Chennai Floods: Paytm offers free instant talk time worth Rs. 30

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Earlier today Airtel announced that it is offering free instant talk time, calling minutes and free data for its pre-paid customers in flood-stricken Chennai. Now Paytm has come forward to offer Rs. 30 worth of talk-time instantly free of cost that can be available by calling 18001030033. You can call the toll-free number and share the mobile number that need to be topped-up. Paytm said that the idea is to enable people to stay in touch at this time of natural distress. Continue reading “Chennai Floods: Paytm offers free instant talk time worth Rs. 30”

TCL Play 2 and Play 2C with 5-inch HD display, fingerprint sensor, 4G LTE announced

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TCL today introduced Play 2 and Play 2C, two new budget 4G smartphones in China. Both these smartphones have a 5-inch HD display, fingerprint sensor on the back that lets you unlock the phone in just 0.5 seconds and IR sensor to control home appliances. The Play 2 is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 617 processor, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. The Play music 2C is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 410 SoC, has 8-megapixel front and rear cameras with LED flash. Both these smartphones have titanium alloy frame and 4G LTE connectivity. Continue reading “TCL Play 2 and Play 2C with 5-inch HD display, fingerprint sensor, 4G LTE announced”

Moto X Pure Edition getting Marshmallow soak test in USA

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The Motorola Moto X Pure edition which is also known as the Moto X Style in India and some other parts of the world is now receiving a soak test for Android 6.0 Marshmallow in the USA.

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vivo Y51 with 5-inch display, 7.5mm slim body, 4G LTE official

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vivo Y51, the company’s entry-level 4G smartphone has gone official (Via) in China, after it got certified on TENAA last month. It packs a 5-inch qHD screen, is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 410 SoC and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) with Funtouch OS 2.5 on top. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “vivo Y51 with 5-inch display, 7.5mm slim body, 4G LTE official”

Huawei might make the 2016 Google Nexus 7 tablet

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2015 has been the year of the smartphones for Google as they unveiled two Nexus smartphones instead of one. However, tablet fans were disappointed since there was no new tablet released this year especially for those who wanted a new Nexus 7. New rumors indicate that we will see a new Nexus 7 in 2016 and that it will be made by Huawei.

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TCL Pride T500L with 5-inch 1080p display, Retina scanner, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 10499

TCL Pride T500L

TCL has launched Pride T500L, the company’s latest 4G smartphone in India, exclusively on Snapdeal. It packs a 5-inch 1080p OGS display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 615 SoC, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop), has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. It has IRIS Retina scanner, which is a Eyeprint identification method for password-free eye-based biometric unlocking solution. It works by imaging unique vein patterns in the human eye using the smartphone’s front facing camera. Continue reading “TCL Pride T500L with 5-inch 1080p display, Retina scanner, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 10499”

Mediatek Helio X12 SoC coming soon – Update to the Helio X10

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Qualcomm and Snapdragon are already hard at work on their next-gen processor for 2016. It seems that Mediatek too is rolling up its sleeves as it plans to introduce the Helio X12 which is an updated version of the Helio X10.

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 830 to support 8GB of RAM

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Although we are yet to see a device with the Snapdragon 820 powering it, rumors have already began flowing about its successor, the Snapdragon 830. The Snapdragon 830 first came in the news when it was rumored to be based on a 10nm manufacturing process. Now, a new rumor indicates that the chipset will support upto 8GB of RAM.

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Xiaomi Mi 4 and Mi Pad get a price cut for a day, available for Rs. 12999 and Rs. 9999 on Snapdeal

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Xiaomi has reduced the price of the Mi 4 16GB variant to Rs. 12,999 for a day in India, down from the normal price of Rs. 14,999. It has also reduced the price of the Mi Pad to Rs. 9999, which is down from the normal price of Rs. 12,999 This sale is exclusive to Snapdeal. Xiaomi recently announced a permanent price cut of Rs. 1000 for the Mi 4i, which is now available for Rs. 11,999. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi 4 and Mi Pad get a price cut for a day, available for Rs. 12999 and Rs. 9999 on Snapdeal”

Chennai rains: Airtel offers free Talk Time credit, 50MB mobile data and more

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Airtel today announced that it is offering free advance Talk Time credit, free Airtel-to-Airtel calling minutes and 50MB of mobile data for prepaid mobile customer in Chennai, which has been affected by floods due to unprecedented rains. Continue reading “Chennai rains: Airtel offers free Talk Time credit, 50MB mobile data and more”

Samsung Galaxy On7 Battery Life Test

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Samsung launched the Galaxy On7 in India last month for Rs. 10,990. We brought you the review of the smartphone recently, here we have its battery life test results. The Galaxy On7 packs a 3000mAh Lithium Ion removable battery, similar to the J7. It has a 5.5-inch HD screen, is powered by a Quad-Core Snapdragon 410 processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). Check out the battery life test scores.

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Sony CES 2016 announcement set for January 5th

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Sony has started sending out invites for its CES 2016 announcement next month. The teaser shows Project Morpheus VR headset, some kind of speaker, headset, camera, a smartphone and a slim TV. It might introduce successor of these devices at the event. Continue reading “Sony CES 2016 announcement set for January 5th”

Motorola Moto 360 Sport coming to UK and France on Dec 18, U.S. on Jan 7, priced at $299

Motorola Moto 360 Sport

Motorola introduced the Moto 360 (2nd Gen.) and Moto 360 Sport back in September at the IFA. Today the company has finally announced that it will be rolling out the Moto 360 Sport starting from this month. The Sport version of the Moto 360 has built-in GPS that works seamlessly with Moto Body to track your distance traveled, pace, lap times and more. It can also work with Android fitness apps including Fitbit 3, MapMyRun, Under Armour Record, and Strava. It has AnyLight hybrid display that lets you see things clearly both indoors and out. Indoors, it works like a LCD screen, if you go outside, it reflects natural sunlight, making the screen easy to read. Continue reading “Motorola Moto 360 Sport coming to UK and France on Dec 18, U.S. on Jan 7, priced at $299”

Google now lets you bookmark images via mobile search

Google has added a new feature to mobile search that allows users to bookmark images at the time of searching from mobile. The new feature allows you to select the image and save it.

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