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ZOPO Hero 1 with 5-inch HD display, 4G LTE launched in India for Rs. 12000

ZOPO Hero 1

Chinese smartphone maker ZOPO has launched Hero 1, the company’s latest 4G smartphone in India. It packs a 5-inch HD display, is powered by an Quad-Core MediaTek 6735 processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). It has a 13.2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera, similar to its Speed 7 smartphone that was launched last year. It has dual SIM support and 4G connectivity. Continue reading “ZOPO Hero 1 with 5-inch HD display, 4G LTE launched in India for Rs. 12000”

Vodafone 4G launching in Mumbai on February 10

After successfully launching 4G LTE in Kerala, Mysore, Kolkata and Delhi & NCR, Vodafone is all set to launch its 4G services in Mumbai on February 10th, Wednesday. According to ET, it will launch its 4G services in Bengaluru on February 11th, Thursday. The company already said that testing has commenced successfully and it has started rolling out 4G-Ready SIMs in these circles. Continue reading “Vodafone 4G launching in Mumbai on February 10”

Mobile internet users in India to reach 371 million by June 2016: Report

The number of mobile Internet users in India is expected to grow 21% to reach 371 million by June 2016 from 306 million in December 2015, according to a latest report by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) and market research firm IMRB International.

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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) Photo Gallery

Samsung launched the A5 (2016) smartphone in India for Rs. 29,400 at the Samsung Forum 2016 event in Malaysia earlier today. We are live at the event and went hands on with the phone, so let’s take a detailed look at the hardware and specifications of the phone in this photo gallery. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) Photo Gallery”

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) and A7 (2016) launched in India for Rs. 29400 and Rs 33400

Samsung had announced the Galaxy A5, A7 and A3 2016 edition smartphones in December last year. Today, the company has officially launched Galaxy A5 (2016) and A7 (2016) smartphones in India. The second generation of Galaxy A series smartphones come with premium design and enhanced camera features.

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Idea launches 4G LTE services in Orissa

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Idea Cellular has launched its 4G LTE services across 12 towns in Orissa, after it launched 4G services in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Punjab regions. It launched 4G services across five states in South India – Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana in December last year. Continue reading “Idea launches 4G LTE services in Orissa”

Meizu MX5 Flyme OS 5.1.3 update starts rolling out in India

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Meizu launched the MX5 smartphone running Flyme OS 4.5 based on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) in India back in August last year, priced at Rs. 19,999. Today the company has released Flyme OS 5.1.3 stable update based on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) for the Indian users finally. The Flyme OS 5.0.0.1A stable update for the Chinese users was released in October last year. Continue reading “Meizu MX5 Flyme OS 5.1.3 update starts rolling out in India”

Vodafone launches 4G LTE services in Delhi & NCR

Vodafone 4G Delhi

Vodafone has launched its 4G LTE services in Delhi and NCR, as it had promised last week, after launching it in Kerala, Mysore and Kolkata. It is based on 1800MHz FDD-LTE band 3, which the company acquired last year. Vodafone said that it is now available in prominent business and residential corridors of Guragon, and the the roll out will be completed in all parts of Delhi & NCR in phased manner. It is built on strong fiber back-haul, and is supported by its 3G services. Continue reading “Vodafone launches 4G LTE services in Delhi & NCR”

STK explorer action camera with 19 accessories launched in India for Rs. 12499

STK Explorer camera

STK, popular for its mobile accessories today launched its first ‘explorer camera’ that can withstand extreme outdoor conditions and comes in a tough waterproof case for using it underwater. The waterproof case is water resistant up to 30m. It can record videos at 1080p full HD resolution and is just 58g including the battery. Continue reading “STK explorer action camera with 19 accessories launched in India for Rs. 12499”

India pips US to become second largest smartphone market in the world: Report

India has become the second largest smartphone market in the world, according to Counterpoint’s Market Monitor service. The country surpassed US in terms of active unique smartphone user base with over 220 million users.

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70,000 Le 1s smartphones sold out in 2 seconds in first flash sale on Flipkart

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LeEco (formerly known as Letv) today announced that it sold 70,000 Le 1s smartphones in just 2 seconds in the first flash sale at 12 noon on Flipkart. The company said that this is a new record in India. Yesterday Flipkart announced that it received over 5,30,000 lakh registrations for the smartphone within 10 days after registration opened. Today LeEco said that the registration number had reached a record high of 605,000 before the sale. Continue reading “70,000 Le 1s smartphones sold out in 2 seconds in first flash sale on Flipkart”

Honor 5X with metal body and fingerprint sensor goes on sale in India for Rs. 12999

Honor, Huawei’s Smartphone e-brand today announced that it has started selling it’s latest Honor 5X smartphone in India. “Since the start of sales on Flipkart and Amazon, at 12 a.m. on February 1, Honor 5X smartphone has witnessed strong demand, like its predecessor the Honor 4X. Honor 4X units were sold out within a minute of the flash sale, and the model sold over 10 million units globally,” said the company. Continue reading “Honor 5X with metal body and fingerprint sensor goes on sale in India for Rs. 12999”

Jet Airways to debut WiFi based in-flight streaming service

Jet Airways has announced that it will soon introduce a WiFi based in-flight streaming service for passengers. The domestic carrier will bring streaming of movies, TV programmes, a wide genre of music, interactive games, and children’s programmes directly to wi-fi enabled personal devices such as smartphones, tablets and personal laptops of the passengers.

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Asus Transformer Book T100HA 2-in-1 with Windows 10, USB Type-C launched for Rs. 23990

Asus Transformer Book T100HA

Asus today launched its latest Transformer Book T100HA 2-in-1 in India. It was introduced at the Computex 2015, come with Windows 10 out of the box, has USB 3.1 type C port, 10.1-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) HD display, is powered by Intel Atom X5 Cherry Trail processor, is just 8.45mm thick and weighs 580 grams. As usual you get a keyboard dock with a trackpad. Continue reading “Asus Transformer Book T100HA 2-in-1 with Windows 10, USB Type-C launched for Rs. 23990”

Lenovo Vibe K4 Note Review

Lenovo launched Vibe K4 Note, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone and the successor of last year’s K3 Note in India recently at Rs. 11,999. Even though it has a 5.5-inch display and offers Dolby Atmos audio experience, similar to the K3 Note, this has a completely different design and also includes a fingerprint sensor. For the price, specifications of the smartphone look good on paper. How about the overall experience? Let us find out in the complete review.

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