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Aircel Music Mornings offers data-free access to Saavn from 6 to 9 AM for one month

Aircel has tied up with Saavn, a music streaming to launch Aircel Music Mornings to offer data-free access to Saavn’s comprehensive music catalog between the 6 AM and 9 AM everyday. Under this offer Aircel pre-paid customers can enjoy music on Saavn for three hours everyday for one month without being charged for data usage. Aircel aims to reduce India’s rampant piracy problem with this partnership. Continue reading “Aircel Music Mornings offers data-free access to Saavn from 6 to 9 AM for one month”

Oppo N1 mini launched in India for Rs. 26990

Oppo N1 mini-1

Oppo has launched the N1 mini, the company’s latest smartphone in India as expected. The main highlight of the phone is its 13-megapixel rotating camera with 1/3.2″ Sony IMX214 stacked sensor, 6-element lens, f/2.0 aperture, LED flash. It uses software enhancements to capture images at 24-megapixel resolution. Continue reading “Oppo N1 mini launched in India for Rs. 26990”

iBall Andi 5K Panther with Octa Core processor, Android 4.4 now available for Rs. 10499

iBall Andi 5K Panther

iBall Andi 5K Panther, the company’s latest smartphone in the Andi series is now available from eBay.in. It has a 5-inch qHD (960 × 540 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.4 GHz octa-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support with dual standby and has 3G connectivity. Continue reading “iBall Andi 5K Panther with Octa Core processor, Android 4.4 now available for Rs. 10499”

Celkon Millennium Ultra Q500 with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, Android 4.4 launching this month

Celkon Millennium Ultra Q500

Celkon launched its Millennium series last month that includes, Millennium Elite Q470, Millennium Power Q3000 and Millennium Vogue Q455 smartphones running Android KitKat. The company is all set to launch the Millennium Ultra Q500, a new smartphone in the Millennium series later this month.
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10,000 units of Asus Zenfone 5 smartphones to be available on Flipkart from August 9th

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Asus launched the Zenfone 5 smartphone in India last month along with the other smartphones in the Zenfone series. It went on sale on Flipkart and authorised Asus channels soon after the launch starting at just Rs. 9,999, but it went out of stock on Flipkart in just four days after the launch. Today, the company has announced that the Zenfone 5 would be back on stock on Flipkart with 10,000 units available for sale starting tomorrow, August 9th. Continue reading “10,000 units of Asus Zenfone 5 smartphones to be available on Flipkart from August 9th”

Nokia Lumia 530 Dual SIM pre-booking begins in India, launching August 3rd week

Nokia Lumia 530 Dual SIM

Microsoft unveiled the Lumia 530 Dual SIM, the latest budget Windows Phone 8 handset last month. Snapdeal has started taking pre-orders for the smartphone in India exclusively. The Lumia 530 has a 4-inch FWVGA display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 200 processor, runs on Windows Phone 8.1 and has a 5-megapixel fixed focus rear camera, but lacks a front-facing camera. It has Dual SIM support that offers call waiting and call forwarding between two SIM cards. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 530 Dual SIM pre-booking begins in India, launching August 3rd week”

Google Play Great Monsoon sale offers Movies and Books at discounted rates

Google Play Great Monsoon sale

Google is back with its Google Play discounted sale. Earlier this year Google celebrated Google Play’s second birthday by offering some games, but it was not impressive compared to the first birthday sale.Today Google has started its new offer that lets you get films and e-books at discounted rates in new sale called “The Great Monsoon Sale”. Google also offers discounts on music in some countries, but since Google Play Music is not available in India, it is not available in the country. Continue reading “Google Play Great Monsoon sale offers Movies and Books at discounted rates”

ASUS Zenfone 4 Review

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Asus ZenFone 4 is the cheapest of all the three smartphones from the Zenfone series. The entry-level phone, launched in India last month for Rs 5,999, aims to offer great value for the price it comes at. ASUS has launched the phone in two versions viz, the A400CG and A450CG. The former has a 4 inch screen and a 5-megapixel camera, whereas the latter, which is not available for sale in India yet, has a 4.5-inch screen and an 8-megapixel camera. Let’s take a detailed look at the Asus Zenfone 4, A400CG black color model in our review. Continue reading “ASUS Zenfone 4 Review”

Here is when you can expect the Xiaomi Redmi 1S, Redmi Note, Mi 4 and Mi Pad to launch in India

Xiaomi drew a lot of flak for not meeting the demand that their first India launch, the Mi 3 saw. Along with the Mi 3, Xiaomi announced a couple of other devices including the cost-effective Redmi 1S and the octa-core monster, the Redmi Note.

