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Gionee started its operations almost a year back in India. Today it has announced that it will open more than 750 service centers across India by March 2015. The Chinese company recently unveiled world’s thinnest smartphone Elife S5.5 at Rs 22,999.
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The Directorate General Civil Aviation (DGCA) has allowed the use of Portable Electronic Devices (PEDs) including cell phones in the non-transmitting mode called flight or airplane mode. Previously travellers were not allowed to use these electronic devices and were asked to switch them off before the flight takes off.
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Xiaomi, the Chinese manufacturer known for its unique business model of selling its devices directly, announced its global expansion plans, starting with the hire of Hugo Barra, an Android executive from Google. Months after he joined, Xiaomi started its operations in Singapore, and ever since, we have been expecting more countries to be added to the list. Very recently, Xiaomi’s CEO Lin Bin and Hugo Barra visited Google’s MD in India, signaling a trigger of its operations here. And the company just announced it on Twitter, along with 10 other countries, where it will launch next.
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Earlier this month Uber announced that it would offer free riders to customers on polling days in Indian cities it operates, today the company has revealed promo codes for Chennai and Mumbai that would let the customers in these cities get a free Uber ride during polling hours (7am-7pm) on April 24th. Uber was initially launched in Delhi back in October last year and expanded to other major cities like Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad. Continue reading “Uber offers free rides during polling hours on April 24th in Chennai and Mumbai”
Microsoft India has partnered with HP and Pearson to launch a new tablet for college going students. Aiming at students from engineering and management streams, the tablet is powered by Windows 8.1 and dubbed as HP Omni 10.
Motorola Mobility has appointed Amit Boni from within the company as the General Manager of India operations. He joined Motorola Mobility in early 2010 taking charge of GTM strategy and sales operations for the Asia region. As a general manager, he will lead the team across the country and be responsible for the Go-to-Market strategy, said the company. Continue reading “Motorola appoints Amit Boni as General Manager for India”
Last week AnTuTu released top 10 popular smartphones for global, US and Chinese markets, based on benchmarking and device information from Antutu Lab. Today it has released top 10 popular smartphone chart for India and 13 other countries that includes, Russia, Germany, Japan,
Xolo has launched Q1010i, successor of the Xolo Q1010. It appeared on the official website earlier this month and has a 8-megapixel Sony Exmor R sensor with f/2.0 aperture, 1.4 micron pixel size and a 5-element lens. Other features are similar to the Q1010, including a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display based on One-glass-Solution (OGS) technology, 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor and Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to Android 4.4 (KitKat). Continue reading “Xolo Q1010i with 5-inch HD display, Exmor R camera sensor launched for Rs. 13499”
Micromax has launched the Canvas Doodle 3, the latest smartphone in the Canvas Doodle series. It has a 6-inch FWVA display, powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core processor and run on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) as rumored. It would come with a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera. It also has dual SIM support and comes pre-loaded with Kingsoft Office, Opera Mini Browser, Getit and Games like Marble, Rope Cut, Jelly Jumper. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Doodle 3 with 6-inch display launched for Rs. 8500”
Reliance Jio Infocomm, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has entered into a pan-India tower infrastructure sharing agreement ATC India, an independent tower company, to use the latter’s telecom infrastructure with a footprint of over 11,000 telecom towers for their 4G roll out. Continue reading “Reliance Jio, ATC India tie up to share telecom tower infrastructure”
Sony Mobile has launched the Xperia M2 Dual, the successor of last year Xperia M. It was announced at the MWC 2014 and packs a 4.8-inch (960 x 540 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean). It has a a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. It also comes with dual SIM support and has NFC. Continue reading “Sony Xperia M2 Dual launched in India for Rs. 21990”
HTC has launched the Desire 816, the company’s latest phablet in India. It was announced at the MWC 2014 earlier this year. has a 5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) display, powered by a 1.6 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with HTC Sense 6.0 on top. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual-front-facing BoomSound speakers and comes with dual SIM support. Continue reading “HTC Desire 816 launched in India for Rs. 23990”
HTC has launched the Desire 210 dual SIM, the company’s latest budget smartphone in India. It has a 4-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera without flash and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It also has HTC BlinkFeed. The company launched the Desire 310 dual sim in India last month. Continue reading “HTC Desire 210 dual SIM with 4-inch display launched in India for Rs. 8700”
HTC has launched the HTC One (M8) successor of last year’s HTC One (M7) in India. It was announced back in February and has a 5.0-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD display with Corning Gorilla glass protection, powered by a 2.5 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with the new HTC Sense 6.0 UI. It has Duo camera setup with a primary UltraPixel camera (1/3″ BSI sensor, f/2.0 aperture, 28mm lens, pixel size of 2.0 microns) and a secondary rear camera to capture depth information. It has dual LED flash that automatically selects the right tone and intensity based on the scene. Continue reading “HTC One (M8) launched in India for Rs. 49900”
Micromax started teasing their Canvas Doodle 3 smartphone last week. It just hinted at a larger-screen phone. Gadgets To Use has got hold of the images of the retail box that details the specifications of the smartphone. According to the leak the is expected to come with a 6-inch FWVA display, powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core processor and run on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It would come with a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Doodle 3 images, specifications leaked”
