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Asus Zenfone series reportedly launching in India on July 9th

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Asus is planning to launch the Zenfone series – Zenfone 4, Zenfone 5 and Zenfone 6 in India on July 9th, according to a report from The Times of India. These are the first smartphones from Asus that were announced at the CES 2014 earlier this year have 4, 5 and 6-inch displays. The Zenfone 4 has a 4-inch WVGA screen and the Zenfone 5 and Zenfone 6 have 5-inch and 6-inch HD displays, respectively. All these run on Android JellyBean 4.3 with ASUS ZenUI on top and are upgradable to Android 4.4 KitKat. Continue reading “Asus Zenfone series reportedly launching in India on July 9th”

Micromax Unite A092 with quad-core processor, Android 4.3 now available for Rs. 6499

Micromax Unite A092

Micromax Unite A092 that surfaced on the official website last week is now available from online retailer Flipkart. It has a 4-inch WVGA screen, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 (MSM8212) processor and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Micromax Unite A092 with quad-core processor, Android 4.3 now available for Rs. 6499”

BlackBerry Giveaway Contest Day 1 – #BeOnBB

BlackBerry BeOnBB Contest

FoneArena has teamed up with BlackBerry India for a new contest. This contest will run for five days starting from June 20th (today) till June 24th (Tuesday). We will ask you one question every day, and you need to Tweet your answers with the hashtag #BeOnBB, follow @BlackBerryIN and @FoneArena and include both Twitter handles in the tweet. Continue reading “BlackBerry Giveaway Contest Day 1 – #BeOnBB”

Idea !d 4000 with 3.5-inch display, dual-core processor launched for Rs. 4999

Idea id 4000

Idea Cellular has launched !d 4000, the company’s latest budget smartphone with 3G connectivity. It has a 3.5-inch HVGA display, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 3.2-megapixel rear camera without flash. It has dual SIM support with dual standby, similar to other Idea phones and also comes with 3G connectivity. The looks like a minor upgrade compared to the Idea !d 1000 that was launched earlier this March, since only the camera and the battery have seen a change. Continue reading “Idea !d 4000 with 3.5-inch display, dual-core processor launched for Rs. 4999”

LinkedIn India has 26 million users, 43% of traffic comes from mobile

With 26 million users, India has the second largest user base of LinkedIn behind the US. The largest professional social network said that India accounts for 8.6% of the global user base. In February, LinkedIn announced that it had 24 million users in India, which means the social network garnered about 2 million users in four months. The company also stated that more and more users are accessing the social network on their mobile.

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Swipe rolls out Android 4.4 KitKat update for Konnect 5.0

Swipe Konnect 5.0

Swipe Telecom launched Swipe Konnect 5.0, the company’s first Android smartphone in the Konnect running Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) last week for Rs. 8999. Today the company has announced that it has started rolling out Android 4.4 (KitKat) update for the smartphone. In addition to better performance and UI changes, the smartphones also has customizable UI which can be personalized with multiple effects, themes and transitions. Continue reading “Swipe rolls out Android 4.4 KitKat update for Konnect 5.0”

Karbonn Titanium S1 Plus with 4-inch display, quad-core processor officially launched for Rs. 6490

Karbonn Titanium S1 Plus

Karbonn has officially launched the Titanium S1 Plus, that company’s latest budget smartphone in the Titanium series. It went on sale online back in April and packs a 4-inch WVGA display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. Continue reading “Karbonn Titanium S1 Plus with 4-inch display, quad-core processor officially launched for Rs. 6490”

Xolo Q1000 Opus 2 with 5-inch qHD display, Snapdragon 200 processor now available for Rs. 9780

Xolo Q1000 Opus 2

Xolo launched the Q1000 Opus, the company’s first smartphone powered by a quad-core Broadcom (BCM23550) processor back in December last year. Now the Xolo Q1000 Opus 2 is available from online retailer Snapdeal. It is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 200 (MSM8212) processor and has a 5-inch qHD display, compared to FWVGA screen on the Q1000 Opus. Even though the first Opus already got the KitKat update, the Opus 2 runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) OS. Continue reading “Xolo Q1000 Opus 2 with 5-inch qHD display, Snapdragon 200 processor now available for Rs. 9780”

Intex Aqua 3G with 4-inch display, dual-core processor launched for Rs. 3555

Intex Aqua 3G

Intex has launched Aqua 3G, the company’s latest entry-level smartphone with 3G support in the Aqua series. It has a 4-inch WVGA screen, powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 2-megapixel rear camera without flash and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It also has 3G connectivity and comes with dual SIM support, similar to most other Intex smartphones. Continue reading “Intex Aqua 3G with 4-inch display, dual-core processor launched for Rs. 3555”

Vodafone India launches Super Network Operations Centre and Experience Centre in Pune

Vodafone India, today launched Super Network Operations Centre (SNOC) and Super Network Experience Centre (SNEC) in Pune. The SNOC provides insight into the workings of over 120,000 Vodafone sites that offer network coverage across 22 circles remotely. The SNEC enables enterprise customers to experience the latest and emerging business communication solutions to Communicate, Collaborate and Connect better. Continue reading “Vodafone India launches Super Network Operations Centre and Experience Centre in Pune”

Reliance Jio to begin expanded 4G trials in August, phased launch in 2015 across India

Reliance Jio Infocomm, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) would begin 4G rollout in phased manner in 2015. This was announced by Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director of the Reliance Industries at its 40th Annual General Meeting today. The company would begin expanded trials in August across multiple cities, which would continue through the end of 2014 and early 2015. Continue reading “Reliance Jio to begin expanded 4G trials in August, phased launch in 2015 across India”

Micromax Canvas Gold A300 with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Android 4.4 now available for Rs. 23999

Micromax Canvas Gold A300

After several leaks and rumors, the Micromax Canvas Gold A300 is now available from online retailer Infibeam. It has a 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) IPS display, powered by a 2 GHz octa-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It features a 16-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED Flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Gold A300 with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Android 4.4 now available for Rs. 23999”

BlackBerry Z3 launching in India on June 25th

BlackBerry Z3

BlackBerry is all set to launch the BlackBerry Z3, the company’s latest BlackBerry 10 smartphone in India next week. The company has sent us press invite for the launch event scheduled for June 25th. The invite just reads it would unveil the next generation BlackBerry 10 device. Since the company already launched the BlackBerry Z30, it is clear that it is BlackBerry Z3 that would be launched in a week. Continue reading “BlackBerry Z3 launching in India on June 25th”

Airtel launches 4G on mobile in Kolkata

Airtel launched its 4G LTE services starting from Kolkata, back in 2012. Today it has launched 4G on mobile in the city. Airtel would also offer live demos in Airtel’s company operated stores and also let users to upgrade to 4G SIMs. It offers separate 4G packs for prepaid customers and offers Airtel myPlan, customizable plans for postpaid customers that has myBoosters with 4G benefits. Continue reading “Airtel launches 4G on mobile in Kolkata”

Panasonic to launch ELUGA series of smartphones in India soon

Panasonic India Eluga Teaser

Panasonic India has announced that it would launch Eluga range of smartphones soon. The Panasonic ELUGA waterproof Android smartphone was announced back in 2012 for the European markets. The company also introduced ELUGA Power with IP57 rating for dust and water resistance for Europe soon after. Continue reading “Panasonic to launch ELUGA series of smartphones in India soon”