Apple sends out invitations for its launch event on September 9

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Apple has finally started sending out invitations for their September 9 event, which has been rumored for quite some time now. The action will take place in Cupertino and the company is expected to announce at least one new iPhone. Continue reading “Apple sends out invitations for its launch event on September 9”

Nvidia Shield Tablet Benchmarks

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Nvidia unveiled Shield Tablet, the company first Tegra K1 powered tablet as the successor of Tegra Note last month. We brought you the unboxing of the tablet earlier this month, here we have its benchmarks. It is powered by a quad-core NVIDIA Tegra K1 processor with ARM Cortex A15 cores clocked at 2.22 GHz and 192-core Kepler GPU.  It has a 8-inch (1920×1200 pixels) display and runs on Android 4.4 KitKat. We already brought you the benchmarks of the MiPad, another Tegra K1-powered tablet. Let us find out how this fairs up with the Mi Pad in the benchmarks. Continue reading “Nvidia Shield Tablet Benchmarks”

Samsung Galaxy K zoom price drops to Rs. 19999 in India

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Samsung Galaxy K zoom has got a price cut in India and is available for Rs. 19,999 on Amazon in India. It was launched in India last month for Rs. 29,999 last month, exclusively on Amazon. It is surprising that it has received Rs. 10,000 price cut in a month after its launch. Samsung would launch the Galaxy S5 Mini in India soon, exclusively on Flipkart. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy K zoom price drops to Rs. 19999 in India”

Apple to reportedly launch 12.9 inch iPad in early 2015

Apple is planning to launch a bigger version of iPad by early 2015, according to a report from Bloomberg. The company is expected to launch the iPad with 12.9 inch screen which makes it bigger than the current 7.9-inch screen iPad Mini and the 9.7-inch screen  iPad Air.
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Sony IFA 2014 video teaser hints at Xperia Z3, Z3 Compact and Z3 Tablet Compact

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Sony accidentally revealed its upcoming SmartWatch 3 (SW3) and Z3 Tablet Compact in its promotion recently. Today the company has posted a teaser video that reveals three new devices that could be the Xperia Z3 smartphone that was already teased last month, the Xperia Z3 Compact smartphone and the Xperia Z3 Compact Tablet.

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Videocon VStyle range of feature phones launched

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Videocon Mobiles has launched six new feature phones in VStle range. This includes, VStyle Smart, Mega, Grande, Curve, Flip and Mini. Last month the company launched VPhone Grande, a budget smartphone with a premium design. These come with  multimedia features and has a range of preloaded applications. Check out the highlights of these new feature phones. Continue reading “Videocon VStyle range of feature phones launched”

Hike Messenger secures $65M from Tiger Global and BSB, hits 35 million users

Indian instant messaging app Hike has received a funding worth $65 from Tiger Global Management and Bharti Soft Bank (BSB). The home grown app has also announced that it now has more than 35 million registered users.

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Official IRCTC app released for BlackBerry 10 smartphones

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BlackBerry has launched the official IRCTC application for BlackBerry smartphones. This app will naturally let you book tickets, make PNR enquiries, check booking and cancellation histories and more, directly from your BlackBerry 10 smartphones. Last year IRCTC app was launched for Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 devices developed in partnership with Microsoft. Continue reading “Official IRCTC app released for BlackBerry 10 smartphones”

Facebook debuts ‘Bandwith Targeting’ based on network quality

In a bid to make its easier for advertisers to reach mobile users across the globe, Facebook has introduced ‘Bandwith Targeting’. The new feature allows them to target ads to users on a specific type of mobile network ranging from 2G to 4G.

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Gionee GPad G5 launched for Rs. 14,999, CTRL V4S listed on official website

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Gionne GPad G5, successor of the GPad G4 and the and CTRL V4S, an upgraded version of the CTRL V4 have been listed on the official website. The Gionee Gpad G5 is powered by a 1.5 Hexa-Core processor, otherwise most of the specifications have been downgraded compared to the GPad G4. It has a 5.5-inch 720p display. The CTRL V4S has the same 4.5-inch FWVA display, similar to the CTRL V4, but this has a faster 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and has 1GB RAM. Continue reading “Gionee GPad G5 launched for Rs. 14,999, CTRL V4S listed on official website”