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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

Amazon introduces new Fire OS 4.0 Sangria

 

Fire OS 4 Sangria

Amazon has introduced new Fire OS 4.0 – Sangria, the next generation Fire OS software and the successor of Fire OS 3.0 Mojito that was introduced last year. It is based on Android KitKat and has user interface with one tap access to apps, Profiles to share the device with family members, ASAP (Advanced Streaming and Prediction) which predicts the movies and TV episodes you’ll want to watch and starts them instantly, Amazon cloud for cross-platform syncing and more. It brings the Firefly for Fire HDX 8.9. Continue reading “Amazon introduces new Fire OS 4.0 Sangria”

Amazon launches new Kindle with touch screen in India for Rs. 5999

Amazon introduced the new Kindle Voyage and the upgraded Kindle in the U.S. few hours back, it has also launched the new Kindle in India. It has the same 6-inch ( 600 x 800 pixels) display at 167 PPI pixel density similar to the last year’s non-touch Kindle, but this has a touch screen, similar to the Kindle Touch. Continue reading “Amazon launches new Kindle with touch screen in India for Rs. 5999”

Amazon announces Kindle Voyage eReader with 300ppi screen

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Amazon has introduce Kindle Voyage, the company’s new eBook Reader. The 7th generation of e-ink Kindle has a 6-inch display at 300 PPI pixel density and the the built-in light has a new display technology with higher contrast that makes it 39% brighter. It has a new light sensor on the top so that front light automatically adjusts the brightness of the display based on the surrounding light. Continue reading “Amazon announces Kindle Voyage eReader with 300ppi screen”

Plunder Pirates by Rovio Stars for iPhone and iPad now available globally

Plunder Pirates

Rovio Stars has released Plunder Pirates, a strategy game for iPhone and iPad globally, as it promised last week. It is an online multiplayer strategy game. You need to build a 3D base, recruit a crew of pirates, explore uncharted waters full of monsters and treasure, and attack and plunder rival players online. The game is developed by Midoki. Continue reading “Plunder Pirates by Rovio Stars for iPhone and iPad now available globally”

BlackBerry Porsche Design P’9983 luxury smartphone official

BlackBerry Porsche Design P9983

Porsche Design and BlackBerry have announced the Porsche Design P’9983 luxury smartphone. The third Porsche Design smartphone from BlackBerry runs on BlackBerry 10 has sapphire glass for the camera lens, forged stainless steel for the Porsche Design floating logo and chassis, and a special glass-weave technology for the back door. Continue reading “BlackBerry Porsche Design P’9983 luxury smartphone official”

Lenovo A7-30 Benchmarks

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Lenovo A7-30 tablet with voice calling went on sale in India back in June for Rs. 9,979. We brought you the unboxing and the photo gallery of the tablet recently, here are the benchmarks of the tablet. It is powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT8382 SoC clocked at 1.3GHz with Mali 400-MP2 GPU and has 1GB RAM. It has a 7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) multi touch IPS display. Check out the synthetic benchmark scores below. Continue reading “Lenovo A7-30 Benchmarks”

MediaTek to embed Opera Max into MT6752 and MT6732 64-bit LTE SoCs

Opera Max

MediaTek has  entered into a partnership with Opera Software to embedded Opera Max data saving app into the MediaTek’s new 64-bit LTE SoCs MT6752 and MT6732. Both these chips are targeted at super-mid market where consumers are seeking high-performance smart devices at an affordable price. This would enable smartphones powered by these chips to consume half as much the data within the same monthly plan at no extra cost, says Opera. Continue reading “MediaTek to embed Opera Max into MT6752 and MT6732 64-bit LTE SoCs”

Samsung Galaxy Core 2 price drops to Rs. 8007 in India

Samsung Galaxy Core 2 Duos leak

Samsung has cut the price of the Galaxy Core 2 to Rs. 8,007 in India, soon after the launch of Android One smartphones. Prior to the price cut it was selling for Rs.11,900 on the official eStore, which is the launch price of the smartphone. According to Mumbai-based retailer Mahesh Telecom, it is available in stores for as low as Rs. 7990. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Core 2 price drops to Rs. 8007 in India”

Lava Iris 405+ gets Android 4.4 KitKat update

Lava Iris 405 plus Android 4.4

Lava rolled out Android 4.4 (KitKat) over-the-air (OTA) update for the Iris 504Q+ back in July, now the company has started rolling out Android 4.4 update for the Iris 405+ smartphone. It was launched back in January running Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). The KitKat update for the smartphone should offer improved user experience through an enhanced user interface and software performance.It also brings a new dialer app. Lava is yet to release the official changelog for the update. Continue reading “Lava Iris 405+ gets Android 4.4 KitKat update”

Oppo N3 launch scheduled for October 29 in Singapore

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Oppo has been teasing its Oppo N3 launch for October for the past few days, now the company has started sending invites for the launch even that is scheduled on October 29th in Singapore. The Oppo N3 would also feature a rotating camera, similar to the Oppo N1 and could feature LTE support as rumored earlier, but other details of the smartphone are not available yet. Continue reading “Oppo N3 launch scheduled for October 29 in Singapore”

ZTE ZMAX with 5.7-inch HD display, Snapdragon 400 processor announced

ZTE ZMAX

ZTE ZMAX is the latest phablet from the company that would head to T-Mobile in the U.S. next week. It has a 5.7-inch HD display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 1.6-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “ZTE ZMAX with 5.7-inch HD display, Snapdragon 400 processor announced”

Karbonn Titanium S10 with 5-inch HD display, Android 4.4 now available for Rs. 7990

Karbonn Titanium S10

Karbonn Titanium S10, the company’s latest smartphone in the Titanium series is now available from online retailer Snapdeal. It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display, 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 “Karbonn Titanium S10 with 5-inch HD display, Android 4.4 now available for Rs. 7990”

New Motorola Moto G Benchmarks

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Motorola launched the new Moto G in India earlier this month. Here are the benchmarks of the smartphone. It is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 400 (MSM8226) ARM Cortex-A7 processor clocked at 1.19 GHz with Adreno 305 GPU and 1GB RAM, same as the first Moto G. It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) display and runs on Android 4.4.4 (KitKat). Let’s find out how the new Moto G performs in range of synthetic benchmark tests. Continue reading “New Motorola Moto G Benchmarks”

LG G3 Beat officially launched in India for Rs. 25000

LG G3 Beat

LG unveiled G3 Beat back in July, and it went on pre-order online earlier this month. Today LG has officially launched the smartphone in India. It packs a 5-inch HD display with a screen-to-body ratio of 74.1%, powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor with Adreno 305 GPU and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with new flat UI. Continue reading “LG G3 Beat officially launched in India for Rs. 25000”

Micromax Canvas Nitro A310 Review

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Micromax launched the Canvas Nitro A310, the company’s latest top-end smartphone in the Canvas series priced at Rs. 12,990 earlier this month. The Micromax Canvas Knight A350 that was launched back in March is still the company’s flagship smartphone, but the Canvas Nitro is packed with features and comes at a cheaper price tag. Is the smartphone worth the price? Let us find out in the complete review.

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