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Asus launches new Zenfone 2 4GB RAM variant with 32GB storage, Intel Atom Z3560 SoC for Rs. 18999

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Asus launched the Zenfone 2 (ZE551ML) smartphone with 4GB of RAM in India last month starting at Rs. 19,999. The Zenfone 2 variant with 2GB RAM, 16GB of internal storage and Z23560 SoC was launched for Rs. 14,999. Today the company has launched a new variant of the smartphone smartphone with the same SoC, but the RAM and internal storage have been upped to 4GB and 32GB, respectively. The company says that it has launched the variant specially for India and the stocks are limited. Continue reading “Asus launches new Zenfone 2 4GB RAM variant with 32GB storage, Intel Atom Z3560 SoC for Rs. 18999”

Fruit Ninja Academy: Math Master for Android, iPhone and iPad released for Kids

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Halfbrick Studios, popular for its Fruit Ninja and Jetpack Joyride games has launched its first educational app Fruit Ninja Academy: Math Master for children between 5 to 7 years of age. This teaches children Grade 1 math skills in the form of simple Fruit Ninja gameplay that lets players slice their way through different math challenges presented in an engaging comic-style format. Continue reading “Fruit Ninja Academy: Math Master for Android, iPhone and iPad released for Kids”

OnePlus 10000 mAh Power Bank launched in India for Rs. 1399

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[Update: Dec 18, 2015 – OnePlus today announced that the Sandstone Black version of the 10000 mAh Power Bank is back in stock on Amazon.in for the same launch price of Rs. 1399. Check out the unboxing here.]

OnePlus has launched its 10,000mAh OnePlus Power Bank back in India finally. It was launched in the US through the official online store last month. It was expected to launch in India in the last week of April, but it got delayed. Continue reading “OnePlus 10000 mAh Power Bank launched in India for Rs. 1399”

Huawei Honor AP007 13000 mAh Power Bank Hands On and Photo Gallery

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Huawei Honor launched its Honor AP007 13000 mAh Power Bank along with the Honor 4C and the Honor Bee smartphone at an event in India. We got some hands on time with the power bank, check out our first impressions and the photo gallery of the power bank.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 Android 5.0 Lollipop update starts rolling out

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Samsung has started rolling out Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop) for both the Wi-Fi (SM-T530) and LTE (SM-T535) variants of Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 tablets. Update for the WiFi variant is now available in Spain and the 4G variant has received the update in Nordic Countries. The Tab 4 series was introduced a year back running Android 4.4 (KitKat). The Galaxy Tab S series got the Lollipop update recently. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 Android 5.0 Lollipop update starts rolling out”

Lenovo A7000 Review

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Lenovo launched the A7000 smartphone in India last month for Rs. 8,999. The A7000 is the successor of A6000 that was released earlier this year.The A7000 has 4G support and it is also the first smartphone to come with Dolby Atmos audio support. This competes with the Honor 4X, Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G and YU YUREKA. Is the smartphone worth the price? Let us find out in the complete review.

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Huawei Honor AP007 13000 mAh power bank launched in India for Rs. 1399

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Huawei Honor has launched Honor AP007 13000 mAh power bank in India. It has high quality circuit and professional architectural design with industry’s leading intelligent control chip and protection circuit design in order to provide security protection, says the company.

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Huawei Honor Bee with 4.5-inch display, quad-core processor launched in India for Rs. 4999

Huawei Honor Bee

Huawei Honor Bee, the latest budget smartphone from Huawei Honor has launched in India. It packs a 4.5-inch FWVGA display, is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Spreadtrum processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Huawei’s Emotion UI on top. It has dual SIM support, 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Huawei Honor Bee with 4.5-inch display, quad-core processor launched in India for Rs. 4999”

Huawei Honor 4C with 5-inch HD display, 13MP camera launched in India for Rs. 8999

Huawei Honor 4C

Huawei Honor has launched the Honor 4C smartphone in India. It was announced last week and packs a 5-inch HD display, is powered by 1.2 GHz Huawei Kirin 620 64-bit A53 Octa-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (Kitkat) with Emotion UI 3.0. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Huawei Honor 4C with 5-inch HD display, 13MP camera launched in India for Rs. 8999”

OnePlus, Micromax end legal disputes; OnePlus One will continue to receive Cyanogen OS OTA updates in India

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Cyanogen announced an exclusive partnership in India with Micromax back in December last year. At that time the company said that Cyanogen OS will not support any other devices shipping in India with future updates including Lollipop. OnePlus just announced that it has end all legal proceedings with Micromax and Cyanogen and the cases have been withdrawn through mutual consent.

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Basemark acquires benchmark unit from Rightware

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Basemark today announced that it has acquired the benchmark business unit from Rightware, which was founded by Tero Sarkkinen five years ago. It offers performance measurement tools and services for smartphone, tablet and other embedded industries. Continue reading “Basemark acquires benchmark unit from Rightware”

Lava to invest Rs. 1,200 crore for manufacturing

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Lava International on Thursday announced that it has crosses US$ 1 billion (Rs. 6300 crore approx.) in revenue in FY14-15, registering more than 100% growth over last year. Overall smartphone sales witnessed a three-fold growth with 300% increase in volume (YoY), compared to FY 2013-14 said the company. It sold 26 million handsets and recorded group sales of INR 70 billion in FY 14-15. Continue reading “Lava to invest Rs. 1,200 crore for manufacturing”

Angry Birds Fight! for Android, iPhone and iPad launched in Asia Pacific

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Rovio has launched its Angry Birds Fight!, the first cultural mash-up game from the company in Asia Pacific countries, including India after it was launched in Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. It is a match-3 frenzy where you take on other players in real-time battles of strategic, bird swapping agility.You need to race against the clock to match as many panels as possible to power up your bird for the fight. Continue reading “Angry Birds Fight! for Android, iPhone and iPad launched in Asia Pacific”

Micromax invests in Bengaluru-based digital fitness company HealthifyMe

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Micromax just announced that it has invested in HealthifyMe, one of the leading digital fitness providers in India. Based in Bengaluru, the company is focusing on mobile services to motivate people towards healthy behavior. This investment is part of Micromax’s vision of creating a mobile ecosystem that brings unique and innovative technologies from around the world to its consumers, said the company. Continue reading “Micromax invests in Bengaluru-based digital fitness company HealthifyMe”