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Lava Iris 401e with 4-inch display now available for Rs. 4249

Lava Iris 401e

Lava Iris 401e, the company’s latest entry-level smartphone in the Iris series is now available from online retailer Flipkart. It has a 4-inch (480 x 800 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1 GHz processor and runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). It has a 3-megapixel rear camera with LED flash. It has dual SIM support with dual standby and comes with 2G (EDGE) support. It comes pre-loaded with Opera mini, Saavn, WeChat, Ninja Rush, Dragon Hunter, Space Off, Lava Zone and more. Continue reading “Lava Iris 401e with 4-inch display now available for Rs. 4249”

Bose SoundLink Mini Bluetooth Speaker, QuietComfort 20 In-ear and AE2w Bluetooth Headphones launched in India

Bose SoundLink Mini

Bose has launched 3 new audio products, SoundLink Mini Bluetooth Speaker, QuietComfort 20 In-ear headphones and AE2w Bluetooth Headphones in India. The SoundLink Mini speaker has compact form factor which is 30% the size and 50% the weight of the original SoundLink Mobile speaker. The QuietComfort 20 Headphones are the first in-ear noise cancelling headphones from Bose. The Bose AE2w Bluetooth headphones is the company’s first stereo Bluetooth wireless headphones. The AE2w headphones are optimized for use with an iPad, and are compatible with mobiles with Bluetooth A2DP support. Continue reading “Bose SoundLink Mini Bluetooth Speaker, QuietComfort 20 In-ear and AE2w Bluetooth Headphones launched in India”

Huawei MediaPad 10 Link First hands on

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Who are the top five smartphone makers in the world? Samsung and Apple would be anyone’s guess. Evidently, because of their dominant presence in the market and ever rising sale figures. LG follows next in ranking. Who do you reckon follows in the 4th spot? Blackberry, Nokia or HTC? Well, its Huawei. The Chinese telecom company is the fourth largest smartphone maker in the world, by units !

Yet, why is it that you and I rarely see a Huawei phone in Indian stores, when shopping for the latest smartphone ? Why is it that the 4th biggest smartphone maker is not visible in one of world’s biggest smartphone market? Huawei hopes to change this brand image, soon. Starting this month, Huawei will begin introducing its star smartphones and tablets, in India. The Chinese phone maker has slotted a bunch of big launches in the next quarter, too.

First up is the Huawei Media Pad 10 Link that was launched in India recently. A 10.1 inch screen tablet priced at just Rupees 24,990/- . The Media Pad 10 runs on 1.2 GHz Quad Core Huawei Hi-Silicon Processor. Operating system is the Android 4.1.

Here’s a first hands on feel of the tablet. Continue reading “Huawei MediaPad 10 Link First hands on”

Reliance Jio to increase headcount, reveals 4G plans

Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director of the Reliance Industries has revealed details about the Reliance Jio and 4G launch plans at the 39th Annual General Meeting in Mumbai today. Last year the company first revealed its plans for 4G. Now the company has revealed that they would increase the Reliance Jio Infocomm team by nearly 10,000 professionals nationally over the next year. It started with 700 professionals a year back in Navi Mumbai, now the company has over 3,000 professionals. Continue reading “Reliance Jio to increase headcount, reveals 4G plans”

Intex Cloud Z5 with 5-inch display, dual-core processor now available for Rs. 6899

Intex Cloud Z5

Intex Cloud Z5, the company’s latest mid-range Android smartphone with a large 5-inch display is now available from online retailer Snapdeal. It has a 5-inch (480×800 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It has Dual SIM (GSM + GSM) with Dual Standby and comes with 2G (EDGE) support. Continue reading “Intex Cloud Z5 with 5-inch display, dual-core processor now available for Rs. 6899”

Blackberry Q10 hands on first impressions

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Launched way back in January after a lukewarm reception for the Waterloo company’s new Blackberry 10 operating system, the Q10’s main aim is to bring the QWERTY keyboard that the company helped popularize, back in vogue, in a touchscreen dominated world. The device was launched after the full touch flagship, the Blackberry Z10, signaling the company’s move to a complete touch experience at its fore, but to keep the fans happy, the Q10 had to release eventually. And yes, it has finally landed in India, with a hefty price tag of Rs. 44,999. It marched into our labs the same day, and here are our first impressions of the device.

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Samsung Galaxy Note price drops to Rs. 21500

Samsung has cut the price of the Galaxy Note, that is now available for Rs. 21,500 in India. The Galaxy Note was launched in India at Rs. 34,990 (MRP) in November 2011. It got the first price cut to Rs. 29,990 back in September last year and received another price cut in December to Rs. 27,500. Samsung offered 15% cash back for the Galaxy Note 2 last month through credit and debit cards and the Samsung OWN NOW Zero % interest offer on credit cards is also applicable for Note. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note price drops to Rs. 21500”

BlackBerry Q10 launched in India for Rs. 44990

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BlacBerry has finally launched the BlackBerry Q10, their first BlackBerry 10 smartphone with a QWERTY keyboard in India as we reported recently. It was announced back in January. It comes with a 3.1-inch (720 x 720 pixels) Super AMOLED capactive touch screen display at 330 PPI pixel density which is the largest ever on a BlackBerry QWERTY smartphone. It has a 35-key QWERTY physical with wider layout and larger sculpted keys. It is powered by a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor, packs a 2GB RAM, 16GB of inbuilt memory and supports microSD cards upto 64 GB.

