Samsung Galaxy S5 receiving Android 5.0 Lollipop update in the UK

Samsung has started rolling out the Android 5.0 Lollipop update to Galaxy S5 in the UK. Users of the Galaxy S5 in the UK will soon receive the OTA notification that will upgrade their phones to the latest Android OS.

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HomeShop18 rolls out 9 new phones priced between Rs. 2199 and Rs. 6999

Spice Mi-551

HomeShop18 has rolled out 9 new smartphones, including a Windows Phone 8.1 smartphone in India. This includes Micromax Win W121 and Canvas A82 smartphones that were already launched. Other new smartphones include, Spice Mi-501, Spice Mi-402, Spice Mi-401, Spice Mi-514, Spice Mi-347, Spice Mi-551 and Celkon A356. It has also released Spice M-6115, which is a feature phone. Priced between Rs. 2199 and Rs. 6999, these phones would be available from HomeShop18 starting 14th January. Continue reading “HomeShop18 rolls out 9 new phones priced between Rs. 2199 and Rs. 6999”

HP working on 10 inch Android and Windows tablet

It looks like HP is working on two new tablets that will run on Android and Windows. The tablets will apparently sport a 10 inch screen and will have almost the same hardware.

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Wiio Wi Star 3G with 5-inch display launched for Rs. 3999

Wiio Wi Star 3G

Wiio has launched Wi Star 3G, the company’s budget smartphone. It has a 5-inch FWVGA IPS display, is powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel autofocus rear camera with LED flash and 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support and 3G connectivity. Continue reading “Wiio Wi Star 3G with 5-inch display launched for Rs. 3999”

New Lenovo unit ‘Shenqi’ to focus on online only smartphones and IoT: Report

Lenovo is gearing up to launch a new device unit that could be worth a couple of billion dollars, according to a new report from Bloomberg. Dubbed as ‘Shenqi’, the new unit will focus on online only smartphone brand and smart home devices.

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HP Slate 6 VoiceTab II and Stream 8 officially launched in India for Rs. 15990 and Rs. 16990

HP Slate 6 VoiceTab II

HP India today launched the Slate 6 VoiceTab II voice calling tablet running Android and Stream 8 Windows 8.1 tablet with 3G support. The company also launched HP Stream 11, a 11.6-inch Windows 8.1 notebook and HP Pavilion Mini Desktop, a palm sized desktop. Continue reading “HP Slate 6 VoiceTab II and Stream 8 officially launched in India for Rs. 15990 and Rs. 16990”

Xolo One Android 5.0 Lollipop update to roll out starting January 16

Xolo One Android 5.0 Lollipop

Xolo today announced that the it will roll out Android 5.0 Lollipop update for its Xolo One budget smartphone starting January 16. It already promised to offer Android 5.0 (Lollipop) update for the smartphone when it launched back in October last year running Android 4.4 (KitKat). Xolo is not part of the Android One program, and it is really good to see the company offering Android Lollipop update for the Xolo One before the Android One devices.  Continue reading “Xolo One Android 5.0 Lollipop update to roll out starting January 16”

LG G Flex 2 pre-order opens in Germany

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The LG G Flex 2 was only announced last week but the handset is already up for pre-order with Amazon Germany. The German arm of the global online giant is offering the G Flex 2 for €599, which is substantially cheaper than the G Flex which originally went up for pre-order at €850 but the retailer hasn’t listed a shipping date. Continue reading “LG G Flex 2 pre-order opens in Germany”

10,000 YU YUREKA smartphones sold out in 3 seconds, next sale slated for 22nd Jan

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Micromax’s YU has announced that it sold 10,000 units of Yureka smartphones in just 3 seconds in its first flash sale on Amazon.in. Over 3 lakh people had registered for today’s sale. Since everyone tried to buy the smartphone, the website crashed immediately after the sale was open. Some managed to order, but most users were frustrated since they couldn’t get the smartphone. Continue reading “10,000 YU YUREKA smartphones sold out in 3 seconds, next sale slated for 22nd Jan”

Motorola 2013 and 2014 devices to receive Android 5.0 Lollipop update “really soon”

Motorola has promised that Android 5.0 Lollipop update to its devices from 2013 and 2014 will come “really soon”. This was announced by Motorola software engineer Luciano Carvalho on a Google+ post.

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YU YUREKA vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G

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Even though solid hardware is important for a smartphone, software with regular software updates and competitive pricing are important for the success of a smartphone. Micromax intelligently roped in Cyanogen Inc. for its first YU branded device and launched the YU YUREKA budget smartphone last month running Cyanogen OS at Rs. 8,999. Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G went on sale in India last month for Rs. 9,999. Both the smartphones are competitively priced and come with 4G connectivity. You might have already seen the photo gallery comparing the YU YUREKA and the Xiaomi Redmi Note. The Redmi Note 4G has the same design, but the internals are slightly different. We decided to compare these smartphones.

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Lenovo Tab 2 A7-10 launched in India for Rs. 4999

Lenovo Tab 2 A7-10

Lenovo has launched the Tab 2 A7-10, the company’s latest budget tablet in the A-series. It was announced at the CES last week, packs a 7-inch (1024 x 600) IPS display, is powered by a 1.3GHz Quad-Core MediaTek MT8382M SoCs and runs on Android 4.4 KitKat. It has WiFi support, VGA front-facing camera, 1GB RAM, 8GB of internal storage with expansion slot and packs a 3450mAh battery. It has front-facing speaker, Dolby audio and comes pre-loaded with Lenovo DOit apps. Lenovo has tied up with Snapeal to sell the tablet. Continue reading “Lenovo Tab 2 A7-10 launched in India for Rs. 4999”

Celkon OCTA510 with 5-inch HD display, Octa-Core SoC now available for Rs. 8990

Celkon OCTA510

Celkon OCTA510, the company’s first smartphone with Octa-Core SoC is now available from eBay . It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display, is powered by a 1.4 GHz Octa-Core (MediaTek MT6592M likely) processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash and a 3.2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has 1GB RAM and 8GB of internal storage with expansion slot. It comes with dual SIM support and 3G connectivity. Continue reading “Celkon OCTA510 with 5-inch HD display, Octa-Core SoC now available for Rs. 8990”