LTE variant of Moto G surfaces on Amazon

Moto G garnered great reviews for being the best budget smartphone but the phone lacked LTE support. Seems like folks over at Motorola have realized the demand as a Moto G LTE variant has been spotted on Amazon. The possibility of a Moto G LTE had surfaced in April. At the same time it was reported that the company is working on Moto G Ferrari Edition.

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iBall Andi 3.5Kke Winner and Andi 3.5Kke Genius officially launched for Rs. 3499 and Rs. 3999


iBall Andi 3.5Kke Genius and Andi 3.5Kke Winner that went on sale online last month have been officially launched. Both these smartphones have a 3.5-inch HVGA display, powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). These have a 3.2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera. Continue reading “iBall Andi 3.5Kke Winner and Andi 3.5Kke Genius officially launched for Rs. 3499 and Rs. 3999”

Karbonn Titanium Hexa to go on sale exclusively on Amazon.in starting May 20th for Rs. 16990

Karbonn launched the Titanium Hexa, the company’s first smartphone with a hexa-core processor back in March. It was expected to go on sale by April-end. Today, the company has announced that the Titanium Hexa would be available for pre-order starting May 13th. It would go on sale starting May 20th for Rs. 16990 exclusively from Techfone on Amazon.in. The new Titanium Octane and Hexa smartphone would come pre-loaded with Amazon mobile shopping App. Continue reading “Karbonn Titanium Hexa to go on sale exclusively on Amazon.in starting May 20th for Rs. 16990”

Micromax Canvas Elanza 2 A121 with 5-inch HD display now available for Rs. 9340

Micromax Canvas Elanza 2 A121 that appeared on the official website last week is now available from online retailer Infibeam. It packs a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 (MSM8212) processor and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean). It also has a leather-like back cover. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Elanza 2 A121 with 5-inch HD display now available for Rs. 9340”

LG G Pad 7.0, G Pad 8.0 and G Pad 10.1 announced

LG G Pad 7.0, G Pad 8.0 and G Pad 10.1

LG has just announced trio of tablets, G Pad 7.0, G Pad 8.0 and G Pad 10.1 in the G Pad series. The company unveiled the G Pad 8.3 back in September last year and its Google Play Edition in December. As you can see, these have new UX, expected to be introduced with the LG G3 later this month. These tablet also have Q Pair 2.0 to connect them with smartphones using Bluetooth to get notifications and Knock Code personalized lock screen. Continue reading “LG G Pad 7.0, G Pad 8.0 and G Pad 10.1 announced”

HTC Butterfly 2 press image leaks, could feature M8 specs

HTC Buttefly 2 leak

HTC launched the Butterfly S, successor of the first Butterfly in several countries including India last year. @evleakshas leaked the first press image of the J Butterfly successor codenamed B2. The final name of the smartphone has not been finalized, but it could be just called Butterfly 2. Continue reading “HTC Butterfly 2 press image leaks, could feature M8 specs”

Lava 3G 354 with 3.5-inch display listed on official website

Lava 3G 354

Lava Iris 354e went on sale few months back, now Lava 3G 354 has been listed on official website. Apart from 3G support, all the other features are similar, including a 3.5 inch (320 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, 1GHz dual-core processor and Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It comes with dual SIM support with dual standby, has 2-megapixel rear camera and a VGA front-facing camera. Continue reading “Lava 3G 354 with 3.5-inch display listed on official website”

Xolo Q900T with 4.7-inch HD display now available for Rs. 11399

Xolo Q900T

Xolo Q900T that was announced last week is now available from online retailer Flipkart. It has a 4.7-inch HD (1280 x 720 pixels) IPS display at 312 ppi with 178-degree wide viewing angle and a 2.5 D Edge-to-edge curved glass on the front, powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6589T processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean), similar to most of the Xolo phones. Continue reading “Xolo Q900T with 4.7-inch HD display now available for Rs. 11399”

Motorola Moto E shows up in the wild ahead of launch

Motorola Moto E leak

Motorola Moto E has been spotted in a live image for the first time, less than a week ahead of launch. Posing next to the Moto G, the Moto E looks a bit smaller, but has larger bezels compared to Moto G. It also has a speaker grill on the bottom and a Motorola logo on the top. As rumored, the phone is seen in White running Android 4.4 (KitKat). Continue reading “Motorola Moto E shows up in the wild ahead of launch”

Oracle wins copyright appeal against Google, new trial to follow

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Remember when Google won the lawsuit against Oracle for Android’s copyright infringement on Java? That ruling, which was from a Districts court in San Francisco, has been overruled by a Federal Appeals court, which has practically rubbished the former’s decision. The new ruling states that Oracle’s Java APIs, the ones it acquired as a part of its Sun Microsystems acquisition, do fall under copyright and hence, a new trial on fair use and damages will follow. This is a big blow to Google, purveyor of the omnipresent Android operating system, as it would need to face a fresh set of trials, again. Oracle, on the other hand, will see this as an opportunity to get back at the Mountain View company.

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LG F70 with LTE, Snapdragon 400 SoC to roll out globally starting from May

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LG has just announced that the LG F70, the latest budget LTE smartphone in the F series would start rolling out globally starting from this month. It was unveiled back in February at the MWC 2014 and packs a 4.5-inch WVGA display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 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 “LG F70 with LTE, Snapdragon 400 SoC to roll out globally starting from May”

Micromax Canvas Elanza 2 A121 with 5-inch HD display, Snapdragon 200, Android 4.3 listed on official website

Micromax Canvas Elanza 2 A121

Micromax launched the Canvas Elanza A93 couple of months back, now the Canvas Elanza 2 A121 has appeared on the official website. It has a 5-inch HD display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 (MSM8212) processor and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean). It comes with a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel auto focus front-facing camera. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Elanza 2 A121 with 5-inch HD display, Snapdragon 200, Android 4.3 listed on official website”

Gionee P2S with 4-inch display, Android 4.2 goes on sale in India for Rs. 6499

Gionee P2S

Gionee P2S, successor of the P2 is now on sale from the official Gionee India eStore. It has a 4-inch WVGA display, powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core  processor with Mali 400 GPU and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. Gionee CTRL V5 went on sale in India last week. Continue reading “Gionee P2S with 4-inch display, Android 4.2 goes on sale in India for Rs. 6499”

Gaana 4.0 for Android and iPhone brings music videos, lyrics and more

In a bid to enhance its offerings, Gaana has updated its app on Android and iPhone with several features. The app has integrated music videos and lyrics into its popular music streaming service.  Gaana has added a music videos section that features hand-picked, popular music videos that can be accessed from the home screen of the app.

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Xolo Q1010i Review

Xolo launched a slightly updated version of the Xolo Q1010 in the form of Xolo Q1010i with the minor update including a better 8MP Sony EXMOR R Sensor. Other than the upgrade in the camera department, the Xolo Q1010i is pretty much very similar to the Xolo Q1010 in terms of performance, build quality and design. Lets check out how the upgraded camera and the device perform together.

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