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Idea Magna and Magna L 3G smartphones running Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 4999 and Rs. 6250

Idea Magna and Magna L

Idea Cellular has launched Idea Magna and Magna L, two new Android KitKat smartphones with 3G connectivity in India. The Idea Magna has a 4-inch display and is powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core processor, while the Magna L has a 4.5-inch display and is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor. Both these smartphones have a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera. These have Dual SIM support. Other details are not available yet. Continue reading “Idea Magna and Magna L 3G smartphones running Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 4999 and Rs. 6250”

Sony Xperia Z3 Compact launched in India for Rs. 44990

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Sony has launched the Xperia Z3 Compact along with the Xperia Z3 in India. It was unveiled earlier this month at the IFA and packs a 4.6-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) Triluminos Display with X-Reality engine, slightly larger than the Z1 Compact, powered by slightly faster 2.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor and runs on Android 4.4.4 (KitKat) out of the box. It has the same 20.7-megapixel rear camera with Sony G lens, 4K video recording and a 2.2-megapixel 1080p front-facing camera, similar to the Xperia Z3. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z3 Compact launched in India for Rs. 44990”

Sony Xperia Z3 launched in India for Rs. 51990

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Sony has launched the Xperia Z3, the company’s latest flagship smartphone in India, as expected. It was unveiled at the IFA 2014 earlier this month. Even though the 5.2-inch 1080p display and the 20.7-megapixel rear camera with 1/2.3″ Sony Exmor RS image sensor are similar to the Xperia Z2, the Xperia Z3 has a more brighter screen, powered by a slightly faster Snapdragon 801 SoC and runs on Android 4.4.4 (KitKat) out of the box. It also has a new curved design and is just 7.3mm thick. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z3 launched in India for Rs. 51990”

Amazon Appstore offers $135 worth free apps for limited period

Amazon free apps offer Sep 2014

Amazon Appstore is back with its new free apps offer. Today the company has announced that it would offer 27 paid Android apps worth over $135 for free on the Amazon AppStore starting Thursday, 25th September to Saturday, 27th September 2014.. Last month the company offered 29 apps worth $100 for free for two days. This time the list is new, that includes Sonic The Hedgehog 4 Episode II , OfficeSuite Professional 7, Swype Keyboard and more. Continue reading “Amazon Appstore offers $135 worth free apps for limited period”

Asphalt Overdrive for Android, iPhone, iPad and Windows Phone released

Asphalt Overdrive

Gameloft has released Asphalt Overdrive, the company’s first spinoff in the Asphalt series for Android, iPhone and iPad. The Windows Phone version is expected to release soon. This is an endless racer and has portrait orientation, similar to other arcade games from Gameloft.. It brings new control schemes that lets you swipe to change the lanes. This lets you smash other cars off the road to perform takedowns, outrun the cops, compete with your friends, challenge bosses, avoid obstacles, perform crazy stunts and much more. Continue reading “Asphalt Overdrive for Android, iPhone, iPad and Windows Phone released”

Aircel launches new 10p/min on-net local and STD calling pack in Delhi

Aircel has launched a new rate cutter pack for their customers in Delhi for this festive season, that would let them enjoy Aircel to Aircel Local & STD calls at 10p/min. Customers can also enjoy on-net calls at 10p/min when roaming on Aircel network.The pack costs Rs. 43 and comes with a validity of 28 days. Continue reading “Aircel launches new 10p/min on-net local and STD calling pack in Delhi”

Motorola Deck Bluetooth Speaker launching in India soon for Rs. 8990

Motorola Deck Bluetooth Speaker

Motorola Deck Bluetooth Speaker by Sol Republic has been listed on Flipkart for Rs. 8,990. It was introduced in the U.S. last year and has Near Field Communication (NFC) for quick pairing, comes with large R2 Sound Engines and a bass port for enhanced audio output and has built-in microphone to use it as a speaker phone for calls. Continue reading “Motorola Deck Bluetooth Speaker launching in India soon for Rs. 8990”

