Month: March 2015

Microsoft Surface 3 with 10.8-inch HD display, Intel Atom x7 processor announced, starts at $499

Microsoft Surface 3

Microsoft just announced Surface 3, an affordable variant of the the Surface Pro 3 tablet that was announced last year. This is powered by quad-core Intel Atom x7 (Cherry Trail) processor, has a 10.8-inch HD screen with 3:2 aspect ratio and runs on 64-bit Windows 8.1 OS, which is updradable to Windows 10 once available. It is slightly thinner at 8.7mm and lighter at 622g compared to the Surface Pro 3 with a 12-inch screen. Microsoft says that it is the thinnest and lightest Surface the company has ever shipped. It also comes with LTE variant with built-in nano SIM slot. As usual it comes with one-year subscription to Office 365. Continue reading “Microsoft Surface 3 with 10.8-inch HD display, Intel Atom x7 processor announced, starts at $499”

Micromax Bolt S300 and Bolt D320 affordable 3G smartphones launched starting from Rs. 3300

Micromax Bolt S330

Micromax Bolt S300 went on sale online yesterday, now the the company has launched the smartphone officially along with the Bolt D320 smartphone. The Bolt S300 has a 4-inch WVGA screen, is powered by a 1GHz processor, has a 0.3-megapixel VGA rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera. The Bolt D320 has a 4.5-inch FWVGA screen, is powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core MediaTek processor, has a 3.2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera. It has leather-like back cover. Both these smartphone run on Android KiKat, have 3G connectivity and dual SIM support. Continue reading “Micromax Bolt S300 and Bolt D320 affordable 3G smartphones launched starting from Rs. 3300”

Celkon Win 400 Review

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Celkon Mobiles officially launched the Celkon Win 400, the company’s first Windows Phone 8.1 smartphone for Rs. 4,979 and currently the cheapest Windows Phone smartphone in India in December last year. Lets’ take a detailed look at the hardware and specs of the phone in this review. Continue reading “Celkon Win 400 Review”

OnePlus One will be available in India without an invite on April 1

OnePlus One Open Sale India April 1

OnePlus has announced its third open sale for India on April 1st, soon after its second open sale on March 24th. The first open sale on Amazon.in happened on February 10th to celebrate the successful completion of 10 weeks of OnePlus in India. This time OnePlus team in India is moving to new office that was finalized back in February, and the open sale is being conducted to celebrate it. Continue reading “OnePlus One will be available in India without an invite on April 1”

WhatsApp Voice Calling on Android now available for all without invite

WhatsApp Voice Calling

WhatsApp started rolling out voice calling feature for Android users earlier this year. It was available only as invite-only option that opened occasionally, which required a person who already have calling feature to call you to unlock it. Now, after the latest version (2.12.19) that can be side-loaded on your phone, everyone using Android smartphones can enjoy WhatsApp calling without invites. We tried it on several smartphones, including smartphones running on Android Jelly Bean. Continue reading “WhatsApp Voice Calling on Android now available for all without invite”

Xiaomi introduces Mi TV 2 55-inch 4K Smart TV

Xiaomi Mi TV 2 55-inch 4K

Xiaomi has introduced new 55-inch Mi TV 2, a year after introducing the first Mi TV 2 with a 49-inch 4K display. The new Mi TV 2 has a 55-inch (3840 x 2160 pixels) 4K display from Samsung with 178-degree viewing angle. It is powered by a 1.4GHz quad-core MStar 6A928 Cortex-A17 processor, has 2GB RAM and supports a range of apps from the Mi Store. It lacks microSD slot that was present on the 49-inch Mi TV 2. Xiaomi introduced 40-inch 1080p Mi TV 2 last week. Continue reading “Xiaomi introduces Mi TV 2 55-inch 4K Smart TV”

Xiaomi introduces Cherry Pink Mi Note for Women

Mi Note Cherry Pink Ladies Edition

Xiaomi has introduced special edition Mi Note smartphone for women in Cherry Pink color for the celebrating its 5th anniversary. This also includes 5000mAh power bank in a pink box that is specially designed for the phone. Color of the smartphone has been achieved using enhanced blasting technology to offer uniform cherry pink color, says Xiaomi. It recently introduced Special Bamboo Edition of Mi Note  Continue reading “Xiaomi introduces Cherry Pink Mi Note for Women”

Xiaomi Redmi 2A with 4.7-inch HD display, 1.5GHz quad-core SoC, 4G LTE announced

Xiaomi Redmi 2

Xiaomi has announced the Redmi 2A smartphone in China to celebrate its 5th anniversary. It is a variant of the Redmi 2 and has the same 4.7-inch HD screen, but this is powered by a 1.5GHz quad-core Leadcore L1860C processor instead of Snapdragon 410 64-bit SoC. Other specifications are similar, including Android 4.4 (KitKat) with MIUI 6 on top, 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 2-megapixel front-facing camera, Dual SIM support and 4G LTE connectivity. It also comes in separate China Unicom and China Telecom variants with support for suitable bands.  Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi 2A with 4.7-inch HD display, 1.5GHz quad-core SoC, 4G LTE announced”

Intex Aqua HD 5.0 with 13 MP camera now available for Rs. 6999, Aqua Y2 1GB coming soon

Intex Aqua HD 5.0

Intex Aqua HD 5.0, the company’s latest smartphone in the Aqua series is now available from 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 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Most of the specifications of the smartphone are similar to the Intex Aqua Star HD that was launched last year. Continue reading “Intex Aqua HD 5.0 with 13 MP camera now available for Rs. 6999, Aqua Y2 1GB coming soon”

Huawei Ascend P8 gets certified in China

Huawei Ascend P8 TENAA

Huawei recently announced an event on April 15, where it will unveil its flagship Ascend P8 smartphone. The company already confirmed the arrival of Ascend P8 in April. Now the smartphone has been certified on TENAA in several variants – HUAWEI ALE-TL00, HUAWEI GRA-UL00, HUAWEI GRA-UL10, HUAWEI GRA-CL10, HUAWEI GRA-TL00, HUAWEI GRA-CL00. This shows the smartphone with metal build and dual SIM support. Continue reading “Huawei Ascend P8 gets certified in China”