Coolpad sends out invites for launch on 15th January

Coolpad Note Lite Launch

Ahead of the launch on the 15th of January, Coolpad has sent out media invites for their upcoming event where they are expected to launch a new entry level handset. The event is scheduled to be held in New Delhi and we’ll be bringing you more straight from the event of course. Continue reading “Coolpad sends out invites for launch on 15th January”

LG K10 with 5.3-inch HD display, 13MP camera launched in Korea, pricing revealed

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LG unveiled K10 and K7 smartphones in the new ‘K Series’ ahead of CES 2016 last week. Now the company has launched the K10 smartphone in Korea. It packs a 5.3-inch HD screen with 2.5D curved arc glass and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). The Korean variant with 4G LTE support has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 5-megapixel front-facing camera, is powered by a quad-core processor, has 1.5GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage with expansion slot. Continue reading “LG K10 with 5.3-inch HD display, 13MP camera launched in Korea, pricing revealed”

Meizu MX6 said to be powered by 10-Core Helio X20 processor

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Meizu introduced the company’s flagship MX5 smartphone with metal body and an Octa-Core Helio X10 processor back in June last year. According to AnTuTu, the successor of the smartphone, MX6 might come with a Deca-Core MediaTek Helio X20 (MT6797) processor. MediaTek annouced the Helio X20 processor as the world’s first SoC with 10 cores and a tri-cluster CPU design back in May last year. Continue reading “Meizu MX6 said to be powered by 10-Core Helio X20 processor”

Gionee Marathon M5 Lite with 3GB RAM, 4000mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 12999

Gionee Marathon M5 Lite

Gionee has launched Marathon M5 Lite, the company’s latest smartphone in the Marathon series in India. It packs a 4000mAh battery that promises up to 32.7 hours of talk time and 450 hours of standby. It has a full metal body, packs a 5-inch HD display with Dragon trail Glass protection, is powered by a  quad-core MediaTek MT6735 64-bit processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Amigo UI 3.1, has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Gionee Marathon M5 Lite with 3GB RAM, 4000mAh battery launched in India for Rs. 12999”

Sony to launch a Pink Xperia smartphone on 12th January – Likely the Z5

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Sony has been teasing the launch of a pink coloured Xperia smartphone on its Instagram for a while now. Apparently, the company is set to launch a pink coloured smartphone on 12th January and is likely to be the Xperia Z5.

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Xiaomi Redmi 3 with 5-inch HD display, Snapdragon 616, 4100mAh battery, metal body announced

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Xiaomi just announced Redmi 3, the company’s latest budget smartphone in the Redmi series in China. It packs a 5-inch HD screen that is clearly visible under bright sunlight, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 616 SoC, runs on MIUI 7 based on Android Lollipop, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF), resulting in a quick focus of just 0.1 second and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi 3 with 5-inch HD display, Snapdragon 616, 4100mAh battery, metal body announced”

Lenovo A7000 Turbo with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 4G LTE launched in India for Rs. 10999

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After launching the Vibe K4 Note smartphone in India last week, Lenovo has launched the A7000 Turbo smartphone in the country, which has same specifications as the K3 Note. To remind you, the smartphone packs a 5.5-inch 1080p display with 72% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by an Octa-Core 64-bit MediaTek processor, runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop), has a 13-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It also has dual SIM support and 4G connectivity, including support for LTE bands in India and also features Dolby Atmos. Continue reading “Lenovo A7000 Turbo with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 4G LTE launched in India for Rs. 10999”

OnePlus X Ceramic Edition now available for purchase from Amazon in India with an invite

OnePlus introduced the OnePlus X in Onyx glass back and limited edition Ceramic variants back in October. The OnePlus X Onyx edition priced at Rs. 16,999 went on sale in India and several other countries with an invite back in November. The Limited Ceramic Edition OnePlus X went on sale in Europe last month and most recently in the U.S. Last Friday it went on sale through French Connection (FCUK) stores in Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad invite-free. Now the smartphone is available from Amazon in India, as the company had promised last week. Continue reading “OnePlus X Ceramic Edition now available for purchase from Amazon in India with an invite”

YU YUTOPIA Review

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YU Televentures last month launched its first premium flagship smartphone the YU YUTOPIA at an event in New Delhi. Priced at Rs. 24,999, the phone is direct competition to OnePlus 2 with even better specifications on paper and seems very promising as well. But is it really worth? We find out in our detailed review. Continue reading “YU YUTOPIA Review”

Xiaomi confirms 4100mAh battery, Dual SIM with expansion slot and more for Redmi 3

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Earlier this week Xiaomi confirmed that the Xiaomi Redmi 3 smartphone with a 5-inch display and metal body will be announced next week, few days after it got certified by TENAA in China. Now it has confirmed on weibo that it will come with a 4100mAh battery, dual SIM support and expandable memory up to 128GB This could come with dedicated SIM slots like the Motorola Moto X Play and Moto X Style smartphones in India. Continue reading “Xiaomi confirms 4100mAh battery, Dual SIM with expansion slot and more for Redmi 3”

Google is testing new colorful weather cards

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Google is working on new colorful design for weather cards in Google Now and search. This look way better than grey colored cards or the Google News & Weather app and acts as a full-fledged weather app compared to a small weather card. It shows weather for today, tomorrow and for the next 10 days in three tabs. You can also add the location you have searched to your list. Continue reading “Google is testing new colorful weather cards”

BlackBerry CEO confirms commitment to BlackBerry 10, new Android smartphone in 2016

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Yesterday there was a report that said BlackBerry won’t launch any new smartphones running on its own BlackBerry 10 software in 2016 and could launch a couple of devices running on Android instead. Now BlackBerry CEO has confirmed that BlackBerry will continue to offer software updates for its BlackBerry 10 smartphones. He also doesn’t specifically say the company will be releasing any new BlackBerry 10 devices this year. Continue reading “BlackBerry CEO confirms commitment to BlackBerry 10, new Android smartphone in 2016”

Weekly Roundup: CES 2016 Announcements, Lenovo K4 Note, Microsoft Surface Pro 4 in India and more

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This week kicked off with some big Consumer Electronic Show (CES) 2016 announcements and few equally big launches here in the country. Checkout our full coverage from Las Vegas and India below. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: CES 2016 Announcements, Lenovo K4 Note, Microsoft Surface Pro 4 in India and more”

Lenovo/Motorola will focus on Vibe and Moto brands, but Motorola Mobility isn’t going away

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Yesterday, there were reports that said Lenovo will phase out Motorola brand for smartphones. Later Motorola in a statement said, “Motorola Mobility continues to exist as a Lenovo company and is the engineering and design engine for all of our mobile products. However, for our product branding we will utilize a dual brand strategy across smartphone and wearables going forward using Moto and Vibe globally”. Continue reading “Lenovo/Motorola will focus on Vibe and Moto brands, but Motorola Mobility isn’t going away”

Apple registers apple.car, apple.auto and apple.cars domain names

It looks like Apple is getting serious about autonomous cars as the company has registered for three car related domain names. The registrations were first spotted by MacRumors.

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