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

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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!”

ARCHOS Diamond 2 Plus with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 4GB RAM, Fingerprint sensor, Android 6.0 announced

ARCHOS Diamond 2 Plus

ARCHOS has announced Diamond 2 Plus, along with the Diamond 2 Note smartphone, ahead of MWC 2016. It packs a 5.5-inch 1080p screen, is powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P10 SoC, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), has a 20-megapixel rear camera with Sony sensor, Laser Auto Focus, dual-tone LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera that also has a flash. It has hybrid dual SIM support, 4G LTE connectivity, fingerprint sensor on the back and USB Type-C port.

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ARCHOS Diamond 2 Note with 6-inch Quad HD display, Helio X10, Android 6.0 announced

ARCHOS Diamond 2 Note

After introducing the ARCHOS 50d Oxygen smartphone and several Oxygen series tablets, the company today introduced its flagship Diamond 2 Note smartphone with a 6-inch Quad HD IPS borderless screen, ahead of MWC 2016 next week. It is powered by an Octa-Core Mediatek Helio X10 SoC, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), has a 16-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash, Phase Detection Auto Focus (PDAF), 4K video recording and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. It has hybrid dual SIM support and 4G LTE connectivity.

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Cat S60 world’s first smartphone with built-in thermal camera announced

Cat S60

Cat phones, popular for its rugged phones, today announced it’s flagship Cat S60, which becomes the world’s first smartphone with an integrated thermal camera. The company also says that it is the world’s most waterproof smartphone since it is waterproof to depths of up to 5 meters for one hour, allowing it to be used as an underwater camera. It also exceeds military spec since it is built to withstand drops onto concrete from up to 1.8 meters, and it’s dustproof. This display can be viewed in bright sunlight, and the touchscreen can be controlled with wet fingers or while wearing gloves. It is also protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 4. Continue reading “Cat S60 world’s first smartphone with built-in thermal camera announced”

Motorola Moto E (2nd gen) 4G Android 6.0 Marshmallow update starts rolling out in India

Motorola Moto E 2nd Gen 4G Android 6.0

Motorola has finally started rolling out Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) update for the 2015 Moto E (2nd gen) 4G in India. It rolled out Android Marshmallow update for the Moto X Style smartphone in India back in November last year, Moto X PlayMoto G (3rd Gen) and Moto G Turbo edition got the Marshmallow update in India last month. The Moto G (2nd Gen) got the update earlier this month. Continue reading “Motorola Moto E (2nd gen) 4G Android 6.0 Marshmallow update starts rolling out in India”

Gmail rolls out ‘Gmailify’ to help users with non-gmail accounts

Believe it or not, we live in a world where there are people who don’t have a Gmail account and now the service is bringing a new feature to cater to that specific audience. Gmail has announced ‘Gmailify’ feature that will allow non-Gmail users to access Outlook.com, Hotmail, or Yahoo! email accounts through the Gmail app on Android.

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ARCHOS 70 Oxygen, 80 Oxygen and 101b Oxygen with Android 6.0, aluminum body announced

ARCHOS 80 Oxygen

After introducing ARCHOS 50d Oxygen smartphone, the company has introduced 70 Oxygen, 80 Oxygen and 101b Oxygen tablets in the Oxygen lineup. All these are powered by quad-core MediaTek 8163A processor, have 2GB of RAM and run on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). These have a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. These WiFi-only tablets have a aluminum back casing for a premium look Continue reading “ARCHOS 70 Oxygen, 80 Oxygen and 101b Oxygen with Android 6.0, aluminum body announced”

Huawei P9 with dual rear camera lens leaked in images

Huawei is expected to launch four variants of the P9 smartphone this year. Now images of the upcoming major flagship from Huawei, have leaked, courtesy of a popular Weibo user (via MyDrivers.com).

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Xolo Era 4G with 5-inch HD display, 1GB RAM launched for Rs. 4777

Xolo Era 4G

Xolo has launched Era 4G, the company’s latest budget 4G smartphone in the Era series. It packs a 5-inch HD screen with Corning Gorilla Glass protection, is powered by a 1.5GHz quad-core processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) OS, which is upgradable to Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), comes with a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera that also comes with LED flash. Continue reading “Xolo Era 4G with 5-inch HD display, 1GB RAM launched for Rs. 4777”

Swipe Konnect 5.1 with 5-inch display, 1GB RAM, 3000mAh battery launched for Rs. 3999

Swipe Konnect 5.1

Swipe has launched Konnect 5.1 Limited Edition smartphone with Sandstone Black finish. It has a 5-inch FWVGA display with Vi-Di technology for brighter, colorful and vivid experience, is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat), which is upgradable to Android 5.1 (Lollipop) in future. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 3.2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has  dual SIM support and 3G connectivity. Continue reading “Swipe Konnect 5.1 with 5-inch display, 1GB RAM, 3000mAh battery launched for Rs. 3999”

Ringing Bells Freedom 251 India’s cheapest smartphone launched for Rs. 251

Ringing Bells Freedom 251

Ringing Bells has launched the Freedom 251, as it had promised. This becomes the cheapest smartphone in India. The company launched India’s cheapest 4G smartphone, Smart 101 at Rs. 2,999 recently. It has a 4-inch qHD display, is powered by 1.3GHz quad-core processor, has 1GB of RAM, comes with 3G connectivity and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). It has a 3.2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera.

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Lenovo schedules MWC 2016 event on February 22 to launch a new smartphone

Lenovo MWC 2016 smartphone teaser

After teasing a new smartphone launch for the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2016, Lenovo today sent out invites for the MWC launch event on February 22nd. Dillion Ye, Vice-President, Asia Pacific, Lenovo, Sudhin Mathur, Director- Lenovo smartphones and Sridhar Ramaswamy, Director – Marketing, Lenovo will be present at the event.  Continue reading “Lenovo schedules MWC 2016 event on February 22 to launch a new smartphone”