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HTC Desire 826 dual sim with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Android 5.0 launched in India for Rs. 26900

HTC Desire 826 dual sim

HTC has launched the Desire 826 dual sim, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in the Desire series. It was unveiled at CES earlier this year and packs a 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) display, is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor ( four Cortex A53 cores clocked at 1.7 GHz per core and four clocked at 1.0 GHz) with Adreno 405 GPU and runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop with HTC Sense UI on top. It has dual-tone color and dual finish, similar to the HTC Desire 820. Continue reading “HTC Desire 826 dual sim with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Android 5.0 launched in India for Rs. 26900”

Samsung planning to launch 10 devices priced between Rs 9,000 – Rs 18,000 next quarter

Samsung is apparently planning to launch a bunch of devices; 10 to be specific between the range of Rs 9,000 to 18,000 in order to fight back the stiff competition from Chinese manufacturers.

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Amazon Appstore offers over $45 worth free apps and games for limited period

Amazon Free Apps June 2015

Amazon Appstore is back with another free apps offer. This month it offers 21 paid Android apps and games worth over $45 for free on the Amazon AppStore starting today till July 1st. These apps are usually priced between US$ 0.99 and US$ 11.99. Some popular apps and games include, The Bard’s Tale, Table Top Racing, AVG AntiVirus PRO Android Security and more. Last month Amazon Appstore offered 33 paid Android apps and games worth $110. In other news, popular game Monument Valley is free for today. Continue reading “Amazon Appstore offers over $45 worth free apps and games for limited period”

Oppo Joy 3 with 4.5-inch display, quad-core processor announced

Oppo Joy 3

Oppo has announced Joy 3, the company’s latest smartphone in the Joy series, after Joy and Joy Plus. The Joy 3 has a 4.5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) FWVGA IPS display, is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and Android 4.4 (KitKat) based on ColorOS 2.0, similar to the Oppo Neo 5 (2015) that was launched in India recently. It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Oppo Joy 3 with 4.5-inch display, quad-core processor announced”

Lenovo K3 Note launched in India for Rs. 9999

Lenovo K3 Note

Lenovo has finally launched the K3 Note smartphone in India, as expected. It packs a 5.5-inch 1080p display with 72% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by 1.7GHz octa-core 64-bit MediaTek processor, runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop), has a 13-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It also has dual SIM support and 4G connectivity, including support for LTE bands in India. It also features Dolby Atmos.

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ZTE to introduce Axon Phone with 4GB RAM, Dual rear cameras on July 14

ZTE Axon

ZTE has sent out invites for the launch of Axon Phone in the US next month. Even though the invite doesn’t reveal that it’s from ZTE, PC Mag has uncovered that is it made by ZTE. The is also a separate website that shows the smartphone and also highlights some of its features. It also says that the smartphone is designed in USA. Continue reading “ZTE to introduce Axon Phone with 4GB RAM, Dual rear cameras on July 14”

Blackberry planning to release a bacteria-free phone that is aimed at hospitals

We hope that you have read our recent article regarding the importance of phone hygiene. Well it seems that Blackberry agrees with us too as they are said to be preparing to release a smartphone that is ‘bacteria-free’ and is aimed for use in hospitals.

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OPPO N3 Review

The N3 is the successor to the OPPO N1. Like the original the N3 also has a rotating camera module but instead of having to rotate it yourself, OPPO have bundled it with a motor that does the job for you. It builds on the same design as well but opts for a smaller screen size. Overall it is based on the same formula but a bit more refined to enhance user experience. Let us take a look at how well the phone performs and whether it is a worthy successor to the OPPO N1.

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Micromax eyes to sell over 20-26% stake to Alibaba

Micromax is looking forward to sell one fourth of its stake or about $700 million (Rs 4,200 crore) to Alibaba, according to a latest report from the Economic Times.

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Microsoft Office for Android now available for everyone on Google Play

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Microsoft has finally launched the Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) Android apps for everyone. Last month, these were made available in a preview for Office for Android community testers. Continue reading “Microsoft Office for Android now available for everyone on Google Play”

Google’s new Chromebox for meetings now supports up to 20 people group, costs $1,999

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Google has launched the new version of Chromebox for meetings that brings support for larger meeting rooms and groups of up to 20 people. To remind you, Google’s first Chromebox for meetings – launched last year – could only support groups of up to 8 people. Continue reading “Google’s new Chromebox for meetings now supports up to 20 people group, costs $1,999”

HTC has launched the One ME dual sim in India. It was announced in China earlier this month and packs a 5.2-inch Quad HD screen, is powered by a 2.2GHz Octa-Core MediaTek Helio X10 (MT6795T) 64-bit processor and runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop with HTC Sense UI on top. It has a fingerprint sensor on the home button. It has multi-directional touch-based sensors that lets you place your finger on the sensor in any direction to unlock your phone. Continue reading “HTC One ME dual sim with 5.2-inch Quad HD display, Helio X10 SoC launched in India for Rs. 40500”

Lenovo Vibe S1 with 5-inch 1080p display, Android 5.0 gets certified in China

Lenovo Vibe S1 leak

Lenovo Vibe S1, the company’s upcoming smartphone was leaked back in February, but the company did not unveil it at the MWC in March. Now the smartphone has been certified on TENAA (via) in China. According to the listing, the smartphone will come with a 5-inch 1080p display, will be powered by a 1.7GHz Octa-Core processor, run on Android 5.0 (Lollipop), come with a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Lenovo Vibe S1 with 5-inch 1080p display, Android 5.0 gets certified in China”

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