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Intex Aqua i2 with 5-inch display, Android 4.2 spotted on official website

Intex Aqua i2

Intex had already launched a range of smartphones in the Aqua i Series, including the popular Aqua i7. The Intex Aqua I-4+ in the I series was launched last week, now the Intex Aqua i2 has been listed on the official Intex website as coming soon. It has a 5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) display, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), similar to its predecessor. It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Intex Aqua i2 with 5-inch display, Android 4.2 spotted on official website”

Xolo Q3000 with 5.7-inch 1080p display now available for Rs. 18849

Xolo Q3000 that went on pre-order online last week, is now available from online retailer Snapdeal in India. It packs a 5.7-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) IPS display, powered by 1.5 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6589T processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 13-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED Flash, BSI 2 sensor, 1080p video recording and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with a BSI sensor. It comes with 2GB RAM and packs a 4000 mAh battery. Continue reading “Xolo Q3000 with 5.7-inch 1080p display now available for Rs. 18849”

Samsung launches ‘Stay New’ 18 months EMI and Buy Back offers for its flagship Galaxy devices

Samsung Stay New

Samsung Mobiles has launched Stay New ownership plan on its flagship Galaxy devices, that lets users buy flagship Galaxy devices with low EMIs and Easy Buyback offers to upgrade to newer models after 6 months of purchasing a device. The smartphones and tablets covered under the Stay New platform are Galaxy Note 3, Galaxy Note 2, Samsung S4, Samsung S4 Mini, Samsung S3, Galaxy Tab 3 and Galaxy Tab 10.1. Continue reading “Samsung launches ‘Stay New’ 18 months EMI and Buy Back offers for its flagship Galaxy devices”

Micromax Bolt A59 and Bolt A28 with 3.5-inch display, 1 GHz processor coming soon

Micromax Bolt A59

Micromax is all set to launch the Bolt A59 and Bolt A28, two new smartphones in the Bolt series. These smartphones have been listed on Flipkart and packs a 3.5-inches (320 x 480 Pixels) capacitive touch screen display and powered by a 1 GHz processor. The Micromax Bolt A59 runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean), features a 2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. The Bolt A28 runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), packs a 0.3-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Both these phones have 2G (EDGE) connectivity and have dual SIM support with dual standby. Continue reading “Micromax Bolt A59 and Bolt A28 with 3.5-inch display, 1 GHz processor coming soon”

Karbonn Titanium S4 with 4.7-inch HD AMOLED display, 13MP camera listed online for Rs. 15990

Karbonn Titanium S4

The Karbonn Titanium S7 with a 1080p IPS screen went on sale last month, now the Karbonn Titanium S4 with a 4.7-inch HD AMOLED screen has been listed on Flipkart. It has a 4.7-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD AMOLED display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera, similar to the Titanium S7. The phone comes with 1GB of RAM and packs a 1800 mAh battery. It comes with Dual SIM support, similar to other Karbonn smartphones. Continue reading “Karbonn Titanium S4 with 4.7-inch HD AMOLED display, 13MP camera listed online for Rs. 15990”

Samsung Galaxy Star Pro Review

Samsung launched the Galaxy Star (GT-S5282), the company’s cheapest Android smartphone earlier this year. It launched the Samsung Galaxy Star Pro (GT-S7262), an upgraded version of the Star few months back, with a large screen, more internal storage and a slightly better battery. This uses the same single-core Spreadtrum chip and runs on the same version of the Jelly Bean OS similar to the Star. Is the Star Pro a decent upgrade to the Galaxy Star? Should you go for it? Let us find out in the complete review. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Star Pro Review”

My Vodafone app arrives for Windows Phone 8 devices in India

My Vodafone for Windows Phone

Vodafone India launched My Vodafone self service app for iOS, Android and Blackberry platforms earlier this year. Now the app is available for Windows Phone platform. Just like other platforms, this lets you pay phone bills, recharge prepaid account, track service requests, subscribe to the best offers and more. You need a valid My Vodafone Login ID and password to use the app. A lot of Windows 8 smartphones including the latest Lumia 1520 did not support the app. Hope Vodafone India would upgrade the app to support more WP8 smartphones. Continue reading “My Vodafone app arrives for Windows Phone 8 devices in India”

Aircel appoints ZTE for 4G network deployment starting from Tamil Nadu and Chennai

