPUs clocked at 2.1GHz per core and four ARM Cortex A53 CPUs clocked at 1.5GHz per core, similar to the Galaxy S6 and theGalaxy S6 edge. It has Mali T760 MP8 GPU and 4GB of LPDDR4 RAM. It has a 5.7-inch Quad HD (2560×1440 pixels) Super AMOLED display and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Samsung’s own UI on the top. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ Benchmarks”
Samsung Galaxy J7 Unboxing
Samsung launched the Galaxy J7 smartphone in India exclusively on Flipkart for Rs. 14,999 back in July. We brought you the hands-on impressions of the smartphone from the launch event and recently brought you its photo gallery, here is the unboxing. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy J7 Unboxing”
Micromax Canvas Sliver 5 Review
Micromax Canvas 4 A210 was launched back in July 2013. Even though M launched several smartphones in the Canvas series after that, the Canvas Sliver 5 that was launched back in June is considered as a successor of the Canvas 4. With the Sliver 5 Micromax enters the slimmest smartphone race. Even though Vivo X5Max is currently the slimmest smartphone with just 4.75mm thickness, the Canvas Sliver 5 is the slimmest smartphone without any bumps, even though it is 5.1mm thick.
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 and Snapdragon 430 Octa-Core SoCs with LTE announced
Qualcomm just announced Snapdragon 617 and 430 chipsets in their Snapdragon 600 and 400 lineup. Both these chips have LTE support,including Global Mode RF360 support. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 is an Octa-Core chip with 8 ARM Cortex A53 and CPUs clocked at 1.5GHz per core and packs Adreno 405 GPU. The Snapdragon 430 is an Octa-Core chip with 8 ARM Cortex A53 64-bit CPUs clocked at 1.2GHz per core and packs Adreno 505 GPU. These also support Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, the next generation of fast-charging technology. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 and Snapdragon 430 Octa-Core SoCs with LTE announced”
Microsoft schedules an event on October 6th to introduce new Windows 10 devices
Microsoft has finally sent out invites for its October 6th event in New York City, as rumored. Even though the invite just says We have exciting news to share about Windows 10 devices, the company is expected to introduce the longtime rumored Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL flagship smartphone, new Surface 4 Pro tablet and Microsoft Band 2. Continue reading “Microsoft schedules an event on October 6th to introduce new Windows 10 devices”
Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 Unboxing
Samsung launched the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 (SM-T815Y), the company’s latest tablet in the new Tab S2 series in India for Rs. 39,400 earlier this month. We brought you the photo gallery of the tablet recently, here we have the unboxing.
Axis Bank launches LIME app with Wallet, Shopping, Payments and Banking
Axis bank today launched LIME, a lifestyle app that enables you to pay bills, transfer money and shop. It also has features like splitting bills, sharing wallet, creating a goal, tracking your spends and more. It lets you open a full-fledged savings account digitally, by completing the KYC process, using mobile.
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Asus Lolliflash selfie flash and ZenEars earphones go on sale in India for Rs. 899 and Rs. 699
Asus introduced the Lolliflash selfie flash and ZenEars earphones at the Zenfone 2 launch event in India back in April along with the ZenPower power bank. Today the company has announced that both these accessories are now available in India. The Lolliflash is a dual LED flash that connects to the smartphone’s 3.5mm audio jack. The ZenEars is in-ear earphones. Continue reading “Asus Lolliflash selfie flash and ZenEars earphones go on sale in India for Rs. 899 and Rs. 699”
Micromax Canvas Juice 3 and Juice 3+ with 4000mAh battery launched, starts at Rs. 8999
Micromax has launched Canvas Juice 3 and Canvas Juice 3+ smartphones in the Juice series with a 4000mAh battery. The Canvas Juice 3 went on sale last week. Both the smartphones are powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek processor, run on Android Lollipop and have a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Juice 3 and Juice 3+ with 4000mAh battery launched, starts at Rs. 8999”
Intex Aqua Glam with 4.7-inch HD display, 8MP front camera launched for Rs. 7690
Intex Technologies has launched Aqua Glam, the company’s latest smartphone in the Aqua series targeted at women. It is studded with Sarvosky Chrystal stones, has glass back cover and also comes in Pink color, in addition to Champagne. It has a 4.7-inch HD display, is powered by 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera for capturing better selfies. Continue reading “Intex Aqua Glam with 4.7-inch HD display, 8MP front camera launched for Rs. 7690”
Motorola smartphone sales cross 5.6 million in India
Motorola today announced that it has sold 5.6 million smartphones in India till date. This includes all the Motorola smartphones in Moto G, Moto X and Moto E series. Earlier this year Motorola announced that it had sold 3 million smartphones in the country. It sold 2.6 million smartphones in less than 8 months. Continue reading “Motorola smartphone sales cross 5.6 million in India”
Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Thiruvananthapuram
Airtel has launched its 4G LTE services in Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, after it launched 4G services in Kochi and Kozhikode last month. It launched 4G services in Brahmapur, Odisha recently. Airtel launched 4G services in 296 towns across India last month. Airtel 4G is available to customers across mobile phones, dongles, 4G hotspots and Wi-Fi dongles in the city. Continue reading “Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Thiruvananthapuram”
Motorola Moto X Play launched in India starting at Rs. 18499
Motorola has launched the Moto X Play, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in India, as expected. It was announced back in July and packs a 5.5-inch 1080p IPS display, is powered by a Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor, has a 21-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, 5-megapixel front-facing camera, 4G LTE support and 3630mAh battery. The version launching in India also comes with dual SIM support. It has Moto Voice, Moto Display, Moto Assist and Moto Actions. Continue reading “Motorola Moto X Play launched in India starting at Rs. 18499”
Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ Unboxing
Samsung introduced the Galaxy S6 edge+ smartphone at its Galaxy Unpacked event last month, which was launched in India soon after, at a price tag of Rs. 57,900. We brought you the hands-on impressions of the smartphone from he launch event. Here is the unboxing.