Samsung Galaxy J2 (2016) with 2GB RAM, Android 6.0 surfaces in benchmarks

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Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy J2 (2016) smartphone with the model number SM-J210F has surfaced on AnTuTu and Geekbench revealing most specifications of the smartphone. According to the listings, it will come with a HD display, powered by a Spreadtrum SC8830, pack 2GB of RAM, 8-megapixel rear camera and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy J2 (2016) with 2GB RAM, Android 6.0 surfaces in benchmarks”

HTC Desire 830 with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 3GB RAM, 13MP camera with OIS announced

HTC Desire 830

HTC has announced Desire 830, the company’s latest smartphone in its 800 series in Taiwan, along with the Desire 825 that was announced at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2016 in Barcelona earlier this year. It has a 5.5-inch 1080p IPS display, is powered by a 1.5GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6753T SoC and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with HTC Sense 7 UI on top. Continue reading “HTC Desire 830 with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 3GB RAM, 13MP camera with OIS announced”

Tronsmart Chargers with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Unboxing

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Tronsmart is popular for its accessories, including chargers. The company recently launched several chargers that are Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 certified and have Volt iQ technology that detects your device and offers the required power needed by the device. Qualcomm’s Quick Charge 3.0 technology can charge devices up to 4 times faster than standard chargers and is also backwards compatible with with all versions of Qualcomm Quick Charge technology. Check out the unboxing of W3PTA Wall Charger, U5PTA Desktop charger and C3PTA Car charger. Continue reading “Tronsmart Chargers with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 Unboxing”

Micromax Canvas Mega 2 with 6-inch display, 3000mAh battery launched for Rs. 7999

Micromax Canvas Mega 2

Micromax has launched Canvas Mega 2, successor of last year’s Canvas Mega smartphone. It has a 6-inch qHD screen, is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support and 4G connectivity. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Mega 2 with 6-inch display, 3000mAh battery launched for Rs. 7999”

LeEco Le 1s Eco Made for India smartphone with entertainment membership launched for Rs. 10899

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LeEco today introduced the Le 1s Eco, the company’s new ‘Made for India’ smartphone at an event in Mumbai. It is the same Le 1s that was launched in the country earlier this year, but this comes with 10 Indian languages – Kannada, Tamil, Marathi, Assamese, Bengali, Malayalam, Telugu, Gujarati, Punjabi and Odia. It also includes entertainment package powered by Eros Now, YuppTV and Hungama. It is powered by an under-clocked 1.8GHz Helio X10 SoC. Continue reading “LeEco Le 1s Eco Made for India smartphone with entertainment membership launched for Rs. 10899”

Coolpad India schedules an event on May 6, Note 3 Plus expected

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Coolpad India has sent out invites for the launch its flagship smartphone in India on May 6th. The invite just reads “experience the ‘PLUS’ of Coolpad Note 3”, so it is likely to launch the Coolpad Note 3 Plus, successor of last year’s Coolpad Note 3. The black variant of the Coolpad Note 3 got a price cut in India yesterday and is available for Rs. 8,499. Continue reading “Coolpad India schedules an event on May 6, Note 3 Plus expected”

Google rolls out May Android security update for Nexus devices

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Google has started rolling out new over-the-air (OTA) update for Nexus devices and also posted factory images as part of monthly Android Security release. The latest update this month fixes several critical issues, including issues in Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability in Debuggerd, Qualcomm TrustZone, Qualcomm Wi-Fi Driver, NVIDIA Video Driver, Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Mediaserver and more. Continue reading “Google rolls out May Android security update for Nexus devices”

Intex Aqua Lions 3G with 5-inch HD display, 3500mAh battery launched for Rs. 4990

Intex Aqua Lions 3G

Intex Technologies has launched Aqua Lions 3G the company’s Lions series smartphone targeted at IPL fans. It comes loaded with the Gujarat Lions Official App for live updates on IPL. It has a 5-inch HD IPS display, is powered by 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop. It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support with 3G connectivity.

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Sony SRS-XB3 EXTRA BASS Portable Wireless Speaker launched in India for Rs. 9990

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Sony has launched SRS-XB3 EXTRA BASS Portable Bluetooth speaker in India. It has a new 1.89″ large full-range speaker unit with a powerful embedded magnet and long stroke to reproduce deep bass. It is splash proof and the lithium ion battery promises battery life of up to 24 hours of continuous payback time and can also been used as a power bank. Continue reading “Sony SRS-XB3 EXTRA BASS Portable Wireless Speaker launched in India for Rs. 9990”

Coolpad Note 3 gets a price cut in India, now available for Rs. 8499

Coolpad launched the Note 3 smartphone in India back in October last year for Rs. 8,999. Today the company has announced a permanent Rs. 500 price cut for the Black version of the smartphone to celebrate the success of Note 3 voted as the No.1 smartphone in the sub 10k category. Coolpad said that it also won the “Best mobile and accessory brand” in “Brands with Outstanding E-Retail Performance category” at the India Retail & E-retail Congress. Continue reading “Coolpad Note 3 gets a price cut in India, now available for Rs. 8499”

Huawei Jewel and Elegant smartwatches for women now available in the US starting at $450

Huawei introduced its Jewel and Elegant Android Wear smartwatches for Women at the CES 2016 earlier this year. Both these have a 1.4″ circular AMOLED display, similar to the original Huawei Watch, but these have a larger 44mm dial as opposed to 42mm in the original. The Elegant features a top ring design on a rose-gold plated body, while the Jewel features 68 Swarovski Zirconia encircling the face. Continue reading “Huawei Jewel and Elegant smartwatches for women now available in the US starting at $450”

LG Innotek introduces under glass fingerprint sensor module for smartphones

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LG Innotek, one of the popular components and materials manufacturers has announced a smartphone cover glass which is embedded fingerprint sensor module. This can be integrated into smartphones that lets you just place your finger on the smartphone’s glass to register your fingerprint that can unlock the phone. Continue reading “LG Innotek introduces under glass fingerprint sensor module for smartphones”

Lenovo Vibe P1 Android 6.0 Marshmallow update starts rolling out in India

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Lenovo has finally started rolling out Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) update for the Vibe P1 smartphone in India. The smartphone was launched running Android 5.1 (Lollipop) in India back in October. Continue reading “Lenovo Vibe P1 Android 6.0 Marshmallow update starts rolling out in India”

Xiaomi Mi 5, Redmi Note 3, 20000mAh Powerbank available through open sale in India on May 4

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Xiaomi launched the Mi 5 smartphone in India for Rs. 24,999 last month, which went on sale through flash sale starting from April 6th, along with the 20000mAh Mi Power Bank that went on flash sale at a price of Rs. 1699. Now the company has announced open sale for both the devices on May 4th at 2PM through the mi.com website. Both the variants of the Redmi Note 3 will also go on open sale once again on the same day at 2PM. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi 5, Redmi Note 3, 20000mAh Powerbank available through open sale in India on May 4”

Lava A72, A76 and A89 with 4G VoLTE launched starting at Rs. 5699

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Lava has launched A72 and A76 smartphone and will launch the A89 smartphone soon. All these have 4G LTE support with VoLTE, powered by 1.5GHz quad-core SoCs, pack 1GB of RAM, run Android 5.1 (Lollipop) and come with LED flash on the front for capturing better images in low lighting conditions. Display resolution of the these smartphones are not known yet. Continue reading “Lava A72, A76 and A89 with 4G VoLTE launched starting at Rs. 5699”