Over 60 million Freedom 251 registrations in 2 days, Company denies ‘Scam’ again and answers FAQ’s

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A day before, we reported some concerns about India’s cheapest Android smartphone Freedom 251 and why it seems like more of a ‘Publicity Stunt’. We reached out to Ringing Bells with some of your FAQ’s (frequently asked questions) and company’s President Ashok Chaddha has replied to many of them in an email statement. Continue reading “Over 60 million Freedom 251 registrations in 2 days, Company denies ‘Scam’ again and answers FAQ’s”

Freedom 251 is definitely a great buy, but we smell something else here!

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Just to clarify in advance, we are not passing any judgement about the phone and whether it’s scam or not. What we are referring to is that it seems more of a ‘Publicity Stunt’ and nothing else. Continue reading “Freedom 251 is definitely a great buy, but we smell something else here!”

Weekly Roundup: Sony Walkman, Intex fitness band, new Lava phones, Amkette Evo Gamepad Pro 2 and more

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This week, Sony finally brought its new compact NW-A25HN Walkman with Hi-Res digital noise canceling feature to India. It was introduced at the IFA last September. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Sony Walkman, Intex fitness band, new Lava phones, Amkette Evo Gamepad Pro 2 and more”

Facebook is testing SMS integration for Messenger on Android, brings support for multiple accounts

Facebook is working on bringing back an old feature to its Messenger app. The social network is currently testing SMS integration on Messenger on a limited number of Android users.

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Coolpad Note 3 Lite Teardown

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The Coolpad Note 3 Lite is currently the cheapest smartphone in India with a fingerprint sensor and also is the first “Made in India” smartphone from Coolpad. We decided to open up the device and bring to you all of the internals in full glory. Dive in to check out our full teardown.

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Sony launches Xperia Beta Program for Android Marshmallow

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Sony has just announced a new Xperia Beta Program for the upcoming Android Marshmallow software update that is intended to fix any bugs before officially releasing it to the public.

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HTC One M10 Perfume might be announced on April 11th

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The next flagship product from HTC codenamed Perfume will reportedly be announced on April 11th and won’t make an appearance during MWC 2016 just like reports suggested earlier.

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Sony Xperia Marshmallow UI revealed – Similar to Lollipop

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The User Interface for the upcoming Android 6.0 Marshmallow update on Sony Xperia devices has been leaked by NTT Docomo, the Japanese telecom operator. The images reveal that the UI will look pretty similar to what we experienced on Android Lollipop itself.

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1Password for Android gets fingerprint unlock, Material Design update and more

1Password has updated its Android app with some major features and improvements. The update that bumps the app to version 6.0 brings material design revamp that makes the UI more clean and simple with additions for a navigation drawer and toolbar. 1Password had released the 6.0 version of the app in beta last month.

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Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 Review

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Xiaomi introduced the Mi Pad 2 tablet device at an event in China in November last year along with the Redmi Note 3. It is the successor of last year’s Mi Pad with better build and updated specifications. The tablet went on sale in China from November 27th, and we managed to get one from China as well. Checkout our detailed review of the new Mi Pad 2. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 Review”

Weekly Roundup: Moto X Force, HTC Desire 626, new 2016 Samsung Galaxy A5, A7 and more

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Motorola kicked off this week with the launch of Shatterproof Moto X Force in India. Touted as the “world’s first shatterproof display smartphone”, this was first announced last year in October as the DROID Turbo 2 in United States. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Moto X Force, HTC Desire 626, new 2016 Samsung Galaxy A5, A7 and more”

Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) and J7 (2016) make an appearance on Bluetooth SIG

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The updates to the Samsung Galaxy J lineup for the year 2016 have been confirmed yet again through listings on Bluetooth SIG. The devices in question are the Galaxy J5 (2016) and Galaxy J7 (2016).

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Source code of Samsung Unpacked event hints at Gear 360 launch

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A few days back, we reported that Samsung might be looking to release a Gear 360 VR camera alongside the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge later this month. Now, the source code of the Unpacked event seems to indicate that the device will be announced there.

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Alleged glass back panel of Xiaomi Mi 5 appears online

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The Xiaomi Mi 5 is the next generation flagship from Xiaomi and it will be announced later this month as confirmed by Hugo Barra. Now, a back panel has been leaked and sources say that it belong to the Mi 5.

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Samsung accidentally confirms Galaxy S7 edge on own website

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While we know almost for certain that Samsung will be introducing the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge next month Barcelona, nothing is really official till it is official. So, now that Samsung has accidentally leaked the Galaxy S7 edge on their website, the existence of the device is certain.

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