Asus introduced the Zenfone series, the company’s first set of smartphones called the Zenfone 4, Zenfone 5 and Zenfone 6 at the CES earlier this year. Asus is planning to unveil the second set of Zenfone smartphones at the CES 2015 in January, according to a report from Digitimes. This would include a 5.5-inch model that would lie between the Zenfone 5 and the Zenfone 6. Continue reading “New Zenfone smartphones including a 5.5-inch model expected at CES 2015”
Celkon Campus One A354C, the company’s latest budget smartphone running Android 4.4 is now available from HomeShop18. This has a 3.5-inch HVGA, powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor, has 2G (EDGE) connectivity and dual SIM support, similar to the Celkon Campus A15K that was launched back in August. Continue reading “Celkon Campus One A354C with 3.5-inch display, Android 4.4 now available for Rs. 2599”
Xiaomi had already announced that it would bring the Mi 3 for sale again during Diwali, after it was temporarily discontinued in August. Today, Mi India and Flipkart have announced a festive new offer for its fans who have never given up trying to buy a Mi 3. Under this offer, those who tried to buy Mi 3 at least five times or more will find the device added to their cart on Flipkart on October 6th. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi 3 will be automatically added to Flipkart cart on Oct 6 for some who repeatedly tried and failed”
Obi Mobiles updated its smartphone lineup with five new smartphones last month, now the Obi Crane S550 and Leopard S502 two new mid range smartphones are available from Indiatimes Shopping. The Obi Falcon S451 would be the company’s first smartphone with a swivel camera. The smartphone looks like the Oppo N1, but this has an 8-megapixel camera. It is expected to go on sale soon, according to Mumbai-based retailer Mahesh Telecom. The smartphone was launched in the middle east recently. Continue reading “Obi Crane S550 and Leopard S502 now available, Falcon S451 with rotating camera coming soon”
HP has launched the HP 7 VoiceTab, the company’s latest phablet in the VoiceTab series as it promised. It has a 6.95-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) multi-touch display, powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek MT8382 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera. It has 3G support with a single micro SIM card and has voice calling capabilities. Continue reading “HP 7 VoiceTab with 6.95-inch display, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 10990”
Just after announcing the latest iPhones and the Watch, Apple is all set to update its iPad line this year, specifically on the 16th of October, according to a report from recode. The event is supposedly a laid back affair, after the high profile announcements that happened last month. It is seemingly centered around, not just new iPads, but new iMacs too, which are awaiting a retina display refresh, if rumours are to be believed. If Apple goes ahead with just a refresh of the iPads, the event will feature the sixth generation of the original and the third generation of the iPad mini, but anything otherwise will be interesting to watch.
Continue reading “Apple to launch new iPads on the 16th of October”
Lenovo A8-50, the company’s latest A series tablet is now on sale in India on Flipkart, after the A7-30 and the A7-50 tablets. It was unveiled earlier this year and packs a 8-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) display, quad-core MediaTek processor and Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean), which is upgradable to Android 4.4 (Kitkat). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera.
FoneArena has got access to what seems like customer invites to buy the Apple iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus on launch day in India which is slated for October 17th 2014 which is about 2 weeks away. Going by the information on the invite the iPhone 6 and its bigger brother 6 Plus will go on sale on 16th night in India. Apple did roll out the iPhone 5s and 5c in India in a similar fashion with customer launch events at major cities including Chennai, Bangalore, Delhi and Mumbai . No information on the pricing at this point but we expect it to be similar to the Europe / UK pricing. Stocks are expected to be extremely limited considering the global demand for the new iPhones with wait times upto 4 weeks in many other launch countries.
Continue reading “Apple iPhone 6 India launch invites point to October 17 launch”
Last month HTC sent out invites for the Double Exposure event on October 8th. Recent leaks indicated HTC One M8 Eye with 13MP Duo Camera and a RECamera , competitor to the GoPro. Today fresh leaks from @Upleaks shows the press shots of the upcoming HTC Desire Eye smartphone with 13-megapixel cameras on the front and the back. Both have dual LED flashes next to them. Continue reading “HTC Desire Eye with 13MP front and rear cameras with LED flash leaked”
Months after updating the Play Store with Material Design UI, Google has updated the Google Play Newsstand app with the new Material Design user interface. This brings bigger images, more contextual headers and smoother transitions. It has more than 2,000 free and paid, full length publications. Continue reading “Google Play Newsstand updated with Material Design UI”
Looks like LG let slip a few tidbits about an entirely new thing we weren’t even aware of. The Korean giant, which bought the beleaguered WebOS from Hewlett Packard, to later introduce them in its TVs, is now bringing it to Smartwatches. This has been revealed on LG’s own website, according to the Verge, which posted the screenshot above and two others, explaining the company’s new initiative. The picture above has the familiar WebOS bean bird that was used as a mascot for WebOS’ TV experience, but here it is carrying a watch, which obviously points to Smartwatches.
Few months after introducing the 3200 mAh DC-19 portable charger, Microsoft has introduced DC-21, a 6000mAh portable charger that it calls Microsoft Portable Power. It weighs 145 grams, almost double the weight of the DC-19, but the rounded cylindrical makes it compact. Unlike the previous Nokia chargers, this has Microsoft branding. Continue reading “Microsoft announces DC-21 6000mAh portable charger”
LG unveiled the L Fino and L Bello in the L series and the G3 Stylus with Rubberdium stylus pen back in August, and these smartphones started rolling out globally last month. These smartphones are on sale in India via Flipkart. All these smartphones run on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with premium UX features and has G3-like rear buttons.
Continue reading “LG L Fino, L Bello and G3 stylus now on sale in India”
Motorola Moto 360 got priced on Flipkart yesterday at Rs. 17,999. Today Motorola has officially launched the Android Wear smartwatch in India. It was launched in the U.S. last month and comes with a 1.5-inch touchscreen display with a 320 x 290 resolution and it is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass. It has a round dial that maximizes display area, but there is small gap on the bottom. Continue reading “Motorola Moto 360 officially launched in India for Rs. 17999”
A recent report revealed that mobile internet adoption is increasing in India. Today Google has announced that it has released a streamlined version of Google Search that would enable Indian mobile internet users search faster even with slow data connection such as 2G. Continue reading “Google rolls out lighter search for mobile users with slow connections in India”
