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LG Optimus G Pro launched in India for Rs. 42500

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LG has launched the Optimus G Pro (E988), the company’s flagship smartphone in India. The phone was expected to launch in India last month. It packs a 5.5-inch (1920×1080 pixels) Full HD IPS curved glass display, powered by a 1.7 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor with 400 MHz Adreno 320 GPU and runs on Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) with Optimus 3.0 UI. It has a 13MP rear camera with LED Flash, 2.1 MP front-facing camera and packs a 3140 mAh battery. It has lot of camera features including Dual Recording, Virtual Reality (VR) Panorama Smart Video, Smart Camera, Pause and Resume Recording and lots more. Continue reading “LG Optimus G Pro launched in India for Rs. 42500”

HTC One Mini surfaces again in a new set of images

HTC One Mini leak

HTC One Mini is not a mystery any more. The specs of the phone surfaced first in February earlier this year. The press render of the phone appeared back in May along with the rumored specs. . It was caught on camera last month that showed the chin and the bottom part of the device, and whole front part of the device was revealed last month. Now the full hands-on images of the device has appeared on a Bulgarian website smartnews.bg that also confirms the specs of the device. Continue reading “HTC One Mini surfaces again in a new set of images”

Nokia Lumia 1020 for AT&T revealed in leaked press image

Well known source of pre release information, Evleaks, has struck gold once again with a leaked press render of the Nokia Lumia 1020 heading to AT&T. The image suggests a subtle enhancement to the design formula pioneered by the Lumia 920. A very interesting addition that can be spotted is the oft rumored Nokia Pro Cam application that will hopefully provide advanced control over the handset’s rumored 41 megapixel sensor. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 1020 for AT&T revealed in leaked press image”

Moto X customization options to include engraving, back panel colors

Ahead of the official announcement, we’re finally getting some concrete details about Motorola’s first handset designed while under Google’s ownership. The handset that will be completely assembled in the US is being called “the first smartphone you can design yourself.” New details have emerged regarding the level of customization that will be offered to buyers of Motorola’s new handset. It will be possible for buyers to select a cover for the back panel and also a trim color. Additionally, Motorola will offer a phone engraving service that will let users place a custom message on the backpanel of the phone. Continue reading “Moto X customization options to include engraving, back panel colors”

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 to ship with 3GB RAM says Korea Economic Daily

It is no secret that Samsung will have a next generation Note out later this year. The Galaxy Note 3 as it will most likely be known is expected to be powered by a Snapdragon 800 processor. The phone will also be amongst the first to pack 3GB of RAM if a report published in the Korea Economic Daily is to be believed. Other rumored specifications for the phone range from the obvious to rather outlandish. While it is almost certain that the handset will run on Android 4.3, we’re not too sure that it will pack a flexible display. We’ve been hearing a lot about Samsung’s extremely popular phablet and have even seen a purported prototype. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 3 to ship with 3GB RAM says Korea Economic Daily”

BlackBerry OS 10.2 with WiFi Direct, actionable notifications gets leaked

BlackBerry’s upcoming OS 10.2 (build 10.2.0.483) just got revealed over at the CrackBerry forums where a user has posted screenshots from the upcoming update. The screenshots reveal a bunch of new features the most prominent of them being actionable notifications and WiFi Direct. Actionable notifications will allow users to pull down notifications and interact with them directly without having to jump into the application. Continue reading “BlackBerry OS 10.2 with WiFi Direct, actionable notifications gets leaked”

Mediatek to launch octa-core MT6592 chip

Popular budget handset chipset manufacturer, Mediatek is all set to launch what might be the world’s first true octa-core chipset. Unlike the Samsung Exynos 5 Octa that only has four cores active at any given point of time, the Mediatek MT6592 will use eight ARM Cortex 7 cores. The chip is being built on the 28 nanometer process and will reach peak frequencies of 1.7 to 2.0Ghz.

