Mobile World Congress 2016 Coverage

The biggest platform, the biggest trade show in the mobile industry is upon us. This year’s iteration of Mobile World Congress has kick started today and just like every year, the Fira Gran Via in Barcelona, Spain will be hosting the event.

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The MWC is one of our main schedules in our calendar and this is perhaps the only time of a year we don’t grant leaves to any of our crew member. This event is that important mainly because all the key players in the mobile industry will showcase their new innovations. Continue reading “Mobile World Congress 2016 Coverage”

Airtel rolls out first commercial LTE-A 4G+ network in India, offers speed of up to 135Mbps

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Airtel has announced that it has started rolling out India’s first LTE-Advanced (4G+) technology (carrier aggregation across TD LTE and LTE FDD) on a live 4G network starting from Kerala. It has partnered with Nokia Networks for deploying the carrier aggregation technology in the state. Continue reading “Airtel rolls out first commercial LTE-A 4G+ network in India, offers speed of up to 135Mbps”

Huawei Honor 7 Android 6.0 Marshmallow stable update rolling out in India

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Huawei started rolling out beta version of Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) update for the Honor 7 users in India back in December last year. Today the company has announced that it has started rolling out the stable Android 6.0 OTA update to Honor 7 users in the country. Continue reading “Huawei Honor 7 Android 6.0 Marshmallow stable update rolling out in India”

Alcatel Plus 10 2-in-1 with Windows 10, 4G LTE keyboard announced

Alcatel Plus 10

Alcatel has introduced Plus 10, its first 2-in-1 device running Windows 10, ahead of MWC. It has a 10.1-inch HD IPS display, is powered by a Quad-Core Intel Cherry Trail T3 Z8350 processor, has a 5-megapixel rear camera without flash, 2-megapixel front-facing camera and comes bundled with a keyboard that has a built-in SIM slot for 4G LTE connectivity, so that you can use it as a Wi-Fi hotspot for up to 15 users.

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Alcatel Idol 4 with 5.2″ 1080p display and Idol 4S with 5.5″ QHD display, Snapdragon 652 announced

Alcatel Idol 4 and Idol 4S

Alcatel has introduced Idol 4 and Idol 4S smartphones in the Idol series, ahead of MWC next week. The company also announced that it is dropping the ONETOUCH branding and will be operating under the name ALCATEL. As expected, the IDOL 4s comes with an innovative packaging design that transforms into a pair of virtual reality goggles offering an immersive 360-degree viewing and gaming. It has Onetouch VR Store app to to download virtual reality content or stream realtime content via LittlStar.

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Samsung Connect Auto connected car solution with LTE, KNOX security and Tizen OS announced

Samsung Connect Auto

Google has Android Auto and Apple has Apple CarPlay for newer cars offering in-car connectivity solution, but Samsung is targeting older or existing cars with its new Connect Auto dongle that will be introduced at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2016 in Barcelona next week. Continue reading “Samsung Connect Auto connected car solution with LTE, KNOX security and Tizen OS announced”

Sony Smart Ear headset, new Xperia smartphone surface ahead of MWC announcement

Sony Xperia PP10 and Smart Ear leak

Sony will introduce a new smartphone, codenamed Xperia PP10 and a smart Bluetooth headset dubbed Smart Ear at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2016 in Barcelona next week. According the leaked image from @evleaks, the Xperia smartphone will have a curved design, a large power button, similar to Xperia Z5 smartphones and a dedicated camera shutter button, below the volume rockers. It also has front-facing speakers and the bezels are huge. Continue reading “Sony Smart Ear headset, new Xperia smartphone surface ahead of MWC announcement”

HTC Desire 530 (A16) with 5-inch HD display, Snapdragon 210 surfaces ahead of MWC launch

HTC Desire 530 A16 leak

Earlier this month there were rumors about HTC releasing Desire 500 series (codenamed A16) and Desire 800 series (codenamed A56) smartphones at the MWC next week, ahead of the launch of M10 in April. Now @evleaks has posted a press images of the Desire 500 series smartphone, which could be the Desire 530. The design of the smartphone is completely different from its earlier Desire series smartphones, including the Desire 526 that was introduced last year. Continue reading “HTC Desire 530 (A16) with 5-inch HD display, Snapdragon 210 surfaces ahead of MWC launch”

Over 60 million Freedom 251 registrations in 2 days, Company denies ‘Scam’ again and answers FAQ’s

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A day before, we reported some concerns about India’s cheapest Android smartphone Freedom 251 and why it seems like more of a ‘Publicity Stunt’. We reached out to Ringing Bells with some of your FAQ’s (frequently asked questions) and company’s President Ashok Chaddha has replied to many of them in an email statement. Continue reading “Over 60 million Freedom 251 registrations in 2 days, Company denies ‘Scam’ again and answers FAQ’s”

Sony Xperia VR headset launching at MWC next week?

Sony Xperia VR Theater

Last month Sony announced its MWC 2016 event for February 22nd, Monday, but the company did not give any hints of what it plans to launch. It is already working on PlayStation VR, now the company has updated its Privilege Plus entertainment app that adds VR Theater, which hints that company might launch its own VR headset as early as next week, at the MWC. Continue reading “Sony Xperia VR headset launching at MWC next week?”

Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge detailed specifications surface in promotional poster

Galaxy S7 promotional poster leak

Samsung will unveil the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge smartphones at an event tomorrow. Now the specifications of the smartphone have been detailed in a Samsung Pay promotional poster from a Spanish bank La Caixa. Sammobile who got hold of this poster, also reveals that both the smartphones will come with a 12MP rear camera with 1/2.5-inch sensor, at least 1.4-microns, 8-megapixel front-facing camera and powerful 1.5W loudspeaker.

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LG G5’s removable battery surfaces in new leak

LG G5 removable battery leak

A design render of the LG G5 smartphone already revealed that the flagship will have a removable battery that can be accessed from the bottom. Today a new leak from China(Via) has revealed the removable slot, which houses its battery. Even though earlier leaks revealed that the phone will have a 2800mAh battery, the latest leak claims that the G5 will have a 4000mAh battery, larger than all the earlier G series smartphones.

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Xolo Era 4K Photo Gallery

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Xolo launched the Era 4K, the company’s latest budget 4G smartphone in the Era series earlier this week. We have already seen the unboxing and first impressions of the phone so now let’s take a detailed look at the hardware and specifications of the phone in this photo gallery.

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Weekly Roundup: Cheapest Android smartphone Freedom 251, LG X cam, Meizu PRO 5 Ubuntu and more

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This week was all about cheapest Android smartphone launched in India for Rs. 251. Ringing Bells – a Noida-based company – launched the Freedom 251 and the world went crazy. The company doesn’t have any history in making smartphones and anything else. All we know about the Ringing Bells is that it launched a very cheap 4G smartphone earlier this month, Smart 101 at Rs. 2,999.

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