Xiaomi Redmi Note-9

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August 11 is when the OPPO N1 mini will launch in India

OPPO had been teasing the N1 mini via their social feeds through the past week or so. The N1 mini, as the name suggests, is the mini version of the OPPO N1 that happens to be the Chinese phone maker’s first phone in India, launched back in January.

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Binatone 3G MiFi Router with inbuilt power bank launched for Rs. 4995

Binatone BMF3G2160 3G MiFi Router

Binatone launched 3G Mifi Router with 5000 mAh Turbo Power Bank in India. It lets you create Wi-Fi hotspot for up to 10 users, has built-in SD card reader upto 32 GB for Wireless Files Sharing, plug and play support for auto configuration . It offers download speed of up to 21.6 Mbps and upload speed of up to 5.76Mbps for connectivity on the go. Continue reading “Binatone 3G MiFi Router with inbuilt power bank launched for Rs. 4995”

Antec SP1 and SPzero Bluetooth speakers, dBs and Pulse headphones launched in India

Antec A.M.P

Antec has launched its A.M.P (Antec Mobile Products) Line of speakers and headphones in India. These include, A.M.P SP1 and A.M.P SPzero portable Bluetooth speakers, A.M.P dBs in-ear earphones and A.M.P Pulse Bluetooth headphones. The SP1 portable Bluetooth speaker has built-in microphone and controls that lets you easily switch between your music and phone functions with the touch of a button. The A.M.P SPzero is a smaller version that also has microphone and Bluetooth 3.0 support. Continue reading “Antec SP1 and SPzero Bluetooth speakers, dBs and Pulse headphones launched in India”

Asus Fonepad 7 FE170CG with 7-inch display, Dual SIM and voice calling launched in India for Rs. 8999

Asus Fonepad 7 FE170CG

Asus has launched the Fonepad 7 FE170CG in India. It was showcased at the Zenfone launch event in India last month and packs a 7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) display, powered by 1.2 GHz dual-core Intel Atom Z2520 processor with PowerVR SGX544 GPU and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) with ZenUI. It has a 2-megapixel rear camera and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. Continue reading “Asus Fonepad 7 FE170CG with 7-inch display, Dual SIM and voice calling launched in India for Rs. 8999”

Acer Iconia A1-830 Android tablet launched in India for Rs. 11299

Acer Iconia A1-830

Acer has launched Iconia A1-830, the company’s new tablet in Iconia series in India in partnership with Flipkart. It was announced earlier this year and packs a 7.9-inch (1024 x 768 pixels) LED-backlit IPS display with 178 degree viewing angle and 4:3 aspect ratio, powered by a 1.6 GHz Intel Atom Z2560 processor with Hyper-Threading technology and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). Continue reading “Acer Iconia A1-830 Android tablet launched in India for Rs. 11299”

Vertu Signature Touch Review

Vertu has priced its most recent launch ‘New Signature Touch’ at whopping Rupees 7.5 lakhs. Many would question if there really is a market for such expensive mobile devices? The answer is – yes there is! Proof of which is Vertu’s survival in the industry, for nearly 15 years.

vertu front screen

The target audience for such expensive phones is extremely niche and thus very selective. They want to be seen carrying devices that set them apart from the crowd. Vertu has successfully catered to this audience with its uniquely hand-crafted mobile devices. Yet, its beautifully packaged mobile phones failed to deliver the latest in technology. This remained a huge obstacle in Vertu’s growth. Continue reading “Vertu Signature Touch Review”