Lava Iris 444 now available for Rs. 3199, NKS 101 tablet coming soon

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Lava Iris 444, the latest smartphone in the Iris series is now available from Flipkart. It has a 4-inch WVGA display, is powered by a 1GHz processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 3.2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera. Lava NKS 101 is a variant of the XTRON MEGA that surfaced last month with the same 10.1-inch HD display, but it has a larger 7200mAh battery. Continue reading “Lava Iris 444 now available for Rs. 3199, NKS 101 tablet coming soon”

TRAI releases consultation paper to regulate OTT services like WhatsApp, Skype and others

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The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has finally released consultation paper on Regulatory Framework for Over-the-top (OTT) services seeking comments of all stakeholders. After reports that TRAI is planning to implement charges for over-the-top (OTT) players of apps like WhatsApp, Viber, Skype etc. it rejected the proposal of carriers to make OTT players that offer these services share part of their revenue with them or the government. Airtel announced VoIP packs for Skype, Viber and others back in December, but it decided not to implement it soon after.

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Yahoo and Microsoft extends search deal deadline by 30 days

Yahoo and Microsoft are re-negotiating on search alliance agreement signed in 2010. The duo have agreed to push back the deadline for renewing their Web search alliance another month.

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Pebble Time’s Kickstarter ends with over $20 million in funding

Pebble Time has been the most successful crowdfunded campaign on Kickstarter. The smartwatch with e-ink display from the company closed a funding of more than $20 million.

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HTC One E9+ with 5.5-inch Quad HD display, Octa-Core 64-bit processor official

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HTC One E9 got certified in China recently, now the HTC One E9+ has appeared on the official website in China. According to the listing, the One E9+ comes with a 5.5-inch Quad HD display, is powered by a 2GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6795M processor and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) with Sense UI on top. It has a 20-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and an ultrapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “HTC One E9+ with 5.5-inch Quad HD display, Octa-Core 64-bit processor official”

LG Spirit with 4.7-inch HD display, Android 5.0 launching in India soon for Rs. 13690

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LG unveiled Spirit, a mid-range smartphone ahead of MWC. The smartphone has appeared on the LG India website. The Indian 3G variant of the Spirit (LG-H422) has a 4.7-inch HD in-cell touch display, is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor (probably MediaTek), has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 1-megapixel front-facing camera/ Continue reading “LG Spirit with 4.7-inch HD display, Android 5.0 launching in India soon for Rs. 13690”

LG Magna, Spirit, Leon and Joy global roll out begins

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LG has announced that it has started rolling out its Magna, Spirit, Leon and Joy mid-range smartphones globally. These smartphones were announced ahead of MWC, run on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) and come with LTE and 3G versions depending on the market. All these except the entry-level LG Joy have G3-like rear buttons for power and volume controls and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera for better selfies. Continue reading “LG Magna, Spirit, Leon and Joy global roll out begins”

Dell Venue 8 7840 Unboxing

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Dell introduced the Dell Venue 8 7000 Series tablet, the Venue 8 7840 last year. It went on sale in the US earlier this year at $399.99. We also demoed the tablet’s unique Intel Real Sense Snapshot Depth Camera recently. Here we have the unboxing of the tablet.

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Asus Zenfone 2 – ZenUI with Android Lollipop and GamePlay

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We recently brought you the unboxing of the Zenfone 2 ZE500CL, the budget variant in the Zenfone 2 lineup. Here we have a video demo of new Zen UI that is based on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) and another video to show the gaming performance.

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LG Watch Urbane launching 27th April for £269.99

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LG is considered one of the pioneers of the Android Wear smartwatch market and earlier this year, they introduced the new LG Watch Urbane which aims to offer the Android Wear experience in a design resembling a premium quartz watch. Today, UK retailer Clove have announced the Watch Urbane is launching on April 27th and will cost £269.99. Continue reading “LG Watch Urbane launching 27th April for £269.99”

Asus ZenFone 2 Unboxing ZE500CL

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The Asus Zenfone family did a lot of good for Asus last year to make inroads into the Indian mobile market and it was a success globally too. The Zenfone 2 which was announced at CES 2015 earlier this year looks to capitalize on the success of the Zenfone with some improvements and different versions. We got our hands on the ZenFone 2 ZE500CL version, which is the entry level version of the device which has gone on sale in Taiwan and Europe. We are expecting to get our hands on the top of the line ZE551ML version pretty soon too! Continue reading “Asus ZenFone 2 Unboxing ZE500CL”

Vine gets support for 720p HD videos

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Twitter has finally improved the video quality of Vine from 480p to 720p, offering a better video quality. You will automatically see the quality improvements when you are watching Vines on our iOS and Android apps and also on the web. This is rolling out over the coming days, said the company.  Continue reading “Vine gets support for 720p HD videos”

YotaPhone gets a price cut in India again, now available for Rs. 8999

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YotaPhone with dual displays has got another price cut in India Rs. 8,999. It was launched in India on Flipkart back in October last year at a price tag of Rs. 23,499. It has got a huge price cut to Rs. 17,999 in one month after the release. Earlier this year it received a price cut to Rs. 12,999, now the smartphone is available on Flipkart for Rs. 8999. Since the release the YotaPhone’s price has dropped by Rs. 14,500. Continue reading “YotaPhone gets a price cut in India again, now available for Rs. 8999”

Xiaomi partners with The Mobile Store to sell its smartphones offline

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Xiaomi entered India last year with online-only model partnering with Flipkart to sell its smartphones and accessories. It started selling its accessories on its own website in India recently, now the company has partnered with The Mobile Store to sell its smartphones thorough their offline retail stores, according to a report from ET. Continue reading “Xiaomi partners with The Mobile Store to sell its smartphones offline”