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Samsung Galaxy S4 mini launched in India for Rs. 27990

Samsung has launched Galaxy S4 mini (GT-I9192) along with the Galaxy S4 Zoom at an event in Mumbai. It has a 4.3-inch (960 × 540 pixels) qHD Super AMOLED display, powered by a 1.7 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2.2. Jelly Bean with Samsung’s own Nature UX. It packs a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash and a 1.9-megapixel HD front-facing camera. It is 8.97mm thick and weighs just 107 grams. It comes with Dual SIM support with dual standby. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S4 mini launched in India for Rs. 27990”

Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom launched in India for Rs. 29900

Samsung has launched the Galaxy S4 zoom, the company’s new flagship camera phone in India at an event in Mumbai. It was announced last month has a 16-megapixel BSI CMOS sensor with 10x optical zoom, Optical Image Stabilizer (OIS) and Xenon Flash. It has a 4.3 inch (960 x 540 pixels) qHD Super AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, 1.5 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom launched in India for Rs. 29900”

Xolo’s upcoming Q series phone to compete with Micromax Canvas 4

Right after Micromax Canvas 4 is launched, a key contender in the smartphone market – XOLO is all set to launch a device to compete with the Canvas 4. Priced between Rs. 16000 to Rs. 17000, this Xolo phone,too, will run on a quad core processor. Continue reading “Xolo’s upcoming Q series phone to compete with Micromax Canvas 4”

Xolo Play T1000 with 4.7-inch HD display, 1.5 GHz Tegra 3 processor up for pre-order at Rs. 15999

Xolo Play T1000

Xolo Play T1000, the company’s upcoming Android smartphone that surfaced on the official website yesterday is now available for pre-order from online retailer Flipkart. The phone has a 4.7-inch HD (1280 x 720 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display based on one-glass solution (OGS) technology and runs on Android 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean). It comes with a 8-megapixel rear camera with BSI sensor, LED Flash, 1080p video recording and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Xolo Play T1000 with 4.7-inch HD display, 1.5 GHz Tegra 3 processor up for pre-order at Rs. 15999”

Videocon A55HD Unboxing

Videocon A55 HD-5

Videocon launched the A55HD with 5-inch HD display few weeks back at a price tag of Rs. 13499. Here we have the device for unboxing. This is the company’s flagship device that comes with a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD display at 295 PPI with one-glass solution (OGS) technology, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean).

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Magicon Q50 with 5-inch display, 1 GHz dual-core processor launched for Rs. 7999

Magicon Q50

Magicon launched the Q7 back in April with a 4.63-inch FWVGA display, now the company has come up with a 5-inch phone, the Magicon UltraSmart Q50 Magnus. It comes with a 5-inch (800 ×480 pixels) WVGA capacitive touch sceen display, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It packs a 2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. The phone comes with Dual SIM support with dual standby and has 2G (EDGE) connectivity. Continue reading “Magicon Q50 with 5-inch display, 1 GHz dual-core processor launched for Rs. 7999”

Gionee Elife E5 with 4.8-inch HD display, 1.5 GHz quad-core processor launched for Rs. 19999

Gionee Elife E5

Gionee has launched the Elife E5, the company’s latest smartphone in the Elife series. It has a 4.8-inch HD (1280 x 720 pixels) Super AMOLED Plus display, powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2.1 (Jelly Bean). It packs a 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera with BSI sensor, LED flash, 1080p HD video recording and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with wide angle lens for better imaging. Continue reading “Gionee Elife E5 with 4.8-inch HD display, 1.5 GHz quad-core processor launched for Rs. 19999”

HTC One Android 4.2.2 update to roll out in Asia this week

HTC started rolling out the Android 4.2.2 over-the-air (OTA) update for the International users starting from Taiwan last week. Now CNET reports that a spokesperson has told them that the update will roll out sometime this week to owners in Asia. We are not sure which part of Asia would get the update first. Continue reading “HTC One Android 4.2.2 update to roll out in Asia this week”

