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Samsung Galaxy Tab Iris with Iris recognition launched in India for Rs. 13499

Samsung Galaxy Tab Iris

Samsung has launched Galaxy Tab Iris with iris-recognition technology that is Aadhaar-compliant and STQC-certified under ‘Make for India’ initiative. It is targeted at government benefit programs, enterprises, banks, education and financial institutions. “This will support government benefit programs and enable banks and financial institutions to streamline the process of an individual’s authentication, regardless of language and literacy barriers,” said Samsung. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Tab Iris with Iris recognition launched in India for Rs. 13499”

LG Gram 14 ultra-slim Windows 10 laptop launched in India starting from Rs. 79990

LG Gram 14

LG has launched Gram 14, the company’s ultra-slim light-weight laptop in India. Even though it has a large 14-inch Fulll HD screen, it is barely larger than a conventional 13-inch laptop. It has Carbon Magnesium and Magnesium Alloy body offering a sturdy build and weighs just 980 grams.

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Nextbit Robin cloud-first smartphone launched in India for Rs. 19999

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Nextbit has launched Robin, the company’s cloud-first smartphone in India, as it had promised. By merging cloud and on-board storage, the Robin backs up apps and photos and intelligently archives the stuff that are not frequently used and easily restores items when you need them. It packs a 5.2-inch 1080p display, is powered by Snapdragon 808 chip with 3GB RAM and runs on Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow). Continue reading “Nextbit Robin cloud-first smartphone launched in India for Rs. 19999”

Micromax Canvas Selfie 4 with 5-inch HD display, 8MP front camera, Android 6.0 announced

Micromax has announced Canvas Selfie 4, the company’s latest selfie-focused smartphone, along with the Canvas Bolt Selfie, a budget selfie smartphone. It packs a 5-inch HD screen, is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. The company didn’t share a image of the phone. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Selfie 4 with 5-inch HD display, 8MP front camera, Android 6.0 announced”

Google may soon test Project Loon in India, pilot expected in AP and Mumbai

Google Project Loon

Google’s Project Loon has been facing setbacks for sometime now to kickstart in India. However, according to a new report from Economic Times suggests that Google’s ambitious project may soon take off in India.

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Hyve Mobility to launch flagship Android smartphone in India on June 15 (Update)

Hyve Mobility launch invite

Update (June 7): The event has been postponed to June 15th.

Hyve Mobility, a new smartphone company based in New Delhi is all set to launch its flagship smartphone on June 2nd. The company is headed by Sharad Mehrotra, who was previously Apple India’s enterprise mobility head. He quit Apple in December 2015, after working there for almost 8 years and started Hyve Mobility in January 2016 to develop Android smartphones. Continue reading “Hyve Mobility to launch flagship Android smartphone in India on June 15 (Update)”

TP-LINK TL-WA855RE 300Mbps Wi-Fi Range Extender launched in India for Rs. 1899

TP-LINK TL-WA855RE

TP-LINK has launched TL-WA855RE, its latest power socket-mounted Universal Wireless Range Extender in India. TL-WA855RE catches a wireless signal and then rebroadcast it, which helps to strengthen the signal from any router. “In addition to extending the range of your wireless home network, you can also use this range extender to create a Wi-Fi access point,” said the company. Continue reading “TP-LINK TL-WA855RE 300Mbps Wi-Fi Range Extender launched in India for Rs. 1899”

Amazon India stops offering refunds on tablets, laptops and other electronics

Amazon India has updated its returns and refunds policies for electronic goods. Under the new policy, Amazon will not offer refund on electronic goods like laptops, desktops, monitors, cameras and camera lenses.

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Micromax Bolt Selfie with 5MP front camera, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 4999

Micromax Bolt Selfie

Micromax has launched Bolt Selfie Q424, the company’s latest budget selfie-focused 4G smartphone. It has a 4.5-inch FWVGA screen, is powered by a quad-core MT6735M SoC, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop), comes with a 5-megapixel front-facing camera and a 5-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash. It has dual SIM support similar to most other Micromax smartphones. Continue reading “Micromax Bolt Selfie with 5MP front camera, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 4999”

HTC 10 with Snapdragon 820 launching in India on May 26

HTC 10 India launch invite

HTC just sent out invites for the launch of it’s flagship HTC 10 smartphone in India on May 26th. The invite just shows an image of a painted elephant with the launch date. The company already confirmed that it will launch the Snapdragon 820 version of the phone in India, even though HTC India website listed the HTC 10 Lifestyle with Snapdragon 652 soon after the announcement. Continue reading “HTC 10 with Snapdragon 820 launching in India on May 26”

Sennheiser HD 451, HD 461 and HD 471 headphones launched in India starting at Rs. 5000

Sennheiser HD 451, HD 461 and HD 471

Sennheiser has launched its HD 400 series of over ear headphones – HD 451, HD 461 and HD 471. These headphones keep the listener isolated from ambient noise, have with proprietary neodymium magnets and come with lightweight and durable design. The HD 451 and HD 461 models feature powerful bass, whereas the HD 471 promise a more balanced clear sound experience. Continue reading “Sennheiser HD 451, HD 461 and HD 471 headphones launched in India starting at Rs. 5000”

LeEco schedules an event in India on June 8, Le 2, Le 2 Pro and Le Max 2 expected

LeEco Le 2 India launch teaser

[Update: The latest teaser reveals that it will launch the Le 2 smartphone in India on June 8]

LeEco India just sent an invite for an event on June 8th. The company is expected to launch the Le 2, Le 2 Pro and Le Max smartphones at the event. These phones were unveiled in China last month, come with a unibody metal design, fingerprint sensor and have new Continual Digital Lossless Audio (CDLA) audio standard for loss-less audio through USB Type-C port and doesn’t have 3.5mm audio jack.

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Asus Zenfone Max Unboxing – Snapdragon 615 and Android 6.0

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Asus launched the new Zenfone Max smartphone with Snapdragon 615 SoC and 32GB of internal storage in India starting at Rs. 9,999. Here we have the unboxing of the smartphone.

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YU YUNIQUE, YUPHORIA, YUREKA Plus to receive Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow update next month

YU Televentures has announced that its four devices – YUNIQUE, YUPHORIA, YUREKA, YUREKA Plus – will receive stable Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow OTA update in next 30 days. Continue reading “YU YUNIQUE, YUPHORIA, YUREKA Plus to receive Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow update next month”