Category: Android

Swipe Slate Pro with 9.7-inch display, 3G and voice calling launched for Rs. 10499

Swipe Slate Pro

Swipe Telecom has launched Swipe Slate Pro, the company’s latest tablet in the Slate series. It has a 9.7-inch IPS display, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It comes with a 2-megapixel rear camera, 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera and packs a 6400mAh battery. It has SIM card slot for 3G support and also lets you make voice calls. Swipe has partnered with Snapdeal to sell the tablet. Continue reading “Swipe Slate Pro with 9.7-inch display, 3G and voice calling launched for Rs. 10499”

Android Wear smartwatches to receive Android 5.0 Lollipop update soon?

The Andorid 5.0 Lollipop update has been rolling out to Google’s Nexus and a couple of Google Play Edition devices from Sony, HTC and Samsung. Now, it seems like Android Wear smartwatches are next in line to receive the latest Lollipop update.

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Salora Arya A1 Plus with 4.5-inch qHD display, quad-core processor launched for Rs. 5499

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Salora International has launched Arya A1 Plus, the company’s latest budget smartphone. The company launched the Arya Z2 smartphone back in September. It has a 4.5-inch qHD display based on one-glass-solution (OGS) technology, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582A processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Salora Arya A1 Plus with 4.5-inch qHD display, quad-core processor launched for Rs. 5499”

A week with the Huawei Honor 6

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Shortly before it’s launch, the new Honor 6 was involved in significant marketing activity but Huawei, having faced criticism over handling of customer data in Europe and the USA, chose to market the Honor 6 as its own brand. Confusion aside, on paper at least, the Honor 6 has a significant chance of dominating the mid-range as it features premium specs without a hefty price tag. After a week with the Honor 6, what did we make of the handset? Continue reading “A week with the Huawei Honor 6”

HTC Desire 820 Battery Test

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HTC launched the Desire 820 smartphone in India back in October at Rs. 24,990. We reviewed the smartphone recently. Here we have the battery test results of the smartphone. The Desire 820 has a 2600mAh non-removable battery, similar to the Desire 816 smartphone. It is powered by a Octa-Core (1.5 GHz & 1.0 GHz) Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor with Adreno 405 GPU and has a 5.5-inch HD display. Continue reading “HTC Desire 820 Battery Test”

Google Nexus 6 launched in India starting from Rs. 43999

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Google Nexus 6 made by Motorola went on pre-order in India on Flipkart last month priced at Rs. 43,999 for the 32GB variant and Rs. 48,999 for the 64GB variant. Today Google and Motorola officially launched the Nexus 6 smartphone at the Great Online Shopping Festival (GOSF) event in India. The Nexus 6 comes in Midnight Blue and Cloud White colors. As announced previously, it comes with offers from Flipkart that includes, up to Rs. 10,000 discount in exchange for old smartphones, 3 months Flipkart First subscription, Rs. 1500 cash back for HDFC/ICICI credit card users for  6, 9 and 12 month EMI and free pre-selected Flipkart eBooks worth Rs. 2100. Continue reading “Google Nexus 6 launched in India starting from Rs. 43999”

UbiSlate 10Ci and 3G10 10-inch Android tablets launched for Rs. 5999 and Rs. 9799

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DataWind, the creators of low-cost Aakash tablets have launched two new 10.1 inch tablets – UbiSlate 10Ci and UbiSlate 3G10 in the UbiSlate series. Both these tablets have a 10.1-inch (1024 x 600), HDMI and packs a 6000mAh battery. The WiFi-only 10Ci is powered by a 1.1 GHz dual-core processor, runs on Android 4.4 (Kitkat), comes with a 2MP rear camera and a VGA front-facing camera. The UbiSlate 3G10 tablet with 3G connectivity via SIM slot is powered by a 1.3GHz dual-core processor, runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean), has a 5-megapixel rear camera and a VGA front-facing camera. Continue reading “UbiSlate 10Ci and 3G10 10-inch Android tablets launched for Rs. 5999 and Rs. 9799”

Kindle App for Android updated with X- Ray for books, flashcard support and more

Kindle has given its Android app a major update. The reading app now gets some significant features, some of which are already present on the iOS app.

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75,000 Xiaomi Redmi Note smartphones to go on sale in India today

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50,000 Xiaomi Redmi Note smartphones went on sale on December 2nd, and it sold out in 6 seconds in the first flash sale. The company has announced that 75,000 Redmi Note smartphones would be available for sale on second flash sale today on Flipkart at 2PM. Xiaomi Redmi 1S smartphones went on sale again on Flipkart yesterday without registration. The company said that the the sale will last till the stocks are over. Surprisingly the stocks are still available. Continue reading “75,000 Xiaomi Redmi Note smartphones to go on sale in India today”

Google Nexus 9 16GB WiFi variant goes on sale on Amazon in India for Rs. 28900 [Updated]

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Google unveiled the Nexus 9 tablet made by HTC back in October. It got priced at Rs. 28,900 for the 16GB WiFi variant and Rs.44,900 for the 32GB LTE variant on the Google Play Store in India last month. Now the 16GB WiFi Indigo Black variant of the Nexus 9 is on sale on Amazon.in at the same price of Rs. 28,900. The LTE variant is also expected to go on sale soon. It is not clear when it will be available on the Google Play Store in India. Continue reading “Google Nexus 9 16GB WiFi variant goes on sale on Amazon in India for Rs. 28900 [Updated]”

Google Nexus 6 Gallery, Quick Look

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When the Google Nexus 6 was announced back in October, it probably featured on many users’ wishlists but a much delayed launch and some confusion around pricing and date has likely affected this. The Nexus 6 has only just gone on sale in the UK – thanks to O2 – and over the weekend, I had a chance to have a very brief hands on with Google’s new smartphone. Continue reading “Google Nexus 6 Gallery, Quick Look”

Lenovo Vibe X2 Camera Samples

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Lenovo launched the Vibe X2 smartphone with an unique layered design last month for Rs. 19,999. We brought you the unboxing, photo gallery and the benchmarks of the smartphone recently. Here we have the camera samples from the smartphone. The Vibe X2 has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and f/2.2 aperture. The camera UI is simple with camera, flash and HDR toggles on the screen. Apart from the normal mode, there is Panorama mode and live Instagram-like effects.

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Micromax Canvas Nitro A311 with 16GB internal storage listed on official website

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Micromax launched the Canvas Nitro A310, a mid-range Canvas series smartphone back in September, and we reviewed it soon after the launch. Now the Micromax Canvas Nitro A311 has been listed on the official website. The only difference between the Canvas Nitro 310 and the 311 is the 16GB of internal storage in the A311, compared to 8GB of storage in the A310. Otherwise all the specifications are similar, including a 5-inch HD display, 1.7 GHz octa-core MediaTek processor, Android 4.4 (KitKat), 13-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Nitro A311 with 16GB internal storage listed on official website”