Asus A540 and R558 notebooks with USB Type-C launched in India starting from Rs. 20990

Asus R558

Asus today launched A540 and R558, two new notebooks in India. The R558UR is an upgraded variant of the R88UF, comes with USB Type-C and packs NVIDIA GT930MX GPU The Asus A540 has premium looks and comes with a lightweight design. It also has USB type-C support. Both have powerful audio powered by SonicMaster and Bang & Olufsen ICEpower while ASUS Splendid Technology.
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Xiaomi Mi Max launching in India on June 30

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Xiaomi’s VP just tweeted that “Something BIG is coming to blow you away on 30th June, Indian Mi fans”, along with the video that confirms that the Mi Max will indeed launch in India on June 30th. The phablet with a 6.44-inch 1080p display and  a huge 4850mAh battery was announced in China last month.

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YU appoints new VP service and head of sales to enhance customer service, boost offline sales

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YU today announced that it appointed Bharat Singh Malik as the Vice President of Service, Deepak Dahiya as Head of Sales – South and West region and Chandra Kishore as the Head of Sales – North and East region. The new move is aimed at building a robust offline sales network and increasing its focus on customer service. The company launched its YU Yunicorn smartphone recently.

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Hyve Storm and Buzz with 4G LTE launched for Rs. 8499 and Rs. 13999

Hyve Buzz

Hyve Mobility, a new company has launched two new Android smartphones – Storm and Buzz in India. The Storm has a 5-inch HD screen and is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6735 SoC, and the Buzz comes with 5.5-inch 1080p 2.5D curved glass display and is powered by a 1.5GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6753 processor. Both the phones run stock Android 5.1 (Lollipop) and will be upgradable to Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) in the future.

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OnePlus 3 vs OnePlus 2 vs OnePlus One

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OnePlus just announced its new flagship OnePlus 3. The Chinese smartphone company was founded on 16th December 2013, and it first launched the OnePlus One in April 2014. Since then the company has come a long way and it has launched four smartphones including three flagship smartphones. Here are some details as to what’s different in the three generations of OnePlus flagships. Continue reading “OnePlus 3 vs OnePlus 2 vs OnePlus One”

OnePlus 3 with Snapdragon 820, 6GB RAM, metal body launched for Rs. 27999

OnePlus 3

OnePlus just launched its flagship OnePlus 3 smartphone globally, including India at its VR event. It has a 5.5-inch 1080 Optic AMOLED display and 0.75mm slim bezels on the sides and also has 2.5D curved Corning Gorilla Glass protection. It is powered by a 2.15GHz quad-core Snapdragon 820 SoC and runs on Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) with Oxygen OS 3.0.2. It has a 16-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) for quick focus in 0.2 seconds, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), RAW image support, manual mode and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera.
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Airtel launches Open Network microsite for customers to check network coverage/signal strength

Airtel Open Network

Airtel announced network transformation program – Project Leap last year, aimed at improving network quality. Later it launched a microsite so that all the customers can see the network coverage for voice, basic data services (2G) and high speed data services (3G/ 4G) in their regions. Today it has launched open network microsite under Project Leap that will allow customers to check if the Airtel mobile network in an area is excellent, good, moderate or non-existent, along with the status of corresponding sites serving the area – existing, required, being upgraded or forcibly shut down. Continue reading “Airtel launches Open Network microsite for customers to check network coverage/signal strength”

OnePlus 3 price for India revealed in ad ahead of launch, Rs. 27999 for 6GB RAM version

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OnePlus is all set to launch the flagship OnePlus 3 smartphone in an online VR event later today. The company already confirmed that the phone go on sale in the country without invites, exclusively through Amazon.in from tomorrow, June 15 at 12:30 AM IST. Today Hindustan Times paper has accidentally published an ad for the phone that reveals the price of the 6GB RAM variant as Rs. 27,999.
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Lenovo Yoga Tab 3 Pro with built-in projector, 4G LTE launched in India for Rs. 39990

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Lenovo today launched Yoga Tab 3 Pro, with built-in 70-inch projector and four front-facing JBL speakers with Dolby Atmos surround sound technology. The project is present on the 180-degree rotatable edge that can beam life-sized images up to 70-inches onto a wall or ceiling. The Indian variant also has 4G LTE support, 32GB of internal storage along with a microSD expansion slot.

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OnePlus partners with Uber to giveaway free Loop VR headsets across 8 Indian cities

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OnePlus recently offered Loop VR headsets on Amazon.in in India at Re. 1. It also announced that it received close to a million registrations for the Loop VR headset on Amazon.in and the headsets sold out in under 5 seconds cumulatively on Amazon’s app-only flash sale held over 2 days. Continue reading “OnePlus partners with Uber to giveaway free Loop VR headsets across 8 Indian cities”

Intex Aqua View with fingerprint sensor, 4G LTE, Eyelet VR Cardboard launched for Rs. 8999

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Intex has launched Aqua View, the company’s latest smartphone in the Auqa series that comes with a free Eyelet VR Cardboard that is based on Google Cardboard version 2. It has 34 mm lenses and supports smartphones of screen upto 6-inches. The phone has a 5-inch HD 2.5D curved screen, has a fingerprint sensor and also comes with 4G LTE connectivity. Continue reading “Intex Aqua View with fingerprint sensor, 4G LTE, Eyelet VR Cardboard launched for Rs. 8999”

LeEco will offer 200 units of Le 2 smartphones in India before the sale

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LeEco launched the Le 2 and Le Max 2 smartphones in India last week. At the launch the company announced a new customer engagement program that will allow 200 CEOs – Chief Experience Officers who will be the early adopters of LeEco Le 2. Continue reading “LeEco will offer 200 units of Le 2 smartphones in India before the sale”

OnePlus 3 imported to India ahead of launch, hints at pricing

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OnePlus is all set to launch the flagship OnePlus 3 smartphone in an online VR event tomorrow. The company already confirmed that the phone go on sale in the country without invites, exclusively through Amazon.in from Wednesday, June 15 at 12:30 AM IST. It has already started importing the phone from Hong Kong into India, according to Zauba listing. So far it has imported 24,480 units of the smartphone in Graphite color to Chennai, each priced of Rs. 22,858.

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Lenovo Vibe K5 with Snapdragon 415, 4G LTE launched in India for Rs. 6999

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Lenovo launched Vibe K5, the company’s latest 4G smartphone in the Vibe series in India, as it had promised last week. The company launched the Vibe K5 Plus smartphone in the country at at price of Rs. 8,499 back in March. The Vibe K5 has the similar design as the K5 Plus, but this has a 5-inch HD screen and is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 415 SoC, instead of 5-inch 1080p display and Snapdragon 616 SoC on the Vibe K5 Plus. Continue reading “Lenovo Vibe K5 with Snapdragon 415, 4G LTE launched in India for Rs. 6999”

Reliance Lyf Water 7 and Lyf Wind 1 with 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 12999 and Rs. 6899

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Reliance Retail has launched Lyf Water 7, the company’s first top-end smartphone with a fingerprint sensor and unibody design. It has also launched the Lyf Wind 1 smartphone. Both these have 4G connectivity with support for VoLTE and run Android 5.1 (Lollipop). Continue reading “Reliance Lyf Water 7 and Lyf Wind 1 with 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 12999 and Rs. 6899”