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LG L70 Dual and L90 Dual running Android 4.4 now available in India for Rs. 14500 and Rs. 17499

LG L90 Dual

LG unveiled the L Series III smartphones L40, L70 and L90 and its dual SIM variants at the MWC 2014 in Barcelona last month. The LG L90 Dual and the L70 Dual are now available in India from online retailer Snapdeal. The L70 Dual has a 4.5 inch WVGA display and is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor. The LG L90 Dual has a 4.7-inch qHD display and is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor. Continue reading “LG L70 Dual and L90 Dual running Android 4.4 now available in India for Rs. 14500 and Rs. 17499”

Xolo A510s with 4-inch display, Android 4.2 listed on official website for Rs. 7499

Xolo A510s

Xolo A510S, the company’s latest smartphone in the A Series and the successor of last year’s A500s has been listed on the official website. It has a 4-inch FWVGA IPS display, an upgrade from the WVGA screen. Xolo even launched the A500s IPS with same specifications as the A500s, but it had a IPS display. It recently launched the A500 Club with dual front speakers. Continue reading “Xolo A510s with 4-inch display, Android 4.2 listed on official website for Rs. 7499”

Nokia rebuts Tamil Nadu Government’s tax claim, as acquisition nears

Nokia has been involved in a long term tax battle with the Indian government for more than a year now, and things don’t seem to be getting any better for the Espoo company. Adding fuel to this fire is the Tamil Nadu government, which has recently moved to assess sales tax for devices that are exported from the Chennai Sri Perumbudur manufacturing facility. Nokia claims that these allegations from the government are baseless, as, by law, exports are exempt from taxes. With yet another tax evasion claim, it will be even harder for Nokia to complete its transition in time for the Microsoft acquisition.

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Nokia 220 Dual SIM phone goes on sale in India for Rs. 2749

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Nokia announced the Nokia 220, an affordable phone along with the Nokia X series last month at the MWC 2014. The Nokia X was launched in India earlier this month. Now the Nokia 220 Dual SIM is available for purchase in India from the official Nokia Store. It has a 2.4-inch (320 x 240 pixel) LCD screen with keypad, 2-megapixel fixed-focus rear camera and 2G support. It has Bluetooth 3.0, USB 2.0, FM Radio, Flashlight and a 1100 mAh battery. Continue reading “Nokia 220 Dual SIM phone goes on sale in India for Rs. 2749”

Swipe Halo Fone with 6.5-inch display, Android 4.2 launched for Rs. 6999

Swipe Halo Fone

Swipe Telecom has launched Swipe Halo Fone, the company’s latest phablet in the Halo series. It has a 6.5-inch ( 800×480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display based on one-glass-solution, powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core MediaTek MTK6572 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Swipe Halo Fone with 6.5-inch display, Android 4.2 launched for Rs. 6999”

Zebronics Closic portable Bluetooth speaker with Alarm clock launched for Rs. 2299

Zebronics Closic portable Bluetooth speaker

Top Notch Infotronix has launched Zebronics Closic, a new Bluetooth speaker with digital alarm clock. It is aimed at students and home-makers and has FM Radio, Media controls buttons and also has a micro SD card slot to play music even without a mobile device. It shows time even when the speaker is off and also has AUX input to connect feature phones. Continue reading “Zebronics Closic portable Bluetooth speaker with Alarm clock launched for Rs. 2299”

Micromax Canvas Juice A177 with 5-inch display, 3000 mAh battery now available for Rs. 8490

Micromax Canvas Juice A177

Micromax Canvas Juice A177, the latest smartphone in the Canvas series is now available from eBay. It has a 5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core MediaTek MT6572 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It comes with a 5-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It has Dual SIM support with dual standby and packs a 3000 mAh battery. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Juice A177 with 5-inch display, 3000 mAh battery now available for Rs. 8490”

Gionee Elife E7 Photo Gallery

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Gionee unveiled the Elife E7, the company’s first Snapdragon 800-powered smartphone in India few months back. It went on sale in India recently, starting at Rs. 26,999. We already brought you the unboxing and the benchmarks of the device, here we have the photo gallery of the smartphone, so that you can look at the device from all the angles. It has a gorgeous 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD IPS display based on One Glass Solution technology from JDI with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. It has a 2.33mm ultra-narrow frame. It is powered by a 2.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 (MSM8974) processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) with Amigo 2.0 UI on top. Continue reading “Gionee Elife E7 Photo Gallery”

