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Sony Xperia ZL launched in India

Sony Xperia ZL

Sony has launched the Xperia ZL along with the Xperia Z in India. It was announced at the CES 2013 earlier this year.The Xperia ZL is slightly thicker than the Xperia Z at 9.8 mm, weighs 151 grams. Other features are similar to the Xperia Z including a 5-inch Full HD (1920×1080 pixels) Reality display with mobile Bravia Engine 2 at 443 ppi, 1.5 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8064 processor with Adreno 320 GPU and Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a glowing light LED indicator below the display and has PlayStation Mobile support. Continue reading “Sony Xperia ZL launched in India”

Sony Xperia Tablet Z launching in India in May

Sony launched the Xperia Z in India today, and at the launch event the company announced that the Xperia Tablet Z would go on sale in India in May 2013. The Xperia Tablet Z was originally announced in Japan earlier this year, at the MWC 2013 the company announced that it would roll out globally from Q2 2013. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Tablet Z launching in India in May”

Sony Xperia Z launched in India for Rs. 38990

Sony Mobile has launched the Xperia Z, their latest flagship device in India. It was announced at CES 2013 earlier this year, and appeared on Sony India website last month. Sony announced the Xperia Z launch date in India last week, and the Xperia ZL also launched along with the Xperia Z. Price of both the Xperia Z and the Xperia ZL were already revealed online. The Xperia Z has a OmniBalance design with rounded edges and smooth, reflective surfaces on all sides. It has durable tempered glass on front and back. It has IP55 and IP57 ratings for dust and water resistance. Continue reading “Sony Xperia Z launched in India for Rs. 38990”

Sony XPERIA Z and ZL Pre-Order Prices revealed in India, shipping in March 3rd week

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Flipkart recently revealed the pre order price for the soon-to-be launched Nokia Lumia 620, and today, they have done it again, by announcing pre order prices of the Sony Xperia Z and Sony Xperia ZL which are slated to be announced tomorrow, at a special event. The pre order prices are listed as Rs 38,990 for the Xperia Z and Rs. 35,990 for the Xperia ZL. Flipkart also reveals that the estimated delivery would be 3rd week of March, from which we can safely assume that the retail launch will be some time around the exact time frame. The Xperia Z and the Xperia ZL were announced at the Consumer Electronics show in January and have been since much awaited in the Indian market.

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Swipe Halo Value Tablet with Dual SIM support, Voice calling, Android 4.1 launched for Rs. 6990

Swipe Halo Value

Swipe Telecom has launched their new Android Tablet, Halo Value with dual SIM support, 2G data and voice calling capabilities. Penta launched the T-Pad WS708C with similar features yesterday. The HCL ME Y3 tablet that was launched in India earlier this year also has dual SIM support, but that also come with 3G data support. Continue reading “Swipe Halo Value Tablet with Dual SIM support, Voice calling, Android 4.1 launched for Rs. 6990”

Idea Zeal Dual SIM Android Smartphone launched for Rs. 5390

Idea Zeal

Idea cellular has launched Zeal, their new Dual SIM Android smartphone with 3G support in affordable price range. It has 3.5 inch (320 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display and runs on Android 2.3 ( Gingerbread) similar to the Idea Aurus that was launched last year. This phone is aimed at 3G data users in semi-urban and rural markets. It is powered by a 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon Processor and comes with Dual SIM (GSM + GSM) support. It has a 3-megapixel fixed focus camera. Idea launched the Ivory, their first Android ICS smartphone earlier this year. Continue reading “Idea Zeal Dual SIM Android Smartphone launched for Rs. 5390”

Lava Iris 430 with 4.3-inch display, 1 GHz dual-core processor coming soon

Lava Iris 430

Lava Iris 430, the company’s upcoming Android Smartphone has surfaced on their official site. Lava recently launched Blockbuster Phoneday initiative, in which the company launches a product every Friday. Last week they launched the Iris 502, that already went on sale couple of weeks back. The Iris 430 packs a 4.3-inch (480 x 800 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). Continue reading “Lava Iris 430 with 4.3-inch display, 1 GHz dual-core processor coming soon”

