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Panasonic GD21 and GD31 feature phones launched in India for Rs. 1790 and Rs. 2190

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Panasonic has launched GD21 and GD31, two new feature phones in India priced at Rs. 1,790 and Rs. 2,190, respectively. The company launched EZ180 and EZ240, their first feature phones in India earlier this year. Now it has expanded the lineup with the new GD series. The GD21 has a 2.4-inch QVGA screen with T9 keypad and the GD31 comes with a 2.8-inch QVGA touch screen. Both these have dual SIM support, micro SD expansion slot, rear camera and FM Radio with recording. Continue reading “Panasonic GD21 and GD31 feature phones launched in India for Rs. 1790 and Rs. 2190”

Exclusive : Xiaomi will have service centers in India

Xiaomi the Chinese phone maker is all set to enter India tomorrow where the company will officially unveil its products for the Indian market. While most of you including myself are impressed with the design and build quality of the Xiaomi phones, what if something goes wrong, how do I get it fixed? Most of you have been asking us if the company will have service centers in India and we just have some interesting news to share. We just heard from a reader who has supplied us with the service center list and looks like Xiaomi is going to take its India operations quite seriously with service centers in major cities across the country. You can find Xiaomi India Service Center List after the break.
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PoochO Android app lets Delhi commuters book an auto

A new app has been developed by transport body Delhi Integrated Multi-modal Transit Systems (DIMTS) lets commuters in Delhi hire an auto. Dubbed as PoochO , the Android app will enable users to locate autos, fitted with GPS, nearest to them. They will get the drivers contact information, which is registered with DIMTS and can call them to book a trip.

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Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 Android 4.4 KitKat update now rolling out in India

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Samsung has started rolling out the Android 4.4.2 (KitKat) update for the Galaxy Grand 2 (SM-G7102) in India. It was launched earlier this year running Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean). The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 got the KitKat update in January, Galaxy S4 got it in February and the Galaxy Note 2 got the update back in May in India.

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Flipkart confirms Xiaomi Mi3 exclusivity with launch teasers

Flipkart, one of India’s largest e-commerce retailers, has started teasing the Xiaomi Mi3 on its social media channels, tacitly confirming their exclusive deal with the Chinese company. Flipkart’s foray into exclusivity started with Motorola’s devices, as the company, recently bought by Lenovo, sought to take advantage of their previously lost distribution channel partnerships here. Xiaomi, on the other hand, is used to selling exclusively on its own websites, even outside China, without the overhead of a traditional distribution channel or advertising, so the Flipkart partnership must have been natural for them.

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Uber expands its coverage in Chennai

Uber Coverage Chennai

Uber launched its services in Chennai earlier this year with coverage to core areas in the city. Today, the luxury car service has announced that it has expanded its reach to more parts of Chennai. It is not available up to Siruseri on OMR, Mayajaal on ECR and Perungalathur Shriram Gateway on GST Road. You can find the detailed coverage areas on the map on official Uber website. It is expanding phase by phase, so could expand to more places in North Chennai soon. Continue reading “Uber expands its coverage in Chennai”

Oppo partners with Amazon India to sell its smartphones online

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Oppo Mobiles India has announced its partnership with Amazon India to sell its smartphones online. Oppo said that it would sell entire range of smartphones on Amazon that have been launched in India till date and the Oppo Find 7 that was launched last month for Rs. 37,990 would be available starting today, July 14th online. The Oppo Find 7a with a 1080p display that was launched along with the Find 7 went on sale last month. Continue reading “Oppo partners with Amazon India to sell its smartphones online”

Samsung Galaxy Core 2 expected to go on sale in India this week for Rs. 11599

Samsung Galaxy Core 2 Duos leak

Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Core 2 (SM-G355H), its latest mid-range smartphone and the successor of Galaxy Core recently. Manish Khatri from Mahesh Telecom reports that the phone would be priced at Rs. 11,599 (MOP) and the MRP would be Rs. 13,390. It packs a 4.5-inch (800 x 480 Pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Samsung TouchWiz Essence UI. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Core 2 expected to go on sale in India this week for Rs. 11599”

LG G3 launching in India on July 21st

LG G3 India launch teaser

LG’s first QHD phone, the G3, may be available for online pre-sale in India, but the device still hasn’t seen an official launch in the country.However, a teaser (a bad one at that) from the Korean fabricator reveals that the device will see a launch on the 21st this month, which is just over a week away from now. LG India tweeted the following picture earlier today, about which we’re talking: Continue reading “LG G3 launching in India on July 21st”

Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Amritsar, Hoshiarpur, Phagwara and Kapurthala in Punjab

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Airtel has launched 4G services in Amritsar, Hoshiarpur, Phagwara and Kapurthala in Punjab. Airtel launched its 4G LTE services in Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula in Punjab and Haryana last March and rolled out voice services on 4G in these three cities and in Ludhiana and Jalandhar back in May. Airtel customers can access 4G on dongles, Wi-Fi CPEs (Customer Premise Equipment/ routers) and mobile phones in these cities. Continue reading “Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Amritsar, Hoshiarpur, Phagwara and Kapurthala in Punjab”

Samsung Galaxy Ace NXT now on sale in India for Rs. 7399

We talked about an upcoming Samsung phone, the Galaxy NXT, a couple of days back, and the device has apparently gone on sale in the country already. Thanks to a benchmark listing, we got some insight into the device’s specs sheet that shouted entry-level. However, Mahesh Telecom from Mumbai is claiming to have the device in stock already, and has also posted a picture as proof (see below).

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Hexa-core Micromax Canvas HD A190 goes on sale in India for Rs.13500

With MediaTek churning out chipsets night and day, costs of octa-core and hexa-core SoCs have plummeted through the past few months. Only yesterday did we see the launch of the ultra-affordable Wickedleak Wammy Neo Youth that packs an octa-core chipset with an MRP of under 10k INR, to which Micromax’s reply is the Canvas HD A190.

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Xiaomi teases more devices; Redmi series to launch in India on July 15th?

The Xiaomi Mi3 launch in India has been a revelation of sorts. Everyone’s now talking about the manufacturer, which remained unheard of by quite a section of the Indian audience until a few months back.

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LG G3 available for pre-order in India online starting at Rs. 46990

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LG G3 is available for pre-order in India from online retailer Infibeam starting at Rs. 46,990 for the 16GB version. The 32GB variant of the smartphone is also available for pre-order at Rs. 49,990. According to the listing, these are expected to be the MOP of the smartphones and the MRP would be Rs. 49,990 and Rs. 54,990, respectively. Continue reading “LG G3 available for pre-order in India online starting at Rs. 46990”

Wickedleak Wammy Neo Youth with Octa-Core processor launched for Rs. 8490

Wickedleak Wammy Neo Youth

Wickedleak has launched Wammy Neo Youth, the company’s latest smartphone with octa-core processor. It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720) HD display, powered by a 1.7 GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6592 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean), which is upgradable to Android 4.4 KitKat. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Wickedleak Wammy Neo Youth with Octa-Core processor launched for Rs. 8490”