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Micromax Tegra 4i-powered LTE smartphone press image leaks

Micromax LTE phone leak

Micromax is working on their first LTE smartphone that would be powered by NVDIA’s Tegra 4i processor, according to a Twitter user @LeaksterInc. The user has also leaked the press image of the smartphone that resembles the Wiko Wax smartphone from the French manufacturer Wiko. Micromax was the first Indian OEM to launch Tegra 2-powered smartphone, Micromax A85 back in 2011, but it did not tie-up with NVIDIA after that. Continue reading “Micromax Tegra 4i-powered LTE smartphone press image leaks”

Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Android 4.4 KitKat update starts rolling out in India

Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Android 4.4 India

Samsung started rolling out the Android 4.4 (KitKat) update for the Galaxy Note 2 last week France. The update is now rolling out for the Note 2 users in India. The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 got the KitKat update in January and the Galaxy S4 got the update in February. The Galaxy Note 2 got Android 4.1.2 update back in December 2012 and got the Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) update directly, skipping Android 4.2, back in November last year. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Android 4.4 KitKat update starts rolling out in India”

Sony Xperia E1 dual gets a price cut, now available for Rs. 8054

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Sony launched the Xperia E1 dual along with the Xperia E1 in India last month at a price tag of Rs. 10,490. It went on sale at Rs. 9,999 and got a price cut to Rs. 9,490 few weeks back. Now the phone has received another price cut and is available for as low as Rs. 8,054 in India online. The E1 dual has a 4-inch (480 x 800 pixels) touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core Snapdragon 200 processor and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean). Continue reading “Sony Xperia E1 dual gets a price cut, now available for Rs. 8054”

Airtel launches 4G on mobile in Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula

Bharti Airtel has launched 4G on mobile in three cities, Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula in India. The company launched 4G LTE service on mobile back in February starting from Bengaluru and also set up experience zones in the city to showcase the power of 4G on mobile in partnership with LG and Qualcomm. Continue reading “Airtel launches 4G on mobile in Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula”

Motorola schedules an event in India on May 13th to launch affordable smartphone

Motorola launch invite May 13

Few hours back Motorola announced that they would unveil the company’s next smartphone at an event in London. Motorola has just sent us an invite for the India launch event on the same day as the London event. Yesterday LG announced several simultaneous events on May 27th and 28th to unveil their upcoming flagship, the LG G3. Continue reading “Motorola schedules an event in India on May 13th to launch affordable smartphone”

Acer Iconia W4 3G 8-inch Windows 8.1 tablet launched in India for Rs. 29999

Acer launched the Iconia W4, the successor of the Iconia W3 in India back in December last year. The company has launched 3G enabled ICONIA W4 tablet in India after a tremendous response for the WiFi variant. The Iconia W4 has a 8-inch (800 x 1280 pixels) multi-touch IPS display, powered by a 1.8 GHz quad-core Intel Atom Bay Trail T processor with integrated Intel HD Graphics and runs on the latest Windows 8.1. Continue reading “Acer Iconia W4 3G 8-inch Windows 8.1 tablet launched in India for Rs. 29999”

Xolo Q1010i Unboxing

Xolo had launched the Q1010 back in February, but they already came back with an updated model, the Xolo Q1010i, in April, with a slightly higher price tag of Rs. 13,499. The very similar Q1010i sports an upgraded camera module, packing a Sony EXMOR R sensor, that used to be all the rage when Sony had it on the Xperia Arc, its yesteryear flagship device. While we will definitely let you know how the camera is, lets start with the usual unboxing routine so you can get acquainted with the retail box contents of this device, in case you are planning to buy one. It naturally includes a hardware and a quick software walkthrough, so here’s our unboxing video of the Xolo Q1010i –

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Oppo R1 officially launched in India for Rs. 26990

Oppo has launched the Oppo R1 in India. It was announced back in December last year and went on sale in India online recently. It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) IPS display with Corning Gorilla glass 3 protection, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor and runs on Color OS based on Android 4.2. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with Fujitsu sensor, f/2.0 aperture and LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Oppo R1 officially launched in India for Rs. 26990”

Videocon A29 with 4-inch display launched for Rs. 5799

Videocon A29

Videocon Mobiles has launched Videocon A29, the latest phone in the A series. It has a 4-inch WVGA screen, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 3.2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. As you can see in the image, it has leather-like back cover, comes with dual SIM support and has 3G connectivity. Continue reading “Videocon A29 with 4-inch display launched for Rs. 5799”

LG G Pro 2 now available in India for Rs. 49900

LG G Pro 2

LG G Pro 2 that was unveiled back in February is now available in India from online retailer Snapdeal. Yesterday retailer Mahesh Telecom said that the G Pro 2 (LG D838) would be priced at Rs. 49,900 (MOP) in India and the MRP would be Rs. 51,500. Recently he confirmed that the stocks would be available by today evening. Continue reading “LG G Pro 2 now available in India for Rs. 49900”

LG G Pro 2 might launch in India for Rs. 49900

LG GPro 2 MWC 2014 -2

LG unveiled the G Pro 2, the company’s latest phablet back in February ahead of MWC 2014 and it started rolling out in Asia starting from last month. Now Manish Khatri from Mahesh Telecom reports that the G Pro 2 (LG D838) would be priced at Rs. 49,900 (MOP) in India and the MRP would be Rs. 51,500. Stocks are expected in a few days, so the official launch would not be far. Continue reading “LG G Pro 2 might launch in India for Rs. 49900”

Huawei Ascend G730 and Ascend Y600 get priced in India at Rs. 13999 and Rs. 8999

Huawei Ascend G730

The Huawei Ascend G730 that was announced at the MWC 2014 earlier this year and the Ascend Y600 that was unveiled earlier this month have been priced in India on the official Huawei India website. The Ascend G730 has a 5.5-inch qHD screen and the Y600 comes with a 5-inch FWVGA display. Both these phones are powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) with Huawei’s own Emotion UI on top. Continue reading “Huawei Ascend G730 and Ascend Y600 get priced in India at Rs. 13999 and Rs. 8999”

Gionee CTRL V5 with 4.7-inch qHD display, quad-core processor goes on sale in India for Rs. 12999

Gionee CTRL V5

Gionee launched the CTRL V4 in India back in June last year, now the CTRL V5 is available from official Gionee India eStore. It has a 4.7-inch (960 ×540 pixels) qHD display, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash and a 2MP front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support with dual standby. The official website listing was first spotted by MakTechBlog. Continue reading “Gionee CTRL V5 with 4.7-inch qHD display, quad-core processor goes on sale in India for Rs. 12999”

TDSAT allows 3G Intra-circle roaming pacts between Airtel, Vodafone and Idea

The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) today cleared the 3G intra-circle roaming agreements signed between Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular by saying that the 3G intra-circle-roaming (ICR) does not violate the Unified Access Service Licence (UASL) license, reports ET. It has also quashed all penalties imposed by the Department of Telecom (DoT) on these operators last year.

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Nokia brings NexGTV for Lumia and Nokia X devices with live streaming of IPL

Nokia has launched few apps across its platforms just in time for Indian Premier League(IPL). With the launch of its new apps, Nokia wants its customers to to get the best of the IPL experience by keeping track of latest scores, listening to commentary, engaging with their favorite players on social platforms and to top it off – watch the match LIVE.

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