Indian budget phone manufacturer, Magicon, is all set to announce its new Android running device. Dubbed the Q7, its design seems to be reminiscent of the Samsung Galaxy S3.
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Facebook announced the Facebook Home last week that comes pre-installed with the HTC First. It is expected to launch on Google Play for select Android devices on April 12th, but the pre-release version has been leaked ahead online. The Facebook Home is an Android Launcher with Cover feed that offers photos and updates from your newsfeed, Notifications, Chat Heads, App Launcher to launch Facebook apps and more. Continue reading “Facebook Home beta leaks out ahead of official release”
HTC has launched the HTC One, the company’s latest flagship Android smartphone in India. It was announced back in February and packs a 4.7 inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD display, powered by a 1.7 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) with the new HTC Sense UI and HTC BlinkFeed. It has an UltraPixel camera on the back with LED Flash and a 2.1MP HD front-facing camera with 88 wide angle lens with HDR capability. It has a Metal Unibody Design, comes with Beats audio support, HTC Sense TV app with program guide and remote control, Dual frontal stereo speakers with built-in amplifiers and dual microphones. Continue reading “HTC One launched in India for Rs. 42,900, available April end”
Intex launched the Aqua Wonder, a dual SIM smartphone with a dual-core processor couple of months back. Now Intex is all set to launch the Aqua Wonder Quad Core with a quad-core processor, which is listed on Flipkart as coming soon. Other features would remain the same including a 4.5-inch (960 x 540 pixels) Capacitive touch screen IPS display, Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean), 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera with dual LED flash. It would have a 2MP front-facing ccamera instead of 1.3 MP front-facing camera in the Aqua Wonder. This would compete with the Xolo Q800 that was launched last month. Continue reading “Intex Aqua Wonder Quad Core coming soon”
Samsung Galaxy Win that was recently unveiled in China has been officially announced for global markets. It has a 4.7-inch (800 x 480 Pixels) TFT display, run on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) with Touchwiz UI and is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor. It has a 5MP Auto Focus Camera with LED Flash, 720p HD video recording and a 0.3MP (VGA) front-facing camera. It comes in single SIM and dual SIM variants. The Samsung Galaxy Win Duos has dual SIM support with dual standby and dual SIM Always On feature, similar to the Galaxy Grand Duos that we reviewed recently. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Win and Galaxy Win Duos announced for global markets”
LG has officially launched the LG Optimus L3 II Dual (E435) and the Optimus L7 II Dual (P715), dual SIM Android smartphones in India. Both these were priced on the official LG India website last weeks, and went on sale online few days back. LG unveiled theOptimus L Series II devices at the MWC 2013 in February. These phones use the LG L Style design that has Seamless Layout with minimalistic contours and graceful edges, Laser Cut Contour for elite craftsmanship with elite laser-etched details and Radiant Rear Design with pebble-like accents. Both these run on Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) and have dual SIM support with a dedicated SIM switch button. Continue reading “LG Optimus L3 II Dual and Optimus L7 II Dual officially launched in India”
Gaudi Bruno or Bruno the brown bear is an interactive and narrative story book app for iPad. It is developed by Tales Factory, Italian digital publishing house who creates children’s stories. This tells the story of Bruno and his adventures in an interesting and interactive way. There are three different languages, English, Italian and Spanish to select from. This iPad app is aimed at children from 3-7 years of age. This also reads the book loud in the language you choose, and has interactive elements at several places of the book that would let the kids explore the world of bruno. If you are looking for an interactive story for the iPhone, check out Kitz, the Street Cat, an unique apptoon for kids. Continue reading “Gaudi Bruno for iPad is an interactive story book for Kids”
Micromax unveiled the A116 Canvas HD, the company’s latest flagship back in January. It was originally priced at Rs. 13990, but they increased the price of the device to Rs. 14,499 few weeks back. We even saw the phone in a new packing, and a matt finish rather than the glossy finish. According to some alleged shots from a Twitter user MMXNewscaster, Micromax is working on the A115 Canvas 3D, which is in the final stage of development. This doesn’t come with a stereoscopic 3D display, but renders images in 3D form, as you can see in the image above. Continue reading “Micromax A115 Canvas 3D images leak”
Budget tablet are a dime and a dozen these days so when the Zync Quad Pad showed up at our doorstep, we weren’t expecting it to be much different from the competition. However our impressions changed quite a bit over the course of our review period. Good or bad ? Read on to find out! Continue reading “Zync Pad Quad 9.7 Review”
The Samsung Galaxy S2 Plus went on sale in India for Rs. 22,900 couple of weeks back, now Samsung’s new budget phones, the Galaxy Y Plus and the Galaxy Young are on sale in India from online retailers Snapdeal and Flipkart. The Samsung Galaxy Y Plus (GT-S5303) surfaced on Samsung India’s website last month. It has a 2.8-inch QVGA (240 x 320 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 850 MHz processor and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). The Samsung Galaxy Young (GT-S6312) was announced back in February, and we also brought you hands-on images of the device from the MWC 2013. It has a 3.27-inch ( 480 × 320 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1 GHz processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). Both these phones have dual SIM support with dual SIM Always On feature. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Y Plus and Galaxy Young now available in India for Rs. 6290 and Rs. 8290”
The Department of Telecom (DoT) have asked Vodafone India and Idea Cellular to stop 3G services outside their licensed zones in 3 days, according to a recent report by Economic Times. DoT has also asked these companies to pay Rs. 550 and Rs. 300 crore, respectively for violating licence norms. DoT had asked Bharti Airtel to stop 3G services in 7 circles last month and asked them to pay Rs. 350 crore (Rs. 50 crore per circle) for illegal roaming pact. Later Delhi High Court temporarily stalled the execution of DoT’s order until the final hearing, after Airtel appealed against it. Continue reading “DoT asks Vodafone and Idea to stop 3G Intra-circle roaming”
There has never been a time when products gets announced without leaking out in the open several months before launch. One can attribute that to every high profile product ever released, especially in Smartphones. Likewise, after just seeing the Lumia 928 in pictures, we have now gotten some information of the Nokia “Catwalk” which we think, according to the leak, is a global version of the Lumia 928, but made of aluminium and sans the Xenon flash. This information comes via @flavio, a person on Twitter who once leaked details of the Nokia EOS.
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First press image of the Nokia Lumia 928 for Verizon USA has surfaced online. The Nokia Lumia 928, a Lumia 920 variant have been rumored for few months under the codename Laser, and the image from evleaks confirms its existence. As you can see in the leaked image, it has a Xenon Flash, which is first for a Lumia device. It also has an LED flash on the back similar to the Nokia 808 PureView.
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Lava has launched the Iris 455, a new Android smartphone in the Iris Series on Blockbuster Phoneday. It has a 4.5inch (960 x 540 pixels) qHD capacitive touch screen display and has a 1GHz dual-core processor similar to the Iris 454 that was launched earlier this year for Rs. 8,499, but this runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) instead of ICS. It has a 5-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera. Continue reading “Lava Iris 455 with 4.5-inch display, 1GHz dual-core processor, Android 4.1 launched for Rs. 7799”
Huawei Ascend Y300 and the Huawei Ascend G510 went on pre-order in India earlier this week. Both these phones are now available from online retailer Flipkart. The Ascend Y300 has a 4.0-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8225 processor. The Ascend G510 has a 4.5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display and is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8225 processor. Both these phones run on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean), have a 5-megapixel auto focus camera with LED Flash and a 0.3 MP front-facing camera. Continue reading “Huawei Ascend Y300 and Ascend G510 now available in India for Rs. 7980 and Rs. 10990”
