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BlackBerry smartphone powered by 64-bit Octa-Core chip rumored to arrive in September

BlackBerry would launch a smartphone powered by a 64-bit Octa-Core chip, according to a recent report from the pocket-lint. Samsung launched the Galaxy S4 which was the Exynos 5410, its first Octa-Core chip with fours Cortex A15 chips and four Cortex A7 chips. Later it released an upgraded Exynos 5420 on the Note 3. Recent rumors from N4BB revealed that the BlackBerry phone would run on the upcoming Snapdragon 810 (MSM8994) chip. Continue reading “BlackBerry smartphone powered by 64-bit Octa-Core chip rumored to arrive in September”

Airtel launches 4G on mobile, available for Apple iPhone 5s and 5c users in Bengaluru at 3G rates

Bharti Airtel has launched 4G on mobile starting from Bengaluru. Airtel announced their plans to roll out 4G LTE service on smartphones for customers in the city back in December. It also rolled out carrier settings update on the iPhone 5s and 5c that enables the 2300 MHz LTE (Band 40) on the smartphones. Few weeks back it conducted a soft launch, today it launched the service officially. Continue reading “Airtel launches 4G on mobile, available for Apple iPhone 5s and 5c users in Bengaluru at 3G rates”

Japanese Internet giant Rakuten acquires Viber for $900 million

Viber S2

Rakuten, one of the world’s largest Internet services companies based in Japan has acquired Cyprus-based Viber Media, one of the popular cross-platform VoIP app maker for $900 million. Rakuten said it would enter global messaging market with this acquisition, and it already has vast global portfolio of services such as e-readers, financial services, baseball team and more. It acquired Toronto-based eReader business Kobo and several e-commerce providers. It owns 40 different services and seeks to become the world’s No. 1 Internet services company. Continue reading “Japanese Internet giant Rakuten acquires Viber for $900 million”

Sony Xperia T, TX, V and SP Android 4.3 update starts rolling out

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Sony Mobile started rolling out the Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) update for the Xperia Z1 and Xperia Z Ultra back in December, the Sony Xperia Z, Xperia ZL, Xperia ZR and the Xperia Tablet Z got the update at the end of December. It rolled out the Android 4.3 for the SP in several countries including India earlier this week, now the company announced that it is also rolling out the Android 4.3 update for the Xperia T, Xperia TX and the Xperia V. Continue reading “Sony Xperia T, TX, V and SP Android 4.3 update starts rolling out”

Intex Aqua Octa Photo Gallery

Intex Aqua Octa is the Indian company’s foray into the huge screen 6″ phablet market, and is also one of the first devices to sport the Octa core processor from MediaTek. We had unboxed it earlier, to show you the box contents and a quick overview of the device, but this time around, we will show a walkthrough of the phone in clear photos. This 6 inch device from Intex is pretty unique. It looks like a really slim unibody phone but actually has a removable back cover and a replaceable battery, while managing to be light at the same time. It also has a sleek design over at the front, with a dark IPS screen and a metal rim, so how does it look from all the sides? Lets find out.

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Airtel, Reliance Jio, Vodafone win spectrum as auction raises Rs. 61,162 crore for Govt

2014 Spectrum Winners

The Department of Telecom (DoT) has announced the winners in the spectrum auctions in various circles that ended after 68 rounds. At the end of the 2G auction government got bids worth Rs. 61,162 crore, much higher than their target revenue of Rs. 41,000 crore. It had put 385 MHz of radio waves in the 1800 MHz band in 22 circles and 46 MHz in the 900 MHz band in 3 circles. Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd (RJIL) won 1800 MHz spectrum in 14 circles across India, out of 22 circles. Continue reading “Airtel, Reliance Jio, Vodafone win spectrum as auction raises Rs. 61,162 crore for Govt”

HP Slate 7 VoiceTab Hands On

The HP Slate 7 VoiceTab is the other device that HP launched today alongside the Slate 6 VoiceTab. Practically the same under the hood, the Slate 7 goes for a lower price point and a larger screen size. The tablet also enables voice calls and 3G functionality which isn’t something unheard of but is nice to have nonetheless. We spent some time with the tablet at the launch event in Delhi and here are our first impressions. Continue reading “HP Slate 7 VoiceTab Hands On”

HP Slate 6 VoiceTab Hands On

As global PC shipments drop, HP is making a push to re-enter the highly lucrative smartphone market. With the launch of the HP Slate 6 VoiceTab and the Slate 7 VoiceTab, the company have their sights set on the midrange phablets which is a segment that is currently dominated by local upstarts. Competition from global brands is heating up in the midrange 6inch phablet segment as Nokia too introduced its Lumia 1320 recently. We got to spend some time with HP’s new Slate 6 VoiceTab and here are our impressions.

