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Nokia Lumia 925 officially launched in India for a price of Rs. 33,499

We just witnessed the Nokia Lumia 925 go on sale from the official Indian online store for Rs. 34, 169 but curiously, without much fanfare. Well, Nokia has compensated for that now, with their launch event in New Delhi today. Yes, the Nokia Lumia 925 is finally official, and comes with a price tag of a slightly lesser Rs. 33, 499. The latest all rounded flagship from Nokia is aimed at fixing the few hardware problems the Lumia 920 had, for instance, the design, build and weight. Sporting an all new aluminium build with some hardware improvements like the six element camera lens, the Lumia 925 is for people who didn’t want the Lumia 920 because of the bulk or the used up design.It is kind of interesting to see that Nokia has built a nice little portfolio of Windows Phone devices for India with over 12 devices being introduced in the market so far.

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Asphalt 8: Airborne arrives for iPhone and iPad

Asphalt 8

Asphalt 8: Airborne from Gameloft that was announced back in June, is now available for iPhone and iPad at just $0.99. It offers even more challenges, more cars, all new maps and the most life-like graphics ever with the new physics engine that would give you a realistic feel when you pull death-defying stunts, destroy objects in your path, and catch major air off ramps. The Android version is expected to release later today. Gameloft has promised that the game would be available for Windows Phone 8 later this year. Continue reading “Asphalt 8: Airborne arrives for iPhone and iPad”

Qualcomm Powerful Processors Giveaway #1 Winner Announcement

Thanks for the awesome support and participation in the Qualcomm Powerful Processors Giveaway #1 guys! First up, we want to announce the winner for this first giveaway. We know a lot of you have been eagerly waiting for this. But before we jump to the announcement, we really thank you for the thousands of contest entries and tweets, excellent response guys!

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HTC One Mini White Retail Unboxing

Big screens aren’t for all customers and manufacturers are keen to address the need for different screen sizes. The latest trend is ‘Mini’ which brings the features of the HTC One to a smaller size. Announced last month the HTC One Mini brings the Ultrapixel camera, BoomSound speakers and Beats Audio to a smaller screen and thinner build.

The HTC One Mini has just gone on sale in the UK and we’re bringing you a retail unboxing of the small-but-powerful One Mini.

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Google Keep for Android v2.0 update brings Reminders, new navigation drawer and more

Google Keep for Android 2.0.35

Google has announced that they have stared rolling out a major update (v2.0.35) for the Google Keep app that brings lot of new features including reminders that lets you remind you of important tasks. You can use click the Remind me button from the bottom of any note and choose the type of reminder you want to add. This includes time-based reminders for a specific date and time and location reminder with automatic nearby place suggestions. Google Search for Android got Reminders back in May. This update also brings new navigation drawer, option to import images from your gallery to notes and lots more Continue reading “Google Keep for Android v2.0 update brings Reminders, new navigation drawer and more”

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 311 Benchmarks

Samsung launched the Galaxy Tab 311 last month in India. We’ve brought you the review and here are the complete benchmarks of the device. The tablet is powered by a 1.5Ghz dual core Exynos 4212 processor that is paired with 1.5GB of RAM. About 442 MB of free RAM is available at launch. Let’s check out how the tablet performs in various benchmark tests. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 311 Benchmarks”

Nokia 106 and Nokia 107 Dual SIM announced in China

The just announced Nokia 106 and Nokia 107 Dual SIM join the Finnish company’s feature phone portfolio. Both phones support quad band GSM networks but the Nokia 107 also brings dual SIM support to the mix.

