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Lenovo just confirmed on its social channels that the upcoming K4 Note smartphone will come with a fingerprint sensor on the back. It also said that it will come with Near Field Communication (NFC) support. The teaser image once again shows off the smartphone’s brushed metal frame. Continue reading “Lenovo K4 Note will come with a fingerprint sensor and NFC”
Airtel has launched three new data plans with unrestricted / unlimited validity for its prepaid customers. “This is a first-of-its-kind innovation in India’s prepaid mobile that breaks away from the conventional validity expiry model and offers early data users the flexibility of consuming internet services without worrying about expiry of the validity period – thus delivering maximum value,” said the company. These plans start at Rs. 22 (varies depending on the circle) and can be used for 2G, 3G and 4G. Continue reading “Airtel launches new data plans with unlimited validity starting at Rs. 22”
Uber had been offering Chopper on demand for quite sometime at various occasions, including Valentine’s day earlier this year. Today it has announced that it will offer UberCHOPPER powered by Droom in Bangalore, New Delhi, Pune and Mumbai tomorrow, December 25th. All you need to do is to request a helicopter through your Uber app between 10:00 AM and 12 noon. Continue reading “Uber offers on-demand chopper ride for Christmas in Bangalore, Delhi, Pune and Mumbai”
Idea Cellular, today launched its 4G LTE services across five states in South India – Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana. In the first phase it will be available across 75 Towns in Southern India, which includes Kochi, Hosur, Kadapa, Malapuram, Madurai, Mysore, Rajahmundry, Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli, Tiruppur, Vijayawada and Vishakhapatnam, while Belgaum, Calicut, Cuddalore, Chitradurga, Guntur, Kakinada, Kancheepuram and Trichur will follow by 31st December 2015, said Idea. Continue reading “Idea launches 4G LTE services in 75 towns in South India”
Xolo had launched its smartphone under the Black sub-brand in July this year. Today, the company has launched an upgraded variant of the phone with 3GB RAM.
Continue reading “Xolo Black with 3GB RAM launched for Rs. 11999”
Last week we confirmed that the K4 Note, successor of the K3 Note will launch in India in January. Today Lenovo has sent out invites for the launch of their upcoming ‘Note’ series smartphone in the country on January 5th. Earlier teaser revealed brushed metal frame, fingerprint sensor on the back below the camera and Dolby Atmos. The latest teaser has confirmed that the smartphone will pack 3GB of RAM. Continue reading “Lenovo K4 Note launching in India on January 5”
TP-LINK, popular for its networking products has announced a new mobile devices brand called Neffos (pronounced “nef’-os”). “The brand name, taken from Greek language, means “clouds” and has an additional meaning that is “very exciting” when understood in the context,” said the company. Continue reading “TP-LINK to launch smartphones under Neffos brand in Q1 2016”
Cyanogen is bolstering its expansion efforts in India, which is fastest growing smartphone market. The company is teaming up with a number of mobile manufacturers to launch Cyanogen powered smartphones in the country, as per a new report from the Economic Times.
Continue reading “Over six vendors to release Cyanogen powered smartphones in India in 2016”
Huawei recently partnered with Snapdeal to expand it’s online presence, today the company has announced its partnership with Zopper, India’s first hyper local marketplace to launch its smartphones offline. Huawei smartphones will now be available across 267 outlets in Delhi NCR (Gurgaon, Faridabad), Chennai, Vellore, Pondicherry and Bangalore. Honor smartphones would sell at same prices that were available online, said the company. Continue reading “Huawei Honor smartphones now available offline in India”
Xiaomi launched Pick Mi doorstep home pick up and drop service for its products across India at just Rs. 189 (including taxes) back in October. Today the company announced that you can now give a ‘missed call’ to 7676404444 to book the Pick Mi service. You can also book it by calling the toll free number 1800 103 6286. The amount can be paid online or via Cash on Delivery (COD). Continue reading “Xiaomi Pick Mi door step pick up and drop service can now be booked by giving a missed call”
Micromax today announced that it has partnered with TranServ, a leading mobile payments company that will allow Micromax users to conduct financial and social transactions such as sending or requesting money, splitting bills, sending gifts to friends and making payments through native phone integration, such as contacts in the device address book.
A total of 9.3 million smartphones were shipped in India in the month of October 2015, according to a new report from International Data Corporation (IDC). A large chunk of these smartphones were 4G enabled from companies like Lenovo, Samsung and others.
Continue reading “4G smartphones surpass 3G shipments in October 2015: IDC”
Creative has launched Woof 3, its latest compact Bluetooth speaker in India. It is in a size of a cup, but promises high quality audio with its 45mm driver. It has Bluetooth 2.1 connectivity and has a microSD slot that can play formats such as MP3/ WMA and even loss-less high-quality formats such as WAV/FLAC/APE. Continue reading “Creative Woof 3 portable Bluetooth speaker launched for Rs. 3999”
iBall has launched the Slide WQ149R, the company’s latest Windows 10 tablet with a built-in hard disk drive slot that supports up to 1TB internal 2.5 inch slim SATA Hard drive that needs to be purchased separately. It has a 10.1-inch (1280×800 pixels) IPS screen and is powered by an quad-core Intel Atom Z3735F processor. It has a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has a detachable keyboard and a touch pad. It is the first 10.1” 2-in-1 with hard disk drive option, says the company. Continue reading “iBall Slide WQ149R 10.1-inch Windows 10 2-in-1 with internal HDD slot launched for Rs. 16499”
Samsung launched the Galaxy On5 in India recently for Rs. 8,990. We brought you the review of the smartphone recently, here we have its battery life test results. The Galaxy On5 packs a 2600mAh Lithium Ion removable battery, slightly smaller than 3000mAh battery on the Galaxy On7. It has a 5-inch HD screen, is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core Exynos 3475 processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). Check out the battery life test scores. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy On5 Battery Life Test”
