Category: Android

Acer Iconia One 7 B1-730HD with 7-inch HD display launched in India for Rs. 8499

Acer Iconia One 7

Acer launched the Iconia A1-713 and the Iconia A1-830 tablets in India recently. Now the company has launched the Iconia One 7 (B1-730) in India, exclusively on Amazon.in. It was announced back in April and packs a 7-inch (1280 × 800 pixels) HD display, powered by a 1.6 GHz dual-core Intel Atom Z2560 with PowerVR SGX544 GPU and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) OS that is upgradeable to Android 4.4 (KitKat). Continue reading “Acer Iconia One 7 B1-730HD with 7-inch HD display launched in India for Rs. 8499”

Micromax partners with Corning to use Gorilla Glass 3 for its smartphones

Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Micromax has partnered with Corning to use Corning Gorilla Glass 3 with Native Damage Resistance for premium line of Micromax smartphones. Even though Micromax smartphones like A90S, Micromax Canvas 4,  Canvas Knight and other Micromax smartphones already use Corning Gorilla Glass protection, the company’s upcoming premium line of smartphones would use Gorilla Glass 3. Continue reading “Micromax partners with Corning to use Gorilla Glass 3 for its smartphones”

Acer Iconia A3-A20 with 10.1-inch HD display, Android 4.4 surfaces

Acer Iconia A3-A20

Acer Iconia A3-A20, successor of last year’s Iconia A3 (A10) has surfaced on the official Acer website and official online store. It has the same 10.1-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) IPS display, but this is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MT8127A processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera without flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera.  Continue reading “Acer Iconia A3-A20 with 10.1-inch HD display, Android 4.4 surfaces”

HTC releases Zoe (Beta) app for select Android smartphones

HTC Zoe

HTC introduced Zoe with the first HTC One smartphone last year. Now the company has released Zoe (Beta) app for select non-HTC devices running Android 4.4 (KitKat) as it promised earlier this week. This collaborative video editing application that lets you create, remix and share videos easily. Continue reading “HTC releases Zoe (Beta) app for select Android smartphones”

Micromax Canvas Knight Cameo A290 with Octa-Core processor now available for Rs. 11490

Micromax Canvas Knight Cameo A290

Micromax Canvas Knight Cameo A290, the latest Micromax smartphones in the Canvas series is now available from online retailer Snapdeal. It has a 4.7-inch HD display, powered by a 1.4 GHz Octa-Core MediaTek processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, compared to the 16-megapixel camera on the Canvas Knight, but this has the same 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Knight Cameo A290 with Octa-Core processor now available for Rs. 11490”

MIUI V6 compared to V5 in series of screenshots

Xiaomi isn’t known just for the incredibly well priced phones it sells. Another aspect that has added value to the company’s popularity is the MIUI ROM.

MIUI started off an a ROM for the Mi Phone or the first phone from Xiaomi, back in 2011. However, the ROM got so popular that more than a 100 devices from various manufacturers (other than Xiaomi) gained official MIUI support.

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Group of Android developers launch their first Android TV box – Freakbox

FreakTab is a growing community of developers that focuses on development for the less fortunate devices, such as those coming from China.

Not only TV boxes, the FreakTab community have done some great work for tablets and other Android devices as well. A few devs from the very community recently came together to launch their own hardware – the Freakbox.

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Celkon Campus Mini A350 with dual-core processor, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 3799

Celkon Campus Mini A350

Celkon has launched Campus mini A350, the company’s latest budget smartphone running Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 3.5-inch (320 x 480 pixels), comes with a 3.2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera, has dual SIM support, 256MB RAM and 3G connectivity, similar to the Campus A35K that was launched back in June, but this is powered by a dual-core processor, packs a slightly larger 1500 mAh battery and has a different design.  Continue reading “Celkon Campus Mini A350 with dual-core processor, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 3799”

Karbonn Smart A11 Star Unboxing

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Karbonn launched four new smartphones last month in partnership with Flipkart. The Karbonn Smart A11 Star is one among the smartphones in the range that is priced at Rs. 4,499. Other three smartphones are cheaper than the A11 Start. This has a 4.3-inch WVGA screen and runs on Android 4.4.2 (KitKat). Check out the unboxing below.  Continue reading “Karbonn Smart A11 Star Unboxing”

Reliance Digital launches Reconnect smartphone with 4.7-inch HD display for Rs. 12999

Reliance Reconnect

Reliance Digital, the electronics arm of Reliance Retail has launched Reconnect (RPSPE4701) smartphone. It has a 4.7-inch HD screen, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, BSI sensor and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has Dual SIM support with dual standby. Continue reading “Reliance Digital launches Reconnect smartphone with 4.7-inch HD display for Rs. 12999”

Lava Iris 360 Music with dual front speakers, Android 4.2 now available for Rs. 3849

Lava Iris 360 Music

Lava Iris 360 Music, the company’s latest entry-level smartphone is now available from Indiatimes Shopping and Saholic. The main USP of the smartphone is its dual front-facing speakers. It has 3.5-inch HVGA screen , powered by 1GHz dual-core processor and run on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 3-megapixel rear camera with and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Lava Iris 360 Music with dual front speakers, Android 4.2 now available for Rs. 3849”

Twitter adds new features for verified users on mobile

Twitter has announced two new tools for verified users with an aim to increase conversations within them. The micro blogging site has added a feature that will alert a verified user on their Android and iPhone mobile app when another verified users follows them.

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LG G Pad 8.0 LTE to roll out in Europe starting this week

LG G Pad 8.0

LG unveiled the G Pad 7.0, G Pad 8.0 and G Pad 10.1 in the G Pad series back in May.The LG G Pad 7.0 started rolling out in Europe in June and the G Pad 10.1 started rolling out starting from the U.S. last month. Both these had only WiFi connectivity. Today LG has announced that it would roll out the G Pad 8.0 with LTE support in Europe starting from this week. Continue reading “LG G Pad 8.0 LTE to roll out in Europe starting this week”

Ninja UP! game arrives for Android

Ninja Up for Android

Gameloft introduced Ninja UP!, a 2D game for iOS last month. The game is now available for Android. The gameplay is similar to the popular to Doodle Jump game, but this needs you to draw new rope every time you want to spring upwards. Longer ropes might make for a safer landing area, but smaller the rope, you can jump higher. You can also draw to sideways, but if you fall the game is over.

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Lava Iris X1 with 8GB internal storage launched at the same price of Rs. 7999

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Lava launched the Iris X1, a budget smartphone running Android 4.4 (KitKat) back in May with 4GB of internal storage. Less internal storage was a major problem that we faced during our review, since the internal storage fills up quickly after installing few apps. Now the company launched the Iris X1 with 8GB ROM at the same price of Rs. 7,999. The Lava Iris X1 also has a microSD card slot. Continue reading “Lava Iris X1 with 8GB internal storage launched at the same price of Rs. 7999”