Samsung Galaxy S3 Neo reportedly launching in India for Rs. 24900

Samsung Galaxy S 3 Neo (GT-I9300I) with dual SIM support would launch in India soon for Rs. 24,900 reports Mahesh Telecom. It went official in China earlier this year and looks similar to the Galaxy S3. It has a 4.8-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD Super AMOLED display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and has 1.5GB RAM, compared to 1GB RAM on the Galaxy S3. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S3 Neo reportedly launching in India for Rs. 24900”

Samsung Galaxy S5 pre-booking starts in India

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Samsung launched the Galaxy S5 in India earlier this week. The flagship smartphone is now available for pre-order in India on the official Samsung eStore. The pre-order price is Rs. 1500. Samsung also offers 15% cash back to Citbank credit card customers when they pay the remaining amount. The Galaxy S5 has the 5.1-inch full HD (1920×1080 pixels) Super AMOLED display and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It is powered by a Octa-Core Exynos 5422 (A15 1.9 GHz + A7 1.3 GHz) processor with Heterogeneous Multi-Processing and has 3G HSPA+ support, unlike the LTE variant that is powered by a Snapdragon 801 processor. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S5 pre-booking starts in India”

BlackBerry posts Q4 2014 results, Reports losses of $423 million

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BlackBerry has been facing tough times the last few quarters owing to less than stellar hardware offerings and a lack of consumer interest. Even with BlackBerry 10, the company has hardly managed to stem the tide. The company’s bread and butter has been the Bold and Curve lines and as a sign of the times, both the lines have finally stopped being the volume sellers they used to be. The Canadian smartphone manufacturer has reported fourth quarter losses of $423 million.  Continue reading “BlackBerry posts Q4 2014 results, Reports losses of $423 million”

Windows Phone 8.1 parallax wallpaper leaked in new video

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Windows Phone 8.1 would be unveiled at the Build conference in San Francisco, California next week. We had already seen Cortana and Action Center in earlier leaks, today a video from Chinese website Coolxap.com has revealed new start screen backgrounds and parallax wallpaper effects in Windows Phone 8.1 when you scroll through the Start Screen. WP 8.1 will have separate settings to customize the Start screen and also options to select backgrounds. Images of Windows Phone 8.1 start screen background leaked earlier this month. Continue reading “Windows Phone 8.1 parallax wallpaper leaked in new video”

Gionee Elife E7 Review: Best in class

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The Elife E7 is Gionee’s first flagship smartphone that is aimed at the premium high end segment of the market. The device is powered by the powerful Snapdragon 800 processor and sports a seemingly good 16 MP camera, which brings it closer to the likes of other flagships like Nexus 5 and the even the S5 to an extent, but offers a price advantage making it one of the best VFM products out there. But can a newer brand like Gionee instill confidence in the high end consumer, with its hardware and software package? Lets find out in our Gionee Elife E7 Review.

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Sony Xperia Z2 retail availability delayed in UK until May due to high demand

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There have been rumors that Sony Xperia Z2 has been globally delayed due to a component shortage. Clove UK and other online retailers have confirmed that the SIM-free variant would not launch in UK until May. The Xperia Z2 Tablet went on sale in UK earlier this month and the Xperia Z2 smartphone was expected to go on sale in UK in early April for 599 GBP. The flagship smartphone from Sony is expected in early or mid May. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z2 retail availability delayed in UK until May due to high demand”

Dell Venue 8 Unboxing

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We might have reviewed the Dell Venue 8 Pro way ahead of its Indian reveal, but the tablet trio, that includes two other Android tablets, launched only a while back. Dell’s Venue 7 and 8 were Android tablets with two different screen sizes with largely the same specifications inside. Powered by an Intel processor, these tablets are placed at the mid range segment of the marketplace, which is the most popular segment for Android tablets these days. The Venue 8 is priced at Rs. 17,499, which might be a bit high when compared to the competition like the new Nexus 7, but is it good enough? While we’ll tell you that in our review, here is a preliminary look through our unboxing and overview video –

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HTC Desire 310 Dual SIM smartphone officially launched in India for Rs. 11700

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Earlier today we reported that HTC Desire 310 dual sim is on sale in India online. The company has officially launched the smartphone in India. It was announced earlier this month and packs a 4.5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera without flash and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “HTC Desire 310 Dual SIM smartphone officially launched in India for Rs. 11700”

Apple reportedly launching iPhone 6 in 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch versions in September

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Apple is planning to launch the iPhone 6 in two variants, one with a 4.7-inch screen and other one with a 5.5-inch screen, according to a report from Japanese business newspaper Nikkei. These are expected to have high-resolution screens significantly higher than that of current models. Apple launched the iPhone 5s last September along with the iPhone 5c with a 4 inch retina display. It was the first time Apple has released two versions of iPhone. Continue reading “Apple reportedly launching iPhone 6 in 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch versions in September”

HTC Desire 310 Dual SIM smartphone now available in India for Rs. 11480

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HTC Desire 310 dual sim, the company’s latest budget phone is now available in India from online retailer Snapdeal. It was officially announced earlier this month and packs a 4.5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera without flash and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. This is the company’s first phone powered by a MediaTek chip. Continue reading “HTC Desire 310 Dual SIM smartphone now available in India for Rs. 11480”

Microsoft releases Microsoft Office for Apple iPad – Word , Excel and PowerPoint

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At an event in San Francisco today, Microsoft’s new CEO Satya Nadella announced the availability of Microsoft Office for the iPad. The company has released 3 new iPad apps for Word , Excel and PowerPoint . The news is not a big surprise considering this is a much expected move but instant availability on the App Store is a great piece of news of Office users especially those with a Office 365 subscription. The apps are free for download and event viewing office documents is free. But editing the documents requires an active Office 365 subscription. This is clearly Microsoft’s attempt at getting more users to sign up for their cloud based Office offering.

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Microsoft Office for iPad – Word , Excel and Powerpoint – Download Links

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Microsoft unveiled the much awaited Microsoft Office suite for iPad with 3 separate apps for Word , Excel and Powerpoint. The apps just went live on the US iTunes App Store at 11AM Pacific time and 2PM Eastern time. The apps are free to download and viewing office documents is free. However to edit the documents, an Office 365 subscription is required.

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iBall Slide 3G17 with 7-inch display, Dual SIM and voice calling now available for Rs. 7649

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iBall Slide 3G17, a new tablet from iBall in the slide series is now available from online retailer Snapdeal. It has a 7-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core Cortex A7 processor, Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a  2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera.  Continue reading “iBall Slide 3G17 with 7-inch display, Dual SIM and voice calling now available for Rs. 7649”

Dell to pay Microsoft tax for its Android and Chrome OS devices

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Dell is not just one of the biggest PC makers out there, but also a close ally to Microsoft, with the latter recently helping out when the company went private. But being an independent company, Dell did make its foray into other platforms, with Android, and eventually even Chrome OS, both Google products. So, naturally, much like any other OEM, Dell is now in a patent licensing agreement with Microsoft where it will pay royalties for its products based on Android and Chrome OS. But surprisingly, even Microsoft is licensing some patents from Dell for its Xbox gaming consoles, making this deal more balanced than usual.

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Nokia Lumia 630 leaked again, finally some specs pop up

Nokia is holding an event on April 2nd which is less than a week from now and according to the rumor mill, Nokia Lumia 630 and Lumia 930 are the products that will be unveiled during the event. Nokia Lumia 630 has been one smartphone that has been leaking for nearly months now and we know almost everything to know about the device except the launch date.

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