OnePlus One 16GB Silk White available on Amazon in India without an invite today till 2PM

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OnePlus has announced that the OnePlus One smartphone will be available for purchase from Amazon.in without an invite today for one hour, 1PM to 2PM as a part of Amazon’s Happy Hour deal. Even though the sale lasts for 1 hour, stocks are limited, says the company. It is already available for some users, so you can start trying to get one from now. Continue reading “OnePlus One 16GB Silk White available on Amazon in India without an invite today till 2PM”

Xiaomi MiPad launched in India for Rs. 12999

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Xiaomi has launched the MiPad in India, as expected. It was announced last year, packs a 7.9-inch (2048 × 1536 pixels) display at 326 ppi, manufactured by Sharp / AUO and Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, is powered by a 2.2 GHz NVIDIA Tegra K1 processor with 192-core Kepler GPU and runs on Android-based MIUI ROM optimized for tablets. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with 5-element lens, Sony BSI sensor, f/2.0 aperture and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with OmniVision sensor and f/2.0 aperture. Continue reading “Xiaomi MiPad launched in India for Rs. 12999”

Google said to bring USB Type-C to future Android phones

Google has announced that it will bring USB Type-C support to future Android phones. Product manager, at Google Adam Rodriguez said that the the company was committed to the new spec and that future Chromebooks and Android phones could see its adoption in the near future.

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Xiaomi Redmi 2 launched in India for Rs. 6999

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Xiaomi has launched its Redmi 2 smartphone in India as it promised. It has a 4.7-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) IPS fully laminated display from Sharp/AUO, is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with MIUI 6 on top. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi 2 launched in India for Rs. 6999”

HTC Desire 820s dual sim officially launched in India for Rs. 24890

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HTC has officially launched the HTC Desire 820s dual sim smartphone in India. It was announced last year, packs a 5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) display, 1.7GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6752 64-bit processor, Android 4.4 Kitkat OS with HTC Sense 6 UI on top, features a 13-megapixel rear camera, 8-megapixel front-facing camera and dual-front-facing BoomSound speakers. It has Dual SIM support and 4G connectivity. Continue reading “HTC Desire 820s dual sim officially launched in India for Rs. 24890”

Snapdeal eyeing Freecharge acquisition for Rs 2,800 Cr

Snapdeal is looking forward to buy online mobile recharge platform Freecharge, according to a report from The Economic Times. The deal is expected to be sealed at Rs 2,800 Cr ($450M).

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Google unveils Chromebook Pixel notebook, price starts $999, launches new Google Store

Google has taken wraps off the new Chromebook Pixel, a high end notebook that runs on Chrome OS. Similar to the original design, the new Chromebook Pixel sports an aluminium design.

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Motorola Moto E (2nd Gen) goes on sale on Flipkart with launch day offers for Rs. 6999

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Motorola Moto E (2nd Gen) that was launched in India earlier this week priced at Rs. 6,999 is now on sale exclusively on Flipkart. The second generation Moto E smartphone has a 4.5-inch display, is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 200 SoC and runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop. It comes with a 5-megapixel rear camera without flash and a VGA front-facing camera. Continue reading “Motorola Moto E (2nd Gen) goes on sale on Flipkart with launch day offers for Rs. 6999”

Samsung Galaxy Xcover 3 rugged Android smartphone announced

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Samsung has announced the Galaxy Xcover 3 rugged smartphone in the Xcover series official, after it leaked in live images earlier this year. It is water resistant to a depth of one meter for up to 30 minutes with IP67 certification, dust proof and even meets the US Military Standard MIL-STD 810G to withstand a fall of up to 1.2 meters. It has a 4.5-inch WVGA (480 × 800 pixels) display, is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat), which is upgradable to Android 5.0 (Lollipop) in future. It has a 5-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED Flash and 2-megapixel secondary camera. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Xcover 3 rugged Android smartphone announced”

HERE Maps released for iPhone

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HERE has launched the HERE Maps for iPhone finally. Unlike the HTML5-based maps that was released back in 2012, the is a full app that has been created from the ground up. Apart from the walking, transit and driving directions and full turn-by-turn voice guidance with spoken street names, this also has offline mode that lets you use all these features offline. HERE Maps was released for Android last year and it came out of Beta last month.

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Huawei Watch UK and European Pricing Revealed

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Wearables was a key subject at MWC 2015 this year with new devices from the likes of HTC, Acer and Samsung alongside several new wearables from Huawei, including the long-awaited Android Wear smartwatch. From our time in China with Huawei, we already knew that an Android Wear smartwatch was in the works but when it was finally revealed, we realised that this wasn’t your average Android Wear smartwatch. Continue reading “Huawei Watch UK and European Pricing Revealed”

World’s first Google store launches in London

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Apple already have several around the world, Samsung are getting in on the act and Microsoft have their stores in the US as well so it’s only fitting that the world’s number one search company, Google, has joined in the act with the opening of its first global retail store in London. Continue reading “World’s first Google store launches in London”

HTC Desire 820s dual sim now available in India for Rs. 24490

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HTC Desire 820s dual sim, a variant of the Desire 820 smartphone is now available in India, according to Mumbai-based retailer Mahesh Telecom. It has a 5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) display, Android 4.4 Kitkat OS with HTC Sense 6 UI on top, features a 13-megapixel rear camera, 8-megapixel front-facing camera and dual-front-facing BoomSound speakers, similar to the Desire 820, but it is powered by a 1.7GHz Octa-Core 64-bit MediaTek MT6752 processor instead of Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor. It has Dual SIM support and 4G connectivity. Continue reading “HTC Desire 820s dual sim now available in India for Rs. 24490”

Eddy Cartoon Network Creativity and Ben 10 tablets for Kids launched for Rs. 8990 and Rs. 9990

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Metis Learning’s Eddy has partnered with Cartoon Network Enterprises (CNE) to launch Creativity and Ben 10 tablets for children. The Creativity tablet comes pre-loaded with hundreds of activities, apps and videos designed to nurture creativity in children and the Ben 10 tablet is designed to provide hours of learning and entertainment to kids with 1,000 minutes of Ben 10 content, thousands of books and world’s best learning games, says the company. Continue reading “Eddy Cartoon Network Creativity and Ben 10 tablets for Kids launched for Rs. 8990 and Rs. 9990”