MapmyIndia for Android, Windows Phone and Windows 8 gets real-time traffic information

MapMyIndia Real time traffic

MapmyIndia, popular for its GPS navigation and mobile apps has updated the MapmyIndia app for Android, Windows Phone and Windows 8 tablets / PCs with real time traffic information. This offers accurate, comprehensive and real-time traffic information so that you can easily track the traffic situation in real time and plan routes accordingly. Continue reading “MapmyIndia for Android, Windows Phone and Windows 8 gets real-time traffic information”

Lava Iris 506Q with 5-inch display, quad-core processor, Android 4.2 launched for Rs. 10999

Lava Iris 506Q

Lava has officially launched the Iris 506Q, a new smartphone in the Iris series. It went on sale online earlier this week, but the launch price is cheaper than the online price of Rs. 11700, which is a good thing. It has a 5-inch qHD  (960 × 540 pixels) OGS display,  powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash, 720p HD video recording and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. It has Dual SIM support with dual standby and 3G connectivity. It also comes with FOTA feature to update the phone’s software over-the-air. Continue reading “Lava Iris 506Q with 5-inch display, quad-core processor, Android 4.2 launched for Rs. 10999”

Opera partners with 7 more Indian OEMs to pre-install Opera Mini browser on Android devices

Opera Mini 100 Devices India

Opera has announced that they have partnered with 7 Indian OEMs including Micromax, Videocon, Spice, MoMagic Technologies, Wynncom, Lemon Mobiles and iBall to pre-install the Opera mini browser on their Android devices. Opera has also added 2 more OEMs, Symphony Mobile in Bangladesh and Colors Mobile in Nepal in South Asia region. Opera partnered with 7 Indian OEMs Celkon, Karbonn, Lava. Intex, Fly,  Zen and HCL back in May 2013. Continue reading “Opera partners with 7 more Indian OEMs to pre-install Opera Mini browser on Android devices”

BBM for Android and iPhone coming on September 21st and 22nd respectively

Yesterday, BlackBerry announced their big Z30 and we brought you news that BBM will be available for Android and iOS very soon. After months of waiting, BBM will be finally available as a cross-platform service starting this week. BlackBerry have officially announced that BBM is be coming to Android on September 21st and to iOS on September 22nd.

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Panasonic P11 with 5-inch HD display and T11 with 4-inch display now available for Rs. 16364 and Rs. 9520

Panasonic P11

Panasonic P11 and T11, two new Android smartphones appeared on Flipkart back in July, but those appeared suddenly. Now these phones are available from online retailer Snapdeal. The Panasonic P11 has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display and the Panasonic T11 in the new T Series comes with a 4-inch WVGA  (480×800 pixels) display. Both these phones are powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). Continue reading “Panasonic P11 with 5-inch HD display and T11 with 4-inch display now available for Rs. 16364 and Rs. 9520”

Micromax to preload BBM on all its Canvas Smartphones

Micromax new logo

BlackBerry messenger, one of the most popular instant messaging services, had announced its arrival on iOS and Android platforms earlier, but it looks like manufacturers are already warming up to the concept of pre-loading it on their devices. Micromax is the one of the first manufacturers to announce that it will pre-load BBM on all of its Canvas Smartphones starting from the first week of October. But of course existing users too, can download the BBM app through the play store, irrespective of the device they own.

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Apple releases iOS 7 for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch

Apple iOS 7 rollout for iPhone and iPad

Apple has released the iOS 7 for the public for iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, the new iPad, iPad 2, iPad mini and iPod Touch (fifth generation) as they promised. Apple announced the iOS 7 at WWDC 2013 in June that brings a new design, hundreds of new features including Control Centre, AirDrop, iTunes Radio and improvements to Notification Centre, Multitasking, Camera, Photos, Safari, Siri and more. Continue reading “Apple releases iOS 7 for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch”

Angry Birds Star Wars II for Android, Windows Phone 8, iPhone and iPad now available for Download

Angry Birds Star Wars II

Rovio, the creators of Angry birds has released Angry Birds Star Wars II for Android, iPhone, iPad and Windows Phone 8 devices as they promised back in July. This follows the story of the three prequel Star Wars movies and would also bring new Angry Birds Star Wars characters including versions of young Anakin, Mace Windu, Darth Maul and more. For the first time ever you can Join the Pork Side and play as the fearsome Darth Maul, Emperor Palpatine and many other favorites! Continue reading “Angry Birds Star Wars II for Android, Windows Phone 8, iPhone and iPad now available for Download”

Dead Trigger 2 for Android, iPhone and iPad coming on October 23rd

Dead Trigger 2

Madfinger Games, the creators of the popular games such as Shadowgun and Dead Trigger has just announced that the Dead Trigger 2 would be released on the 23rd of October 2013 at the Tokyo Game Show 2013. The Dead Trigger 2 is a first person zombie shooter similar to the first game that was released in 2012. The first game was launched as a paid game and went free later, but this once would launch for free on both the Android and iOS devices. Continue reading “Dead Trigger 2 for Android, iPhone and iPad coming on October 23rd”

