Airtel launches free incoming national roaming packs, starts at Rs. 5

Airtel free National Roaming

Airtel has launched new roaming packs for both the prepaid and postpaid customers that would let them enjoy free roaming while travelling across India. Airtel launched a roaming pack for prepaid customers in Delhi back in March that offered discounted rates for incoming calls for roaming, now the new packs would offer free incoming calls. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) reduced the limit for national roaming tariff for calls and SMS last month. Videocon already offers free incoming calls without any processing fee or a special tariff vouchers. Other operators are yet to announce free national roaming plans.
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Nokia 301 officially launched in India for Rs. 5349

Nokia has officially launched the Nokia 301 in India. It was announced at the MWC 2013 earlier this year and went on sale in India last month. It has a 2.4-inch  (320 x 240 pixels) display and runs on Series 40 OS. It has 3G support and comes with 3.2-megapixel rear camera with unique panorama, sequential shot which takes shots at 3-5 fps. It also lets you choose the perfect picture and self-portrait feature that uses voice prompts to tell you how to position the phone so your face is properly in the frame. It comes with dual SIM support with Easy Swap Dual SIM that allows you to switch SIM cards without turning off the phone. Continue reading “Nokia 301 officially launched in India for Rs. 5349”

Xolo Q600 with 4.5-inch display, quad-core processor, Android 4.2 now available for Rs. 8749

Xolo Q600

Xolo Q600, the company’s latest smartphone in the QCORE series is now available from online retailer Snapdeal. It has a 4.5-inch (854 ×480 pixels) FWVGA capacitive touch screen display at 217 ppi, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support with dual standby similar to other Xolo smartphones. This would compete with the recently launched Lava Iris 458Q that was launched recently. Continue reading “Xolo Q600 with 4.5-inch display, quad-core processor, Android 4.2 now available for Rs. 8749”

Sony Xperia i1 Honami renders surface, packs 20MP camera with 4K video recording

Sony Xperiai1 Honami render leak

Images of the Sony Xperia i1 surfaced last week, now the press renders of the phone has surfaced online. Xperiablog.net got hold of these images that looks similar to the previous leaks. The new images reveals a aluminium frame and a dedicated camera button on the right side. The previous leak showed the rear part of the phone but it did not have a Xenon flash. The phone’s rear part is not revealed in these renders so it is not clear whether the final device would have a Xenon flash.

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Budget iPhone pictures surface, shows off colorful rear shells

 Budget iPhone leak

Images of the budget iPhone has surfaced online that reveals colorful rear shells in yellow, red and green colors. Images are from the a Chinese forum Weiphone that also coincides with board of the leaked iPhone 5S. Pegatron CEO recently revealed that the budget iPhone would not be very cheap. Last week’s DigiTimes report revealed that the entry-level iPhone might come with plastic chasis and not a glass or a metal one to save the cost. It also said that internal the components may still be made from metal. Continue reading “Budget iPhone pictures surface, shows off colorful rear shells”

Samsung plans to invest Rs. 500 crores to ramp up mobile production in India

Samsung plans to invest Rs. 500 crores to increase the mobile phone production, according to a recent report from PTI. Samsung has been launching several Android smartphone in India at varying price range. The company launched the flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S4 recently. These were reports that Samsung is prepping their India plant to manufacture the Galaxy S4. Samsung’s Nokia facility manufactures 3.5 to 4 crore phones annually including high-end smartphones. Samsung has launched range of smartphones in India that are priced between Rs. 5240 and  Rs. 40,300.

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MapmyIndia launches Locate app for Android

MapmyIndia Locate

MapmyIndia, popular for its GPS navigation and mobile apps has launched  MapmyIndia Locate that would let the users share the location and to stay connected with their friends and family. You can add up to 3 people to locate, set/configure times and days of the week when their friends/family can locate them. Once it’s done you can report the visits by checking-in to the app at the locations or the app automatically picks up location. You can also get the movement reports for up to 5 days which can be viewed on the Android app and also on the mobile web. Continue reading “MapmyIndia launches Locate app for Android”

Nokia Asha 501 review

501 Merge

As it continues its fight to regain its place in the smartphone segment, it is Nokia’s feature phone segment that is keeping it afloat. Nokia’s Asha series is wildly popular and with the Nokia Asha 501, the Finnish manufacturer is all set to disrupt the market once again. We’ve previously done a quick hands on with the device but we finally got to spend some time with the handset. Is it worth the hype ? Read on to find out. Continue reading “Nokia Asha 501 review”

