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Qualcomm Powerful Processors Giveaway #3 – LG G2 Winner Announcement

The final giveaway of the Qualcomm Snapdragon Powerful Processors series is coming to an end. With the contest spanning just over three weeks, we are happy to say that the response has been nothing short of stunning, and that says a lot about the phone and the processor inside it. We have gone through thousands and thousands of entries and tweets to pick a winner for this contest, are you ready to find out if you are the lucky one?

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Sony Xperia L Android 4.2 Jelly Bean update starts rolling out in India

Sony Xperia L Android 4.2

Sony Mobile has started rolling out the Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) update (version 15.3.A.0.26) for the users. This update brings a revamped homescreen, improved app organization, updated Media apps and new camera modes such as Burst mode and Auto Scene Recognition. Sony released the Xperia C earlier this month running on Android 4.2 out of the box and rolled out the Android 4.2 update for the Xperia Z and the ZL recently. The company has also promised Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) update for range of devices, but they did not announce the time frame of the roll out yet. Continue reading “Sony Xperia L Android 4.2 Jelly Bean update starts rolling out in India”

Ashton Kutcher is Lenovo’s new Product Engineer

That 70s show, Jobs and Two and a Half Men star Ashton Kutcher has been hired by Lenovo as its new Product Engineer. While the job title might be reaching, Ashton’s role in the Chinese company seems far more detailed than the other celebrity associations in the past have been. Lenovo is fresh off the announcements of its new 8 inch and 10 inch Yoga Android tablets, with a refreshing design and an affordable price point, and they actually did a live stream from YouTube Space LA with Ashton Kutcher playing host. There was a promo that played during the live stream which clearly wanted to showcase Kutcher’s geek chops, which is not surprising, having known for being a tech investor.

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HTC One Max vs Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Photo Gallery

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We previously brought to you the unboxing of the HTC One Max. Now here is the photo gallery comparing the phablet to it’s closest rival, the Galaxy Note 3.

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Lenovo announces new Android based Yoga multimode tablets

Lenovo launched their new series of Yoga tablets with Ashton Kutcher who is now one of the Product Engineers of the company. The new Yoga tablet series follows up with the Yoga convertible laptop series and brings multimode experience to the tablet category. Lenovo Yoga allows the users to experience the tablet in three modes – hold, tilt and stand mode.

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Xolo Q900 with 4.7-inch HD display, quad-core processor launched for Rs. 12999

Xolo Q900

Xolo has launched the Q900, the company’s latest smartphone in the Q CORE series. It appeared on the official website yesterday and packs a 4.7-inch HD (1280 x 720 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display at 312 ppi and is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core MediaTek MT6589 processor with PowerVR SGX 544 GPU. It runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), similar to most of the recent smartphones from Xolo. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with BSI sensor, LED flash and 1080p full HD video recording and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Xolo Q900 with 4.7-inch HD display, quad-core processor launched for Rs. 12999”

Zen Ultrafone Amaze 701 Full HD Unboxing

Zen announced its next gen full HD product, the Amaze 701 Full HD at a press conference yesterday. We’ve got our hands on the product and are well on our way to put it through its paces. However we do know that you guys love a good tease so here’s our unboxing and a quick intro to the device. Continue reading “Zen Ultrafone Amaze 701 Full HD Unboxing”

Xolo Q900 with 4.7-inch HD display and A600 with 4.5-inch qHD display spotted on official website

Xolo Q900

Xolo is all set to launch two new smartphones, Xolo Q900 in the Q CORE series and the A600 in the A Series. These smartphones have appeared on the official website. The Q900 has a 4.7-inch HD (1280 x 720 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display at 312 ppi similar to the Xolo Play, but this one is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core MediaTek MT6589 processor with PowerVR SGX 544 GPU. The A600 has a 4.5-inch qHD (960 x 540 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display and is powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core MediaTek MT6572W processor with Mali 400MP GPU. Both these phones run on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) and have dual SIM support with dual standby. Continue reading “Xolo Q900 with 4.7-inch HD display and A600 with 4.5-inch qHD display spotted on official website”

BBM for Android and iPhone brings over 20 million new users in the first week

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BlackBerry has announced that there are 20 million new users of BlackBerry Messenger (BBM), a week after its roll out of Android and iPhone apps. Last week BlackBerry revealed they saw more than 10 million downloads after 24 hours they resumed the launch of BBM for Android and iPhone. Totally BBM has 80 million monthly active users, says BlackBerry. The app topped as free overall app in 35 countries on Google Play and in 107 countries in the Apple iTunes Store. It is top in markets such as Canada, the US, the UK and Indonesia. Continue reading “BBM for Android and iPhone brings over 20 million new users in the first week”

LG G Health Smartwatch trademark filing surfaces

LG has filed for G Health Smartwatch trademark to compete with the Samsung Galaxy Gear, its Korean competitor. Rumors of the LG Smartwatch surfaced back in March. Back in July Apple filed filed the iWatch trademark in Japan, Russia & Mexico, but it is not clear when we can expect a watch from the company. LG filed the G Health trademark on October 23rd, 2013. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) filing doesn’t reveal anything other than the smartwatch identification. Continue reading “LG G Health Smartwatch trademark filing surfaces”

Man who stole more than $12 million worth of LG G2 smartphones caught

Just a few days after we reported of the stolen LG G2 truck incident, the thief, or at least one of the thieves that managed to hijack a truck full of LG’s G2 smartphones, seems to have been caught today. It is believed that the truck was spotted in Louisville after the driver of the stolen truck foolishly crashed into an utility pole. This is akin to getting busted on a single star wanted level in GTA V.

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Panasonic P11 Benchmarks

Panasonic launched the P11, the latest smartphone in the P Series last month. We brought you the unboxing of the smartphone recently. It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display at 293 ppi pixel density, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 200 (MSM8625Q) processor with Adreno 203 GPU and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). Let us find out how the phone performs in various benchmarks.

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Nokia Q3 2013 sales at Eur 5.66 billion, 8.8 million Lumias sold

Nokia just published its quarterly earnings report for Q3 2013 and has reported sales worth Eur 5.66 billion in the quarter ending September. While sales have gone, profits have also increased at Eur 118 million which is a huge improvement over the Eur 115 million losses that it reported last quarter. Continue reading “Nokia Q3 2013 sales at Eur 5.66 billion, 8.8 million Lumias sold”

Swipe Halo Value + with 7-inch display and voice calling launched for Rs. 6699

Swipe Halo Value Plus

Swipe Telecom has launched the Swipe Halo Value +, successor of the Swipe Halo Value that was launched back in March. It has a 7-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 2-megapixel rear camera and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. Continue reading “Swipe Halo Value + with 7-inch display and voice calling launched for Rs. 6699”

Celkon AR40 RahmanIshq smartphone with 4-inch display launched for Rs. 5999

Celkon AR40 launch

Celkon launched the A45 smartphone and AR50 smartphones in the RahmanIshq series recently, now the company has launched the AR40 smartphone in the series. The AR40 has a 4.0-inch display, powered by 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean). It also comes pre-loaded with AR Rahman’s chartbusters and a special tune created for the Rahmanishq Music Smartphones, similar to the AR45 and the A50. Continue reading “Celkon AR40 RahmanIshq smartphone with 4-inch display launched for Rs. 5999”