Datawind to pre-install CricHQ cricket scoring app on UbiSlate tablets

DataWind Ubislate CricHQ

Datawind, the company behind the popular low-cost Aakash tablet has announced a partnership with CricHQ, global cricket technology company. With this partnership, Datawind would be pre-installing the CricHQ app on all their Ubislate tablets. This app would let the users get the latest cricket scores, watch training videos and receive live ball-by-ball updates. The UbiSlate tablets come pre-loaded with NCERT e-books. The company says that the new move is aimed at bridging the digital gap between professional and grassroots cricketers across rural and urban India Continue reading “Datawind to pre-install CricHQ cricket scoring app on UbiSlate tablets”

MEGA acquires third-party app, launches official Android app

MEGA for Android

MEGA, cloud storage service from the former Megaupload creator Kim Dotcom has got its first Android app. This app was manged by a third-party developer and MEGA has acquired it, gave it a redesign, fixed some bugs and launched it in the Play Store. The version 1.0.2 update also bring better camera sync,  option to select any folder on the device and several improvements. MEGA offers 50GB of free storage. The app lets you browse your files, upload and download, search and more. Continue reading “MEGA acquires third-party app, launches official Android app”

Sony Mobile rolls out my Xperia remote security service globally

Sony has announced that they have started rolling out free remote security service called my Xperia for Xperia devices globally. Sony rolled it out starting from Nordic countries back in January 2013. Now after several months of beta testing and tweaks, the app has been graduated to stable version. This would let the Xperia users find the device remotely when it is lost, protect private information by locking the device or delete all the information on the device. It uses Google account to connect to the device. Continue reading “Sony Mobile rolls out my Xperia remote security service globally”

Cleartrip for Android v3.0 update brings train ticket booking and PNR status check

Cleartrip for Android v3.0

Earlier this year Cleartrip refreshed its Android app with a redesigned user interface, Smart Home page, Split Screen Search, offline support and lots more new features. Within few month Cleartrip has released a version 3.0 update for Android that now lets you book your train tickets directly from the app.  They don’t charge a service fee for booking train tickets, so it’s exactly as the cost you pay while booking it from IRCTC online. Similar to the Cleartrip online train ticket booking, one-time sync is required between your Cleartrip and IRCTC accounts. You can also check your PNR status from the app that doesn’t require any registration. Continue reading “Cleartrip for Android v3.0 update brings train ticket booking and PNR status check”

Samsung Galaxy Grand Quattro vs Galaxy Grand Duos

Samsung Galaxy Grand Quattro vs Galaxy Grand Duos-5

Samsung launched the Galaxy Grand Duos in India earlier this year. The Galaxy Grand Quattro is the latest mid-range Android smartphone from Samsung that was launched back in May. We reviewed the Galaxy Grand Duos few months back and the Grand Quattro last month. Both these are mid-range smartphone with a similar design, but both these are powered by different chips and have different camera modules. Now let us compare both these phones.

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Spice Stellar Virtuoso Pro launched for Rs. 7999, comes with Spice Cloud services

Spice Stellar Virtuoso Pro with Spice Cloud services

Spice has launched Stellar Virtuoso Pro (Mi-491), the company’s latest smartphone in the Stellar series. It has a 4.5-inch (480 x 854 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It comes with a 5-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It has Dual SIM support with Dual Standby. The phone comes with  Spice Cloud, Mobile Synchronization Service that would let users automatically and wirelessly store and secure data, provide anti-theft features that protect the user’s content and help them to locate the device. Continue reading “Spice Stellar Virtuoso Pro launched for Rs. 7999, comes with Spice Cloud services”

Vodafone introduces free incoming on roaming, plans start from Rs. 5

Vodafone India has launched new Special Tariff Vouchers (STV) for its pre-paid and post-paid customers that would let them enjoy free incoming while on national roaming. Airtel announced a similar roaming pack earlier this week and Idea Cellular launched national roaming packs few days back. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) reduced the limit for national roaming tariff for calls and SMS last month that makes free roaming plans for all the operators compulsory. Continue reading “Vodafone introduces free incoming on roaming, plans start from Rs. 5”