Nokia to buy Siemens’ stake in the joint venture for $2.2 billion

Nokia Siemens Networks

Nokia has announced that they have entered into an agreement with the Nokia Siemens Networks to acquire the remaining 50% stake in their joint venture. The purchase price is EUR 1.7 billion (~US$2.2 billion). Nokia Siemens Networks was established on April 1, 2007, as a joint venture combining Nokia’s Networks Business Group and Siemens’ carrier-related operations for fixed and mobile networks. Nokia Siemens became the global provider of telecommunications infrastructure in more than 150 countries around the world. Continue reading “Nokia to buy Siemens’ stake in the joint venture for $2.2 billion”

Huawei Ascend P6 Google Edition reportedly in the works

Huawei unveiled the Ascend P6 earlier this month which is already on sale in China. The Ascend P6 is is the company’s flagship smartphone that features a  4.7-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) display, powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) with new Emotion UI that comes with lot of new features. The Google Play Editions of the Samsung Galaxy S4 and the HTC One went on sale in the U.S. few days back. Huawei has announced that the company would partner with Google to launch the Google Edition of the Ascend P6 running on stock Android, according to a report from Pocket-lint. Continue reading “Huawei Ascend P6 Google Edition reportedly in the works”

Samsung Galaxy Grand Quattro Review

Samsung Galaxy Grand Quattro-16

Samsung announced the Galaxy Grand Win (GT-I8550) and Win Duos (GT-I8552) back in April. It was launched in India in as Galaxy Grand Quattro last month. We brought you the Unboxing recently, here we have the complete review of the device. The Galaxy Grand Quattro has a similar design as the other recent Galaxy phones with curved corners and chrome finish all around. It runs on the Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean. This is the first device from Samsung to be powered by the latest Snapdragon 200 8625Q processor. Let’s dive into the complete review. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Grand Quattro Review”

Micromax A92 Canvas Lite with 5-inch display, Android 4.1 launched for Rs. 8499


Micromax has officially launched the A92 Canvas Lite that surfaced yesterday.  It has a 5-inch (480 x 854 pixels) TFT capacitive touch screen display and is powered by a 1 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash. It comes with dual SIM support with dual standby similar to other Micromax phones. Continue reading “Micromax A92 Canvas Lite with 5-inch display, Android 4.1 launched for Rs. 8499”

BlackBerry ships 6.8 million smartphones in Q1, Stock down 28%

BlackBerry-Q5-Live-2

Blackberry pushed out its quarterly earnings report yesterday and the news is disappointing for the most part. Covering financial quarter 1 for 2014 ie from March to May 2013, the smartphone manufacturer has increased its revenues from $2.8 billion to $3.1 billion. The company has lost a total of $84 million which amounts to about 13 cents per share. Total device shipments were 6.8 million of which just  about 40% were BB10 based devices. This brings combined shipments for the Z10 and Q10 to a very disappointing 2.7 million units. Continue reading “BlackBerry ships 6.8 million smartphones in Q1, Stock down 28%”

Android 4.3 spotted on Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Play Edition, ROM leaked

Android 4.3 Jelly Bean

Android 4.3 that is yet to be released has leaked from a Google Play edition of the Samsung Galaxy S4. The Google Play Editions of the Samsung Galaxy S4 and the HTC One went on sale in the U.S. few days back. It would not be shipped until 9th July, but some got early access to the device. Sammobile obtained the screenshots that revealed the Galaxy S4 running stock Android 4.3. Later they released the stock ROM of the Android 4.3 for the Snapdragon version of the Galaxy S4 (GT-I9505). Continue reading “Android 4.3 spotted on Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Play Edition, ROM leaked”

BlackBerry PlayBook will not get the BlackBerry 10 update

BlackBerry announced last year that the BlackBerry PlayBook would get the latest BlackBerry 10 update. The company’s CEO Thorsten Heins even confirmed earlier this year at the BlackBerry 10 launch that they plan to upgrade all existing PlayBooks to BlackBerry 10. Now BlackBerry has announced that  it will not be upgrading the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet to BlackBerry 10. The CEO confirmed it in the company’s investor call earlier today. BlackBerry reported a loss in its first quarter results for the 3 months ended June 1, 2013. Continue reading “BlackBerry PlayBook will not get the BlackBerry 10 update”