Limited Edition Black and Gold BlackBerry Passport launched

BlackBerry Passport Black and Gold

BlackBerry introduced the BlackBerry Passport smartphone in Black color last year. Later it launched White and Limited Edition Red color variants of the smartphone in the US. Now the Limited Edition Black and Gold variant of Passport is available in the US and Canada. Continue reading “Limited Edition Black and Gold BlackBerry Passport launched”

Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo Plus now available in India for Rs. 11700

Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo Plus

Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo Plus (GT-9060I) is now available in India, according to Mumbai-based retailer Mahesh Telecom . It has a 5-inch (800 x 480 pixels) display, is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera, compared to VGA front-facing camera in last year’s Grand Neo. It also comes with dual SIM support and 3G connectivity. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo Plus now available in India for Rs. 11700”

TomTom launches four GPS Sport Watches in India, starts at Rs. 12499

TomTom Watches

TomTom has launched four GPS sport watches – TomTom Runner, Multi-Sport, Runner Cardio and Multi-Sport Cardio in India. The TomTom Runner Cardio has a built-in heart rate monitor to help runners measure heart rate and one-button control make it easy for fitness enthusiasts to access real-time information to help them achieve their goals.
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Motorola introduces buyback offers for 2nd Gen Moto X and Moto G, free Bluetooth Headset with Moto 360

Moto X 2014_fonearena-01

Motorola India has introduced buyback offers for Moto X (2nd Gen) and Moto G (2nd Gen). Under this offer, customers get up to Rs. 4,000 off on Moto G (2nd Gen) and up to Rs. 6,000 on Moto (2nd Gen) in exchange for old smartphones. It also offers free Motorola HK110 Bluetooth Headset with the Moto 360, which will be available till the stock lasts. Continue reading “Motorola introduces buyback offers for 2nd Gen Moto X and Moto G, free Bluetooth Headset with Moto 360”

Xiaomi introduces Bluetooth gaming controller for $16

Xiaomi Bluetooth Gaming Controller

Xiaomi has introduced a Bluetooth Gaming controller in China. It uses Bluetooth 3.0 from Broadcom to connect to Mi TV, Mi Box, Xiaomi smartphones and Mi Pad and doesn’t require an app or a driver. It has 3-axis gravity sensors made by Bosh and dual vibration motors for vibration feedback. Continue reading “Xiaomi introduces Bluetooth gaming controller for $16”

ASUS Zenfone 5 with 2GB RAM, 1.2GHz Z2520 processor launched for Rs. 7999

Asus Zenfone 5-7

ASUS Zenfone 4 and Zenfone 5 smartphones received a price cut in India earlier this month. Now ASUS has released a new 8GB variant of the Zenfone 5 (A501CG) to Rs. 7,999 for Republic Day. The Zenfone 5 was launched for Rs. 9,999 last year and got a price cut to Rs. 9,499 earlier this month. According to ASUS, this new variant has 1.2 GHz dual-core Intel Z2520 Processor, but it retains the same 2GB RAM and 5-inch HD display, unlike 1GB RAM and 5-inch qHD display in the Zenfone 5 Lite. Continue reading “ASUS Zenfone 5 with 2GB RAM, 1.2GHz Z2520 processor launched for Rs. 7999”

WhatsApp to get a web client soon reveals leaked screenshots

WhatsApp Web leak

WhatsApp is testing a web client, according to screenshots shared in unofficial WhatsApp community by a Mexican user. WhatsApp Messenger screenshots in Spanish shows the instructions to use the web client. This will work like Airdroid or other clients that offers remote web access. Continue reading “WhatsApp to get a web client soon reveals leaked screenshots”

Strontium iDrive 3.0 with lightning connector for iPhone and iPad launched in India

Strontium iDrive 3.0

Strontium Technology has launched Strontium iDrive 3.0, external storage for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus that connects through lightning connector. It lets you easily transfer files between iPhone or iPad with PCs or Macs, backup and restore contacts, calendar, videos and pictures. Continue reading “Strontium iDrive 3.0 with lightning connector for iPhone and iPad launched in India”

Nokia Networks reportedly bags Rs. 1240 crore 4G contract from Airtel

Nokia Networks has bagged Rs 1,240 crore ($200 million) contract from Bharti Airtel to build 4G network in the 1800 MHz band in six telecom circles, according to ET.  Airtel will soon announce the deal that will cover Mumbai, MP, West Bengal, Odisha, Punjab and Kerala circles, according the report.

