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Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Unboxing – Exynos 5 Octa

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Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Note 4 at the IFA last month in Snapdragon and Exynos variant. The Snapdragon 805 variant of the Note 4 was launched in India earlier this year. Here we have the unboxing of the Exynos variant of the Note 4, which has Octa-Core Exynos 5433 SoC with four Cortex-A57 clocked at 1.9GHz and four Cortex-A53 running at 1.3GHz, Mali-T760 GPU. It even has LTE support and packs 3GB of RAM. Check out the unboxing below. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Unboxing – Exynos 5 Octa”

iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 LTE variants have Apple SIM pre-installed in the US and UK

Apple SIM US and UK

Apple introduced the iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 tablets yesterday. The WiFi + Cellular or LTE variants of these tablet come with Apple SIM pre-installed that lets you switch between networks easily. This was not mentioned at the announcement yesterday. With the Apple SIM you can choose data plan from local carrier when you travel. Continue reading “iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 LTE variants have Apple SIM pre-installed in the US and UK”

Xolo One with 4.5-inch display, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 6599

Xolo One

Xolo just launched the Xolo One, the company’s latest budget smartphone. Even though this is called Xolo One, this is not an Android One smartphone created in partnership with Google. It has a 4.5-inch FWVGA display based on one-glass-solution technology, powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582M processor with Mali 400 MP2 processor and runs on Android 4.4.2 (KitKat). Xolo has also promised to upgrade it to Android 5.0 (Lollipop) in future. Continue reading “Xolo One with 4.5-inch display, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 6599”

Google Keyboard v3.2 update adds 8 languages including Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and more

Google Keyboard v3.2

Google has updated its keyboard app to version 3.2 that adds several languages and brings fixes. It adds 8 additional languages including, Bengali (India), Hindi (Compact), Kannada (India), Malayalam (India), Marathi (India), Tamil (India), Tamil (Singapore), and Telugu (India). The brings new organization for the settings screen that has a separate menu for languages, appearance and layout, multilingual options and more. Continue reading “Google Keyboard v3.2 update adds 8 languages including Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and more”

Zen U105 Fire running Firefox OS launched for Rs. 1999

Zen Fire U105

Zen Mobiles has launched Zen U105 Fire, the company’s first Firefox smartphone. It has a 3.5-inch HVGA screen, powered by a 1GHz processor, comes with a 2-megapixel rear camera and VGA front-facing camera. This has 2G EDGE connectivity and Dual SIM support. The Zen U105 Fire competes with Spice One Mi-FX 1, Intex Cloud FX and Alcatel One Touch Fire C smartphones. Continue reading “Zen U105 Fire running Firefox OS launched for Rs. 1999”

Apple iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 pricing announced for India

Apple iPad Air 2

Apple introduced the iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3, the next-generation iPad Air models at an event in the U.S few hours back. Apple has also announced the pricing for these models in India. The iPad Air 2 has the same 9.7-inch display but it has a Antireflective glass, powered by A8 chip with 2nd gen 64-bit architecture and M8 motion coprocessor, Touch ID fingerprint sensor and is just 6.1mm thick.  It also has a new 8 MP iSight 1080p camera. The iPad mini 3 just has a new Touch ID fingerprint sensor and other specs remain the same.
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Apple iPad mini 3 with Touch ID official, starts at $399

Apple iPad mini 3

Apple just unveiled the iPad mini 3 with Retina iPad along with the iPad Air 2 as expected.It has the same 7.9 inch Retina Display with 2048×1536 resolution seen on last year’s iPad mini with Retina Display and the same Apple A7 processor with M7 motion co-processor, but this has a Touch ID fingerprint sensor, similar to the iPad Air 2. Since it doesn’t have NFC, it’ll be used for Apple Pay Within Apps. It runs on the latest iOS 8.1. Continue reading “Apple iPad mini 3 with Touch ID official, starts at $399”

Apple iPad Air 2 with A8X processor, Touch ID and 6.1mm body announced, starts at $499

Apple iPad Air 2

Apple just announced the iPad Air 2, the second generation iPad Air at an event. It has an improved 9.7-inch Retina display with anti-reflective coating on the glass, reducing reflections by 56%, powered by Apple A8X, a new chip that is based on 2nd generation 64-bit architecture. It has 3 billion transistors compared to 1 billion on the A7. The CPU is 12 times faster than the first iPad and the GPU is 180 times faster.  It has M8 co-processor, similar to iPhone 6.

