LG LTE smartphone sales cross 5 million units in Korea

LG LTE 5 million Korea

LG has announced that they have sold more than 10 million LTE smartphones in their home ground Korea. Last month the company announced that their LTE smartphone sales have cross 10 million units globally. LG announced the Optimus LTE, their first LTE smartphone in Korea back in October 2011, and shipped over 600,000 units in Korea alone in just 100 days after the launch. The global shipments of Optimus LTE crossed the 1 million mark last January. Continue reading “LG LTE smartphone sales cross 5 million units in Korea”

ZTE GEEK with Intel Atom Z2580 Clover Trail+ debuts at IDF

Over at the Intel Developer Forum in Beijing, ZTE has announced its first phone powered by the new 32nm Intel Atom Z2580 processor. The Clover Trail+ platform delivers performance that is twice as fast as the platform that it replaces in terms of computing power. The GPU core is three times faster and Intel has focussed on reducing power consumption.
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Chrome for iPhone and iPad updated with Google Cloud Print and Apple AirPrint support

Chrome for iPhone v26

Google has updated Chrome for iPhone and iPad to version 26.0.1410.50 that brings Google Cloud Print and Apple AirPrint support for the browser. Google Cloud Print is already available for Chrome for Android, Google Drive for Android, Gmail Mobile app. Google released the Chrome app for iPhone and iPad last June. Continue reading “Chrome for iPhone and iPad updated with Google Cloud Print and Apple AirPrint support”

Samsung Galaxy S3 mini review

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We are currently at a stage in which screen sizes of phones have become obnoxiously huge and whenever a manufacturer releases its flagship, it’s almost a certainty that it is going to be bigger than the previous flagship. This is the trend, and some people were sick of it, including some of us. So, when Samsung announced the Galaxy S3 mini, it was supposed to be the S3 for people with smaller hands, and for people who were just sick of huge screens. But, does it live up to the expectations of a smaller S3, or is it a completely different phone which is just smaller in today’s standards? We will be answering you these questions in our detailed review below.

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Sony Xperia SP launched in India for Rs. 27490

Sony Xperia SP

Sony has launched the Xperia SP, the company’s latest Android smartphone in the Xperia range in India. It was announced last month and packs a  4.6-inch 720p HD Reality Display with with Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2, powered by a 1.7 GHz Dual-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8960Pro processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8MP auto focus camera with LED Flash, Exmor RS sensor and a VGA front-facing camera. Continue reading “Sony Xperia SP launched in India for Rs. 27490”

Magicon Q7 with 4.6-inch display, 1 GHz dual-core processor launched for Rs. 8999


Magicon has launched the UltraSmart Q7 in India. It was teased earlier this week. It has a 4.63-inch  (854 ×480 pixels) FWVGA capacitive touch sceen display, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It has a 8-megapixel auto focus camera with LED flash and a 0.3MP (VGA) front-facing camera. It also comes with dual SIM support with dual standby. Continue reading “Magicon Q7 with 4.6-inch display, 1 GHz dual-core processor launched for Rs. 8999”

Rightware launches Basemark X Benchmark for Android, iPhone and iPad

Rightware Basemark X

Rightware has launched the Basemark X benchmarking tool for Android, iPhone and iPad that would offer high-quality and objective performance information for smartphones and tablets. It is built on Unity 4.0, a real-world gaming engine used in hundreds of mobile games.  It has advanced game-like content, including particle effects, advanced lighting effects and post processing. Continue reading “Rightware launches Basemark X Benchmark for Android, iPhone and iPad”

Nokia Lumia 521 headed to T-Mobile USA

Nokia Lumia 521

Nokia has announced the Lumia 521 exclusively for the T-Mobile USA. It features a 4-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8227 processor and runs on the latest Windows Phone 8 OS. It has a 5MP auto focus camera at the back with 720p HD video recording. The phone is identical to the Lumia 520 in terms of hardware, but supports 4G on T-Mobile and has the carrier branding on the bottom. The Nokia Lumia 810, a Lumia 800 variant was launched on T-Mobile last year. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 521 headed to T-Mobile USA”

Gravity Guy, Monster Island and more Windows Phone games free for limited time

Free limited time Windows Phone games

Four Xbox games including Gravity Guy, Monster Island, iStunt 2 and Fragger from Miniclip are now free in the Windows Phone Store for a limited period. All these games usually costs $2.99 / Rs. 160 each. All these games work on Windows Phone 7.5 and above. Temple Run, Gravity Guy 2, Amazing Alex and more games arrived for Windows Phone 8 devices recently. Continue reading “Gravity Guy, Monster Island and more Windows Phone games free for limited time”

Google Play v4.0 announced, brings redesigned UI

Google Play 4.0

Google has announced the new Play Store for Android smartphones and Tablets. The new Google Play version 4.0.25 is a major update from the current version 3.10.14. This update brings a redesigned Holo-inspired user interface with new fonts, bigger images and lots more. This update also lets you discover things faster. The Google Play v4.0 sufaced in a leak last month, that revealed some of the features. Continue reading “Google Play v4.0 announced, brings redesigned UI”

iBall Slide 6309i with 7-inch display, Android 4.1 launched for Rs. 5199

iBall Slide 6309i

iBall has launched Slide 6309i, a new tablet in the Slide series. It has a 7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) display and is powered by a 1.2 GHz processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 2MP rear camera and a VGA front-facing camera. iBall launched the Edu-Slide i1017 with a 10.1-inch HD IPS display last month. The HCL ME Y3 and the Byond Mi-book Mi7 has similar features, but both these tablets run on Android 4.0 and come with 3G support and voice calling features.
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Vodafone launches one-time trial packs for 2G and 3G customers, starts at Rs. 25


Vodafone India has launched one-time trial packs for its 2G and 3G subscribers. Vodafone has also launched its popular advertisement characters Zoozoos in a fresh avatar for this IPL to increase the level of awareness and emphasise on the benefits of using internet on the mobile. These are available for both Vodafone post-paid and pre-paid customers across India. Continue reading “Vodafone launches one-time trial packs for 2G and 3G customers, starts at Rs. 25”

Acer Iconia A1-810 with 7.9-inch IPS display, 1.2 GHz quad-core processor surface

Acer Iconia A1-810

Acer’s upcoming tablet, Iconia A1-810 has been spotted on a french retail site. It has a 7.9-inch (1024 x 768 pixels) IPS  display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core MediaTek processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera and a VGA (0.3MP) front-facing camera. Acer launched the Iconia B1 with a 7-inch display and a dual-core Mediatek processor in India earlier this year. Continue reading “Acer Iconia A1-810 with 7.9-inch IPS display, 1.2 GHz quad-core processor surface”

Micromax Funbook Talk P360 with 7-inch display, Voice calling now available for Rs. 7049

Micromax Funbook Talk P360

Micromax launched the Funbook Talk (P350), a 7-inch tablet with voice calling support last year. Now, the successor, Funbook Talk P360 is now available from online retailer Saholic. Even though this has a similar display and a processor, the new Funbook P360 has a 2-megapixel rear camera, 1GB RAM and a 3000 mAh battery. Micromax Funbook P600 with 3G voice calling and 1 GHz dual-core processor went on sale back in February. Continue reading “Micromax Funbook Talk P360 with 7-inch display, Voice calling now available for Rs. 7049”