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Asus rumored to be working on two new Transformer tablets

Asus was the first company that introduced the concept of Android transformer tablet which a detachable dock. Asus was also the first company that came up with Asus PadFone concept. Despite being innovations of their own, both the series failed commercially. But Asus isn;t giving up. They have launched a lot of Transformer products till now and according to rumors from Italy, the company is working on two more models of Asus Transformer series.

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Panasonic P31 with 5-inch display, quad-core processor launched for Rs. 11990

Panasonic P31

Panasonic has finally launched the Panasonic P31, the company’s latest smartphone in the P (Phablet) Series, after teasing it for few weeks. It has a 5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) FWVGA capacitive touch screen display with Ultra Oleophobic coating to prevent finger prints, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It comes with a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support with dual standby. Continue reading “Panasonic P31 with 5-inch display, quad-core processor launched for Rs. 11990”

Opera 20 for Android brings WebRTC support for video chats

Opera for Android

Opera has updated the Opera browser for Android to version 20, that brings WebRTC (Real-Time Communications support) that lets the browser communicate peer-to-peer with encryption without plugins. This was first introduced in the Opera 20 beta for Android last month. This update also brings ability to configure UI layout to suit mobile phone or tablet, simple search feature that auto completes your search results, option select phone, classic or tablet layout and more. The discover ticker feature that was introduced in Opera 20 Beta has been removed, since it needed polishing, says Opera. Continue reading “Opera 20 for Android brings WebRTC support for video chats”

Xolo Q1100 Camera samples

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Xolo launched the Q1100, the company’s first phone in the Q CORE series powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor last month priced at Rs. 14,999. We brought you the unboxing and benchmarks of the device earlier this week, here we have the camera samples from the phone. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with BSI 2 Sensor and LED flash. It also has a 2-megapixel front-facing camera that is capable of recording videos at 720p HD resolution.

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Nokia X Android smartphone launching in India on March 10th

Nokia X Launch Invite

Nokia unveiled the Nokia X, the company’s first smartphone built on the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) at the MWC 2014, few weeks back. Nokia has just sent us an invite for the Nokia X India launch. Even though the invite doesn’t mention anything clearly, the “Xperience a new beginning” in the invite and the green color, clearly states that it would obviously launch the Nokia X at the event. Continue reading “Nokia X Android smartphone launching in India on March 10th”

WeTransfer debuts an iOS app for transferring images and videos upto 10GB

WeTransfer, a file sharing service, has just launched an iOS app that will allow the users to transfer images and videos upto 10GB. WeTransfer says the iOS app is just a first step and an Android app can be expected soon. WeTransfer app will make it very simple for the users to transfer high resolution photos and videos over the air.

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Amzer Nexus 5 Hybrid Case Photo Gallery

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Amzer launched the Hybrid Kickstand Case for the Nexus 5 last year. It is priced at an MRP of Rs. 849, but it is available in the market for around Rs. 769. It has two layer protection, that protects the Nexus 5 from bumps and accidental drops. It offers a premium look and has rubberized feel, that provides extra grip. Continue reading “Amzer Nexus 5 Hybrid Case Photo Gallery”

HTC Desire 310 with 4.5-inch display, 1.3 GHz quad-core processor officially announced

HTC Desire 310

The HTC Desire 310, the company’s latest budget phone surfaced on the official website, back in January briefly. The Desire 310 with a model number 310w appeared on the company’s Chinese website recently It has a 4.5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, 1.3 GHz Quad-core processor and Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera without flash and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera.

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Lava Iris 503e with 5-inch display, Android 4.2 now available for Rs. 6749

Lava Iris 503e

Lava Iris 503 went on sale back in November last year. The Iris 503e, a budget variant of the Iris 503 is now available from eBay.in. it has a 5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, unlike the qHD screen on the Iris 503. Other specifications are almost similar, including a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor, Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) and a Dual SIM support. According to official website, it has a 3-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, but the branding on the back says 5MP. Continue reading “Lava Iris 503e with 5-inch display, Android 4.2 now available for Rs. 6749”

Gmail 3.0 for iPhone and iPad brings background refresh

Gmail 3.0 for iPhone

Google has updated its Gmail app for iPhone and iPad to version 3.0, that brings the most expected background app refresh feature finally. This lets all your Gmail messages pre-fetched and synced, when you open the app. The background app refresh was introduced in the iOS 7. So this requires iOS 7 and at least one type of notification (badge, alert, or banner) to be turned on. Continue reading “Gmail 3.0 for iPhone and iPad brings background refresh”

Nokia X Dual SIM Android smartphone listed online in India for Rs. 8499

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Nokia unveiled the Nokia X, the company’s first smartphone built on the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) at the MWC 2014, few weeks back. Earlier this week online retailer The Mobile Store listed the smartphone at a price tag of Rs. 8,500 with availability date of March 15th. Today, online retailer Saholic has listed the smartphone for purchase at a price tag of Rs. 8,499. Continue reading “Nokia X Dual SIM Android smartphone listed online in India for Rs. 8499”

LG L90 to roll out starting this week

LG unveiled the L90, the company’s top-end smartphone in the L Series III line-up last month, and showcased it at the MWC 2013 few weeks back. The company has announced that it would begin rolling out the smartphone globally starting this week. The phone has a 4.7-inch qHD screen, powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with LG’s custom UI on top.

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Archos at MWC 2014

Over the past few years, with the introduction of their smartphones and tablets, Archos has proven that it is not just a company that is known for it’s PMPs (Portable Media Players). They introduced a few devices at CES in January this year and MWC last month as well. Here are the three new devices that they announced at MWC 2014.

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Xiaomi tablet with 9.2-inch HD display, Snapdragon 400 processor shows up in Benchmarks

Xiaomi tablet benchmark leak

Xiaomi, popular for its Mi series of smartphones in China was rumored to launch a tablet last year, but it didn’t happen. A device codenamed Xiaomi HM 1AC has surfaced on GFXBench with some specifications. According to the benchmarks, it would have a 9.2-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) display, powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor with Adreno 305 GPU and run on custom MiUI ROM based on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean). Continue reading “Xiaomi tablet with 9.2-inch HD display, Snapdragon 400 processor shows up in Benchmarks”

SpiceJet app exclusively launched for Windows Phone devices

Spice Jet for Windows Phone

SpiceJet, popular Indian airline, has launched their mobile mobile exclusively on the Windows Phone Store. The app has been available on the Store for over two months, looks like they have planned to officially launch it today. The app lets you book tickets, check flight status and also avail special promotional offers. Nokia has partnered with SpiceJet to launch the app to Windows Phone Store.
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