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Nokia Lumia 520 now available on Snapdeal for a price of Rs. 10,390

Nokia Lumia 520

Nokia Lumia 520, the cheapest Windows Phone 8 device till date was recently launched in India with availability dates promised around the second week of April, but jumping ahead, it has now appeared on Snapdeal, one of the online marketplaces for phones in India. It is showing up as available for Rs. 10,390 with delivery slate as “dispatched within 15 business days” which is normal for any phone they sell. The low-mid end Windows Phone 8 device was initially set to launch globally in Q2, but, India being an important market and following the relatively good success of the Lumia 510, it seems to have been prioritized for India, which is great news for budget smartphone buyers.

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LG Optimus L3 II Dual and L7 II Dual get priced at Rs. 8800 and Rs.18650 officially

LG Optimus L3II Dual and L7II Dual price LG India LG Optimus L3 II Dual and the Optimus L7 II Dual have been priced at Rs.8800 and Rs.18650 on the LG India website. LG unveiled the Optimus L Series II devices, the Optimus L3 II, the Optimus L5 II and the Optimus L7 II and their dual SIM variant earlier this February. The LG Optimus L3 II Dual has a 3.2-inch (320 x 240 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display, powered by a 1 GHz processor and packs a 1540 mAh battery. The Optimus L7II Dual has a 4.3-inch (800 × 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core Snapdragon MSM8225 processor with Adreno 203 GPU and packs a 2460 mAh battery. These run on Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) and have dual SIM support with a dedicated SIM switch button. Continue reading “LG Optimus L3 II Dual and L7 II Dual get priced at Rs. 8800 and Rs.18650 officially”

Samsung Galaxy S2 Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update starts rolling out in India

Samsung Galaxy S2 Android 4.1.2 India

Samsung has finally started rolling out the Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) update for the Samsung Galaxy S2 users in India. The Galaxy S2 got the ICS update in India in May 2012, and the Jelly Bean started rolling out back in January starting from Spain. The Samsung Galaxy Note got the Jelly Bean update in India last month. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S2 Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update starts rolling out in India”

Videocon VT75C 7-inch 2G Voice Calling Tablet officially launched for Rs. 6499

Videocon has officially launched the VT75C, the company’s latest budget tablet with 2G support and voice calling capabilities. It went on sale online earlier this week. Ithas a 7-inch ( 800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen, 1 GHz processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) .It has a 2-megapixel rear camera and a VGA front-facing camera. It also has 3G support via USB dongle. It has several pre-loaded apps including Saavn, TOI, Facebook, Skype, Diamond Twister, ET News, Movie Studio and more. Videocon launched the VT10, a 10-inch Android tablet earlier this year. Continue reading “Videocon VT75C 7-inch 2G Voice Calling Tablet officially launched for Rs. 6499”

Vodafone launches Super Fan contest for IPL 2013

IPL 2013 is starting tomorrow, with the opening ceremony kicking off in few hours. Vodafone has launched the Super Fan contest for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2013. This contest would let 76 lucky Vodafone customers stand a chance to win a match ball autographed by the winning captain on Live TV during 76 matches, in the 54 day long tournament. Vodafone is a partner for IPL since 2008. It has partnered again with IPL for next 5 years as the Official partner and on air co-presenting sponsor for the IPL. Continue reading “Vodafone launches Super Fan contest for IPL 2013”

Aircel launches full talk time pack for Rs. 164, offers extra talk time whenever CSK scores

Aircel, the official sponsor of Chennai Super Kings has launched Extra Talk Time with CSK offer, a new full talk time pack at Rs.164. This not only offers full talk time worth Rs. 164, but also offers 5 Aircel to Aircel minutes free (valid for 2 days or till next match ) and additional Talk Time (Difference between CSK runs and MRP) (Valid for 15 days). If CSK scores 200 runs, customers will get an extra talk time of Rs. 36 that is valid for 15 days. This is definitely an innovative and value for money offering from Aircel. Continue reading “Aircel launches full talk time pack for Rs. 164, offers extra talk time whenever CSK scores”

Google Nexus 7 32GB WiFi and 3G versions launched in India for Rs. 18999 and Rs. 21999

Google Nexus 7 16GB version went on sale in India from the Google Play Store last month at a price tag of Rs. 15,999, which is already being delivered. Asus has launched the 32GB WiFi and 32GB 3G versions of the tablet in India. Google unveiled the Nexus 7 last June, and the 3G version with 32GB storage was announced at the Google I/O in October last year. Continue reading “Google Nexus 7 32GB WiFi and 3G versions launched in India for Rs. 18999 and Rs. 21999”

