Spice Smart Flo Crystal Mi-449 with 4.5-inch display now available for Rs. 4999

Spice Smart Flo Crystal Mi-449

Spice Smart Flo Crystal Mi-449, the company’s latest smartphone in the Smart Flo series is now available from online retailer HomeShop18. It has a 4.5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 3.2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Spice Smart Flo Crystal Mi-449 with 4.5-inch display now available for Rs. 4999”

Airtel offers free Live election news on Pocket TV apps

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Airtel has announced that it would offer free access to new channels on its Pocket TV apps to watch the India election results. Powered by Airtel digital TV, the DTH service arm of the Bharti Airtel, Pocket TV offers 150 live TV channels, more than 10,000 hours of video content and over 13 channels it is available at an introductory price of Rs. 60 per month (deducted Airtel digital TV account). Continue reading “Airtel offers free Live election news on Pocket TV apps”

Close to 5,000 of Nokia’s Chennai Plant workers opt for VRS

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Nokia’s Chennai plant, the one in Sri Perumbudur that used to assemble millions of phones, had come to a screeching halt when the Tamil Nadu High Court charged the Finnish company with tax evasion, to the tune of Rs. 3,000 crores. With some of the workers on indefinite leave and near-zero production at the plant, the whole ecosystem was thrown into imbalance, with clueless workers, indecisive management and painfully long court proceedings. With the future looking bleak, Nokia had offered its workers VRS (Voluntary retirement services), and about 5,000 of the ~7,500 employees have opted for it today.

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Moto E backordered on Flipkart, expected to ship in 7 to 10 days [Update]

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[Update – May 23rd, 2014: Both the Black and White variants of Moto E are back on stock on Flipkart. But it will be available only till stocks last.]

[Update – May 22nd, 2014: Flipkart has just announced that the Moto E will be back in stock from 11.00 A.M onwards on 23rd May 2014]

[Update – May 20th, 2014: Motorola India has announced that they are working on restocking the Moto E and the stocks are expected early next week]

[Update – May 16th, 2014: Both the Black and White Moto E are out of stock on Flipkart again after the orders opened for few hours.]

Earlier: Motorola Moto E that was launched yesterday went on sale exclusively on Flipkart yesterday midnight went out of stock earlier today. Even though smartphone is currently out of stock, Flipkart has opened bookings for the phone so that users can still order it with launch day offers, but the delivery date is now between 7 to 10 days for new orders. Continue reading “Moto E backordered on Flipkart, expected to ship in 7 to 10 days [Update]”

MTS to provide Free WiFi on Gurgaon Rapid Metro

MTS Free WiFi on Rapid Metro

Sistema Shyam TeleServices Limited (SSTL) that nationally operates its telecom services under the MTS brand has announced that it would offer free WiFi services in Gurgaon Rapid Metro running on the 5.1 Km long six station corridor connecting Sikanderpur Metro station, Cyber City, DLF Phase 2, DLF Phase 3 and Ambience Mall in partnership with Rapid Metro Rail Gurgaon Limited (RMGL). Continue reading “MTS to provide Free WiFi on Gurgaon Rapid Metro”

Xolo plans to roll out Android 4.4 KitKat update for Q700S, Q1010i, Q1010 and Q3000 by June

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Xolo released the Android 4.4.2 (KitKat) update for the Q1000 Opus recently, skipping the Android 4.3 update. Today, the company has announced that it would release Android KitKat update for Q700S, Q1010i, Q1010, Q3000 and more smartphones by June 2014. It will also launch new smartphones with Android Kitkat soon. Continue reading “Xolo plans to roll out Android 4.4 KitKat update for Q700S, Q1010i, Q1010 and Q3000 by June”

Huawei Ascend G6 and Ascend G750 launched in India for Rs. 16999 and Rs. 24999

Huawei also launched the Ascend G6 and the Ascend G750 in India along with the Honor 3C. The Ascend G6 that was announced earlier this year at the MWC packs a 4.5-inch (960 x 540 pixels )IPS display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and runs on Android 4.3 with Huawei’s own Emotion UI 2.0 lite on top. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with Sony IMX134 BSI sensor and a  5-megapixel front-facing camera Continue reading “Huawei Ascend G6 and Ascend G750 launched in India for Rs. 16999 and Rs. 24999”

