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Lenovo has sold 1 million 4G smartphones via Flipkart in India

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Lenovo has announced that it has sold one million units of 4G smartphones in India on Flipkart till June 2015. This includes Lenovo A6000, A6000 Plus and A7000. The company launched the A6000 in India back in January, which was the company’s first affordable 4G smartphone to launch in India. It was later replaced by A6000 Plus, after Lenovo sold 3 lakh units of the A6000 in just two months after launch. At that time the company said that the A6000 is one of the successful 4G smartphones in India. Continue reading “Lenovo has sold 1 million 4G smartphones via Flipkart in India”

Celkon Millennia Q5K Power with 5-inch display, 5000mAh battery launched for Rs. 5222

Celkon Millennia Q5K Power

Celkon has launched Millennia Q5K Power, a new smartphone in the Millennia series with a 5000mAh battery. It has a 5-inch FWVGA screen, is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 3.2-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support and 3G connectivity, similar to most other Celkon smartphones. Continue reading “Celkon Millennia Q5K Power with 5-inch display, 5000mAh battery launched for Rs. 5222”

Samsung Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7 with 5MP front camera with flash announced

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Samsung Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7 smartphones have gone official in China, after these got certified last month. The Galaxy J5 has a 5-inch HD screen and is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 410 SoC, while the Galaxy J7 comes with a 5.5-inch HD display and is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 615 SoC. Both these smartphones run on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with new UI, have a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash for capturing better selfies. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7 with 5MP front camera with flash announced”

InFocus M330 Review

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The game of smartphone market share is huge in India and everyone wants a slice of the pie. Relatively new entrant, InFocus, recently launched a new handset dubbed the M330. A large handset deserving of the ‘phablet’ moniker, it brings a price and specifications that are certainly satisfactory for the class of products it competes against. We put the phone through its paces to see how well it competes with the existing stalwarts. Continue reading “InFocus M330 Review”

Apple Watch 2 might support a FaceTime camera, built-in WiFi suggest rumors

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The Apple Watch has been panned for being highly dependent on the iPhone for any kind of productive usage. Taking that feedback to heart, it looks like Apple has some big changes in store for their wearable. Rumors suggest that Apple is about to add features that would give their smartwatch a lot more autonomy.  Continue reading “Apple Watch 2 might support a FaceTime camera, built-in WiFi suggest rumors”

Google introduces My Ramadan Companion to assist observers of the holy month

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With the start of the holy month of Ramadan, Google has introduced a new tool to help members of the Muslim community all around the world. Called ‘My Ramadan Companion’, the tool is meant to assist everyone observing the month of fasting by providing hyperlocal and time relevant information. Continue reading “Google introduces My Ramadan Companion to assist observers of the holy month”

BlackBerry Prague to be a low cost Android running handset, expected in August

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Rumors have been heating up that BlackBerry is all set to introduce smartphones that run on the Android operating system instead of the company’s BlackBerry 10 OS. Latest updates suggest that the BlackBerry Prague might be the first of such handsets.  Continue reading “BlackBerry Prague to be a low cost Android running handset, expected in August”

Microsoft Band gets automated golf tracking through partnership with TaylorMade

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The Microsoft Band, launched in October, is gradually becoming quite a comprehensive fitness tracking platform. The company’s first effort in the fitness wearable space, the Band stood out for the sheer number of sensors on offer. Redmond has stood behind their product and has regularly added compelling features to the Band making it a fairly compelling offering. Continue reading “Microsoft Band gets automated golf tracking through partnership with TaylorMade”

iBall Splendo Intel-powered Windows PC stick launched for Rs. 8999

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Microsoft India has partnered with iBall to launch iBall Splendo, a PC stick running full Windows, similar to the Intel Compute Stick. This tiny dongle will transform your TV or monitor with a HDMI port to a full-fledged PC.

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BlackBerry Venice with 5.4-inch Quad HD display, Snapdragon 808 rumored for November 2015

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BlackBerry teased a dual-curved slider smartphone with a large touch screen display running on BlackBerry OS 10 at the Mobile World Congress earlier this year. Now specifications and release date of the smartphone has surfaced online. According to the leak, the Slider is codenamed Venice. Continue reading “BlackBerry Venice with 5.4-inch Quad HD display, Snapdragon 808 rumored for November 2015”

Samsung Galaxy Tab E Hands On and Photo Gallery

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Samsung launched the Galaxy Tab E, the company’s latest mid-range tablet in its new E series for Rs. 16,900, along with the Galaxy Tab A at an event in Bangalore earlier today. Check out the hands-on impressions and hardware walk-through of the tablet. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Tab E Hands On and Photo Gallery”

Samsung Galaxy Tab A Hands On and Photo Gallery

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Samsung launched two new mid-range tablets, the Galaxy Tab A and the Galaxy Tab E in India at an event in Bangalore earlier today. We got to check out both the tablets at the event. Here is the hands-on impressions and a quick hardware walk-through of the Samsung Galaxy Tab A that is priced at Rs. 20,500. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Tab A Hands On and Photo Gallery”

Meizu m2 with 5-inch HD display, quad-core 64-bit SoC, 4G LTE gets certified in China

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Meizu m2, successor of the Meizu m1 that was introduced earlier this year, has been certified on TENAA (via) in China. The listing reveals that the smartphone will feature a 5-inch HD screen, will be powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6735 64-bit processor, compared to the MT6732 SoC on the predecessor and run on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) with FlyMe OS. Continue reading “Meizu m2 with 5-inch HD display, quad-core 64-bit SoC, 4G LTE gets certified in China”