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Micromax Canvas Mega E353 and Canvas Mega 4G Q417 launched for Rs. 7999 and Rs. 10999

Micromax Canvas Mega E353

Micromax Canvas Mega E353 went on sale online last month, today the company has officially launched the smartphone along with the Canvas Mega 4G Q417, its new 4G smartphone. Both the smartphones have 5.5-inch HD screens, 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 5-megapixel front-facing camera, run on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) and have dual SIM support. The Canvas Mega E353 is powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek MT6592M processor and has 1GB RAM, while the Canvas Mega 4G is powered a quad-core MediaTek MT6735 processor and packs 3GB of RAM. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Mega E353 and Canvas Mega 4G Q417 launched for Rs. 7999 and Rs. 10999”

Facebook for Android gets Security Checkup tool for easy access to security controls

Facebook has updated its Android app with new Security Checkup tool that lets you review and add more security to your account. The Facebook Security Checkup tool was introduced for the web in testing back in May and it was expanded worldwide in July. This toll will be available for the iOS app soon, says Facebook. Continue reading “Facebook for Android gets Security Checkup tool for easy access to security controls”

Opera Mini 13 for Android brings improved download manager, search categories and more

Opera Mini 13 for Android

Opera has updated its Opera Mini app for Android to version 13 that brings new download manager so that you can now control the number of files you download simultaneously, get alerts when downloading large files and more. It also gets updated search bar that now lets you select a category for your search results – web, images, video or news – before hitting the Go button. Check out all the new features below.
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Airtel Project Leap network transformation program begins in Andhra Pradesh & Telangana

Bharti Airtel announced its network transformation program – Project Leap aimed at improving network quality and also said that will invest Rs. 60,000 crores in the next 3 years. Today the company has announced that it has commenced the implementation of the transformation program in Andhra Pradesh & Telangana Circle. Project Leap will enable Airtel to take a decisive lead in delivering a differentiated customer experience, the company had said earlier. Continue reading “Airtel Project Leap network transformation program begins in Andhra Pradesh & Telangana”

Motorola Moto E (2nd Gen) 4G to get Android 6.0 update in select regions

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Motorola confirmed Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) update for range of smartphones back in October. At that time it did not include Moto E series and first generation Moto X and Moto G phones, but it had said it might add more devices in the future. Now the company has announced add the Moto E (2nd Gen) 4G in the list and said that it will get the Marshmallow update in Canada, Latin America, Europe and Asia, excluding China. Looks like India will also get the update. This was first spotted by Android Central. Continue reading “Motorola Moto E (2nd Gen) 4G to get Android 6.0 update in select regions”

Apple releases iOS 9.2 with iPhone SD Card Reader support and watchOS 2.1

iOS 9.2 and watchOS 2.1

Apple has released iOS 9.2 update for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch devices, few week after releasing iOS 9.1 update that brought over 150 new emojis. The iOS 9.2 update brings Apple Music improvements, new Top Stories section in News, Mail Drop in Mail for sending large attachments, new feature in iBooks, Arabic language support for Siri and lots more new features, bug fixes and improvements. It also adds support for Apple’s Lightning to SD Card Reader that lets you shoot photos and videos from dedicated cameras and import them to iPhones. Continue reading “Apple releases iOS 9.2 with iPhone SD Card Reader support and watchOS 2.1”

Apple introduces iPhone 6s Smart Battery Case for $99

Apple iPhone 6s Smart Battery Case

Apple has introduced its first Smart Battery Case for the iPhone 6s. Apple doesn’t reveal the battery capacity of the case, but it promises increased talk time up to 25 hours, Internet use up to 18 hours on LTE, and video playback of up to 20 hours when using the case. The case will also show intelligent battery status on the iPhone Lock screen and in Notification Center, so you know exactly how much charge you have left. Continue reading “Apple introduces iPhone 6s Smart Battery Case for $99”

Oppo R7 Plus high-end version with 4GB RAM, 64GB storage announced

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Oppo introduced the R7 Plus smartphone back in May, and the smartphone was launched in India for Rs. 29,990 in India in September. Today the company has announced the high-end version of the R7 Plus with 4GB of RAM and a 64GB of internal storage, compared to 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage in the standard version.

