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Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 and 8.0 likely to launch tomorrow in India

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The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 and 8.0 inch devices were launched separately, with one device announced in April and the other on the 3rd of June, with not that much of a fanfare. In less than two months, it has been teased as “coming to India” on Samsung’s Facebook page and is also being displayed as “coming soon” in the Samsung India eStore for the both the models. The Galaxy Tab 3 devices are an evolution of the Galaxy Tab 2 tablet and are all equipped with voice calling capabilities, much like the original Galaxy Tab. Boasting 7 and 8 inch screens respectively, they are much of the earlier Samsung device like the Tab 2 310 and the Note 8.0. It is also likely that Samsung will be launching both the devices tomorrow, as we have just received an invite for a press conference tomorrow.

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SanDisk Extreme microSDHC and microSDXC UHS-I Memory Cards launched in India

SanDisk Extreme microSDXC UHS-I Memory Card

SanDisk has launched Extreme microSDHC UHS-I and microSDXC cards in India. These cards would offer up to 80MB/sec read speed for quick photo editing and smooth Full HD video playback. With up to 50MB/sec write speeds you can transfer files more efficiently and capture multiple photos using burst mode. It comes in capacities up to 64GB. Continue reading “SanDisk Extreme microSDHC and microSDXC UHS-I Memory Cards launched in India”

HTC Butterfly S launching in India soon

HTC announced the Butterfly S, successor of the Butterfly last month. Now the phone has appeared on the official HTC India website, which indicates that the launch could be expected soon. It packs a 5.0-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD Super LCD 3 display display with 440ppi with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, poweed by a 1.9 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor with Adreno 320 GPU and runs on Android 4.2.2 Jellybean with HTC Sense 5.0. Continue reading “HTC Butterfly S launching in India soon”

Intex Aqua I-5 Unboxing

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Intex launched the Aqua I-5, the company’s latest flagship smartphone in the Aqua series last month. Here we have the device for unboxing. The Aqua I-5 has a 5-inch qHD (960 × 540 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6589 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). Intex launched the Aqua Wonder quad-core, the company’s first quad-core smartphone back in April.

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Gionee Elife E3 gets an OTA update in India, adds new camera features, new apps and more

Gionee launched the Elife E3 in India back in May. We reviewed the device last month that runs on Android 4.2.1 (Jelly Bean). Gionee has announced that they have started rolling out a over-the-air (OTA) update for the device. This update doesn’t upgrade the Android version but brings new Camera features including new modes picture clear, best picture, muli-angle shots and beauty effects. This also adds online wallpaper, support for Indian cities in the weather app, new du batter and Gionee Xender apps. Continue reading “Gionee Elife E3 gets an OTA update in India, adds new camera features, new apps and more”

BlackBerry Messenger 7 with BBM Voice now available in India for BB OS 5 devices and later

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BlackBerry launched the BlackBerry Q5, the company’s latest BlackBerry 10 smartphone in India earlier today. At the event, Sunil Lalvani, Managing Director for India at BlackBerry announced that the BBM 7 with BBM Voice would be available for devices running on BB OS 5 and later. BlackBerry Messenger with BBM Voice was released as beta Back in December last year. It was released in the BlackBerry World earlier this year that brought Split-screen feature, New Emoticons, BlackBerry ID Integration and more. Continue reading “BlackBerry Messenger 7 with BBM Voice now available in India for BB OS 5 devices and later”

BlackBerry Q5 launched in India for Rs. 24990

BlackBerry has launched the BlackBerry Q5 in India as we reported yesterday. This is the company’s third phone running on BlackBerry 10 OS, and a second phone with a hardware QWERTY keyboard in the OS 10 series. BlackBerry launched the Z10 back in February and the BlackBerry Q10 was launched last month. It was announced at the BlackBerry Live event in Orlando last month and packs a 3.1-inch (720 x 720 pixels) capactive touch screen IPS display at 330 PPI pixel density, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor. Continue reading “BlackBerry Q5 launched in India for Rs. 24990”

Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 Unboxing

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Samsung launched the Galaxy Mega 6.3 (GT-I9200), the company’s first smartphone with a 6.3-inch display back in May in India. It went on sale in India last month. We brought you the review of the Mega 5.8 earlier today. Here we have the unboxing of the Mega 6.3. The package is made of 100% recycled material and features a wood-like finish similar to the other phones such as Galaxy S4 and the S4 Zoom. This also looks better than the plain white box. The Galaxy Mega 6.3 is the first smartphone to launch in India with a dual-core Snapdragon 400 MSM8930 chip. It is clocked at 1.7 GHz and has Adreno 305 GPU. The Galaxy Mega 5.8 has a Broadcom BCM28155 processor and VideoCore 4 GPU.

