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Srivatsan Sridhar is a Mobile Technology Enthusiast who is passionate about Mobile phones and Mobile apps. He uses the phones he reviews as his main phone. You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram

Gionee Elife S5.1 launched in India for Rs. 18999

Gionee Elife S5.1

Gionee has launched Elife S5.1 in India. It is the company’s thinnest smartphone that is just 5.1mm thin and has a magnesium alloy frame. It has a 4.8-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection and screen-to-body ratio of 74% since it has a narrow frame of just 1.8mm. The back cover is also protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3. It is powered by a 1.7 GHz Octa-core MediaTek MT6592 processor and runs on Android 4.4 with Amigo 2.0 UI on top. Continue reading “Gionee Elife S5.1 launched in India for Rs. 18999”

Motorola has sold 2.5 million smartphones via Flipkart in India

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Flipkart has announced that they have sold 2.5 million Motorola smartphones in India till date. This includes all the Motorola smartphones, including the latest second-gen Moto G and Moto X smartphones. To celebrate the milestone, Flipkart is offering a chance to win gift vouchers worth Rs. 50000 for 5 lucky winners and 100% cashback for 100 customers as store credit for customers those who purchase Motorola smartphones from November 24th till December 7th. Continue reading “Motorola has sold 2.5 million smartphones via Flipkart in India”

Google Nexus Player Unboxing

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Google announced the Nexus Player, a media player based on Android TV built in collaboration with ASUS last month. The Nexus Player went on sale on Google Play Store in the U.S. earlier this month priced at $99. We bought one from the U.S. Here is the unboxing.

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Uber expands to Kochi making it the 11th city in India with Uber service

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Uber has announced that it has expanded its service to Kochi in India. Uber is growing rapidly in India by adding new cities every few months. It was initially launched in India starting from Bangalore back in August 2013 and later expanded to New Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai and Pune. It was launched in Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh and Kolkata in India simultaneously back in August, earlier this year. Continue reading “Uber expands to Kochi making it the 11th city in India with Uber service”

Asus PadFone mini launched in India for Rs. 15999

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Asus has launched the PadFone mini (PF400CG) in India. It has a 4-inch (800 x 480 pixels) smartphone that docks into a 7-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) Padfone station. It is powered by 1.6 GHz dual-core Intel Atom (Z2560) processor and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera without flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support as well. Continue reading “Asus PadFone mini launched in India for Rs. 15999”

Google Nexus 9 Benchmarks

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Google announced the Nexus 9 tablet made by HTC last month, and it is expected to launch in India soon, starting at Rs. 28,990. We brought you the photo galley and the unboxing of the tablet recently. Here we have the benchmarks of the tablet. The Nexus 9 has is powered by a 64-bit NVIDIA Tegra K1 processor with two Denver CPUs clocked at 2.5GHz per core, rather than the traditional 4+1 Cortex A15 setup. The Kepler GPU has single SMX/GPC design, which amounts to 192 CUDA cores. Even though it has the same Kepler graphics architecture found in its latest generation of PC GPUs such as NVIDIA GeForce Titan, this consumes less than 2W of power. The Nexus 9 has 2GB of RAM and  8.9″ (2048×1536 pixels) IPS display. Check out the synthetic benchmark scores below.

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G with Snapdragon 400 SoC announced in India for Rs. 9999, available late December

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At the Xiaomi Redmi Note launch event, the company has announced that the Redmi Note 4G would be launching in India soon. This has support for TD-LTE 2300MHz (Band 40) and FDD-LTE 1800MHz (Band 3) for India and is powered by a 1.6GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 SoC, instead of Octa-Core MediaTek chip in the 3G variant. This has single SIM support, unlike the dual SIM 3G variant.  It comes pre-loaded with Fleksy and SwiftKey keyboards. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G with Snapdragon 400 SoC announced in India for Rs. 9999, available late December”

Xiaomi Redmi Note to go on sale on Flipkart on December 2nd for Rs. 8999

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Mi India announced the Redmi Note smartphone in India at the Mi 3 launch event back in July. Today at an event in Delhi, the company has announced that the smartphone would go on sale at Rs. 8999 on Flipkart starting December 2nd. It would be a flash sale similar to the Mi 3 and the Redmi 1S, and the registrations for the sale would begin tomorrow, November 25th at 6PM. This is Rs. 1,000 lesser than the price Xiaomi announced last month, just like it did for the Mi3 and the Redmi 1S smartphones. There is a separate chartered plane to bring Redmi Note units later this week. This is the fourth time the company is bringing units from China to India using a chartered plane. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note to go on sale on Flipkart on December 2nd for Rs. 8999”

Panasonic Eluga I with 5-inch HD display, Android 4.4 now available for Rs. 9490

Panasonic Eluga I

Panasonic Eluga I, the latest smartphone in Panasonic’s Eluga series is now available from online retailer Flipkart. It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS 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 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Panasonic Eluga I with 5-inch HD display, Android 4.4 now available for Rs. 9490”

Huawei Honor Holly Review

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Huawei launched the Honor Holly smartphone in India last month for Rs. 6999. With its 5-inch HD screen, 8-megapixel rear camera and a quad-core processor, the Honor Holly directly competes with the Xiaomi Redmi 1S. The specifications of the smartphone looks good on paper. How good is the performance and other aspects of the smartphone? Let us find out in the complete review.

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LG G Watch R vs Motorola Moto 360 Photo Gallery

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LG announced the G Watch R, the company’s second Android Wear smartwatch and the successor of the G Watch recently. It went on sale in the U.S. on Google Play recently for $299. We brought you the unboxing of the G Watch R recently. Here we have the comparison gallery between the LG G Watch R and the Motorola Moto 360 that also has a circular display.

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Motorola Camera and Gallery apps updated with Material Design UI and new features

Motorola Camera and Gallery Material Design

Motorola has updated its Motorola Camera and Motorola Gallery apps with Material Design UI, soon after it sstarted rolling out Android 5.0 (Lollipop) updates for the new Moto X and new Moto G smartphones. Continue reading “Motorola Camera and Gallery apps updated with Material Design UI and new features”

Apple iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 now available for pre-order in India

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Apple announced the iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 last month.  It even announced the pricing for these models in India immediately after the announcement. Now both the tablets are available for pre-order from online retailers Flipkart and Infibeam. Flipkart would ship the tablet by the end of the month, which is next week and Infibeam would ship them on November 29th in all the metro cities. Continue reading “Apple iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 now available for pre-order in India”

Xiaomi Redmi Note India launch event scheduled for November 24

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Mi India has finally sent out invites for the launch event of Xiaomi Redmi Note smartphone. The launch event is scheduled for November 24th in Delhi, but it is likely to go on sale only in the first week of December, since the company would be selling the Redmi 1S smartphone on Tuesday, November 25th. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note India launch event scheduled for November 24”

Need for Speed No Limits coming to Android, iPhone and iPad in 2015

Need for Speed No Limits

Electronic Arts has announced Need for Speed No Limits, the company’s upcoming game for mobile in the Need for Speed franchise. The Need for Speed Most Wanted game was launched back in October 2012. The game is being developed by Firemonkeys, the studio behind Real Racing 3 and would release in 2015. It promises fast driving and incredible graphics. Continue reading “Need for Speed No Limits coming to Android, iPhone and iPad in 2015”