Lava V5 with 5.5-inch HD display, 3GB RAM, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 11499

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Lava has launched V5, the company’s latest 4G smartphone. It has a 5.5-inch HD display, is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6735 64-bit processor, runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop), which is upgradable to Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), has a 13-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash, phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash. Continue reading “Lava V5 with 5.5-inch HD display, 3GB RAM, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 11499”

Apple India merges its product divisions, makes leadership changes

Earlier today Apple announced $75.9 billion revenue in FY 2016. The company even restructured its India business and made some leadership changes, according to a latest report from the Economic Times.

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Micromax ropes in Ajay Sharma as head of mobile phone and tablet sales

Last week, Vineet Taneja resigned from the Micromax as CEO and the four promoters are now gearing up to take the entire control of the homegrown company. Now, a new report from Economic Times is stating that, Micromax is bringing back a couple of top executives to take charge of its smartphone business.

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Skin4Gadgets customized Tukzer 10,000 mAh Power Bank Review

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Skin4Gadgets is a Mumbai-based company that offers an array of customized skins for various devices like smartphones and tablets. The company has tied up with Tukzer who manufacturers Power Banks. Last month, it announced 10,000mAh and 15,000mAh customized skin power banks for Rs 2,499 and Rs 2,999 respectively. We have got our hands on the 10,000mAh power bank so let’s see if it is worth the price. Continue reading “Skin4Gadgets customized Tukzer 10,000 mAh Power Bank Review”

iBall Slide 3G Q45i with Intel Atom x3 processor and voice calling launched for Rs. 5999

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iBall has launched the Slide 3G Q45i, the company’s latest Android tablet in the Slide series. It has a 7-inch (1024×600 pixels) IPS screen, is powered by a quad-core 64-bit Intel Atom x3 processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). It has a 2-megapixel rear camera and a VGA front-facing camera. It has dual-SIM support, 3G connectivity and voice calling capabilities.

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Vodafone launches 4G LTE services in Kolkata

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Vodafone has launched its 4G LTE services in Kolkata after a month of launching its 4G services in Kerala. It was launched in Mysore earlier this month. It is based on 1800MHz FDD-LTE band 3 and is built on a strong fibre backhaul. Vodafone 4G is available in BBD Bag, Park Street, Alipore, Ballygunge, Salt Lake Sector 5, Airport and EM bypass in the circle and the roll-out will be completed across all parts of Kolkata by June 2016 in a phased manner. Continue reading “Vodafone launches 4G LTE services in Kolkata”

Lenovo Vibe X3 with Snapdragon 808, 3GB RAM, 21MP camera launching in India on January 27

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Lenovo has started teasing the launch of its high-end Vibe X3 smartphone in India, which is scheduled for January 27th. It was announced back in November last year along with the Vibe X3 Lite, packs a 5.5-inch 1080p display, is powered by a hexa-core Snapdragon 808 processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). It has a 21-megapixel rear camera with phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) to focus quickly, dual-tone LED flash, Sony IMX230 sensor, 4K video recording and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera.
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Honor 5X with fingerprint sensor and metallic body to launch in India next week

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Its been a long time coming and it seems that Huawei will finally launch the Honor 5X later this month. All rumors and even the event invite points to the company introducing the follow up to the Honor 4X that was very well received by the audience. Continue reading “Honor 5X with fingerprint sensor and metallic body to launch in India next week”

Panasonic Eluga Turbo with 5-inch HD display, 3GB RAM, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 10999

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Panasonic has launched Eluga Turbo, the company’s latest 4G smartphone in the Eluga series in India. It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, is powered by a 1.5 GHz Octa-Core processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Panasonic Eluga Turbo with 5-inch HD display, 3GB RAM, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 10999”

Ola Share ride sharing service expands to Kolkata

Ola’s ride sharing service Ola Share has now expanded to Kolkata. The service will allow users who travel on the same routes to share their cab rides with users from social groups they are part of starting today.

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Weekly Roundup: Letv Le 1S, Le Max, Samsung Gear S2 smartwatch, Gear VR headset and more

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Letv, now re-branded as LeEco, this week launched its budget Le 1s and flagship Le Max smartphones in India. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Letv Le 1S, Le Max, Samsung Gear S2 smartwatch, Gear VR headset and more”

Coolpad Note 3 Lite Unboxing

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Coolpad launched the Note 3 Lite smartphone in India at a competitive price tag of Rs. 6999, after the launch of its successful Coolpad Note 3 smartphone few months back. We already brought you the hands-on impressions and the photo gallery of the Coolpad Note 3 Lite, here is the unboxing. Continue reading “Coolpad Note 3 Lite Unboxing”

ASUS ZenFone Zoom with 3X optical zoom, 4GB RAM launched in India for Rs. 37999

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ASUS has launched the ZenFone Zoom smartphone at an event in Agra, as it had promised. It packs a 13-megapixel camera with 3X optical zoom, Laser auto focus, optical image stabilization (OIS) and dual-LED Real Tone flash. It has a 5.5-inch 1080p display with Corning Gorilla Glass 4 protection, is powered by a Quad Core Intel Z3590 processor, 4GB LPDDR3 RAM, runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) with Zen UI and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “ASUS ZenFone Zoom with 3X optical zoom, 4GB RAM launched in India for Rs. 37999”

Mumbai Central station gets Google’s free RailWire Wi-Fi

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Indian Railways, RailTel and Google today launched free WiFi at the Mumbai Central station, as expected. “The Wi-Fi will be entirely free to start and the long-term goal will be making this self-sustainable to allow for expansion to more stations and places, with RailTel and other partners, in the future,” said Google. Continue reading “Mumbai Central station gets Google’s free RailWire Wi-Fi”

Obi Worldphone SF1 now available from Amazon in India starting at Rs. 11999

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Obi Worldphone SF1, the company’s flagship smartphone was launched in India back in November last year. It went on flash sale starting December 7th, exclusively on Gadgets360, today the company has announced that it will be available from Amazon.in as well starting today. It packs a 5-inch 1080p display from JDI, which is slightly raised giving a floating feel, comes with 4G LTE connectivity, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 615 SoC, has a 13-megapixel rear camera and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Obi Worldphone SF1 now available from Amazon in India starting at Rs. 11999”