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Sony D6503 Sirus specs leaked, 5.2-inch 1080p display, 3GB RAM and Android 4.4

Sony D6503 leak

Images of Sony D6503 surfaced recently, now detailed specifications of the smartphone has leaked on the same XDA thread. This reveals that the phone would feature a 5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) display, powered by a 2.26 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 (MSM8974AB) processor with Adreno 330 GPU and run on Android 4.4.2 (KitKat) OS. It would have a 20.7-megapixel rear camera and a 2.1-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Sony D6503 Sirus specs leaked, 5.2-inch 1080p display, 3GB RAM and Android 4.4”

Motorola Moto G Dual SIM launched in Malaysia and Australia

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Motorola has launched the dual SIM version of the Moto G in Australia and Malaysia. The phone has appeared on the official Motorola Australia website and Motorola has officially launched the Dual SIM smartphone in Malaysia, in partnership with local carrier Brightstar.Moto G is expected to launch in India in the last week of this month, which is next week. We already know that Dual SIM Moto G would launch in India this year, but it is not clear if we can expect Dual SIM or single SIM variant of Moto G in India. Continue reading “Motorola Moto G Dual SIM launched in Malaysia and Australia”

Rightware launches Basemark OS II for Android, iPhone, iPad and Windows Phone 8

Basemark OS II

Rightware has launched the Basemark OS II cross-platform benchmarking tool for Android, iPhone, iPad and Windows Phone 8. It is built on Rightware’s own engine (BOS2Engine) and includes performance tests for system operations, permanent storage reading/writing, 2D/3D graphics rendering and web browser features across all 3 major mobile platforms. Continue reading “Rightware launches Basemark OS II for Android, iPhone, iPad and Windows Phone 8”

Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 Photo Gallery

Samsung entered the mid-range phablet category with the Samsung Galaxy Grand at the end of 2012 and it has been a huge success for them. A year later, they announced the successor of Galaxy Grand with specifications matching(or slightly better) than their yesteryear flagship – Samsung Galaxy S3. The Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 has just been launched in India and we brought you the unboxing just a few hours back. Now we are bringing you the photo gallery of what may be yet another successful Galaxy device for Samsung.

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New Samsung TouchWiz UI leak reveals Google Now-like notifications

Samsung Touchwiz UI leak

New Samsung TouchWiz UI for phones featuring new flat icons and Magazine UX elements leaked earlier this month. Now @evleaks has posted a new screenshot of the upcoming TouchWiz UI on phones that reveals Google Now-like notification screen. This looks similar to Windows Phone Live Tile UI that would delivers notifications, but also offers contextual information like Google Now. Continue reading “New Samsung TouchWiz UI leak reveals Google Now-like notifications”

Nokia Lumia 1520 Official Flip Case Photo Gallery

Nokia Lumia 1520 is Nokia’s best Windows Phone yet. We recently reviewed the device and you can check out the review here. Along with the phone, Nokia also announced and launched an official flip case for the giant device. Keeping up with the trend of things, Nokia’s Flip case also doubles as a stand for the phone. We have the case with us and we are bringing you the photo gallery of this case.

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Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 Unboxing and First Impressions

The Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos was the first device from the Korean chaebol to land its foot it in the highly competitive mid range phablet market. It was a big success, at least in the Indian market, but now we have its successor, the Samsung Galaxy Grand 2. With an upgraded spec sheet that includes a better display, better processor and the Note 3-esque faux leather back cover, the Grand 2 has caught our fancy, especially at the price of Rs. 22,999. We got the retail unit today, so here is the unboxing of the brand new Galaxy Grand 2 from Samsung including a walkthrough of the hardware and software –

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Dell Venue 8 Pro launched in India for Rs. 26,499, availability starting February 2014

The Dell Venue 8 Pro, a 8 inch Windows 8.1 tablet that we reviewed earlier, has been officially launched in India by Dell for a price of Rs. 26,499 for the base 32 GB WiFi model. Powered by the Intel Atom Z3740D Bay Trail Quad Core processor running at 1.8 GHz, the Venue 8 Pro offers the full Windows experience, with surprisingly decent gaming performance to boot. One of the thinnest Windows tablets around, the Venue 8 Pro joins the Acer Iconia W4 in its foray into the increasingly crowded small tablet market, with the added advantage of a full fledged desktop operating system, made easier for touch.

