Author: Srivatsan Sridhar

Srivatsan Sridhar is a Mobile Technology Enthusiast who is passionate about Mobile phones and Mobile apps. He uses the phones he reviews as his main phone. You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram

Datamini Dual Boot Windows 10 and Android 5.1 2-in-1 launched for Rs. 9999

Datamini Dual Boot 2-in-1

Datamini has launched its Dual Boot 2-in-1 that runs both Windows 10 and Android 5.1 (Lollipop). It has a 10.1-inch (1280×800 pixels) IPS screen, is powered by a quad-core Intel Atom Z3735F processor, has a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It also has a detachable keyboard with a touchpad so that it can double up as a laptop and comes with built-in 3G support via SIM slot. The company has partnered with Snapdeal for the device. Continue reading “Datamini Dual Boot Windows 10 and Android 5.1 2-in-1 launched for Rs. 9999”

Lenovo announces open sale for P1m on November 9 on Flipkart

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Lenovo launched its P1m smartphone with a huge 4000mAh battery in India at a price tag of Rs. 7999 last month. It went on sale exclusively on Flipkart last week, today the company has announced that the smartphone will be available through an open sale on November 9th starting from 10AM on Flipkart. The sale is only for limited period says Lenovo, so you might have to get the smartphone as soon as the sale opens. Flipkart also offers extra 10% off if you purchase through SBI Credit and Debit cards. Continue reading “Lenovo announces open sale for P1m on November 9 on Flipkart”

Apple Watch launched in India starting at Rs. 30900

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Apple has launched the Apple Watch in India, as it promised last month. It was unveiled back in September last year and went on sale in several countries in April earlier this year. Apple Watch has Retina display with Force Touch and Ion-X glass, a hardened glass for protection. The 38mm version has a 1.34-inch (272 x 340 pixels) AMOLED display at 326ppi and the 42mm version has a 1.54-inch (312 x 390 pixels) AMOLED display at 326ppi. Continue reading “Apple Watch launched in India starting at Rs. 30900”

Jabra Sport Pace water resistant Bluetooth headset launched in India for Rs. 5999

Jabra Sport Pace

Jabra recently launched Sport Pace, the company’s latest wireless Bluetooth headset in India. It has IP54 ratings for sweat and rain resistance and is tested to US Military Standards for weather and shock, according to the company. It weighs just 22 grams, has a built-in microphone for calls and comes with inline remote to control music and calls. Continue reading “Jabra Sport Pace water resistant Bluetooth headset launched in India for Rs. 5999”

Flickr for iOS gets 3D Touch support, Quick Actions and more

Flickr 4.0.6 for iOS 3D Touch

Yahoo has finally updated its Flickr app for iOS to support new 3D Touch feature in the iPhone 6s and the 6s Plus. Now you can preview photos, people, notifications and more with a light press of the screen. You can use 3D Touch to see a preview by light press, then move your finger left/right to preview neighboring photos. You can press harder to pop to full-screen. Continue reading “Flickr for iOS gets 3D Touch support, Quick Actions and more”

Microsoft acquires Mobile Data Labs, creator of MileIQ smart mileage tracking app

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Microsoft has announced that it has acquired Mobile Data Labs, creator of the popular MileIQ automatic mileage tracking app that tracks the miles you drive for business. It takes advantage of sensors in mobile devices to automatically and contextually capture, log and calculate business miles, allowing users to claim tax deductions. It has over 1 million users and has been the top-grossing finance app in the iTunes store for 20 months, said Microsoft. It has also been top-performing Finance app in the Google Play since launch. Continue reading “Microsoft acquires Mobile Data Labs, creator of MileIQ smart mileage tracking app”

Tronsmart Rapid Car Chargers with Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 Unboxing

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Tronsmart is popular for its accessories, including chargers. The company recently launched several Car chargers that are Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 certified and have Volt iQ technology that detects your device and offers the required power needed by the device. Qualcomm’s Quick Charge 2.0 technology enables 0% to 60% charge in under 30 minutes. Four of these chargers are Qualcomm Certified chargers and can charge devices up to 75% faster than a conventional charger. Here we have the unboxing.

