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Lenovo today announced that it has sold over 5 lakh or half a million devices of the Vibe K4 Note smartphones since the launch in India. The smartphone with TheaterMax technology was launched in country on January 5th and the first flash sale began on 19th January. It went on open sale in a month after the launch. Continue reading “Lenovo sells 5 lakh K4 Note smartphones, VR bundle available on April 29 for Rs. 12499”
From January 2017, it will be mandatory for all mobiles handsets sold in India to feature a panic button. The new policy comes as an effort to enhance women safety.
Continue reading “Mobile phones in India to have panic button from 2017”
BuySell Tickets, a new Android app from NFN Labs, based in Chennai lets you sell extra movie tickets easily without revealing your personal information such as contact number or email. If you are looking for tickets for a movie, you can easily search for a movie by name, language, number of tickets and theaters they are available in. Continue reading “BuySell Tickets for Android lets you sell extra movie tickets easily”
Smartron backed by Sachin Tendulkar launched t-book Windows 10 2-in-1 at Rs. 39,999 last month. Here we have the unboxing of the 2-in-1.
A government panel headed by Secretary of Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) headed by Ramesh Abhishek has recommended exempting iPhone and iPad maker Apple from mandatory local sourcing norms. Continue reading “DIPP panel recommends to exempt Apple from 30% sourcing condition for retail stores”
Motorola just sent out invites for an event in New Delhi on May 17th. The invite doesn’t reveal any details what it is expected to launch, but it will likely launch the new Moto G4 and Moto G4 Plus smartphones at the event. It launched the Moto G (3rd Gen) in India at an event in July last year. Continue reading “Motorola schedules launch event in India on May 17, Moto G4 and G4 Plus expected”
Panasonic has launched Eluga I3, the company’s latest smartphone in the Eluga series with support for 4G LTE and VoLTE. It has a 5.5-inch HD screen, is powered by a quad-core processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with FitHome UI, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It has textured back and comes with dual SIM support.
Continue reading “Panasonic Eluga I3 with 4G VoLTE launched for Rs. 9290”
After the Rs. 251 smartphone, Freedom 251 from Noida-based Ringing Bells, Docoss, a Jaipur-based company today launched its X1 smartphone for Rs. 888. It has a 4-inch WVGA display, is powered by 1.2GHz dual-core processor, has 1GB of RAM, comes with 3G connectivity and runs on Android 4.4 (Kitkat). It has a 2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera.
Airtel has launched new Smart Packs for international roaming that offers unlimited free incoming calls, free callback minutes to India, up to 3GB of free data and more. The packs start at Rs. 2,499 and comes with a validity of 30 days. These packs can be activated through the Airtel website, myAirtel app, USSD and Customer Contact Centers. Continue reading “Airtel launches international roaming packs with free incoming calls, up to 3GB data”
Gionee has launched Marathon M5 Plus, its latest smartphone in the M series with a 5020mAh battery in India. It has a 6-inch 1080p Super AMOLED 2.5D curved glass display with 77.5% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by a octa-core MediaTek MT6753 64-bit processor, has 4G LTE connectivity, unibody metal build and also has a fingerprint sensor built into the home button that can unlock the phone in just 0.38 seconds. Continue reading “Gionee Marathon M5 Plus with fingerprint sensor, 5020mAh battery launched for Rs. 26999”
Motorola introduced the Moto 360 (2nd Gen.) and Moto 360 Sport back in September at the IFA. It only launched the Moto 360 (2nd Gen.) in India last December, now it has finally launched the Moto 360 Sport in India. The Sport version of the Moto 360 has built-in GPS that works seamlessly with Moto Body to track your distance traveled, pace, lap times and more. It can also work with Android fitness apps. Continue reading “Motorola Moto 360 Sport launched in India for Rs. 19999”
Apple today reports its earnings for the financial year Q2 2016. Even though Apple sold only 51.2 million iPhones in the quarter compared to 61.2 million in the year-ago quarter, down 16%, during the conference call Apple CEO said that iPhone is still attracting millions of first-time smartphone buyers each quarter, especially from emerging markets. He also said that iPhone sales were up 56% in India from a year ago. Continue reading “Apple records 56% growth in iPhone sales YoY in India in FY Q2 2016”
Meizu announced m3 note smartphone in China earlier this month. Today the company sent out invites for the launch of the smartphone in India, as it had promised at the launch event. The invite just says “Long Lasting Beauty is soon to become a reality” along with the lanuch date of 11th May 2016 clearly hinting about the smartphone Continue reading “Meizu m3 note with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 4100mAh battery launching in India on May 11”
Lenovo launched the Vibe S1 smartphone with dual selfie cameras in India for Rs. 15,999 back in November last year. The smartphone has received priced cut in the country and is available for Rs. 12,999. The 8-megapixel front-facing camera, along with the secondary 2-megapixel camera offers crisp images and advanced depth of field, including background blur, background swap and improved low-light results. Continue reading “Lenovo Vibe S1 gets a price cut in India, now available for Rs. 12999”
Swipe Technologies has launched Elite Note, the company’s latest smartphone. It has a 5.5-inch HD display, is powered by 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek processor and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) with Swipe’s own Freedom OS on top. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support and 4G connectivity. Continue reading “Swipe Elite Note with 5.5-inch HD display, 3GB RAM, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 7999”
