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Airtel has announced that they would offer 50MB of data for its prepaid customers in Delhi NCR, Haryana and Kerala so that they can go online and read about candidates before casting their votes to the worthy candidate in the Lok Sabha elections. Several companies have been doing their part to encourage citizens of India to come out and cast their vote. Continue reading “Airtel offers 50MB free data for voters on polling day”
With an aim to encourage Indian users to vote in the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections 2014, Facebook has added a “I’m a Voter” button. Indian users will see a reminder message about voting on the polling day depending on once locations at the the top of their New Feed. The “I’m a Voter” button will be present next to the reminder message and both these features will be available on Facebook mobile apps on polling day.
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Celkon has launched Campus A125, the company’s latest smartphone in the Campus series. It has a 4.5-inch (480 x 854 pixels) touch screen IPS display, powered by a 1.3 Ghz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Celkon Campus A125 with 4.5-inch display, Android 4.2 launched for Rs. 6299”
Ranbir Kapoor, the critically acclaimed Bollywood actor slash rom-com hero, who incidentally used to be the brand ambassador for Lenovo’s PC products, will now promote the company’s smartphones too. As the company slowly moves away from its focus on PCs to Smartphones, Ranbir Kapoor too will move along to promote the Chinese company’s smartphones as well as tablets in India. The deal includes TV commercials, online advertising and so forth, which will eventually be released in some time to the Indian media.
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To encourage citizens of India to go and vote in the Lok Sabha elections Uber has announced that they would offer free rides to during polling hours (7am-7pm) on polling day in Delhi. Uber was launched in Delhi back in October last year and expanded to other major cities like Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad. Continue reading “Uber to offer free rides on polling day in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai and Hyderabad”
Gionee Elife E7 mini was launched in India back in December last year along with the Elife E7. It was expected to go on sale in January 2014, but it didn’t happen. The smartphone is now on sale in India from online retailer Infibeam and Snapdeal. The Elife E7 mini has a 4.7-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) IPS display, powered by a 1.7 GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6592 processor with Mali 450-MP4 GPU and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) with Amigo UI 2.0. Continue reading “Gionee Elife E7 mini now available online in India for Rs. 18699”
Samsung is looking forward to open 4000 new stores across small towns in India. The move comes from the South Korean tech giant as it faces tough competition from homegrown players like Micromax and Karbonn. Samsung will launch these stores in Indian towns with population of less than 100,000 to boost sales.
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Bharti Airtel has announced that it has crossed the milestone of 100 Company-Owned-Company-Operated (COCO) Airtel retail outlets across India. Airtel launched its first Airtel stores at South Extension (New Delhi) in February, 2013, that has extended to 35 cities and towns across 14 states. It took just 14 months reach the milestone. Continue reading “Airtel opens 100 own retail stores across India in 14 months”
Ineda Systems has announced that it is developing a low power SoC (system on a chip) for wearable technology and Internet of Things. The Hyderabad based start-up revealed prototype of its SoC which is dubbed as Dhanush however, the start-up is calling these SoC as Wearable Processing Unit (WPU). Continue reading “Ineda Systems develops ‘Dhanush’ chip for wearable devices”
Lava Iris 406Q appeared on the official website recently along with a range of Iris smartphones. Specifications of the Lava Iris 450 COLOUR were detailed on the official website earlier this week. Now the Iris 406Q has been listed on Flipkart that reveals the complete specifications of the smartphone. It would come with a 4-inch WVGA display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) that is upgradable to Android 4.4 (KitKat). Continue reading “Lava Iris 406Q with quad-core processor, Android 4.3 listed online”
Facebook has crossed 100 million monthly active users in India which is the second largest country on the social network behind the US. Javier Olivan, VP, Growth & Analytics, Facebook stated in an interview with the Economic Times, that Facebook crossed the landmark on March 31. He also touted that the company is now eyeing for reaching over 1 billion active users in India.
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Lava launched the Iris Pro 20, the latest smartphone in the Iris Pro series yesterday. Lava Iris 450 COLOUR surfaced recently without any specifications. Now the complete specifications of the smartphone has appeared on the website. It comes with a 4.5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. Continue reading “Lava Iris 450 COLOUR detailed specifications revealed on official website”
Nokia has announced a new data offers for Airtel pre-paid customers buying Nokia X. This offer lets Nokia X users enjoy 500MB of free 3G data per month for 3 months. Subscribers in non 3G circles can enjoy the same benefit on 2G data. Nokia X, the company’s first smartphone based on Android AOSP was launched in India last month. Continue reading “Nokia X customers get free 3G data from Airtel for 3 months”
Sony India has launched 64GB UHS-I class 10 high speed micro SD card. It offers high speed data transfer of 40MB/s ideal for burst shooting and full HD video recording on smartphones and has enhanced image recovery abilities, says Sony. It is also highly reliable since it is water, dust, UV, X-ray and temperature proof and comes with a warranty of 5 years. Continue reading “Sony launches 64GB microSD UHS-I card in India for Rs. 5679”
TomTom India has launched High Speed Multi Charger for Car that can charge up to three devices in the car at once. It is also said to charge the device up to four times faster than other chargers with a USB port that offers 5V-2.1 Amps output. The 1.2 Amp USB charging port for mobile phones or MP3 players. It has two dedicated USB ports provide full power at all times and a dedicated port to power 12V in-car devices like DVD players. Continue reading “TomTom High-Speed Multi Car Charger launched in India for Rs. 1690”
