Coolpad will invest Rs 1,950 crore to manufacture phones in India, partners with Videocon

After launching the Note 3 smartphone in India yesterday, Coolpad has announced plans to ‘Make in India’. The Chinese smartphone maker said that it would invest around Rs 1,950 crore in India to manufacture and sell low cost handsets in the country.

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LG Nexus 5x all set to launch in India on 13th October

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The darling of the Android world, the Nexus 5 finally saw an update earlier this month when Google announced the new LG Nexus 5x. Of course, the first question that accompanies such a launch is regarding launch details for India. So when we received this not so mysterious invitation, there’s no doubt that we were ecstatic over the prospective launch of the new Nexus devices in India, particularly the LG made Nexus 5x. As LG proudly claims on their website, it appears that the all-around champion is back.
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OnePlus One E1003 / E1001 with Snapdragon 801, 3GB RAM shows up in benchmarks

OnePlus One E1005 passed through the FCC recently, now a new OnePlus smartphones with the model numbers One E1003 and One E1001 have surfaced on AnTuTu. Both the smartphones have the same specifications. This reveals the same 5-inch 1080p display as revealed in the One E1005 model, but these smartphones are powered by a Snapdragon 801 processor, similar to the first OnePlus One smartphone, compared to the MediaTek Helio X10 SoC as per earlier rumors. Continue reading “OnePlus One E1003 / E1001 with Snapdragon 801, 3GB RAM shows up in benchmarks”

Huawei Enjoy 5 with 5-inch HD display, 4G LTE, 4000mAh battery announced

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Huawei has announced the Enjoy  5 smartphone in China. It was expected to be called the Play 5X, but it has launched as the Enjoy 5. It has a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a quad-core 64-bit MediaTek MT6735 processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Emotion UI 3.1 on top. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support and comes with 4G connectivity with support for TDD-LTE B38 / B39 / B40 / B41 and FDD-LTE: B1 / B3. Continue reading “Huawei Enjoy 5 with 5-inch HD display, 4G LTE, 4000mAh battery announced”

Asus ZenPad 7.0 and Audio Cover Unboxing

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Asus launched the ZenPad 8.0 and ZenPad 7.0 at the Zenfestival in India back in August. The ZenPad 7.0 went on sale yesterday, here we have the unboxing the tablet and the audio cover CA71 for the tablet. Check out the video.

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YU YUREKA Plus, YUPHORIA and YUNIQUE available via open sale next week

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YU has announced that YU YUPHORIA and YUREKA Plus with stock Android and YU YUNIQUE smartphones will be available without registrations through open sale next week. The YU YUNIQUE will be available in open sale during Snapdeal’s Electronics Bonanza on Monday October 12th. The YU YUPHORIA and YUREKA Plus with stock Android will go on open sale during Amazon’s Great Indian Festive Sale from October 13th to 17th , 2015. Continue reading “YU YUREKA Plus, YUPHORIA and YUNIQUE available via open sale next week”

Weekly Roundup: Microsoft Surface Book, Surface Pro 4, new Lumia 950, 950 XL and more

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Big announcements this week came from the biggest computing giant Microsoft. Company at its Windows 10 devices event in New York unveiled its first ever Laptop Surafce Book, the new Lumias, upgraded convertible Surface Pro, and a lot more. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Microsoft Surface Book, Surface Pro 4, new Lumia 950, 950 XL and more”

Samsung India schedules an event on October 14, Gear S2 expected

Samsung has sent out invites for the launch of a new product in India on October 14th, Wednesday. The invite just says The next level of innovation is here without giving any hints about the product, but it is likely to launch the Gear S2 and the Gear S2 Classic smartwatches. Continue reading “Samsung India schedules an event on October 14, Gear S2 expected”

Gionee to launch its first ‘Made in India’ phone on October 12

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Gionee has sent out invites for the launch of its first phone that is Made in India. The launch event is scheduled for Monday, October 12th in Visakhapatnam. The first Made in India Gionee phone will be launched by Shri N. Chandrababu Naidu, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, said the company. Continue reading “Gionee to launch its first ‘Made in India’ phone on October 12”

Microsoft Continuum Display Dock for Lumia 950 and 950 XL to be priced at $99

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Microsoft introduced the new Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL smartphones running the latest Windows 10 at an event earlier this week. It also introduced a new Display Dock HD-500 that will offer PC-like experience using Continuum for Phones when connected an external monitor. Microsoft did not announce the pricing of the dock at the announcement, now the pricing is out. Continue reading “Microsoft Continuum Display Dock for Lumia 950 and 950 XL to be priced at $99”

OnePlus One E1005 passes through the FCC, could be the OnePlus X / Mini

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OnePlus X aka OnePlus Mini is rumored to go official at an event in India next week. Now a OnePlus smartphone with the model number One E1005 has passed through the FCC (Via). This confirms dual SIM support, 1.9GHz processor, 2450mAh battery, 4G LTE support, FM radio and other usual set of connectivity features. It also reveals that the phone will be 139mm tall that confirms a 5-inch display. Continue reading “OnePlus One E1005 passes through the FCC, could be the OnePlus X / Mini”

UC browser clocks over 50% of market share in mobile browsing in India

UC Browser, the flagship mobile browser of UCWeb, has announced that it has registered more than 50% of market share in case of mobile browsing in India. The numbers were revealed by research firm StatCounter.

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Oppo R7 Plus Battery Life Test

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Oppo has launched the Oppo R7 Plus smartphone in India last month that went on sale in the country couple of weeks back for Rs. 29,990. We brought you the review of the Oppo R7 Plus recently, here we have the battery test results of the smartphone. The R7 Plus has a 4100mAh built-in battery and also supports VOOC Rapid Charge technology. It has 6-inch 1080p screen, is powered by an Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor and runs on Color OS 2.1 based on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). Check out the results below. Continue reading “Oppo R7 Plus Battery Life Test”