Panasonic seems to have backed out of the smartphone race, but is now looking to bring back the home phones with its new Android powered home phone. The home phone will be running on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and will have a 3.5 inch HVGA display (320×480 pixels). The phone, model numbered KR-PRX120 will have a base station and a handset with the DECT wireless standard. Continue reading “Android-powered home phone announced by Panasonic”
We had reviewed the Lava E-Tab XTRON earlier and found it to be a pretty decent tablet for a really low price. But the company has improved upon the original and has labeled it the XTRON+ that launched recently, and as usual, we have unboxed it to show you what the differences and the box contents. While there are not many changes with respect to the original, you might want to watch the few that we noticed in the video here –
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Videocon Mobiles has launched the A24, the company’s new budget smartphone running Android 4.2. It has a 4-inch (480 x 800 pixels) display, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has Dual SIM with dual standby, 3.2-megapixel rear camera and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. It has 2G (EDGE) support and packs a 1450 mAh battery. Continue reading “Videocon A24 with 4-inch display, dual-core processor, Android 4.2 launched for Rs. 4699”
Popular China based smartphone manufacturer, Xiaomi, has today launched a brand new budget smartphone called Hongmi which translates to Red Rice. The phone brings relatively high end specifications including a quad core processor paired with 1GB of RAM. The screen is a 4.7inch panel has a resolution of 1280×720 that results in a pixel density of 312ppi. Continue reading “Xiaomi introduces Hongmi smartphone with 4.7″ screen, Quad Core processor priced at $130”
Amazon announced the Kindle Fire HD 7-inch and 8.9-inch tablets back in September last year. These tablets were launched in India last month. Now rumors of the next-gen Kindle Fire HD tablets have surfaced. According to BGR, Amazon plans to launch 3 new tablets this year, a budget 7-inch tablet and two high-end tablets with 7-inch and 8.9-inch displays. Current Kindle Fire HD tablet have a dual-core OMAP chips, and the next-gen high-end Kindle Fire tablets are expected to pack a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor. Continue reading “Next-gen Amazon Kindle Fire HD tablets rumored to feature high-res displays and Snapdragon 800 processor”
We have already seen how the Oppo Find 5 had a great camera. If that wasn’t any indication how the Chinese company is serious about cameras, we have more information coming in. Oppo has just confirmed to Engadget on a previous scoop that they are indeed developing a new series of camera centric devices dubbed the “N-Lens”. These devices are more of connected cameras and less of cameraphones if the initial information is to be believed. But, the company also says that the N-Lens series of devices will be “most important flagship series for Oppo going forward.”
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Sony has launched the Xperia Z Ultra, their latest flagship Android phone with a 6.44-inch display and a Snapdragon 800 processor in India today. Sony unveiled the Z Ultra last month, and we brought you the hands-on impressions of the device from the launch event. We brought you the photo gallery of the device from the event earlier today. Here we have the device for unboxing. Let’s find out more about about the device in our unboxing.
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HTC officially launched the Desire 600 Dual SIM last week. Here we have the device for unboxing. It is the first phone from HTC with GSM support to feature Dual Active SIM support that allows you to have two SIM cards active all the times, enabling you to receive a call on first SIM, even if you are already using the other. Since this is a Dual SIM Active device you don’t need any setup like the Samsung’s Smart Dual SIM feature.
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Viber, cross platform VOIP (Voice Over IP) app for Android has been updated to version 3.1 that brings new features including option to send doodles over photos or create drawings, new emoticons, option to see when a message have been viewed by the recipient, support for more languages and lots more. Viber for other mobile platforms go updated to version 3.0 back in May and Viber apps for PCs and Macs were launched. This update also brings support for the Viber Desktop application on Windows and Mac. Continue reading “Viber for Android v3.1 update brings doodle, new emoticons and more”
Sony has officially launched the Xperia Z Ultra, the company’s latest smartphones in the Xperia series. Sony unveiled the Z Ultra last month and it went on sale in India online last week. The Xperia Z Ultra has a 6.44-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Triluminos Display with with X-Reality engine, powered by 2.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with Sony Exmor RS sensor, 1080p video recording and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z Ultra launched in India for Rs. 46990”
The LG G2 had been officially confirmed as the upcoming flagship phone from LG, but hasn’t seen a proper unveiling yet. But that hasn’t stopped the company from releasing an accessory called “Quick Window” for the phone, which is launching in New York on August 7th. The accessory, which works just like the Samsung S-View cover for the Galaxy S4, literally offers a quick window into some basic functions and lets you access some mini apps. Sporting various colours, as noted from the image above, the cover will presumably launch to retail along with the device itself.
Continue reading “LG reveals Quick Window accessory for the G2 ahead of launch”
Smart Namo is an Android smartphone that is expected to arrive by September and it is named after Gujarat’s Chief Minister, Narendra Modi. Namo is an independent body of fans of Mr. Modi. The term Namo in the phone’s name stands for Next-generation Android Mobile Odyssey and it also a combination of the first two letters of Narendra Modi.
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Google unveiled the second generation Google Nexus 7 on July 24th in the Breakfast with Sundar Pichai event in San Francisco. The Google Nexus 7 2 will initially be available in USA and will gradually roll out across the globe and will eventually come to India. But ahead of its arrival, the original Nexus 7’s price(16GB version) has reduced and NDTV Gadgets has spotted the device for Rs. 11,999 in Amazon by one retailer – GadgetsGuru. Continue reading “Google Nexus 7 16GB and 32GB WiFi price drops to Rs. 11999 and Rs. 15999”
Lava is all set to release two new budget smartphones in the Iris range, the Iris 356 and the Iris 402. Both these smartphones are listed on the official website and packs decent specs for the price. The Iris 356 has a 3.5-inch (480 x 320 pixels) display and the the Iris 402 packs a 4-inch (480 x 800 pixels) display. Both these devices are powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). These have 3G support, Dual SIM with dual standby, rear and front-facing cameras. Continue reading “Lava Iris 356 and Iris 402 with dual-core processor, Android 4.2 coming soon for Rs. 4499 and Rs. 5499”
Samsung has been mainly targeting the mid-range tablet market and now according to @evleaks, the company plans to launch a couple of high resolution tablets that could mark the company’s direct entry into the high-end tablet market.
Continue reading “Samsung rumored to launch 12.2-inch and 10-inch tablets with 2560×1600 displays”
