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HDFC Bank launches PayZapp 1-click mobile payment solution

HDFC PayZapp

HDFC Bank has launched PayZapp, a SmartBuy portal and payment solution for HDFC Bank’s customers. The bank has partnered with leading e-commerce portals to offer additional discounts and exclusive deals on using the HDFC Bank payment options. It also provides easy payment solution and can be used as a mobile wallet as well. The company says that it is India’s first 1-Click payment solution. It is currently available for Android and will soon be available for iOS.
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Xiaomi Mi LED Portable USB Light launched in India for Rs. 199

Xiaomi Mi LED USB

Xiaomi has launched its Mi LED, a portable USB light in India. You can power the light by just plugging it into a USB of a laptop, a charger or even a power bank. This will be useful for those who have laptops with a keyboard that’s not backlit so they can work even in the dark. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi LED Portable USB Light launched in India for Rs. 199”

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Emerald Green officially launched in India

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Samsung has officially launched the Emerald Green color variant of the Galaxy S6 Edge smartphone in India, months after launching the White Pearl, Black Sapphire and Gold Platinum versions. It went on sale through official online store is priced at Rs. 58,900 earlier this month. The Galaxy S6 Edge packs a 5.1-inch Quad HD (2560×1440 pixels) 577 PPI Super AMOLED display that is curved on both the sides, is powered by a Octa-Core ( Quad 2.1GHz + Quad 1.5GHz) Exynos processor, runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop), has a 16-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, OIS and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Emerald Green officially launched in India”

Oppo Neo 5 with 4.5-inch display, quad-core processor launched for Rs. 9990

Oppo Neo 5

Oppo has launched Neo 5, the company’s latest smartphone in the Neo series. It is a new version of the Neo 5 that was introduced last week. It has a 4.5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) FWVGA IPS display, is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and Android 4.4 (KitKat) based on ColorOS 2.0.1. It has a 8-megapixel camera with BSI sensor, LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has a glass back. Continue reading “Oppo Neo 5 with 4.5-inch display, quad-core processor launched for Rs. 9990”

Airtel is launching 4G services in Delhi and NCR this week

India’s leading private telecom operator Airtel is all set to launch 4G trials in the country’s capital city New Delhi and adjoining areas later this week. Airtel bought the spectrum from Qualcomm some time back. The 4G network is expected to go live in New Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR) in a few days.

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iBall mSLR Cobalt4 smartphone with detachable lenses launched for Rs. 8499

iBall mSLR Cobalt4

iBall has launched mSLR Cobalt4, the company’s latest smartphone in the Cobalt series. It has a 5-inch qHD (960 × 540 pixels) display, is powered by a 1.4 GHz octa-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash and a 3.2-megapixel front-facing camera with soft LED flash. It comes with dual SIM support with dual standby and has 3G connectivity. Continue reading “iBall mSLR Cobalt4 smartphone with detachable lenses launched for Rs. 8499”

Infocus M350 launching in India on June 18 for Rs. 7999

Infocus M350

Infocus started teasing the launch of M350 smartphone in India last week. Today the company has sent out press invites for the launch event on June 18th, Thursday. Infocus already said that registrations for the sale will begin June 17th and it will exclusively be available from Snapdeal. Now the smartphone has been listed on Snapdeal for Rs. 7999, which is definitely a competitive price tag for a 4G smartphone. Continue reading “Infocus M350 launching in India on June 18 for Rs. 7999”

Google Web Light will load pages faster on mobile, coming to India soon

Google announced last week that it will improve users mobile search experience in India by faster loading of pages. Today, a video released shows the new Google Web Light feature in action.

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Xolo teams up with Flipkart to launch new ‘Black’ phone every quarter

Xolo, the homegrown smartphone maker had announced ‘Black’, online-only sub-brand for India last month. Now, the company is planning to bring a new phone from the Black brand every quarter.

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Motorola might launch Moto Maker in India on June 15th

Motorola might be launching the Moto Maker service in India on June 15th. If you do not know what Moto Maker is, then it is basically a tool that allows you to customize devices online such as Moto X and moto 360.

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Coolpad Dazen 1 Benchmarks

Coolpad launched Dazen 1 smartphone in India last month at Rs. 6999. We brought you the hands-on impressions and photo gallery of the smartphone from the launch event and the unboxing recently, here we have the benchmarks. It is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 410 (MSM8916) SoC that has four ARM Cortex-A53 CPUs clocked at 1.21GHz per core. It has Adreno 306 GPU clocked at 400 MHz. It has a 2GB RAM, 5-inch HD (1280 x 720 pixels) display and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Cool UI 6. Let’s find out how the smartphone performs in a range of synthetic benchmark tests. Continue reading “Coolpad Dazen 1 Benchmarks”

Airtel to launch Wi-Fi services in Gurgaon

Airtel has announced that it has won contract from Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) to launch Wi-Fi services in Gurgaon. Airtel said that it has become the preferred partner to provide residents of the Millennium City an opportunity to connect to world-class internet experiences on the move. Continue reading “Airtel to launch Wi-Fi services in Gurgaon”

OnePlus offers 3 months extended warranty in India to compensate users with service issues

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OnePlus has announced that all service related issues on smartphones till date and henceforth pending for more than 15 working days at service centres will automatically get a 3 months extended warranty in India. This will be applicable on the OnePlus One and all future smartphones and is also applicable for all Indian users who had purchased the One from oneplus.net prior to the India launch. Continue reading “OnePlus offers 3 months extended warranty in India to compensate users with service issues”

Micromax Canvas Hue 2 A316 with 5-inch HD display, 13MP camera now available for Rs. 11736

Micromax Canvas Hue 2 A316

Micromax Canvas Hue 2 A316, a new smartphone in the Canvas series is now available from eBay.in. It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) AMOLED display and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat), similar to the Canvas Hue AQ5000 that was launched earlier this year, but other specifications have been updated. This is powered by a 1.7 GHz octa-core processor, has a 13-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED Flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Hue 2 A316 with 5-inch HD display, 13MP camera now available for Rs. 11736”

Ola and TaxiForSure cleared to operate in Delhi

Online taxi aggregators, Ola and TaxiForSure have received a respite from the Delhi High Court as it set aside orders rejecting the applications of two app-based cab companies for licence to operate in the capital.

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