Micromax A116 Canvas HD sales top 9000 units in first 24 hours


Micromax has announced that they have sold 9000 units of the A116 Canvas HD in the first 24 hours after it went on sale at midnight of 14 February 2013. The company is currently taking pre-bookings for the device at the rate of 25 units per minute. Micromax unveiled the A116 Canvas HD with a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display and a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor last month. They announced that it would go on sale on February 14th and revealed the price one day before it went on sale. Continue reading “Micromax A116 Canvas HD sales top 9000 units in first 24 hours”

Xolo A1000 Photo Gallery

Xolo launched the A1000, the company’s first device in the Xolo series to feature a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display earlier today. We brought you exclusive images of the device earlier this week. Here we have the entire photo gallery of the device. Xolo launched the X500 last month, which is powered by a 1.2 GHz Intel Atom Z2420 processor, and we reviewed the X500 today. Continue reading “Xolo A1000 Photo Gallery”

Xolo A1000 Android Smartphone with 5-inch HD display launched for Rs. 13999

Xolo A1000 that went on sale yesterday has been officially launched in India. We reported about the Xolo A1000 launch earlier this week. It packs a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display . The display One Glass Solution (OGS) Technology that makes the device slimmer. It also offers vivid and sharp visuals as it integrates the touch sensor, display and cover glass into one thus reducing the air gap between all the three. It is just 70.8mm wide and 8.8mm thick, making it easier for single handed operation. Continue reading “Xolo A1000 Android Smartphone with 5-inch HD display launched for Rs. 13999”

Samsung REX 90 hands on

Samsung launched range of java-based feature phones in the REX series, the REX 60, REX 70, REX 80 and the REX 90 in India today. We got some hands on time with the REX 90, the top end model in the series. We brought you the REX 90 photo gallery earlier today, here is the video. It packs a 3.5-inch (480×320 pixels) HVGA 256k color capacitive touch screen display and has a Touchwiz interface with 7 customizable home screens. It is priced at Rs. 6,490. This has 2G EDGE support, Bluetooth 3.0 and WiFi 802.11 b/g/n connectivity similar to the REX 80.

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Samsung REX 80 hands on

Samsung, in an effort to revamp its featurephone strategy, launched its new range of smart feature phones recently at a press conference in New Delhi. They are called the REX series of devices and four devices have been launched namely REX 60, REX 70, REX 80 and REX 90. We’ve been taking a look at these phones recently with the photo gallery of the Samsung REX 80, one of the two devices in this range with WiFi in built, along with EDGE. Take a look at the REX 80 hands on below

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Xolo A1000 with 5-inch HD IPS display, Android 4.1 now available for Rs. 13999


We reported earlier this week about the upcoming Android Smartphone Xolo A1000. Now the phone is now available from online retailer Flipkart. It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display One Glass Solution (OGS) Technology that makes the device slimmer. This technology was used in the Spice Stellar Virtuoso Mi-495 that was launched last month.  It is powered by a 1 GHz dual-core Mediatek MT 6577 processor withPowerVR SGX 531 GPU and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has 8MP rear camera with LED Flash and a BSI sensor for low-light imaging. It also has a 1.2 MP front-facing camera with BSI sensor. Continue reading “Xolo A1000 with 5-inch HD IPS display, Android 4.1 now available for Rs. 13999”

Samsung REX 70 hands on

The newly launched Samsung REX series of smart feature phones are Samsung’s new entries to the entry level smartphone market. With players like Micromax and Karbonn encroaching the feature phone territory with Android based models, the market is quite wide open. Nokia initially responded with their Asha series of device, and now it’s Samsung’s turn, with their REX 60, 70, 80 and 90. The REX 70 is a 3 inch device with smart Dual SIM functionality, and after we took a photo gallery, here is a hands on video of the Samsung REX 70

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Samsung REX 60 hands on

Samsung had launched their new REX series of smart feature phones recently at a press conference in New Delhi here, in India. This is a global launch and the REX series of devices have been designed at the Samsung R&D center in Delhi. Four devices were launched today, as a part of the new REX series, and they are the REX 60, REX 70, REX 80 and the REX 90. We had posted a photo gallery of the REX 60 a while ago, and here is the hands on of the same, with a short video below –

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Micromax A35 Bolt with 1 GHz processor, Flash Transfer launched for Rs. 4250

Micromax has launched the A35 Bolt, the first Android smartphone in the new Bolt series. It has a 4.0-inch (480 x 800 Pixels) capacitive touch screen display. It is powered by a 1 GHz processor and runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). It comes with a new Flash Transfer app to swipe ‘n’ share images, videos, songs, files and applications with just a swipe. Users can drag content across the screen or simply shake and share seamlessly between Android devices over WiFi. The Micromax A27 Ninja that went on sale earlier this week also comes with this feature. Continue reading “Micromax A35 Bolt with 1 GHz processor, Flash Transfer launched for Rs. 4250”

Samsung REX 60 Photo Gallery

Samsung launched the Rex series of feature phones in India few hours back. We got some hands-on time with the REX 60, the most affordable phone in the series. The phone is Java-based similar to the other phones in the range. It has Touchwiz interface with 8 customizable home screens. The Rex 60 is priced at Rs. 4,280. Continue reading “Samsung REX 60 Photo Gallery”

Samsung REX series of feature phones launched in India, priced between Rs. 4280 and Rs. 6490

Samsung has launched Rex, a new series of dual SIM feature phones in India. These java-based phones include, REX 60, REX 70, REX 80 and REX 90. Samsung is calling these Smart features phones. These phones are developed in India and it would be launched in several growing markets globally starting from India. These phones have TouchWiz interface with 8 homescreens Bluetooth and and some of these also have WiFi support. Continue reading “Samsung REX series of feature phones launched in India, priced between Rs. 4280 and Rs. 6490”

Saavn Pro premium music service announced, iOS app coming on March 1st

Saavan, global music service has announced their premium music service, Saavn Pro that would offer offline and ad-free music listening. Saavn already has a free music service for several platforms including iPhone and iPad. Saavn Pro would also be available for worldwide users in the US, UK, and other major markets apart from India. Continue reading “Saavn Pro premium music service announced, iOS app coming on March 1st”

Micromax A116 Canvas HD gets priced at Rs. 13990

Micromax has announced that the A116 Canvas HD would be priced at Rs. 13990. It would go on sale tomorrow from the official site as they announced last week. Micromax unveiled the A116 Canvas HD with a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display and a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor last month.The phone runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) and packs a 8MP rear camera with LED Flash and a 2MP front-facing camera. Continue reading “Micromax A116 Canvas HD gets priced at Rs. 13990”

MTV Volt with 6-inch display, Android 4.1 launched for Rs. 12999

MTV has partnered with SWIPE Telecom to launched a co-branded phablet, the MTV Volt in India. It has a 6-inch (854 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a dual-core 1 GHz processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has an inbuilt TV-player that offers on-the-go access to MTV and FM Radio with FM Transmitter. This would compete with Byond Phablet PIII and the Karbonn A30 that were launched back in December. Continue reading “MTV Volt with 6-inch display, Android 4.1 launched for Rs. 12999”

Disney UTV’s Indiagames clocks 200 million downloads on Nokia Store

Disney UTV’s Indiagames have crossed 200 million downloads on the Nokia Store, to become the first company in the world to reach this milestone on the Nokia Store. They crossed the 100 million downloads mark 9 months back. Continue reading “Disney UTV’s Indiagames clocks 200 million downloads on Nokia Store”