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Nokia 515 Dual SIM phone goes on sale in India for Rs. 10505

Nokia 515 Dual SIM

Nokia 515, the company’s first feature phone with aluminium build is now available from official Nokia India Shop. It was announced back in August and has a 2.4-inch QVGA (320 x 240 pixels) LCD display with Gorilla Glass 2 protection and has new hardened polycarbonate resin for the keymat It has a 5-megapixel EDoF rear camera with LED flash and runs on Nokia’s Series 40 OS. It comes with dual SIM support with dual standby and has micro SIM cards. It has Bluetooth 3.0, but lacks WiFi connectivity. It packs a 1200 mAh battery. Continue reading “Nokia 515 Dual SIM phone goes on sale in India for Rs. 10505”

Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition launched in India for Rs. 49990

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Samsung has launched the Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) (SM-P601) in India. It was announced at the IFA 2013 last month as an upgrade to the last year’s Note 10.1 that was launched in India as Galaxy Note 800. It packs a 10.1-inch (2560×1600 pixels) TFT LCD display, powered by a 1.9 GHz quad-core Exynos 5 Octa processor and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) with Samsung TouchWiz UI on top. It has a 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash, BSI sensor and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with a S Pen stylus with a lot of features such as S Note(Easy Chart), S Planner and Air Command: Action Memo, Scrapbook, Screen Write, S Finder, Pen Window.

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Nokia India offers free insurance with Asha 501 this Diwali

Nokia Asha 501 Free Insurance

Nokia India has announced a limited period free insurance offer on purchase of Asha 501. Nokia partnered with New India Assurance to provide handset insurance back in March whic includes thefts, burglary, malicious acts, riots among others. This will be administered by Universal Insurance Brokers Services Private Limited (UIBSPL). Continue reading “Nokia India offers free insurance with Asha 501 this Diwali”

Intex Cloud Y4 with 4-inch display, Android 4.2 spotted on official website for Rs. 6900

Intex Cloud Y4

Intex Cloud X5 and the Aqua N2 surfaced on the official website last week, now the Cloud Y4 has surfaced on the website. It has a 4-inch (800 ×480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core MediaTek MT6572 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support with dual standby. Continue reading “Intex Cloud Y4 with 4-inch display, Android 4.2 spotted on official website for Rs. 6900”

iBall Slide 3G 8072 with 8-inch display, Dual SIM support now available for Rs. 11999

iBall Slide 3G 8072

iBall Slide 3G 8072, a new tablet in the Slide series is now available in India from online retailer Flipkart. It has a 8-inch (1024 x 768 pixels) multi-touch display, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core Cortex A9 processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 2-megapixel rear camera and a front-facing camera. It has 3G support via a SIM card slot and has voice calling capabilities. Continue reading “iBall Slide 3G 8072 with 8-inch display, Dual SIM support now available for Rs. 11999”

Celkon AR50 RahmanIshq smartphone with 5-inch display, Android 4.2 launched for Rs. 8499

Celkon A50

Celkon launched the A45 smartphone in the RahmanIshq series last month, now the company has launched the AR50, a new smartphones in the series. It has a 5-inch display, powered by 1.2 GHz dual-core Cortex A7 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It also comes pre-loaded with AR Rahman’s chartbusters and a special tune created for the Rahmanishq Music Smartphones, similar to the AR45. Users can also download Rahman’s Signautre ringtone from Celkon’s website. Continue reading “Celkon AR50 RahmanIshq smartphone with 5-inch display, Android 4.2 launched for Rs. 8499”

Samsung Galaxy S4 Android 4.3 OTA update starts rolling out in India

Samsung Galaxy S4 Android 4.3 India

Samsung has started rolling out the Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) update for the Galaxy S4 (GT-I9500) in India. The LTE variant of the Galaxy S4 (GT-I9505) got the Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) update in Germany last week. The Samsung Galaxy S4 was launched back in April running on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean). It got the first update back in May the brought stability improvements, another update in June brought option to move apps to the SD card, new Smart Pause toggle and more.

