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Xolo Play Tegra Note officially launched for Rs. 17999

Xolo Play Tegra Note

Xolo has officially launched the Xolo Play Tegra Note, the company’s first Tegra 4-powered tablet in India officially, as it promised last week. It was announced back in September as NVIDIA Tegra Note and went on pre-order through online retail stores in India last week. It packs a 7-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) IPS display with support for NVIDIA DirectStylus technology and also comes with a stylus pen. It is powered by a 1.8 GHz quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 4 CPU with 72 Core NVIDIA GeForce GPU and runs Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It would get OTA updates directly from NVIDIA. The Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) would be available sometime in Q1 2014. It has dual front-facing speakers, Bass reflex port for better clarity and extended frequency range up to 12kHz.

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Notion Ink Adam II Photo Gallery and Hardware Walkthrough

We had just unboxed the Notion Ink Adam II, a sequel of the ill-fated original Notion Ink Adam, and found it to be rather surprisingly good in terms of design and build quality. It is a really neat device, and with a price tag of just Rs. 16,999 for the base WiFi version and 18,999 for the 3G version, it is a compelling product in this category. With a textbook like form factor, the Notion Ink Adam II hopes to offer users a natural reading experience, or at least a cheap and affordable 10 inch device. We will be letting you know our complete opinions on this device in our full in-depth review but before that, lets take a photo walkthrough of the Adam II’s uniquely designed and build hardware.

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Notion Ink Adam II Unboxing and First Impressions

Notion Ink Adam II Unboxing

Notion Ink Adam, the tablet with a tumultuous past had died down after riding the initial hype wave. People called it vaporware due to the massive launch delay, but the tablet did eventually launch, but again, was marred with hardware issues. The company aims to wash away the past with a new refreshed sequel – the Notion Ink Adam II. It has been re-designed from the ground up and it now looks like a text book, which is really interesting. The box and the tablet’s default wallpaper says “It all starts with the book!” indicating that a human’s tryst with knowledge starts with a book, and may be now, it’s with a tablet, especially when the Notion Ink Adam II, which the company hopes, is an evolution of that. That’s the hope and promise the Adam II seeks to deliver. We start to find out if it does, with an unboxing and overview of the product in our labs –

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Nokia Lumia 1520 launched in India for Rs. 46999

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Nokia has finally launched the Lumia 1520, the company’s latest smartphones in the Lumia series in India, as they promised last week. It was unveiled back in October and packs a 6-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) full HD touch screen IPS ClearBlack display with Gorilla Glass 2 protection, powered by a 2.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor and runs on Windows Phone 8 with the latest GDR3 with Lumia Black update. It packs a 20-megapixel autofocus rear camera with new oversampling technology, ZEISS optics with Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) and dual LED flash. It also has Nokia Camera app that combines the Smart, Pro and Video modes. It also has a 1.2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 1520 launched in India for Rs. 46999”

Micromax Canvas 2.2 A114 with 5-inch qHD display, 1.3 GHz quad-core processor now available for Rs. 12999

Micromax Canvas 2.2 A114

Micromax Canvas 2.2 A114, a new smartphone in the Canvas series is now available from online retailer Flipkart. It packs a 5-inch (960 x 540 pixels) IPS display, powered by 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582M processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED Flash, 1080p full HD video recording and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support, similar to other Canvas smartphones and has both English and Hindi language support. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas 2.2 A114 with 5-inch qHD display, 1.3 GHz quad-core processor now available for Rs. 12999”

Xolo Q1000 Opus now available online for Rs. 9999

Xolo Q1000 Opus

Xolo Q1000 Opus that went on pre-order in India online recently, is now available from online retailer Infibeam. It comes with a 5-inch (854 ×480 pixels) FWVGA capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Broadcom (BCM23550) processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with BSI sensor, LED flash and 720p HD video recording and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support with dual standby.
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DataWind PocketSurfer 5X, 5 and 3G5 smartphones with 5-inch display launched, starts at Rs. 3499

DataWind PocketSurfer 5X, 5 and 3G5

DataWind, popular for its low-cost Aakash tablet and UbiSlate tablets has entered into smartphone market with its new PocketSurfer range – PocketSurfer 5X, PocketSurfer 5 and PocketSurfer 3G5. The PocketSurfer 5X has a 5-inch WQVGA display, powered by a single-core 1GHz Cortex A8 processor and runs on Linux OS. Both the PocketSurfer 5 and PocketSurfer 3G5 have a 5-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display. The PocketSurfer 5 is powered by a single-core 1 GHz Cortex A9 processor and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). The 3G5 is powered by a dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex A7 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). Continue reading “DataWind PocketSurfer 5X, 5 and 3G5 smartphones with 5-inch display launched, starts at Rs. 3499”

Truecaller 4.0 lets you tweet directly to contacts, begins Twitter partnership in India

Truecaller, a really popular phone book/caller ID application, is hugely popular in India. Taking advantage of the user base here, the company has announced a partnership with Twitter for an unique integration into its app. Users can now tweet or follow their contacts, or any number associated with a Twitter account, right from inside the Truecaller app. This unique integration is even more special, as it starts its roll out for Android users, first in India. In a bid to increase engagement, Twitter seems to have handed over its private APIs for accessing stored mobile numbers to Truecaller, as a part of this partnership, so that they can use it for this integration, again, starting with India. This is a genius move for courting the vast number of Truecaller users to Twitter, which is already gaining huge popularity in the country with sports, politics and Bollywood topics being the rage. The update also brings a clean new design and is immediately available for Android, with the iOS version slated for a 2014 release, with no solid dates for other platforms.

