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ZTE nubia 5 and Grand S with 5-inch 1080p display, quad-core Snapdragon processor coming to USA

ZTE Nubia 5

ZTE has announced two new smartphones, the nubia 5 and the Grand S for the U.S. markets. Both these phones have a 5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) full HD IPS display at 440 ppi, powered by a 1.5 GHz Quad-Core Snapdragon S4 Pro (APQ8064) processor and run on Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean). ZTE unveiled the Grand S earlier this year at the CES 2013. We even brought you the hands-on photos and videos at that time. Continue reading “ZTE nubia 5 and Grand S with 5-inch 1080p display, quad-core Snapdragon processor coming to USA”

Micromax Funbook Mini P410 with Dual SIM support and 3G voice calling now available for Rs. 8820

Micromax Funbook mini

Micromax Funbook Mini P410 that appeared yesterday, is now available from online retailer Infibeam. It has a 7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has dual SIM cars slots with 3G support, voice calling and SMS. It has a 2-megapixel rear camera and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. Continue reading “Micromax Funbook Mini P410 with Dual SIM support and 3G voice calling now available for Rs. 8820”

LG G Flex smartphone with 6-inch Curved OLED display reportedly coming in November

LG Flexible OLED Panel

LG Electronics plans to launch a smartphone with a curved screen next month, according to a recent report from the Wall Street Journal. CNET reported yesterday that new LG with a concave curved display will be revealed later this month and will be called the LG Z or Z1. We don’t have any solid leaks or a image of the prototype yet, but WSJ has posted a prototype sketch of the device that shows how much the device will bend. Samsung is also rumored to introduce the Galaxy Note 3 Active with curved display later this month. Continue reading “LG G Flex smartphone with 6-inch Curved OLED display reportedly coming in November”

Oppo Color ROM Overview on the Find 5

Oppo launched its all new camera centric flagship – the N1 a while back and also announced that the International version of the N1 will come with the Color ROM pre-installed. We know you’re wondering what the Color ROM is all about, and this is precisely the reason we are going to show you an overview of it on the Oppo Find 5. In short, it is more beautiful, more functional than the original firmwares Oppo shipped its phones with, and is possibly the best looking Android UI out there. So, dive into our video to see what it’s all about, and go past the break for a visual walkthrough –

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Coke Studio @MTV app released for Windows Phone and Windows 8

The hugely popular Coke Studio show that airs on MTV India has got its app on the Windows Phone and Windows 8 platforms. With the recent push of local apps on the Windows platform, it isn’t a surprise to see another cool entrant from the Indian pop culture scene. The app is free and available for download on the Windows Phone Store for WP8 devices and on Windows Store for all Windows 8 and RT devices. The show, running in its 3rd season, got big names like Rahman and Ram Sampath for the latest one, which created excellent songs and garnered some insane attention. The app will let you download audio as well as video from inside, and is powered by the Microsoft Azure cloud technology.

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Swipe Junior tablet for Kids with 7-inch display, Android 4.1 launched for Rs. 5990

Swipe Junior

Swipe Telecom has launched Swipe Junior, the company’s first tablet for Kids. It has a 7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) 5-point multi-touch display, powered by a 1 GHz 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. The tablet comes with parental lock that lets parents restrict or block internet usage, restrict apps that can be accessed by children using Application Manager and a timer to set the amount of time each day that their child can use the tablet. Continue reading “Swipe Junior tablet for Kids with 7-inch display, Android 4.1 launched for Rs. 5990”

Dell Venue 7 and Venue 8 tablets with dual-core Intel Atom Z2580 processor and Android 4.2 announced

Dell Venue 7

Dell has introduced two new tablets powered by a 2 GHz dual-core Intel Atom Z2580 Clover Trail+ processor. The Venue 7 has a 7-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) IPS display and the Venue 8 has a 7-inch (1280 x 800 pixels). Both these tablets run on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) and packs 2 GB of RAM. The Venue 7 has a 3-megapixel rear camera and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. The Venue 8 has a 5-megapixel rear camera with 1080p video recording and a 2-megapixel front-facing HD camera. Both these tablets come with 4100 mAh battery and has optional 3G support apart from the usual connectivity options such as WiFi, Bluetooth and Micro USB. The 7-inch Venue 7 would compete with the NVIDIA Tegra Note that was unveiled recently. Continue reading “Dell Venue 7 and Venue 8 tablets with dual-core Intel Atom Z2580 processor and Android 4.2 announced”

