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How to book a Indian Railways train ticket from your mobile phone with just two SMSes

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Indian Railways ticketing has always been cumbersome. While the online booking system indeed solved some of the issues, the IRCTC website always makes us nostalgic of the long waiting queues at stations and be the pinnacle of utter disappointment at times. While the website offers infinite control over your ticket booking, there are a lot of times when you just want it done, with minimal effort. Till now, it hasn’t been possible but worry not, a new and easy way of booking train tickets for Indian Railways is here, and it takes just two steps to book a ticket for upto six passengers! Read on to find out how.

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Qualcomm Snapdragon Powerful Processors Giveaway #1

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I’am sure most of you would remember the Qualcomm Snapdragon powered Giveaways last year on FoneArena. We are pleased to announce that for the next several weeks, we are running the giveaways again, thanks to Qualcomm. All you have to do is just answer a few questions and you can walk away with one brand new Snapdragon device – Sony XPERIA Z. The contest was a great success last year with a record number of entries and it would have not been possible without support from you guys! Looking forward to your participation in this year’s giveaways too. Dive into the contest below and send in your entry. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon Powerful Processors Giveaway #1”

Mitashi Game In Thunder Bolt Android-powered gaming device launched for Rs. 6799

Mitashi Thunder Bolt

Mitashi has launched Game In Thunder Bolt, first of its kind Touch based Android gaming device in India that offers gaming along with social and multimedia capabilities. It can play 8-bit, 16-bit and even 32-bit multi-format games and has hardware control buttons similar to the PSP. The device has a 4.3-inch touch screen display, powered by a 1 GHz processor, runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and comes with WiFi support. It has Google Play store to download Android apps and games, s 2-megapixel rear camera and has 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Mitashi had already launched several gaming devices. The Mitashi Game In Thunder had Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) onboard.

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Samsung Galaxy S4 mini launched in India for Rs. 27990

Samsung has launched Galaxy S4 mini (GT-I9192) along with the Galaxy S4 Zoom at an event in Mumbai. It has a 4.3-inch (960 × 540 pixels) qHD Super AMOLED display, powered by a 1.7 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2.2. Jelly Bean with Samsung’s own Nature UX. It packs a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash and a 1.9-megapixel HD front-facing camera. It is 8.97mm thick and weighs just 107 grams. It comes with Dual SIM support with dual standby. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S4 mini launched in India for Rs. 27990”

Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom launched in India for Rs. 29900

Samsung has launched the Galaxy S4 zoom, the company’s new flagship camera phone in India at an event in Mumbai. It was announced last month has a 16-megapixel BSI CMOS sensor with 10x optical zoom, Optical Image Stabilizer (OIS) and Xenon Flash. It has a 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 launched in India for Rs. 29900”

Xolo’s upcoming Q series phone to compete with Micromax Canvas 4

Right after Micromax Canvas 4 is launched, a key contender in the smartphone market – XOLO is all set to launch a device to compete with the Canvas 4. Priced between Rs. 16000 to Rs. 17000, this Xolo phone,too, will run on a quad core processor. Continue reading “Xolo’s upcoming Q series phone to compete with Micromax Canvas 4”

Xolo Play T1000 with 4.7-inch HD display, 1.5 GHz Tegra 3 processor up for pre-order at Rs. 15999

Xolo Play T1000

Xolo Play T1000, the company’s upcoming Android smartphone that surfaced on the official website yesterday is now available for pre-order from online retailer Flipkart. The phone has a 4.7-inch HD (1280 x 720 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display based on one-glass solution (OGS) technology and runs on Android 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean). It comes with a 8-megapixel rear camera with BSI sensor, LED Flash, 1080p video recording and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Xolo Play T1000 with 4.7-inch HD display, 1.5 GHz Tegra 3 processor up for pre-order at Rs. 15999”

