Asus Zenfone 2 with 5.5-inch HD display launched in India for Rs. 12999

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Asus has launched the Zenfone 2 (ZE550ML) smartphone in India along with the ZE551ML variant. It has a 5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) display with Corning gorilla glass 3 protection, is powered by a 1.8GHz quad-core Intel Atom Z3560 processor, 2GB RAM, comes with 13-megapixel PixelMaster camera with Real Tone flash, 5-megapixel front-facing camera and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop). Continue reading “Asus Zenfone 2 with 5.5-inch HD display launched in India for Rs. 12999”

Lenovo A5000 with 5-inch HD display, 4000mAh battery launching in India soon for Rs. 10250

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Lenovo A5000, the latest smartphone in the A series is now available in India through retail stores, according to Mumbai-based retailer Mahesh Telecom. It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD display, features an 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera, similar to the A6000, but this is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek processor and packs 4000mAh battery that promises up to 35 hours talk time and up to 33.5 days standby. Continue reading “Lenovo A5000 with 5-inch HD display, 4000mAh battery launching in India soon for Rs. 10250”

OnePlus offers 50% discount on accessories today globally including India

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OnePlus One is celebrating its first birthday by offering 50% discount on its accessories globally, including India. It is also reducing the price of the OnePlus One smartphone by $1 or Re. 1 (or one unit in home market’s currency) from today as a symbolic gesture to show that the One is still an amazing value without any promotions or discounts. Continue reading “OnePlus offers 50% discount on accessories today globally including India”

LG Watch Urbane launching in 13 countries including India through Google Store starting this April

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LG just announced that its LG Watch Urban, the company’s first all-metal luxury Android Wear smartwatch with be available through Google Store in North America, Europe and Asia starting this month. The Watch will come pre-installed with the latest Android Wear OS that brings Wi-Fi, hand-drawn emojis, ability to change the font size, lock automatically when it is removed from the wrist and more. Continue reading “LG Watch Urbane launching in 13 countries including India through Google Store starting this April”

Facebook Hello Caller ID app released for Android

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Facebook Creative Labs has launched Hello for Android, a new Caller ID app that shows you who’s calling you, even if you have not saved the person’s number in your phone.The app also lets you block unwanted calls that go straight to voicemail, which can be reviewed in your recent calls. This directly competes with Truecaller that offers the same caller ID and blocking features. Since the Hello app has Facebook integration, it offers latest info about your contacts and lets you search for people and businesses on Facebook and call them easily. Continue reading “Facebook Hello Caller ID app released for Android”

Google unveils Project Fi, a network of networks, for Nexus 6 owners

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Google has just unveiled Project Fi, the Mountain View company’s most ambitious foray into the world of mobile networks and carriers. Termed a “network of networks”, Project Fi is all about making connectivity seamless, which Google hopes to achieve by letting you access multiple networks at the same time, mainly by taking technology out of the way of the experience. The “network of networks” currently works only on the Nexus 6, which has support for most of the 4G networks around the world and will house the special SIM which, in the US, will support two 4G capable networks, T-Mobile and Sprint. With an unbelievably simple plan, Google hopes to make connectivity, with international roaming in 120+ countries enabled, less of a hassle.

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Microsoft Lumia 940 and Lumia 940 XL details leaked

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According to a new rumor, Microsoft is readying two new flagship Lumia devices to be launched this year – the Lumia 940 and the 940 XL. Both the phones will be will be running Windows 10 out of the box.

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Plunder Pirates by Rovio Stars now available for Android

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Rovio Stars has finally released Plunder Pirates online multiplayer strategy game for Android. It was launched for iPhone and iPad last year. You need to build a 3D base, recruit a crew of pirates, explore uncharted waters full of monsters and treasure, and attack and plunder rival players online. The game is developed by Midoki. Continue reading “Plunder Pirates by Rovio Stars now available for Android”

1 lakh Lenovo A6000 Plus phones will be available in first flash sale on April 28

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Lenovo launched the A6000 Plus smartphone in India at Rs. 7,499. Today the company has announced that 100,000 units of the A6000 Plus will be available in the first flash sale on April 28th. Registrations for the sale started on the launch day, April 17th and closes on 27th April 11:59 PM. Lenovo sold 3 lakh units of A6000 smartphones in India in 3 months before it was temporarily discontinued. Continue reading “1 lakh Lenovo A6000 Plus phones will be available in first flash sale on April 28”

Apple offers some developers a chance to get the Apple Watch by April 28

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Apple is sending invites to developers in random offering a change to purchase an Apple Watch with guaranteed delivery by April 28th, Tuesday. Developers who are receiving email from Apple were asked to register for 42mm Apple Watch Sport with a Blue Sport Band on the developer’s website using their registered id. Apple says that the quantities are limited. Continue reading “Apple offers some developers a chance to get the Apple Watch by April 28”

PopSLATE introduces e-ink display case for iPhone 6

popSLATE has launched cases for iPhone 6 which is essentially a second screen platform that is flexible, full-size, always-on e-ink display to images, data and apps on the second-screen on your phone.

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Android Wear companion app gets updated to v1.1, brings mutiple watch support and more

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In-line with Android Wear firmware update announcement on Monday, Google on Tuesday started pushing out an updated Android Wear companion app (v1.1) to users, which brings support for multiple Android Wear watches, and list of new features along with major visual and functional improvements.

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Gionee Pioneer P4S with 4.5-inch display, quad-core processor launched for Rs. 7799

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Gionee has launched Pioneer P4S, the company’s latest smartphone in the Pioneer series. It has a 4.5-inch FWVGA display, is powered by 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It packs a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Apart from the Android version other specifications are similar to the Gionee Pioneer P4 that was launched last year.  Continue reading “Gionee Pioneer P4S with 4.5-inch display, quad-core processor launched for Rs. 7799”