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Apple iPad Mini with Retina Display Unboxing

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We finally got our hands on the second generation iPad Mini which is also known as the iPad Mini with Retina Display and here is our unboxing which also features the first gen iPad mini and the all new iPad Air alongside for a quick comparison. Find the video below. The iPad mini 2 and the iPad Air went on sale in India on December 7. The iPad mini with Retina Display starts from Rs.28,900 for the base 16GB WiFi only version and the version we are unboxing is the 32GB WiFi+Cellular version which costs Rs.44900. The mini uses a nano SIM card just like the iPad Air and the iPhone 5s and 5c. For the first time there is a 128GB version too on sale costing a massive 49,900 for the WiFi only version and Rs.58,900 for the WiFi+ Cellular version.

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Xolo Play Tegra Note launch event set for December 16th

Xolo Play Tegra Note

Xolo Play Tegra Note, the company’s first Tegra 4-powered tablet is already available for pre-order on online retail stores in India. Xolo has just sent us an invite for the launch event of the tablet on December 16th. It was announced back in September as NVIDIA Tegra Note and packs a 7-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) IPS display with support for NVIDIA DirectStylus technology and also comes with a stylus pen. It is powered by a 1.8 GHz quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 4 CPU with 72 Core NVIDIA GeForce GPU and runs Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). Continue reading “Xolo Play Tegra Note launch event set for December 16th”

Gionee Elife E7 launching in India on December 24th

Gionee Elife E7 India launch

Gionee announced the Elife E7 at an event in Shanghai, China last month. Gionee has just sent us an invite for the launch event in India on December 24th. It packs a 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD IPS touch screen display based on One Glass Solution from JDI with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection and a 2.33mm ultra-narrow frame, powered by a 2.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) with Amigo 2.0 UI. It packs a 16-megapixel auto focus rear camera with 1/2.3″ 1.34 µm Largan M8 sensor, 5 element Sapphire Lens and a 8-megapixel auto focus front-facing camera. Continue reading “Gionee Elife E7 launching in India on December 24th”

Maxx AX51 and AX505 DUO with 5-inch display, Android 4.2 now available for Rs. 9999

MAXX AX51

Maxx Mobile launched 15 new devices including 4 Android smartphones and a tablet earlier this year. Now two new Android smartphones, the Maxx AX51 and the AX505 DUO are available for sale from the official site. Both these phones have a 5-inch (480 x 854 Pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a dual-core Mediatek MT6572W processor clocked at 1.2 GHz and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean). These have a 3-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. Continue reading “Maxx AX51 and AX505 DUO with 5-inch display, Android 4.2 now available for Rs. 9999”

Asus Transformer Book Trio running Windows 8 Pro and Android launched in India for Rs. 98099

Asus Transformer Book Trio

Asus has launched Transformer Book Trio that can run dual operating systems – Windows 8 Pro and Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 11.6-inch (1920×1080 pixels) 16:9 detachable display and lets you switch between a Windows 8 notebook, Android tablet and Windows 8 desktop PC. The PC Station dock is powered by a 4th generation Intel Core i7 processor, has a keyboard and packs 500GB hard drive. The PC Station also offers extended battery. In the tablet mode, it is powered by an Intel Atom Z2560 processor that runs on Android Jelly Bean and can be also connected to an external display. The tablet features a 1.6 GHz Intel Atom Z2560 processor and packs 16GB of storage. Continue reading “Asus Transformer Book Trio running Windows 8 Pro and Android launched in India for Rs. 98099”

LG G Flex showcased in India, launching in February 2014

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LG has showcased the G Flex, the company’s first smartphone with a curved OLED display in India at an event in Delhi. It would go on sale sometime in February 2014. The company did not reveal the price yet. It was announced back in October and packs a 6-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD Curved Plastic OLED display that vertically concave from top to bottom to a radius of 700mm. It is powered by a 2.26 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2.1-megapixel front-facing camera. It packs a 3500 mAh curved battery. Continue reading “LG G Flex showcased in India, launching in February 2014”

Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel to share telecom infrastructure

Reliance Tower

Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio Infocomm would share their telecom infrastructure to cut the cost on their networks, according to a report from PTI. This includes optic fiber network – inter and intra city, submarine cable networks, towers and broadband services. This might also be extended to roaming on 2G, 3G and 4G, and any other mutually benefiting areas relating to telecommunication in near future. Continue reading “Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel to share telecom infrastructure”