Tweetbot 3 for iPhone with iOS 7 redesign launched as a new app

Tweetbot 3 for iPhone

Tapbots, the creators of the popular Tweetbot app has finally released a new version of the Tweetbot as iOS 7 update. The company had missed to update the app for the iOS 7 software that was released last month. It recently announced that they have finally submitted Tweetbot for iPhone to the app store on October 17th. When the existing Tweetbot users thought the app would be updated with iOS 7 support, the company has now released the Tweetbot 3 as a new app for iOS 7 users. Continue reading “Tweetbot 3 for iPhone with iOS 7 redesign launched as a new app”

Dhoom 3 game exclusively arrives on Windows Phone 8

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Another day, another exclusive game/app for Windows Phone in India. Just after Krrish3, we now have Dhoom 3, another highly awaited multi starrer sequel in Bollywood this year, is getting its own game. Publishing games for movies is kind of a new marketing avenue for the respective movie producers and Yash Raj Films, Dhoom 3’s maker acknowledges this, by partnering with game dev 99Games Online Private Limited to release the Dhoom 3 game. It is an endless 3D moto racing game, which follows the popular formula of Temple Run and Subway Surfers with perks, power ups and feels like a good fit in this genre. You play Aamir Khan, whose bike you maneuver, who is being chased by Abhishek Bachchan and Uday Chopra in two other bikes, and thus begins the endless chase to fight your boredom.

You can download the game from the Windows Phone Store here. And here’s a trailer for the game, it’s CG and does not represent actual gameplay –

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0zuM-sWROs

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MapmyIndia Maps for iPhone launched for free

MapmyIndia Maps for iPhone

MapmyIndia, popular for its GPS navigation and mobile apps has launched the MapmyIndia Maps app for iPhone users. MapmyIndia made Sygic & MapmyIndia offline GPS Navigation app for Android completely free for Indian users last month. This offers  accurate and updated interactive maps of India including house addresses. It also offers Step-by-step driving direction, POIs and more. Even though this not an universal app, this works on iPads too. Continue reading “MapmyIndia Maps for iPhone launched for free”

Huawei Ascend P6 officially launched in India for Rs. 29999

Huawei has officially launched the Ascend P6, the company’s latest flagship smartphone in India. It was announced back in June and went on sale in India online earlier this week. It packs a packs a 4.7-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) display based on in-cell LCD screen technology with responsive touch that works even when wearing gloves, powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) with new Emotion UI. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with BSI sensor, F2.0 aperture and 4cm macro and 1080P full HD video recording and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. The phone is just 6.18mm thick and weighs just 120 grams. Continue reading “Huawei Ascend P6 officially launched in India for Rs. 29999”

Vodafone announces the winner of Drive into the Big League Season 3 contest

Vodafone Drive into the Big League Season 3 winner

Vodafone announced the Vodafone Drive into the Big League contest for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) back in August. Now it has announced Havmor Ice Cream Limited  as the winner of the contest after  two months. This allowed medium enterprise (a company with a turnover of Rs.100-500 Cr) a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity of getting its company logo take prestigious place on the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes cars that will race at the Indian Grand Prix 2013.  Continue reading “Vodafone announces the winner of Drive into the Big League Season 3 contest”

Reliance Jio gets unified telecom license across India


Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (RJIL), a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited has announced that it has received unified License for all 22 Service Areas across India. This would allow RJIL to offer all telecom services including voice telephony under a single license. It is the only pan India operator with Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) spectrum across 22 circles capable of offering fourth generation (4G) wireless services. Continue reading “Reliance Jio gets unified telecom license across India”

Samsung reports record profit of $9.6 billion in Q3 2013

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Samsung just reported its Q3 earnings for 2013, in which the company has managed to make operating profit of 10.16 trillion won (~US$9.6 billion), which is the highest Samsung has ever posted in a single quarter and a 7-percent increase compared to last quarter. It has reported net profit of 8.24  trillion won (~US$7.76 billion) and revenues of 59.08 trillion won (~US$55.6 billion). Mobile phone sales accounted for 35.20 trillion won (~US$33.1 billion), which is 2-percent increase compared to last quarter. Continue reading “Samsung reports record profit of $9.6 billion in Q3 2013”

