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Huawei MediaPad 10 Link now available for pre-order in India at Rs. 24990

Huawei MediaPad 10 Link

Huawei MediaPad 10 Link that was announced earlier this year is now on pre-order in India from online retailer Flipkart. The tablet has a 10.1-inch HD (1280 x 800 pixels) display, powered by a 1.2 GHz Quad Core Huawei Hi-Silicon Processor with 16 Core GPU and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 3-megapixel rear camera and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. It has 3G support via SIM card slot,  Dolby Surround Sound and packs a 6600 mAh battery that would offer 6 hours of continuous gaming or 8 hours of continuous video playback. Continue reading “Huawei MediaPad 10 Link now available for pre-order in India at Rs. 24990”

Lava E-Tab XTRON+ with 7-inch display, Android 4.2 launched for Rs. 6990

Lava E-Tab XTRON Plus

Lava International has launched the E-Tab XTRON+, successor of the E-Tab XTRON that was launched back in February. It has a has a 7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) capactive multi-touch IPS display and is powered by a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor similar to its predecessor, but this runs on Android 4.2.2. (Jelly Bean), has a HDMI port, 2-megapixel rear camera and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera.

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Spice Stellar Jazz Mi-353 Android Smartphone with Dual Speakers now available for Rs. 4589

Spice Stellar Jazz Mi-353

Spice Stellar Jazz Mi-353, a new entry-level phone in the Stellar series is now available from online retailer Saholic. It has a 3.5-inch (320 x 480 pixels) display, powered by a 1 GHz Snapdragon processor and runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). It has a dual Philips speakers on the front and has SRS TruMedia supports for enhanced audio output. It comes with a 3-megapixel rear camera and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support with dual standby.  Samsung launched the Galaxy Music with dual speakers last year running Android 4.0 ICS. It got the Jelly Bean update recently. Continue reading “Spice Stellar Jazz Mi-353 Android Smartphone with Dual Speakers now available for Rs. 4589”

Xolo Q1000 goes official, 5 inch HD display, Quad Core processor and Android 4.2 for Rs. 14,999

Xolo Q1000

Initially spotted online, the Xolo Q1000 has finally gone official, with a price tag of Rs. 14,999/- Powered by a Quad Core processor, the Xolo Q1000 has a 5 inch 1280×720 HD display, which seems to the be the benchmark of all the mid range phablet-like devices in the Indian market these days. The display is similar to the one on the Xolo A1000 launched earlier this year, and the 1.2 GHz Quad Core processor and GPU are similar to that of the Xolo Q800. Consistent with other recent Android phone releases from other brands, the Xolo Q1000 is also running on Android 4.2 Jellybean, with lockscreen widgets and notification toggles.

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Tata Docomo partners with Opera for a co-branded Opera Mini browser

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Tata Docomo, one of the many leading operators in India, has partnered with Opera, the browser company, for providing a customized co-branded Opera Mini browser for all of its users in India. Armed with server side data compression technology, which the company pioneered, it provides up to 90% compression and lets you browse with much lesser impact on your mobile data balance. The co-branded browser is available for download at m.opera.com on all the supported mobile devices. That means everything except Windows Phone, we guess.

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Sony Xperia Tablet Z launched in India for a price of Rs.46,990

Sony launched its Xperia Tablet Z at the Mobile World Congress and it recently went on pre-order for about Rs.44,990 at several online retailers in India, but now, at a launch event in New Delhi, Sony has finally launched it here, for a price of Rs. 46,990. Boasting a brilliant 10.1 inch 1920×1200 display, the tablet aims to be the big screened point of interaction for all of Sony’s services like Music unlimited and Movies. We had went hands on with the device back in February at the MWC event and were left quite impressed. But with a steep price, will it find its way into people’s hands? Only time will tell.

