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Uber entered India last year and is currently available in six cities – New Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai, Bangalore, Mumbai and Pune. Uber has launched uberX, a low-cost Uber service cheaper than the UberBLACK in India. This service is currently available in Delhi, Bangalore and Hyderabad. The base fare is just Rs.40 or Rs. 50 depending on the city. Rate per minute and kilometer is also cheaper in uberX compared to UberBLACK. Continue reading “UberX cheaper version of Uber now in India”
Xiaomi would partner with online retailer Flipkart to launch its smartphones in India, according to a report from BGR India. The company is selling its smartphones in other countries through its own online stores. Motorola tied up with Flipkart to sell the Moto G and Moto E in India. Flipkart imported the Motorola devices, but Xiaomi will import the smartphones and Flipkart would sell them, according to the report. Continue reading “Xiaomi reportedly partners with Flipkart to launch two smartphones in India in July”
FlipKart today launched its first tablet under the Digiflip moniker. The e-commerce giant is aiming to entice prospective buyers through a variety of launch schemes as well as a unique program that lets you return the tablet within 30 days which is great but is the hardware any good? We spent some time with the tablet to gather our thoughts on it. Continue reading “Flipkart Digiflip Pro XT712 Tablet Photo Gallery & Hands On”
Xolo launched the Q600s running Android 4.4 (KitKat) last month. Now two new smartphones running Android 4.4 (KitKat) are available online. The Xolo Q1011 that is available on Amazon.in comes with a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD screen and runs on 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor. The Xolo Q2000L that is available on Indiatimes Shopping comes with a 5.5-inch (960 x 540 pixels) qHD display and runs on 1.2 GHz quad-core Broadcom (BCM23550) processor. Continue reading “Xolo Q1011 and Q2000L with Android 4.4 now available for Rs. 9999 and Rs. 10299”
Flipkart just launched the Digiflip Pro XT 712, the company’s first tablet under its Digiflip Pro brand. It has a 7-inch HD IPS display, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor with Mali 400 GPU and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has Dual SIM support, 3G connectivity and voice calling capabilities. Continue reading “Flipkart launches Digiflip Pro XT 712 with 7-inch HD display, voice calling launched for Rs. 9999”
HTC Desire 516 dual sim, a mid-range Android smartphone has been launched in India. It has a 5-inch (960 x 540 pixels) display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 200 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) with Sense UI on top. It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash and 2-megapixel front-facing camera with BSI sensor. It has BlinkFeed with offline reading mode and more new software features. Continue reading “HTC Desire 516 dual sim with 5-inch qHD display, Snapdragon 200 processor launched for Rs. 14200”
If you are looking to get your hands on the LG G Watch in India, we have some good news to report. The Android Wear device from LG has gone up for Pre-order on the Play Store in India soon after it went live on the US store. The smartwatch is listed at a price of Rs.14999 for both the White and Black variants. The shipping date is July 8th. Google just confirmed availability of the LG G Watch and Samsung Gear Live today in the US at the Google I/O 2014 annual developer conference hosted by the company in San Francisco.
Continue reading “LG G Watch up for pre-order in India Play Store, priced at Rs.14999”
Looks like the Samsung Gear live which went on Pre-order in the US is coming soon to India too. The Play store listing in India indicates that the Android wear device is coming soon to Indian shores and the store even has a price listed for the Gear Live at Rs.15900. It is interesting that the the Samsung Gear Live is priced more than the LG G Watch in India whereas it is actually priced lesser than the same in the US market. It is worth mentioning Samsung already has some smartwatches in the market such as the Galaxy Gear which runs on Android and the newer Gear 2 , Gear 2 Neo and Gear Fit which actually run on Tizen. The Gear Live marks the adoption of Android again by Samsung for a smartwatch product. What is more interesting is that the new Gear Live works across Android phones and not restricted to just Samsung devices which actually gives the device a better chance in the market
Continue reading “Samsung Gear Live coming soon to India, gets priced at Rs.15900”
Google just unveiled its new program called “Android One” at their I/O developer event today, in San Francisco. This program, which involved creating attractive low cost Android smartphones using reference hardware and stock software, already has three members. The three OEMs who are the first companies to sign up for Android One are Karbonn, Micromax and Spice, all Indian smartphone manufacturers well versed in making budget smartphones running Android.
Continue reading “Micromax, Karbonn and Spice are the first Android One program members”
Google’s Android and Chrome chief took to the stage to unveil “Android One”, a new program for developing markets, using which OEMs can produce really simple low cost Android smartphones. Sundar Pichai detailed this effort to convert the masses of feature phone users to smartphones in developing markets, at the Google I/O developer event today. The program will include a set of hardware reference platforms, with stock Android being the default experience that will reach the consumers. This is certainly a bold move by Google to tackle OEM skinning and is actually taking over from the process that is currently been going on in the Mediatek space.
Continue reading “Android One unveiled: Reference hardware and stock Android for cheap Smartphones”
Oppo N1, the previous flagship device from the company and Oppo R1, the premium mid range handset, have both got themselves a price cut in the Indian retail market. Previously sold for Rs. 39,990, the Oppo N1 will now be sold for Rs. 32,990 whereas the Oppo R1, which started selling for Rs. 26,990 will now be sold for Rs. 24,990. Replacing the flagship N1 is the new Find 7 which was announced a while back in India, and it will instead sell for Rs. 37,990. This price cut comes after the portfolio refresh that happened recently, with the announcement of the new top end devices Find 7 and the Find 7a.
Continue reading “Oppo N1 and R1 get a price cut to Rs. 32,990 and Rs. 24,990 respectively”
BlackBerry launched the Z3, the company’s latest smartphone in the Z3 series in India few hours back at a price tag of Rs. 15,990. We got to check out the device at the launch event. Check out the photo gallery of the smartphone below. Continue reading “BlackBerry Z3 Photo Gallery”
BlackBerry has launched the BlackBerry Z3, the company’s latest budget smartphone in the Z series, as we reported last week. It was announced earlier this year at the MWC and is one of the first BlackBerry smartphones made by Foxconn. It packs a 5-inch qHD screen, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor and 1.5GB RAM. It runs on the latest BlackBerry 10 OS, comes with a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 1.1-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “BlackBerry Z3 launched in India for Rs. 15990”
Micromax launched the Canvas Knight A350 earlier this year running Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). Soon after the launch Unite 2 A106, its first smartphone running Android 4.4 (KitKat), Micromax released Canvas Entice A105 and Canvas Gold A300 running Android 4.4 KitKat out of the box. Now it is advertising on its Facebook and official website that the Canvas Knight comes with Android 4.4.2 (KitKat). Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Knight A350 now comes with Android 4.4 KitKat”
Spice Retail Limited has launched Spice Stellar 600, the company’s first smartphone running Android 4.4 (KitKat). It surfaced online earlier today as Stellar Mi-600 and packs a 6-inch (960 x 540 pixels), powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor, has a 8-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash and a 3.2-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support with dual standby, similar to other Spice smartphones. Continue reading “Spice Stellar 600 with 6-inch qHD display, Android 4.4 officially launched for Rs. 9999”
