Lava Iris Atom 2 and Flair P1i budget 3G smartphones launched for Rs. 4949 and Rs. 3299

Lava Iris Atom 2

Lava has launched Iris Atom 2 and Flair P1i new budget smartphones in the Iris and the Flair series. The Atom 2 has a 4.5-inch FWVGA screen and is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor. The Flair P1i has a 4-inch WVGA display and is powered by a 1GHz processor. Both these smartphones run on Android 4.4 (KitKat), come with dual SIM support and have 3G connectivity. Continue reading “Lava Iris Atom 2 and Flair P1i budget 3G smartphones launched for Rs. 4949 and Rs. 3299”

LG introduces new Tone Ultra HBS-810 Bluetooth Headset

LG Tone Ultra HBS-810

LG has introduced new Tone Ultra (HBS-810), successor of last year’s Tone Ultra (HBS-800). LG recently announced that it sold 10 million LG TONE Series Bluetooth headset globally since the launch of the series in October 2010. LG has partnered with JBL, one of the leading audio equipment maker once again to offer an enhanced audio quality. Continue reading “LG introduces new Tone Ultra HBS-810 Bluetooth Headset”

Asus Zenfone 2 Deluxe, Zenfone 2 Laser 5.5 and Zenfone Selfie pre-orders begin Aug 19 on Flipkart

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Asus launched its new smartphones in the Zenfone series, the Zenfone 2 Deluxe, Zenfone 2 Laser 5.5 and the Zenfone Selfie at the ZenFestival in India earlier this month. Asus already announced that these smartphones will be available exclusively on Flipkart and also thorough ASUS Exclusive stores and authorized retailers starting from this month. Today the Taiwanese company has announced that pre-orders for these smartphones will begin tomorrow, August 19th on Flipkart. Continue reading “Asus Zenfone 2 Deluxe, Zenfone 2 Laser 5.5 and Zenfone Selfie pre-orders begin Aug 19 on Flipkart”

Auxus PRIME P8000 with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Octa-Core SoC launched for Rs. 14990

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iberry’s Auxus has launched Auxus PRIME P8000 in partnership with Chinese smartphone maker Elephone exclusively on Snapdeal, as it announced yesterday. It has a 5.5-inch 1080p screen, is powered by a 1.3 GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6753 processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). It supports Elephone ROMs and customized ROMs. It has 4G LTE connectivity with support for 4G LTE bands (TDD B40 2300MHz and FDD B3 1800MHz) for India.

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Meizu MX5 Battery Life Test

Meizu MX5 FA One Charge Rating

We reviewed the Meizu MX5, the company’s latest flagship smartphone last week, and here we have its battery test results. The MX5 packs a 3150mAh built-in battery with mCharge fast charging technology that charges the MX5 from 0 to 25% in 10 minutes and to 60% in 40 minutes with its supported charger. It has a 5.5-inch 1080p Super AMOLED display and is powered by a 2.2 GHz MediaTek Helio X10 (MT6795T) Octa-Core SoC.

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Uber starts accepting cash payments in Chennai

Uber Cash Payments

Uber started testing cash payment option in Hyderabad in May this year and expanded it to Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Jaipur, Kochi and Pune in India last month. Now it has started accepting cash payments in Chennai for uberGO and uberX rides. Chennai becomes seventh city in India and eighth worldwide, where riders have the option to pay for their Uber rides with cash. Continue reading “Uber starts accepting cash payments in Chennai”

Creative EP-600m In-ear earphones launched in India for Rs. 799

Creative EP-600m

Creative has launched Creative EP-600m, the company’s latest Noise-isolating In-ear Earphones in India. It features exceptional noise-isolation, dynamic bass and clear audio playback, says the company. It also has an inline microphone for voice calls. Continue reading “Creative EP-600m In-ear earphones launched in India for Rs. 799”

Samsung Galaxy Note5 Duos revealed, but it doesn’t have a microSD card slot

Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Duos Taiwan

Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Note5 and Galaxy S6 edge+ smartphones at the Galaxy Unpacked last week. Now the Galaxy Note5 Duos (SM-G9198) has been revealed by ePrice in Taiwan (Via). It shows two nano SIM card slots, but these are not hybrid SIM card slots like the Galaxy A series, so you can’t use the secondary SIM slot as a microSD expansion slot. This confirms earlier rumors and puts an end to rumors that said that dual SIM variant will have a microSD card slot. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note5 Duos revealed, but it doesn’t have a microSD card slot”