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WeChat now available for Nokia Asha devices

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WeChat, the Instant messenger application from the grand orient, has its aim squarely at Whatsapp for ubiquity in platforms. In that direction, it has announced the availability of the IM app for Nokia’s Asha range of devices. The IM app, which works fairly similar to Whatsapp in terms of functionality, is available for download over the Nokia Store.

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Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 now available on Snapdeal for Rs.24,900

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Yesterday, Samsung unveiled two new Galaxy devices at a launch event in Chennai. The Galaxy Mega 5.8 and the Galaxy Mega 6.3 are the two new entrants to the new Mega series of devices solely focused on big screened smartphone computing. Out of the two devices launched, which were set to be available in India real soon, we already have the Galaxy Mega 5.8 listed as available on Snapdeal, the online retailer for a price of Rs. 24,900 which is two hundred rupees lesser than the launch price of Rs. 25,100. Although it is currently listed as sold out, we think that the devices are already trickling down into the retail channels and you will be able to get the device sooner than what Samsung said, we feel. Check out our photo gallery of the Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 and the first impressions of the device.

Update: It is available on the Samsung eStore too, for the same price.

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Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 Hands on and First Impressions

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Here is my first impressions of the just announced Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 which was announced yesterday in Chennai. We got some hands on time with the latest member of the Duos Dual SIM range from Samsung and the handset is also the smaller of the 2 Galaxy Mega devices announced. The phone is priced at Rs.25100 and packs a really large 5.8 inch display with a qHD resolution of 960×540 pixels. It also packs 2 microSIM card slots with a Smart Dual SIM feature.  There is 8GB of inbuilt memory on board and also room for expansion using the microSD card slot which supports cards upto 64GB.

Watch the hands on video of the Galaxy Mega 5.8 below

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Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 Hands On and First Impressions

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We just got our hands on the Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 and it is truly a mega phone with a massive 6.3 inch screen true to its name. The screen is a Super clear LCD with a 720p resolution and the phone is powered by a 1.7 GHz Dual core Snapdragon processor with 1.5GB of RAM. There is 16GB of inbuilt memory and also a microSD card slot which can take upto  a 64GB  microSD. The phone runs on Android 4.2.2 which is the latest version of Android with Samsung’s TouchWiz layer on top.

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White Nexus 4 now available from Flipkart

LG announced the white version of its popular Nexus 4 smartphone today and the phone is already available on Flipkart. The specifications of the handset remain identical to those on the black variant with the only difference being the color.

LG Nexus 4 White

LG have opted to go for a two tone finish with a black bezel on the front and a white finish on the sides, back of the handset. Flipkart claims to have the handset available now for sale with an estimated delivery in 6 to 8 days. The phone is priced at Rs. 25,990. Continue reading “White Nexus 4 now available from Flipkart”

Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 Photo Gallery

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Here are some exclusive photos of the Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 from the launch event in Chennai where Samsung launched the Galaxy Mega 5.8 and Galaxy Mega 6.3.  This is the largest display on a phone from Samsung even with a 6.3 inch SupercClear LCD display Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 Photo Gallery”

Samsung Galaxy Mega comes with 2GB free data, unlimited WhatsApp access and more from Reliance

Samsung Galaxy Mega offers Reliance

Samsung launched the Galaxy Mega devices, the Galaxy Mega 5.8 and the Galaxy Mega 6.3 in India at an event earlier today at Rs. 25,100 and 31,490 respectively. The company has also announced data offers for Reliance (RCom) customers that would let them enjoy free data, WhatsApp and more for 3 months. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Mega comes with 2GB free data, unlimited WhatsApp access and more from Reliance”

Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 launched in India for Rs. 31490

Samsung has launched the  Galaxy Mega 6.3, the company’s latest smartphone in the Mega series in India along with the Galaxy Mega 5.8.  It was announced last month, packs a 6.3-inch HD ( 1280 x 720 pixels) TFT capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.7 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8MP auto-focus rear camera with LED Flash and a 1.9 MP front-facing camera. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 launched in India for Rs. 31490”