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Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 with Snapdragon 650, 16MP camera launching in India on March 3

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Xiaomi has finally announced that its Redmi Note 3 Pro smartphone will launch in India as Redmi Note 3 on March 3rd, at an event in Delhi. It packs a 5.5-inch 1080p screen, comes with a metal body, has a fingerprint sensor on the back, is powered by a Hexa-Core Snapdragon 650 (Snapdragon 618 previously) processor and a 16-megapixel rear camera with f/2.0 aperture, LED flash and phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF), resulting in a quick focus of just 0.1 second. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 with Snapdragon 650, 16MP camera launching in India on March 3”

Airtel rolls out first commercial LTE-A 4G+ network in India, offers speed of up to 135Mbps

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Airtel has announced that it has started rolling out India’s first LTE-Advanced (4G+) technology (carrier aggregation across TD LTE and LTE FDD) on a live 4G network starting from Kerala. It has partnered with Nokia Networks for deploying the carrier aggregation technology in the state. Continue reading “Airtel rolls out first commercial LTE-A 4G+ network in India, offers speed of up to 135Mbps”

Huawei Honor 7 Android 6.0 Marshmallow stable update rolling out in India

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Huawei started rolling out beta version of Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) update for the Honor 7 users in India back in December last year. Today the company has announced that it has started rolling out the stable Android 6.0 OTA update to Honor 7 users in the country. Continue reading “Huawei Honor 7 Android 6.0 Marshmallow stable update rolling out in India”

Over 60 million Freedom 251 registrations in 2 days, Company denies ‘Scam’ again and answers FAQ’s

A day before, we reported some concerns about India’s cheapest Android smartphone Freedom 251 and why it seems like more of a ‘Publicity Stunt’. We reached out to Ringing Bells with some of your FAQ’s (frequently asked questions) and company’s President Ashok Chaddha has replied to many of them in an email statement. Continue reading “Over 60 million Freedom 251 registrations in 2 days, Company denies ‘Scam’ again and answers FAQ’s”

Weekly Roundup: Cheapest Android smartphone Freedom 251, LG X cam, Meizu PRO 5 Ubuntu and more

This week was all about cheapest Android smartphone launched in India for Rs. 251. Ringing Bells – a Noida-based company – launched the Freedom 251 and the world went crazy. The company doesn’t have any history in making smartphones and anything else. All we know about the Ringing Bells is that it launched a very cheap 4G smartphone earlier this month, Smart 101 at Rs. 2,999.

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Xolo Era 4K Unboxing and First Impressions

Xolo launched the Era 4K, the company’s latest budget 4G smartphone in the Era series earlier this week at a price tag of Rs. 6,499. Here we have the unboxing and the first impressions of the smartphone.

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Freedom 251 is definitely a great buy, but we smell something else here!

Just to clarify in advance, we are not passing any judgement about the phone and whether it’s scam or not. What we are referring to is that it seems more of a ‘Publicity Stunt’ and nothing else. Continue reading “Freedom 251 is definitely a great buy, but we smell something else here!”

OnePlus 10000mAh Power Bank now available from Flipkart for Rs. 1799

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OnePlus launched its 10,000mAh power bank in India back in May last year at a competitive price of Rs. 1399, exclusively on Amazon.in. After it went out of stock, it came back in stock in December last year. Today, OnePlus has partnered with Flipkart to sell the power bank at a new price of Rs. 1,799, which is Rs. 400 more than the launch price. Continue reading “OnePlus 10000mAh Power Bank now available from Flipkart for Rs. 1799”

OPPO F1 Review

OPPO launched its selfie-centric OPPO F1 smartphone in the new ‘F series’ for Rs. 15,990 in last month. The phone has a sleek design, metal body and comes with an 8-megapixel front-facing camera, which is the main highlight of the smartphone. How good are other aspects of the smartphone? Is it worth the price? Let us find you in the complete review.

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HALFTICKET TV Android-powered Smart HDMI Streaming Stick First Impressions

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At first glance, the Halfticket Streaming Stick seems like just any other wireless streaming stick but in fact it is more advanced than most others on the market. We spent some time with the device and while we need to go more in depth for the full fledged review, here are our first impressions about the device.

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Flipkart’s Spotlist and Amazon.in’s Tatkal aims to bring SMBs online

Two of the biggest online market places in India – Flipkart and Amazon.in are taking a step further to get more sellers to their platform. Flipkart has announced the nation-wide launch of a new cataloguing and listing service dubbed as Spotlist. The new initiative aims to bring sellers including SMEs, artisans and other businesses with instant access to list their products on Flipkart.

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Truecaller launches TrueSDK to enable user verification via phone number for third-party apps

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Truecaller has launched TrueSDK that lets third-party apps to easily onboard users with their Truecaller profile and their Truecaller verified phone number. This helps both the users to quickly use their credentials that are already verified with Truecaller to easily engage with 3rd party apps of their choice. Continue reading “Truecaller launches TrueSDK to enable user verification via phone number for third-party apps”

Xiaomi launched its Mi Band in India back in April last year for Rs. 999, later in November it launched the White LED edition with only White LED light, compared to multicolored LED lights in the original version for Rs. 799. Xiaomi has announced that starting from today, the Mi band White LED edition will be available through open sale, without registrations. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Band (White LED) goes on open sale in India, available for Rs. 799”

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