Micromax Canvas Selfie 2 Q340 and Canvas Selfie 3 Q348 launched, starts at Rs. 5999

Micromax Canvas Selfie 2 Q340

Micromax has launched Canvas Selfie 2 Q340 and Canvas Selfie 3 Q348, the company’s latest selfie-focused smartphones. The Canvas Selfie 2 has a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with OmniVision OV5670 sensor and 4P lens. The Canvas Selfie 3 has a 8-megapixel front camera with Sony MX179 sensor and LED Flash. Both these are powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor, 1GB RAM, 8GB of internal storage with expansion slot, dual SIM support and 3G connectivity. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Selfie 2 Q340 and Canvas Selfie 3 Q348 launched, starts at Rs. 5999”

OnePlus One gets OxygenOS 1.0.2 update with Stagefright security patches, latest vulnerability not fixed yet [Update: Fixed in OxygenOS 1.0.3]

OnePlus 2 OxygenOS 1.0.2 Stagefright

OnePlus released a minor Oxygen OS 1.0.2 update to fix Stagefright security exploit last week. But this doesn’t fix the latest vulnerability in the Stagefright library (CVE-2015-3864) that was reported last week. As you can see from the screenshot, this is confirmed by the Zimperium’s Stagefright Detector App that got updated to add detection of the latest vulnerability. Continue reading “OnePlus One gets OxygenOS 1.0.2 update with Stagefright security patches, latest vulnerability not fixed yet [Update: Fixed in OxygenOS 1.0.3]”

Xiaomi sells record 800,000 Redmi Note 2 units in 12 hours in China

Xiaomi Redmi Note 2

Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 that was announced last week went on sale in China yesterday. Xiaomi has announced that it sold 800,000 Redmi Note 2 smartphones in the first 12 hours of sale, which is a new record for the company. Back in April Xiaomi entered into the Guinness Book of World Records for selling 2.11 million smartphones online in 24 hours during its Mi Fan Fest in China. Continue reading “Xiaomi sells record 800,000 Redmi Note 2 units in 12 hours in China”

TP-LINK TL-WA860RE 300Mbps Wi-Fi Range Extender launched in India for Rs. 2500

TP-LINK TL-WA860RE

TP-LINK has launched TL-WA860RE, its latest power socket-mounted Universal Wireless Range Extender with AC Pass-Through in India. It is designed to conveniently extend the coverage and improve the signal strength of an existing wireless network to eliminate dead zones, said the company. Continue reading “TP-LINK TL-WA860RE 300Mbps Wi-Fi Range Extender launched in India for Rs. 2500”

Elephone P8000 launching in India as Auxus PRIME P8000 this month exclusively on Snapdeal

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Elephone, India’s latest entrant from China has announced a partnership with iberry’s Auxus to launch its most expected P8000 smartphone in India as Auxus PRIME P8000.  “Auxus PRIME P8000 is a specially customized version of Elephone P8000 for Indian Customers with the support of all the Indian frequencies and bands, especially 4G LTE TDD B40 with 2300MHz frequency”, said Elephone. Continue reading “Elephone P8000 launching in India as Auxus PRIME P8000 this month exclusively on Snapdeal”

Meizu schedules an event in India on August 26, MX5 expected

Meizu India event August 26

Chinese smartphone maker Meizu entered India with the launch of m1 note smartphone back in May. It launched the m2 note, its successor at a competitive price tag of Rs. 9999 in the country earlier this month. Today the Chinese company headquartered in Zhuhai, China has announced an event for its official ‘Brand Launch’ in India on August 26th. The invite doesn’t hint at anything, but the company is expected to launch the MX5 and even its latest m2 smartphone at the event next week. Continue reading “Meizu schedules an event in India on August 26, MX5 expected”

Samsung G9198 dual-screen Android flip phone with Snapdragon 808 announced

Samsung G9198

Samsung introduced G9098, an Android flip phone with dual displays in China last year.  This year the company has introduced (Via) G9198, an upgraded version with dual 3.9-inch (768 x 1280 pixels) WXGA Super AMOLED screens, one on the front and the the other on the inside along with a T9 keypad. It is powered by a hexa-core Snapdragon 808, has a 16-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Samsung G9198 dual-screen Android flip phone with Snapdragon 808 announced”