Obama administration vetoes Apple iPhones/iPads import ban, South Korea concerned

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In a turn of events for the Samsung-Apple patent controversy, US president Barack Obama’s administration has vetoed an import and sales ban on some Apple iPhones and iPads, upending a legal upper hand for Samsung. This is reportedly the first time since 1987 that a presidential administration has vetoed a ban by the country’s own International Trade Commission. This has raised a few eyebrows in the far east, in South Korea, where the media criticized the USA for protecting Apple.

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Sennheiser MOMENTUM On-Ear Headphones launched in India for Rs. 14990

Sennheiser MOMENTUM On-Ear Headphones

Sennheiser India has launched MOMENTUM On-Ear headphones. The MOMENTUM On-Ear headphones are smaller, on-ear version that is different from the MOMENTUM Over the Ear headphones that was launched earlier this year and comes in range of colors. Even though it has a minimalist design,  it is made of high quality materials. The ear pads and headband have been finished in Alcantara, a high-tech material produced in Italy, hence offers durability and breathable comfort. Continue reading “Sennheiser MOMENTUM On-Ear Headphones launched in India for Rs. 14990”

Acer Liquid Z3 with 3.5-inch display, dual-core processor and Android 4.2 announced

Acer Liquid Z3

Acer has unveiled the Liquid Z3, successor of the Liquid Z2 that was launched earlier this year. It has a 3.5-inch (480 x 320 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a dual-core 1GHz processor and comes with  dual SIM support depending on the region. It runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) and comes with a 3-megapixel rear camera without flash.

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HTC Desire 600 Dual SIM Review

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The HTC Desire 600 is the Taiwanese company’s play in the dual SIM handset segment of the market. The Android 4.1 based handset combines the design philosophy behind devices like the HTC Butterfly, One and combines it with mid range specifications to create a value proposition. Does it succeed in making a case for itself ? Read on our review to find out.

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Micromax A34 with 3.95-inch display, 1 GHz processor now available for Rs. 4399

Micromax A34

Micromax A34, a new entry-level Android smartphone is now available in India from online retailer Flipkart. It has a 3.95-inch (320 x 480 Pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1 GHz processor and runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). It has Dual SIM support with dual standy similar to other Micromax smartphones. It has a 2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash. Earlier this year Micromax launched the A35 Blot with a 4-inch WVGA display and a front-facing camera. Continue reading “Micromax A34 with 3.95-inch display, 1 GHz processor now available for Rs. 4399”

Cygnett SpeakUp smartphone dock launched in India for Rs. 2499

Cygnett SpeakUp smartphone dock

Cygnett, popular  international digital accessories brand has launched SpeakUp smartphone dock that converts your smartphone into desk phone. This would let you make and answer calls on your iPhone or smartphone using a traditional phone handset while are working on the phone/ Since the dock has speakers you can play music and make hands free calls which it’s docked. It also has sync/charge  options for iPhone or other smartphones. Continue reading “Cygnett SpeakUp smartphone dock launched in India for Rs. 2499”

HTC One Max with 5.9-inch display spotted in the wild

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Huge phones are becoming common these days and Huawei were the first to go big with their Ascend Mate having a 6.1inch at the start of the year, Samsung followed it up with their Mega series(5.8inch and 6.3inch) and Sony recently joined the club with the biggest of them all – Sony Xperia Z Ultra with a 6.44inch display. There have been leaks indicating that HTC has been working on a big phablet as well which is expected to be a big version of the company’s flagship – HTC One.  Continue reading “HTC One Max with 5.9-inch display spotted in the wild”

LG unveils QuadBeat 2 earphones for the G2 ahead of launch

LG QuadBeat 2

LG unveiled the Quick Window accessory for the G2 last week. Now the company has revealed the QuadBeat 2 earphones, successor of the LG QuadBeat headset that was first introduced with the Optimus G. The new headset would have different nozzle structure from its predecessor that is angled, which would make you comfortable even if it’s worn for a long time. It also has urn-shaped ear tip that prevents problems of bass leaking. It has buttons for Play / Pause (On/Off Call) function and buttons for Volume Up and Volume Down. Continue reading “LG unveils QuadBeat 2 earphones for the G2 ahead of launch”