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OnePlus X Benchmarks

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OnePlus launched the OnePlus X smartphone in India last week stating at Rs. 16999, which went on sale today. We already brought you the hands-on impressions, unboxing and camera samples, here we have the benchmarks. It is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 801 (MSM8974) 28nm HPm Krait 400 CPU clocked at 2.27 GHz per core, slightly under-clocked compared to clock speed of 2.46 GHz on the OnePlus One and has Adreno 330 GPU. It comes with a 5-inch (1920 ×1080 pixels) Full HD AMOLED display, has 3GB RAM and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Oxygen OS 2.1 on top . Check out the synthetic benchmark scores below. Continue reading “OnePlus X Benchmarks”

TP-LINK TL-WR940N 450Mbps router launched in India for Rs. 2200

TP-LINK TL-WR940N

TP-LINK has launched TL-WR940N, the company’s latest 802.11n wireless router that provides up to 450Mbps wireless connection with other 802.11n wireless clients. It has three antennas for better coverage, comes with MIMO & SST technologies for advanced wireless performance and has WPS button for WPA2 encryptions, preventing the network from outside intrusions. Continue reading “TP-LINK TL-WR940N 450Mbps router launched in India for Rs. 2200”

Huawei Kirin 950 Octa-Core 16nm SoC with Mali T880 GPU announced

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Huawei has announced Kirin 950 SoC at an event in Beijing today. It is an Octa-Core SoC with four ARM Cortex A72 Cores that can be clocked up to 2.53 GHz and four ARM Cortex A53 Cores that can be clocked up to 1.8 GHz. It is based on ARM’s big.LITTLE architecture so it can alternate between the Cortex A72 or A53 cores depending on the type of tasks. It has support for Category 6 LTE networks and is built on 16nm FinFET process. Continue reading “Huawei Kirin 950 Octa-Core 16nm SoC with Mali T880 GPU announced”

Vodafone offers 100MB free data for all customers, launches new roaming pack in South this Diwali

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Vodafone India has announced a new offer that lets all users enjoy 100MB of free 2G or 3G data to celebrate Diwali this year. Free data is available only on November 11th and can be activated by sending a SMS DIWALI to 199. You will also get a confirmation SMS about the offer. Continue reading “Vodafone offers 100MB free data for all customers, launches new roaming pack in South this Diwali”

Xolo BLACK 1X Review

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Xolo launched BLACK 1X, the company’s latest smartphone in the BLACK series last week. It is the first Xolo smartphone to come with 3GB of RAM. It also has a 1080p display and comes with 4G support, similar to most of the smartphones in the similar price range. Is the smartphone worth the price? Let us find out in the complete review.

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Acer Liquid Z630s with 3GB RAM, 4000mAh battery and Liquid Z530 launched for Rs. 10999 and Rs. 6999

Acer Liquid Z630

Acer has launched Liquid Z630s and Liquid Z530, two new 4G smartphones in India exclusively on Flipkart. The Liquid Z630s packs a 5.5-inch HD screen, is powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek MT6753 SoC, packs 3GB of RAM and a 4000mAh battery, while the Liquid Z530 comes with a 5-inch HD screen, is powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT6735 SoC and has 2GB of RAM. Both these have a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. These also have DTS audio. Continue reading “Acer Liquid Z630s with 3GB RAM, 4000mAh battery and Liquid Z530 launched for Rs. 10999 and Rs. 6999”

Infocus launches M260 its first ‘Made in India’ smartphone for Rs. 3999

Infocus M260

Infocus has launched M260, the company’s latest budget smartphone, as expected. It is the first ‘Made in India’ smartphone from Infocus, assembled at the company’s local manufacturing facility at Sri City in Andhra Pradesh. It packs a 4.5-inch FWVGA display, is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) with Inlife UI 2.0 on top. Continue reading “Infocus launches M260 its first ‘Made in India’ smartphone for Rs. 3999”

Microsoft Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL launching in India in December

Microsoft Lumia 950

At the Future Unleashed 2015 event in Mumbai today, Microsoft announced that it will launch the Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL smartphones in India in December 2015. 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. These also come in dual SIM variants that are expected to launch in India. Continue reading “Microsoft Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL launching in India in December”