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BBM Chat goes cross platform, to be available on Android, iOS alongside BB10

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BlackBerry’s core strength – the BlackBerry messenger, in a surprising move, is going cross platform with iOS and Android versions of the very popular messaging platform to be made available in the coming months. It was announced right now, at its BlackBerry live conference in Orlando. The iOS as well as the Android app will be free on the respective stores. BBM will be compatible on all iOS devices running iOS 6 and Android devices running 4.0 ICS and above.

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Watch this – New Nokia Lumia live webcast from London

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Only last night did the above image leak from the usual show stopper and leak mesiter @evleaks. The above image is purportedly the Lumia 925, which is going to launch today. The sleek metallic body was teased by Nokia in their ads recently, with “More than your eyes can see” as the main tagline. Nokia themselves are live webcasting the event, watch here – Continue reading “Watch this – New Nokia Lumia live webcast from London”

Spice Smart Flo Ivory Mi-450 with 4.5-inch display, dual-core processor now available for Rs. 5999

Spice Smart Flo Ivory Mi-450

Spice Smart Flo Ivory Mi-450, the company’s latest budget Android smartphone is now on sale from online retailer Saholic. Spice has been teasing the phone on their official Facebook page. It has a 4.5-inch (854 x 480 Pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It packs a 3.2-megapixel rear camera and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It has 2G (EDGE) and comes with dual SIM support.Spice launched the Smart Flo Pace 2 Mi-502 with a 5-inch display couple of weeks back. Continue reading “Spice Smart Flo Ivory Mi-450 with 4.5-inch display, dual-core processor now available for Rs. 5999”

Lenovo P770 Benchmarks

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Lenovo released the P770, the company’s latest Android phone with a 3500 mAh battery recently. We brought you the unboxing of the device last week. Here we have the benchmarks of the device. Lenovo showcased the phone at the MWC 2013 earlier this year. It is powered by a dual-core MediaTek MT6577 processor clocked at 1.2 GHz with PowerVR SGX 531 GPU. Can this phone outperform other dual-core Android smartphones ? Read on to find out. Continue reading “Lenovo P770 Benchmarks”

Micromax A111 Canvas Doodle with Stylus, quad-core processor now available for Rs. 12999

Micromax A111 Canvas Doodle

Micromax A111 Canvas Doodle that leaked last month is now available from online retailer Snapdeal. It has a 5.3-inch (854 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and run on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It comes with a 8-megapixel rear camera with dual LED Flash and a 2MP front-facing camera. It comes with a Stylus, pre-loaded Evernote app and a free flip cover. Micromax launched the A115 Canvas 3D last month. Continue reading “Micromax A111 Canvas Doodle with Stylus, quad-core processor now available for Rs. 12999”

Xolo Q700 with quad-core processor, Android 4.2 launched for Rs. 9999

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Xolo has officially launched the Q700, the company’s second quad-core Android smartphone in the Q Core series. Xolo launched the Q800, the company’s first phone with a quad-core processor back in March. The Xolo Q700 surfaced online recently. It has a 4.5-inch qHD (960 x 540 pixels) 16M color capacitive touch screen IPS display based on one-glass solution (OGS) technology, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core MediaTek 6589W-M processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5MP rear camera with LED Flash, BSI sensor and 720p HD video recording and a 0.3 (MP) VGA front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support with dual standby and packs a 2400 mAh battery. Continue reading “Xolo Q700 with quad-core processor, Android 4.2 launched for Rs. 9999”

Sony Xperia ZR Durable phone with 4.55-inch 720p display, 1.5 GHz quad-core processor announced

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Sony Mobile has announced the Xperia ZR, the company’s latest Android smartphone in the Xperia series. It has a 4.55-inch HD (1280×720 pixels) Reality display with mobile Bravia Engine 2 and is powered by 1.5GHz quad-core Qualcomm APQ 8064 processor with Adreno 320 GPU. It has a 13MP camera with LED Flash, Exmor RS sensor for HDR images and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing canera. It has IP55 and IP58 ratings for dust and water resistance and has PlayStation Mobile support. The Sony Xperia Z had water resistance up to 1 meter, but the Xperia ZR has water resistance of up to 1.50 metres for up to 30 minutes that lets you capture images and record video under water. Continue reading “Sony Xperia ZR Durable phone with 4.55-inch 720p display, 1.5 GHz quad-core processor announced”

Nokia teases new Lumia phone on British TV ahead of London event

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You might be aware that Nokia is hosting an event in London this week on May 14 where the Finnish handset market is expected to announce a new Lumia phone. We have been hearing a lot of rumours about the phone code-named “Catwalk” in the last few weeks. Nokia might finally make this phone official and call it the Lumia 925. The company has been teasing the new phone in a commercial aired on British television earlier today. The phone in the video looks a lot like the one spotted in the Catwalk leaks. This device certainly must pack some impressive camera features as Nokia decided to use the words “more than your eyes can see” in the teaser. I am right now sitting at an Airport in Chennai waiting to board my flight to London to cover the Nokia event.