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iBall Slide 3G 7334i Unboxing

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iBall launched the Slide 3G 7334i, a new Android tablet with Dual SIM support recently. Here we have unboxing of the device. At a price of just Rs. 9990, iBall 7334i Tablet has a few good features to flaunt. The 3G tablet comes with dual SIM capabilities with voice calling, dual-core processor , expandable memory slot and Wireless FM Radio.

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Nokia’s HERE Maps launched on Asha 501

Nokia just announced the launch of HERE Maps for the Asha 501 that runs the new Asha Touch platform. The Asha 501 is a budget offering by the ailing smartphone manufacturer and the introduction of the powerful navigation application on the platform will definitely help it stand out from the competition.

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Real Racing 3 Prestige update for Android, iPhone and iPad brings new cars, events and more

Real Racing 3 Prestige Update

Electronic Arts (EA) has released a huge update for the Real Racing 3 for Android, iPhone and iPad that brings new features. EA is calling it the prestige update that brings new prestige cars from the manufacturers Bentley and Mercedes-Benz, Time Trial Race, Improved graphics, more than 180 events and lots more. There is also a video that shows off the new features in the update. Continue reading “Real Racing 3 Prestige update for Android, iPhone and iPad brings new cars, events and more”

Lenovo K900 Review

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Lenovo, a leader in the PC industry, has been widely known for its well built notebooks and other PC devices, but at the same time, has not been well known for its smartphones. In an effort to change that image, every company needs a hero device that is the flagship of its portfolio, to induce that halo effect on its other smartphones. Launched at the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this year, the Lenovo K900 is poised to be the flagship device that Lenovo hopes to lead its portfolio. The device landed in India just a few weeks back and we had already given our first impressions of it earlier. So, does it live up to the flagship status? Is it a worthy phone at a price of Rs. 32,999? Lets find out in the complete review below.

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HTC Desire 600 Dual SIM phone now available in India for Rs. 26860

HTC Desire 600 that was announced back in May is now available in India from online retailer Saholic. It has a 4.5-inch qHD (960 x 540 pixels) pixels super LCD2 display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8625Q processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) . It has a 8-megapixel camera on the back with LED flash, BSI sensor and a 1.6-megapixel front-facing camera with BSI sensor. It has HTC BlinkFeed home screen and HTC BoomSound with Dual frontal stereo speakers with built-in amplifiers. Continue reading “HTC Desire 600 Dual SIM phone now available in India for Rs. 26860”

Nokia 207, 208 and 208 Dual SIM affordable 3G phones announced

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Nokia has announced 207, 208 and 208 Dual SIM affordable 3G phones. All these phones have a 2.4-inch (240 x 320 pixels) 65k color display and comes with a physical T-9 keypad. All these phone have 3.5G with video streaming (YouTube) capabilities and runs on Nokia Series 40 OS. These phones come preloaded with Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp (Initially available only for 208 Single SIM).

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Reliance launches Re.1 mobile video downloads

Reliance Re.1 Video

Reliance has launched the Re.1 instant video downloads for their customers followed by Airtel and Aircel. Airtel launched Re. 1 mobile video download service back in May. Aircel partnered with Techzone to launch a service called Video Store @ Re. 1 to download download more than 20,000+ videos across more than 12 languages. The Reliance Video Store lets you download latest trailers, songs, sports and more. No details about the number of video content and languages in the Reliance Re. 1 Video Store yet. Continue reading “Reliance launches Re.1 mobile video downloads”

HTC One S will not get Android 4.2 or Sense 5, confirms HTC

HTC has confirmed that it would upgrade the HTC One S will not receive further Android OS updates and will remain on the current version of Android and HTC Sense, according to a report from the Engadget. HTC confirmed the Android 4.1 update for the HTC One X and the One S last year that rolled out for these devices at the end of last year. The Android 4.1.1 update for these devices brought Sense 4+. Continue reading “HTC One S will not get Android 4.2 or Sense 5, confirms HTC”