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Lava Iris X10 with 5-inch HD display, 3GB RAM, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 11500

Lava Iris X10

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’s local calling service in India may have been blocked by operators

Ringo

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”

vivo X6 and X6Plus with 4GB RAM, metal body and fingerprint sensor announced

vivo X6

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 launches unlimited 2G/3G data packs starting from Rs. 9

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 R7s Plus with 6-inch 1080p AMOLED display, 4GB RAM get certified in China

Oppo R7s Plus

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 M7350 4G LTE Mobile Wi-Fi router launched in India for Rs. 7999

TP-LINK M7350

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 Icons in-ear earphones launched in India for Rs. 2999

OnePlus Icons

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”

Airtel launches Project Leap network transformation program, to invest Rs. 60000 crores

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”

OnePlus launches exchange offers for OnePlus One, OnePlus 2 and OnePlus X

OnePlus exchange offer

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”

Samsung Galaxy On7 Review

Samsung launched the new ‘Galaxy On’ series of smartphones, Galaxy On5 and Galaxy On7 in India with 4G support earlier this month. These smartphones are cheaper than the Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7 that were launched in India back in July. The Galaxy On7 is the top-end model of the two, which comes with a large 5.5-inch display. Is the Galaxy On7 worth the price? Let us find out in the complete review.

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Microsoft Lumia 950 Dual SIM and Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM launched in India for Rs. 43699 and Rs. 49399

Microsoft Lumia 950

Microsoft has launched the Lumia 950 Dual SIM and Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM smartphones in India, as it promised last week. Both these smartphones were announced at an event in New York City last month and pack QHD AMOLED ClearBlack displays, run Windows 10, come with USB Type-C port, 20-megapixel autofocus rear camera with ZEISS optics, with 5th Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), triple LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Microsoft is launching the dual SIM variants of these smartphones in India.

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OnePlus Icons in-ear earphones launching in India on Nov 30

OnePlus Icons

OnePlus just announced that the OnePlus Icons, it’s latest in-ear earphones will be available in India from November 30th. It was introduced last month and comes with a smooth aluminum and has a metallic finish. The company claims that the in-ear design with 51 degrees angle offers proper noise-isolation to enjoy immersive sound quality. Continue reading “OnePlus Icons in-ear earphones launching in India on Nov 30”

Samsung Galaxy On7 Camera Samples

Samsung launched the Galaxy On7 smartphone in India earlier this month, exclusively on Flipkart for Rs. 10,999. We already brought you the unboxing and benchmarks, here we have the camera samples from the smartphone. The Galaxy On7 packs a 13-megapixel auto focus rear camera with f/2.1 aperture with single LED flash.

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Microsoft Cortana for iOS now rolling out for beta testers

Microsoft Cortana for iOS

Microsoft started sign-ups for public beta of Cortana for iOS earlier this month, now the company has started rolling out the app via Apple’s TestFlight for the users, which is limited to 2,000 testers per application. The original survey indicated that Cortana for iOS would be available in the U.S. and China, so beta testing is currently limited. Microsoft released public beta of Cortana for Android back in August. Continue reading “Microsoft Cortana for iOS now rolling out for beta testers”

SMART SQ718 3G with 7-inch display, Dual SIM, voice calling launched for Rs. 8999

Creative SMART SQ718 3G

Creative Peripherals has launched SMART SQ718 3G, its latest tablet with dual SIM support and voice calling capabilities. It has a 7-inch ( 1024 x 600 pixels) is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (Kitkat). It has a 5MP rear camera without flash and a 2MP front-facing camera and packs a 3000mAh battery. Continue reading “SMART SQ718 3G with 7-inch display, Dual SIM, voice calling launched for Rs. 8999”