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Lenovo Vibe X2 goes on sale on Flipkart with launch day offers for Rs. 19999

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Lenovo launched the Vibe X2 smartphone with unique layered design last week in India priced at Rs. 19,999, it is now available for sale on Flipkart. The second generation Vibe X series smartphone has a 5-inch 1080p display, powered by a 2 GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6595 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (Kitkat) with Vibe UI 2.0 on top. It has a 13-megapixel auto-focus rear camera with LED Flash and a 5-megapixel wide-angle front-facing camera. Continue reading “Lenovo Vibe X2 goes on sale on Flipkart with launch day offers for Rs. 19999”

HTC Desire 820 vs OnePlus One Photo Gallery

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HTC launched the Desire 820 smartphone in India last month for Rs. 24,990. The OnePlus One from the startup OnePlus is the company’s first smartphone, which also has a 5.5-inch screen, but it’s a full HD display. We already brought you the unboxing of the Desire 820 and full review of the OnePlus One. The OnePlus is expected to launch in India soon. Here we have the comparison gallery of the Desire 820 and the OnePlus.

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LG G3 Android 5.0 Lollipop update to roll out starting this week

LG G3 Android 5.0 Lollipop

LG just announced that it would start rolling out Android 5.0 Lollipop update for its flagship LG G3 smartphone this week starting from Poland. This would be followed by other key markets in future, said the Korean giant. Roll out details will be announced when it becomes available in local markets. Upgrade schedule for other LG devices will be announced soon. Continue reading “LG G3 Android 5.0 Lollipop update to roll out starting this week”

Amazon Kindle Voyage Unboxing

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Amazon introduced the Kindle Voyage, the company’s latest flagship eReader with a 300 ppi display and several new features. It starts at US$199 for the base WiFi version with special offers in the U.S., bit costly compared to other Kindle eReaders from Amazon. Check out the unboxing below.

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HERE Maps Beta gets Android 5.0 Lollipop support, bug fixes and improvements

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HERE Maps for Android was launched as beta last month. The app has been updated to version 1.0.220 that brings support for Android 5.0 (Lollipop). This update also brings fixes to downloaded voice files that will not be cleared if the phone’s cache is wiped using a cleaner, as it promised. If you lost them during cleaning, you will have to re-download any non-English voices. Continue reading “HERE Maps Beta gets Android 5.0 Lollipop support, bug fixes and improvements”

HTC Desire 820 vs Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 Photo Gallery

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HTC launched the Desire 820 smartphone in India last month for Rs. 24,990. The Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 (SM- G750H) that went on sale in India few weeks back for Rs. 20,900 is also a phablet with a larger 6-inch screen, compared to the 5.5-inch screen on the Desire 820. We already brought you the unboxing of the Desire 820 and the Galaxy Mega 2. Here we have the comparison gallery of the Desire 820 and the Galaxy Mega 2.

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HTC Desire 820 vs Desire 816 Photo Gallery

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HTC launched the Desire 820 smartphone in India last month for Rs. 24,990. We brought you the hands-on and the photo gallery of the smartphone from the IFA back in September and the unboxing of the smartphone earlier this week. Here we have the comparison gallery of the Desire 820 and its predecessor Desire 816.

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Samsung Gear S goes on sale in India for Rs. 27900

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Samsung launched its Gear S Smartwatch in India last month for Rs. 28,900. Samsung started taking pre-orders for the Gear S earlier this week. Now the smartwatch with a built-in SIM card slot is available for purchase from the their official eStore for Rs. 27,900, which is Rs. 1,000 cheaper compared to the launch price. The Gear S has a 2-inch (360 x 480 pixels) curved Super AMOLED display, comes with a 1GHz dual-core processor and enables you to independently make and receive calls, without connecting to a device and also offers 3G support. Continue reading “Samsung Gear S goes on sale in India for Rs. 27900”

Microsoft teases first Microsoft Lumia smartphone for November 11

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Microsoft recently announced that it would replace the Nokia branding on upcoming Lumia smartphones with Microsoft. Today Microsoft Mobile has released a teaser image for a new Lumia smartphone for November 11th, which could be the first Microsoft Lumia Branded smartphone. Continue reading “Microsoft teases first Microsoft Lumia smartphone for November 11”

Samsung Galaxy Alpha Camera Samples

Samsung launched the Galaxy Alpha smartphone in India back in September. We already brought you the review of the Galaxy Alpha, here we have the camera samples from the smartphone. The Galaxy Alpha has a 12-megapixel sensor, which is completely new. It has panorama shot & more, virtual tour, dual camera and beauty face camera options.

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Motorola Moto X (2014) Battery Test

Motorola Moto X 2014 Battery Test

Motorola launched the new Moto X in India back in September starting at Rs. 31,999. We already brought you the review of the smartphone. Here we have the battery test results for the smartphone. Continue reading “Motorola Moto X (2014) Battery Test”

HTC Desire 516c Benchmarks

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HTC launched the Desire 516c smartphone, the Dual SIM (CDMA + GSM) variant of last year’s Desire 516 in India last month for Rs. 12,990. It is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 200 Processor with four ARM Cortex A7 cores clocked at 1.19 GHz per core and has Adreno 302 GPU. But the CPU-Z and other benchmark apps show that it has a Adreno 305 GPU. It has 1GB RAM, 5-inch (960 × 540 pixels) qHD screen and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) OS with Sense UI on top. Let us check out the synthetic benchmark scores. Continue reading “HTC Desire 516c Benchmarks”

Google Nexus 6 gets priced on Google Play in India, Rs. 44000 for 32GB and Rs. 49000 for 64GB

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Google introduced the Nexus 6, the latest flagship Nexus smartphone made by Motorola last mnoth. Soon after the announcement Motorola India revealed that the smartphone would roll out in 28 countries, including India starting later this year. It even appeared on Flipkart with a ‘Coming Soon’ tag. Now the smartphone has appeared on Google Play Store in India that reveals the pricing of the smartphone. Continue reading “Google Nexus 6 gets priced on Google Play in India, Rs. 44000 for 32GB and Rs. 49000 for 64GB”

Opera Mini 9 for iPhone and iPad brings video boost to reduce buffering

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Opera has updated the Opera Mini browser for the iPhone and iPad to version 9.0 that brings new video boost feature that brings down video buffering time. This uses Rocket Optimizer engine from Opera’s Skyfire that it acquired last year to reduce the size of video data, thus saving time and also the data. Continue reading “Opera Mini 9 for iPhone and iPad brings video boost to reduce buffering”

Samsung Galaxy S5 and Galaxy S5 LTE receive another price cut in India

Samsung has reduced the price of the Samsung Galaxy S5 and Galaxy S5 LTE smartphones in India once again. The Galaxy S5 got a price cut to Rs. 37,500 few weeks back, now the smartphone is available from the Samsung India eStore for Rs. 34,900. The LTE version of the Galaxy S5 that got a price cut to Rs. 40,300 recently is now available for Rs.36,900. The Galaxy S5 was launched in April in India for Rs. 51,500 and its LTE version was launched in July for Rs. 53,500. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S5 and Galaxy S5 LTE receive another price cut in India”