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Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 to be priced between Rs. 22900 and Rs. 24900 in India

Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 price

Samsung launched the most expected Galaxy Grand 2 in India today, at an event in Mumbai. Even though the company did not announce the final pricing of the smartphone, Manu Sharma, Director Samsung Mobiles, revealed that the device would be priced between Rs. 22900 and Rs. 24900 when it launches in January 2014. The Galaxy Grand 2 was announced last month and packs a 5.25-inch (1280 x 720 Pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean). Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 to be priced between Rs. 22900 and Rs. 24900 in India”

Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 launched in India, available in January 2014

Samsung Galaxy Grand 2
Samsung has launched the Galaxy Grand 2 in India as we reported last week, but the company did not reveal the pricing. It was unveiled last month and packs a 5.25-inch (1280 x 720 Pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8-megapixel auto focus camera with LED flash and a 1.9-megapixel HD front-facing camera. It is just 8.9 mm thick and weighs 163 grams. It offers leather-like premium feel on its back cover, similar to Note 3. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 launched in India, available in January 2014”

Finals – Nokia Lumia 520 vs Gionee Elife E6 #SmartFone13

Hey folks! Thanks for voting in the first and second rounds of this best budget smartphone of 2013 competition. You have chosen the winners from the first round and they have competed against each other in semi-finals from where you have again chosen two finalists. In the battle between Nokia Lumia 520 and Micromax Canvas Turbo, you have chosen the lone Windows Phone – Nokia Lumia 520. In another battle between the Gionee Elife E6 and Intex Aqua i7, you have chosen Gionee Elife E6. Now when Nokia Lumia 520 goes up against the Gionee Elife E6, what phone will you choose? Which of the two phones will win the best budget smartphone of the year award?

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Simmtronics Xpad Turbo 7-inch Dual SIM Tablet with voice calling now available for Rs. 8056

Simmtronics Xpad Turbo

Simmtronics Xpad Turbo, a new 7-inch tablet with dual SIM support is now available from online retailer Snapdeal. It has a 7-inch ( 1024 x 600 pixels) capacitive touch screen, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 2-megapixel pixel rear camera and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. It has 3G data connectivity and voice calling through dual SIM card slots and packs a 2800 mAh battery. Continue reading “Simmtronics Xpad Turbo 7-inch Dual SIM Tablet with voice calling now available for Rs. 8056”

Google certified Cyanogen Mod Oppo N1 shipping on Christmas Eve

Oppo N1 is the first Cyanogen Mod phone to have been approved by Google’s strict CTS, for compliance to Android compatibility and of course, inclusion of Google Play on this limited edition device. The Oppo N1 Cyanogen Mod Edition was announced as “coming in December” but never really got solid dates owing to the obvious roadblocks, but thanks to this recent development, Oppo has revealed that the device is shipping on Christmas Eve i.e December 24th of this year. This marks the first time in history that a popular third party AOSP ROM based phone is Google certified and is shown the green light. Cyanogen Mod’s Koushik Dutta happened to be relieved about the announcement, as his G+ post read –

Google just approved our first CyanogenMod phone

Man, the last 24 hours has been a total rollercoaster of emotions, and it isn’t letting up it seems.

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Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 likely to launch in India on December 23rd

Samsung has sent us an invite for a smartphone launch on Monday, December 23rd, 2013. The invite just says “New GALAXY Smartphone Launch” without giving any hint about the smartphone. Since there are no new smartphones for Samsung to launch in India and it had already released the new Galaxy S Duos 2, it is likely to launch the Grand 2 next week. The Galaxy Grand that was launched earlier this year was one of the popular mid-range smartphone in this year. The Grand 2 with better display, faster processor more RAM and a larger battery would definitely attract more customers in the mid-range segment. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 likely to launch in India on December 23rd”

Geeksphone Revolution with Intel Atom Z2560 CPU and multi-OS support coming in Q1 2014

Geeksphone

Spanish handset maker Geeksphone has finally revealed the specifications of their upcoming high-end smartphone called Revolution. It would feature a 4.7-inch (960 x 540 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display, powered by a 1.6 GHz dual-core Intel Atom Z2560 processor with PowerVR SGX544 GPU and Hyper-Threading technology. Last month the company posted a video showing the performance of an Intel Atom-powered developer device compared with a Qualcomm Snapdragon-powered device, both running on Firefox OS. Continue reading “Geeksphone Revolution with Intel Atom Z2560 CPU and multi-OS support coming in Q1 2014”

