More than 5 lakh Lumia 535 Dual SIM handsets shipped in India: Report

Microsoft has shipped over 5 lakh Lumia 535 Dual SIM handsets in India, as per Zauba import data. The company has imported total of 502,468 Lumia 535 Dual SIM smartphones in the country.

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Karbonn MACHONE Titanium S310 with 4.7-inch HD display, 5MP front camera with flash launched for Rs. 6990

Karbonn MACHONE Titanium S310

Karbonn has launched MACHONE Titanium S310, the company’s latest smartphone in the Titanium series that has a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash for capturing better selfies. It has a 4.7-inch HD IPS screen, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat), which is Upgradable to Lollipop. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and BSI sensor. Karbonn has partnered with Snapdeal to launch the smartphone. Continue reading “Karbonn MACHONE Titanium S310 with 4.7-inch HD display, 5MP front camera with flash launched for Rs. 6990”

HTC to unveil M9 smartphone and smartwatch at MWC 2015: Report

HTC is gearing up to announce its next flagship device at the Mobile World Congress (MWC). The company has already sent out invites for March 1st. Now a new report is claiming that the company will also announce a smartwatch at the event.

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Sony SmartWatch 3 and SmartBand Talk officially launched in India at Rs. 19990 and Rs. 12990

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Sony has officially launched the SmartWatch 3 and SmartBand Talk in India. These were announced at IFA 2014 back in September and got listed on the official website last week along with the price tag. The Sony SmartWatch 3 SWR50 powered by Android Wear has a 1.6-inch (320 x 320 pixels) TFT LCD capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz processor and offers notification for messages, calls and more when connected to the smartphone over Bluetooth. The Sony SmartBand Talk SWR30 wearable has a 1.4-inch e-paper display to view notifications from your smartphone, get time and monitor Lifelog activities. It also has built-in microphone and speaker so that you can talk into it and hear your caller when connected to a smartphone.  Both these are waterproof with IP68 ratings. Continue reading “Sony SmartWatch 3 and SmartBand Talk officially launched in India at Rs. 19990 and Rs. 12990”

Xolo Play Tegra Note price drops to Rs. 7999

Xolo Play Tegra Note

Xolo launched the Xolo Play Tegra Note tablet with Tegra 4 processor back in December 2013 for Rs, 17,999. Now the tablet is available exclusively from Amazon.in for Rs. 7,999. It has support for NVIDIA DirectStylus technology and also comes with a stylus pen. In our review we said that this is of the best tablets in the sub Rs. 20,000 segment at that time. With the latest price cut the tablet becomes more affordable and one of the cheapest tablets with a Tegra 4 processor. Continue reading “Xolo Play Tegra Note price drops to Rs. 7999”

Samsung Galaxy S3 Neo price drops to Rs. 12499

Samsung Galaxy S3 Neo

Samsung Galaxy S3 Neo (GT-I9300I) smartphone has received a price cut and is available for Rs. 12,499 in India. The official Samsung eStore lists the smartphone for Rs. 15,900, but Flipkart has started selling it at new rate since yesterday midnight. It was launched in India back in April last year at Rs. 25,499 running Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), later it received Android 4.4 (KitKat) update. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S3 Neo price drops to Rs. 12499”

Lava Iris Alfa with 5-inch display, quad-core processor launched for Rs. 6550

Lava Iris Alfa

LAVA International has launched Iris Alfa, the company’s latest smartphone in the Iris series. It has a 5-inch FWVGA IPS Full Lamination display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel autofocus rear camera with LED flash and VGA front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support and 3G connectivity. Continue reading “Lava Iris Alfa with 5-inch display, quad-core processor launched for Rs. 6550”

Samsung to debut touch based fingerprint scanner on Galaxy S6: Report

We are hearing a lot of reports and rumors about Samsung Galaxy S6 for quiet some time now. Today, a new report from SamMobile is claiming that Samsung will introduce touch based fingerprint sensor on the Galaxy S6.

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Swipe Ultimate Tab 3G 10.1-inch Windows 8.1 2-in-1 with built-in 3G launched for Rs. 19999

Swipe Ultimate Tab 3G

Swipe Technologies has launched the Swipe Ultimate Tab 3G, the company’s latest Windows 8.1 2-in-1, an upgraded version of Swipe Ultimate tablet with inbuilt 3G SIM support and direct USB 3.0. Most of the specifications are similar, including a 10.1-inch (1280×800 pixels) IPS screen, quad-core Intel Atom Z3735 processor, 5-megapixel rear camera, 2-megapixel front-facing camera and magnetic keyboard that has a touchpad so that it can double up as a laptop. Continue reading “Swipe Ultimate Tab 3G 10.1-inch Windows 8.1 2-in-1 with built-in 3G launched for Rs. 19999”

Google to reportedly buy mobile payment company Softcard

Google is in talks to buy mobile payment company Softcard, according to a latest report from TechCrunch. The tech giant has made an offer for an amount less than $100 million, according to a person familiar with the matter.

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Micromax Bolt A066 listed on official website

Micromax Bolt A066

Micromax Bolt A066, the latest smartphone in the Bolt series has been listed on the official website. It doesn’t have dual front-facing speakers like the Bolt AD3520 that went on sale earlier this month, but this has similar specifications, including a 3.5-inch HVGA screen, dual-core MediaTek SoC, Android KitKat OS, dual SIM support and 2G (EDGE) connectivity. Continue reading “Micromax Bolt A066 listed on official website”

Facebook Messenger tests voice transcription

Facebook is planning to bring new features to its Messenger. The social network is testing a new voice transcription feature  that allows users to read transcriptions of the voice messages they send and receive. 

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