Check out our in-depth Dell Venue 8 Pro Review

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Dell Venue 7 and Venue 8 Intel Atom Z2580-powered Android tablets launched in India for Rs. 10999 and Rs. 17499

Dell has launched Venue 7 and the Venue 8 Android tablets in India. The Venue 7 has a 7-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) IPS display and the Venue 8 has a 8-inch (1280 x 800 pixels). Both these tablets are powered by a 2 GHz dual-core Intel Atom Z2580 Clover Trail+ processors and run on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean). The Venue 7 has a 3-megapixel rear camera and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. The Venue 8 has a 5-megapixel rear camera with 1080p video recording and a 2-megapixel front-facing HD camera. Continue reading “Dell Venue 7 and Venue 8 Intel Atom Z2580-powered Android tablets launched in India for Rs. 10999 and Rs. 17499”

Xolo Q700S with 4.5-inch display, 1.3 GHz quad-core processor officially launched for Rs. 9999

Xolo Q700S

Xolo Q700S that went on sale online last week has been officially launched. It has a 4.5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) 1capacitive touch screen IPS display, powered by a 1.3 GHz Quad-core Mediatek MT6582M processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It comes with dual SIM support with dual standby. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. Continue reading “Xolo Q700S with 4.5-inch display, 1.3 GHz quad-core processor officially launched for Rs. 9999”

iberry Auxus Nuclea N2 with 5.7-inch 1080p display, 1.7 GHz Octa-Core processor launched for Rs. 19990

iberry launched the Auxus CoreX8 tablet and the Auxus Xenea X1 smartphone last week, now the company has launched the Auxus Nuclea N2 smartphone, the successor of the Nuclea N1. This has a 5.7-inch 1080p display, powered by a 1.7 GHz Octa-core MediaTek MT6592 processor with Mali 450-MP4 GPU and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) that is upgradable to higher versions via OTA updates. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “iberry Auxus Nuclea N2 with 5.7-inch 1080p display, 1.7 GHz Octa-Core processor launched for Rs. 19990”

LG G Pro Lite Dual Review

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LG launched the G Pro Lite Dual, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone with a 5.5-inch screen and Dual SIM support in India, back in October last year. We already brought you the Benchmarks and the photo gallery of the smartphone recently. Here we have the complete review of the smartphone. Is this phone better than other large-screen phones in the similar range? Let us find out in the complete review. Continue reading “LG G Pro Lite Dual Review”

Lenovo Miix 2 10.1inch Windows 8 Tablet Hands on

Among the many products that Lenovo showcased at the CES 2014, the Lenovo Miix 2 tablets had their place. Prior to the CES 2014, Lenovo had announced their Miix 2 8inch tablet and at CES 2014, they showed off their 10.1inch offering of the same series. We went hands on with this multi-purpose device and you can check out the video right below.

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Xolo Q3000 Benchmarks

Xolo launched the Q3000, the company’s first smartphone with a full HD display last month. We already brought you the unboxing of the device earlier this week, here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. It packs a 5.7-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) IPS display, but it is powered by a quad-core MediaTek 6589T processor clocked at 1.5 GHz with PowerVR SGX 544MP GPU, similar to the Q1000S. We had already seen several smartphones with a full HD screens and a MT6589T chip. Let’s find out how this competes with other devices in a range of synthetic benchmark tests. Continue reading “Xolo Q3000 Benchmarks”

iBall Slide 7236 2G with 7-inch display, Dual SIM and voice calling now available for Rs. 6999

iBall Slide 7236 2G

iBall Slide 3G 7271 HD7 went on sale recently, now the iBall Slide 7236 2G is available on eBay. It has a 7-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display and comes with 2G support. Other features are similar to the Slide 3G 7271 including a 1.3 GHz dual-core Cortex A7 processor, Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean), 2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera. It also has dual SIM support with voice calling and wireless FM Radio. This one packs a 2500 mAh battery. Continue reading “iBall Slide 7236 2G with 7-inch display, Dual SIM and voice calling now available for Rs. 6999”