Lava Iris Win1 with quad-core Snapdrgon processor, 1GB RAM, Windows Phone 8.1 launched for Rs. 4999

LAVA Iris Win1

Lava has launched Lava Win1, the company’s first Windows Phone 8.1 smartphone under Lava brand. The company has partnered with Flipkart to sell the smartphone exclusively. It has a 4-inch WVGA display, is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. It has 3G connectivity and Dual SIM support.

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OnePlus One launched in India for Rs. 21999

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OnePlus has launched the One Plus One smartphone in India as it promised last week. It was announced earlier this year, packs a 5.5-inch (1920 ×1080 pixels) Full HD LTPS display from JDI with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, is powered by a 2.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 (MSM8974AC) processor and runs on CyanogenMod 11S based on Android 4.4 (KitKat).

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Celkon Win 400 Hands On and Photo Gallery

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Celkon Mobiles officially launched the Celkon Win 400, the company’s first Windows Phone 8.1 smartphone and currently the cheapest Windows Phone smartphone in India at an event in Hyderabad priced at Rs. 4,979. We got to check out the smartphone at the event, here are the first hands-on impressions and the photo gallery of the smartphone. Continue reading “Celkon Win 400 Hands On and Photo Gallery”

Celkon Win 400 with quad-core Snapdragon 200 processor, Windows Phone 8.1 officially launched for Rs. 4979

Celkon Win 400

Celkon Mobiles has officially launched Celkon Win 400, the company’s first Windows Phone 8.1 smartphone in partnership with Qualcomm and Microsoft, at an event in Hyderabad. The smartphone that went on sale on Snapdeal last week, packs a 4-inch WVGA display, is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 (MSM 8212) processor with Adreno 302 GPU, has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It has 3G connectivity and Dual SIM support. Continue reading “Celkon Win 400 with quad-core Snapdragon 200 processor, Windows Phone 8.1 officially launched for Rs. 4979”

HTC Desire 620 dual SIM and Desire 620G dual SIM with 5-inch HD display, 5MP front camera official

HTC Desire 620 dual SIM

HTC has announced two new Dual SIM smartphones – Desire 620 dual SIM and Desire 620G dual SIM for Taiwan after the Desire 620 leaked recently. Both these have a 5-inch HD IPS display, run on Android 4.4 Kitkat with HTC Sense 6 UI on top, comes with a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 1080p video recording, HTC EYE experience and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with a BSI sensor. Continue reading “HTC Desire 620 dual SIM and Desire 620G dual SIM with 5-inch HD display, 5MP front camera official”

Xiaomi to sell 50,000 Redmi Note smartphones in India on Dec 2nd

50000 Redmi Note Dec 2 India

Xiaomi reduced the price of the Redmi Note to Rs. 8,999 and announced that it will go on sale in India on Flipkart on December 2nd. Today the company has announced that 50,000 units of Redmi Note smartphones will be available for purchase in the first batch of sales next Tuesday at 2PM. 40,000 Redmi 1S smartphones went on sale on the smartphone’s first sale on September 2nd. Continue reading “Xiaomi to sell 50,000 Redmi Note smartphones in India on Dec 2nd”

Xolo Opus 3 with 5-inch HD display, 5MP front-facing camera launched for Rs. 8499

Xolo Opus 3

Xolo has launched Opus 3, the company’s latest smartphone in the Opus series  It has a 5-inch HD display, powered by 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582M processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, Sony Exmor R sensor and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with 88-degree wide-angle lens for better selfies. Continue reading “Xolo Opus 3 with 5-inch HD display, 5MP front-facing camera launched for Rs. 8499”

OnePlus One to get own software builds after Cyanogen goes exclusive with Micromax in India

