100,000 Redmi 1S smartphones sell out in 4.2 seconds in Oct 14th sale in India

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Xiaomi has sold 100,000 units of Remi 1S smartphones in just 4.2 seconds in today’s (October 14th) sale in India today. September 30th sale took 13.9 seconds. For the festive season Xiaomi offered 1,50,000 Redmi 1S smartphones for the Indian customers on October 6th, which took several hours or more than half a day to sell out. Continue reading “100,000 Redmi 1S smartphones sell out in 4.2 seconds in Oct 14th sale in India”

Kotak Mahindra Bank introduces Facebook based money transfer platform

Kotak Mahindra Bank (KMB) has rolled out a new Facebook based money transfer platform. With this initiative, a user can send money to friends on the social network in real time for free.

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Karbonn Sparkle V, Titanium Octane and Titanium Octane Plus get a price cut

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Karbonn has introduced festive offers for the Sparkle V, Titanium Octane and Titanium Octane Plus smartphones. All these smartphones have received price cuts for this festive season. The Karbonn Sparkle V, the company’s first Android One smartphone that was launched last month for Rs. 6,399 has received a price cut to Rs. 5,999 as a part of this festive offer. Continue reading “Karbonn Sparkle V, Titanium Octane and Titanium Octane Plus get a price cut”

LG L Bello officially launched in India for Rs. 18500

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LG has officially launched the L Bello, the company’s latest mid-range L series smartphone in India. It appeared of the official LG website in India last month and went on sale online earlier this month. It has a 5-inch HD screen, powered by a 1.3GHz processor, runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with premium UX features and has G3-like rear buttons. Continue reading “LG L Bello officially launched in India for Rs. 18500”

Samsung Gear S launched in India for Rs. 28900

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Samsung has launched the Gear S running Tizen-based wearable OS. It was unveiled back in August and has a built-in SIM card slot that lets you independently make and receive calls, without connecting to a device and also offers 3G support. You can also get calls forwarded from your smartphone if it’s connected. It has a 2-inch (360 x 480 pixels) curved Super AMOLED display, larger than the Gear 2 and has a more powerful 1GHz dual-core processor. Continue reading “Samsung Gear S launched in India for Rs. 28900”

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 launched in India for Rs. 58300

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Samsung has launched the Galaxy Note 4, the company’s latest flagship Note series smartphone in India as expected. It was unveiled at IFA last month and packs a 5.7-inch (1440 x 2560 pixels) QHD Super AMOLED display, powered by a 2.7 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 805 processor with Adreno 420 GPU and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with new Samsung UI. Instead of Exynos variant for its earlier smartphones including last year’s Note 3, Samsung has launched the Snapdragon variant in India. It has a new back cover and a metal frame. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 4 launched in India for Rs. 58300”

Moto X 2014 Review

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Motorola stands as one of the old ones, the leaders in mobile technology that somehow got sidelined amidst the confusion and chaos as everyone aimed for the race to the top. With the launch of the first generation Moto X, they proved that they still have the mojo to create a product that stands out despite not having top of the line specifications. With genuinely useful software additions to stock Android, top notch build quality and near infinite customization possibilities, the handset was unique and consumers noticed it. Enough to warrant a second run and enough for Motorola to kick things up a notch and launch the 2nd generation Moto X that takes all the best things from the first generation phone and supercharges it with top of the line specifications. So is the Moto X (2014) a winner? Read on to find out. Continue reading “Moto X 2014 Review”

Cyanogen Camera App available in Play Store, works only with CM11S

Cyanogen has released the Cyanogen Camera app in the Play Store. However, its available only for devices running CM11S, which means that it is an exclusive to the OnePlus One.

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Oppo teases swiveling camera on N3 in press render

Oppo has released a press image of its upcoming N3 smartphone that is scheduled for an official launch on October 29 in Singapore. The teased image shows N3’s swiveling camera that enables users to take front and back photos.

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Xiaomi Mi Band Review

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Xiaomi introduced the Mi Band, the company’s first fitness band at the Mi 4 launch event back in July. Priced at just 79 Yuan in China or approximately US$ 13, this is the cheapest fitness band till date. Is this on par with the other fitness trackers that cost five or ten times more than this? Let us find out.

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Apple iPhone 6 Photo Gallery

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Apple unveiled the iPhone 6 last month with 4.7 inch display in 16GB, 64GB and 128GB variants. The phone will go on sale in India on October 17th where the 16GB iPhone 6 model will cost INR 53,500 (about $870), while the 64GB variant and the 128GB option is priced at INR 62,500 (about $1,015) and INR 71,500 (about $1,160) respectively. We have already seen unboxing and first impression of the iPhone 6 and now lets take a detailed look at the hardware of the phone in our photo gallery. Continue reading “Apple iPhone 6 Photo Gallery”

Redmi 1S v45 OTA update fixes heating issues, improves RAM management for Indian users

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Xiaomi has finally rolled out an update for Indian users that fixes several issues, including heating issues with improved thermal control algorithm to regulate temperature, improved RAM availability in MIUI  to prevent background apps getting killed , better UI performance by fixing issues such as frame rate drops and UI lag when performing intensive tasks like gaming. Continue reading “Redmi 1S v45 OTA update fixes heating issues, improves RAM management for Indian users”