Nokia Lumia 620 Review

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Since the Windows Phone 8 reboot, Nokia has so far launched five devices, with the Lumia 920 and the Lumia 820 launching way back in September 2012, then the Nokia Lumia 620 at LeWeb, and the Nokia Lumia 720 and Lumia 520 at the Mobile World Congress. The portfolio of devices cover almost all the price points of the market, and the Lumia 620 is in that special mid range segment. Same time last year, Nokia had the Lumia 610 as the predecessor to the 620, but the hardware was so lacking(with 256MB of RAM) and Windows Phone 7 was not really up to the mark in terms of market expectations. Fast forward to this year, Windows Phone 8 brings a lot of features and ticks check boxes of most requested features including Bluetooth file transfer, mass storage, support for micro SD cards, NFC tap to send etc and the hardware too has gained some decent specs, with respect to the Lumia 620. With all these specs and features backing it, will the Lumia 620 suffice a budget minded smartphone buyer in India? Read on to find out.

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Lava Iris 501 gets Android 4.1 Jelly Bean

Lava Iris 501 Jelly Bean
Lava has announced the Jelly Bean update for their Android smartphone, the Iris 501 (also known as Iris N501). It was launched earlier this year for Rs. 9,999, now the phone is available for Rs. 7,999. The Iris 501 runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), and company launched the Iris 502 recently for Rs. 8,499 that runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) out of the box, which is now available for Rs. 7,499. The company usually announces a new phone every Friday in their promotion Blockbuster Phoneday. Continue reading “Lava Iris 501 gets Android 4.1 Jelly Bean”

HTC One Benchmarks

HTC One Benchmarks

HTC launched the HTC One, the company’s latest flagship Android smartphone in India earlier this week. We brought you the unboxing of the device last month. Here we have the benchmarks of the device. The HTC One has a 4.7 inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD display, powered by a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor clocked at 1.7 GHz with Adreno 320 GPU and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It out performs all the current quad-core smartphones in all the benchmarks.

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Nokia Lumia 720 gets listed on Flipkart at Rs. 18999


Nokia launched the Lumia 720 in India last month along with the Lumia 520.  The Lumia 520 went on sale from retail stores last week. Now, online retailer Flipkart has listed the Lumia 720 on their website for Rs. 18,500 Rs. 18,999. The Lumia 720 was unveiled at the MWC 2013 last month along with the Lumia 520. It has a 4.3-inch  (800 x 480 pixels) ClearBlack display, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8227 processor and runs on the latest Windows Phone 8 OS. It has a 6.7-megapixel auto focus camera at the back with LED Flash, Carl Zeiss optics and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 720 gets listed on Flipkart at Rs. 18999”

Micromax Funbook Talk P362 with Voice calling, Android 4.1 now available for Rs. 7499

Micromax Funbook Talk P362

Micromax Funbook Talk P360 went on sale online earlier this week for Rs. 7,049. Now the Micromax Funbook Talk P362 is up for sale from online reatiler Saholic in India. Even though it has a 7-inch (480 x 800 pixels) capacitive touch screen display and voice calling support through the SIM card slot, similar to the P360, it has a slightly better single-core processor clocked at 1.2 GHz and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). Other features are similar including a 2-megapixel rear camera, VGA front-facing camera, 1 GB RAM and a 3000 mAh battery. Continue reading “Micromax Funbook Talk P362 with Voice calling, Android 4.1 now available for Rs. 7499”

Celkon A119 Signature HD Benchmarks

Celkon A119 Signature HD Benchmarks

Celkon launched the A119 Signature HD last month for Rs. 13,499. We brought you unboxing of the Celkon A119 earlier this week, here we have the benchmarks of the device. The Celkon A119 packs a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD display at 295 PPI, powered by a dual-core MediaTek MT6577 processor clocked at 1 GHz with PowerVR SGX 531 GPU and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). We reviewed the Xolo A1000 recently which has a similar processor and a HD display. Let’s see how the device performs in the benchmark tests.

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Foursquare for iPhone v6.0 brings new check-in button, easier Explore and more

Foursquare for Android v6.0

Foursquare for iPhone has been updated to version 6.0 that brings a new check-in button, easier way to explore nearby places, a new slide out drawer to access your Profile & History, To-Do List and more, instead of bottom buttons and a new Maps in the home screen that shows your friends near by, The previous v5.3.5 update for iPhone brought new check-in screen and check-in highlights. Foursquare for Android got these features in an update back in February. Continue reading “Foursquare for iPhone v6.0 brings new check-in button, easier Explore and more”

Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 with 5.8-inch qHD display, 1.4 GHz dual-core processor, Android 4.2 announced

Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8

Samsung has also announced the Mega 5.8 along with the Galaxy Mega 6.3 in their new Galaxy Mega line-up. The Galaxy Mega 5.8 has a 5.8-inch qHD (960 x 540 pixels) TFT capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.4 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8MP auto-focus rear camera with LED Flash and a 1.9 MP front-facing camera. similar to the Galaxy Mega 6.3. It also has dual SIM support with dual Standby and dual SIM Always On feature.