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Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini up for pre-order on official eStore for Rs. 27990

Samsung launched the Galaxy S4 mini (GT-I9192) in India last week at a price tag of Rs. 27,990. It is now available for pre-order from the official eStore. It has a 4.3-inch (960 × 540 pixels) qHD Super AMOLED display, powered by a 1.7 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2.2. Jelly Bean with Samsung’s own Nature UX. It packs a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash and a 1.9-megapixel HD front-facing camera. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini up for pre-order on official eStore for Rs. 27990”

Vodafone India launches retail concept store in Mumbai

Vodafone India has launched Innovative Design retail concept at its store in Mumbai. This is the first Innovative Design concept store in India, and is based on a Global Design Concept in international markets like London. The store is located at its corporate office premises at Lower Parel, Mumbai. The Innovative Design retail concept is in line with Vodafone’s Retail of Tomorrow initiative to deliver unique and superior retail experience to its customers. This new concept store would provide a more futuristic one-stop shop experience platform for our customers, said Marten Pieters, Managing Director & CEO, Vodafone India. Continue reading “Vodafone India launches retail concept store in Mumbai”

BlackBerry Q5 launching in India tomorrow

BlackBerry launched the Q10, the first BlackBerry 10 smartphone with a QWERTY keyboard last month at a hefty price tag of Rs. 44,990. The company is all set to launch the Q5, a budget version of the Q10 in India tomorrow, July 16th. The BlackBerry Q5 was announced at the BlackBerry Live event in Orlando last month. It packs a 3.1-inch (720 x 720 pixels) capactive touch screen IPS display at 330 PPI pixel density and has a 35-key QWERTY physical keyboard similar to the Q10. It is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor, packs a 2GB RAM, 8GB of inbuilt memory and supports microSD cards upto 32 GB. Continue reading “BlackBerry Q5 launching in India tomorrow”

Rise of Nokia Lumia 520, the world’s most popular Windows Phone

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It has been just four months since the Nokia Lumia 520 started rolling out in various parts of the world, especially India, but it has already taken the top spot as the world’s most popular Windows Phone, according to recently released statistics from Ad Duplex, a Windows specific ad-platform company that claims to be installed on most Windows Phones inside third party apps. Anonymously, they usually collect data and release it every month, but this time, it’s something special. It is all about how the Lumia 520 dominated the Windows Phone marketshare in most countries, including India, to become the most loved Windows Phone in the world.

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Xolo Play T1000 with 4.7-inch HD display and Tegra 3 processor launched for Rs. 15999

Xolo has officially launche the Xolo Play T1000, the company’s first phone powered by a NVIDIA Tegra 3 CPU. It went on pre-order online earlier this month and packs a 4.7-inch HD (1280 x 720 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display based on one-glass solution (OGS) technology, powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core Nvidia Tegra 3 processor with 416 MHz 12 Core NVIDIA ULP GeForce GPU and runs on Android 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean). It comes with a 8-megapixel rear camera with BSI sensor, LED Flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Xolo Play T1000 with 4.7-inch HD display and Tegra 3 processor launched for Rs. 15999”

Panasonic P11 with 5-inch HD display up for pre-order at Rs. 16890, T11 coming soon

Panasonic P11

Panasonic launched the P51, the company’s flagship smartphone in India recently, which we reviewed back in May. Now a new smartphone in the P Series, P11 is available for pre-order from online retailer Flipkart. The P11 has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display and is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor similar to the P51 and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). The company also plans to launch the T11 in the new T Series which would come with a 4-inch WVGA (480×800 pixels) display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). Continue reading “Panasonic P11 with 5-inch HD display up for pre-order at Rs. 16890, T11 coming soon”

iBall Slide 3G 7334i Review

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iBall launched the Slide 3G 7334i recently. We brought you the unboxing of the device and the benchmarks last week, here we have the complete review of the tablet. This has Dual SIM support, voice calling capabilities and also has wireless FM radio. There are a lot of tablets in the Indian market priced less than 10k, but only few tablets come with Dual SIM support, Wireless FM and comes with Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) out of the box. Let’s dive into the complete review to find out more about the tablet. Continue reading “iBall Slide 3G 7334i Review”