Gionee Elife E7 Unboxing

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Gionee, one of the popular Chinese smartphone manufacturers launched the Elife E7 in India at the end of last year. It went on sale across India recently. The company’s latest flagship smartphone in the Elife series features a 5.5-inch full HD display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor, 16-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. It starts at Rs. 26,999, bit higher than their predecessor, the Gionee Elife E6, but it is cheaper when compared to other smartphones in similar range. It runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) with Gionee’s own Amigo 2.0 UI on top. Let us check out the unboxing. Continue reading “Gionee Elife E7 Unboxing”

Ex-Apple CEO John Scully backing a Singapore based company to launch smartphones in India

India is becoming the next battleground for smartphone manufacturers. The smartphone adoption rate in India is increasing and the sales are a clear indication of that. A lot of Indian manufacturers like Micromax, Karbonn have reaped the benefits of it. Looks like people from abroad are also interested.

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Flipkart reportedly planning to launch its own smartphones

Without any doubt the Indian smartphone market is booming and everybody wants to get their hands on this smartphone market. Flipkart, currently India’s leading eCommerce giant, has been at the center of this explosion, but only as a retailer. They have witnessed Micromax, a local manufacturer, beat Nokia, Sony, LG, HTC to become India’s second largest smartphone seller. Just recently, they also witnessed and benefitted from the explosive sales of the mid-range smartphone – Motorola Moto G.

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The Amazing Spider-Man 2 game coming to Android, iPhone, iPad and Windows Phone 8 in April

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 game

Gameloft released The Amazing Spider-Man Mobile game back in 2012, when the first Amazing Spider-Man movie released. Gameloft has once again teamed up with Marvel to bring the new Amazing Spider-Man 2 mobile game. The sequel would have new, original story inspired by the movie and has new features. This has villains such as Electro and the Green Goblin, introduces new combos and more action. Continue reading “The Amazing Spider-Man 2 game coming to Android, iPhone, iPad and Windows Phone 8 in April”

Instagram for Android gets a UI refresh, now faster and more responsive

Instagram 5.1 for Android

Instagram for Android has been updated to version 5.1, that brings a completely new user interface. It also makes the app more responsive with a range of under the hood improvements. Instagram for Android was introduced back in April 2012, since then the app has received a range of new features such as tablet support, video support, option to import from library, automatic straightening and more. Continue reading “Instagram for Android gets a UI refresh, now faster and more responsive”

Whatsapp updates Android version, you can now turn off “Last seen” feature

Whatsapp has been acquired by Facebook is slowly sinking into everybody and now, Whatsapp have updated their Android application with features that were there in the beta version. The latest update to Whatsapp adds some very important privacy options like letting you to disable “last seen” feature.

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Uninor launches fixed rate packs for unlimited Facebook and WhatsApp access

Uninor Facebook and WhatsApp offer

Uninor has introduced new fixed rate packs, that offers unlimited access to Facebook and WhatsApp. These packs are called Sabse Sasta (most affordable) Facebook and Sabse Sasta (most affordable) Whatsapp , that offers Facebook access starting at just 50 paise for an hour and WhatsApp access starting at Re. 1 for a day. There are also weekly and monthly packs, that cost Rs. 5 and Rs. 15, respectively. Continue reading “Uninor launches fixed rate packs for unlimited Facebook and WhatsApp access”

Leaked ad sheds light on the new HTC One’s Dual Cameras

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The All new HTC One has all but been completely revealed at this point in time, but till now, we have never been able to get solid information on how the dual camera setup is going to work. Well, this new leak, a Telstra brochure acquired by the good folks at GSMArena, might shed some light on the “Duo Camera” setup that HTC is going for, in its latest flagship device. We all know how the 4 MP UltraPixel camera underwhelmed us after the initial excitement, but HTC seems to have worked out a solution and then more with this implementation that retains the UltraPixel’s advantages.

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Gameloft ties up with Idea Cellular to offer Java and Android games to Idea subscribers

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Gameloft, popular mobile game developer has partnered to Idea Cellular, one of the popular telecom operators in India, to offer games to Idea subscribers through Gameloft Game store. Gameloft games are also available to Idea subscribers through Gameloft Club, a weekly subscription service. These games are available for both Java and Android devices. Continue reading “Gameloft ties up with Idea Cellular to offer Java and Android games to Idea subscribers”

Sony introduces Xperia Themes as a part of Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update

Sony Xperia Themes

Sony has introduced Xperia Themes, a new feature  to skin your Xperia smartphones and tablets as a part of Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) update. New theme changes Homescreen indicators, Volume bars, Navigation bars, Switches and also changes the wallpaper for the home screen and lock screen. The Xperia Themes work on top of Sony’s skin in Xperia devices, and offers over hundreds of graphical elements. Continue reading “Sony introduces Xperia Themes as a part of Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update”

Idea Ultra II with 5.5-inch qHD display and Idea !d 1000 with 3.5-inch display launched for Rs. 12500 and Rs. 5400

Idea Ultra II

Idea Cellular has launched Idea Ultra II, the company’s first 5.5-inch phablet and an entry-level Android smartphone, Idea !d 1000. The Idea Ultra II with 5.5-inch qHD display, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. The company launched the Idea Ultra smartphone back in October last year. Continue reading “Idea Ultra II with 5.5-inch qHD display and Idea !d 1000 with 3.5-inch display launched for Rs. 12500 and Rs. 5400”

Oppo Find 7 specifications leak online, nothing we don’t know

Oppo Find 7

Oppo had been teasing about their upcoming flagship – Oppo Find 7 right from December 2013 and the announcement is more than a week away. In the meantime, there have been numerous leaks suggesting the specifications of the device. Very recently, an image with the specifications of the Find 7 seems to have surfaced online.

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Milagrow M8 Pro 3G with 9.4-inch HD display, Android 4.2 launched for Rs. 19999

Milagrow TabTop M8 Pro 3G

Milagrow has launched TabTop M8 Pro 3G, the company’s first Android tablet with a quad-core processor, in partnership with Snapdeal. It has 9.4-inch (1280 × 800 pixels) capacitive touch screen display with Corning Gorilla glass protection, powered by 1.6 GHz quad-core Rockchip 3188 ARM Cortex-A9 processor with quad-core Mali 400 GPU and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) OS. It is 10 mm thick and weighs 510 grams. Continue reading “Milagrow M8 Pro 3G with 9.4-inch HD display, Android 4.2 launched for Rs. 19999”

Lenovo Vibe Z Photo Gallery and hardware walkthrough

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Lenovo launched the Vibe Z, the company’s latest flagship in India last month and is available for pre-order at Rs. 34,999.  We already brought you the unboxing and benchmarks of the device, here we have the photo gallery of the smartphone. The Vibe Z is powered by a 2.2 GHz Quad core Qualcomm Snapdragon and also has LTE (850/1800/2100 MHz) support. The phone comes in Titanium and Silver colors and what we have here is the silver colored variant. Let us check out the gallery. Continue reading “Lenovo Vibe Z Photo Gallery and hardware walkthrough”

ZTE Grand S EXT leaked ahead of official announcement

ZTE is currently one of the leading manufacturers of smartphones in the world, but the company is eagerly hoping to taste success outside its home country – China. ZTE had showcased its flagship smartphones at CES 2014 earlier this year and they are rumored to be working on ZTE Grand S EXT.

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