Celkon CT910+ HD 7-inch tablet with voice calling launched for Rs. 7999

Celkon CT910 Plus HD

Celkon has launched the CT910+ HD, successor of the CT910. It has a 7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) display, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It comes with a 2-megapixel rear camera, VGA front-facing camera and  3G support via SIM card slot with voice calling capabilities similar to the Celkon CT888 that was launched back in April. Continue reading “Celkon CT910+ HD 7-inch tablet with voice calling launched for Rs. 7999”

Lenovo K900 Benchmarks

Lenovo K900 Benchmarks-1

Lenovo launched the K900, the company’s flagship Android smartphone in India last month at a price tag of Rs. 32,999. We brought you the unboxing of the device earlier this week. Here we have the benchmarks of the device. It is powered by a  dual-core Intel Atom Z2580 processor clocked at 2 GHz with Intel Hyper-Threading and PowerVR SGX544MP2 GPU. It beats some of the high-end devices including the Galaxy S4 and the HTC One in some of the benchmarks. Check out the benchmarks below. Continue reading “Lenovo K900 Benchmarks”

LG Optimus L4 II Dual gets priced at Rs. 9850 officially


LG Optimus L4 II Dual (E445) that was announced along with the Optimus L4 II last month has been priced officially on the LG India website. It has a 3.8-inch (320 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display, powered by a 1 GHz MediaTek MT6575 and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It comes with a 3-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash, dual SIM support with dual standby and a dedicated SIM switch key similar to the other dual SIM L Series II devices. Continue reading “LG Optimus L4 II Dual gets priced at Rs. 9850 officially”

Samsung Galaxy S4 Active AT&T Hands on

Samsung Galaxy S4 Active ATT Hands On-9

On Thursday in London & New York, Samsung made available its well-leaked and previewed variant of the Galaxy S4, the S4 Active. Having had a few minutes to play around with the device we came away with a few impressions, though a more detailed review will likely be a few weeks away. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S4 Active AT&T Hands on”

Airtel and Google partner to launch Free Zone, offers free access to Search, Gmail and Google+

Airtel Free Zone

Bharti Airtel has tied up with Google to launch of Free Zone powered by Google that would let Airtel mobile customers access to Google Search, Gmail and Google+ in India. These don’t work with the Google apps, and you need to use mobile web search and feature-phone-friendly versions of Gmail and Google+ . The first page of a website linked from search results is provided at no data cost. It is also optimized for non-smartphones or feature phones with data access. Continue reading “Airtel and Google partner to launch Free Zone, offers free access to Search, Gmail and Google+”

Mercury mTAB Lite 7-inch tablet with voice calling launched for Rs. 6000

Mercury mTab Lite

Kobian has launched the mTAB Lite, a new 7-inch tablet. It has a 7-inch ( 800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen, powered by a 1 GHz processor and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It has a 0.3-megapixel pixel rear and front-facing  cameras. It has 2G data connectivity and voice calling through a SIM card slot and packs a 2700 mAh battery. It has Adobe Flash 11.1 built-in speaker.
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Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE-A with 5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 800 CPU, LTE-Advanced announced

Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE-A

Samsung has announced the Galaxy S4 LTE-A, world’s first LTE Advanced-capable smartphone in Korea that would offer twice the speeds of LTE. It has a 5-inch Full HD (1920×1080 pixels) Super AMOLED display and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) similar to the Galaxy S4, but this one is powered by a  2.3 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor instead of Snapdragon 600 in the LTE version of the Galaxy S4. Other features are the same including a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash, Full HD video recording, 2-megapixel front-facing camera and 2600 mAh battery. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S4 LTE-A with 5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 800 CPU, LTE-Advanced announced”

Idea launches Choice Recharge and Choice Number offers in Maharashtra & Goa


Idea Cellular has launched two new offers, Choice Recharge and Choice Number in Maharashtra & Goa circle. The company already introduced the Choice Recharge offer in Tamil Nadu that lets you choose Idea to Idea Calling, SMS, Local Mobile Minutes and Internet offers with a single pack. The Choice Number offer would let new subscribers in Maharashtra & Goa to opt for a number of their choice when they connect with the Idea network in the circle. Continue reading “Idea launches Choice Recharge and Choice Number offers in Maharashtra & Goa”

