Nokia has started rolling out a minor software update for the Nokia X, the company’s first Android smartphone based on Android Open Source Project (AOSP
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Xiaomi will soon be directly selling phones in India
Ever since Xiaomi, the popular smartphone manufacturer from China, laid out plans for expansion to Singapore, we knew that India was coming. As a confirmation to this, we have a Cnet interview of Hugo Barra talking about the company’s impending entry into the burgeoning Indian smartphone market and a tweet from the head of Google India, who had a meeting with Xiaomi’s Lin Bin and Hugo Barra as a part of the ongoing initiative. Xiaomi recently launched in Singapore, its first market outside China, and looks to expand rapidly to become a true global player.
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Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet goes on sale in UK for 399GBP for the 16GB version
Sony Xperia Z was the first big tablet from Sony and it was announced in CES 2013 alongside the then flagship Sony Xperia Z. Sony skipped the tablet version when they announced the Sony Xperia Z1 at the IFA 2013. But when they announced their successor Sony Xperia Z2, they also announced the tablet version – Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet.
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HTC BlinkFeed and Service Pack apps released on Google Play
HTC is all set to unveil the All New HTC One in less than 10 hours . The company has released two new apps, HTC BlinkFeed and HTC Service Pack on Google Play. These apps doesn’t work with the HTC One yet (may be it’ll need the Sense 6.0). Popular HTC BlinkFeed that was introduced with the HTC One is expected to get an update when it launches on the All New HTC One. Continue reading “HTC BlinkFeed and Service Pack apps released on Google Play”
OnePlus One to be launched on April 23rd
OnePlus is a company formed by ex-Oppo employees and they have been hard on their product for sometime now. They have been teasing their upcoming smartphone – OnePlus One on social media since MWC and have been unveiling bits and pieces of information about the device all while.
LG to bring Knock Code feature to more smartphones via firmware update starting April
LG introduced Knock Code with the LG G Pro 2 earlier this year. This is a unique feature that lets users unlock the phone via a customized “knock” pattern. This feature is present in the F Series, L Series III devices and the LG G2 mini. Today LG has announced that it would bring this feature to its earlier smartphones models via a firmware update starting in April. Continue reading “LG to bring Knock Code feature to more smartphones via firmware update starting April”
Spice announces new contest, Stellar Mettle Icon Mi-506 launching soon for Rs. 8499
S Mobility has launched a new contest, Spice Milaye Sapnon se today as a part of a campaign, aimed at youth all over India. It has revealed that lucky winners would stand a chance to win an upcoming smartphone, Spice Stellar Mettle Icon (Mi-506) worth Rs. 8,499. The new lets people share their dreams with the world, dream that gets maximum votes in a day by midnight will win a Spice Stellar Mettle Icon (Mi-506) smartphone. Continue reading “Spice announces new contest, Stellar Mettle Icon Mi-506 launching soon for Rs. 8499”
WoNoBo 360-degree street view app released for Android
Genesys International Corporation launched WoNoBo.com, a website to view 360-degree walkthroughs of India’s most visited monuments and streets, back in October last year. The company has finally released the WoNoBo app for Android as promised. The Android app lets you search for places, share the places you view easily, switch between 360-degree and maps views, browse heritage sites and more. Continue reading “WoNoBo 360-degree street view app released for Android”
Sony Xperia E1 Dual Benchmarks
Sony unveiled the Xperia E1 and the E1 Dual earlier this year as the successors of the Xperia E and the Xperia E dual. Both these phones launched in India earlier this month. We brought you the unboxing of the Xperia E1 dual last week, here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. The Xperia E1 Dual is the first smartphone to feature a dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 (MSM8210) processor with two ARM Cortex A7 chips clocked at 1.19 GHz. Continue reading “Sony Xperia E1 Dual Benchmarks”
The new HTC One gets a 14 minute video preview
The all new HTC One hasn’t even launched yet, but the Internet is still abuzz with leaks and videos of this device. It is all set to launch tomorrow at an event in New York but that hasn’t stopped a German blogger from posting an in-depth video preview of the highly anticipated flagship device from the Taiwanese manufacturer. The video, in German, shows off the entire hardware and bits and pieces of the new Sense 6 UI, which gets up to speed with other OEM skins with features like Double tap to wake, gets on screen buttons and a slightly differently styled UI with Android 4.4 KitKat on board. Here’s the full video –
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEB10wqk1X4
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Samsung Galaxy S5 launching in India on March 27th
Samsung announced their next flagship S series smartphone in MWC 2014 as Galaxy S5, and it is going to be available across 150 countries from April 11th. But just like Galaxy Note 2, India will get the Galaxy S5 before the Europe and USA. The India launch is in this week, and the date is March 27, 2014 same as Malaysian launch date. So on March 27, Galaxy S5 will get announced in India with price and exact model availability (Snapdragon or Exynos Octa Core) but the actual availability of Galaxy S5 is around April 11th globally including India. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S5 launching in India on March 27th”
LG L70 Dual and L90 Dual running Android 4.4 now available in India for Rs. 14500 and Rs. 17499
LG unveiled the L Series III smartphones L40, L70 and L90 and its dual SIM variants at the MWC 2014 in Barcelona last month. The LG L90 Dual and the L70 Dual are now available in India from online retailer Snapdeal. The L70 Dual has a 4.5 inch WVGA display and is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor. The LG L90 Dual has a 4.7-inch qHD display and is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor. Continue reading “LG L70 Dual and L90 Dual running Android 4.4 now available in India for Rs. 14500 and Rs. 17499”
Xolo A510s with 4-inch display, Android 4.2 listed on official website for Rs. 7499
Xolo A510S, the company’s latest smartphone in the A Series and the successor of last year’s A500s has been listed on the official website. It has a 4-inch FWVGA IPS display, an upgrade from the WVGA screen. Xolo even launched the A500s IPS with same specifications as the A500s, but it had a IPS display. It recently launched the A500 Club with dual front speakers. Continue reading “Xolo A510s with 4-inch display, Android 4.2 listed on official website for Rs. 7499”
Sony Xperia E1 Dual Unboxing
Sony has been doing a lot of things right recently. They launched their latest flagship, the Xperia Z2 at the Mobile World Congress, which really impressed us, and then there was the Xperia Z1 Compact earlier, which is easily the best “mini” device out there. But Sony is not about flagships alone, as they have a whole portfolio to care about, that cover a wide range prices. On that note, we have here, the Sony Xperia E1 Dual, which is the company’s entry level model that competes with the various Micromax and Karbonn devices of our market, let alone Samsung or Nokia. Sony has been making devices in this segment for a long time, and the last popular one in this range was the Xperia Tipo Dual. Consider the E1 Dual as a spiritual successor of the Tipo. To see what the device is all about, we unboxed it on video and did a quick hardware overview of it, watch –
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG-CQsJAJkM
Asphalt 8: Airborne for Android and iOS updated with 6 new tracks, new cars and more
Asphalt 8: Airborne for Android and iOS has received its second major update since the launch. The new update for these platforms adds six new tracks around Asian-inspired location, the Great Wall and four new cars. The new iOS update v1.3 also has Twitch integration to connect with the Asphalt community on Twitch.tv to broadcast your gameplay online. This update also adds new events in career mode, new soundtrack and an improved Main Menu. Continue reading “Asphalt 8: Airborne for Android and iOS updated with 6 new tracks, new cars and more”