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Nokia Asha 501 – A discussion with Stephen Elop

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“The N9 is back!” I exclaimed, when Nokia’s CEO Stephen Elop asked some of us bloggers what our first thoughts of the Nokia Asha 501 were. “Doesn’t it feel good?” he said, and we all nodded in unison. Five minutes before that moment, it was a private room full of bloggers, eager to ask questions to the Chief of a company that just made the world know its effort to re-invent the affordable smartphone. What follows below is a summary of our discussion with Stephen Elop and what we learned from it.

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iBall Andi 5L and 5Li officially launched for Rs. 10490

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iBall has officially launched the Andi 5L and 5Li, the company’s latest Android smartphones. The iBall Andi 5L went on sale earlier this month, and the Andi 5Li appeared on the official website at the same time. Both these phones have a 5-inch WVGA (480×800 pixels) display and powered by a dual-core 1GHz Cortex A9 processor. The Andi 5L runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and the Andi 5Li comes with Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). These phones would also have dual SIM support. The Andi 5L comes with Stylus support. Continue reading “iBall Andi 5L and 5Li officially launched for Rs. 10490”

Lemon Aspire A1 with 5.3-inch display now available for Rs. 14999

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Lemon Aspire A1, the company’s latest Android smartphone is now available from online retailers Infibeam and Snapdeal. It has a 5.3-inch qHD (960 x 540 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display based on one-glass solution (OGS) technology, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core Cortex A9 processor and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It has a 8-megapixel camera with LED Flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with a stylus that fits into a slot on the back of the phone. The company is calling it E-Pen. Gionee launched the Gpad-G2 with a 5.3-inch qHD screen and a quad-core processor yesterday. Continue reading “Lemon Aspire A1 with 5.3-inch display now available for Rs. 14999”

Gionee GPad-G2 with 5.3 inch screen launched at Rs. 13,990

Indian budget Android device manufacturer, Gionee, has introduced yet another model dubbed the G Pad – G2. The G2 is the company’s 10th product over the course of three months and features a rather large 5.3 inch display. The phone is powered by a 1.2 GHz Quad Core processor while the operating system is Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. It was launched last month, now the phone is finally on sale. Continue reading “Gionee GPad-G2 with 5.3 inch screen launched at Rs. 13,990”

Nokia Asha 501 Overview and First Impressions

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Nokia Asha 501, the company’s latest attempt at out-innovating the low end smartphone market, was launched today in New Delhi and we got some fair play time with the device. Based on the new Nokia Asha platform, the device was previously demoed by Nokia’s Peter Skillman, who led the whole effort of bringing the intuitive N9 UI to the low end. After a healthy hands on time with the device, we can’t withhold ourselves from telling you about this device. But before that, here is a complete overview of the device –

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Karbonn A7 Star with 4.5-inch display, 1 GHz dual-core processor now available for Rs. 6190

Karbonn A7 Star, successor of the A7+ is now available from online retailer Snapdeal. It has a 4.5-inch (854 ×480 pixels) FWVGA capacitive touch screen display and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), similar to the Karbonn A12 that went on sale earlier this year, but this comes with 2G (EDGE) support. It is powered by a 1 GHz dual-core processor, has a 5-megapixel auto focus camera with LED flash and a 0.3MP (VGA) front-facing camera. It also comes with dual SIM support with dual standby. Karbonn launched the A7 back in July and A7+ in October last year. Both these phones had a 3.5-inch screen and Android 2.3. Continue reading “Karbonn A7 Star with 4.5-inch display, 1 GHz dual-core processor now available for Rs. 6190”

Karbonn S2 Titanium with 5-inch display, quad-core processor now available for Rs. 10790

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Karbonn S2 Titanium went on pre-order online earlier this week. The phone is now available from online retailers Snapdeal, Infibeam and Saholic. It has a 5-inch FWVGA screen (854×480 pixels), powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It comes with a 8-megpixel auto-focus camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera similar to the S5 Titanium. It also has dual SIM support with dual standby. Continue reading “Karbonn S2 Titanium with 5-inch display, quad-core processor now available for Rs. 10790”