LG Electronics has confirmed the G Pro’s successor, the LG G Pro 2 after the rumors. This would be the company’s next high-end smartphone in the G Series, after the G, G Pro and the G 2. LG has confirmed that the combined domestic sales of these three exceeded 1 million. The LG G Pro sales has crossed 100 thousand units in Korea, says. Continue reading “LG G Pro 2 confirmed, to launch in February”
Seven inch tablets are a dime and a dozen however finding one that delivers compelling performance at a competitive price point is still rather elusive. Enter the Tegra Note 7. Powered by a blazing fast Tegra 4 chip and boasting of strong gaming credentials, the Tegra Note 7 promises the sky. But can it deliver? We find out in our review. Continue reading “Xolo Play Tegra Note Review”
Micromax Canvas Turbo Mini A200 that was spotted online recently, is now available from Flipkart. It has a 4.69-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) display, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, Camerazzi Camera app similar to the Canvas Turbo that lets you create GIF Cinemagraph and remove unwanted objects with Object Eraser. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Turbo Mini A200 with 4.7-inch HD display now available for Rs. 14490”
BlackBerry’s popular instant messaging service, BBM, introduced voice calls support early last year to help it compete with more feature packed rivals. Alongside voice calls, it also brought in an interesting new Channels feature that lets users create groups to share content, location information. These features have so far been exclusive to BlackBerry devices.
We first spotted BBM Voice support for Android in the beta channels. Krishadeep Baruah, Senior Director of channel marketing in APAC for BlackBerry has now revealed that an update coming sometime next month will bring both the features to Android, iOS users. Revealed in an interview with the Times of India, Baruah also claims that video calling features too will be available across platforms later this year. BBM Voice will make it a compelling alternatives to the likes of Viber and Line given its sizeable userbase and popularity in India.
As the company’s market share drops, it aims to create new revenue streams through private BBM channels. The report goes on to state that Indian brands like Airtel, Cafe Coffee Day and Gaana.com have already launched their channels. Expect to see the application being updated sometime next month. Will BBM Voice, Channels support make you shift over from WhatsApp / Viber / WeChat or whatever other service you’re currently using? Sound off in the comments section!
[Via – Times of India]
Soen Audio, a US-based company launched TRANSIT, the company’s new Bluetooth speakers in India for Rs. 12,990. Here we have the speaker for review. The portable speaker is compact, has Bluetooth connectivity and also comes with built-in mic hands-free calls. Let’s check out the performance of the speaker in the detailed review. Continue reading “Soen TRANSIT Portable Bluetooth Speaker Review”
Nokia has launched the second season of the Your Wish is my App contest, which will include consumers and developers from across the globe. It launched the first season back in December 2012. It lets you submit mobile application ideas that would be developed into successful apps for the Windows Phone Store, if it wins. Continue reading “Nokia launches Season 2 of Your Wish is my App contest”
As expected, Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) has launched free incoming calls for their customers in Delhi and Mumbai. This would let them attend calls from any network for free of cost, without any packs while roaming between Mumbai and Delhi. The company launched new packs for free roaming last year in these circles for free roaming. Continue reading “MTNL makes incoming calls free while roaming between Mumbai and Delhi”
Wickedleak has launched Wammy Ethos Tab 3, the company’s latest tablet. It has a 7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a quad-core 1.2 GHz processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It comes with a 5-megapixel rear camera with flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support with 3G connectivity and voice calling capabilities. Continue reading “Wickedleak Wammy Ethos Tab 3 with 7-inch display, Dual SIM launched for Rs. 10990”
Micromax Canvas Turo A250 is the company’s latest flagship, and the Canvas Turbo Mini A200 would launch soon. Micromax entered into the Russian market earlier this week with its Canvas line-up. It had also announced the Canvas Knight A350 in Russia, as reported by PCMag.Ru. It has a 5.0-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) IPS display, powered by a 2 GHz octa-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It features a 16-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED Flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Knight A350 with 5-inch 1080p display, Octa-Core processor, 16MP camera announced in Russia”
Micromax Canvas Turbo Mini A200 that was leaked recently, has been listed on Flipkart. It has a 4.69-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) display, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support with dual standby and packs a 1800 mAh battery. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Turbo Mini A200 with 4.7-inch HD display, Android 4.2 gets priced at Rs. 14490”
Rumors about the LG G3 surfaced last month, which is expected only in the second half of 2014. As the MWC nears , more rumors have started flowing in about LG’s upcoming devices. The LG G Pro 2 phablet with a 6-inch full HD display is expected to be unveiled next month, according to Korea’s ETNews. The LG Optimus G Pro had a Snapdragon 600 processor and 2GB of RAM, the G Pro’s successor is expected to come with a Snapdragon 800 processor, similar to the LG G2 and would have 3GB of RAM to compete with the Note 3. It would run on Android 4.4 KitKat out of the box and have LTE-A support for select markets such as Korea. Continue reading “LG G Pro 2 with 6-inch 1080p display, 3GB RAM rumored to debut at MWC 2014”
We are back with our askFA discussion and live chat. This week’s askFA discussion is all about the recently launched Samsung Galaxy Grand 2. Samsung launched the Galaxy Grand 2 (G7102), the company’s latest mid-range smartphone last month, which went on sale in India last week at Rs. 22,999. We already brought you the Grand 2 unboxing, benchmarks, photo gallery and the camera samples of the device. We have also pushed out some gameplay videos and gaming review of the Galaxy Grand 2 over at our YouTube Channel. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 Live Chat and Discussion”
BSNL, State Owned Telecom Operator and MTNL would launch new free roaming plans starting from January 26th, according to a recent report from TOI. Videocon Mobile Services was the first operator in India to offer incoming calls free while on roaming on their own network by default, without any processing fee or a special tariff voucher. It also launched new packs later that offer free incoming calls while roaming on other networks. Other operators joined in with cheaper roaming plans starting with free incoming calls while roaming. Continue reading “BSNL and MTNL reportedly launching free roaming plans starting January 26th”
Viber for Android has been updated to version 4.2 that brings new features including option to block any number or your stored contact, customize incoming call and message tones and lots more new features. Viber introduced, Viber Out, a new a new feature to its entire user base last month that lets you make calls to any landline or mobile number.
Continue reading “Viber 4.2 for Android gets number blocking, customized sounds and more”
Samsung has started rolling out the Android 4.4.4 (KitKat) update for the Galaxy Note 3 in India. The Snapdragon-variant of the Note 3 got the Android 4.4.2 update, starting from Poland last week. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 was launched in India back in September last year running on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean). All the new Samsung Galaxy TabPRO tablet series runs on Android 4.4 out of the box. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Android 4.4.2 KitKat update starts rolling out in India”
