Category: Android

Micromax Bolt A082 with dual front speakers, Android 4.4 now available for Rs. 4399

Micromax Bolt A082

Micromax Bolt A082, the latest smartphone in the Bolt series is now available from online retailer Snapdeal. It has dual front-facing speakers similar to the Micromax Canvas Fire series that went on sale recently. The other highlight of the smartphone are the dedicated music keys for audio playback and option to change tracks. It has 2G (EDGE) connectivity and dual SIM support. Check out the complete specifications below. Continue reading “Micromax Bolt A082 with dual front speakers, Android 4.4 now available for Rs. 4399”

Sony Xperia C3 selfie smartphone launched in India for Rs. 23990

Sony Xperia C3

Sony has launched the Xperia C3, the company’s latest selfie-focused smartphone in India. It was unveiled last month and packs a 5.5-inch HD display, 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon processor and Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a  5-megapixel front-facing camera with wide-angle lens along with a soft LED flash. It went on sale in Russia recently. Continue reading “Sony Xperia C3 selfie smartphone launched in India for Rs. 23990”

Asus Zenfone 4 A450CG up for pre-order on Flipkart at Rs. 6999

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Asus launched the Zenfone 4 (A450CG) for Rs. 6,999 along with the Zenfone 4 (A400CG) last month. The Zenfone 4 A450CG is now available for pre-order on Flipkart, as Asus promised few days back. The Zenfone A450CG has a 4.5-inch FWVGA screen, has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) out of the box, compared to the 4-inch WVGA screen, 5-megapixel rear camera and Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) on the Zenfone 4 (A400CG) that we reviewed recently. Continue reading “Asus Zenfone 4 A450CG up for pre-order on Flipkart at Rs. 6999”

Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 forgets it’s not official yet, goes on sale in Malaysia

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Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 has been making its rounds for quite some time in the rumorland, but today, we find the device already floating in the Malaysian market. One of the country’s authorized retailer – SenHeng has listed the phablet as available. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 forgets it’s not official yet, goes on sale in Malaysia”

HTC-built Nexus Tablet passes WiFi Certification?

HTC Nexus Tablet WiFi Certification

HTC device codenamed flounder appeared twice in May. Rumors about the HTC-made Nexus tablet condemned Volantis surfaced in June. Recently a HTC tablet running Android L has been spotted at Wi-Fi Alliance website that is believed to be the upcoming Nexus tablet. According to the certification, it has Broadcom BCM4345 WiFi Chip with dual-band WiFi. It also shows 3 separate model numbers: 0P8210000, 0P8220000, and 0P823000. Continue reading “HTC-built Nexus Tablet passes WiFi Certification?”

Gionee M2 to get Android 4.4 KitKat update on September 5 in India

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Gionee has announced that it will roll out the Android 4.4 (KitKat) update for its M2 smartphone on September 5th in India. It was launched back in February running Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). The company released Android KitKat update for the Pioneer P4 in India earlier this week. It rolled out KitKat update for the Elife E7 mini and Elife S5.5 smartphones in India few weeks back. Continue reading “Gionee M2 to get Android 4.4 KitKat update on September 5 in India”

Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 specs confirmed

The hardware specifications of the two edition of Samsung Galaxy Mega phablet was leaked just a couple of days ago. Today, we have received images of what looks like the AnTuTu benchmarking results of the upcoming Mega 2 smartphone.

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The unit involved in the benchmarking carries the model number SM-G750F, which reveals that the device is one of the variants of the Samsung Galaxy Mega 2. Furthermore, the results confirm that the smartphone will sport a 6-inch display with a resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 specs confirmed”

Celkon Campus A15K with Android 4.4 launched

Celkon Campus A15K

Celkon has launched Campus A15K, successor of last year’s Campus A15 smartphone. This has the same 3.5-inch HVGA screen and is powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor, but this runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat), comes with a 3.2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera. Continue reading “Celkon Campus A15K with Android 4.4 launched”

Lava to launch selfie-focused X series smartphone

Lava new X Series teaser

Lava launched the Iris X1, the first smartphone in the X series back in May. Today Lava has announced that it would launch a new smartphone with a wide-angle front camera with LED flash in the X series soon. Sony launched the Xperia C3, a similar selfie-focused smartphone with a 5-megapixel front camera with LED flash recently. Lava did not reveal the resolution of the rear camera yet. Continue reading “Lava to launch selfie-focused X series smartphone”

Yahoo brings digital magazines to Android in latest update

Yahoo has updated in Android app by allowing access to digital magazines as news categories from the navigational drawer. Yahoo’s portfolio of digital magazines includes Yahoo Food, Yahoo Tech, Yahooo Travel, Yahoo Movies, Yahoo Beauty, and Yahoo Health.

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Google adds multi language support to Voice Search on Android

Google has updated Voice Search on Android with multi language support. This essentially means that a person who knows more than one language can switch among them when making voice searches without having to change the settings on the app.

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Micromax Canvas XL2 A109 now available for Rs. 10999

Micromax Canvas XL2 A109

Micromax Canvas XL2 A109 that surfaced on the official website recently, is now available from online retailer Infibeam. It has a 5.5-inch (960 x 540 pixels), powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas XL2 A109 now available for Rs. 10999”

Sony Xperia Z3 gets certified in China

Sony Xperia Z3 L55t for China

Sony Xperia Z3 had already surfaced in live images. Specifications of the global variant of the Xperia Z3 (D6653) showed up last month. Now the Xperia Z3 L55t for China Mobile and L55u for China Unicom have been certified by TENAA. This reveals the dimensions of the smartphone as 146.5×72.4×7.35mm and weight as 158.4g. This makes it smaller and lighter than the company’s current flagship, the Xperia Z2. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z3 gets certified in China”

Intel teams up with Unity to expand Android support for x86 devices

Intel has announced a strategic collaboration with Unity Technologies to extend Android support for Intel devices. Unity will add Android support for Intel’s current and future x86 chips. Both Unity 4 and 5 will be updated to include support for Intel Core and Intel Atom-based mobile processors.

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