Continue reading “Apple iPad Air 2 with A8X processor, Touch ID and 6.1mm body announced, starts at $499”

iOS 8.1 with Apple Pay, iCloud Photo Library public beta available on October 20

iOS 8.1

At the Apple event today, Apple SVP of Software Craig Federighi announced that iOS 8.1 update would roll out for iOS devices soon. This would bring Apple Pay for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, public beta of iCloud Photo Library that will automatically syncs all your photos and videos in iCloud and keeps only the lightweight versions for viewing for each device. Continue reading “iOS 8.1 with Apple Pay, iCloud Photo Library public beta available on October 20”

Moto G (First-Gen) gets a price cut, now available for Rs. 8999

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Motorola stopped selling the first generation Moto G in India back in August, before the last of the second-generation Moto G launch. Now the smartphone is back in stock on Flipkart which starts at Rs. 8,999 for the 8GB version and the 16GB version costs 9,999. The listing was first spotted by MakTechBlog. Continue reading “Moto G (First-Gen) gets a price cut, now available for Rs. 8999”

Panasonic T40 with 4-inch display, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 5990

Panasonic T40

Panasonic has launched Panasonic T40, the company’s latest budget smartphone, months after launching the T41. It has a 4-inch WVGA screen, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Panasonic T40 with 4-inch display, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 5990”

Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2 Pro with 13.3-inch WQHD display launched in India for Rs. 47990

Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2 Pro

Lenovo has launched the Yoga Tablet 2 Pro,  the company’s latest high-end Android tablet in Yoga series in India along with the Yoga Tablet 2 series. It has a 13.3-inch (2560 x 1440 pixels) WQHD IPS Display, powered by a quad-core Intel Atom Z3745 Processor (up to 1.86 GHz) and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has four modes – Hold, Stand, Tilt or Hang and even has an integrated projector that can project content up to 50-inches. It features a powerful 8W JBL sound system with bass subwoofer located on the back. Continue reading “Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2 Pro with 13.3-inch WQHD display launched in India for Rs. 47990”

Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2 with Android 4.4 and Windows 8.1 options launched in India, starts at Rs. 20990

Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2 (10-inch)

Lenovo has launched Yoga Tablet 2 models in India. These were announced last week and come in 8-inch and 10-inch variants with Full HD (1920×1200) IPS displays and Android 4.4 or Windows 8.1 options. These are powered by a powered by a quad-core Intel Atom Z3745 Processor (up to 1.86 GHz), have unique convertible design and a new Hang mode. Continue reading “Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2 with Android 4.4 and Windows 8.1 options launched in India, starts at Rs. 20990”

Videocon Infinium Graphite with 4.7-inch HD display, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 10499

Videocon Infinium Graphite

Videocon Mobiles has launched the Infinium Graphite, the company’s latest flagship smartphone. It has a 4.7-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD display with one-glass solution (OGS) technology and Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED Flash, EXMOR sensor, 5P lens and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with 88-degrees wide angle lens and a BSI Sensor. Continue reading “Videocon Infinium Graphite with 4.7-inch HD display, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 10499”

YotaPhone with 4.3-inch LCD and e-Ink screens launched in India for Rs. 23499

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After teasing the launch, Jumbo Electronics, IT telecom and consumer electronics retailer and distributor in the UAE, has partnered with Flipkart, to launch YotaPhone, a dual-screen smartphone manufactured by Yota Devices in India. It has 4.3-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) LCD capacitive multi touch main screen and a 4.3-inch (360×640 pixels) E-Ink rear screen. The phone also has special YotaPhone gestures and Put2Back applications for the back screen. Continue reading “YotaPhone with 4.3-inch LCD and e-Ink screens launched in India for Rs. 23499”