The phones have a 1.8″ 56k TFT display and measure 112.9 x 47.5 x 4.8mm. Internally you’ll also find an FM Radio, LED light that can be used as a flashlight. The weight of the Nokia 106 is 74.2 grams while the 107 weighs slightly higher at 75.8 grams because of the larger battery. Continue reading “Nokia 106 and Nokia 107 Dual SIM announced in China”

Intex Cloud X3 Unboxing

Intex Cloud X3-9

Intex was the first company to launch an affordable Android smartphone, the Cloud X3 running on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). We have the device for unboxing and review. It is powered by the latest MediaTek MT6572 chip with Mali-400 MP GPU that has integrated Wi-Fi, FM, GPS and Bluetooth. Both the Cloud X1 and the Cloud X2 had a single-core processor. Sadly the Cloud X3 doesn’t have 3G support, but for the affordable price tag of Rs. 3790, it is acceptable. Intex has also launched the the Cloud X4 recently, which has a 3.2MP rear camera and 3G support.

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Vodafone and ICICI Bank launch M-Pesa mobile money transfer service in Delhi and NCR

Vodafone India partnered with ICICI Bank to launch M-Pesa, a mobile money transfer and payment service back in April 2013. Now Vodafone India has announced that they have launched the M-Pesa service in Delhi and NCR region. It offers a simple and secure way to transfer money and make payments with the security of financial transactions provided by ICICI Bank. This service offers unbanked and under serviced sections of the country to gain access to financial services via the mobile phone. Continue reading “Vodafone and ICICI Bank launch M-Pesa mobile money transfer service in Delhi and NCR”

Apple third-party USB charger trade-in program to start in India this month

Apple announced a take back program for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch USB power Adapters earlier this month since there were reports of safety issues with the counterfeit and third party adapters. The program started on 16th August in several countries, now BGR.in has reported that Apple India has confirmed them that the program will begin in India too, later this month. Some Apple premium retailers in Delhi are yet to confirm such offers since they might waiting for some formalities and the parts to ship, says the report. Continue reading “Apple third-party USB charger trade-in program to start in India this month”

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 311 Review

Samsung’s Galaxy Tab range of products have been immensely popular due to their successful marriage of price and specifications. While Samsung’s 7 inch tablet has been the highlight, 8 inches is fast becoming the sweet spot in terms of screen size. With that in mind, Samsung introduced their 8 inch tablet, the Galaxy Tab 3 311 in India sometime back. We’ve already brought you our first impressions. Check out the complete review of the Samsug Galaxy Tab 311, below. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 311 Review”

SwiftKey 4.2 for Android with SwiftKey Cloud released

Swiftkey 4.2

SwiftKey 4.2 is now available for Android phones and tablets from the Google Play Store . The SwiftKey 4 Beta was launched in July and it was updated last week with fixes and improvements. SwiftKey Cloud offers backup and sync that back up the words and phrases so that you can sync it when you move to a new device. The trending phrases feature analyses treding topics online and Twitter to automatically auto complete it as you type. SwiftKey 4.2 would be available as a free update to all the existing users and the company is running launch offer that lets you get the keyboard at 50% off. Continue reading “SwiftKey 4.2 for Android with SwiftKey Cloud released”

Asphalt 7 for Android updated with new Cars and Play Games integration

Gameloft is on a roll these days. Last week, they announced that Asphalt 8 will be hitting the Google Play Store and Apple App Store on August 22nd and today they have announced their partnership with Microsoft to bring 15 Gameloft games to Windows platform. Asphalt 8 is easily one of the most anticipated mobile racing games. Asphalt 7, still one of the top paid games, has just got an update from Gameloft.

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TomTom Navigation with fully offline maps arrives for Android in India

TomTom is a well known navigation solutions provider and can be spotted in most automobiles fitted with a navigation system, be it cars or even public transport. It is also widely known that mobile phones have made specialized navigation devices a bit redundant by offering excellent capabilities for everyone that owns a smartphone. TomTom has previously released its navigation apps on all mobile platforms, but they have seen a staged roll out in terms of countries, and now it is finally available for India’s Android devices.

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YouTube for iPhone and iPad v2.0 update brings watch while you search and play all button in playlist

YouTube for iPhone and iPad v2.0

Google has released an update for iOS and Android YouTube apps that lets the users size down a video so that they can continue to search YouTube for more content. We reported about the YouTube app update for Android recently rolling out widely.
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