NTT Docomo has announced 12 new devices in their summer lineup. The company also announced that it would roll out Japan’s first Voice-over-LTE (VoLTE) service beginning late-June. This would require Xi (read “crossy”) network that would offer high-quality voice and video calls also enable user receive Area Mail disaster-information notifications while making VoLTE voice/video calls. Continue reading “NTT Docomo unveils 12 new devices, to launch VoLTE service in June”
Huawei also launched the Ascend G6 and the Ascend G750 in India along with the Honor 3C. The Ascend G6 that was announced earlier this year at the MWC packs a 4.5-inch (960 x 540 pixels )IPS display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and runs on Android 4.3 with Huawei’s own Emotion UI 2.0 lite on top. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with Sony IMX134 BSI sensor and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera Continue reading “Huawei Ascend G6 and Ascend G750 launched in India for Rs. 16999 and Rs. 24999”
Huawei has launched the Honor 3C, the company’s latest smartphone in the Honor series. It was unveiled back in December last year and packs a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) LTPS screen, powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) with Huawei’s own Emotion UI 2.0 on top. Continue reading “Huawei Honor 3C launched in India for Rs. 14999”
Popcorn time, a popular and upcoming streaming service for pirated movies and TV shows, has just launched itself as an app on Android. The app has already been pulled from the Google Play store but the APK has been made available on the service’s website, which already caters to the desktop platforms with respective apps. Touted to be a Netflix-like service for pirated content, the platform is based on a P2P network, and so, it manages to stay up, using the longstanding copyright loophole that the service doesn’t host content, but the many of its anonymous users do. This is very much like a torrent service, but you can stream the movies instead of downloading them. All the movies are available in 720p and 1080p as streams and it is possible to even choose different streams on the service. Anyway, here is a video of the app announcement –
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtcTz-CPesQ
Sony unveiled the Sony Xperia Z1 f (SO-02F) for NTT Docomo in the Winter 2013 range, ahead of its international variant, Z1 Compact last year. Today Sony has announced the Xperia A2 (SO-04F), a slightly enhanced variant of the Xperia Z1f and the successor of the Xperia A (SO-04E) in their 2014 Summer lineup. It has the same 4.3-inch (1280 x 720pixels) Triluminos Display with with X-Reality engine, powered by 2.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor that we had seen on the Z1 Compact, but this runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) out of the box. Continue reading “Sony Xperia A2 with 4.3-inch HD display, 20.7MP Camera, Android 4.4 announced”
Ahead of releasing the Sense 6.0 update for the HTC One series of smartphones that were launched last year, HTC has given us details about what to expect in the latest update on their official website. According to the information furnished by HTC, the Android 4.4.2 KitKat update along with Sense 6.0 is in the final stages for most carriers is expected soon. The following screenshot shows the overview of the features and the status of the update.
Continue reading “HTC shows whats coming in Sense 6.0 update for HTC One smartphones”
Panasonic has announced that it would launch Panasonic P81, the company’s upcoming phone in the P Series later this month. It has released new teaser images and a video that reveals that the smartphone would come with colorful removable back covers and new software features such as smart app switch and Multi Window. Continue reading “Panasonic P81 launching this May, teasers hint swappable covers and Smart app switch”
LG Mobile has just released a teaser image and a video for the LG G3 launch on May 27th. The teaser image shows the phone in Gold and the launch date, May 27th. The teaser video shows additional details such as OIS in camera, it’s unique brushed metal finish on the back, rear buttons, powerful (1-watt) speakers, narrow bezels and more. Check out the official teaser below. Continue reading “LG G3 teaser reveals OIS, brushed metal body and more”
Motorola has launched the Moto E, the company’s latest budget smartphone in India. It has a 4.3-inch (960 x 540 pixels) qHD display with Corning Gorilla glass 3 protection, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and runs on the latest Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to future Android versions. It has a 5-megapixel rear camera, Dual SIM support and 3G connectivity. Continue reading “Motorola Moto E with 4.3-inch qHD display, Android 4.4 launched in India for Rs. 6999”
Lava launched the Iris 406Q, a budget smartphone running Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) last month and also promised to deliver Android 4.4 for it. Now the company has announced that it plans to launch the Iris X1, another budget phone in the Iris series running Android 4.4 (KitKat). The design and aesthetics of the smartphone are based on recently launched Iris Pro series, says Lava. Continue reading “Lava Iris X1 running Android 4.4 launching soon priced under Rs. 8000”
Archos has unveiled a budget netbook that runs on Android 4.4.2. Dubbed as ArcBook, the netbook is essentially a touchscreen tablet with a keyboard and trackpad.
Continue reading “Android powered netbook ArcBook launched by Archos for $170”
Moto G garnered great reviews for being the best budget smartphone but the phone lacked LTE support. Seems like folks over at Motorola have realized the demand as a Moto G LTE variant has been spotted on Amazon. The possibility of a Moto G LTE had surfaced in April. At the same time it was reported that the company is working on Moto G Ferrari Edition.
iBall Andi 3.5Kke Genius and Andi 3.5Kke Winner that went on sale online last month have been officially launched. Both these smartphones have a 3.5-inch HVGA display, powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). These have a 3.2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera. Continue reading “iBall Andi 3.5Kke Winner and Andi 3.5Kke Genius officially launched for Rs. 3499 and Rs. 3999”
Karbonn launched the Titanium Hexa, the company’s first smartphone with a hexa-core processor back in March. It was expected to go on sale by April-end. Today, the company has announced that the Titanium Hexa would be available for pre-order starting May 13th. It would go on sale starting May 20th for Rs. 16990 exclusively from Techfone on Amazon.in. The new Titanium Octane and Hexa smartphone would come pre-loaded with Amazon mobile shopping App. Continue reading “Karbonn Titanium Hexa to go on sale exclusively on Amazon.in starting May 20th for Rs. 16990”
Micromax Canvas Elanza 2 A121 that appeared on the official website last week is now available from online retailer Infibeam. It packs a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 (MSM8212) processor and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean). It also has a leather-like back cover. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Elanza 2 A121 with 5-inch HD display now available for Rs. 9340”
