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In a bid to expand it’s high-speed internet footprint, Vodafone India is all set to acquire broadband service provider YOU Broadband. The acquisition price is set at around Rs 400 Crore. Continue reading “Vodafone inks a deal to buy YOU Broadband for Rs 400 Cr”
After launching uberMOTO in Bangalore, uber has started piloting the service in Gurgaon. This lets you book a ride on a motorcycle at the push of a button and it is the most affordable Uber ride ever at as low as Rs. 3 per KM and a base fare of Rs. 15. All riders and drivers have to wear a helmet in Gurgaon by law, so your uberMOTO driver will have a spare helmet for you. Continue reading “uberMOTO motorbike service launched in Gurgaon”
With an aim to attract more foreign investments, the Government has approved 100% Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) for marketplace model of e-commerce in India. Continue reading “100% FDI approved for marketplace model of e-commerce in India”
Motorola has started rolling out Android 6.0.1 update for the Moto G (3rd Gen) smartphone in India, soon after rolling out the update for Moto X Play in the country. Motorola rolled out the Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) update for the smartphone earlier this year. The changelog is same as the Moto X Play that brings back camera shutter tone switch to turn off and on the sound of the camera shutter and also launch the camera by double-pressing the power button, but the changelog doesn’t mention support for Unicode 8.0 emojis. Continue reading “Motorola Moto G (3rd Gen) Android 6.0.1 update starts rolling out in India”
Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus smartphone that was announced at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona last month was launched in India earlier this month. It went on sale last week, check out the unboxing video.
Garmin India has launched Fēnix 3 GPS watch in rose gold-tone with brown genuine leather band. It has new EXO GPS antenna that support a full range of multisport activities, from advanced fitness training, to cross-country and alpine skiing, snowboarding, as well as hiking, climbing and trail running. It is Water rated to 100 meters and can withstand swimming and other water activities.
Update: OPPO has shared a teaser in Indonesia, so it will likely launch the R9 as F1 Plus in India, as it had promised earlier this year at the F1 launch event.
OPPO has sent out invites for the launch of R9, its flagship selfie-focused smartphone in India on April 5th. Even though the invite just says it will be a camera phone, OPPO’s teasers clear indicate that it is indeed the R9 that is coming next week. It is also expected to launch the R9 Plus along with the R9 that also has a 16-megapixel front-facing camera. Both these that were introduced in China earlier this month have a fingerprint sensor embedded in the home button that can unlock the phone in just 0.2 seconds.
Continue reading “OPPO R9 with 16MP front camera launching in India on April 5 [Update]”
Intex has launched Cloud Jewel, the company’s latest budget smartphone exclusively on Snapdeal. It packs a 5-inch HD display, is powered by 1 GHz quad-core MediaTek processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop), has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Intex Cloud Jewel with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 5999”
Amazon has started its Mega Mobile Sale. As a part of the sale it is offering some great deals on smartphones that include, OnePlus X, Nexus 6P, Moto G Turbo, Moto G (3rd Gen) and more. All these offers are available both on web and app, but the K4 Note VR bundle at an offer price of Rs. 12,999 is available only through the Amazon app. Continue reading “Amazon Mega Mobile Sale: Best deals on smartphones”
Samsung launched the the Gear S2 and Gear S2 classic in India earlier this year. Today the company has launched two new premium variants of the Gear S2 Classic, one encased in 18K Rose Gold and another in Platinum and also the Gear S2 smartwatch in White color in the country. As we already know, the Gear S2 Classic has a 1.2-inch ( 360×360 pixels) Circular Super AMOLED displays, rotating bezel and run on Tizen based wearable platform. Continue reading “Samsung Gear S2 Classic 18K Rose Gold and Platinum editions launched in India for Rs. 34900”
At the Redmi Note 3 launch event Hugo Barra, Vice President of Xiaomi Global said that the flagship Mi 5 smartphone will launch in India in April. Now Xiaomi has started sending press invites for the event. The Mi 5 was announced at an event in China and at the MWC 2016 last month. It packs a 5.15-inch 1080p display, is powered by a Quad-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor with Adreno 530 GPU and has 3GB of RAM. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi 5 launching in India on March 31”
This week, as expected, Apple announced its new 4-inch iPhone with model name ‘SE’ – consider it as the ‘special edition’ or an ‘enhanced’ version of the existing iPhone 5s. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Apple iPhone SE, iPad Pro 9.7, new Watch bands, Xiaomi’s new Mi TV and more”
vivo has launched Y31L, the company’s latest 4G smartphone in India. It packs a 4.7-inch qHD screen, is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 410 SoC, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Funtouch OS 2.1, has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. The vivo Y31 was launched back in September last year. Continue reading “Vivo Y31L with 4.7-inch display, 4G LTE launched in India for Rs. 9450”
Apple Music has added a bunch of new features and improvements to it’s Android app. The update which bumps the app to version to 0.9.7 gets a homescreen widget that will let you control playback.
Continue reading “Apple Music for Android gets homescreen widget for playback control and more”
Ringing Bells, the maker of Freedom 251 smartphone is facing new troubles as Noida police has registered an FIR against the company for cheating its customers. The FIR was filed based on the complaint lodged by BJP MP Kirit Somaiya.
Continue reading “Noida Police registers FIR against Ringing Bells for cheating”