Huawei Honor 3C launched in India for Rs. 14999

Huawei has launched the Honor 3C, the company’s latest smartphone in the Honor series. It was unveiled back in December last year and packs a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) LTPS screen, powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) with Huawei’s own Emotion UI 2.0 on top. Continue reading “Huawei Honor 3C launched in India for Rs. 14999”

Panasonic P81 launching this May, teasers hint swappable covers and Smart app switch

Panasonic P81 teaser

Panasonic has announced that it would launch Panasonic P81, the company’s upcoming phone in the P Series later this month. It has released new teaser images and a video that reveals that the smartphone would come with colorful removable back covers and new software features such as smart app switch and Multi Window. Continue reading “Panasonic P81 launching this May, teasers hint swappable covers and Smart app switch”

Motorola Moto E with 4.3-inch qHD display, Android 4.4 launched in India for Rs. 6999

Motorola Moto E

Motorola has launched the Moto E, the company’s latest budget smartphone in India. It has a 4.3-inch (960 x 540 pixels) qHD display with Corning Gorilla glass 3 protection, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and runs on the latest Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to future Android versions. It has a 5-megapixel rear camera, Dual SIM support and 3G connectivity. Continue reading “Motorola Moto E with 4.3-inch qHD display, Android 4.4 launched in India for Rs. 6999”

Lava Iris X1 running Android 4.4 launching soon priced under Rs. 8000

Lava Iris X1

Lava launched the Iris 406Q, a budget smartphone running Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) last month and also promised to deliver Android 4.4 for it. Now the company has announced that it plans to launch the Iris X1, another budget phone in the Iris series running Android 4.4 (KitKat). The design and aesthetics of the smartphone are based on recently launched Iris Pro series, says Lava. Continue reading “Lava Iris X1 running Android 4.4 launching soon priced under Rs. 8000”

iBall Andi 3.5Kke Winner and Andi 3.5Kke Genius officially launched for Rs. 3499 and Rs. 3999


iBall Andi 3.5Kke Genius and Andi 3.5Kke Winner that went on sale online last month have been officially launched. Both these smartphones have a 3.5-inch HVGA display, powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). These have a 3.2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera. Continue reading “iBall Andi 3.5Kke Winner and Andi 3.5Kke Genius officially launched for Rs. 3499 and Rs. 3999”

Karbonn Titanium Hexa to go on sale exclusively on Amazon.in starting May 20th for Rs. 16990

Karbonn launched the Titanium Hexa, the company’s first smartphone with a hexa-core processor back in March. It was expected to go on sale by April-end. Today, the company has announced that the Titanium Hexa would be available for pre-order starting May 13th. It would go on sale starting May 20th for Rs. 16990 exclusively from Techfone on Amazon.in. The new Titanium Octane and Hexa smartphone would come pre-loaded with Amazon mobile shopping App. Continue reading “Karbonn Titanium Hexa to go on sale exclusively on Amazon.in starting May 20th for Rs. 16990”

Nokia MD-12 wireless speaker and Treasure Tag launched in India for Rs. 5499 and Rs. 2099

At the Lumia 630 launch event, Microsoft has also released Nokia MD-12, the latest portable wireless speaker and Treasure Tag, a small accessory to keep other accessories close and safe. The speaker has built-in vibrating actuator on the base promises thumping bass when placed on most surfaces and connects to smartphones easily over NFC and Bluetooth. Continue reading “Nokia MD-12 wireless speaker and Treasure Tag launched in India for Rs. 5499 and Rs. 2099”

Nokia Lumia 630 and Lumia 630 Dual SIM launched in India for Rs. 10500 and Rs. 11500

Nokia Lumia 630 and Lumia 630 Dual SIM, the company’s latest handsets in the Lumia series has been launched in India. These smartphones were announced last month and packs a 4.5-inch FWVGA ClearBlack IPS display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor and runs on Windows Phone 8.1. These have a 5-megapixel rear camera with 720p HD video recording and support for a range of camera apps, including Nokia Camera. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 630 and Lumia 630 Dual SIM launched in India for Rs. 10500 and Rs. 11500”