Idea Cellular has launched two new offers, Choice Recharge and Choice Number in Maharashtra & Goa circle. The company already introduced the Choice Recharge offer in Tamil Nadu that lets you choose Idea to Idea Calling, SMS, Local Mobile Minutes and Internet offers with a single pack. The Choice Number offer would let new subscribers in Maharashtra & Goa to opt for a number of their choice when they connect with the Idea network in the circle. Continue reading “Idea launches Choice Recharge and Choice Number offers in Maharashtra & Goa”
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Samsung Galaxy Core officially launched in India for Rs. 15690
Samsung has officially launched the Galaxy Core, a new Android smartphone in the Galaxy series in India. It was spotted on the official Samsung India website last week and went on sale online few days back. It has a 4.3-inch (800 x 480 Pixels) LCD capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has Dual SIM support with Smart dual SIM feature and packs a 5-megapixel Auto Focus rear Camera with LED Flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. It has Smart Stay, Smart Alert, S Voice, Motion UI and lots more unique features. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Core officially launched in India for Rs. 15690”
Amazon India now offers mobile phones, tablets and more, 10% off on select mobile phones
Amazon India marketplace, Amazon.in that was launched earlier this month with just 2 categories books and movies has now expanded to Mobiles and Accessories, Tablets, Cameras and Photography, and Portable Media Players. The company says that they have over 20,000 electronics products from over 200 leading brands. Amazon introduced Kindle family of E-readers, ebooks and Kindle Fire tablets couple of weeks back.
Idea offers free Facebook Messenger access for prepaid customers for 3 months
Idea Cellular has partnered with Facebook to offer free access to Facebook Messenger for prepaid users for a period of 3 months. Earlier this year Airtel offered free Facebook access for their prepaid customers for 1 month. This would let the customers enjoy Facebook Messenger access with up to 200MB of free monthly usage. This offer is available for all the Idea prepaid users on Android and iOS devices. Continue reading “Idea offers free Facebook Messenger access for prepaid customers for 3 months”
MTS launches Always Talk Plan with Unlimited on-net local voice calls at Rs. 199
MTS has launched Always Talk, a new plan for their pre-paid customers that would let them enjoy unlimited on-net (MTS to MTS) locals calls. Additionally, customers will also get up to 1000 minutes of free local calls on other networks. Continue reading “MTS launches Always Talk Plan with Unlimited on-net local voice calls at Rs. 199”
Gionee CTRL V4 with 4.5-inch display, quad-core processor, Android 4.2 launched for Rs. 9999
Gionee has launched the CTRL V4, successor of the CTRL V3 in India. It has a 4.5-inch (854 ×480 pixels) FWVGA capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3MP (VGA) front-facing camera. It comes with YAMAHA 168 music system for enhanced audio experience, inbuilt Protection Software and has dual SIM support with dual standby. Continue reading “Gionee CTRL V4 with 4.5-inch display, quad-core processor, Android 4.2 launched for Rs. 9999”
Airtel 4G plans now start from Rs. 450, partners with BigFlix and Indiagames for movies and games bundle
Airtel has introduced new plans for their 4G customers that now starts at Rs. 450. Airtel introduced 4G TD-LTE services last year, first in Kolkata with plans starting from Rs. 999 with 6GB of free monthly data. Now the new Rs. 450, Rs. Rs. 650 and Rs. 750 plans come with 2GB, 3GB and 4GB of free monthly data, respectively. Airtel has also increased the data limit for the plans starting from Rs. 999 which would come with 10GB of free monthly data limit. Continue reading “Airtel 4G plans now start from Rs. 450, partners with BigFlix and Indiagames for movies and games bundle”
Zen Ultrafone 701 HD Review
The Zen Ultrafone 701 HD is one of the many mid range 5 inch devices that have been flooding the Indian smartphone scene. If you take a look at some of our recent reviews, you’ll know what we are talking about. With almost identical specs, it is pretty hard even for the manufacturers to differentiate within their ecosystem. So, they try to differentiate with price or with features. In this case it’s the price and some more. At Rs. 11,999 is the cheapest 5 inch 720p device really worth its dough? Lets find out.