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Kyocera INFORBAR A03 with 4.5-inch 1080p display, aluminum body announced

Kyocera INFORBAR A03

Japanese carrier au by KDDI has partnered with Kyocera and product designer Naoto Fukasawa to announce INFORBAR A03, the latest designer smartphone in the INFORBAR sreies. The smartphone has a 4.5-inch 1080p IGZO display and comes with anodized aluminum body. It is powered by a Snapdragon 801 SoC, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Kyocera INFORBAR A03 with 4.5-inch 1080p display, aluminum body announced”

Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G Battery Test

Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G FA Charge Rating

Xiaomi introduced the Redmi Note 4G back in November for Rs. 9,999, which went on sale few weeks back. We already brought you the comparison of Redmi Note 4G with the YU YUREKA, here we have the battery test results of the smartphone.

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MediaTek to release its first 64-bit Octa-Core 20nm SoC in Q4 2015 reveals leaked roadmap

MediaTek True Octa-Core

MediaTek is working on a 64-bit Octa Core SoC in the MT67XX series, which will be MediaTek’s first chip that will be based on 20nm process, according to a leaked roadmap. MediaTek introduced the MT6795 SoC last year as the world’s first 64-bit Octa-Core smartphone SoC with built-in 4G LTE Cat.9. It has 4 ARM Cortex-A53 CPUs and 4 ARM Cortex-A57 CPUs and is based on 28nm process. Unlike the MT6795 SoC, the upcoming SoC would come with Cat.6 LTE and is expected to be targeted at mid to high-end 4G devices.

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ASUS Fonepad 8 FE380CG with 8-inch HD display, voice calling launched in India for Rs. 13999

Asus Fonepad 8-2

ASUS has launched the Fonepad 8 (FE380CG), the company’s latest tablet in the Fonepad series with dual SIM support, 3G and voice calling capabilities. It has a 8-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) IPS display with 5.06mm narrow bezel bezel and a screen-to-body ratio of 72.2%, is powered by a 1.33 GHz quad-core 64-bit Intel Atom Z3560 processor with PowerVR Series 6 GPU and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Zen UI. It has a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “ASUS Fonepad 8 FE380CG with 8-inch HD display, voice calling launched in India for Rs. 13999”

Gionee Pioneer P6 with 5-inch display, 2MP front camera with flash now available for Rs. 8890

Gionee Pioneer P6

Gionee Pioneer P6, the company’s latest smartphone in the Pioneer series is now available from eBay. It has introduced back in November last year when Gionee launched the CTRL V6L and Pioneer P5L LTE smartphones. The main highlight of the smartphone is the 2-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash. It has a 5-inch FWVGA display, is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash. Continue reading “Gionee Pioneer P6 with 5-inch display, 2MP front camera with flash now available for Rs. 8890”

ICICI Bank now lets you transfer money or check account balance using Twitter

ICICI Bank Banking on Twitter

ICICI Bank has launched icicibankpay, the company’s new banking service that lets their customers to transfer money to anyone in the country who has a Twitter account, check account balance, view last three transactions and also recharge prepaid mobile. Any ICICI Bank savings account customer, who has a mobile number registered with the bank and has a Twitter account, can access this facility and this is completely secure, says the company. ICICI Bank becomes the first bank in India to allow money transfer on Twitter. Continue reading “ICICI Bank now lets you transfer money or check account balance using Twitter”