CAT B15 Rugged Smartphone Hands-On

Caterpillar (CAT) has announced a new rugged smartphone called the B15 here at MWC 2013 in Barcelona, Spain. The phone is designed and manufactured by bullet under the Caterpillar branding.

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Konka Expose 960 and Expose 970 Android Smartphones launched for Rs. 13999 and Rs. 14999

Konka, a popular Chinese manufacturer has entered into Indian market with 2 Android Smartphones, Konka Expose 960 and Expose 970. These  are powered by 1 GHz dual-core MediaTek MT6577 Processors and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). These have a 8MP auto focus camera at the back with LED Flash and a 2MP front-facing camera. Continue reading “Konka Expose 960 and Expose 970 Android Smartphones launched for Rs. 13999 and Rs. 14999”

LG Preparing Octa-Core Odin Processor

‘It’s been a while since rumors indicated that LG was also trying to create its own mobile processors in order to catch up with the leading brands. It seems that LG is preparing to use its own octa-core processor known as “Odin” for the upcoming Optimus G2 smartphone.

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Polytron Creates World’s First Transparent Mobile Phone

The concept of a transparent mobile phone is nothing new. We’ve seen it in countless sci-fi movies and TV shows. However, Polytron has now created a working prototype of a transparent mobile phone.

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LG Optimus F5 and Optimus F7 with 4G LTE, dual-core processor, Android 4.1 announced

LG has finally announced the Optimus F Series phones. LG started teasing a new Optimus series for the MWC 2013 earlier this month. These phones have 4G LTE support and would offer premium user experience for the mass market. The LG Optimus F5 has a 4.3-inch (960 × 540 pixels) IPS display, powered by a 1.2 GHz Dual-Core processor and the Optimus F7 has a 4.7-inch (1280 × 720 pixels) True HD IPS display and is powered by a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor. Both these phones run on Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) and comes with unique features such as QSlide, Live Zooming, QuickMemo, QTranslator, Video Wiz, Safety Care and more. Continue reading “LG Optimus F5 and Optimus F7 with 4G LTE, dual-core processor, Android 4.1 announced”

HTC One Price Revealed in UK

HTC One Price
Clove UK has revealed the price for the unlocked version of the just announced HTC One which is a flagship device from the Taiwanese phone maker with an excellent design and premium hardware. HTC has not joined the Megapixel war by cranking up more Megapixels on the Camera sensor but has taken a different approach known as UltraPixel which you can read about here.HTC did not reveal an exact market release date for the One handset or the price.

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HTC One with 4.7-inch 1080p Display and UltraPixel Camera announced

HTC has finally announced the HTC One, their new flagship Android smartphone. It has a 4.7 inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD display, powered by a 1.7 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) with the new HTC Sense UI and HTC BlinkFeed. It has an UltraPixel camera on the back with LED Flash and a 2.1MP HD front-facing camera with 88 wide angle lens with HDR capability. It comes with Beats audio support, Dual frontal stereo speakers with built-in amplifiers and dual microphones.

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VERTU Ti Luxury Android Smartphone expected to launch in India by March

Vertu, popular luxury mobile phone maker launched VERTU Ti last week. The Android smartphone is expected to launch in India in March. It features a 3.7 inch sapphire crystal screen that is largest ever engineered that makes the screen virtually scratch proof and it is tested to be 4 times stronger than other smart phones in terms of impact resistance. Continue reading “VERTU Ti Luxury Android Smartphone expected to launch in India by March”

BlackBerry Z10 India launch on Feb 25 as invite arrives

FoneArena was the first to bring you the news about the BlackBerry Z10 coming to India on February 24th,25th . Looks like we were right ! An interesting and unusual invite landed at our office today from BlackBerry and it was a cool heat sensitive mug ! Once we filled the mug with some hot liquid , the message slowly showed up on the mug. It reads – Block Your Date on Monday February 25th 2013.   BlackBerry will be launching the Z10 in India on that day and it would be going on sale later this month. Continue reading “BlackBerry Z10 India launch on Feb 25 as invite arrives”

Byond Phablet PII with 5.7-inch HD IPS display, Android 4.1 launched for Rs. 14999

Byond Tech has launched their latest Android Smartphone, the Phablet PII. The Phablet PIII that was launched back in December had a 6-inch FWVGA display, but the Phablet PII comes with a 5.7-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD 5-point multi touch capacitive screen IPS display. It is powered by a 1 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It comes with a 8MP rear camera with LED flash and a 3MP front-facing camera for video chats. Continue reading “Byond Phablet PII with 5.7-inch HD IPS display, Android 4.1 launched for Rs. 14999”

Spice Smart Flo Mi-351 Dual SIM Android Smartphone now available for Rs. 3699

Spice Smart Flo Mi-351, new Android smartphone is now available from online retailer Saholic. It has a 3.5-inch (480 x 320 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1 GHz processor and runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), similar to the Micromax A27 Ninja that went on sale recently. It comes with a 3.2 Megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 1.3MP front-facing camera. It also comes with NQ Mobile security with 6 months free subscription. Continue reading “Spice Smart Flo Mi-351 Dual SIM Android Smartphone now available for Rs. 3699”

Sony Xperia Z and ZL coming soon to India

The Sony Xperia Z and Xperia ZL were introduced at the Consumer electronics show 2013 at Las Vegas recently. With both of them sporting a 5 inch 1080p screen and a powerful Qualcomm APQ8064 processor, they generated quite a lot of buzz at the trade show. It was announced that the global roll out will be started soon, and the above image is the first clue that both the Xperia Z and ZL are landing in the Indian markets soon. As you can see above, straight from the horse’s mouth, the Sony Xperia Z and Xperia ZL are supposedly “coming soon” to India.

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