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Xiaomi clarifies: All Mi 3 phones in India have Gorilla Glass 3

One of the major uncertainties regarding the recently launched Xiaomi Mi 3 (our review) smartphone was whether the phone was protected by Gorilla Glass or not. This has been a confusion ever since the company launched its India specific page, but thankfully, @MiIndiaOfficial, the official Twitter account of the company has clarified that all the Mi 3s in India have Gorilla Glass 3 protection for the screen. The clarification puts an end to all the speculation that surrounded the screen’s protective capabilities, as Gorilla Glass has been known to be very tough, since its inception.

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Swipe Slice with 7-inch display, Dual SIM and voice calling launched for Rs. 4990

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Swipe has launched Slice, the company’s latest entry-level Android tablet. It has a 7-inch WVGA screen, powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core MediaTek MT8312 processor with Mali 400 GPU and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) OS. It has a 2-megapixel rear camera without flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. It has 2G (EDGE) connectivity, dual SIM support and voice calling capabilities. Continue reading “Swipe Slice with 7-inch display, Dual SIM and voice calling launched for Rs. 4990”

Asus Zenfone 4 Unboxing

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Asus launched the Zenfone series in India that includes the Zenfone 4 that starts at Rs. 5,999 for the Asus Zenfone 4 (A400CG) variant. We already reviewed the Zenfone 5 and brought you the unboxing of the Zenfone 6 last week. The Zenfone 4 (A400CG) is the base variant in the Zenfone lineup. It also sells the Zenfone 4 (A450CG) with slightly better specifications at a price tag of Rs. 6,999. Check out the unboxing of the Zenfone 4 (A400CG) below. Continue reading “Asus Zenfone 4 Unboxing”

Lenovo S850 launched in India for Rs. 15499

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Lenovo has launched S850, a new smartphone is the S Series in India. It was unveiled at MWC earlier this year and packs a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Lenovo’s custom UI on top. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel fixed-focus front-facing camera. It also comes with dual SIM support and comes pre-loaded with Lenovo Premium DOit Apps (SHAREit, SYNCit and SECUREit) apps.

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Xiaomi Mi3 sold out in less than 40 minutes on Flipkart

Xiaomi Mi3 sold out India

Xiaomi launched the Mi3 smartphone in India for Rs. 13,999 last week. It went on sale for priority customers and Flipkart first customers yesterday. Today it went on sale for everyone those who have registered till yesterday, 21st July. Xiaomi India already announced that only limited stocks would be available and over 100,000 people have registered for today’s sale. Few minutes back it tweeted that all the units of Mi3 has been sold out in 38 minutes and 50 seconds. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi3 sold out in less than 40 minutes on Flipkart”

LG G3 Photo Gallery

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LG launched the G3, the company’s latest flagship in India starting at a price tag of Rs. 47,990. After the Oppo Find 7, the LG G3 is the second smartphone to launch in India wei tha Quad HD display. Unlike the Oppo, both the 16GB and 32GB variants have Quad HD displays. Check out the hardware walkthrough and the photo gallery below. Continue reading “LG G3 Photo Gallery”

Asus Zenfone 6 Benchmarks

Asus launched the Zenfone 6, the top-end smartphone in the Zenfone lineup in India earlier this month. We already brought you the unboxing of the smartphone, here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. The Indian variant (A600CG / A601CG) of the smartphone has a 1.6 GHz dual-core Intel Atom Z2560 processor, but our review unit is powered by a dual-core Intel Atom Z2580 clocked at 2 GHz with PowerVR SGX 544MP2 GPU. Other features are similar, including a 6-inch HD IPS display, 2GB RAM and Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) OS with Zen UI on top. Check out the synthetic benchmark scores below. Continue reading “Asus Zenfone 6 Benchmarks”

Xolo A700s with 4.5-inch qHD display, Android 4.2 announced for Rs. 7299

Xolo A700s

Xolo has unveiled the A700s, the company’s latest smartphone in the A series and the successor of last year’s A700. It has a 4.5-inch qHD (960 x 540 pixels) capacitive touchscreen IPS display, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core MediaTek 6572 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It is not clear if the smartphone would get the KitKat update. It has a 5MP rear camera with LED Flash, 720p HD video recording and a 0.3 (MP) VGA front-facing camera. Continue reading “Xolo A700s with 4.5-inch qHD display, Android 4.2 announced for Rs. 7299”

