Samsung Z1 Tizen smartphone reportedly launching in India in January 2015

Samsung is all set to launch the Samsung Z1, the company’s budget Tizen OS smartphone in India on January 18th 2015, according to a report from Korea Economic Daily. Earlier reports in September and November said that the Tizen powered smartphone will hit Indian markets by November or December. Looks like the launch will finally happen in … Continue reading “Samsung Z1 Tizen smartphone reportedly launching in India in January 2015”

Opera Coast 4.0 for iPhone and iPad brings Opera Turbo data compression, Handoff and more

Opera has updated its Coast browser for iPhone and iPad to version 4.0 that brings several new features, including Opera’s Turbo data-savings technology, which reduces webpages to a fraction of their original size, for speedier browsing, thus saving time and data charges when you are using GPRS/Edge networks or crowded Wi-Fi hotspots. The update also brings Handoff … Continue reading “Opera Coast 4.0 for iPhone and iPad brings Opera Turbo data compression, Handoff and more”

Delhi High Court partially lifts Xiaomi ban in India till January 8

Xiaomi has got itself a breather as the Delhi Court has partially lifted the ban from selling smartphones in India. The Chinese smartphone maker was banned last week from importing and selling handsets in the country owing to a patent infringement Ericsson’s Standard Essential Patents (SEPs).

Lenovo Vibe X2 Review

Lenovo launched the Vibe X2 smartphone in India last month for Rs. 19,999. The Successor of last year’s Vibe X smartphone has the same 5-inch 1080p display and a 13-megapixel rear camera, but this has a sleek design, uses a faster Octa-Core, comes with 4G LTE support and even comes with dual SIM support. Is the smartphone … Continue reading “Lenovo Vibe X2 Review”

LG G Watch R – it could have been so good

Looking at the range of Android Wear smartwatches available on the market, there’s one key similarity between most of them; they feature square watch faces. Back when Google announced the Android Wear OS, they also part-announced the Motorola Moto 360 which features a round watch face and to challenge this, LG revealed the LG G … Continue reading “LG G Watch R – it could have been so good”

Rcom offers free Facebook access on Fridays for its prepaid GSM customers

Reliance Communications (Rcom) has launched Free Facebook Fridays offer for its prepaid GSM customers that enables them to access Facebook for free without any data charges, account balance or deductions from their preferred data pack on Fridays. It is not clear if this offer is for a limited period. Rcom had already launched several offers, … Continue reading “Rcom offers free Facebook access on Fridays for its prepaid GSM customers”

Samsung Galaxy Note Edge now available in the UK

After some confusion over the release date, the unique Samsung Galaxy Note Edge smartphone has now finally launched in the UK. Carphone Warehouse have updated their website to show that both the Black and White Galaxy Note Edge handsets are in stock and available on Pay Monthly plans or SIM free with free next day delivery.

Galaxy Note Edge UK launch delayed again?

The rollout of the Galaxy Note Edge is fast turning into Samsung’s saga of the year as the unique twin of the Galaxy Note 4 could be delayed yet again. We’ve already seen the handset launch slip with the initial launch rumoured for the middle of November before being pushed back to November 28 and then … Continue reading “Galaxy Note Edge UK launch delayed again?”

Xolo Omega 5.0 with 5-inch HD display, Octa-Core processor and HIVE UI launched for Rs. 8999

Xolo has launched Omega 5.0, the company’s latest smartphone with its new HIVE UI . It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display, is powered by a 1.4 GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6592M processor with Mali 450 GPU and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat)-based HIVE UI. Xolo has promised Android 5.0 (Lollipop) update for … Continue reading “Xolo Omega 5.0 with 5-inch HD display, Octa-Core processor and HIVE UI launched for Rs. 8999”