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Micromax launched the Canvas 6 smartphone in India last month. Now the smartphone is available for pre-order from the official online store. It packs a 5.5-inch 1080p display, is powered by an Octa-Core Mediatek MT6753 processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Around UI and has a fingerprint sensor on the back. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas 6 with 3GB RAM, metal body, fingerprint sensor up for pre-order”
Indian smartphone market grew by 12 per cent year on year with 24.4 million units shipped in the Q1 of 2016, according to a new report by Canalys. Apple and Lenovo have become the fastest growing smartphone vendors in the country.
Continue reading “Apple and Lenovo are fastest growing smartphone vendors in India in Q1 2016: Canalys”
Seagate Technology has launched Seagate Backup Plus Ultra Slim, the world’s thinnest 2TB mobile hard drive. It is also available in 1TB version and also includes 200GB of Microsoft OneDrive cloud storage and Lyve software compatibility that lets users back up, access and share their files from any device or location. Continue reading “Seagate Backup Plus Ultra Slim 1TB and 2TB portable drives launched starting at Rs. 5699”
The Government of India has rejected Apple’s request to sell refurbished iPhones in India, according to a recent report from Bloomberg. Quoting a telecom ministry official, the report said that Apple’s application has been turned down. Continue reading “Government rejects Apple’s plan to sell refurbished iPhones in India”
Samsung is offering huge discount on its Gear VR headset. The company is pricing the VR headset for Rs.990 for customers who are buying the flagships Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge.
Continue reading “Samsung Gear VR now available for Rs. 990 for Galaxy S7 and S7 edge buyers”
Uber has teamed up with India’s Paytm and China’s Alipay. The partnership will allow Indian and Chinese travelers to book and pay for Uber rides globally. Continue reading “Uber teams up with Paytm and Alipay for global payments”
Micromax has launched Canvas Mega 2, successor of last year’s Canvas Mega smartphone. It has a 6-inch qHD screen, is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support and 4G connectivity. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Mega 2 with 6-inch display, 3000mAh battery launched for Rs. 7999”
LeEco today introduced the Le 1s Eco, the company’s new ‘Made for India’ smartphone at an event in Mumbai. It is the same Le 1s that was launched in the country earlier this year, but this comes with 10 Indian languages – Kannada, Tamil, Marathi, Assamese, Bengali, Malayalam, Telugu, Gujarati, Punjabi and Odia. It also includes entertainment package powered by Eros Now, YuppTV and Hungama. It is powered by an under-clocked 1.8GHz Helio X10 SoC. Continue reading “LeEco Le 1s Eco Made for India smartphone with entertainment membership launched for Rs. 10899”
Coolpad India has sent out invites for the launch its flagship smartphone in India on May 6th. The invite just reads “experience the ‘PLUS’ of Coolpad Note 3”, so it is likely to launch the Coolpad Note 3 Plus, successor of last year’s Coolpad Note 3. The black variant of the Coolpad Note 3 got a price cut in India yesterday and is available for Rs. 8,499. Continue reading “Coolpad India schedules an event on May 6, Note 3 Plus expected”
Intex Technologies has launched Aqua Lions 3G the company’s Lions series smartphone targeted at IPL fans. It comes loaded with the Gujarat Lions Official App for live updates on IPL. It has a 5-inch HD IPS display, is powered by 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop. It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support with 3G connectivity.
Continue reading “Intex Aqua Lions 3G with 5-inch HD display, 3500mAh battery launched for Rs. 4990”
Coolpad launched the Note 3 smartphone in India back in October last year for Rs. 8,999. Today the company has announced a permanent Rs. 500 price cut for the Black version of the smartphone to celebrate the success of Note 3 voted as the No.1 smartphone in the sub 10k category. Coolpad said that it also won the “Best mobile and accessory brand” in “Brands with Outstanding E-Retail Performance category” at the India Retail & E-retail Congress. Continue reading “Coolpad Note 3 gets a price cut in India, now available for Rs. 8499”
The smartphone shipment in India increased 23% in Q1 2016, according to a new report from Counterpoint’s Market Monitor service. The report said that more than a billion smartphones will be sold in India over the next five years. Continue reading “Indian smartphone market soars 23% in Q1 2016, Reliance Lyf hits 5th spot: Counterpoint”
Samsung’s anticipated Note 6 flagship leaks have been making headlines for quite a while now. Another addition from the rumour mill suggests that the firm is internally testing Galaxy Note 6 prototypes with IR autofocus for the primary camera. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 6 camera tipped to sport IR autofocus”
Lenovo has finally started rolling out Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) update for the Vibe P1 smartphone in India. The smartphone was launched running Android 5.1 (Lollipop) in India back in October. Continue reading “Lenovo Vibe P1 Android 6.0 Marshmallow update starts rolling out in India”
Xiaomi launched the Mi 5 smartphone in India for Rs. 24,999 last month, which went on sale through flash sale starting from April 6th, along with the 20000mAh Mi Power Bank that went on flash sale at a price of Rs. 1699. Now the company has announced open sale for both the devices on May 4th at 2PM through the mi.com website. Both the variants of the Redmi Note 3 will also go on open sale once again on the same day at 2PM. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi 5, Redmi Note 3, 20000mAh Powerbank available through open sale in India on May 4”