Micromax partners with Aircel and MediaTek for bundled offers on smartphones and tablets

Micromax, Aircel, MediaTek partnership

Micromax has partnered with Aircel and MediaTek to offer data and other benefits with Micromax devices including smartphones and tablets powered by MediaTek chips, Micromax dongle and data-enabled feature phones. These offers would be initially available across four Micromax devices – MMX 377G data card, Funbook Mini 410i tablet, A090 and X070 smartphones. These include data benefits for all these devices, cheaper local and STD call rates and WAP content worth Rs. 10,000 with these phones and the tablet. The offers are almost equivalent to cost of these devices, says Micromax. Continue reading “Micromax partners with Aircel and MediaTek for bundled offers on smartphones and tablets”

Micromax Canvas Knight Camera Samples

Micromax has taken the approach of making its products talk rather than holding events and the Micromax Canvas Knight is one such device. The choice of Knight as a name does justice mainly because of its supreme build quality and appearance. Until now, the build quality used to be of concern to buyers, but with Canvas Knight, that wouldn’t be a problem. Micromax almost took care of everything in Knight – ranging from choice of design, build, display and camera.

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Sony Xperia E1 goes on sale in India for Rs. 8980

Sony Xperia E1

Sony launched the Xperia E1 and Xperia E1 dual in India earlier this month. The Xperia E1 dual went on sale in India at a price tag of Rs. 9,400, now the Xperia E1 is now available from online retailer Infibeam for Rs. 8,980. It has a 4-inch (480 x 800 pixels) display, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core Snapdragon 200 processor and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean). It has a 3-megapixel rear camera, but lacks a front-facing camera. Continue reading “Sony Xperia E1 goes on sale in India for Rs. 8980”

Huawei launches new Wi-Fi Data Cards in India priced between Rs. 1899 and Rs. 4999

Huwei E303FH and E3531 data cards

Huawei has launched seven new WiFi Data cards under Laptopi-Fi, Power-Fi and Mobi-Fi categories. The lineup includes, Laptopi-Fi plug-and-play data cards E5220 and E515, Power-Fi data cards, E8231 and E8221, which can work with external power source for connectivity and the Mobi-Fi devices E5220, E5151 and E5730 with built-in battery. Continue reading “Huawei launches new Wi-Fi Data Cards in India priced between Rs. 1899 and Rs. 4999”

Sennheiser HD8 DJ, HD7 DJ and HD6 MIX DJ headphones launched in India

Sennheiser HD8 DJ

Sennheiser has launched three new DJ headphones, HD8 DJ, HD7 DJ and HD6 MIX aimed at music producers and DJs. These have been developed in conjunction with some of the world’s top DJs such as Bob Sinclar, Luciano, Andy Baxter, Missill and Davina, says Sennheiser. Continue reading “Sennheiser HD8 DJ, HD7 DJ and HD6 MIX DJ headphones launched in India”

Karbonn Titanium Octane and Octane Plus with octa-core processors, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 14490 and Rs. 17990

Karbonn Titanium Octane, Octa Plus and Hexa launch

Karbonn today launched Titanium Octane and Titanium Octane Plus smartphones with MediaTek MT6592 Octa-core chips along with the Titanium Hexa. The Karbonn Titanium Octane has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) display and the Octane Plus has a 5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) full HD IPS display. Both these smartphones run on the Android 4.4 (KitKat) OS. The Karbonn Titanium Octane Plus would compete with the recently launched Micromax Canvas Knight A350 that has similar features. Continue reading “Karbonn Titanium Octane and Octane Plus with octa-core processors, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 14490 and Rs. 17990”

Karbonn Titanium Hexa with 5.5-inch 1080p display, hexa-core processor, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 16990

Karbonn Titanium Hexa

Karbonn has launched Titanium Hexa, the company’s latest smartphone with a hexa-core processor. It has a 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) LTPS (Low temperature polysilicon) type display with scratch resistant and oleophobic coating, powered by 1.5 GHz hexa-core MediaTek MT6591 processor with true multi-core solution and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 13-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED Flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Karbonn Titanium Hexa with 5.5-inch 1080p display, hexa-core processor, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 16990”