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Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 with 6.3-inch HD display, 1.7 GHz dual-core processor, Android 4.2 announced

Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3

Samsung has finally announced the rumored Galaxy Mega line of smartphones. The Galaxy Mega 6.3 is the high-end device in this series that has a 6.3-inch HD ( 1280 x 720 pixels) TFT capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.7 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8MP auto-focus rear camera with LED Flash and a 1.9 MP front-facing camera. This phone lies between the 5.5-inch Galaxy Note 2 and the 7-inch Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 / Galaxy Tab 2 310. Huawei unveiled the Ascend Mate with a 6.1-inch HD display at CES 2013 earlier this year. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 with 6.3-inch HD display, 1.7 GHz dual-core processor, Android 4.2 announced”

Zen Ultrafone 701 HD with 5-inch HD display, 1.2 GHz quad-core processor, Android 4.2 coming soon

Zen Ultrafone 701 HD

Zen Mobiles is all set to release their flagship Android smartphone, Zen Ultrafone 701 HD this month. It has a It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6589 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8MP rear camera with LED Flash, BSI sensor,  and a 3.2MP front-facing camera. Most of the specifications are similar to the Micromax A116 Canvas HD. The company launched the Ultraphone U4, a budget Android smartphone earlier this year. Continue reading “Zen Ultrafone 701 HD with 5-inch HD display, 1.2 GHz quad-core processor, Android 4.2 coming soon”

Chrome Beta v27 for Android brings fullscreen support for phones, Tab history on tablets and more

Chrome Beta 27 for Android

Google has updated the Chrome Beta browser app to version 27.0.1453.49 that brings new features including full screen support for phones, simpler browsing that shows search terms in the omnibox, instead of the long search URL and the in-page Google search box. Chrome Beta version 26 brought data compression experimental feature, now you can can go to Bandwidth Management in Settings and enable Reduce Data Usage to enable this feature instead of enabling it from chrome://flags/ This version also bring Tab history on tablets. Continue reading “Chrome Beta v27 for Android brings fullscreen support for phones, Tab history on tablets and more”

Cinemagram finally arrives for Android

Cinemagram for Android

Cinemagram, one of the popular iPhone apps is finally available for Android. This app lets you  record a short looping 4s video, apply effects and share the GIFs to Facebook, Twitter or Tumblr. It has likes, comments, hashtags and more just like Instagram that was launched for Android last year. Cinemagram was launched first on iPhone back in February 2012 for $1.99, and went free after a month. Continue reading “Cinemagram finally arrives for Android”

Micromax A72 Canvas Viva officially launched for Rs. 6499

Micromax has officially launched the A72 Canvas Viva, the company’s latest budget Android smartphone in the budget series. The Micromax A72 surfaced online earlier this week, and went on sale online couple of days back. It packs a 5-inch (480 x 800 Pixels) capacitive touch screen display, 1 GHz single-core MediaTek MT6515 processor and runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). It ccomes with 2G (EDGE) support, has a 3-megapixel camera and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It has Hindi and English language support. Continue reading “Micromax A72 Canvas Viva officially launched for Rs. 6499”

Karbonn TA-FONE A34 with 7-inch display, 1 GHz processor now available for Rs. 7290

Karbonn TA-FONE A34

Karbonn Smart Tab TA-FONE A37 went on sale online earlier today, now Karbonn Smart Tab TA-FONE A34 is on sale from online retailer Infibeam.  It has a 7-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display similar to the A37, but it comes with a 1GHz single-core processor and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It has 2G support, voice calling and SMS through dual SIM card slots similar to the Penta T-Pad WS708C and the Swipe Halo Value Tablet  that were launched recently. Continue reading “Karbonn TA-FONE A34 with 7-inch display, 1 GHz processor now available for Rs. 7290”

Celkon A119 Signature HD Unboxing

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Yet another entry into the mid range burgeoning phablet category of the Indian market is the Celkon A119 Signature HD. Celkon is relatively new to the space and with the launch of the A119 Signature HD, it follows the legion of Indian “manufacturers” who make smartphones in China. With a respectable spec sheet, the A119 Signature HD is aimed at upsetting the established players like Micromax and karbonn, vying for the coveted “most value for money” device that is ever to land in the market. We have got the device at our labs for review, and here is the unboxing of the phone, with a quick hardware tour –

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