Weekly Roundup: First smartphone with Google’s Tango, Moto Z, Z Force, Lenovo Smart Shoes, LeEco Le 2 and more

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This week was big for Lenovo. It announced World’s First Project Tango-enabled smartphone PHAB 2 Pro for consumers at the Tech World 2016 in San Francisco in partnership with Google. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: First smartphone with Google’s Tango, Moto Z, Z Force, Lenovo Smart Shoes, LeEco Le 2 and more”

Weekly Roundup: YU YUNICORN, LG G5, Sony Xperia X, XA, Mi Band 2, Asus Zenfone 3 and more from Computex 2016

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This week, Micromax’s subsidiary YU launched its budget flagship smartphone YUNICORN in India exclusively on Flipkart. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: YU YUNICORN, LG G5, Sony Xperia X, XA, Mi Band 2, Asus Zenfone 3 and more from Computex 2016”

Weekly Roundup: HTC 10, One X9, 4 Desire phones, Nextbit Robin, Jolla C, Mi Drone and more

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This week, HTC introduced a long list of new devices in India including the flagship HTC 10. Other contenders in list include HTC 10 Lifestyle, Desire 628, Desire 630, Desire 825, Desire 830, and One X9. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: HTC 10, One X9, 4 Desire phones, Nextbit Robin, Jolla C, Mi Drone and more”

LAVA ropes in Dhoni as brand ambassador, plans to invest Rs. 2615 crore

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Lava International has appointed Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni as its new brand ambassador. Supporting Government of India’s “Make in India” initiative, the company already set up its first manufacturing plant in Noida and plans to invest Rs. 2,615 crore in a phased manner to scale it up to have an annual production capacity of 216 million phones. Continue reading “LAVA ropes in Dhoni as brand ambassador, plans to invest Rs. 2615 crore”

Weekly Roundup: Lenovo K5 Plus, Oppo R9, R9 Plus, OnePlus 2 price cut in India and more

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This week, Lenovo launched its Vibe K5 Plus smartphone in India, as it teased earlier this month. The smartphone was announced at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona alongside Lenovo K5 last month. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Lenovo K5 Plus, Oppo R9, R9 Plus, OnePlus 2 price cut in India and more”

Weekly Roundup: Xiaomi Redmi Note 3, Mi Bluetooth speaker, Raspberry Pi 3 and more

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This week, popular Chinese company Xiaomi finally launched its Redmi Note 3 smartphone in India. The firm also announced its Mi Bluetooth speaker and the 20000mAh power bank. The Xiaomi Mi 5 will be launched next month. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Xiaomi Redmi Note 3, Mi Bluetooth speaker, Raspberry Pi 3 and more”

Weekly Roundup: LG G5, Samsung Galaxy S7, S7 edge, Xiaomi Mi 5 and more from MWC 2016

 

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This week, we reported from Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. The South Korean giants LG and Samsung launched their 2016 flagship devices a day before MWC kick-off, and there were quiet a few launches that made the tech world buzzing. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: LG G5, Samsung Galaxy S7, S7 edge, Xiaomi Mi 5 and more from MWC 2016”

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”

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”

Weekly Roundup: Huawei Honor 5X, Oppo F1, Lenovo Vibe X3, BlackBerry Priv and more

 

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This week Huawei launched two new smartphones in India – the Honor 5X and Honor Holly 2 Plus. The Honor 5X is the successor of one of the most popular Honor 4X smartphone that was launched in India last year. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Huawei Honor 5X, Oppo F1, Lenovo Vibe X3, BlackBerry Priv and more”

Lava V5 Hands On and Photo Gallery

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Lava on Wednesday launched its latest mid-range 4G device V5 in India at Rs. 11,499. The smartphone is touted for its camera performance, and Lava will be selling it through offline and online channels across India. Continue reading “Lava V5 Hands On and Photo Gallery”

Weekly Roundup: Letv Le 1S, Le Max, Samsung Gear S2 smartwatch, Gear VR headset and more

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Letv, now re-branded as LeEco, this week launched its budget Le 1s and flagship Le Max smartphones in India. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Letv Le 1S, Le Max, Samsung Gear S2 smartwatch, Gear VR headset and more”

Weekly Roundup: 70-inch 4K Mi TV 3, massive 6050mAh battery smartphone, Asus Zenfone Go 4.5 and more

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The last week of 2015, Xiaomi announced a new Mi TV 3 with a massive 70-inch 4K (3840 x 2160 pixels) display from Sharp. It introduced the 60-inch Mi TV 3 with a 11.6mm metal frame back in October, the new 70-inch version has a slightly thicker 12.9mm aluminum alloy frame and it is 38.6mm at its thickest. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: 70-inch 4K Mi TV 3, massive 6050mAh battery smartphone, Asus Zenfone Go 4.5 and more”

Micromax, Celkon, Karbonn and Lava to set up units at mobile manufacturing hub in Tirupati

Four homegrown smartphone makers viz, Micromax, Celkon, Karbonn and Lava have come together to set up units at the country’s first mobile manufacturing hub to join the ‘Make in India’ movement.

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