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Moto G Dual SIM gets the Android 4.4.2 KitKat update in Malaysia and Taiwan

Moto G Dual SIM Android 4.4.2 Malaysia and Taiwan

Motorola launched the Dual SIM variant of the Moto G in Malaysia, Australia and some Asian countries last month, before launching it in India yesterday. The Android 4.4.2 update was first released for the single SIM US variant first, back in December and it started rolling out in Europe, again for the single SIM variant last month. Now the dual SIM version of the Moto G has received the KitKat update in Malaysia and Taiwan. Continue reading “Moto G Dual SIM gets the Android 4.4.2 KitKat update in Malaysia and Taiwan”

Micromax Canvas Turbo Mini A200 Unboxing and First Impressions

Among many other trends, Samsung also started this “mini” variant trend, of its single flagship device in its portfolio. The idea was to offer a small screened version of the much loved flagship, at a lesser price that everyone can afford. This trend was followed by HTC with their One mini and even Sony, with their Z1 compact, which is possibly the best implementation without compromises till date. In that line of “mini” devices, we now have our own Micromax with their “mini” version of the popular flagship – Canvas Turbo. Appropriately named the Micromax Canvas Turbo mini A200, the phone takes its screen size and the specs a notch down, to compete with devices in a different price segment. Announced some time back for a price of Rs. 14,490, how does the Canvas Turbo look and what does it bring? Lets find out in our unboxing video –

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Opera 20 beta for Android brings WebRTC support, simple search and more

Opera 20 beta for Android

Opera has updated the beta version of Opera browser for Android to version 20 that brings a lot of new features including WebRTC (Real-Time Communications support) that lets the browser communicate peer-to-peer with encryption without plugins. Firefox for Android got the WebRTC support recently. This update also brings new article ticker on speed dial, simple search feature that auto completes your search results, option select phone, classic or tablet layout and more. Continue reading “Opera 20 beta for Android brings WebRTC support, simple search and more”

Google Now Launcher coming soon, not exclusive to Google Nexus 5 anymore

When Google announced Android 4.4 KitKat on their latest flagship Google Nexus 5, they showcased the then Google Experience launcher that was exclusive to Nexus 5. Google Experience launcher brought along the goodness of Google Now right into the homescreen. With Google Experience launcher, you were just a swipe away from accessing Google Now which provides contextual information cards.

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LG G Flex becomes the first curved smartphone to launch in India, priced at Rs. 69,999/-

LG G Flex, the world’s first curved flexible smartphone has finally made its way into India, with a price tag of Rs. 69,999, as we previously revealed. The bendable 6 inch device had taken the world by storm when it was officially announced last year, with a curved flexible display, a self healing back and the curved flexible battery being its highlights. Taking cues from LG’s own TV lineup, the curved OLED screen on the G Flex offers a panoramic movie watching experience up close, in landscape, and a better voice audibility during calls. These are the two main reasons why the curved screen exists, but it also has a flexible body overall and really thin bezels with G2-like buttons on the back, making it really unique. This is touted as LG’s most forward thinking phone yet, and definitely makes for a good showcase of technology, which LG hopes, will set the precedent for other future devices to come.

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Xolo A500 Club with 4-inch OGS display, dual front speakers launched for Rs. 7099

Xolo A500 Club

Few days after it was listed on the official website, Xolo has officially launched the A500 Club, the company’s first smartphone with dual front-facing speakers. It has a 4-inch (480×800 pixels) capacitive touch screen display based on One Glass Solution (OGS) technology, powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core MediaTek MT 6572 processor with Mali 400 MP GPU and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean). Continue reading “Xolo A500 Club with 4-inch OGS display, dual front speakers launched for Rs. 7099”

Xolo Q1010 with 5-inch HD display, Android 4.2 coming soon

Xolo Q1010

About 8 months after the Q1000 launch, Xolo is all set to launch the Q1010. The phone has been listed on Flipkart and has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display at 295 PPI, but the MT6589 processor has been replaced by 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor. It runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean), comes with an 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, BSI sensor and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Xolo Q1010 with 5-inch HD display, Android 4.2 coming soon”

