OnePlus One available in India without an invite on Feb 10

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OnePlus and Amazon have announced the first-ever open sale of OnePlus One smartphone in India only for one day on February 10th. Even though OnePlus introduced pre-order system back in October and had conducted several open sales since then, OnePlus has finally decided to introduce the system in India to celebrate the successful completion of 10 weeks of OnePlus in India. It was launched in India on December 2nd for Rs. 21,999 and it requires India-specific invite to purchase the smartphone on Amazon.in. Continue reading “OnePlus One available in India without an invite on Feb 10”

Samsung Galaxy Tab A and Galaxy Tab A Plus specs surfaces

It looks like Samsung is working on two new tablets. A report from SamMobile is stating that the South Korean company is making GalaxyTab A and Galaxy Tab A Plus tablets.

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First Ubuntu phone Aquaris E4.5 to go on sale this week

Aquaris E4.5, the world’s first Ubuntu phone from the Ubuntu Edition will go on sale in Europe this week. Spanish company BQ.com will make the phone available through a series of Flash Sales. Ubuntu smartphone Continue reading “First Ubuntu phone Aquaris E4.5 to go on sale this week”

Honor targets established brands with fan-first approach

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Honor may be a young company but they’re taking the market by storm by picking up where the Nexus range left off in offering flagship handsets at a very competitive price point. In its short existence, the company has managed to sell 30 million handsets with their current flagships – the Honor 6 and Honor 6 Plus – offering premium specs with an affordable price tag. Continue reading “Honor targets established brands with fan-first approach”

HTC records profits for third quarter in succession

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It wasn’t long ago that HTC was reporting successive losses each quarter but the company’s switch to producing more high-quality low-end handsets seems to have paid off with the reporting of their third successive profitable quarter. The comeback started last year and their latest quarter showed increased profits as a result of a growth despite predictions of declines throughout 2014. Continue reading “HTC records profits for third quarter in succession”

Samsung Galaxy E5 vs Galaxy E7 Photo Gallery

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Samsung launched the Galaxy E5 smartphone in India for Rs. 19,300 and Galaxy E7 for Rs 23,000 last month. We have already seen unboxing and photo galleries of both the phones, now let’s compare the hardware of the two phones. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy E5 vs Galaxy E7 Photo Gallery”

Xiaomi Redmi 2 Photo Gallery

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Xiaomi announced the Redmi 2 smartphone in China last month. It is a budget smartphone from the company that supports 4G LTE connectivity. We have seen the unboxing of the phone and now let’s take a detailed look at the hardware of the phone in our photo gallery. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi 2 Photo Gallery”

Samsung Galaxy Alpha vs Apple iPhone 6

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Almost every handset announced since the launch of the first iPhone back in 2007 has been referred to as the “iPhone killer” or “iPhone copycat” at some point but mostly these claims are unfounded. In the case of the Galaxy Alpha however, Samsung have delivered a handset that shares many hallmarks with Apple’s latest iPhone 6 but exactly how close are these two handsets? Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Alpha vs Apple iPhone 6”

Uber in India now comes with a panic button

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Late last year, Uber was banned from India following rape allegations and although the firm has now re-launhced in New Delhi, it comes with a promise of better safety practices. To this effect, the service is planning an update to its app and will launch an in-app panic button and the ability to send details of your trip and current location to up to five individuals. Continue reading “Uber in India now comes with a panic button”

Micromax appoints Shubhajit Sen as CMO

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Micromax has announced that it has appointed Shubhajit Sen as its Chief Marketing Officer. He will replace Shubhodip Pal who was the company’s CMO since December 2012. Shubhajit Sen previously served as Executive Vice President – Marketing of Glaxo Smith Kline Consumer Health Limited for 21 years. He is an Economics graduate from SRCC, Delhi University and an MBA from IIM-Ahmedabad. He will focus on leading all marketing efforts for the company across markets while strengthening the overall brand communication, said Micromax. Continue reading “Micromax appoints Shubhajit Sen as CMO”

JBL Go portable Bluetooth speaker launched in India for Rs. 1999

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Sahil International has launched JBL Go, a new portable wireless speaker with Bluetooth connectivity in India. It was announced at the CES 2015 last month and offers 5 hours of playback time from a single charge with its built-in 600mAh rechargeable battery. It has a built-in microphone so that you can use it as a speaker phone once your phone is connected. Continue reading “JBL Go portable Bluetooth speaker launched in India for Rs. 1999”

Microsoft Lumia 435 Dual SIM goes on sale in India for Rs. 5999

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Microsoft Lumia 435 Dual SIM, the company’s most affordable Dual SIM Lumia smartphone is now on sale in India though the official Nokia Shop. It was announced last month and packs a 4-inch WVGA display, is powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core Snapdragon 200 SoC and runs on the latest Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim update. It has a 2-megapixel fixed-focus rear camera without flash and VGA front-facing camera. Continue reading “Microsoft Lumia 435 Dual SIM goes on sale in India for Rs. 5999”

Samsung Galaxy A3 vs Galaxy A5 Photo Gallery

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Samsung launched the Galaxy A3 smartphone in India last month for Rs. 20,500 and Galaxy A5 for Rs. 25,500. We have already seen unboxing and photo galleries of both the phones, now lets compare the two phones. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A3 vs Galaxy A5 Photo Gallery”

Lava Iris X8 with Octa-Core processor, 2GB RAM officially launched for Rs. 8999

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Lava has launched the Iris X8, the company’s latest smartphone in officially, a day after it was revealed on Flipkart. It has 5-inch HD screen, is powered by a 1.4 GHz Octa-Core MediaTek processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Lava promises Android 5.0 (Lollipop) update for the smartphone It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash and a 3-megapixel front-facing camera.  Continue reading “Lava Iris X8 with Octa-Core processor, 2GB RAM officially launched for Rs. 8999”

Paper by FiftyThree for iPad goes completely free

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Paper by FiftyThree (previously Paper) for iPad is one of the popular sketching apps for iPad since 2012. Even though it was launched for free, it had in-app purchases for accessing its tools. Now all the tools such as Draw, Sketch, Outline, Write, Color, and Mixer are available for free for everyone. The app won app of the year award from Apple in 2012 and had received several praises from creators and designers.

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