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Xolo B700 with 4.3-inch qHD IPS display, 3450 mAh Battery now available for Rs. 8999

Xolo B700

Xolo B700, the company’s latest Android smartphone with dual SIM support is now available from online retailer Flipkart. Xolo launched the A700, the first Android smartphone in the A Series powered by a MediaTek processor back in November last year. This is the first phone in the new B Series, which indicates the high capacitity battery. It has a 4.3-inch (960 x 540 pixels) 16M color capacitive touch screen IPS display,  powered by a 1GHz dual-core MediaTek MT6577 processor and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It comes with a 5MP auto focus camera with LED flash at the back with 720p HD video recording and a VGA front-facing camera similar to the Xolo A700. Continue reading “Xolo B700 with 4.3-inch qHD IPS display, 3450 mAh Battery now available for Rs. 8999”

Samsung Galaxy S4 mini images surface, 4.3 inch qHD display, 1.6 GHz dual-core CPU

Samsung Galaxy S4 mini leak

Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S4 last week. Now images of the Galaxy S4 mini has surfaced online. Ermek has leaked the pictures of the Galaxy S4 mini (GT-I9190) on Twitter. According to SamMobile, the S4 mini would feature a 4.3-inch (960 × 540 pixels) qHD Super AMOLED display with 256ppi pixel density. It would come with a 1.6 GHz dual-core CPU and run on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) OS with Touchwiz Nature UX 2.0.

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Gionee Dream D1 Hands On Video

Gionee is one of the newest entrants into India’s fairly crowded mid-range Android smartphone space. We’ve got our hands on their brand new product, the Gionee Dream D1. The phone brings an interesting mix of fairly high end specifications at a decidedly low price point.

Gionee Dream D1

The phone combines a 4.65inch 720p Super AMOLED display with a Mediatek Quad Core processor running at 1.2Ghz to provide quite an excellent multimedia experience. While it is early to call it the best, we’d say this is one of the better displays we have seen on a mid range smartphone.  Continue reading “Gionee Dream D1 Hands On Video”

Tic Tac Mo for iPhone is the classic Tic Tac Toe game with new features

Tic Tac Mo for iPhone

Tic Tac Mo for iPhone from the developer First Medical Imaging is the classic Tic Tac Toe game with new features. This lets you play the game with up to three friends, where the 3 players use the symbols X, O, and Y. Users will first select the number of live players in the game. They have the option of either facing up to two other live players, or going against the computer.
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Speedtest.net app for iOS gets huge update including new UI and iPhone 5 support

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If you  are a Speedtest.net addict like me, and if you happen to have an iOS device, the internet speed testing app for iOS got a huge update including a all new UI and support for iPhone 5. In the above screenshot you can see the new app UI which shows how the iPhone 5 is clocking crazy fast speeds over Vodafone’s 3G network here in Chennai. You can even share the speedtest result from within the app to Twitter, Facebook, email and SMS.

There is even an option to remove ads if you pay $1 or Rs.55. Much needed update for this app which is very useful when testing network speeds. If you already have the app installed on your iPhone, you must have the update notification within the app store.

Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos Benchmarks

Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos Benchmarks

Samsung released the Galaxy Grand Duos in India back in January. We brought you the Galaxy Grand Duos photo gallery earlier today, here we have the benchmarks of the device. The device is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core Broadcom BCM28155 processor based on ARM Cortex-A9 and VideoCore 4 GPU. It has a 5-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display at 186 ppi pixel density. It runs on Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean).

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Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos Photo Gallery

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Samsung launched the Galaxy Grand Duos (GT-I9082) in India earlier this January for Rs. 21,500. We brought you the hands-on images of the device from the launch event. Here we have the photo gallery of the device. The Galaxy Grand and the dual SIM Grand Duos were announced back in December 2012. The design of the phone is similar to the Galaxy S3. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos Photo Gallery”

Intex Aqua SX and Aqua Star spotted on official website, priced at Rs. 4490 and Rs. 3990

Intex Aqua SX

Intex is all set to release two new Android smartphones in the Aqua range. We spotted the Aqua Star and the Aqua SX, the company’s upcoming affordable Android smartphones on their website. The Intex Aqua SX has almost similar features as the Aqua S including a 3.5-inch (480×320 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) and is powered by a 1 GHz processor . This packs a 1450 mAh battery. The Intex Aqua Star would come with a 4-inch display, powered by a 1 GHz processor and run on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). It would have a 3MP rear camera and a 1.3MP front-facing camera. Continue reading “Intex Aqua SX and Aqua Star spotted on official website, priced at Rs. 4490 and Rs. 3990”

Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini Unboxing

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Almost six months have passed since the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S3 mini in Europe. It never reached the subcontinent as Samsung had planned to launch other devices with similar specifications here, like the Galaxy S Duos, which is basically a Dual SIM version of the Galaxy S3 mini. However, there are lots of differences between the S3 mini and the S Duos when it comes to the internals. Just for comparisons sake, you have to know that the S3 mini looks exactly like the S Duos. With that said, the S3 mini is an interesting device on its own, and since we have got it in our labs now, here it is, our unboxing video –

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The Dark Knight Rises and Shark Dash now available for Windows Phone 8 devices

Gameloft has released their popular games, The Dark Knight Rises and Shark Dash for the Windows Phone 8 devices. The Dark Knight Rises game was released for Android, iPhone and iPad back in July last year. As you all know The Dark Knight Rises is based on the Batman movie franchise. It has all the characters from the batman like Catwoman, Lucius Fox and Commissioner Gordon. You have to finish missions and random events and protect Gotham City from Bane. Continue reading “The Dark Knight Rises and Shark Dash now available for Windows Phone 8 devices”

Google Play v4.0 leaks, to bring redesigned UI

Google Play 4.0 leak

Droid Life and Android Police have got hold of the upcoming Google Play version 4.0. This would bring a complete redesign to the app with Holo-inspired user interface, new fonts, bigger images and lots more.  The individual content stores such as Music, Movies & TV, Books, Apps also have a different layout with eye-catching colours. Continue reading “Google Play v4.0 leaks, to bring redesigned UI”

Google Keep is official, brings synced notes to web and Android

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Google’s note taking and list making app, Keep, had shown up previously on Drive but has now been officially announced. The app which works on web and on Android phones running 4.0 and above can best be described as a simplified version of Evernote. The application allows the creation of notes and lists which are saved on Google Drive. You can download the app here.

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These are synchronized across all your Android devices. Users also get a home screen and lock screen widget to make taking notes a single tap affair. It is possible to attach images and voice memos to notes. Additionally, the service supports transcription which will let you convert voice memos into text. Google Keep allows you to customize the color of the note and completed items can be archived or deleted. The notes can be accessed on the web via the drive.google.com/keep url.

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There is no iOS or Windows Phone application yet. One area where the app falls short is shared note editing or any sort of social features other than sharing via the standard Android share menu. Do you see yourself using Keep over more established players and their apps like Evernote and Microsoft’s OneNote ? Sound off in the comments below.

Sony Xperia E dual Benchmarks


Sony Xperia E dual went on sale in India earlier this week. We brought you the unboxing yesterday, here we have the benchmarks of the device.  The Sony Xperia E dual has a 3.5-inch (480 x 320 pixels) TFT capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM7227A processor with Andreno 200 GPU. and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), which is Upgradable to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.  Continue reading “Sony Xperia E dual Benchmarks”

Apple fixes the lock screen vulnerability with iOS 6.1.3 update

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Just a month after the iOS 6.1.2, Apple has now rolled out iOS 6.1.3 in order to fix a vulnerability. The vulnerability in question is the lock screen bypass that was hacked through a simple combination of fake emergency calls and key presses. With iOS 6.1.3, Apple have fixed this exact vulnerability and it is now available for download. The size of the download is around 18MB as seen above, which is a really small update by Apple’s standards.

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Nokia Lumia 520 launched in India, available early April

Nokia has launched the Lumia 520 in India at an event in Delhi, along with the Lumia 720. It was unveiled at the Mobile World Congress in 2013 in Barcelona last month, and appeared on the Nokia India Shop last week. It comes with a 4-inch (800 x 480 pixels) display with 2D hardened glass. The display is super sensitive touch for finger nail and glove use. It is powered by a 1 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8227 processor and runs on the latest Windows Phone 8 OS. It has a 5MP auto focus camera at the back with 720p HD video recording. It is 9.9 mm thick and weighs 124 grams. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 520 launched in India, available early April”