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Nokia partners with New India Assurance to provide handset insurance

Nokia New India Assurance Handset Insurance

Nokia India has partnered with New India Assurance (NIA), a leading global insurance group, wholly owned by the Govt. of India to launch handset insurance plan. This would let you safeguard your device against thefts, burglary, malicious acts, riots among others, as well as damage. It starts at minimum insurance premium of just Rs. 50, and the plan will cost 1.25% of the purchased handset’s value. Consumers purchasing their handsets from a Nokia Branded Retail Store can provide their personal details and receive their insurance certificate, handout and payment receipt to avail this plan. Continue reading “Nokia partners with New India Assurance to provide handset insurance”

Gionee Dream D1 with 4.65-inch HD Super AMOLED Plus display, Android 4.1 launched for Rs. 17999

Gionee Dream D1

Gionee, popular Chinese mobile device design company has launched Gionee Dream D1, the company’s new Android Smartphone in India. It has a 4.65-inch HD (1280 x 720 pixels) Super AMOLED Plus display at 316 ppi, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Cortex A7 processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It packs a 8MP auto focus rear camera with LED flash, Auto panorama (99 pictures in one click), 720p HD video recording and a 1MP front-facing camera. Continue reading “Gionee Dream D1 with 4.65-inch HD Super AMOLED Plus display, Android 4.1 launched for Rs. 17999”

iBall Edu-Slide i1017 with 10.1-inch HD IPS display, Android 4.1 launched for Rs. 12999

iBall Edu-Slide i1017

iBall has a launched the Edu-Slide i1017, the company’s new tablet in the Edu series aimed at students. It has a 10.1-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) IPS display and is powered by a 1.5 GHz dual core processor with Quadcore GPU. It has a 2MP rear camera and a VGA front-facing camera. This would compete with the 10-inch tablets, the Spice Stellar Pad Mi-1010 and the Videocon VT10. Continue reading “iBall Edu-Slide i1017 with 10.1-inch HD IPS display, Android 4.1 launched for Rs. 12999”

MTS wins 8 circles in 800 MHz CDMA spectrum auction, to stop services in 3 more circles

Sistema Shyam TeleServices Limited (SSTL) that nationally operates its telecom services under the MTS brand has announced that that have won spectrum in the 800 MHz band in eight circles including Delhi, Kolkata, Gujarat, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh (West) & West Bengal. It lost its license in 21 circles after the Supreme Court judgement last year. Continue reading “MTS wins 8 circles in 800 MHz CDMA spectrum auction, to stop services in 3 more circles”

Nokia Asha 310 now available in India for Rs. 5601

Nokia Asha 310 that was announced last month is now available in India from the official Nokia Shop. It is the company’s first affordable touch screen phone with Dual SIM support and WiFi connectivity. It has a 3.0-inch (240 x 320 pixels), scratch-resistant capacitive touch screen display, 1 GHz processor and a 2 MP rear camera. It runs on S40 Asha OS with Swipe UI and comes with 40 Free EA games including Tetris, Bejeweled, Need for Speed The Run and Fifa 2012. Nokia launched the Asha 311 last year, which was their first full-touch Series 40 phone. Continue reading “Nokia Asha 310 now available in India for Rs. 5601”

Sony Xperia Z Unboxing

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Sony Xperia Z was launched in India earlier this week. We brought you the photo gallery of the Black Xperia Z from the MWC 2013 last month, here we have are going to unbox the White Xperia Z. The Xperia Z features a 5 inch Full HD Reality display with a resolution of 1920×1080 pixels and is powered by a 1.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8064 processor with Adreno 320 GPU.

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BlackBerry India head resigns

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Just weeks after launching the BlackBerry Z10, BlackBerry’s head honcho in India decided to resign the job, effective immediately. Previously known as Research in motion, the Waterloo company recently launched its revamped smartphone efforts with new devices based on the BlackBerry 10 operating system. The BlackBerry Z10 was launched in India with a hefty price tag of Rs. 43, 490 and it was supposedly sold out within two day, with BlackBerry scrambling to refill the chain with a fresh inflow of devices. But, after all this, it has been revealed that the BlackBerry India head is resigning today.

