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Xolo 8X-1000i with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM launched for Rs. 6999

Xolo 8X-1000 HIVE UI

Xolo has launched the 8X-1000i, the company’s latest smartphone. Even though this looks like the successor of 8X-1000 that was launched last year, most of the specifications of the smartphone are similar to the 8X-1000, including a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display, 1.4 GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6592M processor with Mali 450 GPU, Android 4.4 (KitKat)-based HIVE UI, 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Xolo 8X-1000i with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM launched for Rs. 6999”

Microsoft Surface Pro 4 launching in India on January 7

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced at the company’s Future Unleashed 2015 event in Mumbai last month that the Surface Pro 4 will launch in India early January 2016. Today the company has sent out press invites for the launch of the its latest Surface Pro 2 in 1 in India on January 7th. Even though the invite just reads Start fresh on a brand new surface along with the date, we already know that the Surface Pro 4 is coming. Continue reading “Microsoft Surface Pro 4 launching in India on January 7”

Kult 10 Camera Samples

Kult, a new entrant in the Indian market launched its Kult 10 smartphone earlier this month for Rs. 7,999. We brought you the unboxing and benchmarks of the smartphone recently, here we have the camera samples from the smartphone. The Kult 10 has a 13-megapixel rear camera with phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF), LED Flash, f/2.0 aperture and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with f/2.8 aperture.

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Nokia 230 Dual SIM with 2MP front camera with LED flash goes on sale in India for Rs. 3869

Nokia 230 Dual SIM

Microsoft introduced Nokia 230 and 230 Dual SIM selfie-focused feature phones with a 2-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash last month. Now the Nokia 230 Dual SIM is available for purchase from the official Microsoft online store in India. It has a 2.8-inch (320 x 240 pixels) QVGA LCD screen, polycarbonate frame and sand-blasted aluminum back cover.

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Dial 9 distress alert facility to roll out on phones starting March 2016

India is all set to have a new distress alert service next year. The Government of India will rollout the panic alert facility where people will be able to press the button 9 on their mobile phones and send an alert to police and people close to you.

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Karbonn Titanium Moghul and Titanium S205 2GB launched for Rs. 5,790 and Rs. 6,790

Karbonn has launched Titanium Moghul and Titanium S205 2GB, two budget devices under its Titanium series. The Titanium S205 2GB was announced in October this year but it is available for purchase only now.

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Lava Iris Atom and Iris Atom 3 launched for Rs. 4249 and Rs. 4899

Lava Iris Atom

Lava has launched Iris Atom and Iris Atom 3, two new budget smartphones in the Atom series, months after the launch of Iris Atom 2. The Iris Atom has a 4-inch WVGA screen, while the the Atom 3 has a 5-inch FWVGA display. Both the smartphones are powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor, run on Android 5.1 (Lollipop), have a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, come with dual SIM support and have 3G connectivity. Continue reading “Lava Iris Atom and Iris Atom 3 launched for Rs. 4249 and Rs. 4899”

OnePlus X Champagne Edition launched in India for Rs. 16999

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OnePlus introduced the OnePlus X Champagne Edition earlier this month, which went on sale in in Europe and Hong Kong starting December 22. Today it has launched the new white with gold variant of the OnePlus X in India. Continue reading “OnePlus X Champagne Edition launched in India for Rs. 16999”

LG Spirit 4G with VoLTE, 4.7-inch HD display launched in India for Rs. 11900

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LG had already announced its plans to launch Spirit LTE and G4 Stylus 4G smartphones with VoLTE (Voice Over LTE) and VoWiFi (Voice Over Wi-Fi) support in India in partnership with Reliance Retail. Now the company has launched the Spirit 4G LTE (LG-442) smartphone in the country. The company said that the new VoLTE and VoWiFi features will enable faster transmission of data and voice. Continue reading “LG Spirit 4G with VoLTE, 4.7-inch HD display launched in India for Rs. 11900”

Airtel launches Wynk Games store with over 2,000 games for Android

Airtel Wynk Games

Airtel today launched Wynk Games, it latest OTT app for Android users. It has over 2,000 games across genres such as sports, racing adventure, kids and puzzles, including premium and paid titles at no additional cost. “Wynk Games, bundled with Airtel data packs aims to similarly stimulate consumption of this category. Aimed at providing a comprehensive range of ‘Wynk Games’, Airtel has tied up with Playphone Inc., a GungHo Subsidiaria and Softbank group company based in San Mateo, California. This alliance presents exciting opportunities for Indian developers as well,” said Airtel.

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Airtel launches Project Leap microsite for customers to track the network transformation program

Airtel Project Leap Microsite

Airtel has launched a microsite airtel.in/leap so that all the customers can see the network coverage for voice, basic data services (2G) and high speed data services (3G/ 4G) in their regions. “It also includes key highlights of Airtel’s network transformation exercise at national and state level and the locality map lets you view information on the status of modernization of all the Airtel sites in that locality,” said Airtel. Continue reading “Airtel launches Project Leap microsite for customers to track the network transformation program”

iBall Andi 5.5H Weber with 5.5-inch HD display officially launched for Rs. 6499

iBall Andi 5.5H Weber

iBall has officially launched the Andi 5.5H Weber smartphone. It went on sale earlier this month, packs a 5.5-inch HD screen, is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash that is enhanced to 8-megapixel using software and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support and 3G connectivity, similar to most other iBall Andi smartphones. Continue reading “iBall Andi 5.5H Weber with 5.5-inch HD display officially launched for Rs. 6499”

Xolo One HD with 5-inch HD display, 5MP front camera with flash launched for Rs. 4777

Xolo One HD

Xolo has launched One HD, the company’s latest smartphone in the ‘One’ series. It has a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT6580M SoC and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). It has 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and also has a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash for capturing better selfies even in low lighting conditions. It has dual SIM support, but it has only 3G connectivity and lacks 4G LTE support.

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Asus Zenfone Go 4.5 with 1GB RAM, Android 5.1 launched in India for Rs. 5299

Asus Zenfone Go 4.5

Asus launched the Zenfone Go, a budget smartphone in India back in September. Today the company has launched a smaller variant called Zenfone Go 4.5 with a 4.5-inch FWVGA screen and 1GB of RAM. It is powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT6580 SoC, has 3G support and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop), similar to the original Zenfone Go, but this has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera. Continue reading “Asus Zenfone Go 4.5 with 1GB RAM, Android 5.1 launched in India for Rs. 5299”

Huawei Honor 7 gets Android 6.0 Marshmallow beta update in India

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Huawei has finally released the beta version of Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) update for the Honor 7 users in India. This update is available for only those who register for the OTA (over the air) using the Google Drive forum here with their current software version and IMEI. The company says that it will verify the information and will start pushing the OTA update for the users after 24 to 48 hours of submission. Android Marshmallow update for the Honor 7 smartphone brings EMUI 4.0 and several new features. Check out the change log below. Continue reading “Huawei Honor 7 gets Android 6.0 Marshmallow beta update in India”