Intel Compute Stick mini-PC launched in India for Rs. 9999

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Intel has launched its Compute Stick, a PC stick running full Windows in India. This tiny dongle will transform your TV or monitor with a HDMI port to a full-fledged PC.  iBall recently launched iBall Spelndo PC-On-Stick, powered by the Intel Atom Quad-Core Processor in partnership with Microsoft. Continue reading “Intel Compute Stick mini-PC launched in India for Rs. 9999”

Asus Zenfone 2 Review

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Asus launched its Zenfone 2 (ZE551ML) series with 4GB of RAM in India in April starting at Rs. 19999. The Zenfone 2 is the successor of last year’s Zenfone 5 and Zenfone 6 smartphones, which were a huge success for the company. This time the company decided to launch the second-generation Zenfone smartphones as Zenfone 2 in several variants. Here we have the review of Zenfone (ZE551ML) with 4GB RAM that starts at Rs. 19,999. Is the smartphone worth the price? Let us find out in the complete review.

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Vodafone offering double data on 1GB or 2GB 3G packs on July 4th and 5th

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Vodafone India has launched a limited period Double Data offer for its pre-paid customers. Under this offer, users get 2GB 3G data on purchase of 1GB 3G pack and 4GB 3G data on purchase of 2GB 3G pack from July 4th to 6th. Extra Benefit will be credited within 30 minutes post successful recharge, says the company, but we got the extra data immediately. These packs come with a validity of 28 days. Continue reading “Vodafone offering double data on 1GB or 2GB 3G packs on July 4th and 5th”

iBall Power Beats B9 Bluetooth Stereo Headset launched for Rs. 1199

iBall Powerbeats B9

iBall has launched Power Beats B9, a new Bluetooth Stereo headset with Bluetooth 4.1 technology and multi-point support that lets you connect two devices at once. It also has a built-in microphone for conversations on mobile phones, tablets and laptops. It weighs just 139 grams and has a built-in battery that promises up to 8 hours of music playback. It also offers voice prompt alerts.
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Lava Iris Alfa gets Android 5.0 Lollipop update

Lava Iris Alfa

Lava has released Android 5.0 (Lollipop) update for its Iris Alfa smartphone, months after it rolled out the update for the Iris Fuel 50 smartphone. It was launched back in January earlier this year running Android 4.4 (KitKat). To remind you, the Iris Alfa has a 5-inch FWVGA IPS Full Lamination display, 1.2 GHz quad-core processor, 5-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash and VGA front-facing camera, 1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory with expansion slot and a 2200mAh battery. Continue reading “Lava Iris Alfa gets Android 5.0 Lollipop update”

Weekly Roundup: Meizu MX5 and 10,000mAh power bank, new Microsoft Surface Pro 3 variant, Huawei Honor 7 and more

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This week we saw Meizu’s latest flagship smartphone MX5, new variant of Microsoft Surface Pro 3 with a faster processor, Huawei Honor 7 with fingerprint sensor and many more. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Meizu MX5 and 10,000mAh power bank, new Microsoft Surface Pro 3 variant, Huawei Honor 7 and more”

Coolpad Dazen X7 Review

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Coolpad entered the Indian market late last month with the Dazen X7 and the Dazen 1. In this review, we’ll be focusing on the Dazen X7. At a price of Rs 17,999, the phone is going head to head with two very reputed smartphones, the Xiaomi Mi4 and the OnePlus One. We will be letting you know our detailed impressions during our time with the phone and let you know whether or not it puts up a good fight with the other two.

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ZTE Blade Qlux 4G Photo Gallery

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ZTE launched the Blade Qlux 4G smartphone in India last month for Rs. 4,999. We have already seen unboxing and benchmarks of the phone, and now lets take a detailed look at the device in this photo gallery. Continue reading “ZTE Blade Qlux 4G Photo Gallery”

ZTE Blade Qlux 4G Benchmarks

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ZTE launched the Blade Qlux 4G last month for Rs. 4,999. We brought you the unboxing of the smartphone recently, here we have its benchmarks. It is powered by a Quad-Core MediaTek MT6732M processor with four ARM Cortex A53 CPUs clocked at 1.29GHz per core and has ARM Mali-T760 GPU. The CPU-Z doesn’t detect the SoC properly and says it’s MT6752. It has 1GB of RAM and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Check out the synthetic benchmark scores. Continue reading “ZTE Blade Qlux 4G Benchmarks”

Coolpad Dazen 1 Review

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Coolpad launched the Dazen 1 smartphone in India back in May, which got a price cut to Rs. 5999 last month. It is currently one of the cheapest Android smartphones with 4G support in the country, which competes with other budget 4G handsets. Is this the best budget 4G smartphone? Let us find out in the review.
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Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Rohtak, Haryana

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Airtel has launched their 4G LTE services in Rohtak in Haryana, followed by the launch in Hisar, Karnal, Yamunanagar and Ambala last month. Airtel acquired 100% stake in Qualcomm AP’s India BWA licenses in Delhi, Mumbai, Haryana and Kerala circles last year. In the city, users can access 4G on Mi-Fi, Wi-Fi dongles and Wi-Fi CPEs (Customer Premise Equipment/ routers). Continue reading “Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Rohtak, Haryana”

Coolpad Dazen X7 Camera Samples

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Coolpad launched the Dazen X7 smartphone back in May. We already brought you the hands-on impressions, unboxing and the benchmarks of the smartphone, here we have the camera samples from the smartphone. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with Sony IMX214 sensor, f/1.8 aperture, LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture. Continue reading “Coolpad Dazen X7 Camera Samples”

Google to launch Lava made Android One smartphone in India for Rs 12,000 on July 14

Google is all set to launch a new Android One smartphone this month in India, according to a latest report from The Economic Times. The company will unveil a Lava made Android One smartphone on July 14, priced at Rs 12,000.

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Xolo BLACK smartphone launching on July 10

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Xolo has finally announced that it will launch its first BLACK series smartphone on July 10th. It announced the online-only sub-brand in May. The smartphone was expected to be introduced in June. The company teased the smartphone’s dual rear cameras, smudge-free design and brushed metal frame recently. Continue reading “Xolo BLACK smartphone launching on July 10”