NVIDIA Tegra Note unveiled with 7-inch HD display and Tegra 4 CPU, Xolo announced as a partner

NVIDIA Tegra Note

NVIDIA has announced the Tegra Note, the company’s latest tablet that is designed by NVIDIA. It is manufactured by a contract partner and would be sold thorough several partners across the world including India. The Tegra Note has a 7-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) IPS display with support for NVIDIA DirectStylus technology that bring stylus support to low-cost tablets. It is powered by a 1.8GHz quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 4 CPU and runs Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) with OTA updates directly from NVIDIA. It has a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. Continue reading “NVIDIA Tegra Note unveiled with 7-inch HD display and Tegra 4 CPU, Xolo announced as a partner”

Xolo Q1000S Review

Xolo Q1000S-1

Xolo had launched several smartphones in the Q CORE series, the Q1000S is the company’s latest smartphone in the series. It is also the successor of the Q1000 that was launched back in May. The Q1000S that was launched at the end of August at a price tag of Rs. 18,999 has the same 5-inch display, but this has an upgraded 1.5 GHz quad-core MediaTek 6489 Turbo processor, a 13MP rear camera and a 5MP front-facing camera. Can this compete with other similar range smartphone in the market ? Let’s find out in the review. Continue reading “Xolo Q1000S Review”

Micromax Canvas Tab P650 with 8-inch display, 3G voice calling launched for Rs. 16500

Micromax Canvas Tab

Micromax has launched the Canvas Tab P650, the company’s first tablet in the Canvas series. It has a 8-inch (1024 x 768 pixels) multi-touch display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with 720p HD video recording and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has 3G support via a SIM card slot and has voice calling capabilities.

It comes pre-loaded with Opera mini browser,  Spuul to watch free movies online, Music Hub to get access to songs online and M! Live  to download HD/premium games. The M! Security app lets you Back-Up the phone Tracke the tab remotely and Anti-Virus features. It also comes with Look away to pause, Video pinning, pop-up browser and OTA update support similar to the latest Canvas smartphones. This tab would compete with the recently launched Xolo Tab.

Micromax Canvas Tab P650 specifications

  • 8-inch (1024 x 768 pixels) multi-touch display
  • 1.2 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT8389 processor
  • Android 4.2.1 (Jelly Bean)
  • 5MP auto focus rear camera
  • 2MP front-facing camera
  • 1080p Full HD video playback
  • 1GB DDR3 RAM, 16GB internal memory (11.07GB for intenal SD and 1.73GB for apps), expandable up to 32 GB
  • 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0, GPS / aGPS
  • 3.5 mm audio jack
  • 4800 mAh battery with up to 5 hours of usage, up to 10 hours of talk time and up to 400 hours standby

The Micromax Canvas Tab P650 comes in white and blue colors and is priced at Rs. 16,500. It would be available from retail stores across India starting from today.

Intex SMASH BT Bluetooth speaker with iPhone dock launched for Rs. 4999

Intex SMASH BT

Intex Technologies has launched the SMASH BT, a Bluetooth sound box along with range of multimedia speakers in India. It is compact, has a eye catching and comes with integrated subwoofer for powerful, deep lows without distortion. It has range of connectivity options including a iPod, iPhone and iPad dock, Bluetooth, LineIn, AUX and Video Out. Since this has a standard connector and not the lightning connector used in the latest iPhone 5, 5S, 5C and the latest iPod touch, you can’t dock these in the speaker. Continue reading “Intex SMASH BT Bluetooth speaker with iPhone dock launched for Rs. 4999”

Infinity Blade III for iPhone and iPad released

Infinity Blade III

ChAIR Entertainment has finally released the Infinity Blade III, the latest game in the Infinity Blade franchise. It is a sword-fighting action game based on the thrilling story line of love, betrayal, and redemption. It also has epic battle against the Dragon, a recurring enemy who appears throughout the Infinity Blade III adventure. The Hideout is your new home base where you’ll launch quests, brew potions, fuse gems, and re-forge mastered items. Continue reading “Infinity Blade III for iPhone and iPad released”

MTS launches Lava L661 affordable CDMA phone for Rs. 1199

Lava L661

MTS has partnered with Lava Mobiles to launch the Lava L661, one of the most affordable CDMA phone in India. It has a 1.8-inch TFT screen, keypad supports single thumb usage and a micro SD card slot with expandable memory of up-to 4GB.  It comes with MTS unlimited talk plans. It supports speaker phone and has a lot of  utility features including Alarm, Calculator, Calendar, Predictive text T9, Vcard, Group SMS, Scheduler and MTS info. Continue reading “MTS launches Lava L661 affordable CDMA phone for Rs. 1199”