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Airtel launches 4G LTE trials in Hyderabad and Vishakapatnam

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Airtel has launched its 4G LTE trails in Hyderabad and Vishakapatnam, after launching 4G trails Mumbai and Chennai last week. It is based on 1800MHz FDD-LTE band 3, which the company acquired last year. Hyderabad and Vishakapatnam become second and third cities in the country to get Airtel’s FDD-LTE service, after Chennai. Airtel currently offers TDD-LTE services in Mumbai, Pune, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Chandigarh and Amritsar. For existing Airtel customers, the company is offering a complimentary upgrade to Airtel 4G at same price as 3G. Continue reading “Airtel launches 4G LTE trials in Hyderabad and Vishakapatnam”

Meizu M1 Note to be available in India starting May 20th – Exclusive to Amazon

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We had earlier told you that Meizu planned to make an announcement today regarding their plans for the Indian market. Now Meizu has just announced that its M1 Note will be available from May 20th onwards exclusively on Amazon India.

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Samsung Galaxy S6 Benchmarks

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Samsung launched the Galaxy S6 smartphone in India last month starting at Rs. 49,900. We unboxed it recently, here we have the benchmarks of the smartphone. The Galaxy S6 is powered by a Octa-Core 14 nm Exynos 7420 SoC which has four ARM Cortex A57 CPUs clocked at 2.1 GHz and four ARM Cortex A53 CPUs clocked at 1.5GHz. It has 772 MHz Mali T760 MP8 GPU and 3GB RAM LPDDR4 RAM, similar to the S6 Edge. It has a 5.1-inch Quad HD (2560×1440 pixels) Super AMOLED display and runs on Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop). Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S6 Benchmarks”

Lenovo S60 with 5-inch HD display, Snapdragon 410 SoC launched in India for Rs. 12999

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Lenovo has launched S60, the company’s latest smartphone in the S Series in India. It packs a 5-inch HD IPS display, is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 410 processor with Adreno 306 GPU and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Vibe 2.0 UI on top. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support and 3G connectivity. Continue reading “Lenovo S60 with 5-inch HD display, Snapdragon 410 SoC launched in India for Rs. 12999”

Xiaomi supports “Make in India” initiative, hints at big plans

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met CEOs of top Chinese companies in Shanghai on his last day of three day visit to China. The top business tycoons present at the interaction included Jack Ma of Alibaba, Xiaomi president Lin Bin, Huawei chairman Sun Yafang among others.

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Overcart to sell refurbished units of OnePlus One for Rs 16,999

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Online retailer Overcart has just announced that it will be selling refurbished units of the OnePlus One. The device will be available for purchase from May 20th onwards at a price of Rs 16,999 for the 64GB variant.

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Airtel launches 4G LTE trials in Mumbai

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Airtel has launched its 4G LTE trials in Mumbai, few days after it started 4G trials in Chennai. This is based on 2300MHz TDD-LTE band 40. It also offers TDD-LTE services in Pune, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Chandigarh and Amritsar. For existing Airtel customers, the company is offering a complimentary upgrade to Airtel 4G at same price as 3G. Continue reading “Airtel launches 4G LTE trials in Mumbai”

Weekly Roundup: YU Yuphoria, YuFit, HealthYU, Google Chromebooks, Microsoft Lumia 540, OnePlus Power Bank and more

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Biggest announcement this week came from Micromax’s YU Televentures. The company launched three devices in India – Yu Yuphoria smartphone, YuFit fitness tracker, and HealthYU cassette. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: YU Yuphoria, YuFit, HealthYU, Google Chromebooks, Microsoft Lumia 540, OnePlus Power Bank and more”

Motorola Moto E (1st gen) now receiving Android 5.1 Lollipop OTA update in India

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Soon after rolling Android 5.1 Lollipop update for the Moto E (2nd Gen), Motorola has announced the Android 5.1 rollout for original Moto E devices in India. Continue reading “Motorola Moto E (1st gen) now receiving Android 5.1 Lollipop OTA update in India”

YU YUREKA incremental update for battery life improvements starts rolling out

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YU YUREKA got the Cyanogen OS 12 update (YNG1TAS0W0) based on Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop) last month. Now the smartphone is getting a new incremental software update that is said to improve the battery life of the smartphone. The update doesn’t change the Android version from 5.0.2, but the smartphone is expected to get the Android 5.1.1 update soon. Continue reading “YU YUREKA incremental update for battery life improvements starts rolling out”

Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge gets an update in India – Bug fixes, improvements in stability and performance

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The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Indian variant (G925I) is now receiving a new software update. The update is 161.84MB in size and changes the baseband version to G925IDVU1AOE2. The update brings around bug fixes, improvements in performance and stability.

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Nubia India launch set for May 19

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Last week Nubia announced that it will enter into the Indian market soon and launched a separate website for India. Today the company has sent out invites for the launch of its first Nubia smartphone on May 19th. Check out the invite below.

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Chinese smartphone maker PhiComm plans to enter India in June

PhiComm is the latest Chinese smartphone maker that is planning to enter India to tap the growing smartphone market. The Shanghai based company is eyeing to enter India by launching its brand of devices by the middle of June, as per a latest Economic Times report.

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Xolo One Liverpool FC Limited Edition smartphone launched for Rs. 6299

Xolo One Liverpool FC Limited Edition

Xolo has launched Limited Edition Liverpool FC version of Xolo One smartphone. It comes with exclusive Liverpool FC content and branded accessories that includes a free Liverpool FC branded back case. It features Liverpool FC’s iconic Liverbird printed on the premium leather back. Xolo partnered with Liverpool last year. Continue reading “Xolo One Liverpool FC Limited Edition smartphone launched for Rs. 6299”