Samsung offers heavy discount as part of Friendship Day offer

To cash in on the popularity of Friendship Day amongst the youth, Samsung is offering a heavy discount on some of  its most popular handsets. Starting from August 1st to 31st, the smartphone manufacturer will subsidize the Galaxy S4, Galaxy S Duos, Galaxy Core and Galaxy Mega 5.8 handsets. The discounts are on some of the most popular devices across categories.

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Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom Review

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Samsung has been recently having an obsession to provide solutions of convergence in weird form factors. We saw that with the Mega 6.3 and the Galaxy Note 510, both being devices with a certain feature, unknown to that specific form factor, hacked in, and the S4 Zoom falls in that same category. It is basically a Smartphone with a camera slapped on its back, or a point and shoot with a smartphone slapped on its back, you get the idea. Samsung started this trend with the Galaxy Camera, a high end point and shoot running Android, which is basically a connected camera, with 3G. Expectedly, Samsung has taken it further with the S4 Zoom adding phone functionality. Priced at Rs. 29,990, is the S4 Zoom a hack job or is it actually a good enough cameraphone? Lets find out.

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Xolo Q600 Benchmarks

Xolo Q600 Benchmarks

Xolo launched the Q600, the company’s latest Android smartphone in the QCORE series last month at a price tag of Rs. 8999. We brought you the unboxing of the device recently. Here we have the benchmarks of the device. The Q600 is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core MediaTek 6589M processor with 238 MHz PowerVR SGX544 GPU and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has 512 RAM, instead of 1GB RAM in other Q series devices. Let’s find out how the devices scores in several benchmark tests.

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Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8, Galaxy Core and Galaxy S Duos get a price cut in India

Samsung Galaxy S Duos, Core and Mega 6.3 Price cut

Samsung has cut the price of the Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8, Galaxy Core and Galaxy S Duos in India, just in time for the Friendship Day. Samsung is calling it “Samsung Galaxy Own Now” offer. The Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 that launched in India for Rs. 25100 is now available Rs. 23,400 from the eStore. Price of the Samsung Galaxy Core has dropped to Rs. 13,200 from its launch price Rs. 15,690. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8, Galaxy Core and Galaxy S Duos get a price cut in India”

Android 4.3 update starts rolling out for the Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One Google Play editions

Android 4.3 Google Play Edition HTC One and S4

Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) update for the Google Play editions of the HTC One and the Samsung Galaxy S4 has finally started rolling out. This comes soon after both the HTC and Samsung releases the Kernel source code online. The Android 4.3 update for the Google Nexus devices started rolling out last week, soon after the announcement. Both these devices were running on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) when it released. Continue reading “Android 4.3 update starts rolling out for the Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One Google Play editions”

Google announces Android Device Manager, a service to find lost phones

Android Device Manager

Google has just announced the Android Device Manger, a service that would let you keep your device and the data you store inside safe and secure. This service would let you make your device ring to find it if it’s misplaced and also lets you locate it on a map in real time if you have lost it. This would also let you quickly and securely erase all of the data on your device. Continue reading “Google announces Android Device Manager, a service to find lost phones”

Lava E-Tab XTRON+ Benchmarks

Lava E-Tab XTRON Plus Benchmarks

Lava launched the XTRON+, the successor of XTRON recently. We brought you the unboxing of the device recently. Here we have the benchmarks of the tablet. In terms of display and processor it is similar to the XTRON that includes a 7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) capacitive multi-touch IPS display and 1.5 GHz dual-core RockChip RK3066 Cortex A9 processor and Mali-400 MP GPU. However the tablet runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean). Most of the benchmarks scores are almost similar to the first XTRON tablet that we reviewed earlier this year.

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