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Official IRCTC apps for Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 announced in partnership with Microsoft

This might be the biggest coup for Microsoft in India. IRCTC, the notorious Indian Railways train ticket booking website known for its crashes and slowness under usual heavy Indian loads has received an exclusive app for the Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 platforms, developed in partnership with Microsoft. This app will naturally let you book tickets, make PNR enquiries, check booking and cancellation histories and more. But the most important catch here is that the app will not be able to book tickets between 08:00 to 12:00 or 23:30 to 00:30 hrs of any day. This is presumably to reduce the expected additional load from mobile devices in the peak booking times, due to this app. You can download the app for Windows 8 here (link now LIVE) and Windows Phone 8 here.

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Cygnett launches Incline case for Samsung Galaxy S4 in India for Rs. 1799

Cygnett Samsung Galaxy S4 Aluminium Case

Cygnett, popular international digital accessories brand has launched Incline Aluminium case for Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphones in India. The incline case has a built-in kick-stand made of precision machined Zinc alloy that enables hands-free viewing of videos in the landscape mode which is ideal for viewing videos and taking calls on the Galaxy S4.

The case made of PC and zinc alloy with low profile design that protects the device from shocks and scratches, and allows easy access to all controls. Since it has a simple snap-on design, it allows the users to attach and remove the S4 within seconds. It also comes with a screen protector, cleaning cloth and screen protector applying card. It comes with a lifetime warranty.

The Cygnett incline cases comes in black and white colors and is priced at Rs.1,799. It would be available across major cities including like Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkatta. It would be available from major travel retailers and ecommerce portals like Flipkart, Infibeam, Yebhi and more.

Nokia 114 with Urdu Keypad launched in India for Rs. 2579

Nokia 114 with Urdu language capability launch

Nokia India launched the 114, an affordable feature phone in India back in January earlier this year, now the company has launched the 114 again, but this has Urdu language support along with the Urdu keypad. With this, Nokia becomes the first ever company to launch a device device with Urdu language option in the country. This is a part of strategy of democratizing the reach and benefits of mobile telephony for consumers, says Nokia India. Continue reading “Nokia 114 with Urdu Keypad launched in India for Rs. 2579”

Nokia Lumia 925 Review

The Nokia Lumia 925 was launched in London a few months back, as the company’s answer to all the issues related to the Lumia 920. Concerns of bulk, thickness and similar looking design were addressed, with the Lumia 925 sporting a new Aluminium based design, a thinner and lighter build, bringing along some needed changes. The Lumia 920 was already a well rounded flagship smartphone, and with Nokia supposedly fixing all of its issues in the 925, does it make it the best Windows Phone currently available in the market? Our detailed review might help answering that question, read on.

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Intel introduces Atom Z3000 Series SoC for Tablets and Hybrids

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Intel has announced the Atom Z3000 Series SoC at the IDF 2013. This was previously called Bay Trail-T and was first announced in May, which is based on 22nm Silvermont Microarchitecture. This supports Android and full Windows 8 operating systems on mobile devices including tablets. The 22nm tri-gate transistors offers high performance and improves the efficiency and power sharing across the CPU and GPU, including graphics, camera and display processes. Continue reading “Intel introduces Atom Z3000 Series SoC for Tablets and Hybrids”

LG G2 vs Motorola Moto X Hands-on

LG announced their flagship smartphone, G2, nearly a month back and the Moto X was announced just before it and is already available while the LG G2 is yet to be available. LG G2 is equipped with top of the shelf features like a monstrous Quad-core Snapdragon 800 SoC and a Full HD 1080p display while the Moto X is a lot more subtle with a dual-core processor and a 720p display. Check out a quick comparison video of the two just right below.