EA Sale: Up to 40% off on 6 Windows Phone games

EA Windows Phone Games Sale July 2013

Last month Gameloft had put up a discounted sale on 10 Windows Phone games, this time EA Mobile has started a limited time discount sale on classic and popular Xbox titles for Windows Phone devices. These games include the popular titles including Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, The Sims 3, Tetris and more. Some of these games that usually costs $6.99 are now available for $2.99. So you get up to 40% off  is this July Special sale. Continue reading “EA Sale: Up to 40% off on 6 Windows Phone games”

Xolo Q1000 Review

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Xolo had launched several phones over the past 1 year, but this is the company’s first quad-core smartphone with a 5-inch HD display. Xolo launched the A1000 back in February, the Q1000 is exactly similar to it in terms of design and the display. The Q1000 comes under the company’s QCORE series. The company launched the Q800 back in March and the Q700 in May and the Q600 was launched recently . We brought you the unboxing of the device last month, here we have the complete review of the device. Let’s dive into the review. Continue reading “Xolo Q1000 Review”

Videocon follows Vodafone, Airtel and Idea, slashes 2G data rates by 90%


Videocon Mobile Services is the latest operator to cut 2G data rates. Videocon has reduced 2G GPRS rates by 90% across Punjab, Haryana, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh circles. Last month Vodafone announced reduction of 2G data rates for the Pay as you Go (PAYG) users down to 2p/10KB and Airtel announced reduction of 2G data rates by 90% for pre-paid customers in Punjab and Haryana. Few weeks back Idea Cellular has announced new 2G data rate of 2p/10KB for their prepaid and postpaid customers. Continue reading “Videocon follows Vodafone, Airtel and Idea, slashes 2G data rates by 90%”

Airtel increases stake in Qualcomm’s 4G venture to 51%

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Airtel has increased its stake to 51% in the 4G broadband ventures owned by Qualcomm, raising it from 49% that was acquired by the company back in May 2012, according to a report from ET. Qualcomm won BWA Spectrum in Delhi, Mumbai, Haryana and Kerala circles in 2010 by paying about USD 1 billion (Rs. 4912.54 crore approx).  Continue reading “Airtel increases stake in Qualcomm’s 4G venture to 51%”

LG Optimus G Pro launched in India for Rs. 42500

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LG has launched the Optimus G Pro (E988), the company’s flagship smartphone in India. The phone was expected to launch in India last month. It packs a 5.5-inch (1920×1080 pixels) Full HD IPS curved glass display, powered by a 1.7 GHz quad-core Qualcomm  Snapdragon 600 processor with 400 MHz Adreno 320 GPU and runs on Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) with Optimus 3.0 UI. It has a 13MP rear camera with LED Flash, 2.1 MP front-facing camera and packs a 3140 mAh battery. It has lot of camera features including Dual Recording, Virtual Reality (VR) Panorama Smart Video, Smart Camera, Pause and Resume Recording and lots more. Continue reading “LG Optimus G Pro launched in India for Rs. 42500”

HTC One Mini surfaces again in a new set of images

HTC One Mini leak

HTC One Mini is not a mystery any more. The specs of the phone surfaced first in February earlier this year. The press render of the phone appeared back in May along with the rumored specs. . It was caught on camera last month that showed the chin and the bottom part of the device, and whole front part of the device was revealed last month. Now the full hands-on images of the device has appeared on a Bulgarian website smartnews.bg that also confirms the specs of the device. Continue reading “HTC One Mini surfaces again in a new set of images”

Nokia Lumia 1020 for AT&T revealed in leaked press image

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Well known source of pre release information, Evleaks, has struck gold once again with a leaked press render of the Nokia Lumia 1020 heading to AT&T. The image suggests a subtle enhancement to the design formula pioneered by the Lumia 920. A very interesting addition that can be spotted is the oft rumored Nokia Pro Cam application that will hopefully provide advanced control over the handset’s rumored 41 megapixel sensor.  Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 1020 for AT&T revealed in leaked press image”