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Nokia XL goes on sale in India for Rs. 11489

Nokia XL, the company’s Android smartphone based on Android Open Source Project (AOSP) is finally available in India from the official Nokia Shop. as it promised at the Nokia X launch in March. It was announced at the Mobile World Congress 2014 at Barcelona. It has a 5-inch (800 x 480 pixels) display, powered by a 1GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 play (MSM8225) processor and runs on Nokia X software platform based on AOSP Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). Continue reading “Nokia XL goes on sale in India for Rs. 11489”

Xiaomi MiPad with 7.9-inch (2048 × 1536) display, Nvidia Tegra K1 SoC announced

Xiaomi MiPad

Xiaomi has finally announced MiPad, the company’s first tablet as expected. It has a 7.9-inch (2048 × 1536 pixels) display at 326 ppi, manufactured by Sharp / AUO and Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, powered by a 2.2 GHz NVIDIA Tegra K1 processor with 192-core Kepler GPU and runs on Android-based MiUI ROM optimized for tablets. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with 5-element lens, Sony BSI sensor, f/2.0 aperture and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with OmniVision sensor and f/2.0 aperture. Continue reading “Xiaomi MiPad with 7.9-inch (2048 × 1536) display, Nvidia Tegra K1 SoC announced”

Intex Aqua i5 HD with 5-inch HD display, 13MP camera launched for Rs. 9990

Intex Aqua i5HD

Intex Technologies has launched the Aqua i5 HD, its new smartphone in the Aqua series and the successor of Aqua i5. It has a 5-inch HD  (1280 × 720 pixels) display based on one-glass-solution (OGS) technology, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, voice image capture and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Intex Aqua i5 HD with 5-inch HD display, 13MP camera launched for Rs. 9990”

HTC One mini 2 with 4.5-inch HD display, Metal body, 13MP camera goes official

HTC One mini 2

HTC has just announced the One mini 2, the successor of last year’s One Mini. It has brushed metal body with tapered edges, similar to the HTC One (M8), but comes with a smaller 4.5-inch HD screen. It is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Sense 6 on top. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, BSI sensor, f/2.2 lens, 1080p video recording and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with BSI sensor.

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Spice Smart Flo Crystal Mi-449 with 4.5-inch display now available for Rs. 4999

Spice Smart Flo Crystal Mi-449

Spice Smart Flo Crystal Mi-449, the company’s latest smartphone in the Smart Flo series is now available from online retailer HomeShop18. It has a 4.5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 3.2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Spice Smart Flo Crystal Mi-449 with 4.5-inch display now available for Rs. 4999”

Samsung Galaxy Tab S new images surface, could be announced in June

Rumors about Samsung launching new series of tablets had already surfaced online earlier this month. Today, photos of the device has been spotted recently at the FCC. The new images show the same tablet seen in the images that surfaced last week that suggests a 10.5 inch AMOLED screen.

Samsung Galaxy Tab S FCC
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Gorgeous press photos of LG G3 surfaces

LG G2 was company’s best and one of the most popular phones of 2013. Its much awaited successor, LG G3 surfaced via several leaks and purported images for quite some time now.  However, today the smartphone is inching closer to reality with latest leaked press photo.

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Windows Phone 8.1 Preview updated, bug fixes and battery life improvements inbound

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Windows Phone 8.1 debuted as a developer preview just a month ago, and today, it has received its first update, in preparation for a wider consumer launch later in the coming weeks or months. The update, first publicized by Windows Phone champion Joe Belfiore, reportedly brings many bug fixes, some new features and the much needed battery life improvements some users had wanted. The update is immediately available for download from the “Phone update” section under the Windows Phone settings menu.

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Close to 5,000 of Nokia’s Chennai Plant workers opt for VRS

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Nokia’s Chennai plant, the one in Sri Perumbudur that used to assemble millions of phones, had come to a screeching halt when the Tamil Nadu High Court charged the Finnish company with tax evasion, to the tune of Rs. 3,000 crores. With some of the workers on indefinite leave and near-zero production at the plant, the whole ecosystem was thrown into imbalance, with clueless workers, indecisive management and painfully long court proceedings. With the future looking bleak, Nokia had offered its workers VRS (Voluntary retirement services), and about 5,000 of the ~7,500 employees have opted for it today.

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Moto E backordered on Flipkart, expected to ship in 7 to 10 days [Update]

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[Update – May 23rd, 2014: Both the Black and White variants of Moto E are back on stock on Flipkart. But it will be available only till stocks last.]

[Update – May 22nd, 2014: Flipkart has just announced that the Moto E will be back in stock from 11.00 A.M onwards on 23rd May 2014]

[Update – May 20th, 2014: Motorola India has announced that they are working on restocking the Moto E and the stocks are expected early next week]

[Update – May 16th, 2014: Both the Black and White Moto E are out of stock on Flipkart again after the orders opened for few hours.]

Earlier: Motorola Moto E that was launched yesterday went on sale exclusively on Flipkart yesterday midnight went out of stock earlier today. Even though smartphone is currently out of stock, Flipkart has opened bookings for the phone so that users can still order it with launch day offers, but the delivery date is now between 7 to 10 days for new orders. Continue reading “Moto E backordered on Flipkart, expected to ship in 7 to 10 days [Update]”

Sony Xperia Z2 Benchmarks

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Without a doubt, the Sony Xperia Z2 is amongst the hottest new smartphones to be made available in India. Following the Samsung Galaxy S5 and the HTC One M8, the phone brings top of the line specifications and a very balanced approach to the flagship competition. While we’ll be talking about what sets the Xperia Z2 apart from the competition in our full review, here we take a look at it’s performance in synthetic benchmarks. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z2 Benchmarks”

Google Search 4.0 for iOS brings improved Google Now and Voice Search

Google has enhanced offering on its iOS app and added several features. The recent 4.0 updates brings improved voice question capabilities that allows users to ask Google basic questions like “What is the weather” and so on. Conversations are initiated with “Ok Google” command. This feature was already available on Android devices.

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Xolo plans to roll out Android 4.4 KitKat update for Q700S, Q1010i, Q1010 and Q3000 by June

Android 4.4 KitKat

Xolo released the Android 4.4.2 (KitKat) update for the Q1000 Opus recently, skipping the Android 4.3 update. Today, the company has announced that it would release Android KitKat update for Q700S, Q1010i, Q1010, Q3000 and more smartphones by June 2014. It will also launch new smartphones with Android Kitkat soon. Continue reading “Xolo plans to roll out Android 4.4 KitKat update for Q700S, Q1010i, Q1010 and Q3000 by June”