Vodafone launches Campus Pack with talk time, SMS and Data in Delhi & NCR

Vodafone India has launched Campus Pack, 2 new bonus cards with low calling rates for STD calls. These packs also offer Free SMS, local Vodafone to Vodafone calling minutes, 1GB of Data. The Campus Pack offers two value-for-money deals and is aimed at youth. Vodafone says that they have launched this Campus Pack to reach out to college students this admission season in Delhi and NCR.
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Nokia Music with Mix Radio launched for select Asha touch devices in India

Nokia launched the Nokia Music with Mix Radio for Lumia devices last year, now it’s available for select Asha touch devices, Nokia Asha 305, 308, 310 and 311 in India. The Mix Radio is a free music streaming service that allows consumers to discover new music and also create and listen to their own personalised mixes in the form of radio stations customized for different regions and genres, on Nokia Asha Smartphones. Continue reading “Nokia Music with Mix Radio launched for select Asha touch devices in India”

Videocon A55HD Unboxing

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Videocon launched the A55HD with 5-inch HD display few weeks back at a price tag of Rs. 13499. Here we have the device for unboxing. This is the company’s flagship device that comes with a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD display at 295 PPI with one-glass solution (OGS) technology, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean).

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Magicon Q50 with 5-inch display, 1 GHz dual-core processor launched for Rs. 7999

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Magicon launched the Q7 back in April with a 4.63-inch FWVGA display, now the company has come up with a 5-inch phone, the Magicon UltraSmart Q50 Magnus. It comes with a 5-inch (800 ×480 pixels) WVGA capacitive touch sceen display, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It packs a 2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. The phone comes with Dual SIM support with dual standby and has 2G (EDGE) connectivity. Continue reading “Magicon Q50 with 5-inch display, 1 GHz dual-core processor launched for Rs. 7999”

Gionee Elife E5 with 4.8-inch HD display, 1.5 GHz quad-core processor launched for Rs. 19999

Gionee Elife E5

Gionee has launched the Elife E5, the company’s latest smartphone in the Elife series. It has a 4.8-inch HD (1280 x 720 pixels) Super AMOLED Plus display, powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2.1 (Jelly Bean). It packs a 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera with BSI sensor, LED flash, 1080p HD video recording and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with wide angle lens for better imaging. Continue reading “Gionee Elife E5 with 4.8-inch HD display, 1.5 GHz quad-core processor launched for Rs. 19999”

Micromax Canvas 4 with 5-inch HD display, quad-core processor, 13MP camera launched for Rs. 17999

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Micromax has launched the Canvas 4, the company’s latest flagship smartphone. The company stared teasing the phone in photos and videos last month and it went on pre-order at the end of last month and it says that the phone has got about 4000 pre-orders in the first 24 hours. The Canvas 4 has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display with corning gorilla glass protection, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 13-megapixel camera with LED flash, 1080p video recording and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with Dual SIM support with dual standby similar to other Micromax smartphones. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas 4 with 5-inch HD display, quad-core processor, 13MP camera launched for Rs. 17999”

Micromax Canvas 4 Launch Live Stream

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Micromax is launching the next major phone in the Canvas series today in New Delhi and is also broadcasting a live stream of the launch event. Micromax is expected to give us all the details of the much anticipated Canvas 4 today including the exact specifications and the market price. The phone is expected to have a interesting unlock feature and might feature a gesture based interaction.

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Xolo Play with 4.7-inch HD display, 1.5 GHz quad-core Tegra 3 processor coming soon

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Xolo was the first company to bring the Intel-powered Xolo X900 back in 2012. Now the company is all set to launch their flagship smartphone powered by a Nvidia Tegra 3 processor. It comes with a 4.7-inch HD (1280 x 720 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display based on one-glass solution (OGS) technology and runs on Android 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean). It comes with a 8-megapixel rear camera with BSI sensor, LED Flash, 1080p video recording and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It also has Full HD video playback and support for Nvidia Tegra games through NVIDIA TegraZone. This comes with support for single SIM similar to Xolo’s Intel-powered smartphones. Continue reading “Xolo Play with 4.7-inch HD display, 1.5 GHz quad-core Tegra 3 processor coming soon”