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XOLO Q800 officially launched for Rs. 12,499

XOLO Q800

XOLO has launched the Q800, the company’s first quad-core smartphone officially. It went on sale from online retailer Flipkart yesterday. It packs a 4.5-inch (960 x 540 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor with PowerVR SGX544 GPU and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It packs a 8MP rear camera with LED Flash, BSI sensor, 720p HD video recording and a 1MP front-facing camera. It has a YAMAHA 168 PA music system for enhanced audio experience. It has several music player options such as Shake to change the song and Auto filter in music settings to filter the songs based on their size. Continue reading “XOLO Q800 officially launched for Rs. 12,499”

Xolo to launch Intel Clover Trail+ powered Smartphone next week ?

Xolo new Intel Smartphone launch Invite

Xolo has started teasing their upcoming X series smartphone on their Facebook page. This is the company’s upcoming flagship device in the X Series. Xolo launched the X900 last year powered by a single-core Medfield Atom processor. The upcoming Xolo smartphone might be powered by a Clover Trail+ platform featuring a dual-core CPU and dual-core PowerVR SGX 544MP2 GPU. Xolo launched A series smartphones last year, and the Xolo Q800, powered by a quad-core processor went on sale yesterday. Continue reading “Xolo to launch Intel Clover Trail+ powered Smartphone next week ?”

Lava E-Tab Connect with 7-inch display, 3G and Voice Calling launched for Rs. 9499

Lava E-Tab Connect

Lava has launched E-Tab Connect, the company’s first tablet with 3G support and voice calling as they promised. It comes with a 7.0-inch (800 × 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM7227A ARM Cortex A5 processor and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It has a 2MP rear camera, apart from the 0.3MP front-facing camera. It has a SIM card slot that offers 3G connectivity and voice calling support. Continue reading “Lava E-Tab Connect with 7-inch display, 3G and Voice Calling launched for Rs. 9499”

XOLO Q800 now available for Rs. 12499

XOLO Q800 that surfaced earlier today is now on sale from online retailer Flipkart. It has a 4.5-inch (960 x 540 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor with PowerVR SGX544 GPU and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It packs a 8MP rear camera with LED Flash, BSI sensor and a 1.2MP front-facing camera. This is the company’s first quad-core smartphone. Xolo plans to launch 4 quad-core devices in Q series in the next two months. Continue reading “XOLO Q800 now available for Rs. 12499”

Micromax A110 Canvas 2 Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update coming next week

Micromax A110 Canvas 2 would get the Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) update next week, according to reports from Tech2. Micromax launched the A110 Canvas 2 last year, and we reviewed it earlier this year. The company’s latest Smartphone the A116 Canvas HD comes with Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) out of the box, and they already said that it would get the Android 4.2 update eventually. Continue reading “Micromax A110 Canvas 2 Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update coming next week”

Nokia Lumia 620 goes on sale in India at a price of Rs. 14,999/-

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Yes, the cat is finally out of the bag. Nokia Lumia 620, the company’s mid range Windows Phone 8 device that has been much awaited in the Indian market, has finally gone on sale in the Nokia India online shop. The currently available colours on sale are Cyan, Green, White and Magenta while the Yellow and Black variants are still shown as “Coming soon”, but we think it’s a work in progress at the site, and it might be available soon too. All the colour variations are priced at Rs. 14,999/- with delivery marked as “within 7 days” meaning it is already hitting retail anytime now.

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Karbonn A27 Retina with 4.3-inch qHD IPS display, Android 4.1 now available for Rs. 9090

Karbonn A27 Retina

Karbonn A27 Retina, the company’s new Android smartphone in the Duple Series is now available from online retailer Saholic. It comes with a 4.3-inch qHD (960 x 540 pixels) IPS display, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8MP auto focus camera at the back with LED flash and a 2MP front-facing camera. Continue reading “Karbonn A27 Retina with 4.3-inch qHD IPS display, Android 4.1 now available for Rs. 9090”

Xolo Q800 specs detailed, 4.5-inch qHD IPS display and 1.2 GHz quad-core processor

Xolo Q800

Xolo is all set to launch the Q800, the company’s first Smartphone powered by a quad-core processor next week. We already told you earlier this week that the Xolo Q800 is coming this month. The phone showed up on Flipkart with complete specifications, and there is a count down for the phone’s launch on Xolo website, which shows 6 days remaining. It has a 4.5-inch (960 x 540 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor with PowerVR SGX544 GPU and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It might be the MediaTek MT6589 SoC similar to the Micromax A116 Canvas HD since this has a PowerVR SGX544 GPU. Continue reading “Xolo Q800 specs detailed, 4.5-inch qHD IPS display and 1.2 GHz quad-core processor”