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Ola had acquired TaxiForSure in March 2015 for $200 million following which the service was integrated into the former’s app. Now, the homegrown taxi hailing service has announced that it is shutting down TaxiForSure business.
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Huawei just launched its flagship P9 smartphone in India as it had promised. It was announced back in April and packs dual 12-megapixel rear cameras with Leica SUMMARIT lenses and 1.25-micron pixels promising brilliant image quality in low-light conditions. It also has an independent depth measurement chip and proprietary hybrid-focus technology.
Continue reading “Huawei P9 with dual 12MP cameras launched in India for Rs. 39999”
Asus is all set to launch the Zenfone 3 series, which includes Zenfone 3, Zenfone 3 Ultra and Zenfone 3 Deluxe in India later today. Now the price of the smartphone has been revealed by Snapdeal ahead of launch. This lists the price of the 5.2-inch variant (ZE520KL) of the phone with 3GB RAM and 32GB storage as Rs. 21,999, but it doesn’t reveal the price of other variants. It also reveals that it will be launched at 5PM.
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Airtel today announced that it has started offering 4G ready USIMs completely free of cost at Airtel retail stores across the Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh for the existing 2G/3G SIMs to switch to 4G when it launches. Continue reading “Airtel to launch 4G services in Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh soon, offers 4G ready SIMs”
LeEco launched Super3 X55, Super3 X65 and Super3 Max65 4K UHD TVs in India earlier this month starting from Rs. 59,790. These TVs went on sale through LeMall.com and Flipkart between August 10th and 12th. Today the company has announced that they sold 1200 TVs within three days and claims that it has created a new milestone in India in online space in 55″ TV segment. Continue reading “LeEco Super3 TV series sales cross 1200 units in 3 days in India”
Samsung is gearing up to launch a big 5000mAh battery phone in India next month in September, exclusively tipped by an insider to FoneArena. Continue reading “Exclusive: Samsung to launch a 5000mAh battery phone in India next month, could be Galaxy A9 Pro”
Reliance Retail has launched LYF Flame 7 and LYF Wind 7 smartphones. Both the phones run Android 5.1 (Lollipop) and have 4G Voice over LTE (VoLTE), similar to other LYF smartphones. The budget Lyf Flame 7 also has a textured finish on the back for a comfortable grip and the display has Asahi Dragontrail Glass protection. Continue reading “LYF Flame 7 and Wind 7 with 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 3499 and Rs. 6999”
Smartron launched t.phone, its first smartphone back in May for Rs. 22,999. We already brought you the hands-on impressions of the phone from the event, here we have the unboxing.
After launching the Ignite series of laptops, Micromax has launched new Alpha LI351568W laptop. It has a 15.6-inch (1366 x 768 pixels) display, is powered by a Intel Core i3 (5th Gen) processor, has 6GB of RAM and 500 GB hard disk. It weighs just 2.1kg. Continue reading “Micromax Alpha LI351 laptop with 15.6-inch display, 6GB RAM launched for Rs. 26990”
In a bid to help users in detail about network coverage and Quality of Service (QoS) of their telecom operators, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has rolled out Analytics Portal.
Datawind has launched PocketSurfer GZ, its latest budget smartphone running Linux operating system for Rs. 1499. Datawind had partnered with Reliance Communications last year. As a part of this, the phone comes bundled with RCOM’s service offerings that will allow users to enjoy free Internet access for a year.
Intex has launched Aqua Music, the company’s latest 4G smartphone with Voice over LTE (VoLTE) support and dual speakers. It has a 5.5-inch HD display, is powered by 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6735 64-bit processor, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), has a 13-megapixel rear camera and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera.
Gionee India has sent out invites for the launch of a new smartphone with selfie flash in India on August 22nd. The invite just reads “The Director’s Cut” along with the date. Gionee recently introduced M6 and M6 Plus smartphones in the Marathon series with huge batteries, but neither of them have selfie flash. Continue reading “Gionee smartphone with selfie flash launching in India on August 22, could be S6s”
Ringing Bells, makers of the most affordable and controversial Freedom 251 smartphone launched its 31.5-inch HD LED TV last month priced at Rs. 9990, along with several smartphones. Today the company has announced that it will start pre-bookings for the Freedom 9900 TV on August 15th, and will start shipping the TVs from August 16th onwards. Continue reading “Ringing Bells Freedom 9900 31.5-inch HD LED TV booking starts on Aug 15, ships from Aug 16”
OnePlus has launched a new upgrade program that enables users of earlier OnePlus devices and other smartphones swap their older smartphones for OnePlus 3. Users can return their old devices and get discounts upto 100% or Rs. 27,999, which is the cost of OnePlus 3. Continue reading “OnePlus offers upto 100% discount on OnePlus 3 in exchange for old smartphones in India”
