Nokia has announced the launch of a $100 million venture fund to invest in auto technology across the globe, including India. The Finnish phone giant plans to invest the fund in promising startups and auto service companies that are involved in connected car related technologies.
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Vodafone India has launched Vodafone Fan Army, a new Group Selfie contest for pre-paid and post-paid Vodafone customers. Vodafone customers can upload a group selfie with their friends on vodafone.in/fanarmy and stand a chance to win an opportunity to be a part of the Vodafone Fan Army by winning tickets to watch the IPL match live in India. Participants would also stand a chance to win jerseys and other merchandise. Continue reading “Vodafone India launches Vodafone Fan Army contest for IPL 2014”
Android KitKat is now present on 8.5% of all global active devices, according to the data released on the Android Developers Dashboard The latest version of Google’s Operating System increased its share by 3.2% over last month when it stood at 5.3%.
Nokia HERE might soon land on other popular platforms like Android and iOS, according to a job listing. The company has posted a job offering on LinkedIn which suggests that Nokia is planning to offer its native HERE apps to other platforms besides its own and Windows Phone.
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SanDisk Corporation introduced the 128GB SanDisk Ultra microSDXC UHS-I (Class 10), the world’s largest capacity microSD card for smartphones and tablets at the MWC 2014 earlier this year. It has introduced the 128GB microSDXC in India. The first 128MB micro SD card was launched in 2004, it took just 10 years to bring memory capacity of 128GB. Continue reading “SanDisk 128GB microSDXC memory card launched in India for Rs. 9999”
Since its entry into the Indian market, Gionee has faced an uphill struggle against established competition and market preconceptions. Through effective marketing campaigns and quality products, the brand is seeing itself in an ever improving position. With the Gionee Elife E7 Mini, it tries to bring some of the learnings from the flagship E7 to a more affordable price point while also adding yet another twist to the smartphone. Continue reading “Gionee Elife E7 Mini Review”
Apple introduced Cash back offers for iPad mini last year. Today Apple’s premium reseller Imagine has sent us an email regarding a new Buy Back offer for the iPhone 5c. Under this buy back offer you will get Rs. 7,500 discount on iPhone 5c 16GB in exchange for old smartphones. It says, “All leading smartphones qualify for this offer” and the unit should be in working condition along with the charger. You can get more details from your nearest Apple Premium Reseller across India. Continue reading “Apple offers minimum Rs. 7500 discount on iPhone 5c in exchange for old smartphones”
The Gionee Elife E7 Mini was unveiled alongside the flagship device, the Elife E7 at an event a few months back from where we’d brought you our first hands on. Powered by a 1.7 Ghz Mediatek MT6492 processor and paired with 1GB of RAM, the Elife E7 Mini is a decidedly less powerful device than the flagship. The phone has a 4.7 inch 720p display and is running on Android 4.2.2 with Gionee’s custom Amigo OS 2.0 UI layer thrown on top for good measure. We put the device through a range of synthetic benchmarks to get some comparative scores. Let’s check them out below. Continue reading “Gionee Elife E7 Mini Benchmarks”
Google has updated Google Search app on Android by adding offline support to Google Now. This means, now when a user loses internet connection on their phone, all the important Google Now cards will still remain loaded on your phone.
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Live images of the LG G3 leaked twice recently, now @evleaks has post two press renders of the smartphone in black and white colors. It shows the similar narrow bezel, rear mounted buttons, loudspeaker and a sensor next to the camera module, which could be the rumored fingerprint reader. Continue reading “LG G3 press renders surface, more specifications revealed”
Last week, Snapchat made its foray into instant messaging by adding instant message and video calling feature to its Android and iOS apps. Today, a new report from The Verge suggests that the latest update was powered by company’s secret acquisition of AddLive.
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Specifications of the HTC M8 mini leaked out back in February even before the HTC One M8 was unveiled. Now @evleaks has posted a press render of the M8 mini that is expected to be launched as HTC One mini 2. The leak reveals the phone’s colors, Gunmetal Gray, Glacial Silver and Amber Gold, similar to the HTC One (M8). According to the leaked render, it is clear that the phone lacks a Duo camera arrangement like the One M8. Continue reading “HTC One mini 2 leaked press render shows the phone in Gray, Silver and Gold colors”
The world’s most popular Windows Phone turned into a life saver for a police man in Sao Paulo, Brazil where a couple of robbers opened fire at him in his house. The Lumia 520, which was sitting in his back pocket took a bullet, and in the end saved his life, and literally his behind too. Nokia, being known for its build quality, will certainly take this as a positive result, but we are sure any phone would have done the same.
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Apple has acquired LED maker LuxVue for an undisclosed sum, according to a TechCrunch report. The startup specializes in power-efficient displays that could be used in small consumer devices lacking space for bulky screens or batteries.
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Xolo has announced the Q900T, the latest smartphone in the Q CORE series and the successor of the Xolo Q900. It has a 4.7-inch HD (1280 x 720 pixels) IPS display at 312 ppi with 178-degree wide viewing angle and a 2.5 D Edge-to-edge curved glass on the front, similar to Xolo X1000 that was released last year and the rear panel too looks similar to X1000. It is powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6589T processor that is clear from ‘T’ in the model number of the phone. It runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean), similar to most of the Xolo phones. Continue reading “Xolo Q900T with 4.7-inch HD display, 1.5GHz quad-core processor announced for Rs. 11999”