New Moto X goes on sale on Flipkart with launch day offers for Rs. 31999

NEW MOTO X 16GB-2

Motorola launched the new Moto X in India yesterday starting from Rs. 31,999, the base variant is now on sale on Flipkart, as it promised at the launch. The second generation Moto X has a 5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, powered by a 2.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor with Adreno 330 GPU and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Continue reading “New Moto X goes on sale on Flipkart with launch day offers for Rs. 31999”

Karbonn Titanium S5 Ultra with 5-inch qHD display launched for Rs. 6999

Karbonn Titanium S5 Ultra

After the Titanium S5 and the Titanium S5 Plus, Karbonn has launched the Titanium S5 Ultra, the company’s latest smartphone in the Titanium series. It has a 5-inch qHD IPS screen, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and packs an 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash similar to the S5+, but this runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) out of the box and has a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Karbonn Titanium S5 Ultra with 5-inch qHD display launched for Rs. 6999”

BlackBerry Passport with 4.5-inch 453 PPI Square Display announced

BlackBerry Passport

BlackBerry has officially announced the Passport, the company’s latest high-end smartphone at several separate events. It was first introduced by the company’s earnings back in June and packs a 4.5” diagonal (1440 x 1440 pixels) display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, quad-core Snapdragon 800 (MSM8974-AA) processor and runs on BlackBerry OS 10.3 with new BlackBerry Assistant, BlackBerry own personal assistant. The focus here is completely on the wide portrait screen that it offers, which is exactly a square. Aimed at the enterprise, Blackberry claims that this screen will suit productivity better than any other narrow screen in the market. Among the other things, the Blackberry keyboard also gets an update, with touch enabled keys right above, on-screen.

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New Motorola Moto X launched in India starting at Rs. 31999

NEW MOTO X 16GB-2

Motorola has launched the new Moto X (2nd Gen) in India, as it promised earlier this month. It was unveiled earlier this month and packs a 5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, powered by a 2.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor with Adreno 330 GPU and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 13-megapixel camera with an f/2.25 lens, dual LED flashes with a circular ring around it and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “New Motorola Moto X launched in India starting at Rs. 31999”

Asphalt Overdrive for Android, iOS and Windows Phone launching on September 25th

Asphalt Overdrive

Gameloft unveiled the Asphalt Overdrive back in June at the E3, today the company has announced that it would launch for Android, iOS and Windows Phone platforms this Thursday, September 25th. It’s the first spinoff in the Asphalt series that is set in a “new ’80s” version of California. Continue reading “Asphalt Overdrive for Android, iOS and Windows Phone launching on September 25th”

Micromax Canvas A1 Benchmarks

Micromax Canvas A1 benchmarks

Micromax launched the Canvas A1, the company’s first Android One smartphone recently. We already brought you the unboxing and the photo gallery of the smartphone, here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. It is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor with ARM Cortex A7 cores and Mali 400 GPU, has a 4.5-inch FWVGA display and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Since the specifications are similar in all these Android One smartphones, the benchmarks scores should also be almost similar in all these. Check out the synthetic benchmark scores below. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas A1 Benchmarks”

60,000 Redmi 1S units sell out in 5.2 seconds in fourth sale in India

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Xiaomi sold 60,000 units of Remi 1S smartphones in 5.2 seconds in the fourth flash sale in India today. The company put up 20,000 units more than first three Redmi sales, and over 3.5 lakh people had registered for today’s sale. It took 3.4 seconds for the company to sell 40,000 units in its third sale last week. Continue reading “60,000 Redmi 1S units sell out in 5.2 seconds in fourth sale in India”

Karbonn Sparkle V Benchmarks

Karbonn Sparkle V benchmarks

Karbonn launched the Sparkle V, the company’s first Android One smartphone recently. We already brought you the unboxing and the photo gallery of the smartphone, here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. We had already seen the benchmarks of the Spice Dream UNO and the Micromax Canvas A1 smartphones that have similar specifications such as 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor with ARM Cortex A7 cores and Mali 400 GPU, 1GB RAM, 4.5-inch FWVGA display and Android 4.4 (KitKat). so the benchmarks scores should also be almost similar in this smartphone too. Check out the synthetic benchmark scores below.

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