Category: Android

Sony Xperia ZL launched in India

Sony Xperia ZL

Sony has launched the Xperia ZL along with the Xperia Z in India. It was announced at the CES 2013 earlier this year.The Xperia ZL is slightly thicker than the Xperia Z at 9.8 mm, weighs 151 grams. Other features are similar to the Xperia Z including a 5-inch Full HD (1920×1080 pixels) Reality display with mobile Bravia Engine 2 at 443 ppi, 1.5 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8064 processor with Adreno 320 GPU and Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a glowing light LED indicator below the display and has PlayStation Mobile support. Continue reading “Sony Xperia ZL launched in India”

Sony Xperia Tablet Z launching in India in May


Sony launched the Xperia Z in India today, and at the launch event the company announced that the Xperia Tablet Z would go on sale in India in May 2013. The Xperia Tablet Z was originally announced in Japan earlier this year, at the MWC 2013 the company announced that it would roll out globally from Q2 2013. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Tablet Z launching in India in May”

Sony Xperia Z launched in India for Rs. 38990

Sony Mobile has launched the Xperia Z, their latest flagship device in India. It was announced at CES 2013 earlier this year, and appeared on Sony India website last month. Sony announced the Xperia Z launch date in India last week, and the Xperia ZL also launched along with the Xperia Z. Price of both the Xperia Z and the Xperia ZL were already revealed online. The Xperia Z has a OmniBalance design with rounded edges and smooth, reflective surfaces on all sides. It has durable tempered glass on front and back. It has IP55 and IP57 ratings for dust and water resistance. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z launched in India for Rs. 38990”

Temple Run: Oz released for Android, iPhone and iPad

Temple Run: Oz

Imangi Studios released the Temple Run: Brave in partnership with Disney/Pixar last June. Now the two companies have partnered once again to bring Temple Run: Oz based on the Temple Run 2 and inspired by Oz the Great and Powerful movie that is releasing in cinemas this week. This game would let you Play as Oz and outrun the shrieking flying baboons as you turn, jump and slide your way across the land. You can also explore different environments and complete weekly challenges. Continue reading “Temple Run: Oz released for Android, iPhone and iPad”

Sony XPERIA Z and ZL Pre-Order Prices revealed in India, shipping in March 3rd week

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Flipkart recently revealed the pre order price for the soon-to-be launched Nokia Lumia 620, and today, they have done it again, by announcing pre order prices of the Sony Xperia Z and Sony Xperia ZL which are slated to be announced tomorrow, at a special event. The pre order prices are listed as Rs 38,990 for the Xperia Z and Rs. 35,990 for the Xperia ZL. Flipkart also reveals that the estimated delivery would be 3rd week of March, from which we can safely assume that the retail launch will be some time around the exact time frame. The Xperia Z and the Xperia ZL were announced at the Consumer Electronics show in January and have been since much awaited in the Indian market.

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Swipe Halo Value Tablet with Dual SIM support, Voice calling, Android 4.1 launched for Rs. 6990

Swipe Halo Value

Swipe Telecom has launched their new Android Tablet, Halo Value with dual SIM support, 2G data and voice calling capabilities. Penta launched the T-Pad WS708C with similar features yesterday. The HCL ME Y3 tablet that was launched in India earlier this year also has dual SIM support, but that also come with 3G data support. Continue reading “Swipe Halo Value Tablet with Dual SIM support, Voice calling, Android 4.1 launched for Rs. 6990”

Idea Zeal Dual SIM Android Smartphone launched for Rs. 5390

Idea Zeal

Idea cellular has launched Zeal, their new Dual SIM Android smartphone with 3G support in affordable price range. It has 3.5 inch (320 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display and runs on Android 2.3 ( Gingerbread) similar to the Idea Aurus that was launched last year. This phone is aimed at 3G data users in semi-urban and rural markets. It is powered by a 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon Processor and comes with Dual SIM (GSM + GSM) support. It has a 3-megapixel fixed focus camera. Idea launched the Ivory, their first Android ICS smartphone earlier this year. Continue reading “Idea Zeal Dual SIM Android Smartphone launched for Rs. 5390”

