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Lenovo K3 Note launched in India for Rs. 9999

Lenovo K3 Note

Lenovo has finally launched the K3 Note smartphone in India, as expected. It packs a 5.5-inch 1080p display with 72% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by 1.7GHz octa-core 64-bit MediaTek processor, runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop), has a 13-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It also has dual SIM support and 4G connectivity, including support for LTE bands in India. It also features Dolby Atmos.

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ZTE to introduce Axon Phone with 4GB RAM, Dual rear cameras on July 14

ZTE Axon

ZTE has sent out invites for the launch of Axon Phone in the US next month. Even though the invite doesn’t reveal that it’s from ZTE, PC Mag has uncovered that is it made by ZTE. The is also a separate website that shows the smartphone and also highlights some of its features. It also says that the smartphone is designed in USA. Continue reading “ZTE to introduce Axon Phone with 4GB RAM, Dual rear cameras on July 14”

HTC One ME dual sim with 5.2-inch Quad HD display, Helio X10 SoC launched in India for Rs. 40500

HTC One ME dual sim

HTC has launched the One ME dual sim in India. It was announced in China earlier this month and packs a 5.2-inch Quad HD screen, is powered by a 2.2GHz Octa-Core MediaTek Helio X10 (MT6795T) 64-bit processor and runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop with HTC Sense UI on top. It has a fingerprint sensor on the home button. It has multi-directional touch-based sensors that lets you place your finger on the sensor in any direction to unlock your phone. Continue reading “HTC One ME dual sim with 5.2-inch Quad HD display, Helio X10 SoC launched in India for Rs. 40500”

Lenovo Vibe S1 with 5-inch 1080p display, Android 5.0 gets certified in China

Lenovo Vibe S1 leak

Lenovo Vibe S1, the company’s upcoming smartphone was leaked back in February, but the company did not unveil it at the MWC in March. Now the smartphone has been certified on TENAA (via) in China. According to the listing, the smartphone will come with a 5-inch 1080p display, will be powered by a 1.7GHz Octa-Core processor, run on Android 5.0 (Lollipop), come with a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Lenovo Vibe S1 with 5-inch 1080p display, Android 5.0 gets certified in China”

Celkon Millennia ME Q54+ with 1GB RAM, 5MP front camera now available for Rs. 5399

Celkon Millennia Me Q54 Plus

Celkon Millennia ME Q54+, the company’s latest smartphone in the Millennia series and the successor of Millennia ME Q54 is now available from Homeshop18. It has the same 5-inch FWVGA screen, is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor, runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat), has 5-megapixel front-facing camera and a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash. Continue reading “Celkon Millennia ME Q54+ with 1GB RAM, 5MP front camera now available for Rs. 5399”

Samsung Galaxy S6’s In-ear Fit earphones now sold separately in new colors

Samsung In-ear Fit earphones

Samsung introduced new earphones with a different design along with the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 Edge smartphones. Now the company has announced that it is also sold separately in new colors other than White. Samsung also says that the new in the ear canal earphones deliver better sound quality compared to earphones offered with earlier Samsung Galaxy S series smartphones. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S6’s In-ear Fit earphones now sold separately in new colors”

Spice XLife 404, 431q, 431q Lite and 512 smartphones launched, priced between Rs. 3190 and 4499

Spice XLife 404

Spice Mobiles has launched XLife 404, XLife 431q, XLife 431q Lite and XLife 512 smartphones in the new X Life series. The X Life series is specially designed for consumers seeking an exciting combination of innovation and great design, said the company. Check out the specifications of these smartphones. Continue reading “Spice XLife 404, 431q, 431q Lite and 512 smartphones launched, priced between Rs. 3190 and 4499”

Qi Wireless standard specification improved for faster charging

Nokia-Portable-Wireless-Charging-Plate-DC-50-Qi-enabled

The Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) has announced a new version of Qi specification that would deliver 15 watts of power to mobile phones that support wireless fast charging. This would decrease the charging time and bring fast charging capabilities present in devices that offer wired fast charging, to Qi-compatible wireless charging products, said WPC. Continue reading “Qi Wireless standard specification improved for faster charging”

LG Band Play with 5-inch HD display, Snapdragon 410 SoC, 13MP camera announced

LG Band Play

LG has announced Band Play, the company’s latest smartphone in Korea. It has a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 410 SoC and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, Laser Auto Focus and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It also has 4G LTE connectivity. Continue reading “LG Band Play with 5-inch HD display, Snapdragon 410 SoC, 13MP camera announced”

Lenovo ideacentre Stick 300, a compact PC running Windows announced

Lenovo ideacentre Stick 300

Lenovo has introduced ideacentre Stick 300, a compact PC stick running full Windows 8.1 with free upgrade to Windows 10. This is similar to the Intel Compute Stick that will let you transform your TV or monitor with a HDMI port to a full-fledged PC. This will be more useful for travelers since it’s portable. Continue reading “Lenovo ideacentre Stick 300, a compact PC running Windows announced”

Google Android One expands to Myanmar

Cherry Mobile One

Google has expanded its Android One program to Myanmar, which becomes the eighth country to get Android One smartphones officially after India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Philippines and Turkey. Google has partnered with Cherry Mobile to launch the Cherry Mobile One smartphone in the country.

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BlackBerry and Cisco sign long-term patent cross-licensing agreement

Blackberry Dual Slider

BlackBerry has announced that it has entered into a long-term patent cross-licensing agreement covering their respective products and technologies. As a part of this cross-licensing agreement, BlackBerry will receive a license fee from Cisco. These companies have not revealed how long the long-term agreement will last and also said that terms of the deal are confidential.

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Uros launches Goodspeed ZTE MF900 4G mobile hotspot with 10 SIM slots

Uros Goodspeed MF900

Uros, a Finnish company introduced Goodspeed Mobile Hotspot which is a 3G hotspot with 10 SIM card slots. Today the company has launched new Goodspeed MF900 4G mobile hotspot in partnership with ZTE. This is the world’s first commercially available 4G hotspot that can accommodate and switch automatically between 10 SIM cards, said the company. Continue reading “Uros launches Goodspeed ZTE MF900 4G mobile hotspot with 10 SIM slots”

Micromax Unite 3 Benchmarks

Micromax launched the Unite 3 smartphone last month. We brought the unboxing of the smartphone recently, here we have the benchmarks. It is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor with Mali 400 GPU, packs 1GB of RAM and has a 4.7-inch WVGA display, similar to the Unite 2, but this runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) out of the box. Let’s check out the synthetic benchmark tests. Continue reading “Micromax Unite 3 Benchmarks”

Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Mysore

Airtel 4G

Airtel has launched their 4G services in Mysore, after launching 4G on mobile in Bengaluru last year and in Mangalore recently. For existing Airtel customers, the company is offering a complimentary upgrade to Airtel 4G at same price as 3G. Airtel also offers 4G on Dongles, MiFi (Hot Spot), Indoor CPE (Router) and Outdoor CPE (Router). Continue reading “Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Mysore”