Micromax Bolt A59 and Bolt A28 that appeared online recently are now available from online retailer Snapdeal. These smartphones have a 3.5-inches (320 x 480 Pixels) capacitive touch screen display and powered by a 1 GHz processor. The Micromax Bolt A59 runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean), features a 2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera. The Bolt A28 runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), packs a 0.3-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera. Both these phones have 2G (EDGE) connectivity and dual SIM support with dual standby. Continue reading “Micromax Bolt A59 and Bolt A28 now available for Rs. 4542 and Rs. 3674”
Intex Cloud Y17 with 4.5-inch display, Android 4.2 now available for Rs. 6590
The Intex Cloud Y3, Cloud Y7 and the Cloud Y13 from the Cloud series were spotted online recently. Now the Intex Cloud Y17 has been spotted on the official website. It is also available from eBay. It has a 4.5-inch (480 x 854 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core MediaTek MT6572E processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Intex Cloud Y17 with 4.5-inch display, Android 4.2 now available for Rs. 6590”
Sony Xperia E1 and Xperia E1 dual spotted at FCC
Sony is preparing successors for last year’s Xperia E and E dual. The Xperia E1 and Xperia E1 dual has cleared FCC, as spotted by Xperia Blog. Codenames of upcoming Sony smartphones – D200X (D2004, D2005) and D210X (D2104, D2105) appeared online recently, and these upcoming Xperia smartphones have codes names Falcon SS (D200X) and Falcon DS (D210X), respectively, as mentioned on the FCC. Continue reading “Sony Xperia E1 and Xperia E1 dual spotted at FCC”
LG G Pro Lite Dual Benchmarks
LG launched the LG G Pro Lite Dual, the company’s latest Dual SIM smartphone with 5.5-inch qHD display in India back in October 2013. We have the device for review, and here are the benchmarks of the smartphone. It is powered by a 1 GHz dual-core Mediatek MT6577 processor based on ARM Cortex A9 CPU with PowerVR SGX 531 GPU. It runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It also comes with a stylus pen and packs a huge 3140 mAh battery. Let’s check out how it performs in a range of synthetic benchmark tests.
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LG G Pad 8.3 Google Play Edition Unboxing
LG is the company that is currently producing Google’s Nexus smartphones, but Google’s Nexus tablets are produced by Asus. So LG has decided to work with Google to bring the best of their tablet offerings – LG G Pad 8.3 as a Google Play Edition. So, today we have the LG G Pad 8.3 Google Play Edition for unboxing and you can check out the video right below.
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Intex Aqua Octa with 6-inch HD display, Octa-Core processor officially launched for Rs. 19999
The Intex Aqua Octa went on sale in India earlier today. Now Intex has official launched the smartphone today. It was unveiled back in November 2013 and packs a 6-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display based on One-Glass-Solution (OGS), powered by a 1.7 GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6592 processor with Mali 450-MP4 GPU and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It packs a 13-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED Flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera similar to the Aqua i7. Continue reading “Intex Aqua Octa with 6-inch HD display, Octa-Core processor officially launched for Rs. 19999”
Motorola drops Moto X price to $399 off contract
Motorola Moto X is one of the popular phones in US and as a new year gift to its new customers, Motorola has reduced the price of Moto X to 399$ off contract. Motorola Moto X was announced sometime in August and it was priced at 550$ off contract at the time of launch.
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Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 detailed specifications leak, Snapdragon 800 CPU and Android 4.4
Samsung Galaxy Note 12.2 (SM-P900) was spotted at the FCC back in November 2013. The high-end tablet would be called Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2,, according to SamMobile that leaked the complete specifications of the tablet through AnTuTu Benchmarks screenshots. According to the earlier leak tablet is rumored to feature a 12.2-inch (2560×1600 pixels) display equipped with IGZO (Indum-Gallium Zinc Oxide) technology and Bluetooth 4.0 LE and Wi-Fi 802.11ac. The Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 LTE (SM-P905) would have similar specifications of the WiFi variant and also come with 4G LTE radios, the new leak reveals. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 detailed specifications leak, Snapdragon 800 CPU and Android 4.4”
Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo with 5-inch display, Android 4.3 leaks
Samsung already has plans for huge line-up of smartphones and tablets for this year. Now the Samsung Grand Neo has been leaked, that has curved corners and Duos branding, similar to the Galaxy Grand. According to the SammyHub’s tipster, the Galaxy Grand Neo is expected to comes with a 5-inch (800 x 480 Pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Cortex A7 processor and run on 4.3 (Jelly Bean) with TouchWiz UI on top. It would also include Samsung’s software features such as Multi Window. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo with 5-inch display, Android 4.3 leaks”
Carbon for Twitter gets a makeover
Carbon, one of the popular third party Twitter clients has recently received a massive overhaul. Carbon is considered one of the better Twitter clients because of its buttery smooth UI and minimal design. The Carbon team pushed the version 2 just in time for New Year and it brought along a major redesign.
