Samsung Z1 Unboxing

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Samsung launched the Z1, the company’s first Tizen OS smartphone in India last week for Rs. 5,700. The design of the smartphone looks like its budget Galaxy series. Even the UI of the smartphone looks similar to its Android UI. Check out the unboxing below.

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Strontium iDrive 3.0 with lightning connector for iPhone and iPad launched in India

Strontium iDrive 3.0

Strontium Technology has launched Strontium iDrive 3.0, external storage for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus that connects through lightning connector. It lets you easily transfer files between iPhone or iPad with PCs or Macs, backup and restore contacts, calendar, videos and pictures. Continue reading “Strontium iDrive 3.0 with lightning connector for iPhone and iPad launched in India”

Nokia Networks reportedly bags Rs. 1240 crore 4G contract from Airtel

Nokia Networks has bagged Rs 1,240 crore ($200 million) contract from Bharti Airtel to build 4G network in the 1800 MHz band in six telecom circles, according to ET.  Airtel will soon announce the deal that will cover Mumbai, MP, West Bengal, Odisha, Punjab and Kerala circles, according the report.

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Kyocera INFORBAR A03 with 4.5-inch 1080p display, aluminum body announced

Kyocera INFORBAR A03

Japanese carrier au by KDDI has partnered with Kyocera and product designer Naoto Fukasawa to announce INFORBAR A03, the latest designer smartphone in the INFORBAR sreies. The smartphone has a 4.5-inch 1080p IGZO display and comes with anodized aluminum body. It is powered by a Snapdragon 801 SoC, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Kyocera INFORBAR A03 with 4.5-inch 1080p display, aluminum body announced”

Google to pull the plug on ‘Chrome to Mobile’ and ‘Print To My Phone’ features

Google will soon retire some Chrome features starting next month. The company is pulling the plug on ‘Chrome to Mobile’ and ‘Print To My Phone’ in February.

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G Battery Test

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Xiaomi introduced the Redmi Note 4G back in November for Rs. 9,999, which went on sale few weeks back. We already brought you the comparison of Redmi Note 4G with the YU YUREKA, here we have the battery test results of the smartphone.

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MediaTek to release its first 64-bit Octa-Core 20nm SoC in Q4 2015 reveals leaked roadmap

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MediaTek is working on a 64-bit Octa Core SoC in the MT67XX series, which will be MediaTek’s first chip that will be based on 20nm process, according to a leaked roadmap. MediaTek introduced the MT6795 SoC last year as the world’s first 64-bit Octa-Core smartphone SoC with built-in 4G LTE Cat.9. It has 4 ARM Cortex-A53 CPUs and 4 ARM Cortex-A57 CPUs and is based on 28nm process. Unlike the MT6795 SoC, the upcoming SoC would come with Cat.6 LTE and is expected to be targeted at mid to high-end 4G devices.

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Indian Government bans imports on mobile handsets with duplicate IMEI numbers

The Government of India has banned the imports of mobile handsets in the country with duplicate or fake unique identity numbers.

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Samsung Galaxy S6 variant to come with dual edge display: Report

New day new report about the Samsung Galaxy S6. Today, SamMobile is stating that the Galaxy S6 variant will have a two edge display resembling the one side edge display on Note Edge.

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The Galaxy S6 that has the model number SM-G925 is being called as Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge for now. If the phone becomes a reality, the phone will be like the Note Edge only with curved edges on both the sides instead of one.  The phone will utilize similar interface for its side panels similar to the Note Edge. It will have the ability to display panels from Yahoo! Finance, news, sports, a briefing panel, and even a pedometer panel. It will also display favorite apps, contacts, and more specially designed apps will be created and available for download via Samsung’s app store.

It is also said that Samsung will allow users to customize contacts with specific colors so that their notifications appear more prominently on the edge. The Glance Lighting feature will allow for the edges to light up whenever there’s an incoming call. Yesterday, it was reported that the Galaxy S6 will opt for a touch based fingerprint scanner instead of swipe based.

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Twitter acquires Indian mobile marketing start-up ZipDial

Twitter has finally acquired Indian mobile marketing start-up ZipDial following a report last week. The makes Twitter’s first acquisition in the country.

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Toshiba unveils Android powered LED TVs in India, price starts Rs 39,000

Toshiba has introduced a range of Android powered HD, full-HD and Ulta HD 4K LED TVs in India. The L9460 series has Ultra HD 4k screens while the L5400 series has Full HD displays and run on Android 4.4.

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ASUS Fonepad 8 FE380CG with 8-inch HD display, voice calling launched in India for Rs. 13999

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ASUS has launched the Fonepad 8 (FE380CG), the company’s latest tablet in the Fonepad series with dual SIM support, 3G and voice calling capabilities. It has a 8-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) IPS display with 5.06mm narrow bezel bezel and a screen-to-body ratio of 72.2%, is powered by a 1.33 GHz quad-core 64-bit Intel Atom Z3560 processor with PowerVR Series 6 GPU and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Zen UI. It has a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “ASUS Fonepad 8 FE380CG with 8-inch HD display, voice calling launched in India for Rs. 13999”

Gionee Pioneer P6 with 5-inch display, 2MP front camera with flash now available for Rs. 8890

Gionee Pioneer P6

Gionee Pioneer P6, the company’s latest smartphone in the Pioneer series is now available from eBay. It has introduced back in November last year when Gionee launched the CTRL V6L and Pioneer P5L LTE smartphones. The main highlight of the smartphone is the 2-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash. It has a 5-inch FWVGA display, is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash. Continue reading “Gionee Pioneer P6 with 5-inch display, 2MP front camera with flash now available for Rs. 8890”