Huawei SnapTo with 5-inch HD display, 4G LTE available for pre-order in the US for $179.99

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Huawei SnapTo, a new budget smartphone is now available order in the US from Amazon. It has a 5-inch HD screen, is powered by a Snapdragon 400 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It doesn’t have dual SIM support, but it comes with 4G connectivity. Continue reading “Huawei SnapTo with 5-inch HD display, 4G LTE available for pre-order in the US for $179.99”

OnePlus will not increase the price of OnePlus One in India

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OnePlus today announced that it has decided not to increase the price of OnePlus One in India even after the Indian government has increased the excise duty on mobile phones imported into India. The company recently increased the price of both the 16GB and 64GB models in European countries that uses euro as currency as a result of falling value of the Euro. Continue reading “OnePlus will not increase the price of OnePlus One in India”

HTC One M9+ with 5.2-inch Quad HD display, Fingerprint reader announced

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HTC has finally made the One M9+ official at the launch event in Beijing, China. It has the same unibody metal build similar to the One M9, but this comes with a better 5.2-inch Quad HD screen and has a fingerprint sensor below the display for secure lock and payments. It has multi-directional sensors that lets you place your finger on the sensor in any direction to unlock your phone, says HTC. Instead of Snapdragon 810, this has a 2.2GHz Octa-Core MediaTek Helio X10 (MT6795T) Octa-Core 64-bit processor. It runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop with HTC Sense UI on top. It also has China Sense for Chinese customers that lets you set different themes and also create themes. Continue reading “HTC One M9+ with 5.2-inch Quad HD display, Fingerprint reader announced”

Snapdeal acquires mobile recharge service FreeCharge

Following acquisition rumors since last month, Snapdeal has officially scooped up popular mobile payment service FreeCharge. Both the companies did not disclose the financial details of the deal but one person familiar with the deal said the acquisition cost is $450 million paid through a mix of cash and equity.

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Microsoft Lumia 640 vs Lumia 640 XL Photo Gallery

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Microsoft launched the Lumia 640 XL and the Lumia 640 yesterday here in India at a price of 15,799 and 11,999 respectively. We were there at the launch and now we have a photo gallery comparing the hardware of the two devices for you.

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Asus Zenfone 2 launching in India on April 23

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Asus already announced that it will be launching the Zenfone 2 smartphone in India in the last week of April. It also announced that it is launching all the three variants – ZE500CL, ZE550ML and ZE551ML in India. Today the company has sent out invites for the launch of the Zenfone 2 in India, which is scheduled for April 23rd.

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Sony Xperia Z2 and Z2 Tablet Android 5.0 update now rolling out, coming to Z1, Z1 Compact and Z Ultra next week

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Sony has started rolling out Android 5.0 (Lollipop) update (v23.1.A.0.690) for both the Sony Xperia Z2 and Z2 Tablet. The update is also available in India, according to the official Sony India support page. It started rolling out for the Xperia Z3 and Xperia Z3 Compact last month, but the update is yet to roll out for Indian units.  Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z2 and Z2 Tablet Android 5.0 update now rolling out, coming to Z1, Z1 Compact and Z Ultra next week”

Motorola Moto Turbo Review

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Introduction

When Google announced the Nexus 6, there were two main issues that customers complained about. One was the pricing which was unusually high for a Nexus phone and secondly its size. The device housed a 6 inch display and made it one of the biggest phones on the market. While phablets are getting more and more in demand these days, 6 inch is still considered to be quite big unless you’ve bezels as slim as LG has managed on their G2/G3 and the Sharp Crystal series. That is why most manufacturers such as Samsung haven’t gone beyond 5.5” or 5.7” for their phablets fearing it may be deemed too large.

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iPad Mini 4 rear casing leaked in images and video

Live photos and a video of alleged iPad Mini 4 has surfaced online. The photos that are posted by French website Nowehereelse show “iPad mini 4″ chassis, packing a design that brings it closer to the iPad Air 2.

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Instagram adds Color and Fade photo editing tools to Android app

Instagram is bringing couple of photo editing tools for its Android app. The latest creative tools- Color and Fade, will let users customize their photos by adjusting the color tones.

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Meizu M1 Note Photo gallery

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As we reported earlier, Meizu is set to enter the Indian smartphone market soon. Although an exact date is not known yet, we will be sure to let you know as soon as we hear any info. For now, we have some images of the M1 Note that we took during our hands on with the device recently. The M1 Note is reported to be one of the devices that will be introduced to the Indian market initially. We hope the images help you get a better understanding of the device.

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LG to offer G4 for 4000 consumers to try it before launch in 15 countries including India

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LG has launched a new consumer campaign for its upcoming flagship, the LG G4. As a part of this, LG will offer the G4 smartphone for 4,000 lucky consumers in 15 countries to try it out before its launch on April 28th. The Try LG G4 campaign starts today in Korea and will start in Turkey, Indonesia, Singapore, United States, China, India, Brazil, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Mexico, Japan and Hong Kong in coming days. Continue reading “LG to offer G4 for 4000 consumers to try it before launch in 15 countries including India”