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Aircel launches special voice and data Super Combo offers in Karnataka

Aircel has launched special voice and data Super Combos priced at Rs.251 and Rs.299 for it prepaid customers in Karnataka, offering value for money deal. This offers fulltalk time and 2G/3G data benefits for the customers on a single recharge, which is better compared to individual recharges of voice and data separately. This is aimed at youth, young working professionals and the migrant community to offer them value for money, says Aircel.

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Gionee Pioneer P4 gets Android 4.4 KitKat update in India

Gionee Pioneer P4 Android 4.4

Gionee has started rolling Android 4.4 (KitKat) update for the Pioneer P4 smartphone in India. It went on sale in India back in April running Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) OS. The company rolled out KitKat update for the Elife E7 mini and Elife S5.5 smartphones in India recently. Along with the Android 4.4′s features such as wireless printing, support for emojis and more, this update also brings a new homescreen layout, update for Amigo Paper and Game Zone and more. Continue reading “Gionee Pioneer P4 gets Android 4.4 KitKat update in India”

Sony Xperia M2 Aqua waterproof smartphone with 4.8-inch qHD display announced

Sony Xperia M2 Aqua

Sony Mobile has announced the Xperia M2 Aqua, a waterproof version of the Xperia M2 that was launched earlier this year. It has a 4.8-inch (960 x 540 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera. Continue reading “Sony Xperia M2 Aqua waterproof smartphone with 4.8-inch qHD display announced”

Sony UHS-1 U3 32GB and 64GB memory cards with 95 MB/s transfer speed launched in India

Sony UHS-1 U3 memory card India

Sony has launched new Ultra High Speed SD card in its UZ series. The card comes in 32GB and 64GB variants and is recommended for continuous shooting with DSLR cameras and lets you record 4K in smartphones and cameras without any hassle due to its fast data transfer speed. This also minimizes workflow and improves efficiency for photographers. Continue reading “Sony UHS-1 U3 32GB and 64GB memory cards with 95 MB/s transfer speed launched in India”

LG G3 UX features coming to mid and entry-level devices launching in H2 2014

LG G3 UX for other devices

LG introduced a flat UI and several new features along with its flagship G3 smartphone earlier this year. Today the company has announced that it would standardize the UI and the UX features across its mid to entry-level smartphones and tablets launched in the second half of this year. The new UI is already present in the new LG G Pad series and the G3 Beat smartphone. The company did not say if its current G series and L Series lineup would get an update with the new UI. Continue reading “LG G3 UX features coming to mid and entry-level devices launching in H2 2014”

HTC Butterfly 2 Water resistant smartphone official, coming to Asia including India soon

HTC Butterfly 2

HTC has finally announced the Butterfly 2 for the Asian markets, after several rumors. It was unveiled for Japan’s KDDI as J Butterfly (HTL23) last month, today the company has officially unveiled the smartphone at an event in Japan. The HTC Butterfly 2 was also announced simultaneously in Taiwan. It has a 5-inch 1080p display, powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Sense 6 UI. Continue reading “HTC Butterfly 2 Water resistant smartphone official, coming to Asia including India soon”

Uber launches in Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh and Kolkata

Uber

Uber has launched its operations in four new cities – Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh and Kolkata in India simultaneously. Uber entered India last year starting from Bangalore on 29th August, 2013 and it quickly expanded to New Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai and Pune. It is now operational in 10 Indian cities, more than any other countries outside of United States (by number of operational cities) in less than a year.

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Sony Xperia M2 and Xperia M2 Dual Android 4.4 KitKat update starts rolling out

Sony Xperia M2 MWC 2014 -1

Sony has started rolling out Android 4.4 (KitKat) update for the Xperia M2 and Xperia M2 Dual smartphones, as it promised. It rolled out KitKat update for E1 and E1 Dual smartphones earlier this month. Along with the KitKat update that adds emojis, printing and more, the update also brings performance tweaks, Sony SmartBand compatibility, new features such as option to move apps to the SD card and some UI changes. Continue reading “Sony Xperia M2 and Xperia M2 Dual Android 4.4 KitKat update starts rolling out”

Sharp Aquos Crystal and Aquos Crystal X with ultra narrow bezel announced

Sharp Aquos Crystal

Sharp and Softbank have announced two new smartphones, Aquos Crystal and Aquos Crystal X. The main USP of these smartphones is that these have minimal or almost no bezel on three sides around the display. This makes these smartphones compact to hold and also makes web browsing, photo shoot and video viewing better due to the large display area in a compact design. Continue reading “Sharp Aquos Crystal and Aquos Crystal X with ultra narrow bezel announced”

Aircel launches 4G LTE services in Tamil Nadu and Jammu & Kashmir

Aircel has launched its 4G services in Tamil Nadu and Jammu & Kashmir. It becomes the first company to provide 2G, 3G and 4G services in these two circles. Last month Aircel launched its 4G LTE services in four circles – Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar and Odisha. Other than these circles, Aircel holds 20MHz of spectrum in the 4G LTE 2300 MHz band in West Bengal and North East. Continue reading “Aircel launches 4G LTE services in Tamil Nadu and Jammu & Kashmir”

Xiaomi Mi 4 Unboxing

Xiaomi Mi 4-3

Xiaomi unveiled Mi 4, the company’s latest flagship smartphone last month. We brought you the photo gallery of the Mi 4 recently, here we have the unboxing of the smartphone. As we already said in the photo gallery, the Mi 4 is a step ahead compared to the Mi 3 in terms of design, build quality and the specifications. Check out the unboxing video below. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi 4 Unboxing”

Xiaomi introduces MIUI 6 with simple design and new features

MIUI 6

Xiaomi unveiled MIUI 6, a major upgrade to MIUI ROM at an event in Beijing on the fourth anniversary of MIUI. This bring a completely new flat user interface that is simple and is also colorful. It has new notification center with toggles for music control panel, notifications for new messages, missed calls, reminders, app notices, and more. It has smart blocklist and visual menu for voice service calls. Continue reading “Xiaomi introduces MIUI 6 with simple design and new features”

Spice Stellar 449 3G and Stellar Mi-508 with Android 4.4 now available for Rs. 4999

Spice Stellar 449 3G

Spice Stellar 449 3G and Stellar Mi-508, two new Android smartphones in the Spice Stellar series are available from online retailer HomeShop18. The Stellar 449 has a 4.5-inch FWVGA screen, 1GHz processor, 3.2-megapixel rear camera and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. The Stellar Mi-508 has a 5-inch FWVGA screen, powered by a 1.3GHz dual-core processor, has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash an a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Spice Stellar 449 3G and Stellar Mi-508 with Android 4.4 now available for Rs. 4999”

Intex Aqua Style Pro with 4.5-inch display, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 6990

Intex Aqua Style Pro

Intex has launched Aqua Style Pro, the company’s latest smartphone in the Aqua series. It has a 4.5-inch FWVGA IPS display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4.2 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. The company has roped in Tollywood actress Anushka Shetty as their brand ambassador for Andhra Pradesh for one year. Continue reading “Intex Aqua Style Pro with 4.5-inch display, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 6990”

Meizu MX4 images, specifications leaked ahead of September 2nd event

Meizu MX4 September 2nd event invite

Meizu MX4, the company’s upcoming flagship smartphone and the successor of last year’s MX3 is the most expected smartphone this year. Earlier rumors said that it would feature a 20.7-megapixel camera from Sony, slim bezel and even a fingerprint reader. A recent leak through a leaflet has revealed how the phone would look and the specifications of the smartphone. Continue reading “Meizu MX4 images, specifications leaked ahead of September 2nd event”