Xiaomi Redmi 3 with metal body expected to be announced on January 12

Xiaomi Redmi 3 with metal body was certified by TENAA last month. Now, the company has released a teaser which suggests that the Redmi 3 will be announced on January 12.

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Karbonn K9 Smart with 5-inch display, 21 regional languages launched for Rs. 3990

 

Karbonn K9 Smart

Karbonn has launched K9 Smart, the company’s latest entry-level smartphone. It has a 5-inch FWVGA IPS display, is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 3.2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support and 3G connectivity. Continue reading “Karbonn K9 Smart with 5-inch display, 21 regional languages launched for Rs. 3990”

Polaroid Power with 6-inch 1080p display and Snap 4G smartphones announced

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Polaroid, popular for its camera products has introduced Snap and Power, two new Android smartphones at the CES 2016. Both these smartphones run on Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), which is upgradable to Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), 13-megapixel rear camera and have 4G LTE support. The Polaroid Snap comes in 5-inch, 5.5-inch and 6-inch HD screens and the Polaroid Power comes with a 6-inch 1080p display. These are designed and manufactured by Southern Telecom, an authorized Polaroid licensee.

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TP-LINK Neffos 4G smartphones announced, includes C5 Max with 5.5-inch 1080p display

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TP-LINK, popular for its networking products today introduced new smartphones C5L, C5 and C5 Max in the Neffos C5 Series, as it announced last month. All these smartphones run on Android 5.1 (Lollipop), come with dual SIM support and have 4G LTE. The entry-level Neffos C5L packs a 4.5-inch FWVGA screen, is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 210 processor and has 1GB of RAM. Continue reading “TP-LINK Neffos 4G smartphones announced, includes C5 Max with 5.5-inch 1080p display”

Alcatel OneTouch Fierce XL with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, Windows 10, 4G LTE announced

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Alcatel OneTouch has introduced Alcatel OneTouch Fierce XL, it’s latest Windows 10 smartphone for T-Mobile. It packs a 5-inch HD screen, is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 210 processor, has a 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera and a 2-megapixel rear camera. Continue reading “Alcatel OneTouch Fierce XL with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, Windows 10, 4G LTE announced”

Intel Compute Stick with Core M processors, 4K support announced

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Intel has introduced two new Compute Stick models with Core M and Intel Atom x5 processors at the CES this year. The core m5 and core m3 versions have 4K support, 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage, while the Intel Atom version has 2GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage. Both these have Intel 802.11ac WiFi, microSD expansion slot and a USB 3.0 port. Continue reading “Intel Compute Stick with Core M processors, 4K support announced”

QiKU Q Terra Camera Review: A new take on Smartphone Imaging

QiKu Q-Terra -6Work long enough in the industry and you learn to take every new technical jargon with a heaping spoon full of salt. So when QiKu, the scrappy new upstart, briefed us about its new duoscopic camera, we were quick to believe this similar to other manufacturer’s offering and perhaps even a gimmick. Spending some more time with the device though, we noticed that this was quite not the case. While we explored the camera briefly in our review, we really wanted to stress the dual camera feature on the phone to see if it actually delivers on its promise. So what did we do? We put the camera through a test, a 3000km+ journey across India to test and see if the QiKu Q Terra’s camera can perform uniformly well across large and varied landscapes, lighting conditions. Continue reading “QiKU Q Terra Camera Review: A new take on Smartphone Imaging”

OnePlus X Ceramic Edition available from select French Connection Stores In India starting Jan 8

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 countries with an invite back in November. At the launch the company said that it will make only 10,000 units of the OnePlus X Ceramic version smartphone, now it has announced that the Limited Ceramic Edition OnePlus X will be available from French Connection (FCUK) stores in Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad invite-free tomorrow. Continue reading “OnePlus X Ceramic Edition available from select French Connection Stores In India starting Jan 8”

Casio WSD-F10 rugged Android Wear smartwatch Hands-On : First Impressions

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Casio announced the first rugged smartwatch powered by Android Wear at CES 2016. We went hands on with MIL-STD-810 environmental durability standard smartwatch at the event and here is what we thought about it.

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Microsoft Surface Pro 3 launched in India for Rs. 73990

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Microsoft today launched the Surface Pro 3 2 in 1 in India, along with the Surface Pro 4. It was introduced back in 2014, packs a 12-inch (2160×1440 pixels) 3:2 ClearType Full HD Plus display, is powered by 4th-generation Intel Core processors, runs on Windows 10 and has an 5-megapixel front and rear cameras. Continue reading “Microsoft Surface Pro 3 launched in India for Rs. 73990”

Microsoft Surface Pro 4 launched in India starting at Rs. 89990

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Microsoft has launched the Surface Pro 4, its latest 2 in 1 in India, as it promised last week. The Surface Pro 4 packs a 12.3-inch (2160×1440 pixels) display with 267PPI and has new display technology that Microsoft is calling PixelGlass that has 1024 different pressure sensitivity levels, is powered by latest Intel Skylake processors, runs the latest Windows 10, has an 8-megapixel camera at the back and a 5-megapixel camera at the front. Continue reading “Microsoft Surface Pro 4 launched in India starting at Rs. 89990”

Microsoft Lumia 650 with 5-inch HD display, Wireless charging live image surfaces, specs confirmed

Microsoft Lumia 650 leak

Renders of the Microsoft Lumia 650 smartphone codenamed Saana surfaced back in October, later the smartphone appeared in White color in China, now VentureBeat has posted an image of the upcoming smartphone along with its specifications. Even though it has a slightly larger 5-inch HD display, it will be powered by the same Snapdragon 210 SoC and pack 1GB of RAM, similar to the Lumia 550, says the report. Continue reading “Microsoft Lumia 650 with 5-inch HD display, Wireless charging live image surfaces, specs confirmed”

Samsung Gear S2 Classic 18K Rose Gold and Platinum edition Hands on

After several attempts, Samsung finally got a smartwatch right in Gear S2 line up. It took a while, no doubt, but the Gear S2 was something that was actually worth buying.

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Now, the company is doing what it does best – expand the line up with new designs and options. Samsung has introduced two new models of its Tizen-powered smartphone – rose gold and platinum. Continue reading “Samsung Gear S2 Classic 18K Rose Gold and Platinum edition Hands on”

Samsung Galaxy TabPro S Hands On: First Impressions

Samsung unveiled its latest Windows 10 powered tablet, the Galaxy TabPro S at its CES dedicated event in Las Vegas.

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From the outset, the Samsung Galaxy TabPro S looks like the South Korean manufacturer’s answer for Microsoft’s Surface Pro 4. We had a chance to play with the device and here are our thoughts about it. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy TabPro S Hands On: First Impressions”

HTC introduces Pink One A9 in Taiwan

HTC One A9 Pink

HTC One A9 was introduced back in October last year in 4 colors – Carbon Gray, Opal Silver, Topaz Gold and Deep Garnet, even though it was leaked in additional Acid Gold and Cast Iron color variants earlier. Now the Taiwanese company has introduced Pink variant of the HTC One A9 in its home-ground. This looks similar to the Rose Gold iPhone 6s/ 6s Plus. Continue reading “HTC introduces Pink One A9 in Taiwan”