Huawei Ascend P6 Benchmarks

Huawei Ascend P6, the company’s latest flagship smartphone went on sale in India earlier this week. We brought you the unboxing of the device earlier today. Here we have the benchmarks of the device. The Ascend P6 has a 4.7-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) display based on in-cell LCD screen technology and is powered by a the Huawei’s own K3v2 processor developed by HiSilicon Technologies from Huawei. It has four 4 ARM Cortex A9 cores based on ARMv7 architecture. The chip is based on 40nm technology. It has a 16-core Vivante GC4000 GPU. Huawei used the same chip in the Ascend Mate that we reviewed earlier this year. Continue reading “Huawei Ascend P6 Benchmarks”

Xolo A500L with 4-inch display, dual-core processor and Android 4.2 coming soon

 Xolo A500L

Xolo launched the A500S back in August, now it is all set to launch the A500L in the A Series. It has appeared on the official Xolo website and packs a 4-inch  (480×800 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core MediaTek MT 6572 processor with Mali 400 MP GPU and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 3.0-megapixel rear camera with LED flash 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 Panasonic T31 that has almost similar specifications.
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Micromax Canvas Turbo with 5-inch 1080p display, 2GB RAM, 13MP camera launched for Rs. 19990

MMX Canvas Turbo

Micromax has finally launched the most expected Canvas Turbo, the company’s latest flagship smartphone in India. It has a 5.0-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) CGS (Continuous Grain Silicon) IPS display, powered by 1.5 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6589T processor and runs on Android 4.2.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 13-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED Flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera similar to the Canvas 4. It has Camerazzi camera which offers a lot of features including 360 degree panorama, Cinemagraph that lets usr animate still photographs (.GIF) and Object Eraser feature allows users to erase unwanted objects from still pictures that are shot with the smartphone. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Turbo with 5-inch 1080p display, 2GB RAM, 13MP camera launched for Rs. 19990”

Dead Trigger 2 for Android, iPhone and iPad released for free

Madfinger Games, the creators of the popular games such as Shadowgun and Dead Trigger has released Dead Trigger 2 as they promised . The Dead Trigger 2 is a first person zombie shooter similar to the first game that was released in 2012. You need to find a safe place to hide-out, get equipped, and fight for your life in a real time bid for survival against an onslaught of bloodthirsty undead. Continue reading “Dead Trigger 2 for Android, iPhone and iPad released for free”

Huawei Ascend P6 Unboxing

Nearly four months after its global launch, Huawei has finally brought the Ascend P6 to India. The Android smartphone is priced at Rs. 25,750. What makes this phone stand out in the massive Android market, is its absolute slim design. Aesthetics compliment the extremely light body that weighs mere 120 gms. It is one of the biggest launches by Huawei in 2013 and is expected to get a successor only next year !

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FoneArena has shown you several glimpses of the phone from International events, now the box is right here with us for the unboxing. Lets see what accompanies the slim phone.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AibbZIpV_8
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Intex Aqua HD Review

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Intex launched the Aqua HD, the company’s first smartphone with a HD display last month. We brought you the unboxing and the benchmarks of the device earlier this month, here we have the complete review of the device. We reviewed the Intex Aqua i5 with a 5-inch qHD display back in July, but this one has a 4.7-inch HD display, so the pixel density would obviously be better. We had already reviewed the iBall Andi 4.7G with a similar display and Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). Let’s jump into the review to find out whether Intex Aqua HD has something new to offer. Continue reading “Intex Aqua HD Review”

LG G Pro Lite Dual SIM phone with 5.5-inch display now available in India online for Rs. 18300


LG G Pro Lite Dual that was announced earlier this month is now available in India from online retailer Snapdeal. It packs a  5.5-inch (960 ×540 pixels) IPS display, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core MediaTek MT6577 processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It packs a 8-megapixel rear camera with BSI sensor, LED flash and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It pack a 3140 mAh battery. Continue reading “LG G Pro Lite Dual SIM phone with 5.5-inch display now available in India online for Rs. 18300”

Nokia Lumia 1520 vs Nokia Lumia 925 Hands On

Nokia launched some smartphones and feature phones at the Nokia World event in Abu Dhabi. They also launched their flagship device – Nokia Lumia 1520. The Nokia Lumia 1520 is a definite flagship phone as it packs top of the shelf specifications under a Full HD display. It is also the company’s first phablet and first Windows Phone phablet. The Nokia Lumia 925 on the other hand is a relatively old phone which was launched earlier this year and it built upon the PureView camera of Nokia Lumia 920 in a much lighter body.

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We bring you a quick hands-on between the two camera centric Lumias and you can check out the video right below.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWB0WxBOfl0

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