Micromax Canvas Fantabulet F666 with 6.98-inch HD display, 3G launched for Rs. 7499

Micromax Canvas Fantabulet F666

Micromax has launched Canvas Fantabulet F666, the company’s latest phablet. Micromax is calling it a smartphone since it has 3G support and voice calling capabilities. It has a 6.98-inch HD screen, is powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT8382W processor, runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop), has a 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Fantabulet F666 with 6.98-inch HD display, 3G launched for Rs. 7499”

Lenovo Lemon 3 with 5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 616, metal body announced

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Lenovo has introduced Lemon 3 (K32C36), the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in the Lemon series in China. It packs a 5-inch 1080p display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 616 processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Lenovo’s own UI on top. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Lenovo Lemon 3 with 5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 616, metal body announced”

Windows 10 smartphone powered by Snapdragon 820 shows up on GFXBench

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Microsoft is trying hard to make it big with its new Windows 10 smartphones. With the next generation of Android smartphones set to be released powered by the likes of the Snapdragon 820 from Qualcomm, it is important that the Windows phones too have powerful hardware ticking inside them to attract customers.

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Google adds new options to its dropdown search bar

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Google is by far the major search provider for most people in the world and it is also one of the fastest ways to search for information especially with the homescreen search bar where you can just type in and search for something directly. Google is always looking for ways to make you search experience faster, better and more intuitive and this latest experiment too aims at doing just that.

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Google Maps v9.19 for Android introduces Driving Mode, Audio Toggle for Navigation etc

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Google has just release v9.19 of its Maps application for Android devices and it brings in a host of new features and improvements including a driving mode and audio toggle for navigation among other things.

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Xiaomi India teases ‘Mi Generation’ is arriving, new device coming on January 14?

Xiaomi Mi Generation Jan 14 teaser

Manu Kumar Jain, Head of Mi India earlier today tweeted a teaser with the caption Mi Generation T-24 hours to lift off and said “An exciting announcement will happen tomorrow. Always believe something wonderful is about to happen”. This doesn’t give us any hints about what the company is planning to announce, except that it could be a next-generation device. It has not scheduled any event for the launch. Continue reading “Xiaomi India teases ‘Mi Generation’ is arriving, new device coming on January 14?”

Coolpad Note Lite expected to pack fingerprint sensor

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Ahead of their upcoming event on 15th January, we’ve got hold of some details of Coolpad’s upcoming handset. It appears that the device which is expected to be a smaller version of the Coolpad Note 3 might still pack the one feature that made the Note 3 stand out from the competition.  Continue reading “Coolpad Note Lite expected to pack fingerprint sensor”

Lenovo won’t discontinue the Moto E or Moto G

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After reports about Lenovo planning to shift focus of the Moto lineup to higher end smartphones and the statement that said that all Moto smartphones in 2016 will come with fingerprint sensors, many felt that they would be cancelling off the Moto E or perhaps the Moto G as well.

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Motorola Moto G (3rd Gen), Moto G Turbo Edition and Moto X Play get a Rs. 2000 price cut

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Motorola and Flipkart are back with new offers for the new year. As a part of the latest sale, they are offering Rs. 2,000 discount on Moto G (3rd Gen), the latest Moto G (Turbo) and Moto X Play smartphones. There are also exchange offers on Moto X Style, Nexus 6, Moto Turbo, Moto E (2nd Gen) and Moto E (2nd Gen) 4G smartphones. Discounts are available through web as well, but the exchange offers are available only through the Flipkart app. Continue reading “Motorola Moto G (3rd Gen), Moto G Turbo Edition and Moto X Play get a Rs. 2000 price cut”

LG teases Feb 21st event prior to MWC 2016 – Could be the G5

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It is traditional for big brands to hold separate conferences prior to events such as CES and MWC. LG also has a history of doing the same and it seems that this year they will be holding an event on 21st which is just before the MWC is scheduled to start on 22nd.

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HTC One A9 Review

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After the high-end ‘One M’ series and mid-range Desire series, HTC introduced One A9, the company’s first ‘A series’ smartphone with a premium build, back in October last year. It was launched in India last month at a price tag of Rs. 29,990. It has a fingerprint sensor, unibody metal design, 13MP camera with RAW image support and more features that were rarely seen on mid-range HTC smartphones. Is the smartphone worth the price? Let us find out in the complete review.

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ZTE Blade D Lux with 5.5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 3000mAh battery announced

ZTE Blade D Lux

ZTE has introduced (Via) Blade D Lux, the company’s latest ‘Blade series’ smartphone in Vietnam and Singapore. It packs a 5.5-inch HD screen, is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 410 64-bit processor, runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop), has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 8-megapixel rear camera that also has LED flash for capturing better images even in low lighting conditions.

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Nubia Z11 render reveals bezel-less design and dual cameras

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It seems that Nubia, a subsidiary of ZTE is hard at work to produce a successor to the Z9. The leaked renders of the Nubia Z11 reveal a bezel-less design just like the Z9 and dual cameras.

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All Moto smartphones in 2016 will feature fingerprint scanners

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Hot on the heels of Lenovo’s announcement that the Motorola branding will slowly be phased out in favour of the Moto brand comes another announcement which states that all Moto smartphones released in 2016 will feature fingerprint scanners.

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