YU YUREKA Benchmarks

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Micromax’s YU launched the YU YUREKA (AO5510), the first smartphone under YU brand last month for Rs. 8,999. We brought you the hands on, unboxing and the photo gallery recently. Here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. It is powered by an Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 64-bit processor that has four ARM Cortex A53 cores clocked at 1.54 GHz per core and other four Cortex A53 cores are clocked at 1.0 GHz per core. It has Adreno 405 GPU clocked at 550 MHz. It has 2GB DDR3 RAM, 5.5-inch HD screen and runs on Cyanogen OS 11 based on Android 4.4.4 (KitKat). Check out the synthetic benchmark scores below.

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Kingston introduces UHS-I Class 3 microSD card with 90MB/s transfer speed

Kingston microSD UHS-I Speed Class 3

Kingston has introduced its latest UHS-I Speed Class 3 memory card. It offers 90MB/s read and 80MB/s write speed, which exceeds the SD Association’s latest specification release, UHS-1 U3 (Ultra High-Speed Bus, Speed Class 3) rated for 30MB/s read/write, says the company. Continue reading “Kingston introduces UHS-I Class 3 microSD card with 90MB/s transfer speed”

Asus Zenfone 4 and Zenfone 5 get a price cut in India

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Asus Zenfone 4 and Zenfone 5 smartphone have received a price cut in India. The Zenfone 4 (A400CG) was launched in India for Rs. 5,999 last year and the Zenfone 5 was launched for Rs. 9,999 for 8GB and Rs. 12,999 for 16GB. There is no price cut for the Zenfone 4 (A450CG), which still retails Rs. 6,999.  The Zenfone series received Android 4.4 (KitKat) update last year. Check out the new pricing below. Continue reading “Asus Zenfone 4 and Zenfone 5 get a price cut in India”

ZTE Grand S2 Benchmarks

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ZTE launched the Grand S2 smartphone in India at a price tag of Rs. 13,999 last month. We bought you the unboxing and the photo gallery of the smartphone recently, here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. It is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 800 (MSM8974) 28nm HPm quad-core Krait 400 CPU clocked at 2.15 GHz and has Adreno 330 GPU clocked at 450 MHz. It has a 5.5 inch 1080p display, has 2GB of RAM and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). Check out the synthetic benchmark scores.

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MediaTek unveils MT2601 SoC for Google’s Android Wear

MediaTek has announced its MT2601 SoC for wearable devices based on Google’s Android Wear software. The chipmaker says that its new SoC features 41.5 percent fewer components and lower current consumption.

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Google’s Android TV to have Sony, Sharp and others as its hardware partners

Google announced the Android TV back in June I/O 2014. Today, Goolge has announed some hardware parteners for the the Android TV at CES 2015.
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Xiaomi to announce ultra-thin flagship device on January 15

Xiaomi flagship Jan 15

Xiaomi usually teases launch of its new devices few days ahead of its launch. It already announced that it will launch its flagship device on January 15th. Today the company has released a teaser that hints a sleek flagship smartphone.According to the translation, it will be thinner than cicada insect’s wings, as noted in the official forum. Continue reading “Xiaomi to announce ultra-thin flagship device on January 15”

Nokia N1 launches 28 Jan in China, pre-orders tomorrow

Nokia N1

Nokia’s return to the hardware market looks set to become official later this month as the N1 tablet will begin shipping in China on January 28th. Pre-orders for the Nokia N1, which is manufactured by Foxconn and sold under the Nokia brand, will begin tomorrow and the N1 tablet will cost 1599 RMB (equivalent to around $258 or £170). Continue reading “Nokia N1 launches 28 Jan in China, pre-orders tomorrow”

K Touch A20 with 3.5-inch display, Android 4.4 and 3G launched for Rs. 2999

K Touch A20

K Touch has launched A20, one of the cheapest smartphones with 3G connectivity and Android 4.4 (Kitkat) in India. It has a 3.5-inch HVGA screen, is powered by a 1GHz processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 3-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera. It also has dual SIM support. Continue reading “K Touch A20 with 3.5-inch display, Android 4.4 and 3G launched for Rs. 2999”

Aircel launches Grand Online Data Sale, offers discounts on data recharges and devices

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Aircel has launched Grand Online Data Sale, an online shopping sale exclusively for data products and services. This offers great deals on data recharges, massive discounts on exciting WAP content of 2015 such as games, videos, mp3 music, movies and wallpapers, exciting bundled packs with exclusive data benefits from Aircel on select handsets and other internet-enabled devices. Customers can avail these an attractive discount of up to 80%. Continue reading “Aircel launches Grand Online Data Sale, offers discounts on data recharges and devices”

Wacom 13.3 inch Cintiq Companion 2 Windows tablet announced

Wacom has unveiled new Cintiq Companion 2 touchscreen tablet that is aimed at professional creators of digital content. The Cintiq Companion 2 has a 13.3-inch high-resolution 2560×1440 resolution display.

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Reversible superMHL connector with support up to 8K announced

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MHL Consortium has announced the superMHL specifications, the next-generation of MHL technology for CE and mobile devices. It offers higher resolution and frame rates along with 40W of power charging, support up to 8K video resolution and expanded audio formats. This enables consumers to link their mobile devices, set-top boxes (STBs), Blu-ray Disc players, AVRs, streaming media sticks and other source devices to TVs and displays. Continue reading “Reversible superMHL connector with support up to 8K announced”