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Asus has launched the PadFone mini (PF400CG) in India. It has a 4-inch (800 x 480 pixels) smartphone that docks into a 7-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) Padfone station. It is powered by 1.6 GHz dual-core Intel Atom (Z2560) processor and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera without flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support as well. Continue reading “Asus PadFone mini launched in India for Rs. 15999”
At the Xiaomi Redmi Note launch event, the company has announced that the Redmi Note 4G would be launching in India soon. This has support for TD-LTE 2300MHz (Band 40) and FDD-LTE 1800MHz (Band 3) for India and is powered by a 1.6GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 SoC, instead of Octa-Core MediaTek chip in the 3G variant. This has single SIM support, unlike the dual SIM 3G variant. It comes pre-loaded with Fleksy and SwiftKey keyboards. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G with Snapdragon 400 SoC announced in India for Rs. 9999, available late December”
Mi India announced the Redmi Note smartphone in India at the Mi 3 launch event back in July. Today at an event in Delhi, the company has announced that the smartphone would go on sale at Rs. 8999 on Flipkart starting December 2nd. It would be a flash sale similar to the Mi 3 and the Redmi 1S, and the registrations for the sale would begin tomorrow, November 25th at 6PM. This is Rs. 1,000 lesser than the price Xiaomi announced last month, just like it did for the Mi3 and the Redmi 1S smartphones. There is a separate chartered plane to bring Redmi Note units later this week. This is the fourth time the company is bringing units from China to India using a chartered plane. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note to go on sale on Flipkart on December 2nd for Rs. 8999”
Panasonic Eluga I, the latest smartphone in Panasonic’s Eluga series is now available from online retailer Flipkart. It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display, is powered by a 1.3 GHz Quad-Core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Panasonic Eluga I with 5-inch HD display, Android 4.4 now available for Rs. 9490”
Huawei launched the Honor Holly smartphone in India last month for Rs. 6999. With its 5-inch HD screen, 8-megapixel rear camera and a quad-core processor, the Honor Holly directly competes with the Xiaomi Redmi 1S. The specifications of the smartphone looks good on paper. How good is the performance and other aspects of the smartphone? Let us find out in the complete review.
Apple announced the iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 last month. It even announced the pricing for these models in India immediately after the announcement. Now both the tablets are available for pre-order from online retailers Flipkart and Infibeam. Flipkart would ship the tablet by the end of the month, which is next week and Infibeam would ship them on November 29th in all the metro cities. Continue reading “Apple iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 now available for pre-order in India”
Mi India has finally sent out invites for the launch event of Xiaomi Redmi Note smartphone. The launch event is scheduled for November 24th in Delhi, but it is likely to go on sale only in the first week of December, since the company would be selling the Redmi 1S smartphone on Tuesday, November 25th. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note India launch event scheduled for November 24”
OnePlus already announced that it will launch the OnePlus One smartphone in India by this December. Last month the company said that Indian users will require India-specific invites to purchase the smartphone. Yesterday Amazon India started teasing a new smartphone with the hashtag TheOneThing along with an image, which clearly shows that it’s the OnePlus smartphone that is coming soon exclusively on Amazon. Continue reading “OnePlus One launching in India soon exclusively on Amazon”
Microsoft just sent out press invites for the Lumia 535 launch on November 26th. Microsoft will launch the Lumia 535 Dual SIM in India next week since it is listed on the official India website. It is not clear if the company plans to launch the single SIM variant as well in the country. It is the first smartphone under Microsoft Lumia brand. Continue reading “Microsoft Lumia 535 launching in India on November 26th”
Dual-Screen YotaPhone manufactured by Yota Devices was launched in India on Flipkart last month at a price tag of Rs. 23,499. It has got a huge price cut of Rs. 5,500 and is available for Rs. 17,999 from Flipkart. This was first spotted by Maktechblog. Continue reading “YotaPhone gets a price cut in India, now available for Rs. 17999”
Intex Aqua V4, the company’s latest entry-level smartphone in the Aqua series is now available from eBay. It has a 3.5-inch HVGA screen, is powered by a 1GHz Spreadtrum processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 2-megapixel rear camera and a VGA front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support and 3G connectivity. It comes pre-loaded with Opera Mini, OLX and other Intex apps.
Continue reading “Intex Aqua V4 with 3.5-inch display, Android 4.4 now available for Rs. 2699”
Huawei Ascend P7, the company’s flagship smartphone is now available in India from online retailer Flipkart and eBay. It has a 5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) full HD IPS touch-sensitive display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3, is powered by Huawei’s own 1.8 GHz quad-core processor with Mali-450 MP4 GPU and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Huawei own Emotion UI 2.3 on top. Continue reading “Huawei Ascend P7 now available in India for Rs. 27999”
Obi Mobiles has launched Obi Alligator S454, the company’s latest smartphone. It has a 4.5-inch qHD display, is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with 3G connectivity and dual SIM support, similar to most other Obi smartphones. Continue reading “Obi Alligator S454 with 4.5-inch qHD display, Quad-core processor launched for Rs. 6450”
Micromax Bolt AD4500, the latest smartphone in the Bolt series is now available from eBay. It has dual front-facing speakers similar to the Micromax Bolt A082 and the Canvas Fire series that went on sale recently. It has dual SIM support, but there is no sign of 3G connectivity, so it is likely to come with 2G (EDGE) support only. Check out the complete specifications below. Continue reading “Micromax Bolt AD4500 with dual front speakers, Android 4.4 now available for Rs. 5249”
SwiftKey for Android has been updated with a major performance improvement and support for new Indian languages. The company says that the keyboard appears on screen between 15 percent and 20 percent faster.
Continue reading “SwiftKey for Android gets support for more Indian languages, improves performance”
