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Cygnett SpeakUp smartphone dock launched in India for Rs. 2499

Cygnett SpeakUp smartphone dock

Cygnett, popular international digital accessories brand has launched SpeakUp smartphone dock that converts your smartphone into desk phone. This would let you make and answer calls on your iPhone or smartphone using a traditional phone handset while are working on the phone/ Since the dock has speakers you can play music and make hands free calls which it’s docked. It also has sync/charge options for iPhone or other smartphones. Continue reading “Cygnett SpeakUp smartphone dock launched in India for Rs. 2499”

Xolo Q600 Benchmarks

Xolo launched the Q600, the company’s latest Android smartphone in the QCORE series last month at a price tag of Rs. 8999. We brought you the unboxing of the device recently. Here we have the benchmarks of the device. The Q600 is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core MediaTek 6589M processor with 238 MHz PowerVR SGX544 GPU and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has 512 RAM, instead of 1GB RAM in other Q series devices. Let’s find out how the devices scores in several benchmark tests.

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Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8, Galaxy Core and Galaxy S Duos get a price cut in India

Samsung Galaxy S Duos, Core and Mega 6.3 Price cut

Samsung has cut the price of the Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8, Galaxy Core and Galaxy S Duos in India, just in time for the Friendship Day. Samsung is calling it “Samsung Galaxy Own Now” offer. The Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 that launched in India for Rs. 25100 is now available Rs. 23,400 from the eStore. Price of the Samsung Galaxy Core has dropped to Rs. 13,200 from its launch price Rs. 15,690. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8, Galaxy Core and Galaxy S Duos get a price cut in India”

Lava E-Tab XTRON+ Benchmarks

Lava E-Tab XTRON Plus Benchmarks

Lava launched the XTRON+, the successor of XTRON recently. We brought you the unboxing of the device recently. Here we have the benchmarks of the tablet. In terms of display and processor it is similar to the XTRON that includes a 7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) capacitive multi-touch IPS display and 1.5 GHz dual-core RockChip RK3066 Cortex A9 processor and Mali-400 MP GPU. However the tablet runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean). Most of the benchmarks scores are almost similar to the first XTRON tablet that we reviewed earlier this year.

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Smart Namo Phablet with 6.5-inch 1080p display, 1.5 GHz quad-core processor coming soon

Smart Namo Phablet

Earlier this week Smart Namo, Android smartphone named after Gujarat’s Chief Minister, Narendra Modi was announced. These devices are expected to come in 5-inch display, 1.5 GHz quad-core MediaTek 6589T processor and Android 4.2. These would come in four variants – 1GB RAM and 16GB ROM, 2GB RAM and 16/32/64GB ROM. Now the Smart Namo Facebook page has posted specifications and images of the upcoming 6.5-inch phablet. It would come with a 6.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) display, powered by 1.5 GHz quad-core MediaTek 6589T processor and run on Android 4.2.1 (Jelly Bean). It would have a 13-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED Flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It would be 9.5mm thick and pack a 3150mAh battery. Continue reading “Smart Namo Phablet with 6.5-inch 1080p display, 1.5 GHz quad-core processor coming soon”

HTC One Dual SIM spotted on HTC India website

HTC One Dual SIM

HTC launched the HTC One, their flagship smartphone in India back in April. Now the HTC One Dual SIM has appeared on the official HTC India website. Other than the Dual SIM support, other specifications would be similar including a 4.7 inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD display, 1.7 GHz quad-core processor, Android Jelly Bean with Sense 5, UltraPixel camera with LED Flash and a 2.1MP HD front-facing camera. It also comes with Dual frontal stereo speakers with built-in amplifiers and dual microphones. Continue reading “HTC One Dual SIM spotted on HTC India website”

Xolo Q600 Unboxing

Xolo Q600 Unboxing-1

Xolo launched the Q600, the company’s latest Android smartphone in the QCORE series last month at a price tag of Rs. 8999. Here we have the unboxing video of the device. The Xolo Q800 was the first phone in the QCORE series that was launched back in March. We reviewed the Q1000, the company’s flagship smartphone recently. The Q600 has a 4.5-inch (854 ×480 pixels) FWVGA capacitive touch screen display at 217 ppi, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core MediaTek 6589M processor with 238 MHz PowerVR SGX544 GPU and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean).

