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ACT Fibernet now offers 250Mbps plans in Bangalore

ACT Fibernet

ACT (Atria Convergence Technologies Pvt. Ltd.) Broadband changed its brand to ACT Fibernet last year. At that time it launched 60Mbps plan at a competitive rate of Rs.1999 in Bangalore. Later it introduced its 100Mbps plans for business users. Today the company launched new 250Mbps plan for business users in Bangalore. The ACT SME Phenomenal offers 250 Mbps speed with 1TB FPU at Rs. 12,000 per month. It also offers 200Mbps and 150Mbps plans in the city. You also get a free static IP. Check out the complete details of plans below. Continue reading “ACT Fibernet now offers 250Mbps plans in Bangalore”

OnePlus One goes invite-free forever globally including India

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OnePlus just announced that it has switched to open sales model completely globally including India. Now you don’t need an invite to get the OnePlus One smartphone. Both the 16GB Silk White and 64GB Sandstone Black variants of the OnePlus One will be available for purchase through official website globally and through Amazon.in in India without an invite. Continue reading “OnePlus One goes invite-free forever globally including India”

iBall Slide Stellar A2 with 7-inch HD display, 8MP front camera, voice calling launched for Rs. 11999

iBall has launched Slide Stellar A2, the company’s latest tablet in the Slide series. It has a 7-inch HD display, is powered by a 1.7GHz Octa-Core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flashes and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. It also has 3G connectivity, dual SIM support and voice calling capabilities. It has support for 19 regional languages (Read & Write). Continue reading “iBall Slide Stellar A2 with 7-inch HD display, 8MP front camera, voice calling launched for Rs. 11999”

Oppo Joy Plus with 4-inch display, dual-core processor launched for Rs. 6990

Oppo Joy Plus

Oppo has launched Oppo Joy Plus, the company’s latest budget Android smartphone and the successor of last year’s Oppo Joy in India. It has a 4-inch (800 x 480 pixels) WVGA IPS ultra-sensitive touch screen with glove mode, is powered by a 1.3 GHz dual core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Color OS 2.0. It has a 3-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. It has 3G connectivity and dual SIM support. Apart from the Android version, the RAM has also been upped to 1GB, compared to 512MB on the Oppo Joy. Continue reading “Oppo Joy Plus with 4-inch display, dual-core processor launched for Rs. 6990”

Sony Xperia Z4 with 5.2-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 810 processor announced

Sony Xperia Z4

Sony has announced the Xperia Z4, the company’s latest flagship at an event in Japan. It has the same 5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Triluminos Display similar to the Z3, but this is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 810 processor. It runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) and is just 6.9mm thick. It has Sony’s Omni balance design with glass back and aluminium frame. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z4 with 5.2-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 810 processor announced”

OnePlus 10,000 mAh Power Bank launching in India in the last week of April

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OnePlus launched its 10,000mAh OnePlus Power Bank back in December last year and it went on sale in the U.S. though the official online store last month. OnePlus already said that the power bank will launch in India in April and they were are working on logistics process. Today, OnePlus India Head Vikas Agarwal on the OnePlus forum said that the OnePlus Power Bank will be available in India in the last week of April on Amazon. Continue reading “OnePlus 10,000 mAh Power Bank launching in India in the last week of April”

Microsoft Lumia 532 Dual SIM Battery Life Test

Microsoft launched the Lumia 532 Dual SIM in India earlier this year for Rs. 6,499. We recently brought you the complete review of the smartphone, here we have the battery test results of the smartphone. The phone packs a 1560mAh Lithium Ion removable battery. It has a 4-inch WVGA screen and a quad-core Snapdragon 200 processor, which should not drains its battery much. Check out the test results below.

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WhatsApp hits 800 million active users

WhatsApp continues to increase its active user base. It reached 700 million monthly active users back in January earlier this year. Today the company’s CEO and founder Jan Koum revealed that WhatsApp now has 800 million monthly active users worldwide, adding 100 million users in just 3 months, faster than last time. It took 4 months to reach 700 million active users from 600 million.

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iBall Andi 5F Infinito with 5-inch display, 4000mAh battery launched for Rs. 7999

iBall Andi 5F Infinito

iBall has launched Andi 5F Infinito, the company’s latest smartphone in the Andi series with a 4000mAh battery. It has a 5-inch qHD (960 × 540 pixels) display, is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 3.2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “iBall Andi 5F Infinito with 5-inch display, 4000mAh battery launched for Rs. 7999”

Lenovo A7000 Unboxing

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Lenovo launched the A7000 smartphone with 4G support in India at a price tag of Rs. 8,999 earlier this month. 30,000 units of the Lenovo 7000 went on sale earlier this week exclusively on Flipkart in the flash sale and sold out in just 4 seconds. We managed to get the smartphone, and here is the unboxing.

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Micromax Canvas Spark running Android Lollipop launching on April 21

Micromax Canvas Spark Teaser

Micromax has been teasing its Canvas Spark, the company’s upcoming budget smartphone for over a week now. Today the company has sent out invites for the launch event on April 21st, Tuesday. It already confirmed that the Canvas Spark will run on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) out of the box. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Spark running Android Lollipop launching on April 21”

Halo: Spartan Strike for Windows Phone, Windows, iPhone and iPad released

Halo Spartan Strike

Microsoft Studios and 343 Industries, in partnership with Vanguard Games, launched Halo: Spartan Strike, a touch-based top-down shooter. This is set during the events of Halo 2 within the Halo universe. In this game you lead UNSC troops through numerous missions battling against new enemies to save Earth from being overtaken, making use of weapons, abilities and vehicles including the iconic Warthog. There are 30 challenging missions through cities and jungles. Continue reading “Halo: Spartan Strike for Windows Phone, Windows, iPhone and iPad released”

Microsoft Lumia 532 Dual SIM Review

Microsoft announced the Lumia 532 Dual SIM smartphone along with the single SIM variant earlier this year. It was launched in India in February at Rs. 6,499. As a successor of last year’s Lumia 530, the Lumia 532 has more (1GB) RAM, more internal storage and a front-facing camera. Is the smartphone worth the price? Let us find out.

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Lenovo A6000 plus launched in India for Rs. 7499

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Lenovo has launched A6000 plus smartphone in India after announcing it earlier this week. The A6000 plus has 2GB of RAM and 16GB of Internal storage compared to 1GB and 8GB on the A6000 smartphone. Other specifications are similar, including 4G support, 5-inch HD display, 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 410 processor with Adreno 306 GPU and Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Vibe UI. Continue reading “Lenovo A6000 plus launched in India for Rs. 7499”

Sony Xperia E4g Dual with 4G LTE launched in India for Rs. 13290

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Sony has launched Xperia E4g Dual, the company’s latest 4G smartphone in India. It was announced back in February ahead of MWC and packs a 4.7-inch qHD IPS display, is powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6732 64-bit SoC and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It also have NFC support. Sony launched the Xperia E4 dual smartphone in India last month.

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