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Samsung Galaxy Note Edge might launch in India in Jan 2015 for Rs. 68500

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[Update: Samsung has launched the Galaxy Note Edge in India for Rs. 64,900 and it goes on sale January first week.]

Earlier: Samsung plans to launch the Galaxy Note Edge smartphone in India in January 2015 at a price tag of Rs. 68,500, according to a report from ET. The report says that it would retail for Rs. 64,900. Samsung launched the Galaxy Note 4 smartphone in India for Rs. 58300 back in October, which now retails for Rs. 57,000 on the official Samsung eStore. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note Edge might launch in India in Jan 2015 for Rs. 68500”

Huawei Ascend GX1 with 6-inch HD display, Snapdragon 410 SoC announced

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Huawei has announced the Ascend GX1 (SC-CL00), the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in the Ascend series in China. It has a 6-inch HD screen with screen-to-body ratio of 80.5%, is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 410 processor and runs on Android 4.4-based Emotion UI. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has several camera modes such as voice capture, quick capture from the lockscreen and more. Continue reading “Huawei Ascend GX1 with 6-inch HD display, Snapdragon 410 SoC announced”

Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G to go on sale in India on Dec 30th

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Xiaomi Redmi Note went on sale in India earlier this month for Rs. 8,999. Xiaomi has announced that Redmi Note 4G will go on sale on Flipkart on December 30th, as it promised at the launch. The Redmi Note 4G has support for TD-LTE 2300MHz (Band 40) and FDD-LTE 1800MHz (Band 3) for India and is powered by a 1.6GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 SoC, instead of Octa-Core MediaTek chip in the 3G variant. It single SIM support, unlike the dual SIM 3G variant. It comes pre-loaded with Fleksy and SwiftKey keyboards. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G to go on sale in India on Dec 30th”

Meizu Blue Charm Note with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Octa-Core processor announced

Meizu Blue Charm Note

Meizu has announced Blue Charm Note, the company’s latest smartphone under new Blue Charm sub brand. It has a 5.5-inch 1080p display, is powered by a 1.7GHz 64-bit Octa-Core MediaTek processor with eight Cortex-A53 64-bit CPUs with Mali-T760 GPU and runs on Android 4.4 KitKat with Flyme OS 4 on top. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with Samsung sensor and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with 69-degree wide viewing angle. Continue reading “Meizu Blue Charm Note with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Octa-Core processor announced”

Swipe Marathon with 4.5-inch display, 4000mAh battery launched for Rs. 4599

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Swipe Technologies has launched Swipe Marathon, the company’s first smartphone with a Marathon 4000mAh battery that promises up to 60 days standby. It has a 4.5-inch FWVGA screen, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has an 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. Continue reading “Swipe Marathon with 4.5-inch display, 4000mAh battery launched for Rs. 4599”

Samsung Galaxy Core Prime goes on sale on official eStore in India for Rs. 9700

Samsung Core Prime

Samsung Galaxy Core Prime (SM-G360H/DS) went on sale through retail stores in India for Rs. 9,599 earlier this month, now the smartphone is available from the official Samsung India eStore. It has a 4.5-inch WVGA display, powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (Kitkat). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has support for 14 Indian languages and comes with dual SIM support. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Core Prime goes on sale on official eStore in India for Rs. 9700”

Yahoo Aviate Launcher updated with Search, Live wallpapers and more

Yahoo has updated its Aviate launcher with search option that now lets you search your apps, contacts and the Web (powered by Yahoo) from the homescreen. Search option on Aviate launcher is currently rolling out for English-speaking users in the U.S., it would bring search to more users soon. Earlier this year Yahoo acquired Aviate. Few months back, the Aviate launcher came out of beta and got updated with several features Continue reading “Yahoo Aviate Launcher updated with Search, Live wallpapers and more”

Samsung Galaxy Note Edge Benchmarks

Samsung unveiled the the Galaxy Note Edge smartphone the IFA back in September. We brought you the unboxing of the Note Edge recently, here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. It has the same Quad-Core Snapdragon 805 (APQ8084) 28nm HPm Krait 450 CPU clocked at 2.65 GHz with Adreno 420 GPU, has 3GB RAM and runs on Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), similar to the Galaxy Note 4. It has a 5.6-inch (1440 x 2560 pixels) Quad HD+ Super AMOLED display that bends on the right side that utilizes 160 pixels. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note Edge Benchmarks”

Philips S398 with 5-inch HD display, Android 4.4 listed on official India website

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Philips S388 was listed on official India website back in August for Rs. 13694 (MRP) and later went on sale for Rs. 7,795 online. Now the Philips S398 smartphone has been listed on the official website in India. It has a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek processor, runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat), has a 8-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Philips S398 with 5-inch HD display, Android 4.4 listed on official India website”

Google Android One expands to Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka

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Google launched the Android One smartphones in India in partnership with Karbonn, Spice and Micromax back in September. There were some reports that said Google plans expand the Android One program to other Asian countries. Today Google has announced the launch of Android One program in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. Continue reading “Google Android One expands to Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka”

Google releases Android 5.0.2 factory images and pushes AOSP builds

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In less than three weeks after releasing Android 5.0.1 update for its devices, Google has released factory images for Android 5.0.2 and also pushed the same to AOSP for the Nexus 7 (2012) WiFi. This tablet did not receive Android 5.0.1 update, so it got directly updated to 5.0.2 (LRX22G). Continue reading “Google releases Android 5.0.2 factory images and pushes AOSP builds”

Videocon Infinium Z50 Nova with 5-inch qHD display, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 5999

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Videocon has launched Infinium Z50 Nova, the company’s latest smartphone in the Infinium series. It has a 5-inch qHD display, is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat), similar to the Infinium Z50 Quad that was launched last month. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with Sony Exmor R sensor, LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Videocon Infinium Z50 Nova with 5-inch qHD display, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 5999”

Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen) 32GB launched in India for Rs. 32999, 16GB variant price drops to Rs. 29999

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Motorola has launched the Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen) 32GB variant in India, as it promised. The 16GB variant that was launched back in September for Rs. 31,999 has received a price cut and is available for Rs. 29,999. The wood and leather back variants are now available for Rs. 31,999. The Moto X (2nd Gen) has a 5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, powered by a 2.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor with Adreno 330 GPU and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). The smartphone got Android 5.0 (Lollipop) update few days back. Continue reading “Motorola Moto X (2nd Gen) 32GB launched in India for Rs. 32999, 16GB variant price drops to Rs. 29999”

Linx 8 Windows 8 tablet now £50 (£20 with trade-in)

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Looking for a full Windows 8 tablet? Staples UK is offering an excellent deal with the 8-inch Windows 8.1 Linx 8 tablet available for just £49.98. It also comes with a free year of Office 365 (which is worth more than the price you pay) and with their trade-in offer, you can get a £30 rebate. Continue reading “Linx 8 Windows 8 tablet now £50 (£20 with trade-in)”

Samsung Galaxy A5 Benchmarks

Samsung announced the Galaxy A5 smartphone with all metallic build few months back. We brought you the unboxing recently. Here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. The phone is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 410 (MSM8916) SoC that has four ARM Cortex-A53 CPUs clocked at 1.19 GHz per core and has Adreno 306 GPU, similar to the Galaxy Mega 2. It has a 2GB RAM, 5-inch HD (1280 x 720 pixels) display and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Let’s find out the performance in a range of synthetic benchmark tests. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A5 Benchmarks”