If for anything, Datawind is known for producing dirt cheap smart devices. The company’s claim to fame was the Aakash scheme, wherein the government of India teamed up with the company to provide extremely affordable tablets for every Indian student. Continue reading “Datawind to launch new Android smartphone this festive season at sub-Rs. 2000 price tag”
Apple revealed the pricing of both contract and contract-free pricing for the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus on the launch day and started taking pre-orders for these smartphones on September 12th. Both these started shipping September 19th in launch countries. The contract-free version that went on pre-order on the US Apple Store was mentioned as a T-Mobile variant, so it was not clear if it is unlocked or locked to the network. Continue reading “Apple iPhone 6 Contract-free T-Mobile version is carrier unlocked”
Apple iPhone 6 has just gone on sale in a few selected markets. The folks at iFixit have already managed to grab a unit and have given at a teardown treatment. Continue reading “Apple iPhone 6 gets the teardown treatment by iFixit”
Samsung Galaxy S Duos 3 went on sale in India earlier this month for Rs. 8150, now the smartphone has received a minor price cut to Rs. 7,497. Revealed first by Mumbai-based retailer by Mahesh Telecom, Samsung has immediately reduced the price of the smartphone on their official eStore. The Samsung Galaxy Core 2 got a huge price cut earlier this week. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S Duos 3 price drops to Rs. 7497 weeks after launch”
Uber has announced a new on-demand activity in partnership with MINI that would let people in Bangalore, New Delhi and Mumbai enjoy On-demand free rides in signature MINI Cooper on September 20th, tomorrow. MINI comes in three variants in India, the MINI Hatch –the original 3 door MINI, the MINI Convertible. You can also enter the promo code UberMINI14 and get Rs. 500 off your first Uber ride.
Rumors about the Samsung Galaxy A series smartphones surfaced recently. Sammobile has got hold of live images of Galaxy A5 (SM-A500F). Recent rumors said that the Galaxy SM-A500 would have metallic build, but according to Sammobile’s sources, the smartphone would not have a metal build, but it would use an unique material that ‘feels cold in the hand’. This is to make the device look premium, even though it will be a mid-range device according to the website. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A5 (SM-A500F) leaks, SM-A300 UA Profile shows up”
Motorola launched the new Moto G in India earlier this month for Rs 12,999. We have already seen a hands on and unboxing of the phone along with benchmarks and review. Here is a photo gallery of the New Moto G. Continue reading “New Motorola Moto G Photo Gallery”
Pebble, the popular E-ink Smartwatch has received a major update to version 2.5 that finally brings support for emojis, so if you receive an emoji in a message, your Pebble smartwatch will display it perfectly. The update also adds compass support that would let you access apps with compass and wayfinding features, introduces iOS 8 compatibility and lets you dismiss an alert from your Pebble, so that it will clear it from iOS Notification Center as well. This feature would be available for Android users soon, says Pebble. Continue reading “Pebble 2.5 firmware update brings emojis, iOS 8 compatibility and more”
Facebook has announced that it is updating the app for iPhone with new iOS 8 capabilities. For starters, the apps will get ability to share content from other apps to Facebook.
Continue reading “Facebook for iOS 8 to get new features and updates”
Samsung isn’t particularly known for being among the timeliest update providers, but it looks like the Korea-based maker is keen on improving its image in that regard. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S5, Note 4 will reportedly get Android L by 2014 end”
One of the most (impending) distinguishing features of the OnePlus One was the swappable rear covers. OnePlus called these ‘StyeSwap’ covers, and showed off some of those during the launch in April. Continue reading “OnePlus One StyleSwap covers scrapped”
Google confirmed that Android L will encrypt the device data by default. The company said that data encryption will be part of the activation process on all Android devices.
Continue reading “Google to encrypt data on Android L by default”
Micromax launched the Canvas A1 (AQ4501), the company first Android One smartphone exclusively on Amazon.in earlier this week priced at Rs. 6,499. It is based on the Android One reference hardware, and the specifications of all the first set of Android One smartphones are similar. We got to check out the device, check out the unboxing below. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas A1 Unboxing”
Back in July Asus announced that the combined sales of the Zenfone series reached 40,000 in just four days after the launch. Zenfone sales crossed 1 lakh by the end of August, now the company has announced that it will surpass 2 lakh by the end of Q3 2014, which is September end. Continue reading “Asus Zenfone smartphone sales to cross 2 lakh by September end in India”
Earlier this week, specs of Samsung SM-A300 were leaked in a benchmark. Today, SM-A500 has paid a visit to China’s TENAA, which is the like the US FCC.