We are live from MWC 2014 at Barcelona where we have HP showcasing the tablet. We made a quick hands on video which you can check out right below.

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BBM 2.0 for Android, iOS bring Channels and Voice support

Using BBM on an Android or iOS device? You have reason to be delighted as the company is rolling out version 2.0 of its popular messenger application. The headline feature here is of course support for BBM Voice. The service allows users to place voice calls over WiFi and cellular connections for free and helps connect BBM users across the world.

Additionally, the new update also brings BBM Channels to both Android and iOS. The service that was launched earlier last year allows users to engage in conversation with like minded BBM users on topics of common interest. Glympse based location sharing is another feature that we feel particularly stands out from the competition. You can switch on location sharing for a pre defined period of time. Continue reading “BBM 2.0 for Android, iOS bring Channels and Voice support”

Vodafone ties up with Star India for Vodafone Sports VAS offering

Vodafone India has entered in to a strategic partnership with Star India for multi-sports offering under new Vodafone Sports portal on Vodafone Live. This lets feature phone as well as smartphone users enjoy sports content on-the-go. Powered by starsports.com, Vodafone Sports offers curated in-depth content from different sports such as Cricket, Football, Tennis and Hockey. It would cover other major sports like F1, Tennis etc in the future. Continue reading “Vodafone ties up with Star India for Vodafone Sports VAS offering”

Micromax Canvas Power A96 with 5-inch display, 4000 mAh battery now available for Rs. 9900

Micromax Canvas Power A96

Micromax Canvas Power A96, the company’s latest smartphone in the Canvas series with 4000 mAh is now available from the official Micromax Store. It has a 5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display, powered by a 1.3 GHz Quad-core Mediatek MT6582M processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It comes with dual SIM support with dual standby. It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Power A96 with 5-inch display, 4000 mAh battery now available for Rs. 9900”

Rovio announces Angry Birds Stella

Rovio introduced a Pink Bird named Stella in the Angry Birds seasons. The company has just announced Angry Birds Stella, an upcoming game in the Angry Birds franchise aimed at female fans. This include the main Stella bird and her group. Looks like the story would revolve around them with a similar style of Angry Birds gameplay. The game is all about inspiration, empowerment and other real issues, without forgetting entertainment and quirky fun, says Rovio. Continue reading

Intex Aqua Octa Benchmarks

Intex Aqua Octa benchmarks

Intex launched the Aqua Octa, India’s first MediaTek Octa-Core powered smartphone last month. We already brought you the unboxing of the Aqua Octa. Here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. It is powered by a 1.66 GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6592 processor which has 8 ARM Cortex-A7 CPUs and is based on 28nm HPM. It has a Mali 450-MP4 GPU, comes with a 6-inch HD display and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). Continue reading “Intex Aqua Octa Benchmarks”

Micromax Canvas Turbo Mini Review

Micromax Canvas Turbo Mini-10

Micromax launched the Canvas Turbo, the company’s first smartphone with a full HD screen last year. The Canvas Turbo Mini is a smaller version of the Canvas Turbo, which has a slightly smaller HD display, a different processor, but it maintains the premium looks of the Canvas Turbo with its aluminium frame and a metal back. Is the Canvas Turbo Mini worth the price? Let us find out in the review. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Turbo Mini Review”

Basemark X updated to v1.1 for Android, iPhone and iPad, released for Windows Phone 8

Basemark X 1.1

Rightware launched the Basemark OS II cross-platform benchmarking tool for Android, iPhone, iPad and Windows Phone 8 last month. Today it updated the Basemark X cross-platform benchmarking tool to version 1.1 and has also released it on Windows Phone 8. Basemark X that was released last year was based on Unity 4.0 gaming engine, the version 1.1 Unity gaming engine version 4.2.2. This also adds new features and a new test called Hangar. As usual you get configurable settings and score breakdown in results screen in the full version. Continue reading “Basemark X updated to v1.1 for Android, iPhone and iPad, released for Windows Phone 8”