Xolo A1000 Benchmarks

The Xolo A1000 was launched last month for Rs. 13,999. We brought you the photo galleries for the Black, and the White A1000 few weeks back, and brought you the unboxing last week, here we have the benchmarks. The Xolo A1000 packs a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS at 295 PPI, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core MediaTek MT6577 processor with PowerVR SGX 531 GPU and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). Let’s see how the device performs in the benchmark tests. Continue reading “Xolo A1000 Benchmarks”

XOLO Q800 with a quad-core processor, Android 4.1 launching this month

Xolo Q800

XOLO will launch an Android Jelly Bean phone running on quad-core processor by mid-March. Q800 will be the first quad core phone from Xolo this year. Q800 is expected to be tagged within the price range of Rs. 12,000 and Rs. 13,500. The phone will have a 4.5 inch screen. Xolo is expected to launch an entire series of quad core phones under the nomenclature Qcore. Xolo will launch 4 quad-core devices in the next two months. Continue reading “XOLO Q800 with a quad-core processor, Android 4.1 launching this month”

Penta T-Pad WS708C 7-inch Tablet with Dual SIM support, Android 4.1 launched for Rs. 6999

Penta T-Pad WS708C

Pantel Technologies has launched T-Pad WS708C, their first Android Tablet with Dual SIM support. It has a 7-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1 GHz processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 2-megapixel rear camera and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with voice calling support and 3G connectivity through an external dongle. The HCL ME Y3 tablet that was launched in India earlier this year also has dual SIM support. Continue reading “Penta T-Pad WS708C 7-inch Tablet with Dual SIM support, Android 4.1 launched for Rs. 6999”

Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 (Note 510) Photo Gallery

Samsung announced the Galaxy Note 8.0 as the Note 510 for the Indian markets at the Samsung Forum 2013 in Hyderabad yesterday. We got some hands-on time with the 8-inch tablet at the event. It has a 8.0-inch (1280 × 800 pixels) TFT Super Clear LCD display at 189 ppi pixel density, powered by a 1.6 GHz quad-core Exynos processor. It comes with a S Pen, similar to the Note 10.1 (Note 800). You can also make calls and send or receive text messages. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 (Note 510) Photo Gallery”

Nokia Lumia 620 gets a pre order price of Rs. 15,199 on Flipkart

The Nokia Lumia 620 has been a long time coming. It was initially slated to be launched on the first week of February but it is already the first week of March, so it is about time it arrived on the market, and signs indicate that it is coming real soon indeed. Flipkart has just put up the phone for pre order at a price of Rs. 15,199, with availability promised within a week.

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Sony Xperia Z to arrive in India on March 6th

The Sony Mobile India facebook just published the above teaser a couple of hours back, and the shining button on the side of the seemingly unknown device photo indicates only one thing, the Sony Xperia Z is going to be launched in India on the 6th of March, which is just five days away.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 510 (Note 8.0) announced in India

Hyderabad, March 1, 2013 – Samsung has announced the Galaxy Note 510 (Galaxy Note 8.0) in India. The Galaxy Note 8.0 was announced at the MWC 2013 last week. The Samsung Galaxy Note 510 comes with a 8.0-inch (1280 × 800 pixels) TFT display, powered by a 1.6 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean). It has S Pen support with Air View, S Note, S Planner, Email with hand-writing integration and more. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 510 (Note 8.0) announced in India”

Google Play Books now available in India

Google has finally brought books to the Google Play Store in India. This would let the users browser, purchase and read from thousands of Indian eBook titles and millions of international eBooks from several categories on the Google Play Store. You can also read the purchased books on Android, iPhone, iPad and on Desktop. These books are competitively priced, and most of the books are priced similar to the Flipkart Flye eBooks and the Amazon Kindle eBooks Store. Continue reading “Google Play Books now available in India”