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Lava Iris X5 4G with 2GB RAM shows up in benchmarks, could be Android One smartphone

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Lava Iris X5 4G has surfaced in GFXBench (via) benchmark listing. This is likely to be the upcoming Android One smartphone from Lava that was expected to launch today according to a ET report. Looks like the launch is not happening today and got postponed. Coming to the listing, it reveals 2GB RAM and a MediaTek SoC that coincides with the earlier report. Even though it shows it has a 4.6-inch display, it could feature a 5-inch display as reported earlier.
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Samsung Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7 launching in India on July 16

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Samsung Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7, selfie-focused smartphones with 5-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash went official in China last month. Today Samsung has sent out press invites for the launch of these smartphones India at an event on July 16th. The invite reads Samsung invites you to the Unveiling of the latest stars in the Galaxy series. The invite is present inside a smartphone, which matches the position of the front-facing camera and the LED flash on these new J series smartphones. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7 launching in India on July 16”

Xiaomi Mi 4i now available without registration via open sale in India

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Xiaomi has announced that the Mi 4i smartphone will finally be available on open sale in India, months after selling it through flash sales every week. The smartphone was launched in the country back in April at a price tag of Rs. 12999. Xiaomi sold 40,000 units of Mi 4i smartphones in the first flash sale at the end of April. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi 4i now available without registration via open sale in India”

Logitech K480 Bluetooth Keyboard for PC, smartphone and tablet launched for Rs. 2795

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Logitech has launched K480, the company’s latest multi-device Bluetooth keyboard that works with Windows, Mac or Chrome OS computer, Android devices and iOS devices like iPhone and iPad. It was announced last year and lets you switch between these three devices with the help of an dial situated on the left side of the keyboard. It can also fit two devices at the same time in the dock.

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Panasonic T33 with 4-inch display, quad-core processor launched for Rs. 4490

Panasonic T33

Panasonic has launched Panasonic T33, the company’s latest budget 3G smartphone in its ‘T’ series. It has a 4-inch WVGA screen, is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 3-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera. Continue reading “Panasonic T33 with 4-inch display, quad-core processor launched for Rs. 4490”

InFocus M810 with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 801, 4G LTE launched in India for Rs. 14999

Infocus M810

InFocus has launched M810, the company’s latest top-end smartphone in India. It packs a 5.5-inch 1080p display, is powered by a 2.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with true tone LED flash, Sony Exmor R sensor and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It has a metal frame and is just 6.99mm thick. It has 4G LTE connectivity, but only has 1800MHz FDD-LTE Band 3.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab E Unboxing

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Samsung launched the Galaxy Tab E (SM-T561) in India last month Rs. 16,900, along with the Galaxy Tab A. We brought you the hands-on impressions and the photo gallery of the tablet from the launch event. Here is the unboxing of the tablet.
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Uber starts accepting credit card payments in India from today

Commuters in India can now pay for their Uber rides with their international and Indian credit cards starting today. The taxi hailing company has resumed to this payment option which it had to do away with owing to RBI’s mandatory regulation of 2 factor authentication.

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Weekly Roundup: Xolo BLACK, Intel Compute Stick, LG G4 Beat, Asus Pegasus 2 Plus and more

This week Xolo introduced its first BLACK smartphone with dual rear cameras at an event in Delhi, Intel launched its Compute Stick, a compact PC in India, Micromax launched new budget Bolt series smartphones, LG announced the G4 Beat, Asus showcased Pegasus 2 Plus, the successor of Pegasus. Check out all the launches in India and announcements worldwide from this week. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Xolo BLACK, Intel Compute Stick, LG G4 Beat, Asus Pegasus 2 Plus and more”

Apple now allows developers to price their iOS apps as low as Rs 10 on the App Store

Apple has announced that they will be allowing developers to price their iOS apps as low as Rs 10 on the App Store for customers in India. The change is to help developers price their app higher or lower in select markets as part of ‘Alternate Tier’ pricing.

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Xolo BLACK Hands On and Photo Gallery

After teasing for quite some time, Xolo finally launched its first smartphone under BLACK sub-brand at an event in Delhi on Friday. We spent some time with the device and here are our first impressions. Continue reading “Xolo BLACK Hands On and Photo Gallery”

Oppo offers discounts on Neo 3, Yoyo, Find 5 mini and Mirror 3 in India

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Oppo has launched Big Monsoon Offer in India. Under this offer, it is offering upto 40% on select models like Neo 3, Yoyo, Find 5 mini and Mirror 3 smartphones.The Oppo Mirror 3 that was launched at Rs. 16,990 earlier this year is now available for Rs. 12,990 and the price of Find 5 mini is down from Rs. 14,990 to Rs. 9, 990. This offer starts today across India, but the company did not say if this is a limited period offer. Continue reading “Oppo offers discounts on Neo 3, Yoyo, Find 5 mini and Mirror 3 in India”

Xolo BLACK with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 615 SoC, 4G LTE launched for Rs. 12999

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Xolo just launched its first smartphone under BLACK sub-brand. It packs a 5.5-inch 1080p display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, is powered by a 2nd-gen Octa-Core Snapdragon 615 SoC and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) with HIVE Atlas UI on top. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera along with a secondary 2-megapixel camera for depth mapping that lets you click the image first and adjust the focus later. Xolo is calling this UbiFocus. It can focus in 0.15 seconds and the ChromaFlash lets you retain original color and skin tone even in low-lighting conditions, says the company. It also has a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash.

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LG G4 Dual SIM Unboxing

We brought you the photo gallery of the single SIM variant of the LG G4 with Brown leather back recently and even brought you its benchmarks, here we have the unboxing of the LG G4 Dual (H818N) that was launched in India officially for Rs. 51000 last month.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab A Benchmarks

Samsung launched the Galaxy Tab A SM-T355 (8 LTE) in India last month at a price tag of Rs. 20,500. We brought you the unboxing of the tablet recently, here we have its benchmarks. It powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 410 (MSM8916) SoC that has four ARM Cortex-A53 CPUs clocked at 1.19 GHz per core and Adreno 306 GPU clocked at 400 MHz. It has 2GB RAM, 8-inch (1024×768 pixels) XGA 4:3 display and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) with Samsung’s own UI on top. Let’s check out how the tablet performs in a range of synthetic benchmark tests.

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