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Meizu m2 now available from Flipkart in India for Rs. 6999

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Meizu launched its budget m2 smartphone and the successor of m1 in India, back in October last year, exclusively on Snapdeal, today the company has launched the smartphone on Flipkart. It was announced back in July last year, packs a 5-inch HD screen with a screen-to-body ratio of 75.6%, is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core 64-bit MediaTek processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with FlyMe OS 4.5, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Meizu m2 now available from Flipkart in India for Rs. 6999”

LeEco Le 1s open sale on Feb 25 on Flipkart, Rs. 8 crore worth prizes, exchange offers for buyers

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Last week LeEco said that it got 55,000 orders for Le 1s in 9 seconds in third flash sale last week. It also announced that the smartphone will be available through open sale on 25th February on Flipkart. Now the company has announced that it will offer Rs. 8 crore worth of prizes and several offers for the buyers in the sale. So far it has received 2,20,000 sales orders and 2,028,000 registrations in first three flash sales. Continue reading “LeEco Le 1s open sale on Feb 25 on Flipkart, Rs. 8 crore worth prizes, exchange offers for buyers”

Xolo Era X with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 5777

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Xolo has launched Era X, the company’s latest budget 4G smartphone in the Era series. It packs a 5-inch HD screen, is powered by a quad-core Spreadtrum SC9830A processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) OS, which is upgradable to Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), comes with a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera that also has a LED flash. It comes with dual SIM support and has 4G LTE connectivity. Continue reading “Xolo Era X with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 5777”

Ather Energy S340 India’s first electric scooter announced

Ather Energy has introduced S340, a smart electric scooter that is ‘Made in India’. It is powered by a Lithium Ion battery and offers a top speed of 72 kmph and a range upto 60 kms.

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Timex Metropolitan+ Android and iOS compatible smartwatch launched for Rs. 9995

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Timex today launched its Metropolitan+ watch in India. It is an along watch that also acts as a activity tracker with a look of a traditional analog watch. The unique fourth hand tracks daily steps, distance and percent to goal right on the dial. It uses Bluetooth technology to connect to the Timex app on Android and iOS devices that tracks daily activity, including steps, distance and calories burned. The phone app stores your data so you can access and analyze it at any time. Continue reading “Timex Metropolitan+ Android and iOS compatible smartwatch launched for Rs. 9995”

Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 with Snapdragon 650, 16MP camera launching in India on March 3

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Xiaomi has finally announced that its Redmi Note 3 Pro smartphone will launch in India as Redmi Note 3 on March 3rd, at an event in Delhi. It packs a 5.5-inch 1080p screen, comes with a metal body, has a fingerprint sensor on the back, is powered by a Hexa-Core Snapdragon 650 (Snapdragon 618 previously) processor and a 16-megapixel rear camera with f/2.0 aperture, LED flash and phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF), resulting in a quick focus of just 0.1 second. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 with Snapdragon 650, 16MP camera launching in India on March 3”

Airtel rolls out first commercial LTE-A 4G+ network in India, offers speed of up to 135Mbps

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Airtel has announced that it has started rolling out India’s first LTE-Advanced (4G+) technology (carrier aggregation across TD LTE and LTE FDD) on a live 4G network starting from Kerala. It has partnered with Nokia Networks for deploying the carrier aggregation technology in the state. Continue reading “Airtel rolls out first commercial LTE-A 4G+ network in India, offers speed of up to 135Mbps”

Huawei Honor 7 Android 6.0 Marshmallow stable update rolling out in India

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Huawei started rolling out beta version of Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) update for the Honor 7 users in India back in December last year. Today the company has announced that it has started rolling out the stable Android 6.0 OTA update to Honor 7 users in the country. Continue reading “Huawei Honor 7 Android 6.0 Marshmallow stable update rolling out in India”

Over 60 million Freedom 251 registrations in 2 days, Company denies ‘Scam’ again and answers FAQ’s

A day before, we reported some concerns about India’s cheapest Android smartphone Freedom 251 and why it seems like more of a ‘Publicity Stunt’. We reached out to Ringing Bells with some of your FAQ’s (frequently asked questions) and company’s President Ashok Chaddha has replied to many of them in an email statement. Continue reading “Over 60 million Freedom 251 registrations in 2 days, Company denies ‘Scam’ again and answers FAQ’s”

Weekly Roundup: Cheapest Android smartphone Freedom 251, LG X cam, Meizu PRO 5 Ubuntu and more

This week was all about cheapest Android smartphone launched in India for Rs. 251. Ringing Bells – a Noida-based company – launched the Freedom 251 and the world went crazy. The company doesn’t have any history in making smartphones and anything else. All we know about the Ringing Bells is that it launched a very cheap 4G smartphone earlier this month, Smart 101 at Rs. 2,999.

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Xolo Era 4K Unboxing and First Impressions

Xolo launched the Era 4K, the company’s latest budget 4G smartphone in the Era series earlier this week at a price tag of Rs. 6,499. Here we have the unboxing and the first impressions of the smartphone.

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Freedom 251 is definitely a great buy, but we smell something else here!

Just to clarify in advance, we are not passing any judgement about the phone and whether it’s scam or not. What we are referring to is that it seems more of a ‘Publicity Stunt’ and nothing else. Continue reading “Freedom 251 is definitely a great buy, but we smell something else here!”

OnePlus 10000mAh Power Bank now available from Flipkart for Rs. 1799

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OnePlus launched its 10,000mAh power bank in India back in May last year at a competitive price of Rs. 1399, exclusively on Amazon.in. After it went out of stock, it came back in stock in December last year. Today, OnePlus has partnered with Flipkart to sell the power bank at a new price of Rs. 1,799, which is Rs. 400 more than the launch price. Continue reading “OnePlus 10000mAh Power Bank now available from Flipkart for Rs. 1799”

OPPO F1 Review

OPPO launched its selfie-centric OPPO F1 smartphone in the new ‘F series’ for Rs. 15,990 in last month. The phone has a sleek design, metal body and comes with an 8-megapixel front-facing camera, which is the main highlight of the smartphone. How good are other aspects of the smartphone? Is it worth the price? Let us find you in the complete review.

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HALFTICKET TV Android-powered Smart HDMI Streaming Stick First Impressions

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At first glance, the Halfticket Streaming Stick seems like just any other wireless streaming stick but in fact it is more advanced than most others on the market. We spent some time with the device and while we need to go more in depth for the full fledged review, here are our first impressions about the device.

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