iBall Slide 3G17, a new tablet from iBall in the slide series is now available from online retailer Snapdeal. It has a 7-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core Cortex A7 processor, Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera. Continue reading “iBall Slide 3G17 with 7-inch display, Dual SIM and voice calling now available for Rs. 7649”
Dell is not just one of the biggest PC makers out there, but also a close ally to Microsoft, with the latter recently helping out when the company went private. But being an independent company, Dell did make its foray into other platforms, with Android, and eventually even Chrome OS, both Google products. So, naturally, much like any other OEM, Dell is now in a patent licensing agreement with Microsoft where it will pay royalties for its products based on Android and Chrome OS. But surprisingly, even Microsoft is licensing some patents from Dell for its Xbox gaming consoles, making this deal more balanced than usual.
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Nokia is holding an event on April 2nd which is less than a week from now and according to the rumor mill, Nokia Lumia 630 and Lumia 930 are the products that will be unveiled during the event. Nokia Lumia 630 has been one smartphone that has been leaking for nearly months now and we know almost everything to know about the device except the launch date.
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Airtel Digital TV, the DTH service arm of Airtel has launched Airtel Pocket TV, the company’s latest mobile application, that lets users stream over 150 live TV channels and watch TV programs. It has over 10,000 hours of video content and over 13 channels on anytime TV, says the company. Continue reading “Airtel Pocket TV app launched for Android, coming soon to iOS”
Rovio has just launched the RPG version of Angry birds in the form of Angry Birds Epic and now, they have tied hands with Raketspel to bring a fun word game with monsters – Word Monsters. Word Monsters tries to combine monsters with word search and this new fun filled gameplay allows you to play in a theme based word search or a timed game.
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Samsung already sells LED lighting products in several countries. Today Samsung announced their first Smart Bulb with Bluetooth support. This lets you control 64 bulbs directly from a smartphone or a tablet using an application. It doesn’t need bridge,wireless connection, equipment or any tedious set up, says the company. LG unveiled a similar Smart Bulb earlier this week with built-in Bluetooth 4.0 that lets you control it using Android and iOS devices. Continue reading “Samsung introduces Smart Bulb with Bluetooth”
Twitter has started rolling out two new features for the Android and iPhone apps. The photo tagging feature would let you tag up to 10 people in photos. Another feature is option to upload up to four images in a Tweet at a time. “Tagging doesn’t affect character count in the Tweet — you can tag up to 10 people in a photo and still have all 140 characters at your disposal”, says Twitter. Continue reading “Twitter for Android and iPhone to get photo tagging and multiple photo upload”
Apple is not the sort of company that get its consumers through discounts and low prices. However, an Apple product – iPad 4 is being sold at a very discounted price of Rs. 29,995 for the 64GB in Amazon website and the offer is fulfilled by Chroma chain of electronics. This is a very good deal considering that the WiFi only version of a 64GB iPad 4 usually retails for Rs. 40,000 and above.
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BlackBerry Z30 has also received a limited period price cut in India, similar to BlackBerry Z10. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of its foray into the Indian market, the BlackBerry Z30 price has been reduced to Rs. 34,990 for a limited period. It was launched in India back in October last year at a price tag of Rs. 39990. This special offer will be valid till for next 60 days starting today. Continue reading “BlackBerry Z30 price temporarily drops to Rs. 34990”
S Mobility has launched the Spice Stellar Mettle Icon Mi- 506, the latest smartphone in the Spice Mettle series with a metal body. It has a 5-inch (480 x 854 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It comes with a 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It has Dual SIM support with Dual Standby and has 3G connectivity. Continue reading “Spice Stellar Mettle Icon Mi- 506 with 5-inch display, metal body launched for Rs. 6999”
LG has announced that the LG G2 mini would roll out globally starting from next month. It was unveiled ahead of MWC 2014 and packs a 4.7-inch (960 x 540 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 or 1.7 GHz Nvidia Tegra 4i processor, and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8 or 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It will be available in Dual SIM variants, 3G and LTE variants depending on the region. Continue reading “LG G2 mini global roll out begins in April”
BlackBerry Z10 received a price cut to Rs. 17,990 last month to celebrate the 10th anniversary of its foray into the Indian market. Even though the offer was available for a period of 60 days starting from February 25th, the BlackBerry Z10 ran out of stock in retails stores and online across the country. BlackBerry has announced that the Z10 has been restocked across India. Continue reading “BlackBerry Z10 back in stock in India, still available at offer price of Rs. 17990”
Samsung has launched the Gear Fit in India along with the Galaxy S5, Gear and Gear Neo. Samsung introduced the Gear Fit, the company’s first wearable fitness band at the MWC 2014 last month. The Gear fit has a wide 1.84-inch (432 x 128 pixels) Curved Super AMOLED display. It also has Pedometer, Heart Rate sensor, Accelerometer and Gyro sensors. Continue reading “Samsung Gear Fit launched in India for Rs. 15900”
Samsung has launched the Gear and Gear Neo smartwatches in India along with the Galaxy S5. Samsung unveiled the Gear 2, Gear 2 Neo and the Gear Fit at the MWC 2014 last month. The Gear 2 is the successor of the first Galaxy Gear, that was introduced at the IFA 2013. Unlike the first Android-based Galaxy Gear, this one runs on Tizen OS, optimized for wearable devices. It has the same 1.63 inch (320 x 320 pixels) Super AMOLED display that we had seen on the Gear. It has a 2-megapixel auto focus camera capable of recording 720p HD videos. Continue reading “Samsung Gear and Gear Neo launched in India for Rs. 21900 and Rs. 15900”
Ever since phablets launched, there has been a push for scaling and an increase in the information density on those screens, irrespective of resolution. There has been a push to adopt the, initially clunky, Multi Window system that allowed an user to have two different apps, or more recently, two different instances of the same app. all on the same screen. It made sense for some tasks such as using the calculator and having your expense notes on the same screen, or a voice recorder and a notes page for quick typing of notes on the same screen. It all makes sense if you specifically perform those tasks, and they work great. Other manufacturers have been giving it a go and Lenovo too has followed suit with its own implementation on its flagship smartphone, the Vibe Z. Here is a video demo of it –
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