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A recent report revealed that mobile internet adoption is increasing in India. Today Google has announced that it has released a streamlined version of Google Search that would enable Indian mobile internet users search faster even with slow data connection such as 2G. Continue reading “Google rolls out lighter search for mobile users with slow connections in India”
Motorola introduced the Moto 360 smartwatch in the US last month. At the launch event in India, the company said that it would launch the smartwatch on Flipkart late September. It launched the new Moto X in India last week, but it did not reveal the price or the launch date for the Moto 360 smartwatch. Now it has been priced on Flipkart for Rs. 17,999. It is costlier than the Samsung Gear Live and the LG G Watch, the first two smartwatches that are based on Android Wear. Continue reading “Motorola Moto 360 gets priced on Flipkart at Rs. 17999”
Google announced the Android One program back in June at the Google I/O to provide low-cost Android smartphones running on stock Android, with software updates handled by Google. It also released a reference hardware and announced Micromax, Karbonn and Spice as the first members of the program. Spice launched the Dream UNO Mi-498, the company’s first Android One smartphone priced at Rs. 6,299 at an event in India last month. We already brought you the unboxing, benchmarks and the photo gallery of the smartphone, here is the complete review.
India will add 300 million internet users by 2018, according to a latest report by McKinsey & Company and Facebook. The report said that country’s internet penetration rate is only 15%.
Continue reading “India to hit 300 million internet users by 2018: Report”
Alcatel OneTouch has launched the Alcatel Onetouch Fire C smartphone running Firefox OS in India. It was introduced earlier this year at the MWC and packs a 3.5-inch HVGA screen, powered by a 1GHz processor and a 1.3-megapixel rear camera. It has 2G (EDGE) connectivity and Dual SIM support. It is exclusively being launched on Flipkart. Spice and Intex launched their budget Firefox OS smartphones recently. Continue reading “Alcatel OneTouch Fire C running Firefox OS launched in India for Rs. 1990”
Yota Devices would launch the YotaPhone in India exclusively on Flipkart. This was revealed in the newsletter sent to the Flipkart’s affiliate partners. The smartphone was listed on the official website last month, as noted by MakTechBlog, but it was pulled later. Still the cache of the page on the Flipkart website reveals the incomplete listing of the first YotaPhone C9660 in White. Continue reading “YotaPhone with 4.3-inch LCD and e-Ink screens to launch in India on Flipkart”
Xolo has launched Q2100, the company’s first Android smartphone with a fingerprint sensor. It has a 5.5-inch HD display, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera with Exmor R sensor, 1080p full HD video recording, dual LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support with dual standby and packs a 2800 mAh battery. Continue reading “Xolo Q2100 with 5.5-inch HD display, Fingerprint sensor launched for Rs. 13499”
Microsoft has finally launched the Nokia Lumia 930, the company’s latest high-end smartphone. It was announced back in April and packs a 5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) full HD ClearBlack AMOLED display with Gorilla Glass 3 protection, powered by a 2.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor and runs on Windows Phone 8.1 OS. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 930 launched in India for Rs. 38649”
Microsoft has launched the Nokia Lumia 730 Dual SIM, the latest selfie-centric smartphone in India as expected. It was announced at IFA last month and has a 4.7-inch HD ClearBlack OLED display, powered by 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor and runs on Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim update. It has a 5-megapixel wide angle front-facing camera with a focal length of 24mm to capture better selfies, 6.7-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and 1080p video recording. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 730 Dual SIM launched in India for Rs. 15299”
Microsoft has launched the Nokia Lumia 830, the latest mid-range camera-centric smartphone in India as expected. It was announced at IFA last month and has a 5-inch HD ClearBlack IPS-LCD curved glass display with Super Sensitive Touch for glove and nail usage, powered by 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor and runs on Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim update. It comes with additional 1 Terabyte of cloud storage on OneDrive, free for the first 6 months, thereafter it would cost Rs. 125 per month. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 830 launched in India for Rs. 28799”
LG unveiled the G3 Stylus (D690) with a stylus pen ahead of IFA back in August. The smartphone started rolling out globally few weeks back. Now the smartphone has been listed on the official LG India website. The G3 Stylus has a 5.5-inch qHD display, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “LG G3 Stylus gets priced on official website in India at Rs. 21500”
Lenovo has launched the Vibe Z2 Pro, the company’s latest high-end smartphone in India. It was announced back in August, before the the Vibe Z2 was unveiled at the IFA. It packs a 6-inch ( 2560 x 1440 pixels) Quad HD display with ultra narrow bezels, powered 2.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 (8974AC) processor with Adreno 330 GPU and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Vibe UI 2.0. It even has an option to boot into stock Android if you don’t prefer the Vibe UI. Continue reading “Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro with 6-inch Quad HD display launched in India for Rs. 32999”
Samsung has officially launched the Galaxy Grand Prime, the company’s latest selfie-centric smartphone in India, as expected. It has a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with 85 degree wide-angle lens, which is the main highlight of the smartphone. It has a 5-inch qHD (960 x 540 pixels) display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor, runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) and has Dual SIM support and a 8-megapixel rear camera. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime officially launched in India for Rs. 15499”
Google introduced three Android One smartphones – Spice Dream UNO Mi-498, Micromax Canvas A1 and Karbonn Sparkle V earlier this month. All these have the same specifications and vary only in design. Since all these have a the same 5-megapixel auto-focus rear camera with single LED flash, f/2.8 aperture, 1080p video recording and a 2-megapixel fixed-focus front-facing camera with 720p video recording, we decided to post the camera samples of these smartphones together. Continue reading “Spice Dream UNO Mi-498, Micromax Canvas A1 and Karbonn Sparkle V Camera Samples”
Microsoft has sent out invites for an event on October 1st, tomorrow for a press event in India. The invite doesn’t reveal anything, but the Lumia 830, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone and the Lumia 730 Dual SIM, its first selfie-centric smartphone are expected to launch tomorrow in India. Nokia India has started teasing some new device on Twitter with a selfie images, so Lumia 730 is likely to launch at the event tomorrow. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 830 and Lumia 730 Dual SIM expected to launch in India on October 1st”
