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Asus Zenfone 2 Deluxe launched in India for Rs. 22999

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Asus has launched Zenfone 2 Deluxe, the company’s latest high-end smartphone at the ZenFestival. The back cover made of the smartphone has a premium polygonal material. Other specifications are similar to the Zenfone 2 that was launched in India earlier this year, including a 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) display with Corning gorilla glass 3 protection, 2.3GHz quad-core Intel Atom Z3580 processor , 13-megapixel rear PixelMaster camera with Real Tone flash, 5-megapixel front-facing camera and Android 5.0 (Lollipop) with Zen UI.

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Airtel launches pan-India 4G services in 296 towns

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After running 4G trails in several cities for the past few months, Airtel today launched its 4G services in 296 towns across India. Airtel launched its 4G TDD-LTE services in Kolkata back in 2012 and recently expanded its roll out to several cities. Airtel also offers integrated 4G services in some circles like Delhi NCR that uses both 2300MHz TDD-LTE (band 40) and 1800MHz FDD-LTE (band 3). Airtel 4G is available on mobile phones, dongles, 4G hotspots and Wi-Fi dongles in most cities. Continue reading “Airtel launches pan-India 4G services in 296 towns”

Lenovo announces open sale for K3 Note on Aug 10th and 11th after selling over 2.5 lakh units

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Lenovo has announced that the K3 Note smartphone will be available without registrations through open sale on August 10 and 11th exclusively from Flipkart. The company launched the K3 Note smartphone on June 25th. It sold 47,440 units in the first flash sale on July 8th, 49,800 units (30,000 units in black and 19,800 units in white) in the second flash sale, 45,000 units (27,000 units in black and 18,000 units in white) in the third flash sale and 62,000 units in the fourth flash sale yesterday. Continue reading “Lenovo announces open sale for K3 Note on Aug 10th and 11th after selling over 2.5 lakh units”

Samsung Galaxy Tab E Review

Samsung launched the Galaxy Tab E (SM-T561) in India for Rs. 16,900, along with the Galaxy Tab A in India that we reviewed recently. It has a large 9.6-inch display, comes with 3G support and also has voice calling capabilities, which is rare to see tables with a large screen. Is the tablet worth the price? Let us find out in the complete review.

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Meizu m2 note launched in India for Rs. 9999

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Meizu has launched the m2 note, successor of m1 note smartphone in India. It was announced back in June and packs a 5.5-inch 1080p IGZO display, is powered by a 1.3GHz 64-bit Octa-Core MediaTek MT6753 processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Flyme OS on top. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with 69-degree wide viewing angle. Continue reading “Meizu m2 note launched in India for Rs. 9999”

Karbonn Titanium MachFive with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 5MP front camera with flash launched for Rs. 5999

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Karbonn has launched Titanium MachFive, the company’s latest smartphone in the Titanium series. It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) IPS display, is powered by a 1.3 GHz 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 with a LED flash for capturing better selfies.

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Lava Iris X5 4G with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 8MP front camera with flash launched for Rs. 10199

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Lava has officially launched the Iris X5 4G, after it was leaked in benchmarks last month. It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) IPS display, is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core 64-bit MediaTek processor and runs on Star OS based on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera with a LED flash for capturing better selfies. Continue reading “Lava Iris X5 4G with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 8MP front camera with flash launched for Rs. 10199”

LG announces new Wine Smart flip phone with Android 5.1, global roll out starting this month

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LG launched Gentle, an Android flip phone in Korea last week. Today the company has introduced the same phone as new Wine Smart, successor of last year’s Wine Smart for global markets. It has a 3.2-inch (320 x 480 pixels) display, is powered by a 1.1 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop). It has a 3-megapixel rear camera without flash and a VGA front-facing camera. It also comes with 4G connectivity. Continue reading “LG announces new Wine Smart flip phone with Android 5.1, global roll out starting this month”

Google Android One expands to Thailand, i-mobile IQ II released

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Google has expanded its Android One program to Thailand, which becomes the tenth country to get Android One smartphones officially after India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Philippines, Turkey, Myanmar and Pakistan. Google has partnered with i-mobile to launch the i-mobile IQ II smartphone with 4G LTE support in the country. Check out the complete specifications below. Continue reading “Google Android One expands to Thailand, i-mobile IQ II released”

Micromax Canvas Sliver 5 Unboxing

Micromax launched the Canvas Sliver 5 Q450 smartphone with just 5.1mm thickness back in June for Rs. 17999. We brought you the hands-on impressions of the smartphone from the launch event. You might have seen new ads on TV featuring the company’s brand ambassador Hugh Jackman. The smartphone finally went on sale recently, and here we have the unboxing.

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Acer Aspire One Cloudbook running Windows 10 announced, starts at $169

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Acer has announced Aspire One Cloudbook 11 and Aspire One Cloudbook 14 , the company latest netbooks in the new Cloudbook series running on Windows 10. These have 11-inch and 14-inch HD (1366×768 pixels) 16:9 LED-backlit displays, are powered by a 1.6GHz Intel Celeron mobile processors with 2GB of DDR3L RAM and eMMC storage of 32GB or 64GB. These also come with 1-year subscription of Office 365 Personal. Continue reading “Acer Aspire One Cloudbook running Windows 10 announced, starts at $169”

Gionee Marathon M4 with 5-inch HD display, 4G LTE, 5000mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 15499

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Gionee has launched Marathon M4 smartphone in the Marathon series with a 5000mAh battery in India. It packs a 5-inch HD Super AMOLED display, is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) with Amigo UI 3.0. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Gionee Marathon M4 with 5-inch HD display, 4G LTE, 5000mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 15499”

Motorola India announces ‘Moto Xpress’ door step pick up and drop service

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Motorola India has announced that they will start Moto Xpress, a pilot project to offer doorstep home pick up and drop service for their customers in Delhi, Gurgaon and Noida starting from this week. The company currently has 160 service centers across the country and it opened Moto Care Service & Experience Center in Bangalore earlier this year. Continue reading “Motorola India announces ‘Moto Xpress’ door step pick up and drop service”

Microsoft Lumia 640 XL LTE Dual SIM Unboxing

Microsoft announced the Lumia 640 XL back in March at the MWC 2015. It comes in three variants, and the Microsoft Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM was launched in India in April, but the company is yet to launch the LTE version of the smartphone in the country. We managed to get the Microsoft Lumia 640 XL LTE Dual SIM from the US for $175 that converts to about Rs. 11,160. Check out the unboxing.

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