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Amazon launched a refreshed version of the Kindle Paperwhite in India last month starting at Rs. 10,999, about eight months after the Kindle Paperwhite launched in the country. We got hold of the 3G version of the new Paperwhite. Is the second-generation Kindle Paperwhite better than the first one? Is it worth the price? Let us find out in the complete review. Continue reading “Amazon Kindle Paperwhite (2013) Review”
Lapcare, popular for laptop peripherals and accessories has launched Smart 3G Dongle that offers data speed of up to 14.4 Mbps. It supports voice calls and SMS and also supports Micro SD card upto 2 GB. It supports all major operating system and also works on select Android tablets that accepts data cards. Continue reading “Lapcare 14.4 Mbps Smart 3G Dongle launched for Rs. 1999”
Flipkart is still the exclusive retailer for Motorola Moto G in India and it has been nearly 50 days since the launch. They have already started teasing their next exclusive device – Motorola Moto X. Motorola Moto X was Motorola’s first smartphone among the two smartphones that it manufactured under Google’s ownership and it was announced way back in August 2013 and was launched in USA then.
Continue reading “Flipkart details Moto X launch day offers”
Karbonn, Lava and Xolo would launch smartphones running on Windows Phone in coming months, according to a recent report from TOI. Last month at the Mobile World Congress, Microsoft announced nine new Windows Phone partners, that includes Karbonn and Xolo from India. Karbonn recently announced it would launch dual-boot phones in coming months. Continue reading “Karbonn, Lava to reportedly launch affordable Windows Phone handsets in few months”
Micromax launched the Micromax Canvas Knight A350, the company latest flagship smartphone and the successor of the Canvas Turbo few weeks back . We already brought you the photo gallery and the unboxing of device. Here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. It is powered by a Octa-Core MediaTek MT6592 processor which as 8 ARM Cortex-A7 CPUs, each clocked at 2 GHz, faster than the Auqa Octa and the iberry Auxus Nuclea N2, that were clocked at 1.66 GHz. It has a Mali 450-MP4 GPU. It comes with a 5-inch 1080p display, 2GB RAM and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). The Octa-Core chip comes with Heterogeneous Multi-Processing (HMP), where all the core can be turned ON at the same time. Check out the synthetic benchmark results below.
Micromax launched the Canvas Knight A350, the company’s first smartphone with Octa-Core processor in India earlier this month. This is one of the first phones in India to feature a full HD display and a 2 GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6592 chip. The Micromax Canvas Turbo too had a 5-inch 1080p display, but it was powered by a quad-core MediaTek MT6589T chip. Check out the unboxing below. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Knight A350 Unboxing”
The Vibe Z is the Lenovo’s flagship device which is all set to launch in India soon. It is an improved variant of the previous flagship, the K900, in many ways. Sporting improved internals, we were pretty happy to see that Lenovo has stuck to the same camera and lens unit as the K900. A 13 megapixel Sony sensor with the fastest f1.8 lens still has a lot of untapped potential, so we tested it on the road, while in travel to see how it performed in actual use – capturing moments from a trip. Being the only camera at hand, how does it hold up in various conditions? Does it capture all the moments well? Lets go through our Lenovo Vibe Z camera samples for a quick analysis.
HP launched the Slate 6 VoiceTab and Slate 7 VoiceTab in the VoiceTab series, in India last month. The Slate 6 VoiceTab went on sale in India immediately, the Slate 7 VoiceTab is now on sale in India from the official HP online store. It has 7-inch HD (1280×800 pixels) IPS display, powered by a quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean). It has dual SIM support, dual front-facing speakers, 5-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “HP Slate 7 VoiceTab with 7-inch HD display goes on sale in India for Rs. 16990”
It’s the year of phones powered by octa-core processors. From Samsung to Intex, everyone has one, in the market. Strangely, Micromax a key player, did not up until it launched Canvas Knight, in March. Competitively priced at Rupees 19999, the Micromax Canvas Knight promises lighting speeds. How good is it compared to other octa-core phones out there? We begin with the first impression – looks and hardware specs.
Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Knight Photo Gallery and Hardware Overview”
Rdio, popular digital music service has announced they would to acquire Dhingana, one of India’s popular online music streaming service, that stopped the service recently. Dhingana’s team in India would be joining Rdio to extend their musical catalog, that has over 1 million songs in 42 languages and Indian genres. Dhingana founders Snehal Shinde and Swapnil Shinde will join the executive team at Rdio, to expand the service to India as well as other emerging markets. Continue reading “Rdio acquires Dhingana, to launch in India later this year”
iberry launched the Auxus Nuclea N2 smartphone, successor of the Nuclea N1 back in January. The Nuclea N2 is one of the first smartphones to launch in India with an octa-core processor and a full HD display. We had already seen quite a few phablets with full HD screens last year, but most had a quad-core MediaTek MT6589T chip. We already brought you the unboxing, benchmarks and the photo gallery of the device. Is the iberry Auxus Nuclea N2 better than other phablets ? Let us find out in the review. Continue reading “iberry Auxus Nuclea N2 Review”
iberry Auxus Nuclea N2 was recently launched in India. In terms of design, to say that it was inspired by Samsung Galaxy Note 3 would be an understatement. iberry went to great lengths that the device would look exactly like the very popular Samsung Galaxy Note 3. We recently brought you the unboxing, benchmarks and camera samples from this Galaxy Note 3 look a like iberry Auxus Nuclea N2.
Aircel has launched a new national roaming pack for the festival of Holi. The new RC 83 offer uniform rate of 1 paise per second to customers while roaming on Aircel Network and also offers extra talk time. This is available for both new and old Aircel customers across all its circles. Continue reading “Aircel launches special national roaming pack for Holi at Rs. 83, offers talk time and calls at 1p/sec”
Motorola had revealed its plans to introduce the Moto X in India, during the Mobile World Congress event, and it also had said that, much like the Moto G, the X too will be launched through Flipkart. As a confirmation, Flipkart has now started to tease the Moto X launch on Twitter, adding that there will be exclusive launch day offers and that the launch details will be revealed in a couple of days. With the success of Moto G, Flipkart goes ahead with yet another exclusive launch, but this time, the reception might not be as overwhelming. This is mainly because the phone is already late to the market, and its initial pricing in the US was off the mark, making a really capable device flop in the market. But now that the prices have come down drastically, it will be interesting to see how well it is priced for the Indian market.
Continue reading “Flipkart teases Moto X launch day offers, to reveal details in a couple of days”
Wickedleak launched Wammy Passion X, the company’s first water resistant smartphone last month at a price tag of Rs. 22,499. It has decided to cut the price of the smartphone to Rs. 18,500, just couple of weeks after the launch. It has a 5-inch full HD display based on OGS technology, powered by a 1.7 GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6592 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean).It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Wickedleak Wammy Passion X water resistant phone gets a price cut, now available for Rs. 18500”