HTC Desire XC Dual SIM Android Smartphone now available in India for Rs. 16249
HTC Desire XC, dual SIM smartphone is now available in India from online retailer Snapdeal. The Desire XC was announced in China last year as T329D. The HTC Desire XDS, dual SIM variant of the Desire X went on sale in India recently. This has exactly same specs as the XDS including a 4.0-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, 1 GHz Dual-core processor and Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It has a 5MP auto focus rear camera with LED Flash. In packs a 1800 mAh battery and has built-in Beats Audio support. It is Dual SIM (CDMA EV-DO and GSM) phone similar to the Desire VC that was launched last year. Continue reading “HTC Desire XC Dual SIM Android Smartphone now available in India for Rs. 16249”
Nokia Asha 501 Dual SIM phone now available for pre-order in India at Rs. 5199
Nokia Asha 501 that was unveiled last month in India is now available for pre-order from the official Nokia Shop in India. The Asha 501 has a 3.0-inch QVGA 320 x 240 pixels display with hardened glass and is based on the latest Nokia Asha software platform with Swipe UI. It has a 3.2 MP rear camera, Nokia Fast lane multi-tasking screen that brings all the recent activities together. It has Dual SIM (with one slot capable of hot swap), 2G, WiFi, Bluetooth and FM Radio.
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Indian Government allocates new spectrum to Vodafone in 14 circles
Indian Government has allocated 2G spectrum to Vodafone in all 14 service areas, according a recent report from PTI. Vodafone had won spectrum in 14 circles including Assam, Bihar, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, North East, Orissa, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh East and West and West Bengal back in November, 2012. Last year Supreme Court of India cancelled 122 2G licenses and the spectrum was freed up later. Last year’s 2G spectrum auction saw poor response which got bids worth just Rs. 9,407.64 crore, much lower than their target revenue of Rs. 40,000 crore. Continue reading “Indian Government allocates new spectrum to Vodafone in 14 circles”
Nokia gains 6% smartphone marketshare with Lumia in India
Nokia has gained 6 percent market share for their Lumia smartphones in India, according to a report from International Data Corporation (IDC). The report had also revealed that Samsung has finally grabbed the No: 1 spot from Nokia as the leader in overall mobile shipments. Market share of 6% is pretty decent since there is a huge a huge competition between several smartphone manufacturers in India. Last month there was a report that HTC, that also has 6% market share is eyeing for 15% market share in India. Continue reading “Nokia gains 6% smartphone marketshare with Lumia in India”
Samsung is now no.1 in India, leaps ahead of Nokia in overall mobile shipments
Amidst tough competition from various home brands like Karbonn, Micromax and Lava, Samsung has finally snatched the no.1 spot from Nokia as the leader in overall mobile shipments. The market in India is currently highly saturated with numerous models from various homegrown manufacturers but the two stalwarts of the mobile industry have so far been the leaders when it comes to overall share. Nokia had been the no. 1 in overall shipments for a long time in India, mainly because the country was a feature phone market. But as the market has now matured, Nokia is finding it tough to adapt with its new Windows Phone strategy. Samsung has finally achieved what it always secretly wanted, to trump Nokia in India, and it has done it now.
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Micromax A88 Canvas Music Review
Micromax launched the A88 Canvas Music last month. We brought you the benchmarks of the device recently, here we have the complete review of the device. It has a 4.5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) display, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core MediaTek MT6577 processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). Since this is a Music phone, Micromax offers a free JBL Tempo headset free with the device. You also get unlimited music downloads from M!Live mobile web application. Let’s dive into the review. Continue reading “Micromax A88 Canvas Music Review”
Spice Coolpad Mi-515 with 5-inch display, quad-core processor officially launched for Rs. 9990
Spice Coolpad Mi-515 that went on sale online earlier this week has been officially launched in India. It comes under the new Spice Coolpad series and has a 5-inch qHD (960 × 540 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support with dual standby and DTS audio. Continue reading “Spice Coolpad Mi-515 with 5-inch display, quad-core processor officially launched for Rs. 9990”