Xiaomi Mi Band Review

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Xiaomi introduced the Mi Band, the company’s first fitness band at the Mi 4 launch event back in July. Priced at just 79 Yuan in China or approximately US$ 13, this is the cheapest fitness band till date. Is this on par with the other fitness trackers that cost five or ten times more than this? Let us find out.

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Apple iPhone 6 Photo Gallery

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Apple unveiled the iPhone 6 last month with 4.7 inch display in 16GB, 64GB and 128GB variants. The phone will go on sale in India on October 17th where the 16GB iPhone 6 model will cost INR 53,500 (about $870), while the 64GB variant and the 128GB option is priced at INR 62,500 (about $1,015) and INR 71,500 (about $1,160) respectively. We have already seen unboxing and first impression of the iPhone 6 and now lets take a detailed look at the hardware of the phone in our photo gallery. Continue reading “Apple iPhone 6 Photo Gallery”

Redmi 1S v45 OTA update fixes heating issues, improves RAM management for Indian users

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Xiaomi has finally rolled out an update for Indian users that fixes several issues, including heating issues with improved thermal control algorithm to regulate temperature, improved RAM availability in MIUI  to prevent background apps getting killed , better UI performance by fixing issues such as frame rate drops and UI lag when performing intensive tasks like gaming. Continue reading “Redmi 1S v45 OTA update fixes heating issues, improves RAM management for Indian users”

Apple iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus to roll out in 36 countries including India this month

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Apple has announced that the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus would launch in IndiaChina and Monaco on October 17th. It would roll out in Israel on October 23rd, Czech Republic, French West Indies, Greenland, Malta, Poland, Reunion Island and South Africa on October 24th, Bahrain and Kuwait on October 30th, Albania, Bosnia, Croatia, Estonia, Greece, Guam, Hungary, Iceland, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Macau, Macedonia, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, South Korea, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine and Thailand on October 31st. Continue reading “Apple iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus to roll out in 36 countries including India this month”

Swipe Sense Unboxing

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Swipe Technologies launched Swipe Sense, the company first smartphone in its fablet series with a fingerprint scanner. Recently we brought you the unboxing of the Xolo Q2100, which also has a fingerprint scanner on the back that uses swipe mechanism to register your fingerprint. Check out the unboxing below.
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Ex-Googler Jai Mani appointed as Xiaomi’s lead product manager in India

Xiaomi, the popular Chinese smartphone maker has hired former-Google employee Jai Mani as lead product manager in India.The announcement was made by Hugo Barra, Vice President of International Operations for Xiaomi on his Google+ account.

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Sony Xperia Z3 vs Xperia Z3 Compact Photo Gallery

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Sony announced its flagship phone Xperia Z3 last month along with the Xperia Z3 Compact. The former was launched in India for Rs 51,990 while the latter for Rs 44,990. We have already seen hands on and review of the Xperia Z3 and photo gallery of the Xperia Z3 Compact. We have compared the Xperia Z3 with the Xperia Z2 and the LG G3. Now let us compare the Z3 with the Z3 Compact. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z3 vs Xperia Z3 Compact Photo Gallery”

OnePlus partners with JBL to introduce JBL E1+ Earphones

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OnePlus did not announce a speaker in partnership with JBL as we expected, but it has has unveiled JBL E1+ Earphones at the event in China. The new in-ear Earphones have premium 9mm JBL drivers with PureBass technology that promises crystal clear sound, full-range frequency response. It has angled ear-tubes, multiple eartip sizes and has in-line three-button remote with microphone that lets you answer calls, skip tracks and take pictures. Continue reading “OnePlus partners with JBL to introduce JBL E1+ Earphones”

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 launching in India tomorrow, to go on sale from Oct 17

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Samsung is all set to launch the Galaxy Note 4 in India tomorrow, October 14th, and the smartphone would be available for purchase from stores across the country starting October 17th. The Galaxy Note 4 was unveiled at IFA last month and packs a 5.7-inch (1440 x 2560 pixels) QHD Super AMOLED display, powered by a 2.7 quad-core Snapdragon 805 processor or Octa-Core Exynos processor with four Cortex-A57 clocked at 1.9GHz and four Cortex-A53 running at 1.3GHz, Mali-T760 GPU and 3GB of RAM and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with new Samsung UI. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 4 launching in India tomorrow, to go on sale from Oct 17”

Official IRCTC app released for Android

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IRCTC has finally launched the official app for Android called IRCTC Connect. Last year IRCTC app was launched for Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 devices developed in partnership with Microsoft and it was launched by BlackBerry for BlackBerry 10 smartphones back in August. Similar to the app in other platforms, it lets you book tickets, make PNR enquiries, check booking and cancellation histories and more. Continue reading “Official IRCTC app released for Android”