Spice Stellar 497 with Android 4.4 and Stellar 361 now available for Rs. 5999 and Rs. 3699

Spice Stellar 497

Spice Stellar 497 and Stellar 361, two new smartphones in the Stellar series are now available from online retailer Saholic. The Stellar 497 has a 4.5-inch FWVGA screen, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 3.2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Spice Stellar 600 that was launched last month is the company’s first smartphone with Android Kitkat. Continue reading “Spice Stellar 497 with Android 4.4 and Stellar 361 now available for Rs. 5999 and Rs. 3699”

LG G3 launched in India starting at Rs. 47990

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LG has finally launched the LG G3, the company’s latest flagship smartphone at an event in Mumbai. It was announced back in May and comes with a 5.5-inch (2560 x 1440 pixels) Quad HD display, powered by a 2.5 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with new flat UI. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with dual tone LED flashes and a new Laser AF for fast focus, even in low light conditions and a 2.1-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “LG G3 launched in India starting at Rs. 47990”

Micromax Canvas Fire A104 with Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 6999

Following the Canvas Unite and the Canvas Engage, Micromax have announced another budget quad-core device for the Indian market in the Micromax Canvas Fire A104. The device succeeds the very recently launched Micromax Canvas Fire A093.

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Priced 6,999 INR, the smartphone is among the many that aim to take down the Motorola Moto E. It comes with a 4.5-inch FWVGA screen along with a quad-core CPU, which along with Android KitKat and 1GB RAM make for the phone’s USP. With most Indian makers having a device in this range, it would be interesting to see how well the Canvas Fire A104 fares. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Fire A104 with Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 6999”

Samsung Galaxy S5 4G with Snapdragon 801 launched in India for Rs. 53500

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Samsung has launched Galaxy S5 4G, the LTE variant of the Galaxy S5 that was launched in India earlier this year, as expected. It is powered by 2.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 SoC with Adreno 330 GPU and comes with support for 8 LTE bands – B1 (2,100), B2 (1,900), B3 (1,800), B5 (850), B7 (2,600), B8 (900), B40 (2,300) and B28 (700). Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S5 4G with Snapdragon 801 launched in India for Rs. 53500”

Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 First Impressions

Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S 10.5 is the Korean giant’s latest tablet for the enterprise, plain and simple. While it is very much the bigger brother of the Tab S 8.4 we just detailed, the form factor alone dictates a different destiny. Priced to match the iPad Air in the US, the Tab S 10.5 launched here, soon after the global launch, is unsurprisingly the higher end mobile version, priced at Rs. 44,800. Yes, a 10.5″ tablet that can make calls and even send SMS, but it will naturally be used for data, mostly. Tablets as a whole are mostly geared towards consumption, but companies have been trying to go at it from a productivity angle too, like the Surface and numerous other OEM based tablets. Samsung’s take on the Tab S 10.5 is based on the same idea, with a good amount of preinstalled enterprise focused apps. Armed with a Super AMOLED screen, the Tab S 10.5 aims to satisfy the office goer, and our first impressions video might help explain that cause a bit more, watch –

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Apple expands two-step verification to more countries including India

Apple has rolled out its two step verification feature for Apple ID to more countries including India. The feature was introduced in the US, UK, Germany, Italy, Japan and others in March 2013.

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Wickedleak to offer Android KitKat Update for Wammy Titan 3 Octa in August

Wickedleak Wammy Titan 3 Octa Android KitKat

Wickedleak launched the Wammy Titan 3 Octa running Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) earlier this year. Today the company has announced that it would roll out Android 4.4 (KitKat) update for the smartphone starting August 1st. It was the one of the first Indian manufactures to announced KitKat update for the Wammy Passion Z+ last year. Continue reading “Wickedleak to offer Android KitKat Update for Wammy Titan 3 Octa in August”