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Lenovo Lemon 3’s global variant with 5-inch 1080p display, metal body to be introduced at MWC

Lenovo Lemon 3

Lenovo India recently teased that it will introduce a new smartphone at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2016 in Barcelona in less than a couple of weeks. Looking at the image, it is clear that company will introduce the international variant of the Lemon 3 smartphone that was introduced in China last month. It could be announced in a different name for the global markets, including India. Continue reading “Lenovo Lemon 3’s global variant with 5-inch 1080p display, metal body to be introduced at MWC”

Weekly Roundup: Sony Walkman, Intex fitness band, new Lava phones, Amkette Evo Gamepad Pro 2 and more

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This week, Sony finally brought its new compact NW-A25HN Walkman with Hi-Res digital noise canceling feature to India. It was introduced at the IFA last September. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Sony Walkman, Intex fitness band, new Lava phones, Amkette Evo Gamepad Pro 2 and more”

Oppo F1 Camera Samples

OPPO launched the F1, its first selfie-centric smartphone in the new ‘F series’ for Rs. 15,990 in India recently. We already brought you the unboxing, benchmarks and the battery life test results of the smartphone, here we have camera samples from the smartphone. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash, f/2.2 aperture and Phase Detection Auto Focus (PDAF). Since it is a selfie-centric smartphone, it has a 8-megapixel rear camera with f/2.0 aperture. It doesn’t have a flash on the front, but it has option to use the screen as a flash light.

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Intex Aqua Craze with 5-inch HD display, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 6190

Intex Aqua Craze

Intex today launched Aqua Craze, the company’s latest budget 4G smartphone. It has a 5-inch HD IPS display, is powered by 1 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6735P 64-bit processor and runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Intex Aqua Craze with 5-inch HD display, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 6190”

Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Udaipur, Rajasthan

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Airtel has launched its 4G LTE services in Udaipur, Rajasthan. It launched 4G services in 296 towns across India back in August last year. Airtel 4G is available to customers across mobile phones, dongles, 4G hotspots and Wi-Fi dongles in the city. For existing customers, the company is offering a complimentary upgrade to Airtel 4G at same price as 3G, starting at Rs. 21. Continue reading “Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Udaipur, Rajasthan”

Obi Worldphone SF1 gets a temporary price cut, available starting at Rs. 10599 till Feb 14

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Obi Worldphone today announced a Rs. 1400 price cut for the SF1 smartphone ahead of Valentine’s Day. The smartphone was launched in India last year and went on sale on Amazon.in last month. It packs a 5-inch 1080p display from JDI, which is slightly raised giving a floating feel, comes with 4G LTE connectivity, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 615 SoC, has a 13-megapixel rear camera and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Obi Worldphone SF1 gets a temporary price cut, available starting at Rs. 10599 till Feb 14”

Lava A88, A71 and X11 budget 4G smartphones launched starting at Rs. 5499

Lava A88

Lava International has launched A88, A71 and X11 three new 4G smartphones. The Lava A71 went on sale online earlier this week. The Lava A88 has a 5-inch FWVGA screen, while the A71 and X11 smartphones have a 5-inch HD display with Corning Gorilla Glass protection. All these phones run on Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), but Lava is promising upgrade to Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) for A71 and A88. These smartphones come with dual SIM support and 4G LTE connectivity with both TDD-LTE Band 40 (2300MHz) and FDD-LTE Band 3 (1800MHz) for India.

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Intex FitRist activity and sleep tracker with OLED display launched for Rs. 999

Intex FitRist

Intex has launched FitRist, the company’s first fitness smart band, few months after launching its iRist smartwatch. The FitRist tracker has a 0.86-inch OLED display, uses Bluetooth to pair with Android or iPhone, lets you track steps, distance traveled, calories burnt and monitor quality of sleep. It also offers notifications for incoming calls, control music and use it as a remote shutter for the phone’s camera. Continue reading “Intex FitRist activity and sleep tracker with OLED display launched for Rs. 999”

Vodafone launches 4G LTE services in Bengaluru

Vodafone 4G Bengaluru

Vodafone has launched its 4G LTE services in Bengaluru, as it announced yesterday, after launching it in Kerala, Mysore, Kolkata, Delhi & NCR and Mumbai. It will first roll out in business and residential corridors such as Jayanagar, Basavangudi, JP Nagar, Electronic City, Bangalore International Airport, Whitefield, BTM. Layout, Chamrajpet and Koramangala, and will gradually roll out across all parts of Bengaluru in a phased manner by March 2016. Continue reading “Vodafone launches 4G LTE services in Bengaluru”

Myntra founder Mukesh Bansal and chief business officer Ankit Nagori to quit Flipkart

Mukesh Bansal, Flipkart’s head of commerce and founder of Myntra has announced his exit from the company. In addition, Chief Business Officer at Flipkart Ankit Nagori is also leaving the company.

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Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh

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Airtel has commercially launched its 4G LTE services in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, after successfully launching 4G in Shimla and Baddi in the state. It launched 4G services in 296 towns across India back in August last year. Airtel 4G is available to customers across mobile phones, dongles, 4G hotspots and Wi-Fi dongles in the city. For existing customers, the company is offering a complimentary upgrade to Airtel 4G at same price as 3G. Continue reading “Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh”

Facebook officially withdraws Free Basics from India

Facebook has finally pulled the plug on its Free Basics service in India. The move comes from the social network only days after the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) favoured Net Neutrality and banned differential pricing. Differential pricing means charging customers different prices for access to different websites and services.

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ASUS India appoints Marcel Campos as MD, Mobile Division

Marcel Campos MD Mobile Divison Asus

ASUS India today announced that it has appointed Marcel Campos as the Marketing Director of its Mobile Division. He is also the Marketing Director – Mobile Division, South America and was previously based in Brazil. “He spearheaded the launch of ASUS’ Zenfone family, through an integrated digital strategy, and is credited with implementing game changing e-marketing initiatives in the country,” said Asus. Continue reading “ASUS India appoints Marcel Campos as MD, Mobile Division”

Flipkart and Moto Anniversary Sale: Discounts and exchange offers on Motorola smartphones

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To celebrate the 2nd anniversary of Motorola and Flipkart partnership, Motorola is offering discounts and exchange offers on its smartphones and Moto 360 (2nd Gen) smartwatch. Both discounts and exchange offers are available through the web as well as the Flipkart app. Continue reading “Flipkart and Moto Anniversary Sale: Discounts and exchange offers on Motorola smartphones”

Sony NW-A25 Hi-Res Walkman with Digital Noise Cancellation launched in India for Rs. 13990

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Sony has launched its new compact NW-A25HN Walkman with Hi-Res digital noise canceling feature in India. It was introduced at the IFA last September. It has a 2.2-inch (320×240 pixels) QVGA TFT color LCD display and control buttons. It has Hi-Res audio and Sony’s proprietary DSEE technology to upscale compressed audio files to High-Resolution Audio and other features such as ClearAudio+, Clear Bass, Clear Phase, Dynamic Normalizer and 5 band Equalizer. Continue reading “Sony NW-A25 Hi-Res Walkman with Digital Noise Cancellation launched in India for Rs. 13990”