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Samsung Galaxy Grand Quattro Benchmarks

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Samsung Galaxy Grand Quattro (GT-I8552), the company’s latest mid-range Android smartphone was launched in India recently. We brought you the unboxing of the device earlier tofay. Here we have 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 Karbonn Titanium S5 that we reviewed recently. It has a 4.7-inch (800 x 480 Pixels) TFT display and runs on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. Let us find out how the phone performs in various benchmarks.

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Huawei MediaPad 10 Link launched in India for Rs. 24990

Huawei MediaPad 10 Link

Huawei has officially launched the MediaPad 10 Link, the company’s latest flagship Android tablet in India. It went on pre-order in India last week. Huawei is calling it ‘the mini theatre’. It has a 10.1-inch HD (1280 x 800 pixels) display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Huawei Hi-Silicon Processor with 16 Core GPU and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 3-megapixel rear camera and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. It has 3G support via SIM card slot, Dolby Surround Sound and packs a 6600 mAh battery that promises 6 hours of continuous gaming or 8 hours of continuous video playback. It has Dolby Surround Sound technology that provides crystal clear sound for music and movies. Continue reading “Huawei MediaPad 10 Link launched in India for Rs. 24990”

Samsung Galaxy Grand Quattro Unboxing

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Samsung Grand Quattro a.k.a GT-I8552 is dual SIM phone that runs on a quad core Snapdragon 200 processor clocked at 1.2 GHz. This dual SIM phone is priced at Rupees 16,900/- . Samsung Grand Quattro snapper measures 5 MP. The GT-I8552 comes packed with 1 GB RAM, 8 GB inbuilt memory and can take 32 GB more through a memory slot. This phone runs on Android 4.1. Take a look at what the box brings along, with the power packed Quattro.

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Lenovo S820 with 4.7-inch HD display, quad-core processor, Android 4.2 launched for Rs. 19599

Lenovo S820

Lenovo has launched the S820 along with S920 in the S Series. It has a 4.7-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) 2.5D IPS curved glass display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2.1 (Jelly Bean) with Lenovo’s custom UI on top. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. The rear camera capture 100 consecutive shots in burst mode similar to the S920 and can shoot stills white recording video. It comes with dual SIM support with dual standby. Continue reading “Lenovo S820 with 4.7-inch HD display, quad-core processor, Android 4.2 launched for Rs. 19599”

Lenovo S920 with 5.3-inch HD display, quad-core processor, Android 4.2 launched for Rs. 26399

Lenovo S920

Lenovo has launched the S920, the company’s latest high-end smartphone in the S Series. It has a 5.3-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core MediaTek 6589 processor and runs on Android 4.2.1 (Jelly Bean) with Lenovo’s custom UI on top. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. The rear camera capture 100 consecutive shots in burst mode. It comes with dual SIM support and is just 7.9mm thick. Continue reading “Lenovo S920 with 5.3-inch HD display, quad-core processor, Android 4.2 launched for Rs. 26399”

Lenovo A390 entry level Android ICS device with dual core 1 GHz processor launched for Rs. 8689

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The flood gates are open, and Lenovo has launched a total of six smartphones in India, targeting all kinds of price points and markets. Amongst the ones launched, the Lenovo A390 is a entry level Android ICS 4.0.4 phone that comes at a price of Rs. 8,689. Sporting a 4 inch WVGA display and powered by a 1 GHz MTK6577 dual core processor, the phone aims to satisfy new smartphone buyers as well as budget minded smartphone buyers. It has 512 MB of RAM with 4 GB of internal storage and claims to pack a decent 5 megapixel camera unit, without a LED flash.

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Lenovo P780 with 5-inch HD display, 4000 mAh battery, Android 4.2 launched in India for Rs. 22529

Lenovo P780

Lenovo has launched the P780, successor of the P770 we reviewed recently. The Lenovo P770 had a 3500 mAh battery, this one has a 4000 mAh battery. Other features have also been upgraded. The P780 has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) capactive touch screen IPS display with 178 degrees viewing angle, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core MediaTek 6589 processor and runs on Android 4.2.1 (Jelly Bean) with Lenovo’s custom UI on top. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support similar to the P770 and is just 9.9mm thick. Continue reading “Lenovo P780 with 5-inch HD display, 4000 mAh battery, Android 4.2 launched in India for Rs. 22529”