UC Browser HD 3.0 for Android brings built-in video player, gesture controls and more

UC Browser HD

UCWeb has updated UC Browser HD for Android to version 3.0, a major update, that brings gesture control on tablets and large screen phones. The new update also adds intelligent text zoom for easier reading, page preloader, cloud sync and more. Continue reading “UC Browser HD 3.0 for Android brings built-in video player, gesture controls and more”

Snapdeal ties up with Aircel for bundled data offers on phones sold on the website

Snapdeal and Aircel

Snapdeal.com, one of the popular online retailer in India, has partnered with Aircel, one of India’s leading telecom operators, to offer free data to customers buying data enabled phones. These customers can get up to 3GB of free 2G or 3G data valid for 3 months. Micromax partnered with Aircel last year for bundled offers on smartphones and 3G Dongles. Continue reading “Snapdeal ties up with Aircel for bundled data offers on phones sold on the website”

HTC One successor rumored to arrive as a Google Play Store edition as well along with a LED front flip cover

HTC One was a huge hit and went on to be called as one of the greatest Android phones ever made mainly because of its build quality. HTC has retained a larger part of the popular design, tweaked the internals and the camera to come up with their yet to be announced All new HTC One.

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Nokia X+ and Nokia XL Android smartphones coming to India within 60 days

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Today, at the Nokia X launch event in India, Nokia has announced that both the Nokia X+ and the Nokia XL, dual SIM Android smartphones would be available in India within the next 60 days.  Both these phones were announced at the Mobile World Congress 2014 at Barcelona last month, along with the Nokia X, and are based on  Android Open Source Project (AOSP). The Nokia X+ is similar to the Nokia X, but this packs 768MB of RAM, instead of 512 MB on the Nokia X. Continue reading “Nokia X+ and Nokia XL Android smartphones coming to India within 60 days”

Nokia X Dual SIM Android smartphone launched in India for Rs. 8599

Nokia X

Nokia has launched the Nokia X, the company’s first Android smartphone based on Android Open Source Project (AOSP). It was announced at the Mobile World Congress 2014 at Barcelona, last month and packs a 4-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 play (MSM8225) processor and runs on Nokia X software platform 1.0 based on AOSP Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has dual SIM support and a 3-megapixel rear camera. Continue reading “Nokia X Dual SIM Android smartphone launched in India for Rs. 8599”

Sony and Panasonic announce Archival Discs coming in Summer 2015

Once the era of CDs was over, DVDs took over and the Blu-Rays have failed to catch up ever since because of the rise of portable devices like smartphones and tablets. The need for optical discs has drastically reduced over the past of couple of years and in almost a dying industry Sony and Panasonic have announced a new type of disc called as Archival Discs.

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Samsung launches Milk Music ad-free radio service for select Galaxy smartphones in the US

Samsung Milk Music

Samsung has launched Milk Music, a new ad-free radio service with 200 radio stations in the U.S. It is powered by Slacker Radio. It has a new design, that lets you change station with a turn of a dial, and doesn’t require any set up or registration. It would be ad-free only for a limited period. Continue reading “Samsung launches Milk Music ad-free radio service for select Galaxy smartphones in the US”

iberry Auxus Nuclea N2 Benchmarks

iberry Auxus Nuclea N2 Benchmarks

iberry launched the Auxus Nuclea N2 smartphone, successor of the Nuclea N1 back in January. We already brought you the unboxing of the Nuclea N2 earlier this week. Here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. It is powered by a Octa-Core MediaTek MT6592 processor which as 8 ARM Cortex-A7 CPUs, each clocked at 1.66 GHz and is based on 28nm HPM. It has a Mali 450-MP4 GPU, comes with a 5.7-inch 1080p display and  runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). This is the first Octa-Core chip with Heterogeneous Multi-Processing (HMP), where all the core can be turned ON at the same time. Check out the synthetic benchmark results below. Continue reading “iberry Auxus Nuclea N2 Benchmarks”

Pebble app store arrives for Android, Gets eBay and Evernote apps

Pebble App Store for Android

Pebble, the company’s behind the most popular smartwatch has finally released their app store for Android on Google Play. The Pebble app store for iOS was released last month, and a beta version of the Android app was introduced alongside. The company had been updating the Pebble beta app for Android with new features and fixes since then, and the Android Beta 11 was the most recent beta version, that was released earlier this week. Continue reading “Pebble app store arrives for Android, Gets eBay and Evernote apps”

Kindle Paperwhite (First gen) finally gets Goodreads integration, Kindle FreeTime and more


Amazon unveiled the New Kindle Paperwhite back in September last year, and announced that it would get Goodreads and FreeTime features in a software update. The New Paperwhite got the these features in an update in November, but the company did not announce these features for the first Generation Paperwhite. Amazon has rolled out a new update (version 5.4.4) to the first generation Paperwhite, that brings Goodreads integration, Kindle FreeTime feature and more features, that were available in the New Kindle Paperwhite. Continue reading “Kindle Paperwhite (First gen) finally gets Goodreads integration, Kindle FreeTime and more”

BSNL Champion DM6513 with 6.5-inch display, Android 4.2 launched for Rs. 6999

BSNL Champion DM6513

BSNL, State Owned Telecom Operator has partnered with Champion to launch BSNL Champion DM6513, a 6.5-inch phablet. The display resolution is unknown. It is powered by a dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. BSNL partnered with Champion to launch BSNL Champion My Phone SM3512 and SM3513 earlier this year. It partnered with Pantel Technologies to launch Penta Smart PS650 with a 6.5-inch screen last year. Continue reading “BSNL Champion DM6513 with 6.5-inch display, Android 4.2 launched for Rs. 6999”

Intex Cloud Y4+ with 4-inch display, dual-core processor listed on official website for Rs. 5990

Intex Cloiud Y4 Plus

Intex Cloud Y4 surfaced  online back in October last and went on sale after sometime. Today, Intex Cloud Y4+, a slightly enhanced variant of the Cloud Y4 has been spotted on the official website. It has a 4-inch (800 ×480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core MediaTek MT6572 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean).  It has a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Intex Cloud Y4+ with 4-inch display, dual-core processor listed on official website for Rs. 5990”

iberry Auxus Nuclea N2 Unboxing

iberry Auxus Nuclea N2-1

iberry launched the Auxus Nuclea N2 smartphone, successor of the Nuclea N1 back in January at an offer price of Rs. 19,990 for 10 days, after that it was available for Rs. 23,990. Earlier this week the company re-launched the phone at the offer price of Rs. 19,990, that is available till today. It is one of the first smartphones to feature an octa-core MediaTek processor and a full HD display in India.  Let us check out the unboxing. Continue reading “iberry Auxus Nuclea N2 Unboxing”

WeChat 5.2 for Android brings new UI and features

WeChat for Android

WeChat for Android has been update to version 5.2, that brings a lot of new features, including a new user interface, Real-Time location sharing, so that you can help your friends navigate their way on the WeChat map and through an integrated walkie-talkie session, option to search chat history with Android’s universal Search feature and more. Continue reading “WeChat 5.2 for Android brings new UI and features”

HP 8 Tablet with 7.85-inch display, Android 4.2 launched in the US for $169.99

HP 8 tablet

HP has launched HP 8, a 7.85-inch tablet in the U.S. It has a 7.85-inch (1024 x 768 pixels) IPS multitouch display, powered by a quad-core Allwinner A31s  processor and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 2-megapixel rear camera and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. It has WiFi, but lacks a SIM card slot, so you lose voice calling capabilities. Continue reading “HP 8 Tablet with 7.85-inch display, Android 4.2 launched in the US for $169.99”