HP Slate 21 AiO PC with 21.5-inch full HD display, Tegra 4 processor, Android 4.2 announced

HP Slate 21 AiO PC

HP has announced the Slate 21, the company’s first All in One (AiO) PC that runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 21.5-inch full HD capacitive touch screen reclining IPS touchscreen with wide viewing angles and powered by a quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 4 processor. You can adjust the screen between 15 and 70 degrees with your hand and can also mount the AiO using a standard VESA mount. It has DTS Sound for immersive audio experience and comes pre-loaded with Kingsoft Office for editing office files. HP announced the SlateBook x2 with 10.1-inch Full HD display and Tegra 4 last month. Continue reading “HP Slate 21 AiO PC with 21.5-inch full HD display, Tegra 4 processor, Android 4.2 announced”

Apple iPhone 5S prototype with A7 chip surfaces

iPhone 5S and iPhone 5

Apple is expected to release the next iPhone later this year, now a rumored prototype of the device has surfaced online that reveals that the phone might feature the next-gen A7 chip. The Apple iPhone 5 had a A6 chip with and the Apple iPad 4 had a A6X chip that is two times faster than the previous A5X chip. The new chip in the prototype has the model number of APL0698 instead of APL0598 which is the A6 chip in the iPhone 5. The A6X has the model number of APL5598 and the first digit of the model number varies if there is a slight increment and the second digit changes when transitioning to a new family, says Macrumors. Continue reading “Apple iPhone 5S prototype with A7 chip surfaces”

Age of Empires to land on iOS and Android in 2013, more first party games later

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In a landmark change to the mobile gaming scenario, Microsoft has decided to bring some of its hugely popular first party titles to iOS and Android beginning with the Age of Empires in 2013. This is facilitated thanks to a license agreement by Microsoft with Klab, a mobile game developer in Japan which plans to port Age of Empires within this year to iOS and Android.

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Sony Xperia C with 5-inch display, 1.2 GHz quad-core processor, Android 4.2 announced

Sony Xperia C

Sony Mobile has also announced the Xperia C, a mid-range device in the Xperia series. It has a 5-inch (960 x 540 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean). It comes with a 8MP rear camera with LED Flash, Exmor R sensor and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It is capable of recording 1080p HD videos. It has a LED notification light below the display and has dual SIM support with dual standby. Continue reading “Sony Xperia C with 5-inch display, 1.2 GHz quad-core processor, Android 4.2 announced”

Sony unveils the SmartWatch 2 for Android with one touch NFC

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Smartwatches have always been a niche at best. Recently spurred into prominence by crowd funded hardware innovators like Pebble, amidst rumours of Apple being interested in a similar device, the smart watch is suddenly cool again, and Sony wants in on the market enthusiasm. While they pioneered a bluetooth watch since 2007, Sony has unveiled its latest iteration of the same – the Sony SmartWatch 2. Made for Android devices running on v4.0 ICS or later, the watch sports NFC one touch pairing and promises several utilitarian functionality to grace your wrist. This has been launched in conjunction with the massive 6.4 inch Sony Xperia Z Ultra, check that out. Watch this official promo to get an idea of what it is –

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Sony Xperia Z Ultra with 6.44-inch 1080p display, 2.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor announced

Sony Xperia Z Ultra

Sony has finally announced the Xperia Z Ultra, the company’s latest flagship phone in the Xperia range. It has a 6.44-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Triluminos Display with with X-Reality engine that would offer rich, natural colours, powered by 2.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with Sony Exmor RS sensor, 1080p video recording and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It is just 6.5mm thick and weighs 212 grams. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z Ultra with 6.44-inch 1080p display, 2.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor announced”

Sony Xperia Z Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean update starts rolling out

Sony Xperia Z Android 4.2.2

Sony has finally started rolling out the Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) update for the Xperia Z soon after the roll out for the Xperia ZL. The version number for the update is 10.3.A.0.423 . The update is now available for Spain and the Ukraine for the LTE model (C6603) and for the carrier variants in Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary and the Netherlands. It also also available in Taiwan for the HSPA+ version (C6602). Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean update starts rolling out”