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Micromax A111 Canvas Doodle with Stylus, quad-core processor now available for Rs. 12999

Micromax A111 Canvas Doodle

Micromax A111 Canvas Doodle that leaked last month is now available from online retailer Snapdeal. It has a 5.3-inch (854 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and run on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It comes with a 8-megapixel rear camera with dual LED Flash and a 2MP front-facing camera. It comes with a Stylus, pre-loaded Evernote app and a free flip cover. Micromax launched the A115 Canvas 3D last month. Continue reading “Micromax A111 Canvas Doodle with Stylus, quad-core processor now available for Rs. 12999”

Xolo Q700 with quad-core processor, Android 4.2 launched for Rs. 9999

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Xolo has officially launched the Q700, the company’s second quad-core Android smartphone in the Q Core series. Xolo launched the Q800, the company’s first phone with a quad-core processor back in March. The Xolo Q700 surfaced online recently. It has a 4.5-inch qHD (960 x 540 pixels) 16M color capacitive touch screen IPS display based on one-glass solution (OGS) technology, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core MediaTek 6589W-M processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5MP rear camera with LED Flash, BSI sensor and 720p HD video recording and a 0.3 (MP) VGA front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support with dual standby and packs a 2400 mAh battery. Continue reading “Xolo Q700 with quad-core processor, Android 4.2 launched for Rs. 9999”

Nokia accessories DC-18 battery pack and BH-118 mono bluetooth headset photo gallery

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Along with the Asha 501, Nokia also introduced some new gear at the grand event that happened in New Delhi. Amongst the loads of accessories displayed at the event, we spotted some new ones, which includes the Nokia DC-18, a new portable battery pack launched along with the Asha. There was also the BH-118, a mono bluetooth headset with a dock, which looked weird yet useful. The above photo is of the DC-18, of which we have more photos below and the others too.

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Nokia Asha 501 – A discussion with Stephen Elop

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“The N9 is back!” I exclaimed, when Nokia’s CEO Stephen Elop asked some of us bloggers what our first thoughts of the Nokia Asha 501 were. “Doesn’t it feel good?” he said, and we all nodded in unison. Five minutes before that moment, it was a private room full of bloggers, eager to ask questions to the Chief of a company that just made the world know its effort to re-invent the affordable smartphone. What follows below is a summary of our discussion with Stephen Elop and what we learned from it.

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iBall Andi 5L and 5Li officially launched for Rs. 10490

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iBall has officially launched the Andi 5L and 5Li, the company’s latest Android smartphones. The iBall Andi 5L went on sale earlier this month, and the Andi 5Li appeared on the official website at the same time. Both these phones have a 5-inch WVGA (480×800 pixels) display and powered by a dual-core 1GHz Cortex A9 processor. The Andi 5L runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and the Andi 5Li comes with Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). These phones would also have dual SIM support. The Andi 5L comes with Stylus support. Continue reading “iBall Andi 5L and 5Li officially launched for Rs. 10490”

Lemon Aspire A1 with 5.3-inch display now available for Rs. 14999

Lemon Aspire A1

Lemon Aspire A1, the company’s latest Android smartphone is now available from online retailers Infibeam and Snapdeal. It has a 5.3-inch qHD (960 x 540 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display based on one-glass solution (OGS) technology, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core Cortex A9 processor and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It has a 8-megapixel camera with LED Flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with a stylus that fits into a slot on the back of the phone. The company is calling it E-Pen. Gionee launched the Gpad-G2 with a 5.3-inch qHD screen and a quad-core processor yesterday. Continue reading “Lemon Aspire A1 with 5.3-inch display now available for Rs. 14999”

Asus Fonepad Review

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Asus launched the Fonepad in India last month. We brought you the unboxing of the device recently, here we have the complete review of the device. The Fonepad was announced at the MWC 2013, and packs a 1.2 GHz Intel Atom Z2420 processor. Xolo launched the Xolo X500 powered by the Atom Lexington Z2420 processor earlier this year. The Asus Fonepad is the first tablet to use the chip. This tablet is a direct competitor to the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 310 that we reviewed last year. Will this tablet outperform the Tab 2 ? Read on to find out. Continue reading “Asus Fonepad Review”

Nokia Asha 501 Overview and First Impressions

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Nokia Asha 501, the company’s latest attempt at out-innovating the low end smartphone market, was launched today in New Delhi and we got some fair play time with the device. Based on the new Nokia Asha platform, the device was previously demoed by Nokia’s Peter Skillman, who led the whole effort of bringing the intuitive N9 UI to the low end. After a healthy hands on time with the device, we can’t withhold ourselves from telling you about this device. But before that, here is a complete overview of the device –

