Spice Stellar 497 with Android 4.4 and Stellar 361 now available for Rs. 5999 and Rs. 3699

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Spice Stellar 497 and Stellar 361, two new smartphones in the Stellar series are now available from online retailer Saholic. The Stellar 497 has a 4.5-inch FWVGA screen, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 3.2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Spice Stellar 600 that was launched last month is the company’s first smartphone with Android Kitkat. Continue reading “Spice Stellar 497 with Android 4.4 and Stellar 361 now available for Rs. 5999 and Rs. 3699”

Google to stop touting games with in-app purchases as ‘free’

Google will stop labelling games with in app purchases as free. The move comes from the company after pressure from the EU. Starting in late September, games will no longer be termed as free if they include in-app purchases and that it will also require payment verification before each purchase.

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Gionee GN9005 gets certified, could be world’s slimmest smartphone with 5mm thickness

Gionee earned the tag of making the world’s slimmest phone with Elife 5.5. Now, the company has promised that its next smartphone will be even thinner. The Gionee GN9005 which is probably the name of the next smartphone will be just 5mm in thickness, meaning it will half a millimeter less than its predecessor Elife S 5.5.

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Motorola Moto G2 live image and specs surface

Motorola did hit a homerun and garnered great reviews with Moto G and  Moto X. Now a fresh leak has revealed images and specs of the Moto G successor. The device which has a model number 1068 XT is the second generation of the Moto G. According to the image, it has a front-facing speaker, similar to the Moto E.

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LG G3 Review: Ambitiously Regressive

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Ever since the Nexus 4, LG has been consistently upping its flagship game. The company’s first decent flagship device, Optimus G, was the start of a wonderful intra-company relationship in which LG started pulling resources from within its own divisions, like the one for display, the one focused on Chemistry for battery technology, etc. It then culminated into the G2, which was, in fact, as popular as the Nexus 4 at some point, known for its edge to edge design, good camera, screen and great battery life. The G3 is the LG’s ambitious successor, which fixes the few complaints the G2 had related to storage expansion and a removable battery, and adds interesting new technologies to differentiate itself. LG boasts itself as one of the firsts in the industry to have a quad HD display on a smartphone and also touts the new laser autofocus system that can be reliable, even in low light. Armed with all these features, can the LG G3 take on the Galaxies and the iPhones of this world? More importantly, is a Quad HD display really necessary? Lets find out in our full in-depth review.

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LG G3 prices announced for India – 16 GB – Rs 47,990 – 32 GB – Rs. 50,990

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LG G3 launched in India starting at Rs. 47990

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LG has finally launched the LG G3, the company’s latest flagship smartphone at an event in Mumbai. It was announced back in May and comes with a  5.5-inch (2560 x 1440 pixels) Quad HD display, powered by a 2.5 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with new flat UI. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with dual tone LED flashes and a new Laser AF for fast focus, even in low light conditions and a 2.1-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “LG G3 launched in India starting at Rs. 47990”

NVIDIA Shield tablet and wireless controller leaked, expected to launch on July 29th for $299

Last week press image of the NVIDIA Shield tablet showed us a glimpse of how the tablet will look from the front. Soon after that a new leak along with some images has provided more details about the specification of not only the tablet but also about the wireless controller. According to a number of promotional images, obtained by the website Videocardz, the Shield tablet is expected to be available for purchase on July 29.

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After cloning the upcoming iPhone 6, GooPhone now offers a cloned iWatch for $50

GooPhone have been quite up to task with Apple rumours and leaks, and after preparing a smartphone based off the alleged model of the iPhone 6, the China based maker is now offering a clone of what they think will be the first Apple wearable – the Apple iWatch.
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Oppo Find 7 Review: Leading the race to the top

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The idea of a Smartphone flagship is a race to the top where companies constantly try to 1up each other with class leading technology and innovative new additions to their top end smartphone, every year. The Find 7 is Oppo’s entrant into this increasingly crowded flagship rat race, meant to appeal to the buyer seeking cutting edge technology. The Chinese manufacturer has been playing this game since the Find 5, and for the second time, they have captured the pole position by introducing a Quad HD display in a smartphone way ahead of any one else. But the race has already started and the gap has closed, with new uncertainties and the competition rapidly stepping up its game. One of the major uncertainties is the need for a Quad HD display on a smartphone. With a 1080p display on its younger sibling (the cheaper Find 7a, read the review here), the Find 7 finds itself facing a tough argument from the user “Is a Quad HD display really needed?”. But even then, as a top end flagship, can it endure the onslaught from the competition and retain the pole position it wanted initially? Find out in our full review of the Oppo Find 7.

Oppo Find 7 is available in India for a price of Rs. 37,990

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Micromax Canvas Fire A104 with Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 6999

Following the Canvas Unite and the Canvas Engage, Micromax have announced another budget quad-core device for the Indian market in the Micromax Canvas Fire A104. The device succeeds the very recently launched Micromax Canvas Fire A093.

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Priced 6,999 INR, the smartphone is among the many that aim to take down the Motorola Moto E. It comes with a 4.5-inch FWVGA screen along with a quad-core CPU, which along with Android KitKat and 1GB RAM make for the phone’s USP. With most Indian makers having a device in this range, it would be interesting to see how well the Canvas Fire A104 fares. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Fire A104 with Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 6999”

Samsung Galaxy S5 4G with Snapdragon 801 launched in India for Rs. 53500

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Samsung has launched Galaxy S5 4G, the LTE variant of the Galaxy S5 that was launched in India earlier this year, as expected. It is powered by 2.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 SoC with Adreno 330 GPU and comes with support for 8 LTE bands –  B1 (2,100), B2 (1,900), B3 (1,800), B5 (850), B7 (2,600), B8 (900), B40 (2,300) and B28 (700). Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S5 4G with Snapdragon 801 launched in India for Rs. 53500”

Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 First Impressions

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Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S 10.5 is the Korean giant’s latest tablet for the enterprise, plain and simple. While it is very much the bigger brother of the Tab S 8.4 we just detailed, the form factor alone dictates a different destiny. Priced to match the iPad Air in the US, the Tab S 10.5 launched here, soon after the global launch, is unsurprisingly the higher end mobile version, priced at Rs. 44,800. Yes, a 10.5″ tablet that can make calls and even send SMS, but it will naturally be used for data, mostly. Tablets as a whole are mostly geared towards consumption, but companies have been trying to go at it from a productivity angle too, like the Surface and numerous other OEM based tablets. Samsung’s take on the Tab S 10.5 is based on the same idea, with a good amount of preinstalled enterprise focused apps. Armed with a Super AMOLED screen, the Tab S 10.5 aims to satisfy the office goer, and our first impressions video might help explain that cause a bit more, watch –

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Wickedleak to offer Android KitKat Update for Wammy Titan 3 Octa in August

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Wickedleak launched the  Wammy Titan 3 Octa running Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) earlier this year. Today the company has announced that it would roll out Android 4.4 (KitKat) update for the smartphone starting August 1st. It was the one of the first Indian manufactures to announced KitKat update for the Wammy Passion Z+ last year. Continue reading “Wickedleak to offer Android KitKat Update for Wammy Titan 3 Octa in August”