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Apple has been striving for a long time to open its retail stores in India. The iPhone and iPad maker has filed a proposal with the department of industrial policy and promotion (DIPP) to open its own branded stores in the country, according to a report from the Economic Times.
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Vineet Taneja is all set to bid adieu as Micromax CEO, according to a latest report from the Economic Times. The report said that four promoters of the homegrown smartphone maker are gearing up to take control of the company.
Continue reading “Micromax CEO Vineet Taneja to put in his papers, promoters to take charge”
Motorola rolled out Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) update for the Moto X Style in India back in November last year. The Moto X Play got the update earlier this month, Moto G (3rd gen) got it soon after. Yesterday the latest Moto G Turbo Edition smartphone got the Marshmallow update in India. Now the Android 6.0 update release notes for the Moto G (2nd Gen) has gone live on the Motorola India support site (Via), so we can expect it to roll out soon. Continue reading “Motorola to roll out Android 6.0 Marshmallow update for Moto G (2nd Gen) in India soon”
Samsung has sent out invites for a launch event in India on January 21st, Thursday, but it is likely to launch the Gear S2 smartwatch along with the Gear VR headset for consumers powered by Oculus at the event. Continue reading “Samsung to launch Gear S2 and Gear VR in India on January 21”
HyperX, a division of Kingston Technology has launched Cloud Drone headset in India. The headset sports an over-ear design with 40mm directional driver which according to the company delivers high performance audio.
Continue reading “Kingston HyperX Cloud Drone headset launched in India for Rs. 3,999”
DataWind, creators of low-cost Aakash tablets today launched PS 2G4X and PS 3G4Z, two new entry-level Android smartphones. These are successors of Pocket surfer phones 2G4 and 3G4 launched in March 2015. Check out the specifications of these smartphones. Continue reading “DataWind PocketSurfer 2G4X and PocketSurfer 3G4Z launched for Rs. 2499 and Rs. 3999”
Lenovo launched the Vibe K4 Note smartphone in India for Rs. 11,999. Today the company announced that it sold 10,000 units of Vibe K4 Note VR Bundle in just 0.9 seconds in the first flash sale on Amazon.in at a promotional price of Rs. 12,499. Continue reading “10,000 Lenovo K4 Note VR bundles sold out in 0.9 seconds in first flash sale”
Overcart sold refurbished and unboxed units of the OnePlus One last year. Today it has announced that it will be selling refurbished and unboxed units of the 64GB OnePlus 2 smartphone on January 25th for Rs. 18,749 and Rs. 19,899, respectively. It will be covered under a six-month manufacturer warranty from OnePlus, said the company. OnePlus 2 went invite-free last month in India and a new unit costs Rs. 24,999. Continue reading “OnePlus 2 Refurbished and Unboxed units to go on sale on Overcart starting Rs. 18749 on Jan 25”
LeEco (formerly Letv) has partnered with Facebook for live streaming its first India launch event tomorrow at the Kingdom of Dreams, Gurgaon. We already know that it will launch the Le Max and Le 1s smartphones at the event. Now Flipkart has shared a teaser of these smartphones, so these phones will be exclusive to Flipkart. Continue reading “LeEco to live stream Jan 20th launch event on Facebook, Le Max and Le 1s teased by Flipkart”
Motorola has finally started rolling out Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) update for its latest Moto G Turbo Edition smartphone in India, in less than couple of weeks after it rolled out Marshmallow update for the Moto G (3rd gen) in the country. Motorola rolled out Android Marshmallow update for the Moto X Style in India back in November last year and the Moto X Play got the update earlier this month. Continue reading “Motorola Moto G Turbo Edition Android 6.0 Marshmallow update starts rolling out in India”
OnePlus surprisingly introduced a Sandstone case for the Apple iPhone 6/6s last month. Now it has launched the case at Rs. 1,199 exclusively on Amazon.in. Continue reading “OnePlus Sandstone case for iPhone 6 and 6s launched in India for Rs. 1199”
Motorola’s ‘shatterproof’ Moto X Force will soon be launched in India. The Lenovo-owned firm through its official twitter handle teased the smartphone launch noting – “Moto X Force coming soon”. Continue reading “Motorola teases ‘shatterproof’ Moto X Force for India, launch in February”
Samsung launched the Galaxy Note5 Dual SIM in India today for Rs 51400. We got our hands on the dual SIM variant of the Galaxy Note 5, so let’s take a walk through at the hardware and specs of the phone in this photo gallery. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note5 Dual SIM Photo Gallery”
BlackBerry has sent out invite for the launch of the Priv Android smartphone in India on January 28th. It was introduced back in October last year, packs a 5.4-inch Quad HD AMOLED display, is powered by an Hexa-core Snapdragon 808 processor, runs on Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop) with BlackBerry’s own features and apps, 18-megapixel rear camera with dual tone LED flash, OIS, phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “BlackBerry Priv launching in India on January 28”
LG has launched G4 Stylus 3G (H540D), 3G variant of the G4 Stylus that was launched in India last year. The G4 Stylus with 4G support was launched in India for Rs. 24,990 back in July and got a price cut to Rs. 21,000 in August. The 3G variant of the smartphone has a 5.7-inch HD display, runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) and has a 5-megapixel front-facing camera, similar to the 4G variant, but this is powered by a 1.4GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6592M processor, instead of Snapdragon 410 SoC and has a 8-megapixel camera with LED flash, laser auto focus, instead of 13-megapixel camera on the 4G variant. Continue reading “LG G4 Stylus 3G with 5.7-inch HD display, Octa-Core SoC launched in India for Rs. 19000”
