Micromax Canvas Tab P650E, the company’s first tablet in the Canvas series with CDMA support is now available from online retailers HomeShop18 and Infibeam. Micromax Canvas Tab P650 with a 8-inch display was launched last year, but this has a 7-inch display. It is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Tab P650E now available for Rs. 8999, Funbook Mini P410i coming soon”
Micromax Funbook Ultra HD P580, the company’s latest tablet in the Funbook series is now available from HomeShop18. It has a 7.8-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) IPS display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has 3G support via a SIM card slot and has an ear piece with voice calling capabilities. Continue reading “Micromax Funbook Ultra HD P580 with 7.8-inch HD display, voice calling now available for Rs. 11990”
Google Nexus 5, that was launched with Android 4.4 (KitKat) was the only to come with Google Now Launcher to directly access Google Now from the home screen. Earlier this month there were reports about the launcher coming too Google Play. We even saw APKs to side-load the launcher on other devices. Today, Google has released the Google Now Launcher on Google Play for its Nexus and Google Play Edition devices running Android 4.4 (KitKat). Continue reading “Google Now Launcher arrives on Google Play for Nexus and Google Play Edition devices running Android 4.4”
Samsung is fresh after announcing its latest flagship – Samsung Galaxy S5 at MWC 2014 day before yesterday. Samsung is still at MWC 2014 and is holding an event for the developers. At the event, Samsung has announced that it is planning to open up the fingerprint scanner on the Galaxy S5 for developers. For a company that follows the strategy of Apple, this is quite a surprising move.
Continue reading “Samsung opens up Fingerprint Scanner for developers, unlike Apple”
HP launched some of its voice enabled tablets in India earlier this month. Here at the Mobile World Congress we got a chance to check out some of the new products on offer. One of the most interesting products that HP brought to the trade show was its new Slate 8 Pro tablet. What sets this tablet apart from the hoards of Android tablets is its 4:3 display with a resolution of 1600×900 pixels. Let’s take a better look at the tablet then. Continue reading “HP Slate 8 Pro Hands On, Photo Gallery”
Micromax Canvas Duet II (EG111), the company’s latest dual SIM (GSM + CDMA) smartphone went on sale earlier this month, today the Micromax Canvas Blaze HD EG116 with similar specifications has surfaced on the official website. It has a 5-inch HD display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Blaze HD EG116 with 5-inch HD display, Dual SIM (GSM + CDMA) listed on official website”
FoneArena is live from MWC 2014 in Barcelona and there are lots of manufacturers showcasing their products here. We recently brought you a lot of hands on with latest smartphones from MWC 2014 and now, we have a very special device from a Chinese manufacturer ZTE. We have the ZTE Wireless Hotspot Projector with us on the show floor and we made a quick hands on video with the device.
Samsung started rolling out the Android 4.4 (KitKat) update for the Galaxy S4 (GT-I9500) users in Russia last week, Indian users started receiving the update earlier this week. The Samsung Galaxy S4 got the Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) update in India last October. Recently, Samsung promised Android 4.4 update for 14 Galaxy device in the U.S. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S4 Android 4.4 KitKat update now available in India”
Sony launched the Xperia Z2 at the Mobile World Congress event here in Barcelona, Spain. The Z2 is an evolutionary upgrade over the Z1 and fixes every complaint people had with the Z1, like it has a better display, a way better build with a stunningly thin and premium design and overall a better package for a flagship. This also includes the new software work that Sony has done, because the Z2 is the first Android 4.4 device from the company and it brings a lot of new improvements to the looks as well as features that previously didn’t exist. While there are a lot of under the hood improvements, we took a look at some of the user facing features of the new skin on the Xperia Z2 –
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Motorola has started rolling out a minor Android KitKat update for the single SIM variant of the Moto G in Europe. This update brings back the USB on-the-go (OTG) support for the users with USB drivers and also fixes mobile network loss for some users. Some Moto G users in India have reported SIM related issues in the dual SIM version recently, after the KitKat update. This update might fix those issues. Continue reading “Moto G gets a minor firmware update in Europe, brings back OTG, fixes mobile network issues”
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Huawei Ascend G700 is one among the sea of mid-range Android smartphones that you can buy for around Rs. 15,000. There are more similarities between the other mid-range droids and Ascend G700 than the differences between them. Huawei Ascend G700 doesn’t fight for the crown in the mid-range battle and doesn’t settle to be a pawn. It fights a mid-range battle that it is involved in.
Samsung has unveiled its new Exynos 5 Octa chip, 5422 and its first Hexa-Core chip, Exynos 5 Hexa 5260 at the Mobile World Congress 2014 in Barcelona. These chips are based on ARM big.LITTLE technology, similar to the Exynos 5410 and 5420 chips unveiled the last year, these also include Heterogeneous Multi-Processing that can run combination of up to eight or six cores, respectively, to provide optimum performance. Continue reading “Samsung unveils Exynos 5 Octa 5422 and Exynos 5 Hexa 5260 chips”
LG had announced its third iteration of the budget friendly L series just prior to the MWC 2014. At the MWC 2014, LG had showcased these products and among the recently announced devices was the LG L65. LG L65 is a typical midrange offering keeping in mind the budget buyers. It comes with a layer of LG UI features over midrange specifications.
Just before the MWC 2014, LG had announced three smartphones in the LG L series – LG L40, LG L70 and LG L90. As you can see, the LG L70 is the mid-range offering among the three, in terms of features, size and pricing. At MWC 2014, LG showcased its recently announced devices and we managed to spend sometime with the LG L70 smartphone.
Wickedleak has launched Wammy Passion X, the company’s first water resistant smartphone. It uses AquaProtect waterproof technology, that protects the smartphone from inside-out from any water or water-based liquid damage. It has a 5-inch full HD display based on OGS technology, powered by a 1.7 GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6592 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean).It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Wickedleak Wammy Passion X water resistant phone with 5-inch 1080p display launched for Rs. 22499”