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Motorola teases Moto G Turbo Edition launch in India on December 10

Motorola Moto G Turbo Edition

Motorola is all set to launch the Moto G Turbo Edition in India on December 10th, according to it’s latest teaser. The major charge in the Turbo edition is the Octa-Core Snapdragon 615 processor instead of Snapdragon 410 SoC on the Moto G (3rd Gen.). It also has Turbo charging capabilities that lets you use the phone for up to 6 hours with just 15 minutes of charging using the bundled 15W Turbo charger. Continue reading “Motorola teases Moto G Turbo Edition launch in India on December 10”

HTC One A9 launched in India for Rs. 29990

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HTC announced the One A9 for India at an event last month. Today the company has launched the smartphone in the country exclusively on Snapdeal. To remind you, the One A9 packs a 5-inch 1080p AMOLED display, Octa-Core Snapdragon 617 processor, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with HTC Sense UI on top, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF), Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), RAW image capture and an Ultrapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “HTC One A9 launched in India for Rs. 29990”

Micromax Canvas Fire 4G+ Q412 with 4.7-inch HD display, dual front speakers launching soon

Micromax Canvas Fire 4G plus Q412

Micromax is all set to launch Canvas Fire 4G+ Q412, its new Canvas Fire series smartphone and the successor of the Canvas Fire 4G that was launched . It is listed on the official website, and packs a 4.7-inch HD screen, is powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT6735P 64-bit processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). It has an 8-megapixel camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Fire 4G+ Q412 with 4.7-inch HD display, dual front speakers launching soon”

Vodafone launches 4G LTE services in India starting from Kochi

Vodafone 4G Kochi

Vodafone has launched its 4G LTE services in Kochi, Kerala in India, as expected. It is based on 1800MHz FDD-LTE band 3, which the company acquired last year. It is offering free 4G upgrade with a SIM, with a trial pack of 120MB at Rs 29 and a bonanza pack of 20GB at Rs. 2499. Vodafone 4G services will be available to customers in Kochi starting from December 14. Vodafone already announced that it will roll out 4G services in Trivandrum and Kozhikode in Kerala in the first wave of the roll-out in a phased manner. Continue reading “Vodafone launches 4G LTE services in India starting from Kochi”

Intex Cloud Flash with 5-inch HD Super AMOLED display, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 9999

Intex Cloud Flash

Intex has launched Cloud Flash, the company’s latest 4G smartphone. It has a 5-inch HD Super AMOLED display, is powered by 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6735 64-bit processor and runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It has Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection on the front and the back. Continue reading “Intex Cloud Flash with 5-inch HD Super AMOLED display, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 9999”

HTC One M9 (unlocked) Marshmallow, One A9 Android 6.0.1 updates to roll out by Dec-end

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Few hours back Google announced that it has started rolling out Android 6.0.1 update for some of its Nexus devices, and also released factory images for the same. Now HTC’s VP of Product Management, Mo Versi has reveled that the unlocked version of the HTC One M9 will get the Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) update by the end of this month, as the company promised. The One M8 unlocked version got the Marshmallow update last week. Continue reading “HTC One M9 (unlocked) Marshmallow, One A9 Android 6.0.1 updates to roll out by Dec-end”

Android 6.0.1 with new emojis starts rolling out, factory images for Nexus 5, 5X, 6, 6P, 7 (2013) and 9 released

Android 6.0.1 Emoji

Google has announced that it has started rolling out minor Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) for some Nexus devices, after it started rolling out for the some Android One devices recently. Google has also released Android 6.0.1 factory images (build MMB29K) for the Nexus 5, Nexus 5X, Nexus 6, Nexus 6P, Nexus 7 (2013), Nexus 9 and also for the Nexus Player (build Nexus MMB29M). This update brings updated emojis for these Nexus devices that include, volleyball, taco, middle finger, champagne bottle, as well as new faces for sickness, thinking, and rolling eyes. Continue reading “Android 6.0.1 with new emojis starts rolling out, factory images for Nexus 5, 5X, 6, 6P, 7 (2013) and 9 released”