The starting screen that you see is your timeline. Swiping right takes you to the mentions and swiping right once more takes you to the direct messages. This is the basic structure of the application and it makes it quite easy and smooth to navigate between them. You can swipe up or down with two fingers to reach the top or bottom of the timeline respectively. This can be particularly useful if you want to go back to the top after checking out a lot of tweets.
A single click on the tweet will make the links, hashtags and mentions clickable. It also displays a quick action menu that lets you retweet, favorite or share the tweet. When you double tap a tweet, it will let you edit and retweet it. Swiping right from edge brings the favorites menu that has your favorites, retweets and recent searches. You can compose a new tweet with the + sign along with your display picture on the bottom right corner. The latest redesign also changed the way a profile is display and the new look is just gorgeous. Clicking on the Profile picture at the bottom right reveals a small menu with the settings icon and links to your profile.
Do you use Carbon? If not, are you willing to try? Do let us know what you think in the comments below.
Intex Aqua Octa with 6-inch 720p display, 1.7 GHz Octa-Core processor now available for Rs. 19999
Intex Mobile unveiled the company’s first Octa-Core processor-powered smartphone phone back in November last year. As we said, i17 is not the phone’s name, but the name of the phone is Aqua Octa. It is now available in India from online retailer Snapdeal. It has a 6-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display based on One-Glass-Solution (OGS), powered by a 1.7 GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6592 processor with Mali 450-MP4 GPU and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It packs a 13-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED Flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera similar to the Aqua i7. It comes with Dual SIM support with dual standby. Continue reading “Intex Aqua Octa with 6-inch 720p display, 1.7 GHz Octa-Core processor now available for Rs. 19999”
Xolo Q3000 with 5.7-inch 1080p display, 4000 mAh battery officially launched for Rs. 20999
Xolo has officially launched the Xolo Q3000, the company’s latest flagship smartphone. It comes with a 5.7-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) IPS display, powered by 1.5 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6589T processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 13-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED Flash, BSI 2 sensor, 1080p video recording and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with a BSI sensor. It comes with 2GB RAM and a 4000 mAh battery. It went on pre-order online last week and went on sale online earlier today.
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Xiaomi hopes to ship 40million smartphones in 2014
Xiaomi, one of the many Chinese manufacturers, has publicized its new year resolution on Twitter. The Chinese company usually makes headlines for its flagship Android devices that are inspired by Apple’s devices. During 2013, Xiaomi roped in Hugo Barra who was one of the highest executives of Android department inside Google.
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iberry Auxus Xenea X1 smartphone and Exynos 5 Octa-powered Auxus CoreX8 3G tablet launching in January
iberry has announced that they would launch two new smart devices, the Auxus Xenea X1 smartphone and Auxus CoreX8 3G tablet in January 2014. The Auxus Xenea X1 would come with a 4.5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) IPS display, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor with Mali-400 GPU. The Auxus CoreX8 3G tablet would come with a 7.85-inch HD multi-touch display and a 1.6 GHz + 1.2 GHz Samsung Exynos 5410 processor with Tri-core PowerVR SGX 544MP GPU. Both these devices would run on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) and is upgradable to higher versions via OTA updates. Continue reading “iberry Auxus Xenea X1 smartphone and Exynos 5 Octa-powered Auxus CoreX8 3G tablet launching in January”
Lava Iris 405+ with 4-inch display, 1.3 GHz Dual Core Processor coming soon
Lava launched the Iris 405 back in May, now the Iris 405+ has been listed on Flipkart. The upgraded version of the phone packs a 4-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera, similar to the Iris 405. It also has dual SIM support with dual standby similar to other Iris smartphones. Continue reading “Lava Iris 405+ with 4-inch display, 1.3 GHz Dual Core Processor coming soon”