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BlackBerry 9720 launched in India for Rs. 15990

BlackBerry has just launched the 9720, a budget smartphone with a QWERTY keyboard running on BlackBerry OS 7.1 in India. It was announced last month and has a 2.8-inch (480 x 360 pixels) capacitive touch screen display with 246 ppi and a Full QWERTY keyboard. It is powered by 806 MHz processor and runs on BlackBerry OS 7.1. It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash. It also has a dedicated BBM key that is user customizable. Continue reading “BlackBerry 9720 launched in India for Rs. 15990”

LG G Pad 8.3 vs Apple iPad Mini Hands-on

LG announced a tablet after a long time in the form of LG G Pad 8.3 in September 2013 and Apple had launched the iPad Mini way back in November 2012. The G Pad 8.3 takes its design and features from the company’s flagship, G2 while the iPad Mini is a smaller version of iPad. Check out our quick hands-on comparison below to know more.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 3 vs Galaxy Note 2 : Hands on Comparison

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Samsung announced the Galaxy Note 3 at IFA 2013 in Berlin and almost a year ago, Samsung had announced the Galaxy Note 2. The Galaxy Note 3 is considerably a big update over its predecessor. The Galaxy Note 3 outdoes the Galaxy Note 2 in almost all the features as expected. You can check out the quick comparison video below.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 3 vs Galaxy S4 : Hands on comparison

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Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Note 3 at IFA 2013 in Berlin and less than six months ago, Samsung announced their 2013 flagship – Galaxy S4. The Galaxy Note 3 is a bigger and better version of the Galaxy S4. Check out how Samsung’s two flagships compete against each other in the hands-on comparison video below.

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Oppo R819 Benchmarks

Oppo announced the R819, the company’s latest mid-range handset with a 4.7 inch (1280×720 pixels) IPS display with OGS (One glass solution) technology last month. We brought you the hands-on impressions of the device recently, here we have the benchmarks of the device. It is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core MediaTek 6589 processor with PowerVR SGX544 MP2 GPU, similar to most of the smartphones available in the India market. Let’s see how the phone stands up synthetic benchmark tests when compared with the other quad-core Android smartphones.

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HTC One Mini vs Apple iPhone 5 Hands On

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HTC recently announced the smaller version of their flagship – HTC One as the new HTC One Mini. Apple’s iPhone 5 is nearly an year old and Apple have already announced their newer Apple iPhone 5S. Both the devices are world’s apart except for their sizes. HTC One Mini has a 4.3inch display which is close to Apple’s 4inch RETINA display. Check out our quick hands-on comparison video of HTC One Mini and iPhone 5 right below.

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Xolo Q1000S Unboxing

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Xolo launched the Q1000S, successor of the Q1000 last month. Here we have the device for review. Let’s check out the unboxing first. It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display at 295 PPI based on one-glass solution (OGS) technology and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) similar to the Q1000 that was launched back in May. Apart from the design, the processor, camera and the battery has been upgraded.

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Gionee Elife E5 Unboxing and First Impressions

The trend in today’s Indian market is cheap Android Smartphones. Many companies like Micromax and Karbonn have successfully built huge businesses over this specific concept, however there are always compromises to be made. Most devices that land in the Indian market are re branded low cost Smartphones from across the border in China. Shenzen is a hub of countless number of companies that are mainly contract manufacturers and often end up offering really low cost, and thereby low quality phones. But some of them really stand out, like Meizu, Xiaomi, Oppo and the new entrant in our list of impressive Chinese companies – Gionee. The Elife E5 has inspired us to think beyond and acknowledge the fact that excellent phone makers exist, irrespective of the market they are from.

We unboxed the Elife E5, one of the company’s recent releases in the Elife range, and found it really nice. Here is a video of us talking about the box contents and the device itself, go past the break for our complete impressions.

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Nokia DT-601 wireless charger and DC-19 portable charger announced

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Nokia has announced the launch of two new chargers – DT-601 and DC-19. The DT-601 is a wireless charger while the DC-19 is a portable charger. The DT-601 has the same functionality of its predecessor – DT-600, but comes in a more portable and affordable price range.

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