Foursquare for Android updated with redesigned UI and faster performance

Foursquare for Android new UI

Foursquare for Android has been updated (v2013-12-19) with a completely new user interface that is more flatter, similar to iOS 7. Foursquare for iPhone got updated with redesigned iOS 7 look earlier this month that also added new features, but the new Android update doesn’t add any new features. Continue reading “Foursquare for Android updated with redesigned UI and faster performance”

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Game Edition with bundled GamePad controller revealed

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Game Edition

Earlier this week Samsung unveiled the Smartphone Gamepad, a gaming controller for smartphones to improve the gaming experience. Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Game Edition with GamePad bundle has been outed by a German website, AllaboutSamsung.de, who got hands-on the retail box. Even though Samsung announced that the GamePad has been optimized only for Android 4.3 devices like Galaxy S4, Galaxy S3, Note 2 and Note 3, the Galaxy Tab 3 Game Edition is likely come with Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) out of the box. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Game Edition with bundled GamePad controller revealed”

Xolo A600 Review

Budget Android smartphones with dual SIM capabilities never seem to stop coming and today we have another budget Android smartphone from another Indian manufacturer. Xolo A600 is a budget Android smartphone that is currently priced around Rs. 7,100 and comes with a decent display, a dual-core processor and a 5MP back on its back. Is it worth buying? Lets find out.

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Xolo LT900 with 4.3-inch HD display, 4G LTE listed online

Xolo LT900

Xolo LT900, the company’s first smartphone with 4G TDD-LTE support has been listed on Flipkart. This would launch on Airtel’s 4G network in India and comes with Airtel Mobile TV. It has a 4.3-inch (1280 x 720pixels) IPS Display based on One Glass Solution (OGS) with Corning Gorilla Glass protection, powered by a 1.5 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor with Adreno 225 GPU and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash and a 1-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Xolo LT900 with 4.3-inch HD display, 4G LTE listed online”

Xolo Q3000 with 5.7-inch 1080p display, 2GB RAM and 4000 mAh battery listed online

Xolo Q3000

Xolo launched the Q2000 with a 5.5-inch HD screen, now the Q3000 with a 5.7-inch Full HD screen has been spotted on Flipkart. It has a 5.7-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) IPS display, powered by 1.5 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6589T processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 13-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED Flash, BSI 2 sensor, 1080p video recording and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with a BSI sensor similar to the Q1000S. This is the first Xolo to come with 2GB RAM and 4000 mAh battery. Continue reading “Xolo Q3000 with 5.7-inch 1080p display, 2GB RAM and 4000 mAh battery listed online”

Lava Iris 402+ with 4-inch display, 1.2 GHz dual-core processor up for pre-order at Rs. 5678

Lava Iris 402 Plus

Lava launched the Iris 402 back in August along with the Iris 356, an affordable 3G smartphone. Now the Iris 402+ has appeared on the official website. Most of the specifications are similar to the Iris 402, but the Iris 402+ packs a faster 1.2 GHz dual-core processor, comes with 4GB of internal memory and has 512MB of RAM. It has a 4-inch (480 x 800 pixels) display and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean). It has 3G support, Dual SIM with dual standby, 3MP rear camera and VGA front-facing camera. Continue reading “Lava Iris 402+ with 4-inch display, 1.2 GHz dual-core processor up for pre-order at Rs. 5678”

Motorola Moto G gets the Android 4.4.2 KitKat update

motog-hands-on

Motorola has started rolling out the Android 4.4 KitKat update for the Moto G earlier than expected. Moto G gets the Android 4.4.2 update directly, skipping the Android 4.4.1 update. The new update brings Android KitKat features such as restyled status and navigation bars, full-screen mode, color emoji, smarter power use and more. In our Moto G review we felt the camera was too plain and lacked some important features. This update finally brings new camera features, including the most expected manual focus and exposure control. Continue reading “Motorola Moto G gets the Android 4.4.2 KitKat update”

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas now available for Android

GTA San Andreas

Rockstar Games released the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas for iOS devices earlier this month, as they promised. The game is now available for Android smartphones and tablets.It is available only for select Android devices at the moment, since it might not be optimized for your device yet. The game is likely to get an update soon to support more devices. As usual it supports select Bluetooth controllers and USB gamepads. Continue reading “Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas now available for Android”