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Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G to go on sale in India on Dec 30th

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Xiaomi Redmi Note went on sale in India earlier this month for Rs. 8,999. Xiaomi has announced that Redmi Note 4G will go on sale on Flipkart on December 30th, as it promised at the launch. The Redmi Note 4G has support for TD-LTE 2300MHz (Band 40) and FDD-LTE 1800MHz (Band 3) for India and is powered by a 1.6GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 SoC, instead of Octa-Core MediaTek chip in the 3G variant. It single SIM support, unlike the dual SIM 3G variant. It comes pre-loaded with Fleksy and SwiftKey keyboards. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G to go on sale in India on Dec 30th”

Samsung starts mass production of LPDDR4 RAM, 4GB RAM coming early 2015

Samsung LPDDR4 RAM

Samsung Electronics introduced industry’s first 8 gigabit (Gb) or 1 Gigabyte (1GB) LPDDR4 DRAM for mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets last December. Today the Korean giant has announced that it has started mass producing the first 8 gigabit (Gb) low power (LPDDR4) mobile DRAM based 20-nanometer (nm) process technology. Continue reading “Samsung starts mass production of LPDDR4 RAM, 4GB RAM coming early 2015”

Swipe Marathon with 4.5-inch display, 4000mAh battery launched for Rs. 4599

Swipe Marathon

Swipe Technologies has launched Swipe Marathon, the company’s first smartphone with a Marathon 4000mAh battery that promises up to 60 days standby. It has a 4.5-inch FWVGA screen, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has an 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. Continue reading “Swipe Marathon with 4.5-inch display, 4000mAh battery launched for Rs. 4599”

Samsung Galaxy Core Prime goes on sale on official eStore in India for Rs. 9700

Samsung Core Prime

Samsung Galaxy Core Prime (SM-G360H/DS) went on sale through retail stores in India for Rs. 9,599 earlier this month, now the smartphone is available from the official Samsung India eStore. It has a 4.5-inch WVGA display, 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 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has support for 14 Indian languages and comes with dual SIM support. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Core Prime goes on sale on official eStore in India for Rs. 9700”

LG H4 Portable Wi-Fi Speaker with Android and iOS support announced ahead of CES 2015

LG H4 Portable Wi-Fi Speaker

LG has announced new Music Flow Wi-Fi Series for CES 2015 that includes its first H4 Portable Wi-Fi Speaker with built-in battery, HS7 and HS91Wi-Fi Sound Bars and Streaming 3D Blu-ray Player. These are compatible with Android and iOS devices. Continue reading “LG H4 Portable Wi-Fi Speaker with Android and iOS support announced ahead of CES 2015”

Samsung Galaxy Note Edge Benchmarks

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Samsung unveiled the the Galaxy Note Edge smartphone the IFA back in September. We brought you the unboxing of the Note Edge recently, here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. It has the same Quad-Core Snapdragon 805 (APQ8084) 28nm HPm Krait 450 CPU clocked at 2.65 GHz with Adreno 420 GPU, has 3GB RAM and runs on Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), similar to the Galaxy Note 4. It has a 5.6-inch (1440 x 2560 pixels) Quad HD+ Super AMOLED display that bends on the right side that utilizes 160 pixels. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note Edge Benchmarks”

ASUS CES 2015 Teaser hints at Zenfone 2

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ASUS just released its CES 2015 teaser titled The origin of craftsmanship of the next Zen. The title clearly sates that it is going to unveil the next Zenfone device at the event. The teaser also says Experience 2morrow, which could hint at Zenfone 2 name. It launched three Zenfone devices at the CES 2014 earlier this year in three price segments. It could launch only one device called Zenfone 2 at the CES 2015 next month. Continue reading “ASUS CES 2015 Teaser hints at Zenfone 2”

Philips S398 with 5-inch HD display, Android 4.4 listed on official India website

Philips S398

Philips S388 was listed on official India website back in August for Rs. 13694 (MRP) and later went on sale for Rs. 7,795 online. Now the Philips S398 smartphone has been listed on the official website in India. It has a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek processor, runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat), has a 8-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Philips S398 with 5-inch HD display, Android 4.4 listed on official India website”

Gionee Elife S5.1 Battery Test

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Gionee launched the Elife S5.1, the company’s thinnest smartphone in India last month for Rs. 18,999. We brought you the unboxing and the benchmarks of the smartphone recently, here we have the battery test results. The Elife S5.1 has a 2100mAh built-in battery. It has a 4.8-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) AMOLED display and is powered by a 1.7 GHz Octa-core MediaTek MT6592 processor. Check out the battery test results below.

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Xiaomi raising $1 billion in latest round of funding: Report

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Xiaomi is said to raise more than $1 billion in its latest round of funding, according to reports from WSJ and Bloomberg. The latest funding comes from All-Stars Investment, DST Global and Singapore sovereign-wealth fund GIC, says the report. Back in November the company said to have raised $1.5 billion in funding. Recently there were reports that the company is valued over $40 billion. New reports say that Xiaomi is valued at more than $45 billion looking at the latest funding.

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Samsung develops Look at Me interactive app for children with Autism

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Samsung has developed Look at Me, a training program that helps children with autism make eye contact. Samsung has partnered with Autism Speaks Canada to 200 Galaxy Tab S devices pre-loaded with the Look at Me app. This will be given to 200 families with children with autism. It has been designed to support meaningful connections between parents, caregivers, and their children, says Samsung. Continue reading “Samsung develops Look at Me interactive app for children with Autism”

Samsung Z1 Tizen smartphone reportedly launching in India in January 2015

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Samsung is all set to launch the Samsung Z1, the company’s budget Tizen OS smartphone in India on January 18th 2015, according to a report from Korea Economic Daily. Earlier reports in September and November said that the Tizen powered smartphone will hit Indian markets by November or December. Looks like the launch will finally happen in January. Samsung has also started their partners meet for the Samsung Z1 in India. Since January 18th lies on Sunday, the date might be wrong. Continue reading “Samsung Z1 Tizen smartphone reportedly launching in India in January 2015”

Google Android One expands to Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka

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Google launched the Android One smartphones in India in partnership with Karbonn, Spice and Micromax back in September. There were some reports that said Google plans expand the Android One program to other Asian countries. Today Google has announced the launch of Android One program in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. Continue reading “Google Android One expands to Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka”

Google releases Android 5.0.2 factory images and pushes AOSP builds

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In less than three weeks after releasing Android 5.0.1 update for its devices, Google has released factory images for Android 5.0.2 and also pushed the same to AOSP for the Nexus 7 (2012) WiFi. This tablet did not receive Android 5.0.1 update, so it got directly updated to 5.0.2 (LRX22G). Continue reading “Google releases Android 5.0.2 factory images and pushes AOSP builds”

Videocon Infinium Z50 Nova with 5-inch qHD display, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 5999

Videocon Infinium Z50

Videocon has launched Infinium Z50 Nova, the company’s latest smartphone in the Infinium series. It has a 5-inch qHD display, is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat), similar to the Infinium Z50 Quad that was launched last month. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with Sony Exmor R sensor, LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Videocon Infinium Z50 Nova with 5-inch qHD display, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 5999”