BBM for Android and iPhone gets Find Friends feature

BBM for iPhone invite Friends

BlackBerry has updatedthe BBM app for Android and iPhone with new Find Friends feature that lets you add people you know who are using BBM. This detects which contacts in your smartphone’s contact list are already using BBM, so that you quickly send then an invite. Continue reading “BBM for Android and iPhone gets Find Friends feature”

Mozilla teases Firefox Launcher for Android, beta testing to start soon

Firefox launcher

Mozilla showed off Firefox Launcher for Android, the company’s upcoming launcher at the InContext Conference in San Francisco yesterday. This is a has a contextual mobile interface and uses EverythingMe’s contextual adaptive app search for a personalized and customizable Web experience. Continue reading “Mozilla teases Firefox Launcher for Android, beta testing to start soon”

HP Slate VoiceTab series launching in India on February 13th

HP Slate VoiceTab India launch Invite

HP India has just sent us the press invite for the launch of Slate 6 VoiceTab and Slate 7 VoiceTab phablets in India. These were announced last month specifically for India. The February 13th event in India would see the global launch of these phablets.The HP Slate 6 VoiceTab has a 6-inch HD IPS display sporting a 1280×720 pixels resolution and the HP Slate 7 VoiceTab will have a 7-inch HD 1280×800 pixels IPS display. These devices would be powered by a quad-core processor and run on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). These also have dual SIM support. Continue reading “HP Slate VoiceTab series launching in India on February 13th”

Google Maps for iOS and Android updated with faster route notification

Google Maps for iPhone and Android Faster route notfication

Google Maps app for iPhone, iPad and Android already shows you alternate routes when you request for it while navigating. Google has updated these apps to show notifications if there’s a faster route. Google maps already shows bands of red, yellow and green along your route based on traffic conditions. The new notification option now lets you reach the destination faster with dynamic rerouting so that you can avoid heavy traffic in your chosen route. Continue reading “Google Maps for iOS and Android updated with faster route notification”

HTC M8 – HTC One successor, leaked online with two cameras on the back

Things haven’t really gone HTC’s way since the rise of droids and HTC is trying to pull back things with their premium offerings. Last year, HTC announced their current flagship – HTC One to the delight of many Android lovers. HTC One defined styled in the Android smartphone market and came with an exceptional build quality and aluminum unibody. But the problem with the HTC One was their new UltraPixel technology which din’t harness the results they would have expected. HTC went on to use the same HTC One design and build for the HTC One Mini and HTC One Max. Suddenly we had three similarly built devices lurking in various price ranges.

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Captain America: The Winter Soldier Official game being developed by Gameloft

Gameloft is usually the game making company that brings around official games for Marvel Super Hero based movies and they will be doing it again. This time, it will be Captain America: The Winter Soldier. The second iteration of the Captain America movie series is all set to be released at the end of March. Gameloft has confirmed that they will be producing and releasing the official Captain America: The Winter Soldier game in late March. captain-america-the-winter-soldier-game Continue reading “Captain America: The Winter Soldier Official game being developed by Gameloft”

LG Optimus L1 II Tri Android smartphone with Triple SIM support announced

LG Optimus L1 II Tri

LG launched the Optimus L1 II, an entry-level 3G smartphone with dual SIM support in India back in November last year. The LG Optimus L1 II Tri (E475) with triple SIM support has been listed on official LG Brazil website. It has similar specifications as the dual SIM variant including a 3.0-inch (320 x 240 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, 1 GHz processor and runs on Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean). It comes with a 2-megapixel rear camera with VGA video recording. It also has a dedicated SIM switch key as seen on dual SIM L Series II devices. Continue reading “LG Optimus L1 II Tri Android smartphone with Triple SIM support announced”

Moto G Back Cover, Grip Cover and Flip Cover get priced in India

Motorola and Flipkart partnered to launch the most expected Moto G in India earlier today starting at Rs. 12,499. The Moto G comes only with a back rear cover. You can buy the rear sells and Flip covers separately. Moto G accessories, including the Back Cover, Grip Shell and the Flip Cover has been priced on Flipkart. Motorola started selling Grip shells for Moto G in the US last month at $19.99.

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