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Micromax Canvas Spark sales surpass 5 lakh units, open sale on July 27 and 28

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Micromax launched affordable Canvas Spark smartphone for Rs. 4,999 back in April. It went on sale through flash sales every week on Snapdeal. Today the company has announced that it has sold 5 lakh or half a million units in less than 2 and half months, earning a revenue of Rs.2.5 billion. It has also announced a open sale for the smartphone on July 27 and July 28 on Snapdeal. The company did not announce the number of units that will be available in the sale. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Spark sales surpass 5 lakh units, open sale on July 27 and 28”

YouTube app gets three new tabs, full-screen playback for vertical videos

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Google has updated YouTube mobile apps that adds three new tabs – Home, Subscriptions and Account to offer even better mobile experience for the users. The update also adds support to play vertical videos in full screen. This will be useful for videos shot in vertical mode such as re-uploads of periscope videos. Continue reading “YouTube app gets three new tabs, full-screen playback for vertical videos”

Lava expected to launch new Android One smartphone on July 27

Lava One launch Invite July 27

Lava has sent out invites for a new launch on July 27th. The caption in the invite reads Witness the Power of the one that will never grow old, will respect your privacy, will keep you powered longer and will help you create memories. This is likely to be the launch of Lava’s first Android One smartphone that was supposed to launch on July 14th and was postponed later. Continue reading “Lava expected to launch new Android One smartphone on July 27”

Airtel launches 4G LTE trials in Rourkela, Tumkur, Manipal and Udupi

Airtel 4G

Airtel has launched its 4G LTE trails in Rourkela, after launching the trials in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack in Odisha. It has also launched 4G services in Tumkur, Manipal and Udupi in Karnataka. It already launched 4G trails in Hubli, Dharwad, Delhi, Hyderabad, Vizag, Madurai, Chennai, Coimbatore and Mumbai. For existing Airtel customers, the company is offering a complimentary upgrade to Airtel 4G at same price as 3G. Continue reading “Airtel launches 4G LTE trials in Rourkela, Tumkur, Manipal and Udupi”

Google Spotlight Stories 360-degree movies app released for iPhone

Google Spotlight Stories for iPhone

Google has released Spotlight Stories 360-degree movies app for iPhone. This was originally developed by Motorola Mobility’s Advanced Technology And Products (ATAP) and was first introduced with Motorola Moto X as Spotlight Player back in 2013. It was released for Android in May. It has 360-degree movies created by critically-acclaimed filmmakers that offer 3D and 2D animation, full-sphere surround sound, and uses phone’s sensor fusion techniques. Continue reading “Google Spotlight Stories 360-degree movies app released for iPhone”

LG Max with Android 5.1, 5MP front camera launched in India for Rs. 10990

LG Max

LG introduced Bello II smartphone, successor of last year’s L Bello earlier this week. Today the company launched the smartphone in India as LG Max, as it promised. It has a 5-inch FWVGA display, is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor, runs on Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), packs a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It also comes with dual SIM support. Continue reading “LG Max with Android 5.1, 5MP front camera launched in India for Rs. 10990”

Xiaomi Mi 4 64GB gets a price cut for a day in India, available for Rs. 17999 on Flipkart

Xiaomi is celebrating Mi Anniversary – first anniversary of its entry into India with a week long offers and new launches. Today the company has reduced the price of the Mi 4 64GB variant to Rs. 17,999 for a day, down from the normal price of Rs. 19,999. This sale is exclusive to Flipkart. Xiaomi recently announced a second price cut of Rs. 2000 for both the 16GB and 64GB variants of the Mi 4. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi 4 64GB gets a price cut for a day in India, available for Rs. 17999 on Flipkart”

Lava Flair Z1 with 5-inch display, Android 5.0 launched for Rs. 5699

Lava Flair Z1

Lava International has launched Flair Z1, the company’s latest smartphone in the Flair series. It has a 5-inch FWVGA IPS display,is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support and 3G connectivity. Continue reading “Lava Flair Z1 with 5-inch display, Android 5.0 launched for Rs. 5699”

Xiaomi Mi Headphones Photo Gallery

Xiaomi launched Mi Headphones, the company’s top-end headphones in India yesterday priced at Rs. 5,499. It went on sale on the official Mi India website today, here we have its photo gallery.

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Aircel offers free voice calling minutes with data recharge

Aircel has announced a new offer that lets customers buying 1GB data pack enjoy free voice calling minutes (local + national). This offer is available for Aircel customers across the country. The product has been especially designed keeping in view the dramatic increase of mobile data users in India, for whom data usage is as much a part of their daily lives as is voice calling, said the company. Continue reading “Aircel offers free voice calling minutes with data recharge”

Xiaomi Mi Note can be ordered through Uber in Singapore and Malaysia on July 27

Xiaomi Mi Note Pro Uber

Xiaomi launched the Mi Note in Singapore and Malaysia recently. Today the company has announced a partnership with Uber that will let Uber riders in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur to order the Mi Note smartphone using the Uber app on-demand during an exclusive pre-launch flash sale on July 27th. The Mi Note is priced at S$ 569 in Singapore and RM1549 in Malaysia.

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Motorola Moto E (2nd Gen) 3G and 4G get a price cut in India, now available for Rs. 5999 and Rs. 6999

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Motorola has reduced the price of both the 3G and 4G variants of the Moto E (2nd Gen) by Rs. 1000, These are now available for Rs. 5,999 and Rs. 6999, respectively. Flipkart also offers Rs. 2000 off in exchange for old smartphones. Airtel users also get double data for two months on select recharge packs. It is not clear if this is a limited period price cut. Continue reading “Motorola Moto E (2nd Gen) 3G and 4G get a price cut in India, now available for Rs. 5999 and Rs. 6999”

Motorola Moto X (3rd Gen) live images surface, shows front flash

Moto X 3rd Gen leak

Motorola Moto X (3rd Gen) recently surfaced with a new pattern on the back that hinted at Moto X Sport. Now new images of the upcoming Moto X smartphone has surfaced (via) online. This shows a familiar Motorola design on the front with two grills, minimal bezel on the sides and also front-facing flash for the first time in a Motorola smartphone. Continue reading “Motorola Moto X (3rd Gen) live images surface, shows front flash”

ZTE Axon Lux and Axon with fingerprint sensor, Axon Watch announced

ZTE Axon Lux

ZTE introduced Axon Pro smartphone in the U.S with 5.5-inch Quad HD screen, Octa-Core Snapdragon 810 64-bit SoC and 4GB of RAM. It introduced Axon Lux smartphone with similar specifications in China, but this has a 128GB of internal storage with expansion slot, a fingerprint sensor and a leather-like finish on the back. It also introduced Axon smartphone with a 5.5-inch 1080p screen, 3GB RAM and 32GB of internal storage. Continue reading “ZTE Axon Lux and Axon with fingerprint sensor, Axon Watch announced”

Skype 5.6 for Android brings refreshed look to aid usability

Skype 5.6 for Android

Skype for Android has been updated to version 5.6 that brings a refreshed look. It now lets you see more chats on the Recent tab that allows you to catch up on more conversations, especially when you have multiple chats going at the same time. You can now view friends who are online, on all the screen with unified avatars that is also now rounded. Chat bubbles now have new color. This gives chats more clarity, says Skype.

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