Xiaomi today announced that it sold 61.12 million smartphones in 2014 and has exceeded its 60 million target. This is a 227% increase compared to its sales the previous year. It sold 26.1 million smartphones in first half of 2014. Continue reading “Xiaomi sold 61.1 million smartphones in 2014, revenues up 135%”
Xiaomi has announced the Redmi 2 4G smartphone in China as expected. It has the same 4.7-inch HD screen present in Redmi and Redmi 1S, but this is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 410 64-bit SoC 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.
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Looking for a new phone or maybe just a great deal? A few weeks ago we exclusively reported that Phones4u’s accessory stocks had gone up for auction after the company went into administration last September and now the company’s handset and tablet stock is up for auction with the same auctioneer. Continue reading “Thousands of Phones4U handsets go up for auction”
Acer has announced Liquid Z410, the company’s latest budget 4G smartphone ahead of CES 2015. It has a 4.5-inch qHD screen, is powered by a 64-bit SoC with Mali-760 GPU (MediaTek MT6752 likely) and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera with 80-degree wide-angle lens. It has front-facing speaker and DTS digital audio support for enhanced audio output. Continue reading “Acer Liquid Z410 budget 4G smartphone with 64-bit SoC announced”
BlackBerry may have been through the wringer over the past twelve months but the company is still going strong and their latest handset, the BlackBerry Classic, is now in-stock and available to buy in both the UK and United Arab Emirates. Continue reading “BlackBerry Classic in-stock in the UK and UAE”
LG Electronics just released its CES 2015 teaser video that reveals several products, including its most expected LG G Flex successor with a curved screen. Looks like reports about the G Flex 2 announcement at CES 2015 were true. Check out the official teaser video. Continue reading “LG CES 2015 teaser confirms G Flex 2”
Huawei’s new Honor 6 is recognised as one of the best value-for-money devices on the market and this was followed by the Honor 6 Plus, a larger version of the handset catering for phablet demand in Asia. A few weeks ago we reported the Honor 6 Plus wouldn’t be coming to Europe but it is now available to buy globally for $399. Continue reading “Huawei Honor 6 Plus now available for purchase globally for $399”
Micromax’s YU launched the YU YUREKA (AO5510) smartphone running Cyanogen OS last month for Rs. 8,999. We already brought you the hands on impressions from the launch event last month, here we have the unboxing.
Oppo introduced the Oppo R5 (R8106) , the company’s slimmest smartphone at an event in Singapore back in October. It was launched in India last month for Rs. 29,990. We already brought you the photo gallery of the smartphone from the announcement. Here we have the unboxing of the smartphone.
E FUN, popular for its tablets has introduced new Nextbook Android tablets running Android 5.0 and Windows 8.1 tablets for CES 2015. This includes 4G/LTE tablets, Intel-powered Android 2-in-1 tablet with keyboard and a Windows 8.1 tablet. Continue reading “E FUN Nextbook Android 5.0 and Windows 8.1 tablets announced”
Alcatel OneTouch has announced OS-agnostic PIXI 3 series that comes with Firefox, Windows Phone or Android options, according to customers’ needs. It comes in 3.5-inch 3G variant, other 4-inch, 4.5-inch and 5-inch variants come with 4G LTE connectivity. Continue reading “Alcatel OneTouch PIXI 3 series with Firefox, Windows Phone or Android options announced”
Lava EG932, the company’s latest Android smartphone with Dual SIM (CDMA + GSM) is now available for Snapdeal. It supports 3G CDMA or GSM on one slot and GSM on the other. It has a 5-inch (960 x 540 pixels) display, is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean, which is upgradable to Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash and 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Lava EG932 with 5-inch qHD display, Dual SIM (CDMA + GSM) now available for Rs. 11989”
HP announced the Stream 7 and Stream 8 Windows 8 tablets last year. Now the HP Stream 8 tablet is available in India from the official HP online Store and Flipkart. It has a 8-inch (1280×800 pixels) IPS screen, is powered by an quad-core Intel Atom Z3735G processor and runs on Windows 8.1 OS. It has a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with free Microsoft Office license for one year and 1TB OneDrive cloud storage. Continue reading “HP Stream 8 Windows 8.1 tablet with 3G goes on sale in India for Rs. 16990”
Xolo 8X-1020, the latest smartphone in the Xolo 8X series is available on eBay for Rs. 9,999. It has a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a 1.4 GHz Octa-Core MediaTek SoC and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash and a slightly larger 2500mAh battery, compared to Play 8X-1100 and Play 8X-1200. Continue reading “Xolo 8X-1020 with Octa-Core SoC, 5MP front camera with flash now available for Rs. 9999”
Twitter has started rolling out “While You Were Away” feature for some users. As the name suggests, the feature enables users to have a quick look at all the important tweets and topics they have missed since their last login.
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