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Reliance launches new US International Roaming pack for post-paid customers

Reliance Communications (RCom) has launched International Roaming Pack – Awesome America for its post-paid GSM customers.Reliance says that the pack would save up to 98% on data usage and up to 76% on voice calls while travelling to America. The pack costs Rs. 849 and comes with a validity for 30 days. You pay Rs. 10 for 1 MB of data usage while roaming in the United States. Continue reading “Reliance launches new US International Roaming pack for post-paid customers”

Nokia India to offer free image prints for Lumia 1020 users starting October 20th

10.20 International Mobile Photography Day

Nokia has named October 20th as International Mobile Photography Day, and recommend mobile users to snap a photo on the first International Mobile Photography Day that is dedicated to capturing all those once-in-a-lifetime, unexpected moments. Nokia launched the Lumia 1020 in India recently, which is the world’s first smartphone to feature a 41-megapixel camera sensor along with Optical Image Stabilization (OIS). To mark the occasion, Nokia India announced a special initiative for its Indian consumers and photography enthusiasts. Continue reading “Nokia India to offer free image prints for Lumia 1020 users starting October 20th”

Uber comes to Delhi

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Uber, a technology company in the Silicon Valley of US, is expanding its cab rides service globally and the latest addition to their list of cities is India’s capital – New Delhi. Delhi will be Uber’s second city in India after Bangalore and they are expecting that it will be their biggest market in the country.Uber is available as an Android and iOS app. By using Uber, users can request a ride and they will be picked up within minutes. At launch, Uber will be concentrating on Central and South Delhi along with some parts of Gurgaon. They are expecting to cover all of Delhi as soon as possible.You could be picked up in one these awesome cars – Toyota Camry, Honda Accord, Mercedes E & S class, BMW 3 & 5 series and Audi Q3, A4 and A6. Continue reading “Uber comes to Delhi”

Intex Cloud X5 and Aqua N2 spotted on official website priced at Rs. 4800 and Rs. 7900

Intex Cloud X5

Intex launched the Aqua i4 and Aqua HD last month, now two new smartphones, Cloud X5 from the Cloud series and Aqua N2 in the Aqua series has surfaced on the official website. The Cloud X5 is the successor of the Cloud X4, but it lacks 3G support present in the Cloud X4. Other features are almost similar including a 3.5-inch (480 x 320 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, 1 GHz dual-core MediaTek MT6572 processor. The Intex Aqua N2 has a 4.0-inch (800 ×480 pixels) WVGA capacitive touch screen display and is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor. Both these run on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) and come with dual SIM support with dual standby. Continue reading “Intex Cloud X5 and Aqua N2 spotted on official website priced at Rs. 4800 and Rs. 7900”

Adcom launches A-350i and A-400i smartphones in Thunder series starting from Rs. 3285

Adcom A-350(i)

Advantage Computers India (Adcom) has launched new smartphones, A-350i and A-400i in the Adcom Thunder Smart Phone Series. The company launched 6 new smartphones, A-530 HD, A-500, A-450, A-430, A-400, A-350 in the Adcom Thunder Smart Phone Series back in May. The A-350i is an entry-level smartphone that has a 3.5-inch HVGA screen and runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). The A400i has a 4-inch HVGA display and runs on Android 4.0 (ICS). Both these smartphones are powered by a 1 GHz processor and have dual SIM support with dual standby. Continue reading “Adcom launches A-350i and A-400i smartphones in Thunder series starting from Rs. 3285”

Zen Ultrafone 502 with 4.5-inch qHD display, Android 4.2 now available for Rs. 7299

Zen Ultrafone 502

Zen launched the Ultrafone 501 earlier this year, now its successor, the Ultrafone 502 is available in India from online retailer Snapdeal. It comes with a with a 4.5-inch (960 x 540 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support with dual standby, similar to other Zen smartphones and packs a 1700 mAh battery. Continue reading “Zen Ultrafone 502 with 4.5-inch qHD display, Android 4.2 now available for Rs. 7299”

Micromax CEO Deepak Mehrotra quits, to join Pearson as MD

Deepak Mehrotra

Deepak Mehrotra, CEO of Micromax India has quit to join Pearson as the new Managing Director for its India business, reports The Hindu Business Line. Deepak joined Micromax back in December 2011 as the Chief Executive Officer. Prior joining Micromax he served as Operations Director for North, West and South regions at Bharti Airtel, where he was also involved in the deployment of the MNP strategy and 3G rollout plan. Continue reading “Micromax CEO Deepak Mehrotra quits, to join Pearson as MD”

Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9″ tablet gets a temporary price cut in India, now starts from Rs. 17999

The Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7″ tablet got a price cut in India last month, now Amazon has reduced the price of the Kindle Fire HD 8.9″ tablet as a part of limited period festive offer. It was announced last year and was launched in India back in June at a price of Rs. Rs. 21,999 and Rs. 25,999 for the 16GB and 32GB variants respectively . It has a 8.9-inch (1920 x 1200 pixels) display with 254 ppi, powered by a 1.5 GHz dual-core OMAP4470 CPU with 299 MHz PowerVR SGX544 GPU and runs on a forked version of Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). Continue reading “Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9″ tablet gets a temporary price cut in India, now starts from Rs. 17999”