Airtel launches 4G services in Gujarat, offers 10GB 4G data at Rs. 249 with new 4G phones

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Airtel has launched 4G LTE services in Gujarat, few months after offering 4G SIMs in the circle. Airtel 4G in Gujarat will be offered using 1800MHz (FD LTE) spectrum. Airtel 4G is available through mobile phones, 4G hotspots and dongles in the town.  With today’s launch Airtel 4G is now available in 17 circles across India. Continue reading “Airtel launches 4G services in Gujarat, offers 10GB 4G data at Rs. 249 with new 4G phones”

Honor’s Indian Success Story – How they made it happen and what lies ahead

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The Honor brand was launched a couple of years ago internationally and subsequently launched it in India as well. However, I don’t think anyone would’ve been able to accurately predict just how successful the brand would turn out to be. Let’s take a look at the driving force as well as the mantra behind the brand.

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Facebook now lets everyone enable end-to-end encryption on Messenger

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Facebook started testing end-to-end encryption for Messenger in July on select group of users. Now, the social network has rolled out end-to-end encryption for its over 1 billion Messenger users.

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Amazon Great Indian Festival Sale: Best deals on headphones, power banks and more

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Amazon started its Great Indian Festival Sale a few days back. Here are the top deals on mobile accessories such as microSD cards, headphones routers and more on the fifth and final day of the sale. Continue reading “Amazon Great Indian Festival Sale: Best deals on headphones, power banks and more”

Vivo Y55L with 5.2-inch display, Snapdragon 430, 4G VoLTE launched in India for Rs. 11980

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Vivo has launched Y55L, the company’s latest smartphone in the ‘Y Series’ in India. It also announced Kent Cheng as the new CEO for its India Operations. He joined Vivo early this year. “He has been instrumental in the brand’s overall journey and has been contributing to making it a world class enterprise,” said the company. Continue reading “Vivo Y55L with 5.2-inch display, Snapdragon 430, 4G VoLTE launched in India for Rs. 11980”

Seagate Backup Plus Ultra Slim 2TB Review

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It’s hard to believe how far we have come in terms of storage technology. It wasn’t too long ago when a terabyte was an unbelievably large amount of storage. Over time as we got accustomed to the size, what didn’t change drastically was the size of the drive. With the Backup Plus Ultra Slim drive, Seagate has managed to create a drive that ranks amongst the slimmest in the world and packs design sensibilities that really set it apart.  Continue reading “Seagate Backup Plus Ultra Slim 2TB Review”

Google Pixel XL Hands On and Photo Gallery

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Google finally announced Pixel XL smartphone at an event in the US yesterday. We were live at the event and have got our hands on the Pixel XL smartphone. So let’s take a detailed look at the hardware and specifications of the phone.

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Google Pixel Hands On and Photo Gallery

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Google finally announced Pixel smartphone at an event in the US yesterday. We were live at the event and have got our hands on the Pixel smartphone. So let’s take a detailed look at the hardware and specifications of the phone.

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Xiaomi claims to have sold over 500000 smartphones in India in 3 days

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Xiaomi India has announced that it has sold more than 500,000 smartphones in less than three days between 1 and 3 October. The Chinese smartphone maker sold Mi and Redmi smartphones in three days of festive season sales on Amazon, Snapdeal and Flipkart.

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Motorola confirms Android 7.0 Nougat for range of smartphones, roll out begins Q4 2016

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Google started rolling out Android 7.0 (Nougat) update for Nexus devices starting from August. HTC and Sony already confirmed list of devices that will get the update, Moto has officially announced the list of smartphones that will get the Android 7.0 update. This includes the Moto Z series, Moto G4 series, new Moto X series and more. Sadly the Moto G (3rd Gen) and even the latest Moto E3 Power is not in the list. Continue reading “Motorola confirms Android 7.0 Nougat for range of smartphones, roll out begins Q4 2016”

Google Pixel and Pixel XL price in India for 32GB and 128GB versions revealed

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Google unveiled its Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones few hours back. The company already confirmed that it will be available for pre-order in India starting from October 13th starting at Rs. 57,000 compared to $649 in the US, which converts to about Rs. 43,190. Now Google has announced pricing for the 32GB and 128GB version of both the smartphones.  Continue reading “Google Pixel and Pixel XL price in India for 32GB and 128GB versions revealed”

Google Chromecast Ultra with 4K and HDR support announced for $69

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Google has officially announced the Chromecast Ultra, the first Chromecast device with support for 4K Ultra HD and High Dynamic Range (HDR) support. It is also faster than the earlier Chromecasts and has better dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11ac support. Google says that it is the fastest Chromecast yet. Continue reading “Google Chromecast Ultra with 4K and HDR support announced for $69”

Google Home with voice activated Google Assistant announced for $129

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Google has officially announced Google Home voice activated device that comes with Google Assistant, as expected. The device was introduced at Google I/O conference earlier in May.

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Google Pixel and Pixel XL pre-orders begin Oct 13 in India, price starts at Rs. 57000

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Google today unveiled its Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones at an event in San Francisco. These phones will be available for pre-order in the US, UK, Canada, Germany and Australia starting today. It also announced that these smartphones will be available for pre-order in India starting from October 13th. Continue reading “Google Pixel and Pixel XL pre-orders begin Oct 13 in India, price starts at Rs. 57000”