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Karbonn A7 Star with 4.5-inch display, 1 GHz dual-core processor now available for Rs. 6190

Karbonn A7 Star, successor of the A7+ is now available from online retailer Snapdeal. It has a 4.5-inch (854 ×480 pixels) FWVGA capacitive touch screen display and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), similar to the Karbonn A12 that went on sale earlier this year, but this comes with 2G (EDGE) support. It is powered by a 1 GHz dual-core processor, has a 5-megapixel auto focus camera with LED flash and a 0.3MP (VGA) front-facing camera. It also comes with dual SIM support with dual standby. Karbonn launched the A7 back in July and A7+ in October last year. Both these phones had a 3.5-inch screen and Android 2.3. Continue reading “Karbonn A7 Star with 4.5-inch display, 1 GHz dual-core processor now available for Rs. 6190”

LG to release LTE TDD Smartphones in 6 countries including India in 2013

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LG has announced that they would launch LTE TDD capable smartphones globally starting from Saudi Arabia with its flagship Optimus G smartphone on the Saudi Telecom Company (STC) network. LG has also confirmed that they would release LTE TDD-enabled smartphones in other countries China, India, North America, Japan and Australia later this year. LG started testing LTE TDD service, in partnership with China Mobile at the MWC 2013 earlier this year. Continue reading “LG to release LTE TDD Smartphones in 6 countries including India in 2013”

Vodafone India to take legal action against DoT regarding extension of licenses in 3 circles

Vodafone, in a statement today has announced that they are taking all required actions, including legal against the Department of Telecom (DoT), regarding extension and continuity of its licenses in Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata, as per the provisions of policy and license and repeated assurances by DoT and Ministry in the past. The 900MHz and 1800MHz spectrum allocated to Vodafone would expire in 2014. Continue reading “Vodafone India to take legal action against DoT regarding extension of licenses in 3 circles”

Karbonn S2 Titanium with 5-inch display, quad-core processor now available for Rs. 10790

Karbonn S2 Titanium

Karbonn S2 Titanium went on pre-order online earlier this week. The phone is now available from online retailers Snapdeal, Infibeam and Saholic. It has a 5-inch FWVGA screen (854×480 pixels), powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It comes with a 8-megpixel auto-focus camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera similar to the S5 Titanium. It also has dual SIM support with dual standby. Continue reading “Karbonn S2 Titanium with 5-inch display, quad-core processor now available for Rs. 10790”

Video Interview with Peter Skillman at Nokia Asha 501 launch

Peter Skillman at Nokia Asha 501 launch

Nokia announced the Asha 501, the company’s latest full touch phone in the Asha series with Swipe UI. Shilpa Dhamija, Content Manager at FoneArena spoke one on one with Peter Skillman, VP, Mobile Phones User Experience, Design, about Asha 501, the next generation Asha phone. In this exclusive interview, Peter talks about what makes Asha 501, a unique product in the Asha family – The new hardware, new web-on-phone experience. All, at a very low price. Watch the full video interview below.

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Nokia Asha 501 Hands On

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Nokia’s has added some more colour to its Asha family with the new Asha 501 Phone.The new Asha phone is slotted for a price of about Rs.5600 excluding taxes. Nokia has introduced a new design and form factor with the Asha 501 – A full touch screen with no buttons at the bottom except for one back button that sits pretty, right at the bottom. We got a chance speak to Peter Skillman, VP, Mobile Phones User Experience, Design, about the Asha 501 at the launch event. You can check out the video below and also read the full transcript of the interview here.

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Nokia Asha 501 full touch phone with swipe UI announced

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Nokia Asha 501, a new full touch device with swipe UI, and part of a whole new Asha series of devices has been announced at a global press conference here, in New Delhi. In an effort to revitalize the ever important budget low end smartphone market, which is currently inundated with Android phones, Nokia has released a tiny device that, they hope, can help them gain more traction in the highly competitive market. The Asha platform with touch UI. It initially debuted with the Asha 311 and the other full touch Asha phones, now it has been rehauled with more UX elements from the N9’s Meego user interface, complete with the double tap to wake gesture and the minimalistic homescreen setup. The device sports a 3 inch QVGA screen with hardened glass and is powered by a 1 GHz processor.

Having repeatedly leaked on Twitter, one of them revealed its six colourful shells in a leak last night. The available colours, which are also replaceable shells, come in Bright Red, Lemon Yellow, Parrot Green, Ice Blue, White and Black. The device has 128 MB of internal memory and comes with a 4GB micro SD card out of the box, with options of expanding the memory upto 32 GB. It also comes in single SIM variant. Priced at $99 (~Rs. 5,347) without taxes and subsidies, it is expected to shipping in June 2013 from approximately 60 operators and distributors in more than 90 countries worldwide.

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