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Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 up for pre-order at Rs. 30990

Samsung launched the Galaxy Mega 6.3 (GT-I9200) in India at a price tag of Rs. 31,490 along with the Mega 5.8. The Mega 5.8 went on sale in India last month, now the Mega 6.3 is available for pre-order from online retailers Flipkart and Infibeam. The official Samsung eStore has not started taking pre-orders for the device yet. The Mega 6.3 has a 6.3-inch HD ( 1280 x 720 pixels) TFT capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.7 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8MP auto-focus rear camera with LED Flash and a 1.9 MP front-facing camera. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 up for pre-order at Rs. 30990”

MTV Volt 1000 with 6-inch display, dual-core processor, Android 4.1 launched for Rs. 11999

Swipe MTV Volt 1000

Swipe Telecom has tied-up with MTV once again to launch the MTV Volt 1000, successor of the Volt that was launched earlier this year. It has a 6-inch (854 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. This has 1GB of RAM instead of 512MB in its predecessor and the battery has gone down to 2850 mAh. Continue reading “MTV Volt 1000 with 6-inch display, dual-core processor, Android 4.1 launched for Rs. 11999”

Aircel and Techzone partner to launch mobile video downloads at Re. 1

Aircel and Techzone

Aircel and Techzone has partnered to bring a new VAS offering called Video Store @ Re. 1. This would let Aircel customers download more than 20,000+ videos across more than 12 languages including English, Hindu, Marathi, Gujarati, Assamese, Bhojpuri, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and more at Re. 1 per video. There are 8 genres including bollywood, Hollywood, realty, lifestyle, music, comedy and more. Airtel launched a similar Re. 1 mobile video download service last month. Continue reading “Aircel and Techzone partner to launch mobile video downloads at Re. 1”

AMD powered Android devices coming soon

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We were at the AMD India Techno Graffiti event last night, and during the Q&A session we asked the all important question of AMD’s future in mobile. The answer first was in the context of mobile being laptops and tablets and how AMD are going for the hybrid nascent segment of low powered computing devices unlike the cheaper small-screened consumption devices. But when asked if Android powered devices are a possibility with AMD chip powering them, the answer was yes. AMD India’s head told us that AMD is working on bringing Android powered devices to its portfolio but couldn’t say when.

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Huawei Ascend Mate now available in India for Rs. 28900

Huawei Ascend Mate, the company’s latest flagship smartphone is now available in India from online retailer Infibeam. It was spotted on Flipkart along with a price tag earlier this week, but the page was removed later. It packs a 6.1-inch 720p display, powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core Hi-Silicon K3V2 processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) with Huawei’s EmotionUI 1.5 on top. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, full HD video recording and a 1-megapixel HD front-facing camera. It is 9.9 mm thick and weighs 198 grams. Continue reading “Huawei Ascend Mate now available in India for Rs. 28900”

Indian Railways to introduce SMS-based ticket booking from July 1st

IRCTC
IRCTC has announced that SMS-based ticket booking on July 1st. IRCTC would also launch the USSD (Unstructured supplementary data) based booking soon. The designated number for booking would be unveiled later. For the SMS-based ticket service, customers need to register with their banks (26 banks are supported) to generate a Mobile Money Identifier (MMID) and a one-time password (OTP). For the menu-based USSD system, the payment can be authorized through a mobile wallet which requires mPIN. 6 tickets can be booked in a single transaction similar to the online booking. Continue reading “Indian Railways to introduce SMS-based ticket booking from July 1st”

Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7-inch and Fire HD 8.9-inch tablets launched in India starting at Rs. 15999

Amazon has finally released the Kindle Fire HD and Fire HD 8.9″ tablets in India. Both these tablets were announced last year. The Kindle Fire HD has a 7-inch (1280×720 pixels) display and is powered by a 1.2 GHz TI OMAP4460 Dual Core CPU. The Kindle Fire HD 8.9″ has a 8.9-inch (1920 x 1200 pixels) display with 254 ppi. Both these tablets have Dolby audio with dual stereo speakers for immersive, virtual surround sound and Dual-band WiFi with dual-antennas / MIMO for 40% faster throughput than other tablets. These run on a forked version of Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). Continue reading “Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7-inch and Fire HD 8.9-inch tablets launched in India starting at Rs. 15999”

Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo now available in India for Rs. 6990

Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo (GT-S5312) is now available in India from online retailers Flipkart and Snapdeal. It was announced back in April along with the Galaxy Star and was spotted on the official Samsung India website last month. The Galaxy Star was officially launched in India last month. It has a 3-inch (320 x 240 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 850 MHz processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 2-megapixel rear camera and comes with Dual SIM support with Dual SIM Always ON that lets you receive calls on one SIM even when you are using the other one. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo now available in India for Rs. 6990”

BlackBerry India offers Rs. 5000 worth Gift Card on purchase of Q10 smartphone with American Express Card

BlackBerry India has announced a new offer for American Express Card members buying the BlackBerry Q10. Under this offer customers customers buying the device with their American Express Card(s) will get Rs. 5000 back as an American Express Gift Card. The prepaid American Express Gift Card is accepted at over 100,000 locations in India. Continue reading “BlackBerry India offers Rs. 5000 worth Gift Card on purchase of Q10 smartphone with American Express Card”

Samsung offers Rs. 10000 discount on Galaxy Note 2 in exchange for select phones

Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Upgrade offer

Samsung has introduced Smart upgrade offer in India that offers Rs. 10,000 discount in exchange for select smartphones. The phone is priced at Rs. 37,500, so it comes to Rs. 27,500 after the exchange. You can also pay the amount in 6 EMI with 0% Interest on select credit cards. Back in April Samsung started offering 15% cash back on purchase of select Galaxy devices using select credit cards. It extended the cash back offer till the 31st of May for the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and also announced that the offer is applicable for debit card purchases. Continue reading “Samsung offers Rs. 10000 discount on Galaxy Note 2 in exchange for select phones”

Yota Devices and Olive Telecom partner to introduce 4G TD-LTE Dongles in India

Yota Devices and Olive Telecom

Yota Devices, popular LTE connectivity company based in Russia, and Olive Telecom, one of the leading wireless device vendors India have have partnered to introduce new TD-LTE dongles (modems), portable and fixed routers in the Indian market. Olive Telecom will provide market intelligence and local support for operator testing, customization, logistics and after sales service. Continue reading “Yota Devices and Olive Telecom partner to introduce 4G TD-LTE Dongles in India”

Lemon A4 with 1080p display, quad-core processor and Android 4.2 launched for Rs. 17999

Lemon A4

Lemon Mobiles has launched the A4, the company’s latest Android smartphone with a 1080p display. The phone comes under the Aspirational series. It appeared on the official website earlier this month as Aspire Full HD. It has a 5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD IPS display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 13.1-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support with dual standby.

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Huawei Ascend Mate gets priced in India at Rs. 28900

Huawei Ascend Mate

We already reported that the Huawei Ascend Mate would launch in India priced under Rs. 30,000. The phone has now been priced in India at Rs. 28,900 on online retail website Flipkart. The Ascend Mate has a 6.1-inch 720p display, powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core Hi-Silicon K3V2 processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) with Huawei’s EmotionUI 1.5 on top. It is 9.9 mm thick and weighs 198 grams. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 1-megapixel HD front-facing camera. Continue reading “Huawei Ascend Mate gets priced in India at Rs. 28900”

Celkon A119Q Signature HD Review

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Celkon launched the A119Q Signature HD, successor of the A119 Signature HD last month that was launchedback in March. This is the company’s first quad-core Android smartphone. It runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). We brought you the unboxing of the A119Q last month, here we have the complete review of the device. Continue reading “Celkon A119Q Signature HD Review”

Samsung Galaxy S4 gets a new software update in India, brings new features

Samsung Galaxy S4 I9500DDUBMEA update India

Samsung released the first software update for the Galaxy S4 (GT-I9500) last month that brought stability improvements. Now a new update (I9500DDUBMEA)is rolling out for the Galaxy S4 users in India. This update brings new features such as option to move apps to the SD card, Semi-transparent status bar, new Smart Pause toggle in the notification, New camera firmware and lots more. The update rolled out for the Snapdragon version of the Galaxy S4 (GT-I9505) in Germany last week. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S4 gets a new software update in India, brings new features”