LG G5 pre-booking begins May 21 in India exclusively on Flipkart

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LG already promised that it will launch its G5 smartphone with a modular design along with Friends companion devices in India in Q2 2016. Today the company has announced that it will start pre-booking for the smartphone in the country from tomorrow, May 21, 2016 till May 30, 2016, exclusively on Flipkart. LG also announced that all the customers who pre-book the phone will get a free LG Cam Plus companion device.

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Coolpad Max with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 4GB RAM, metal body launched for Rs. 24999

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Coolpad has launched Coolpad Max, the company’s flagship smartphone in India, as it had promised. It has a 5.2-inch 1080p IPS 2.5D Curved display with Corning Gorilla Glass 4 protection, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 617 processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Cool UI 8.0 on top. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) for quick focus and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Coolpad Max with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 4GB RAM, metal body launched for Rs. 24999”

LeEco India sold 5 lakh smartphones in first 100 days

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LeEco on Thursday announced that it has sold 5 lakh Superphones in its first 100 days in India, since first sale from February 2nd, 2016. Continue reading “LeEco India sold 5 lakh smartphones in first 100 days”

Smartron t.phone Hands On and Photo Gallery

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Smartron, which recently received investment from Sachin Tendulkar launched the t.phone smartphone at an event in Hyderabad earlier today, about a couple of months after launching its t-book Windows 10 2-in-1. We managed to check out the smartphone at the event, here are our hands-on impressions of the smartphone and a quick walk through of the specifications in the form of photo gallery. Continue reading “Smartron t.phone Hands On and Photo Gallery”

Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) Unboxing

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Samsung launched the Galaxy J5 (2016) and Galaxy J7 (2016) smartphones in the new J series last week. We already brought you the hands-on impressions, here we have the unboxing of the Galaxy J5 (2016). Check out the unboxing video. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) Unboxing”

Nextbit Robin launching in India on May 25

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Nextbit just sent out invites for the launch of Robin, its “cloud first” Android smartphone in India on May 25th. It finally received regulatory approval from the government earlier this month and also started shipping for Kickstarter backers in the country. Tom Moss, CEO and Co-Founder of Nextbit and Shankar Parasaram, Head of India Operations will be present at the event.

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Smartron t.phone with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 4GB RAM, Android 6.0 launched for Rs. 22999

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Smartron has launched t.phone at an event in Hyderabad as it had promised. It has a 5.5-inch 1080p AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla 3 protection, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 810 processor and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) and a 4MP front-facing camera. Continue reading “Smartron t.phone with 5.5-inch 1080p display, 4GB RAM, Android 6.0 launched for Rs. 22999”

Apple opens development center in Hyderabad to focus on maps

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Apple has officially opened a new office in Hyderabad, as expected. The new digital center will focus on development of Maps for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch.

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YU YUNICORN launch postponed to May 31

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After teasing the launch of a new flagship smartphone this month, YU sent out invites for the launch its YUNICORN smartphone on May 19th, now the company postponed the event to May 31st since tomorrow is vote counting day for assembly elections in five states. The same thing happened for the YUTOPIA launch. It was supposed to launch on  December 7th, 2015 but it was postponed to  December 17th. Continue reading “YU YUNICORN launch postponed to May 31”

Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) Unboxing

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Samsung launched the Galaxy J5 (2016) and Galaxy J7 (2016) smartphones in the new J series last week, here we have the unboxing of the Galaxy J7 (2016). Check out the unboxing video below.

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Panasonic Eluga I2 variants with 2GB and 3GB RAM, 4G VoLTE launched starting at Rs. 7990

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Panasonic launched the Eluga I2 4G smartphone back in August last year. Today the company has launched upgraded version with 2GB and 3GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage, compared to 1GB of RAM in the original Eluga I2. It also has an improved 5-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash and 4G Voice over LTE (VoLTE) support for Indian specific LTE bands – 3, 5 and 40. Other specifications are the same, including a 5-inch HD screen, 1GHz quad-core processor, 8-megapixel rear camera and a 2000mAh battery. Continue reading “Panasonic Eluga I2 variants with 2GB and 3GB RAM, 4G VoLTE launched starting at Rs. 7990”

Flipkart Mobiles Mania Sale: Best deals and exchange offers on smartphones

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Flipkart is back with Mobiles Mania Sale. As a part of the sale it is offering some great deals on smartphones that include, Nexus 6P, Moto X Style, Moto X Play, iPhone 5S and more. All these offers including exchange offers are available on the web, Flipkart app and Flipkart Lite. Continue reading “Flipkart Mobiles Mania Sale: Best deals and exchange offers on smartphones”

Apple to open iOS App Design and Development Accelerator in Bengaluru

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In a bid to to support engineering talent and accelerate growth in India’s iOS developer community, Apple has announced a Design and Development Accelerator in Bengaluru.

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Motorola Pulse 2 headphones launched in India for Rs. 799

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Motorola has launched Pulse 2 SH005, it’s latest over-the-ear wired headphones and the successor of the first Pulse headphones in India, exclusively on Amazon.in. It has a thin, pressure-free headband, soft ear cushions and lightweight design for comfortable listing for long hours, 36mm speaker drivers promise crisp highs, full lows, and clear mid-ranges and also has a in-line microphone along with hands-free calling button. Continue reading “Motorola Pulse 2 headphones launched in India for Rs. 799”

Moto X Style gets a Rs. 6000 price cut in India, now available starting at Rs. 20999

Motorola launched the Moto X Style smartphone in India back in October last year starting at a price of Rs. 29,999. Few months back the phone got a Rs. 3,000 price cut. Today the company has announced a price cut of Rs. 6,000 for both the 16GB and 32GB variants of the smartphone in India. Continue reading “Moto X Style gets a Rs. 6000 price cut in India, now available starting at Rs. 20999”