Huawei Ascend Y300 with 4-inch display, Android 4.1 up for pre-order at Rs. 7980

Huawei Ascend Y300

Huawei Ascend Y300 that was announced earlier this year at the MWC 2013 is now on pre-order in India from online retailer Flipkart. It has a 4.0-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8225 processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) with Huawei Emotion 1.0 UI. It has a 5MP auto focus camera with LED Flash and a 0.3 MP front-facing camera. This is the successor of the Ascend Y200 that was launched last year. Huawei launched the Ascend Y210D with dual SIM support earlier this year. The Huawei Ascend G510 is also on pre-order along with the Y300. Continue reading “Huawei Ascend Y300 with 4-inch display, Android 4.1 up for pre-order at Rs. 7980”

Huawei Ascend G510 with 4.5-inch display, 1.2 GHz dual-core processor, Android 4.1 up for pre-order at Rs. 10990

Huawei Ascend G510

Huawei Ascend G510 that was announced at MWC 2013 earlier year is now available for pre-order from online retailer Flipkart in India. It has a 4.5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8225 processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) with Huawei Emotion UI. It has a 5MP auto focus camera with LED Flash and a 0.3 MP front-facing camera. It has Huawei’s proprietary technology that enables boot in 5 seconds and has DTS Audio support. This mid-range phone lies between the Huawei Ascend G600 and the Ascend G330 that were launched earlier this year. Continue reading “Huawei Ascend G510 with 4.5-inch display, 1.2 GHz dual-core processor, Android 4.1 up for pre-order at Rs. 10990”

Videocon VT75C Tablet with 7-inch display, Voice calling, Android 4.1 now available for Rs. 5965

Videocon VT75C

Videocon VT75C, the company’s latest Android tablet with 2G and voice calling support is now available from Infibeam. It has a 7-inch ( 800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen, powered by a 1 GHz processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) . It has a 2-megapixel rear camera and a VGA front-facing camera. It has 2G voice calling support and data connectivity via SIM card slot, 3G support via USB dongle and packs a 3000 mAh battery. Most of the features in this tablet are similar to the Penta T-Pad WS707C that was launched in February. Continue reading “Videocon VT75C Tablet with 7-inch display, Voice calling, Android 4.1 now available for Rs. 5965”

Samsung Galaxy S Advance sees a huge price drop, now available for Rs. 14500

Samsung Gakaxy S Advabce

Samsung Galaxy S Advance has got a huge price cut in India, and is available for Rs. 14,500. It was announced in January last year, and launched in India last April at a price tag of Rs. 26,900 (MRP) running Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). It was selling at Rs. 17,500 earlier this month. Samsung announced the Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) update for the device last year, which rolled out starting from Russia earlier this year. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S Advance sees a huge price drop, now available for Rs. 14500”

Micromax Canvas HD now in stores, with fresh packaging, costs more

micromax-canvas-hd-new-box

Micromax has been in a lot of news recently from unexpected demand for its Canvas Android phones to its legal tussle with Ericsson over patent infringement for over 100 crores . The company increased the price of Canvas HD A116 to Rs.14499 from Rs.13990 due to increase in customs duty. Now the stocks of the Canvas HD are finally hitting retail stores and we could find it at few retail shops in Chennai. The retail packaging has got a fresh new look.

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Google Nexus 7 orders already being delivered in India

When the Google Nexus 7 tablet went on sale last week , Google indicated that it would ship the orders by April 5th. But looks like the company decided to ship them out earlier than expected. A few readers have already mailed us that they have already received Fedex tracking numbers for the shipment and 1 reader actually got the device delivered at his home as you can see from the photo below. Continue reading “Google Nexus 7 orders already being delivered in India”

Nokia Lumia 520 up for pre-order on Flipkart for Rs. 10,499

Nokia Lumia 520 Flipkart

Nokia launched the Lumia 520 in India last week. Online retailer Flipkart has put up the device for pre-order at a price tag of Rs. 10,499. It wasunveiled at the Mobile World Congress in 2013 in Barcelona last month, and appeared on the Nokia India Shop online portal earlier this month, which still says ‘coming soon’ without any price tag. It has a 4-inch (800 x 480 pixels) display with 2D hardened glass, and is super sensitive touch for finger nail and glove use. It is powered by a 1 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8227 processor and runs on the latest Windows Phone 8 OS. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 520 up for pre-order on Flipkart for Rs. 10,499”

Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos Review

Samsung announced the Galaxy Grand and the Galaxy Grand Duos (GT-I9082) back in December 2012. It was launched in India in January. We brought you the Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos photo gallery and the benchmarks recently. Here we have the complete review of the device. The Galaxy Grand has a similar design with curved corners and chrome finish all around, but it lacks the wedge shape and curved glass like the Galaxy S3. It runs on the Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean that recently rolled out for the Galaxy S3 and the Galaxy Note in India. Let’s dive into the complete review. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos Review”