Aircel has appointed China’s ZTE Corporation to supply and deploy its 4G network in India. ZTE had already partnered with Aitel to deploy 4G network in Kolkata and Chandigarh. We already reported that Aircel would start 4G LTE trial starting from Chennai by the end of 2013. Now Aircel has announced that LTE deployment will be initiated in Chennai, Rest of Tamil Nadu (RoTN) and few other business critical circles.
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Intex Cloud Y3, Y7 and Y13 with 4-inch display, Android 4.2 spotted on official website

Intex Cloud Y3, Y7 and Y13

Three new Intex smartphones, the Intex Cloud Y3, Cloud Y7 and the Cloud Y13 has been listed on the official Intex website as coming soon. All these smartphones have a 4-inch display, powered by a dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean). These have a rear camera with LED flash and front-facing cameras. These have dual SIM support with dual standby, similar to other Intex smartphones. The Intex Cloud Y3 and the Cloud Y7 have 2G (EDGE) support, and the Cloud Y13 have 3G support.

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Nokia 106 affordable phone goes on sale in India for Rs. 1399

Nokia 106

Nokia 106 was announced back in August along with the Nokia 107 Dual SIM for China. Now the phone is available in India from the official Nokia Shop. It has a 1.8-inch (160 x 128 pixels) TFT display, bit larger than the Nokia 105, the company’s most affordable feature phone that was launched in India back in April. Other features are almost similar to the 105, including a dust and splash-proof keypad, 4-way Navi Key and FM Radio support. Continue reading “Nokia 106 affordable phone goes on sale in India for Rs. 1399”

Lava Iris 354e with 3.5-inch display, dual-core processor spotted online for Rs. 3415

Lava Iris 354e

The Lava Iris 352e, an entry-level smartphone went on sale last month. Now the Lava Iris 354e has been spotted on Flipkart. It has a 3.5 inch (320 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean), similar to the Iris 352e. It comes with dual SIM support with dual standby and has 2G (EDGE) connectivity. The phone is a bit thinner than its predecessor at 11.8mm and has 2GB of internal memory, instead of 512MB. The design of the phone has changed, which looks more flat with sharp edges than curved.
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Airtel Mobitude 2013 survey shows 124% jump in data users, 3G devices contributed to 87% of data traffic

Bharti Airtel has released the results of Airtel Mobitude 2013, the 5th edition of its Indian annual survey that reveals that mobile TV, Bollywood, Hello Tunes, Re 1 entertainment store and gaming ruled customer preferences. Mobile TV witnessed 400% plus jump in viewership over last year. Airtel Re 1 entertainments store paved way for data usage growth . The number of data users jump 124% from last year and data consumption jumped 220%. About 87% of data traffic was contributed by 3G-enabled devices. Smartphones with 5.5″ plus screen jumped 123% in last two quarters and Google remains in top as most visited site, followed by YouTube and Facebook.
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WickedLeak announces Android 4.4 KitKat update for the Wammy Passion Z+

WickedLeak-Wammy-Passion-Z-Plus-KitKat

WickedLeak has announced the Android 4.4 KitKat update for the Wammy Passion Z+ that was launched earlier this year. Google rolled out the KitKat update for the Nexus smartphones and tablets, and their Google Play Edition devices recently. Google-owned Motorola rolled out the Android 4.4 update for the Moto X and Moto G. WickedLeak becomes the first Indian company to roll out the Android 4.4 KitKat update for its smartphone. Continue reading “WickedLeak announces Android 4.4 KitKat update for the Wammy Passion Z+”

Intex Aqua i-4+ with 5-inch display, Android 4.2 launched for Rs. 7600

Intex Aqua i4 Plus

Intex has launched the Aqua i-4+, successor of the Aqua i-4 in the Aqua series. It has a 5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) display, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), similar to its predecessor. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with WeChat, OLX, Matrabhasha lets users access the phone in 22 regional languages, Intex Cloud app to store more pictures, videos and files, Intex Play and more apps. We could not find what has changed in this one compared to the Aqua i-4 since the specifications are similar.

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iBall Andi4.5-K6 with 4.5-inch qHD display, Android 4.2 now available for Rs. 7395

iBall Andi4.5-K6

iBall Andi4.5-K6, the company’s new smartphone in the Andi series is now available from eBay. It has a 4.5-inch qHD (960 x 540 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display, powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash and a front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support with dual standby and packs a 1600 mAh battery. The iBall Andi 4.5z that went on sale back in October had similar specifications, but this has 1GB of RAM.

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