Opera 14 beta for Android with new UI and WebKit engine released

Opera beta for Android 14.0

Opera has finally released a beta version of their mobile browser for Android based on WebKit rendering engine. Opera already announced that they would move from Presto engine to WebKit engine that is being used widely, and this is their first release with the WebKit engine (AppleWebKit/537.22 and Chrome/25.0.1364.123) onboard. The new version also brings completely revamped UI, Off-Road mode, Opera Mini compression built-in, Omnibar with combined search and URL field and lots more. Continue reading “Opera 14 beta for Android with new UI and WebKit engine released”

Twitter to shut down TweetDeck for Android and iPhone


Twitter has announced that they would shut down TweetDeck mobile apps for Android and iPhone. Twitter stopped development of these apps when it acquired TweetDeck, and concentrated more on the official Twitter apps for Android, iPhone and iPad. Twitter for Android and iPhone got a new UI back in December 2011, and the latest update brought improved Search and Discover features. Continue reading “Twitter to shut down TweetDeck for Android and iPhone”

Samsung Galaxy S4 new renders surface, reveals design and specs

Galaxy S4 leak

Samsung Galaxy S4 specifications surfaced last month along with an image, but the phone’s image was not clear to show the complete design. Now a new render has surfaced on twitter that shows the design of the Samsung’s next flagship Galaxy smartphone. Unlike the previous Galaxy S series smartphones, this doesn’t feature the home button or capacitive touch buttons below the display. Looks like Samsung would go the Nexus way finally. It would run on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean), instead of 4.1.2 on the current Samsung Galaxy devices. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S4 new renders surface, reveals design and specs”

Samsung teases the Galaxy S4 in a unpacked video [Update: New video]

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It was already known just a week back that the launch is going to happen on March 14th, but Samsung has gone and just unveiled a teaser video for the Samsung Galaxy S4, undoubtedly one of the most awaited flagship devices this year. The video has “4” prominently written all over it and suggests all kinds of adjectives for the upcoming phone, in a white unpacked box. Here’s the teaser –

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIEfNaNCkKM

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Xolo A1000 Benchmarks


The Xolo A1000 was launched last month for Rs. 13,999. We brought you the photo galleries for the Black, and the White A1000 few weeks back, and brought you the unboxing last week, here we have the benchmarks. The Xolo A1000 packs a  5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS at 295 PPI, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core MediaTek MT6577 processor with PowerVR SGX 531 GPU and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). Let’s see how the device performs in the benchmark tests. Continue reading “Xolo A1000 Benchmarks”

ASUS Transformer pad TF300 is the first non Nexus tablet to receive Android 4.2

ASUS has just announced that the Transformer pad TF300 is receiving the Android 4.2 JellyBean update over the air right now. This entry level Transformer pad was launched in India as the TF300TG, last September. This model too, will be receiving the update, but not immediately, unlike the United States version, which is starting today. Interesting fact is that the TF300 is the first non Nexus Android device to get the Android 4.2 update. So far, the update track record for most ASUS devices has been excellent!

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Penta T-Pad WS708C 7-inch Tablet with Dual SIM support, Android 4.1 launched for Rs. 6999

Penta T-Pad WS708C

Pantel Technologies has launched T-Pad WS708C, their first Android Tablet with Dual SIM support. It has a 7-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1 GHz processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 2-megapixel rear camera and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with voice calling support and 3G connectivity through an external dongle. The HCL ME Y3 tablet that was launched in India earlier this year also has dual SIM support. Continue reading “Penta T-Pad WS708C 7-inch Tablet with Dual SIM support, Android 4.1 launched for Rs. 6999”

The Croods by Rovio coming to Android, iPhone and iPad on March 14th

The Croods

Rovio, the creator of the popular Angry Birds has partnered with DreamWorks Animation to launch their new game called The Croods. Rovio released the Angry Birds Rio in partnership for the Fox Digtal Entertaiment back in March 2011. Fruit Ninja: Puss in Boots, a movie tie-up game in partnership with DreamWorks was released for iPhone was released back in 2011. Bad Piggies is Rovio’s latest game, after  their totally different puzzle game Amazing Alex. Continue reading “The Croods by Rovio coming to Android, iPhone and iPad on March 14th”