This week, as promised, Xiaomi launched its flagship Mi 5 smartphone in India.The smartphone was announced at an event in China and at the MWC 2016 last month. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Xiaomi Mi 5, Redmi 3 Pro, Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016), Tesla Model 3 and more”
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Datamini Janunnati Pad Windows 10 tablet with Aadhaar-certified fingerprint scanner launched

MAIT, India’s ICT hardware industry association, Intel, and Datamini have launched TPOS7 Janunnati Pad, to support the government’s ongoing flagship programs such as Digital India and Make in India. It is India’s first touch-enabled mobile device with integrated STQC-certified fingerprint scanner for Aadhaar authentication. Continue reading “Datamini Janunnati Pad Windows 10 tablet with Aadhaar-certified fingerprint scanner launched”
Top 10 Smartphones under Rs.15,000

We’ve already seen what are the top 10 smartphones you can buy for under Rs 10,000. But what if you have a bit more cash lined up for your next smartphone? What are your options then? Let’s find out.
Flipkart acquires mobile payment start-up PhonePe

Flipkart has acquired PhonePe, a Bangalore based mobile payments start-up for an undisclosed sum.
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Tesla Model 3 electric sedan coming to India, pre-orders kick starts at $1000

Tesla, the popular US electric car maker has unveiled its upcoming Tesla Model 3 electric sedan. CEO and Co-Founder of Tesla Motors, Elon Musk has announced that the Model 3 electric car is coming to India. Continue reading “Tesla Model 3 electric sedan coming to India, pre-orders kick starts at $1000”
Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Photo Gallery

Samsung launched the Galaxy J3 (2016), it’s latest 4G smartphone with new S bike mode in India for Rs. 8,990 yesterday. We have already seen the unboxing of the phone and now let’s take a detailed look at the hardware and specifications of the phone. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Photo Gallery”
LeEco to set up CDNs in 10 cities across India by 2016-end, invest over $10 million

LeEco today announced that it will be setting up in-house Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) in 10 cities across India by end of 2016. It plans to make a significant investment of over US$ 10 million to set up this CDN/cloud infrastructure. “This will provide content delivery capabilities in linear channel, live events, and video on demand serving both mobile and TV segment, giving consumers a better user experience on LeEco products,” said the company. Continue reading “LeEco to set up CDNs in 10 cities across India by 2016-end, invest over $10 million”
Ola introduces auto-connect WiFi service starting with Ola Prime

In a bid to lure customers away from its competitor Uber, Ola has announced that it is offering its riders an auto-connect Wi-Fi service for it’s Ola Prime riders.
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OPPO exclusive stores launched in Chennai and Jaipur

OPPO India continues its retail expansion plans for India by launching OPPO exclusive store in Chennai and Jaipur. The Chennai store was inaugurated by Indian cricketer Yusuf Pathan and the Jaipur store was inaugurated by his brother Irfan Pathan. OPPO is the official global partner of ICC in the mobile category for four years supporting ICC WT20 2016. Continue reading “OPPO exclusive stores launched in Chennai and Jaipur”
Xiaomi Mi 5 with Snapdragon 820, 3GB RAM launched in India for Rs. 24999

Xiaomi has launched its flagship Mi 5 smartphone in India, as it had promised recently. The smartphone was announced at an event in China and at the MWC 2016 last month, packs a 5.15-inch 1080p display, is powered by a Quad-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor with Adreno 530 GPU, has 3GB of RAM, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with MIUI 7 on top, has a fingerprint sensor, 16-megapixel camera on the back with dual-tone LED flash, Sony IMX298 sensor, f/2.0 aperture, PDAF, 4-axis OIS and a 4MP front-facing camera. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi 5 with Snapdragon 820, 3GB RAM launched in India for Rs. 24999”
Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) Unboxing

Samsung just launched the Galaxy J3 (2016), it’s latest 4G smartphone with new S bike mode in India for Rs. 8,990. Here we have the unboxing of the smartphone.
Smartron t.book 12.2-inch Windows 10 2-in-1 launched for Rs. 39999

Smartron recently received investment from Sachin Tendulkar, who also became its brand ambassador. Today the company has launched its first Windows 10 2-in-1, t-book with a keyboard. It has a 12.2-inch WQXGA display, is powered by Intel Core M processor, has 4GB of RAM, 128GB of built-in SSD storage and microSD expansion slot. Continue reading “Smartron t.book 12.2-inch Windows 10 2-in-1 launched for Rs. 39999”
Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) with 5-inch HD display, S bike mode, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 8990

Samsung has launched Galaxy J3 (2016), the company’s latest 4G smartphone in the J series and the successor of last year’s Galaxy J3. The main highlight of the smartphone is the new S bike mode for bikers that lets them activate pre-recorded message for all callers, motion lock feature to ensure rider comes to a halt before answering, urgent calls filter and more just by activate the mode by tapping on the NFC tag. It also has Ultra data saving (UDS) mode powered by Opera Max that compresses cellular data across all contents. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) with 5-inch HD display, S bike mode, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 8990”
CREO Mark 1 with custom Android-based OS launching on April 13

Teewe creator CREO (formerly Mango Man) introduced Mark 1, its first flagship smartphone with its own OS based on Android, couple of weeks back. Today the company has announced that it will launch the smartphone on April 13th. The company aims to keep the phone running like brand new for months together, and more significantly deliver a breakthrough feature every month. Continue reading “CREO Mark 1 with custom Android-based OS launching on April 13”
Honor India ropes in Saina Nehwal as brand ambassador, launches honor online store

Honor, the e-brand from Huawei has appointed Saina Nehwal as its India brand ambassador. “The partnership with Saina Nehwal coincides with Honor’s next phase of growth in India, as the e-brand aims to significantly strengthen its market share in India, post the very encouraging response from the India market,” said the company. Huawei recently signed Lionel Messi as its global brand ambassador. Continue reading “Honor India ropes in Saina Nehwal as brand ambassador, launches honor online store”