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Cyanogen Inc. recently announced an exclusive partnership with Micromax in India to build Cyanogen OS for Yu branded devices launching in December. It also said that Cyanogen OS will not support any other devices shipping in India with future updates including Lollipop. OnePlus has now come forward to announce that it will offer own builds for the OnePlus One smartphones in India and the first community build will be available starting December, with the final build ready by February 2015. Continue reading “OnePlus One to get own software builds after Cyanogen goes exclusive with Micromax in India”

Gionee Elife S5.1 Benchmarks

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Gionee launched the Elife S5.1, the company’s thinnest smartphone in India recently for Rs. 18,999. We recently brought you the unboxing and the photo gallery of the smartphone. Here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. It is powered by a 1.66 GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6592 processor with 8 ARM Cortex-A7 CPUs and is based on 28nm HPM. It has Mali 450-MP4 GPU, comes with 1GB RAM, 4.8-inch HD display and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Amigo UI on top. Check out the synthetic benchmark results below.

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OnePlus One available to order without an invite for a limited period

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OnePlus is now offering the OnePlus One without an invite. There is no Pre-order time limit or queue. Even though the OnePlus One invite system still exists, the company introduced pre-order system in October for few hours and the second pre-order event was held on November 17th. If you live in any of the launch countries, you can order the 16GB Silk White version or the 64GB Sandstone Black version for $299 and $349, respectively. Continue reading “OnePlus One available to order without an invite for a limited period”

Gionee Elife S5.1 Photo Gallery

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Gionee launched the Elife S5.1, the company’s thinnest smartphone in India earlier this week at a price tag of Rs. 18,999. This even holds a Guinness record for the world’s slimmest smartphone, but it is now dethroned by the Oppo R5 that is just 4.85mm thick. We brought you the unboxing of the Gionee Elife S5.1 recently, here is the photo gallery and a quick hardware walk-through of the smartphone.

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Amazon Appstore offers over $130 worth apps and games for free for Black Friday

Amazon free apps offer Nov 2014 Black Friday

Amazon Appstore is back with another free apps offer, this time for Black Friday. The company has announced that it would offer 39 paid Android apps and games worth over $130 for free on the Amazon AppStore only for this Friday, 28th November. Last month the company offered 39 apps worth $115 for free . This time it offers some interesting apps like, WiFi File Explorer PRO, MyBackup Pro and games like Sonic Jump, Angry Birds Seasons HD, Shredder Chess and more. Continue reading “Amazon Appstore offers over $130 worth apps and games for free for Black Friday”

Lava Iris 401 with 4-inch display, dual-core processor listed on official website

Lava Iris 401

Lava Iris 401, the latest entry-level smartphone in the Iris series has appeared on the official website. It has a 4-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 3-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera.. It also has dual SIM support with dual standby similar to other Iris smartphones, but lacks 3G support. Continue reading “Lava Iris 401 with 4-inch display, dual-core processor listed on official website”

Meizu, Canonical sign strategic agreement, Ubuntu-powered Meizu MX smartphone coming in Q1 2015?

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Chinese phone maker Meizu has signed a strategic agreement with Canonical, the company confirmed on their Facebook page. The reason for the deal signed by Canonical CEO Jane Silber on November 25 at Meizu’s HQ in Zhuhai, China is not know yet. According to Chinese website MyDrivers, Meizu said that Ubuntu-powered Meizu MX series smartphone would be released in Q1 2015 in China and Europe. Continue reading “Meizu, Canonical sign strategic agreement, Ubuntu-powered Meizu MX smartphone coming in Q1 2015?”

Aircel launches Extra Credit Service for prepaid customers, offers instant loan of Rs. 10

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Aircel has launched Extra Credit Service for its customers in India by partnering with mCarbon, a leading mobile technology solution innovator. This provides Aircel customers an instant loan of Rs 10 by dialing *414# or IVR dialing 12880 or by sending an SMS as LOAN to 55414, which can be availed when the balance drops below Rs. 10. Continue reading “Aircel launches Extra Credit Service for prepaid customers, offers instant loan of Rs. 10”