Micromax A111 Canvas Doodle Benchmarks

Micromax A111 Canvas Doodle Benchmarks

Micromax launched the A111 Canvas Doodle back in May. It has a 5.3-inch (854 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8625Q processor with Adreno 203 GPU similar to the Karbonn S5 Titanium and the Samsung Galaxy Grand Quattro, but this one has 512MB of RAM. It runs on Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) and also comes with a free Stylus pen. We brought you the unboxing of the device last week, here we have the benchmarks of the device.

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Videocon A42 with 4.5-inch display, dual-core processor and Android 4.2 launched for Rs. 7490

Videocon A42

Videocon Mobiles has launched the A42, a new smartphone in the A Series. The company launched the A24, an affordable Android smartphone last month. It has a 4.5-inch (854 ×480 pixels) FWVGA capacitive touch sceen display, powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean).  It comes with a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support with dual standby and 3G. Continue reading “Videocon A42 with 4.5-inch display, dual-core processor and Android 4.2 launched for Rs. 7490”

Oppo R819 Hands on First Impressions

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Only yesterday we saw Oppo reveal its latest smartphone, the curiously named R819. After a critical success of the Oppo Find 5, which we think is one of the best Android hardware available on the market, the company has sought to reach lower price points with a smaller and a more mid-range device. We see the R819 as Oppo’s effort to claim volume as encouraging market results have cropped up at home. And surprise! We’ve already got the R819 here in our labs and here are our first impressions of the device in detail, read on!

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Nimbuzz Messenger for iPhone v3.1.1 update adds Stickers, Photo Filters and more

Nimbuzz Messenger for iPhone 3.3.1 Stickers

Nimbuzz Messenger for iPhone has been updated to version 3.1.1 that brings a lot of new features including a smart photo-editing tool that brings photo filters, stickers and lots more features. Nimbuzz for iPhone v3.1 update that was released last month brought lot of new features including phonebook suggestions, better file sharing and chat and lots more. Nimbuzz Messenger for Android got a major update to v2.6 last week that brought a new UI, Easy Swipe between chat screens, new emoticons, richer user profiles and more. Continue reading “Nimbuzz Messenger for iPhone v3.1.1 update adds Stickers, Photo Filters and more”

Spice Stellar Glamor Mi-436 with 4-inch display, dual-core processor and Android 4.2 coming soon

Spice Stellar Glamor

Spice is all set to launch the Stellar Glamor (Mi-436), a new Android smartphone in the Stellar series. This would have a 4-inch (480 x 800 pixels) display, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and run on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It comes with a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support and 3G . This would compete with the Intex Cloud Y2 that was launched earlier this week since both these have almost similar specifications. Continue reading “Spice Stellar Glamor Mi-436 with 4-inch display, dual-core processor and Android 4.2 coming soon”

YouTube for Android gets updated to version 5.0 with In-App Multitasking, new UI

Google has begun a staged roll out of the long awaited update to its YouTube app for Android. The update brings along a major redesign to the application and brings a lot of feature additions as well.

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Some of the major improvements include the updated card based interface. There’s in app multitasking that lets  you turn any video that you might be watching into a small window while you navigate the rest of the app. Continue reading “YouTube for Android gets updated to version 5.0 with In-App Multitasking, new UI”

Nokia Lumia 625 up for online pre-order in India for Rs. 19499


The Nokia Lumia 925 went on sale in India from the official Nokia Store last week. Now the Lumia 625 is available for pre-order from online retailer Flipkart in India. The Lumia 625 was unveiled last month and packs a 4.7-inch  (800 x 480 pixels) LCD display, which is the largest screen on a Lumia phone till date. The display also comes with Corning Gorilla Glass 2 protectiont and Super Sensitive Touch. It is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8930 processor and runs on the latest Windows Phone 8 OS with the latest Amber update. It has a 5-megapixel auto focus camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 625 up for online pre-order in India for Rs. 19499”

Vodafone India announces Drive into the Big League 3 contest for SMEs

Vodafone Drive into the Big League 3

Vodafone has announced Vodafone Drive into the Big League contest for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). This is the third season of the contest for the third Indian Grand Prix that would be held in Delhi from October 25 to 27, 2013. This would offer an opportunity for small and medium enterprises to take center stage with their logo on Vodafone McLaren Mercedes racing cars. Vodafone says they had overwhelming response for the second season in which Sequel Logistics Private Limited won and had its logo on the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes cars during Indian Grand Prix 2012. Continue reading “Vodafone India announces Drive into the Big League 3 contest for SMEs”

Special Edition Gold and White Blackberry Q10 now available in Dubai

If bling is your thing then Blackberry of all manufacturers has you covered with their new Gold and White edition of the Q10 handset. Available starting 19th August, this special edition of the handset will only be available to customers in the UAE.

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HTC begins Android 4.2.2 update roll out for One X, brings along Sense 5

Bringing its erstwhile flagship up to date, HTC has begun the rolling out the Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean update for the One X. The update brings along the latest version of Sense UI ie Sense 5 as seen on devices like the One and Desire 600.

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HTC One 4.2.2 Jellybean Update: What’s new?

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The HTC One was announced way back in February and it finally launched in India during May. The HTC One was launched on Android 4.1.2 and it got the Android 4.2.2 update back in July. The update is available both as OTA(Over-the-air) and via PC Companion. The size of the update is 436MB and it comes with a whole bunch of features.

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You can check out our video demo of the new features in HTC One 4.2.2 Jellybean update right below, if you don’t want to read the entire post.

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Oppo R819 now available for a AUD 399$ pre order in Australia, Japan and Hong Kong

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We just saw Oppo reveal their latest smartphone, the R819, an effort to make a well engineered smartphone that’s not too hard on your wallet. Speaking of your wallet, we have just been notified that the R819 is now available for pre order in three countries, namely Australia, Japan and Hong Kong. For 399$ in AUD, the device seems a bit pricier for the specs, but since this is just a pre order price, we reserve judgement until Oppo reveals their global price in USD. People from Hong Kong can get it for HK$2,798 and the Japanese can get it for 36,000 JPY, all from the third party retailer online retailer Expansys.

Update: The official Oppo Style site has now listed the R819 for a 349$ USD(roughly converts to 21K INR) pre order.

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Oppo reveals the R819, 4.7 inch 720p display in a 7.3mm thin and 110g light body

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Oppo, the Chinese company well known for its flagship product – the Oppo Find 5, has just revealed the latest product in its portfolio, the R819. The Oppo R819 comes with a stunningly svelte frame, measuring just 7.3mm in thickness and weighing 110g in weight. Although this is thicker than the company’s own 6.65mm Finder smartphone, it is still a considerable achievement due to all the modern specs the device boasts. It has a 4.7 inch 1280×720 resolution IPS screen that promises to have really good viewing angles thanks OGS(One glass solution). Other specs are pretty normal, which includes a 8 megapixel camera and a MediaTek MT6589 Quad Core processor. It runs on Android 4.2.1 JellyBean but can run Oppo’s own Color ROM as well as the stock Android ROM thanks to the unlocked bootloader out of the box.

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Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 vs Sony Xperia Z

Sony used to be one of the innovators in the mobile industry until Samsung took over the Android smartphones campaign. Ever since, Sony has been struggling to make a mark in the market. Sony’s flagships have always been short of the competition, but Sony realized that quite soon and was one of the first to bring 5inch Full HD displays to the market with their Xperia Z.

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