Vodafone offering double data on 1GB or 2GB 3G packs on July 4th and 5th

Vodafone India Double Data

Vodafone India has launched a limited period Double Data offer for its pre-paid customers. Under this offer, users get 2GB 3G data on purchase of 1GB 3G pack and 4GB 3G data on purchase of 2GB 3G pack from July 4th to 6th. Extra Benefit will be credited within 30 minutes post successful recharge, says the company, but we got the extra data immediately. These packs come with a validity of 28 days. Continue reading “Vodafone offering double data on 1GB or 2GB 3G packs on July 4th and 5th”

Coolpad Dazen 1 Battery Life Test

Coolpad Dazen 1 One Charge Rating

We brought you the review of Coolpad Dazen 1, here we have its battery life test results. The smartphone is has a removable 2500mAh Lithium-Polymer battery, which is slightly more than the competitors offer. It has a 5-inch HD screen and is powered by a quad-core 64-bit Snapdragon 410 processor. Check out the results below.

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Samsung Galaxy A8 brochure reveals 16MP f/1.9 camera, Exynos 5430 SoC and more

Samsung Galaxy A8 leak

Samsung Galaxy A8 got certified on TENAA last month and it even appeared in a live hands-on video earlier this week. It was recently revealed in a brochure that confirms the 5.7-inch Full HD Super AMOLED display, 5.9mm thickness and a 16-megapixel rear camera. According to the brochure the camera has f/1.9 aperture and the smartphone is powered by a Octa-Core Exynos 5430 SoC. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A8 brochure reveals 16MP f/1.9 camera, Exynos 5430 SoC and more”

iBall Power Beats B9 Bluetooth Stereo Headset launched for Rs. 1199

iBall Powerbeats B9

iBall has launched Power Beats B9, a new Bluetooth Stereo headset with Bluetooth 4.1 technology and multi-point support that lets you connect two devices at once. It also has a built-in microphone for conversations on mobile phones, tablets and laptops. It weighs just 139 grams and has a built-in battery that promises up to 8 hours of music playback. It also offers voice prompt alerts.
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Lava Iris Alfa gets Android 5.0 Lollipop update

Lava Iris Alfa

Lava has released Android 5.0 (Lollipop) update for its Iris Alfa smartphone, months after it rolled out the update for the Iris Fuel 50 smartphone. It was launched back in January earlier this year running Android 4.4 (KitKat). To remind you, the Iris Alfa has a 5-inch FWVGA IPS Full Lamination display, 1.2 GHz quad-core processor, 5-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash and VGA front-facing camera, 1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory with expansion slot and a 2200mAh battery. Continue reading “Lava Iris Alfa gets Android 5.0 Lollipop update”

ZTE Blade Qlux 4G Benchmarks

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ZTE launched the Blade Qlux 4G last month for Rs. 4,999. We brought you the unboxing of the smartphone recently, here we have its benchmarks. It is powered by a Quad-Core MediaTek MT6732M processor with four ARM Cortex A53 CPUs clocked at 1.29GHz per core and has ARM Mali-T760 GPU. The CPU-Z doesn’t detect the SoC properly and says it’s MT6752. It has 1GB of RAM and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Check out the synthetic benchmark scores. Continue reading “ZTE Blade Qlux 4G Benchmarks”

Coolpad Dazen 1 Review

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Coolpad launched the Dazen 1 smartphone in India back in May, which got a price cut to Rs. 5999 last month. It is currently one of the cheapest Android smartphones with 4G support in the country, which competes with other budget 4G handsets. Is this the best budget 4G smartphone? Let us find out in the review.
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Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Rohtak, Haryana

Airtel 4G

Airtel has launched their 4G LTE services in Rohtak in Haryana, followed by the launch in Hisar, Karnal, Yamunanagar and Ambala last month. Airtel acquired 100% stake in Qualcomm AP’s India BWA licenses in Delhi, Mumbai, Haryana and Kerala circles last year. In the city, users can access 4G on Mi-Fi, Wi-Fi dongles and Wi-Fi CPEs (Customer Premise Equipment/ routers). Continue reading “Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Rohtak, Haryana”

Coolpad Dazen X7 Camera Samples

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Coolpad launched the Dazen X7 smartphone back in May. We already brought you the hands-on impressions, unboxing and the benchmarks of the smartphone, here we have the camera samples from the smartphone. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with Sony IMX214 sensor, f/1.8 aperture, LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture. Continue reading “Coolpad Dazen X7 Camera Samples”

Xolo BLACK smartphone launching on July 10

Xolo BLACK launch invite

Xolo has finally announced that it will launch its first BLACK series smartphone on July 10th. It announced the online-only sub-brand in May. The smartphone was expected to be introduced in June. The company teased the smartphone’s dual rear cameras, smudge-free design and brushed metal frame recently. Continue reading “Xolo BLACK smartphone launching on July 10”

HDFC Bank launches banking app for Apple Watch

HDFC Apple Watch app

HDFC Bank has launched its banking app for Apple Watch. The app offers 10 banking transactions in the current launch phase. It also lets you View Account Information, Do Bill Payments, Recharge, locate nearest branch/ATM/offer, request statement/chequebook and more.

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Xiaomi Mi Portable USB fan and Mi Selfie Stick first look

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Xiaomi launched Mi LED, a portable USB light in India last month for Rs. 199. It recently introduced Mi Portable USB fan and Mi Selfie Stick in India that are yet to launch in India. Check out a quick look at these accessories.

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Airtel, Vodafone to roll out Pan-India Mobile Number Portability from July 3

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The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) extended the deadline to implement the full mobile number portability (MNP) across India from May till July, 2015. Today, Vodafone and Airtel have announced that they will launch National Mobile Number Portability (NMNP) from July 3rd. Nationwide MNP allows subscribers retain their numbers even if they move to another state, irrespective of the service provider. It is applicable for both pre-paid and post-paid customers. Continue reading “Airtel, Vodafone to roll out Pan-India Mobile Number Portability from July 3”

Panasonic P55 Novo with Octa-Core SoC, 13MP camera with Triple LED Flash launched for Rs. 9290

Panasonic P55 Novo

Panasonic has launched the P55 Novo, its latest smartphone in the P Series. It has a 5.3-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display, is powered by a 1.4 GHz Octa-Core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with triple LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash for capturing better selfies in low-light. Continue reading “Panasonic P55 Novo with Octa-Core SoC, 13MP camera with Triple LED Flash launched for Rs. 9290”