ZTE Grand S II with 5.5-inch full HD display launched in India for Rs 13,999

ZTE has launched Grand S II in India at Rs 13,999. Available exclusively on Amazon.in, the Grand S II sports a 5.5-inch full-HD display and is powered by  a 2.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor.

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iPad Air Plus to reportedly have 12.2 inch display, A9 processor and more

More details about the Apple’s iPad Air Plus have been leaked by Japanese Mac Fan. The magazine has got hold of the schematics of the the rumored large tablet from Apple.

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Samsung’s mobile chief J K Shin sustains position in spite of falling profits

Samsung revealed that mobile chief J K Shin will retain his position in spite of falling profits. The company dismissed speculations of dropping the head of its under performing mobile division.

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LG G Pad 8.3 Google Play Edition gets Android 5.0 Lollipop update

Android 5.0 Lollipop update has started rolling out to LG G Pad 8.3 Google Play Edition. The tablet had received Android KitKat 4.4 update in June.

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As the tablet is a GPE device, the Lollipop update is similar to Google Nexus tablets. As a result of the Android 5.0 update, the LG G Pad 8.3 will receive Material Design user interface elements. It also brings lock screen notifications, a new battery saving mode, and features like Priority Mode and Smart Lock.

The LG G Pad 8.3 GPE edition sports a 8.3 Full HD IPS WUXGA (1920 x 1200 pixels) display and is powered by a 1.7GHz Quad-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Processor. The Lollipop update is 405 MB  and users can manually check for OTA update. Check out our LG G Pad 8.3 GPE edition tablet review here.

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HTC Desire 620 dual SIM and Desire 620G dual SIM with 5-inch HD display, 5MP front camera official

HTC Desire 620 dual SIM

HTC has announced two new Dual SIM smartphones – Desire 620 dual SIM and Desire 620G dual SIM for Taiwan after the Desire 620 leaked recently. Both these have a 5-inch HD IPS display, run on Android 4.4 Kitkat with HTC Sense 6 UI on top, comes with a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 1080p video recording, HTC EYE experience and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with a BSI sensor. Continue reading “HTC Desire 620 dual SIM and Desire 620G dual SIM with 5-inch HD display, 5MP front camera official”

Acer Liquid Leap SmartWatch First Impressions

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Wearable technology is a fast growing market and one of the companies eager to get involved is Acer; earlier this year they announced the Acer Liquid Leap (as a companion to their Liquid Jade smartphone) and as part of our weekend to Edinburgh with Acer, we had a chance to take a closer look at this smartwatch. After 36 hours with the Liquid Leap, how good is it and how does it compare to the likes of Android Wear and fitness bands like the Sony Smartband Talk and Samsung Gear Fit? Continue reading “Acer Liquid Leap SmartWatch First Impressions”

Apple iPhone 6 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 Photo Gallery

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Apple launched the iPhone 6 Plus, the company’s first large screen smartphone in October. We have already seen the unboxing, photo gallery,benchmarks, battery test and review of the iPhone 6 Plus. Now let’s compare the iPhone 6 Plus with the Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 that was launched last year. Continue reading “Apple iPhone 6 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 Photo Gallery”

Apple iPhone 6 Plus vs Nokia Lumia 1520 Photo Gallery

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Apple launched the iPhone 6 Plus, the company’s first large screen smartphone in October. We have already seen the unboxing, photo gallery, benchmarks, battery test and review of the iPhone 6 Plus. Now let’s compare the iPhone 6 Plus with Lumia 1520 that was launched last year in October. Continue reading “Apple iPhone 6 Plus vs Nokia Lumia 1520 Photo Gallery”

Acer Live Blog 2014 – Let the Challenges Begin

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Hello from Edinburgh where we’ve traveled on the Caledonian Sleeper train yesterday evening with Acer UK for a weekend of live blogging, challenges and mobile technology. The train yesterday evening was an interesting experience (more on that in another post) but we’re now in Edinburgh ready for the challenges – what do Acer UK have in store for us? Continue reading “Acer Live Blog 2014 – Let the Challenges Begin”

Apple iPhone 6 Plus vs Sony Xperia Z Ultra Photo Gallery

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Apple launched the iPhone 6 Plus, the company’s first large screen smartphone in October. We have already seen the unboxing, photo gallery, benchmarks, battery test and review of the iPhone 6 Plus. Now let’s compare the iPhone 6 Plus with Sony Xperia Z Ultra that was launched last year in June. Continue reading “Apple iPhone 6 Plus vs Sony Xperia Z Ultra Photo Gallery”

Apple iPhone 6 Plus vs OnePlus One Photo Gallery

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Apple launched the iPhone 6 Plus, the company’s first large screen smartphone in October. We have already seen the unboxing, photo gallery, benchmarks, battery test and review of the iPhone 6 Plus. Now let’s compare the iPhone 6 Plus with OnePlus One that we have already reviewed and will launch in India soon exclusively on Amazon. Continue reading “Apple iPhone 6 Plus vs OnePlus One Photo Gallery”

Xiaomi to sell 50,000 Redmi Note smartphones in India on Dec 2nd

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Xiaomi reduced the price of the Redmi Note to Rs. 8,999 and announced that it will go on sale in India on Flipkart on December 2nd. Today the company has announced that 50,000 units of Redmi Note smartphones will be available for purchase in the first batch of sales next Tuesday at 2PM. 40,000 Redmi 1S smartphones went on sale on the smartphone’s first sale on September 2nd. Continue reading “Xiaomi to sell 50,000 Redmi Note smartphones in India on Dec 2nd”

Xolo Opus 3 with 5-inch HD display, 5MP front-facing camera launched for Rs. 8499

Xolo Opus 3

Xolo has launched Opus 3, the company’s latest smartphone in the Opus series  It has a 5-inch HD display, powered by 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582M processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, Sony Exmor R sensor and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with 88-degree wide-angle lens for better selfies. Continue reading “Xolo Opus 3 with 5-inch HD display, 5MP front-facing camera launched for Rs. 8499”

OnePlus One to get own software builds after Cyanogen goes exclusive with Micromax in India

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Cyanogen Inc. recently announced an exclusive partnership with Micromax in India to build Cyanogen OS for Yu branded devices launching in December. It also said that Cyanogen OS will not support any other devices shipping in India with future updates including Lollipop. OnePlus has now come forward to announce that it will offer own builds for the OnePlus One smartphones in India and the first community build will be available starting December, with the final build ready by February 2015. Continue reading “OnePlus One to get own software builds after Cyanogen goes exclusive with Micromax in India”