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New Google Nexus 7 coming soon to India

New Google Nexus 7 Coming Soon

Google unveiled the new Nexus 7 few hours back. The Nexus 7 comes in 3 variants, 16GB WiFi, 32GB WiFi and 32GB 4GLTE. Google announced that the WiFi version of the Nexus 7 (2013) would go on sale first in the U.S starting from July 30th over Google Play and several local retailers. It also announced that the Asus-made Nexus 7 tablet would be available United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, Spain, France, Japan, Korea, and Australia in the coming week with other countries to follow soon after. Even though they did not announce what these countries the New Nexus 7 page is live for several countries including India that reveals that the tablet would eventually launch here. Continue reading “New Google Nexus 7 coming soon to India”

HTC Desire 600 Dual SIM officially launched in India for Rs. 26860

HTC Desire 600 Dual SIM

HTC has official launched Desire 600 Dual SIM in India. It was announced back in May and went on sale in India earlier this month. It has a 4.5-inch qHD (960 x 540 pixels) pixels super LCD2 display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8625Q processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) . It has a 8-megapixel camera on the back with LED flash, BSI sensor and a 1.6-megapixel front-facing camera with BSI sensor. Continue reading “HTC Desire 600 Dual SIM officially launched in India for Rs. 26860”

Creative launches Airwave portable wireless speakers with NFC and Hitz series of headsets in India

Creative Airwave

Creative Technology Ltd., the company best known for its audio devices and accessories, today announced their new range of speakers and headphones in India. The new Creative Airwave HD, Creative Airwave and the Creative Hitz series headsets have a fresh new design theme. Both the Airwave portable speakers have near-field communications (NFC) and Bluetooth support that would let you simply tap the NFC-enabled smart device on the speaker to connect instantly. Continue reading “Creative launches Airwave portable wireless speakers with NFC and Hitz series of headsets in India”

MTS launches CDMA EV-DO Rev.B Phase II network in Bhiwadi, Jodhpur, Kota and Udaipur

MTS Rev B phase II Bhiwadi, Kota, Udaipaur and Jodhpur

Sistema Shyam TeleServices Limited (SSTL) that provides telecom services under the MTS brand has expanded its CDMA EV-DO Rev.B Phase II network to 4 more cities, Bhiwadi, Jodhpur, Kota and Udaipur in Rajasthan. MTS launched the world’s first CDMA EV-DO Rev.B Phase II network in India back in September 2011 starting from Jaipur. At that time MTS had also launched MBlaze Ultra dongle that offers internet speeds of up to 9.8 Mbps. Continue reading “MTS launches CDMA EV-DO Rev.B Phase II network in Bhiwadi, Jodhpur, Kota and Udaipur”

WickedLeak Wammy Passion Z+ with 1080p display launched for Rs. 15990

Wickedleak Wammy Passion Z Plus

WickedLeak has launched a 5 inch phablet with a Full HD display, 1.5 GHz quad-core MediaTek processor and a 13MP camera for just Rs. 15,900. The smartphone dubbed as Wammy Passion Z+ runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) and comes with a lot of features for an affordable price. During the launch of the device, the director of WickedLeak, Aditya Mehta, said that the main motive of the device is to bring powerful processing, a full HD display at an affordable pricing. Continue reading “WickedLeak Wammy Passion Z+ with 1080p display launched for Rs. 15990”

Sony Xperia Z Ultra now available in India for Rs. 44990

Sony unveiled the Xperia Z Ultra, the company’s latest flagship phone last month. Now the phone is available in India from online retailer Saholic. The Xperia Z Ultra has a 6.44-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Triluminos Display with with X-Reality engine, powered by 2.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with Sony Exmor RS sensor, 1080p video recording and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has IP55 / IP58 rating for dust and water resistance and has pen input. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z Ultra now available in India for Rs. 44990”

Micromax Bling 3 A86 with 4-inch display, dual-core processor, Android 4.1 coming soon

Micromax Bling 3 A86

Micromax launched the first Bling phone back in 2010 and unveiled the Bling 2 A55 in 2011. Now the third phone in the Bling series, Bling 3 A86 has surfaced on online retail site Flipkart. According to the listing the phone would come with a 4-inch touch screen display, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It is encrusted with Swarovski Zirconia crystals making it a premium smartphone. Continue reading “Micromax Bling 3 A86 with 4-inch display, dual-core processor, Android 4.1 coming soon”

Idea launches Campus Card in the Delhi-NCR aimed at College Students

Idea Cellular has launched Campus Card in the Delhi & NCR region aimed at college students that offers talk time, data, SMS and discounted calling. This would let them stay in touch with their friends and family for 30 paisa a minute (Local Idea to Idea). Both Vodafone and Aircel had launched similar packs aimed at college students earlier this month. Continue reading “Idea launches Campus Card in the Delhi-NCR aimed at College Students”

Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom up for pre-order on official eStore for Rs. 29390

Samsung launched the Galaxy S4 Zoom (SM-C1010) along with the Galaxy S4 mini (GT-I9192) in India earlier this month. The S4 mini went on pre-order from the official Samsung India eStore last week. Now the Galaxy S4 Zoom is now available for pre-order. It has a 16-megapixel BSI CMOS sensor with 10x optical zoom, Optical Image Stabilizer (OIS) and Xenon Flash, 4.3 inch (960 x 540 pixels) qHD Super AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, 1.5 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom up for pre-order on official eStore for Rs. 29390”

Karbonn A29 with 4.7-inch qHD IPS display, Android 4.1 now available for Rs. 8990

Karbonn A29

Karbonn A29, a new Android smartphone is now available from online retailer Saholic. It has a 4.7-inch (960 × 540 pixels) IPS display, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It packs a 2000 mAh battery, but no details about the RAM yet. It has 3G data connectivity and Dual SIM support with dual standby. Wish it had a quad-core processor since most of the competitors offer a quad-core processor in this price range. Continue reading “Karbonn A29 with 4.7-inch qHD IPS display, Android 4.1 now available for Rs. 8990”

Sony offers Rs. 5000 discount on Xperia Z or ZL in exchange for old smartphones

Xperia Xchange offer

Sony Mobile India has started their big Xperia Xchange offer assured Rs. 5000 discount on the Xperia Z or ZL in exchange your old smartphones. Samsung launched a similar Smart upgrade offer for the Galaxy Note 2 and the Galaxy S4. Sony launched the Xperia Z and the ZL in India earlier this year. Both these phones have a 5-inch Full HD (1920×1080 pixels) Reality display, powered by 1.5 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8064 processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). The Xperia Z comes with IP55 and IP57 ratings for dust and water resistance and the Xperia ZL lacks the feature. Continue reading “Sony offers Rs. 5000 discount on Xperia Z or ZL in exchange for old smartphones”

Micromax Canvas 4 Review

Micromax Canvas 4-1

Micromax launched its first device in the Canvas back in August 2012 , calling it the Superfone Canvas A100. The Micromax A110 Superfone Canvas 2 launched 3 months later in November. Micromax lost the Superfone tag soon after the second canvas device. The A116 Canvas HD, the company’s first smartphone with a HD display made a debut earlier this year. Micromax launched fourth device in the Canvas series is aptly named the Canvas 4 with a model number A210. One thing that is common in all the Canvas devices is the 5-inch display. Is the phone worthy at a price of Rs. 17,999? Let’s dive into the review to find it out. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas 4 Review”

Aircel launches Fuccha Pack with discounted Voice Calls, SMS and Data benefits in Delhi

Aircel launched STD calling pack in Delhi last month. Now they have launched a new packs called Fuccha Pack in in Delhi, aimed at college students. This offers discounted voice calls, data and text services. This pack is available at First Recharge of Rs. 149. It offer 333 local & STD calls, Aircel to Aircel (Local) at 10p/min, Aircel to Other (Local and STD calls) at 50p/min, free 1500 local and national SMS, 1GB of 2G data. It also offers full talk time in the next recharge of Rs. 51 and above. Continue reading “Aircel launches Fuccha Pack with discounted Voice Calls, SMS and Data benefits in Delhi”

Reliance cuts 3G data rates, offers 1GB of 3G data at Rs. 123

Reliance 3G 1 GB at Rs. 123

Reliance Communications (RCom) has reduced the 3G rates by half for both the pre-paid and post-paid customers. Now 1GB of 3G data costs Rs. 123. The 2GB and 4GB 3G packs now cost Rs 246 and Rs 492 respectively. All these come with 30 days validity. The new rates are applicable in all the 13 circles across India. Recently Vodafone, Airtel, Idea and Videocon reduced 2G data rates. Continue reading “Reliance cuts 3G data rates, offers 1GB of 3G data at Rs. 123”

ZTE Grand X Quad Lite with 5 inch qHD display launched in India for Rs. 14,999

products specification

Apart from five low to mid range smartphones that ZTE launched today, in India, the Chinese manufacturer has also revealed its flagship device. The flagship device, although falling in the similar mid range price bracket, has matching specs with the current crop of 5 inch devices that are doing the rounds in the market. Equipped with a 5 inch qHD screen and a quad core processor, ZTE hopes to peg this as the phone to get from its portfolio for the Indian consumers. That said, ZTE seems to really acknowledge the fact that in India, the volume is in mid range. Let us take a look at the specifications of the device then.

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