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YU YUREKA NOTE with 6-inch 1080p display, fingerprint sensor now available for Rs. 14999

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YU YU6000 surfaced in an import listing last month, now the YU YUREKA NOTE smartphone has surfaced online that reveals the price of the phone as Rs. 14,999 (MRP) and is also said to be on stores in some cities. It has a 6-inch 1080p display, 1.5GHz Octa-Core processor, 3GB RAM, 13-megapixel rear camera, 8-megapixel front-facing camera and 4G LTE connectivity. It also has a fingerprint sensor on the back, similar to the flagship YU YUTOPIA smartphone. Continue reading “YU YUREKA NOTE with 6-inch 1080p display, fingerprint sensor now available for Rs. 14999”

Google launches free RailWire Wi-Fi in 9 more stations across India

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Indian Railways, RailTel and Google launched free WiFi at the Mumbai Central station earlier this year. Today Google announced that RailWire Wi-Fi is now available in 9 more train stations – Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Ernakulam Jn, Kacheguda, Pune, Raipur, Ranchi, Vijayawada and Vishakhapatnam in India. Google said that Mumbai Central’s free Wi-Fi now serves more than 100,000 people every week, and the launch of Wi-Fi in these stations will offer access to over 1.5 million Indians every day. Continue reading “Google launches free RailWire Wi-Fi in 9 more stations across India”

Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Guruvayoor and Kottayam, now in 150 towns in Kerala

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Airtel launched its 4G LTE services in Kochi, Kerala back in August last year. Today the company has launched it in Guruvayoor and Kottayam, taking the number of its 4G towns in Kerala to 150. Airtel 4G is available to customers across mobile phones, dongles, 4G hotspots and Wi-Fi dongles in the cities. For existing Airtel customers, the company is offering a complimentary upgrade to Airtel 4G at same price as 3G. Continue reading “Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Guruvayoor and Kottayam, now in 150 towns in Kerala”

iBall Andi 5G Blink 4G and Slide Co-Mate tablet launching soon

iBall Andi 5G Blink 4G

iBall is all set to launch Andi 5G Blink 4G, it’s latest 4G smartphone and Slide Co-Mate, a 8-inch tablet with voice calling capabilities. Both the run Android 5.1 (Lollipop) and come with dual SIM support. The Andi 5G Blink smartphone has a front-facing LED flash for capturing better selfies in low lighting conditions. Continue reading “iBall Andi 5G Blink 4G and Slide Co-Mate tablet launching soon”

LeEco applies for single-brand retail licence in India

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LeEco has joined the bandwagon of other international smartphone makers and has applied for single brand retail licence in India. Continue reading “LeEco applies for single-brand retail licence in India”

Videocon Krypton V50DA and Krypton V50DC launched for Rs. 5999 and Rs. 6099

Videocon Krypton V50DC

Videocon Mobile Phones has launched Krypton V50DA and Krypton V50DC smartphones. Both the smartphones have a 5-inch FWVGA screen, powered by MediaTek MT6580 SoC, run Android 5.1 (Lollipop), pack 1GB of RAM, come with dual SIM support and 3G connectivity. Even though both the phones share almost the same specifications, the font and rear cameras are different. Continue reading “Videocon Krypton V50DA and Krypton V50DC launched for Rs. 5999 and Rs. 6099”

Micromax inaugurates new smartphone manufacturing plant in Telangana

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Micromax today inaugurated its newest manufacturing facility in Telangana. It will have the capacity to manufacture one million mobile phones per month. Continue reading “Micromax inaugurates new smartphone manufacturing plant in Telangana”

Penta T-PAD WS1001Q Windows 10 2-in-1 with built-in 3G launched for Rs. 10999

Penta T-PAD WS1001Q

Pantel has launched Penta T-PAD WS1001Q, its latest Windows 10 2-in-1 with inbuilt 3G SIM support and a detachable keyboard with trackpad, exclusively on ShopClues. It has a 10.1-inch (1280×800 pixels) IPS 10-point capacitive touch screen display, is powered by a quad-core Intel Atom x5 processor, has a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera, has 32GB of built-in storage with expansion slot and a 7000mAh battery. Continue reading “Penta T-PAD WS1001Q Windows 10 2-in-1 with built-in 3G launched for Rs. 10999”

Amazon Subscribe and Save store goes live in India

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Amazon has launched Subscribe and Save store in India that offers discounts on products along with free delivery. Users can order household items with the new subscription program. Continue reading “Amazon Subscribe and Save store goes live in India”

LG K7 LTE and K10 LTE ‘Made in India’ smartphones launched for Rs. 9500 and Rs. 13500

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LG today launched K7 LTE and K10 LTE smartphones in India with VoLTE (Voice Over LTE) and VoWiFi (Voice Over Wi-Fi) support, as it had promised. These are the first LG smartphones to be made at its Noida plant in India and these were launched launched by telecom and IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. LG aims to make 1 million smartphones in its new plant this year. The company said that the VoLTE and VoWiFi features will enable faster transmission of data and voice. Both these smartphones are powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon processors, run Android 5.1 (Lollipop), come with dual SIM support, have rear mounted power button and volume rockers and feature a 5-megapixel front-facing camera.

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HTC Desire 828 dual sim 3GB RAM with 32GB storage variant now available for Rs. 19990

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HTC launched the Desire 828 dual sim in India back in December last year. Now the smartphone is available in 3GB RAM with 32GB of internal storage variant, according to Mahesh Telecom. The original version has 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage. Other specifications are the same, including a 5.5-inch 1080p display, Octa-Core MediaTek MT6753 SoC, 13-megapixel rear camera with optical image stabilization (OIS), Ultrapixel front-facing camera and 4G LTE support. Continue reading “HTC Desire 828 dual sim 3GB RAM with 32GB storage variant now available for Rs. 19990”

Gionee Pioneer P5L with 5-inch HD display, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 8499

Gionee Pioneer P5L

Gionee has launched a new Pioneer P5L smartphone, successor of last year’s Pioneer P5L. It has a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a quad-core processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) OS with Amigo UI 3.1, has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It also has 4G LTE connectivity with VoLTE and dual SIM support.

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Micromax Canvas 6 Pro Hands On and Photo Gallery

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Micromax today launched its flagship Canvas 6 and Canvas 6 Pro smartphones at an event in India earlier today, each this priced at Rs. 13,999. We got to check out the Canvas 6 Pro, check out our hands-on impressions in the video and also the hardware walk through in the form of photo gallery.

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