Nokia Lumia 900 finally goes on sale in India as they promised. The Nokia Lumia 900 with LTE support was originally launched exclusively for AT&T in the U.S. and it was announced for the global markets at MWC earlier this year. The Lumia 900 packs in a 4.3-inch ClearBlack AMOLED display and is powered by 1.4GHz single-core processor. It runs on Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango). Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 900 now available in India for Rs. 32999”
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Sistema to acquire Aircel for $3 billion
Sistema, Russia’s largest investment company is all set to acquire a controlling stake in Aircel Communications for around $3 billion (~Rs. 16,500 crore) according to a report from The Economic Times. Malaysia’s Maxis Communications owns 74% stake in Aircel that has about 65 million subscribers. Continue reading “Sistema to acquire Aircel for $3 billion”
Epson Moverio BT-100 Android-powered see-through mobile viewer launched in India for Rs. 42900
Epson has launched Moverio BT-100, the world’s first Android-based, see-through wearable display. It is powered by Android 2.2 and lets you to privately view video, experience side-by-side 3D content, play games and enjoy content on a floating see-through display. It has 6 hours of rechargeable battery life and has a 1GB of internal memory with an additional microSD card slot. It also has WiFi connectivity and Adobe flash support to stream online videos. Continue reading “Epson Moverio BT-100 Android-powered see-through mobile viewer launched in India for Rs. 42900”
MediaTek MT6577 1GHz dual-core processor to power Spice Stellar Horizon and Micromax A90
Semiconductor manufacturer MediaTek has announced that the Spice Stellar Horizon (Mi-500) and the Micromax A90 would come with a 1GHz dual-core MediaTek MT6577 processor. The Micromax A90 Superfone Pixel was originally launched in India last month for Rs. 12990, and we reviewed it recently. It had a MediaTek MT6575 single-core processor instead of a dual-core processor, as it was announced during the launch. The Spice Stellar Horizon (Mi-500) that was launched in June at Rs. 11,999 was expected to come with a 1 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, but it was delayed for several months.Now it is confirmed that it would come with a MediaTek MT6577 processor instead. Continue reading “MediaTek MT6577 1GHz dual-core processor to power Spice Stellar Horizon and Micromax A90”
Samsung Galaxy Beam Review
Samsung launched the Galaxy Beam (GT-i8530) with a pico projector in India in July. It was announced at MWC 2012 earlier this year. Even though the main feature of this phone is the projector, it packs in powerful specs including a 4.0-inch 480×800 (WVGA) TFT display, 1 GHz Dual-Core Processor and is just 12.5 mm thick. Let’s get into the detailed review. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Beam Review”
Motorola Atrix 2 Android 4.0 update starts rolling out in India
Motorola has started rolling out Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) for the Motorola Atrix 2 owners in India. It was launched in India back in March, and we reviewed it in July. Razr and Razr Maxx were the first Motorola phones to receive the ICS update back in July. Continue reading “Motorola Atrix 2 Android 4.0 update starts rolling out in India”
Sony Xperia miro up for pre-order in India for Rs. 14499
Sony Xperia miro is now available for pre-order from online retailer Flipkart in India. It was announced in June and packs in a 3.5-inch (320×480 pixels) TFT capacitive touch screen display, 800 MHz processor and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It has a 5 Megapixel auto focus camera with LED flash at the back and a VGA front-facing camera. Continue reading “Sony Xperia miro up for pre-order in India for Rs. 14499”
Samsung Galaxy Note 800 Unboxing
Here is the unboxing of the Galaxy Note 800, Samsung’s latest tablet that launched in India in August. It packs in a 10.1-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) TFT display, 1.4 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It also comes with a stylus called S Pen. It has a SIM card slot, microSD card slot and has support for voice calls. It has 5 Megapixel Auto Focus Camera at the back with LED Flash and a 1.9 Megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 800 Unboxing”
Sony Xperia tipo Unboxing
Here is the unboxing of the Xperia tipo, Sony’s first affordable smartphone running Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It was announced in June along with the tipo dual, the Dual-SIM variant. It packs in a a 3.2-inch (480 x 320 pixels) 262k color TFT display and is powered by a 800 MHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. It has a 3.2 Megapixel auto focus camera at the back. It went on pre-order online in India last week, but we manged to get one from UK. Continue reading “Sony Xperia tipo Unboxing”
Samsung Galaxy S III spare battery now available in Retail Stores in India
Samsung Mobile India launched the Galaxy S III, the flagship Smartphone in India in late May, 2012. Samsung has announced that most of the accessories for Galaxy SIII will be available along with the phone in retail market. Accessories like additional battery ( 2100 mAh with NFC) was not available till now. But now it is available in the market, so if you want an additional battery for the Galaxy S III, you can get it now. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S III spare battery now available in Retail Stores in India”
TRAI issues guidelines to service providers to prevent missed calls from International numbers
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued direction to service providers regarding provision of ISD facility to prepaid subscribers to curb international missed calls, calls from international numbers on winning of prizes or lottery and inform customers through SMS at periodic intervals not to respond to missed calls from unknown international numbers. Continue reading “TRAI issues guidelines to service providers to prevent missed calls from International numbers”
Samsung Galaxy SIII in Garnet Red now available in stores in India.
At IFA2012 Samsung Mobile announced four more colours for Samsung Galaxy SIII, mainly Garnet Red, Sapphire Black, Amber Brown and Titanium Gray. Samsung Mobile India has launched Garnet Red version of Galaxy SIII (16GB) in India on Samsung e-store. It is now also available in Samsung premium and flagship stores as well local stores in India. The MRP of Garnet Red SIII is same as other 16GB variants which is Rs.42,500 and it’s retail price is around Rs. 37,500. Similar to blue and white, this variant has its packaging in Red. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy SIII in Garnet Red now available in stores in India.”
Fly E281n Dual SIM phone launched for Rs. 3499
Fly Mobiles have launched their new Dual SIM phone, E281n. It has 3D feature and comes with the 3D glasses. It has a 2.8-inch (240X320 Pixels) touch screen display and comes with a 1.3MP Camera with Flash. It has handwriting recognition, fun touch game stations and King movie Player that reduces videos to 1/10th of the original size without compromising on quality. Continue reading “Fly E281n Dual SIM phone launched for Rs. 3499”
Micromax A25 Smarty launched for Rs. 3999
Micromax has launched A25 Smarty, their new Dual SIM Android Smartphone. It has a 2.8-inch (240 x 320 pixels) capacitive touch screen display and is powered by 1GHz processor. It runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) and comes with a 1.3 MP Fixed Focus camera at the back. It also comes with Hookup Instant messaging app. Continue reading “Micromax A25 Smarty launched for Rs. 3999”
Aircel launches Pocket Buddies pack with SMS and Unlimited data starting at Rs. 22
Aircel has launched a new pack called Pocket Buddies – Srf n Txt, that offers unlimited surfing and texting at a low price. This is aimed at youth and offers 100 MB of 3G Data (speeds up to 3.6 Mbps) and 600 free local and National SMS at just Rs. 22. There are also other packs at different denominations such as Rs. 88 with 15 days validity and Rs. 128 and Rs. 198 with 30 days validity. Continue reading “Aircel launches Pocket Buddies pack with SMS and Unlimited data starting at Rs. 22”