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Gionee F103 with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 4G LTE launched in India for Rs. 9999

Gionee F103

Gionee has launched F103, the company’s latest smartphone in the new fashion and lifestyle F Series in India. It packs a 5-inch HD IPS display, is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core 64-bit processor and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) with Amigo UI 3.1. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It is just 7.9mm thick, features mirror glass back and a metal frame. Continue reading “Gionee F103 with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 4G LTE launched in India for Rs. 9999”

Flipkart acquires payment services firm FX Mart

Flipkart has scooped up payments services start-up FX Mart Pvt. Ltd. The homegrown e-tailer has made the acquisition to integrate payment service in its own platform along with Myntra’s within next three months.

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Meizu to offer doorstep servicing facility, open more than 40 service centres in India

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Meizu has announced that it will offer doorstep delivery repair services for its customers in India. It already has 28 service centres across India, and it announced at the MX5 launch that it plans to open more than 40 service centres across 20 cities in the near future.
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Samsung Galaxy J1 Ace with 4.3-inch Super AMOLED display now available for Rs. 6400

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Samsung Galaxy J1 Ace (J110H), the latest budget smartphone from the company that was surfaced earlier today is now on sale in India from offline retailers. It has a 4.3-inch (480 x 800 pixels) Super AMOLED display that you rarely get in budget smartphones, but it has 512MB RAM and 4GB of internal storage, which might not attract the buyers. It has a similar design and almost similar specifications as the Galaxy J1 that went on sale in India earlier this year. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy J1 Ace with 4.3-inch Super AMOLED display now available for Rs. 6400”

Huawei Honor 4C, 6 Plus, Honor 6 and 4X to get Android Lollipop update in India from September

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Huawei’s Honor has finally announced that it will roll out Android Lollipop update for some of its Honor series of smartphones in India starting from September. The Huawei Honor 4C, Honor 6, Honor 6 Plus will get the Lollipop update in September and the Honor 4X will get the update in October. Continue reading “Huawei Honor 4C, 6 Plus, Honor 6 and 4X to get Android Lollipop update in India from September”

Videocon starts manufacturing mobile phones at Salt Lake unit in Kolkata

Following reports in June this year, Videocon has kick started manufacturing mobile handsets at its Salt Lake unit in Kolkata. The company already has a mobile manufacturing plant in Aurangabad, Maharashtra.

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Sony Xperia C5 Ultra Dual Unboxing

Sony launched the Xperia C5 Ultra Dual (E5563), the company’s latest selfie-focused smartphone in India at Rs. 29,990 (MRP) earlier this week, and here we have the unboxing of the smartphone.

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YU YUREKA PLUS Review

YU launched the YU YUREKA, its first smartphone back in December for Rs. 8,999, which went on sale in January. It quietly launched the YUREKA PLUS with a 1080p display and a better camera at a price tag of Rs. 9,999 in July, which even got a price cut to Rs. 8999 earlier this month to compete with other smartphones in the similar range. Is the YUREKA PLUS worth the price? Let us find out in the complete review.

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Weekly Roundup: Meizu MX5, ZOPO Speed 7, Sony Xperia C5 Ultra Dual, Amkette Evo Gamepad Pro and more

This week, popular Chinese player Meizu launched its flagship MX5 smartphone in India. The company has been selling devices in the country from quite some time and after the m1 note and the m2 note smartphones roll out, the MX5 is company’s third smartphone launched here. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Meizu MX5, ZOPO Speed 7, Sony Xperia C5 Ultra Dual, Amkette Evo Gamepad Pro and more”

Wickedleak announces Android 5.1 Lollipop update for Wammy Neo 3

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Wickedleak has announced Android 5.1 (Lollipop) update for the Wammy Neo 3 smartphone, which will roll out for the users starting from 1st September. It was released last month for Rs. 14,990, running Android 4.4 (Kitkat), the company had promised Android 5.1 (Lollipop) update for the smartphone. Other than bringing Material design features of Android Lollipop, the update will also enhance camera performance with zero shutter lag and improve auto focus, said Wickedleak.

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Micromax Chairman Sanjay Kapoor steps down

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Micromax today announced that Sanjay Kapoor is stepping down as Chairman of the board. He joined Micromax from Airtel back in June last year. He was the Chief Executive Officer for Airtel India and South Asia from March 2010 till May 2013. Continue reading “Micromax Chairman Sanjay Kapoor steps down”

Samsung installs free solar powered mobile charging points across Bangalore

Samsung has installed solar-power operated free mobile charging facilities in Bangalore. The free mobile charging points will be made available outside Samsung Café that is exclusive store of the company.

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Vodafone India to launch 4G services by December 2015

Vodafone India today announced that it will roll out 4G services in the country by December 2015. Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Kochi will be the first set of cities to get Vodafone 4G in the first wave of the roll-out by the end of the calendar year 2015. It has already started testing 4G services and has roped in technology infrastructure service providers for the network roll-out. Continue reading “Vodafone India to launch 4G services by December 2015”

Swipe ACE 6.95-inch Dual SIM voice calling tablet launched for Rs. 7299

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Swipe technologies has launched Swipe ACE, the company’s latest Android tablet. It has a 6.95-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) IPS display, is powered by a quad-core 1.3 GHz processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It comes with a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support, 3G connectivity and voice calling capabilities. It is specially designed for one hand operation, said the company. Continue reading “Swipe ACE 6.95-inch Dual SIM voice calling tablet launched for Rs. 7299”

LG G4 Titanium Black and Gold variants with metallic finish launched in India

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LG launched the LG G4 smartphone in India in June for Rs. 51,000. It received a priced cut to Rs. 40,000 for the Ceramic white variant and Rs. 45,000 for the Leather back variant earlier this month. Today the company has launched Titanium Black and Gold variants of the smartphone with metallic finish for Rs. 40,000. Continue reading “LG G4 Titanium Black and Gold variants with metallic finish launched in India”