LG Optimus G2 to be announced in New York event on August 7th

LG Nework event invite

LG has started teasing about the New York event on August 7th that leaves several hints that points out to the Optimus G2 launch. The invite has G and 2 in capital letters. Specifications of the device leaked last week. The rumored specifications include, 5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) full HD IPS display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor , Android 4.2 with Optimus Ui, 2GB of RAM and a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash. The phone is also expected to come with Ultra HD video recording and playback. Continue reading “LG Optimus G2 to be announced in New York event on August 7th”

Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom Camera Samples

samsung-galaxy-s4-zoom-2

The Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom was officially unveiled and launched recently at an event in London. We had went hands on with the device earlier and even unboxed it to show you the first glimpse of what this hybrid device is all about. And yes, as you guessed right, the device is all about the camera. We took it for a spin and shot a lot of camera samples. How did it fare in every situation possible? Read on to find out.

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Micromax Canvas 4 with 5-inch HD display, quad-core processor, 13MP camera launched for Rs. 17999

Micromax Canvas 4
Micromax has launched the Canvas 4, the company’s latest flagship smartphone. The company stared teasing the phone in photos and videos last month and it went on pre-order at the end of last month and it says that the phone has got about 4000 pre-orders in the first 24 hours. The Canvas 4 has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display with corning gorilla glass protection, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 13-megapixel camera with LED flash, 1080p video recording and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with Dual SIM support with dual standby similar to other Micromax smartphones. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas 4 with 5-inch HD display, quad-core processor, 13MP camera launched for Rs. 17999”

Xolo Play with 4.7-inch HD display, 1.5 GHz quad-core Tegra 3 processor coming soon

Xolo Play

Xolo was the first company to bring the Intel-powered Xolo X900 back in 2012. Now the company is all set to launch their flagship smartphone powered by a Nvidia Tegra 3 processor. It comes with a 4.7-inch HD (1280 x 720 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display based on one-glass solution (OGS) technology and runs on Android 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean). It comes with a 8-megapixel rear camera with BSI sensor, LED Flash, 1080p video recording and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It also has Full HD video playback and support for Nvidia Tegra games through NVIDIA TegraZone. This comes with support for single SIM similar to Xolo’s Intel-powered smartphones. Continue reading “Xolo Play with 4.7-inch HD display, 1.5 GHz quad-core Tegra 3 processor coming soon”

Purported images and video of the budget iPhone leaks

Budget iPhone leak

There were number of leaks about the Apple’s budget iPhone. Now purported high-res images and a video of the phone has surfaced again on a website techdy which got hold of the phone. According to the website the phone would a 4-inch display at a resolution of 1136 x 640 similar to the iPhone 5, instead of aluminium, the budget iPhone would have a plastic or polycarbonate build and would have a shape similar to Apple’s original iPod. It adds that the plastic chassis does not feel cheap in hands and feels more sturdy. Continue reading “Purported images and video of the budget iPhone leaks”

Camera360 app to be pre-installed on the Nokia Lumia 925

Camera360 for Windows Phone 8

Camera360 has partnered with Nokia to pre-install the Camera360 app on the Lumia 925, the latest Lumia smartphone. The app would come pre-loaded on the device following its sales start in China from 28th June 2013. So it is clear that only new devices would come with the app pre-installed, since we did not find the app on our device that we unboxed last month. Camera360 has also announced that the app has been optimized for the device for better images. Continue reading “Camera360 app to be pre-installed on the Nokia Lumia 925”

Instagram for iPhone updated with landscape mode

Instagram for iPhone 4.0.2 Landscape mode

Instagram for iPhone got a huge update last month that brought video support. Now the app has received a minor update to version 4.0.2 that lets you shoot photos or record videos in landscape orientation. When you switch your iPhone to the landscape orientation all the buttons switch automatically to the landscape mode, you can’t use the volume button as a shutter in this mode. Continue reading “Instagram for iPhone updated with landscape mode”