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iBall Andi 5h Quadro with 5-inch qHD display, quad-core processor launched for Rs. 11999

iBall Andi 5h Quadro

iBall has launched the Andi 5h, the company’s latest smartphone in the Andi series. The phone has a 5-inch qHD (960 × 540 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 12-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support with dual standby. Continue reading “iBall Andi 5h Quadro with 5-inch qHD display, quad-core processor launched for Rs. 11999”

Sony Xperia Z Ultra gets its first software update

Sony Xperia Z Ultra 14.1.B.0.471 Update

Sony Mobile has started rolling out the first firmware update v14.1.B.0.471 for the recently launched Xperia Z Ultra (C6802). The stock firmware is 14.1.B.0.461, so this might be a minor change. The baseband version and the kernel version has a minor change. The new firmware has a build date of July 19th. There is no changelog so this might be a an update to fix some bugs and improve the performance of the device. We did not notice any changes or any new apps on the device after the update. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z Ultra gets its first software update”

Logitech launches Ultrathin Keyboard Cover for iPad mini for Rs. 6795

Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard Cover for iPad mini

Logitech India has launched Ultrathin Keyboard Mini, an Ultrathin Keyboard cover for the iPad Mini. It has a stylishly design and at the same time protects the iPad mini.It has Bluetooth EasyType keyboard that offers a traditional typing layout in a small form factor and iPad mini function shortcut keys for commands such as copy and paste. It matches the aluminum styling of the iPad mini without adding additional weight, automatically wakes up the iPad when the cover is opened and switches to standby when the cover is closed. Continue reading “Logitech launches Ultrathin Keyboard Cover for iPad mini for Rs. 6795”

Vodafone K3800 3G USB Dongle launched for Rs. 1750

Vodafone K3800 3G USB Dongle

Vodafone India has launched a new USB Dongle – K3800 with data transfer speed up to 14.4 Mbps. The Plug and Play dongle supports all major Operating Systems and comes with MicroSD card support with expandable memory of up to 32 GB. It has an interactive and customised landing page that lets users customise the settings and widgets. It also offers Live Web Chat support for the users – a first of its kind feature for any dongle. It also lets users send and receive SMS and has phone book functionality. Continue reading “Vodafone K3800 3G USB Dongle launched for Rs. 1750”

Lava Iris 356 and Iris 402 with dual-core processor, Android 4.2 now available for Rs. 4199 and Rs. 5199

Lava Iris 356

Lava Iris 356 and the Iris 402 that appeared on the official website earlier this week are now available from online retailer Flipkart. The Iris 356 has a 3.5-inch (480 x 320 pixels) display, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). The Lava Iris 402 packs a 4-inch (480 x 800 pixels) display. Other features are similar to the Iris 402. These have 3G support, Dual SIM with dual standby, rear and front-facing cameras. Continue reading “Lava Iris 356 and Iris 402 with dual-core processor, Android 4.2 now available for Rs. 4199 and Rs. 5199”

Sony Xperia Z Ultra Benchmarks

Sony Xperia Z Ultra Benchmarks ‘

Sony launched the Xperia Z Ultra, their latest flagship Android phone with a 6.44-inch 1080p display and a Snapdragon 800 processor in India earlier this week. We brought you the unboxing of the device recently. Here we have the benchmarks of the device. The device is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 800 (MSM8974) 28nm HPm quad-core Krait 400 CPU clocked at 2.2 GHz and Adreno 330 GPU. As you can see on the image above CPU-Z says that it is clocked at 2.15 GHz. We brought you the benchmarks of the Snapdragon 800 few months back on a reference smartphone. Benchmarks of the Xperia Z Ultra is almost similar to the test device. This one is under clocked a bit from the original chip that is clocked at 2.3 GHz.

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HTC Desire 600 Dual SIM Benchmarks

HTC officially launched the Desire 600 Dual SIM last week. We brought you the unboxing of the device earlier this week, here we have the benchmarks of the device. The phone is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 MSM8625Q processor with Adreno 203 GPU similar to the Samsung Galaxy Grand Quattro and the Karbonn Titanium S5. It has a 4.5-inch super LCD2 display at a resolution of 960 x 540 pixels at 245 PPI pixel density and runs on Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) with HTC Sense 5.0 UI. Let us find out how the phone performs in various benchmarks.

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Lava E-Tab XTRON+ Unboxing

Lava E-Tab XTRON Plus Unboxing-2

We had reviewed the Lava E-Tab XTRON earlier and found it to be a pretty decent tablet for a really low price. But the company has improved upon the original and has labeled it the XTRON+ that launched recently, and as usual, we have unboxed it to show you what the differences and the box contents. While there are not many changes with respect to the original, you might want to watch the few that we noticed in the video here –

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