Videocon launches new 3G Android smartphones under Infinium series starting from Rs. 6000

Videocon Infinium Series

Videocon Mobiles has launched new range of Android smartphones, A55HD, A55qHD, A54, A53, A52, A48, A42 and A31 under new Infinium sub-brand. These Android-powered 3G smartphones are aimed at both first-time smartphone users and long time smartphones users. The A55HD that we reviewed recently, A53, A52 and A42 are already available in the Indian market. Videocon A55qHD, A54, A48 and A31 would be available in the market soon. Continue reading “Videocon launches new 3G Android smartphones under Infinium series starting from Rs. 6000”

Nokia HERE maps for Windows Phone to come with incremental updates

After selling out to Microsoft, one of the businesses that was left to the Finnish company was Nokia HERE Maps. Nokia HERE maps is one of the popular navigation tools and its best feature is that it is available offline. Nokia was the first to introduce Vector maps for smartphones and have been innovating in the digital maps field ever since its inception. The latest piece of innovation is the introduction of incremental updates to HERE offline maps.

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Gionee Elife E6 officially launched in India for Rs. 22,999

Gionee has officially launched the Elife E6, the company’s latest flagship smartphone in India as they promised. The Elife E6 went on sale in India last week and packs a 5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) full HD display based on one-glass solution (OGS+) technology and Gorilla glass 3 protection. It is powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core Mediatek MT6589T processor processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) with Gionee’s own Amigo interface. Priced at Rs. 22,999/- (MOP) the Elife E6 will be available starting today. Continue reading “Gionee Elife E6 officially launched in India for Rs. 22,999”

LinkedIn and Pulse for iPhone and iPad refreshed for iOS 7, LinkedIn for BlackBerry 10 gets new features

LinkedIn has updated their official LinkedIn app for both the iPhone, iPad and BlackBerry 10. Even before the iOS 7 release a lot of apps got updated with iOS 7 support, including a new UI. Now the LinkedIn and Pulse apps have finally been updated with a new flatter, cleaner and more modern UI for iOS 7. LinkedIn acquired Pulse, a news reader app back in April, and this is the first major update after the acquisition. The new LinkedIn app for BlackBerry v10.1.5 brings improved and unified search, specialized content catered to your interests, better sharing and a simpler design. Continue reading “LinkedIn and Pulse for iPhone and iPad refreshed for iOS 7, LinkedIn for BlackBerry 10 gets new features”

Sony Xperia C now available in India for Rs. 20490

Sony Xperia C is finally available in India from online retailer Saholic. The Xperia C was announced back in June and packs a 5-inch (960 x 540 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean). It comes with a 8MP rear camera with LED Flash, Exmor R sensor, 1080p video recording and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Sony Xperia C now available in India for Rs. 20490”

Micromax Funbook Mini P410 with Dual SIM support, 7-inch display, Android 4.1 coming soon for Rs. 8820

Micromax Funbook Mini P410

Micromax is all set to launch Funbook Mini P410, the company’s first tablet with dual SIM support in the Funbook series. The tablet has appeared on Flipkart and packs a 7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has dual SIM cars slots with 3G support, voice calling and SMS. These is a 2-megapixel rear camera and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. Continue reading “Micromax Funbook Mini P410 with Dual SIM support, 7-inch display, Android 4.1 coming soon for Rs. 8820”

LG, Samsung All Set to Launch Curved Display Phones Later This Month

We’ve been hearing about flexible displays for quite a few years now but the technology was always a bit too far ahead of the curve. However, it looks like we’ll finally be seeing commercial applications of curved edge displays in smartphones. We have already brought to you a demo of LG’s curved edge television which indicates how the South Korean company has the technology in place to mass produce such panels. ZD Net earlier reported that a new LG with a concave curved display will be revealed later this month and will be called the LG Z or Z1.

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Micromax Canvas Tab P650 Benchmarks

Micromax launched the Canvas Tab P650, the company’s first tablet in the Canvas series last month. We brought you the unboxing of the device earlier this week. Here we have the benchmarks of the tablet. It has a 8-inch (1024 x 768 pixels) 4:3 display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT8389 Cortex A7 processor with PowerVR SGX544 MP2 GPU and runs on Android 4.2.1 (Jelly Bean). The Xolo tab that was also released last month had a similar 8-inch display, but it is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 200 (MSM8225Q) processor. We don’t have the Xolo Tab yet to compare it with the Canvas Tab, let’s find out how it performs with other Android tablets in various synthetic benchmark tests.

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