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Micromax Canvas Fire 4G+ Q412 with 4.7-inch HD display, dual front speakers launching soon

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Micromax is all set to launch Canvas Fire 4G+ Q412, its new Canvas Fire series smartphone and the successor of the Canvas Fire 4G that was launched . It is listed on the official website, and packs a 4.7-inch HD screen, is powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT6735P 64-bit processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). It has an 8-megapixel camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Fire 4G+ Q412 with 4.7-inch HD display, dual front speakers launching soon”

Vodafone launches 4G LTE services in India starting from Kochi

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Vodafone has launched its 4G LTE services in Kochi, Kerala in India, as expected. It is based on 1800MHz FDD-LTE band 3, which the company acquired last year. It is offering free 4G upgrade with a SIM, with a trial pack of 120MB at Rs 29 and a bonanza pack of 20GB at Rs. 2499. Vodafone 4G services will be available to customers in Kochi starting from December 14. Vodafone already announced that it will roll out 4G services in Trivandrum and Kozhikode in Kerala in the first wave of the roll-out in a phased manner. Continue reading “Vodafone launches 4G LTE services in India starting from Kochi”

Intex Cloud Flash with 5-inch HD Super AMOLED display, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 9999

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Intex has launched Cloud Flash, the company’s latest 4G smartphone. It has a 5-inch HD Super AMOLED display, is powered by 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6735 64-bit 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. It has Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection on the front and the back. Continue reading “Intex Cloud Flash with 5-inch HD Super AMOLED display, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 9999”

Paytm buys hyperlocal service startup Near.in for $2M

In a bid to bolster focus on online to offline commerce, Paytm has acquired hyper-local services marketplace Near.in. The deal is valued between $1.5 million and $2 million, according to a report from the Economic Times.

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OnePlus 2 now available in India from Amazon without invites

Last week OnePlus announced that the OnePlus 2 smartphone will be available invite-free forever from December 5. Today the smartphone has gone invite-free in India and is available for purchase from Amazon.in. The OnePlus 2 went on sale in India back in August for Rs. 24,999.  Continue reading “OnePlus 2 now available in India from Amazon without invites”

Sundar Pichai might launch Android One v2.0 in India on December 16th

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Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google will be visiting India later this month and will be meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi as well as President Pranab Mukherjee. New reports suggest that there is one more agenda to the trip and that is to launch v2.0 of Android One.

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Obi Worldphone SF1 Review

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Obi Mobiles, backed by ex-Apple CEO John Sculley, in August re-launched itself as Obi Worldphone and introduced two new smartphones. Last year after its debut as Obi Mobiles in India, the company had created some buzz in affordable smartphone segment before it decided to take a sudden backseat. Continue reading “Obi Worldphone SF1 Review”

Vodafone expected to launch 4G services in India on December 8 starting from Kerala

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Vodafone India has sent out invites to announce a “new strategic national initiative to enhance mobile internet experience” at an event in Kochi, Kerala on December 8th. It is expected to launch its 4G services in the country on Tuesday, starting from Kerala. Sunil Sood Managing Director & CEO, Vodafone India will be present at the event, Suresh Kumar, Operations Director –South and Abhijit Kishore, Business Head –Kerala will also be present at the event. Continue reading “Vodafone expected to launch 4G services in India on December 8 starting from Kerala”

Buy OnePlus X from Ola app on December 8 and get it delivered within 15 minutes

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OnePlus has partnered with OlaCabs and Amazon India that lets you buy the OnePlus X smarrphone, on-demand, straight from the Ola app without an invite, and get it delivered at the doorsteps within 15 minutes of placing the order. This is available through Ola mobile app only on December 8, 2015 between 10:00 AM and 7:00 PM, across seven cities in India viz. Delhi/NCR, Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Ahmedabad. Continue reading “Buy OnePlus X from Ola app on December 8 and get it delivered within 15 minutes”

Celkon CT722 with 7-inch display, Intel Atom x3 SoC launched for Rs. 4999

Celkon CT722

Celkon launched CT722, the company’s latest tablet powered by Intel Atom SoC earlier this week. It has a 7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) display, is powered by a Quad Core Intel Atom X3 C3230RK processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). It comes with a 3.2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and has a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It has single SIM support, 3G connectivity and has voice calling capabilities. Continue reading “Celkon CT722 with 7-inch display, Intel Atom x3 SoC launched for Rs. 4999”

Asus ZenFone 2 Laser 6 with 6-inch 1080p display, 3GB RAM launched in India for Rs. 17999

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Asus launched the Zenfone 2 Laser in India at the ZenFestival. The Zenfone 2 Laser 5.5 (ZE550KL) went on sale in September, and the Zenfone 2 Laser 5.5 (ZE550KL-1B122IN) went on sale in October, now Asus has launched the Zenfone 2 Laser 6 (ZE601KL) in India. It packs a 6-inch 1080p display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 616 SoC, runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) with Zen UI 2.0 on top. It has dual SIM support and 4G LTE connectivity. Continue reading “Asus ZenFone 2 Laser 6 with 6-inch 1080p display, 3GB RAM launched in India for Rs. 17999”

Chennai Floods: BSNL, Aircel, Vodafone and Rcom offer free Talk Time and Data

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BSNL, Aircel, Vodafone and Rcom have joined Airtel and Paytm to offer free talk time and data to help their customers to stay in touch with their family and friends in flood-stricken Chennai. State-run BSNL said that it will offer free on-net local and STD calls as well as free data for 7 days for its pre-paid users. Skype is offering international calls to landlines and mobiles into Tamil Nadu free of charge for the next few days.  Continue reading “Chennai Floods: BSNL, Aircel, Vodafone and Rcom offer free Talk Time and Data”

Chennai Floods: Skype offers free international calls to landlines and mobiles into Tamil Nadu

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Earlier this week Airtel offered advanced instant talk time, data and on-net calling minutes for its pre-paid customers and Paytm offered Rs.30 worth free talk time for people in flood-stricken Chennai. Now Skype has come forward to offer international calls to landlines and mobiles into Tamil Nadu free of charge for the next few days. Continue reading “Chennai Floods: Skype offers free international calls to landlines and mobiles into Tamil Nadu”

Ola, Didi Kuaidi, Lyft and GrabTaxi join forces to take on Uber

Ola, Didi Kuaidi, Lyft and GrabTaxi have teamed up to create a global ridesharing partnership. The four major regional taxi aggregators have formed an alliance in order to offer seamless coverage for travelers in India, China, Southeast Asia and the US.

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