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Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo Plus now available in India for Rs. 11700

Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo Plus

Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo Plus (GT-9060I) is now available in India, according to Mumbai-based retailer Mahesh Telecom . It has a 5-inch (800 x 480 pixels) display, is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera, compared to VGA front-facing camera in last year’s Grand Neo. It also comes with dual SIM support and 3G connectivity. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo Plus now available in India for Rs. 11700”

TomTom launches four GPS Sport Watches in India, starts at Rs. 12499

TomTom Watches

TomTom has launched four GPS sport watches – TomTom Runner, Multi-Sport, Runner Cardio and Multi-Sport Cardio in India. The TomTom Runner Cardio has a built-in heart rate monitor to help runners measure heart rate and one-button control make it easy for fitness enthusiasts to access real-time information to help them achieve their goals.
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Motorola introduces buyback offers for 2nd Gen Moto X and Moto G, free Bluetooth Headset with Moto 360

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Motorola India has introduced buyback offers for Moto X (2nd Gen) and Moto G (2nd Gen). Under this offer, customers get up to Rs. 4,000 off on Moto G (2nd Gen) and up to Rs. 6,000 on Moto (2nd Gen) in exchange for old smartphones. It also offers free Motorola HK110 Bluetooth Headset with the Moto 360, which will be available till the stock lasts. Continue reading “Motorola introduces buyback offers for 2nd Gen Moto X and Moto G, free Bluetooth Headset with Moto 360”

ASUS Zenfone 5 with 2GB RAM, 1.2GHz Z2520 processor launched for Rs. 7999

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ASUS Zenfone 4 and Zenfone 5 smartphones received a price cut in India earlier this month. Now ASUS has released a new 8GB variant of the Zenfone 5 (A501CG) to Rs. 7,999 for Republic Day. The Zenfone 5 was launched for Rs. 9,999 last year and got a price cut to Rs. 9,499 earlier this month. According to ASUS, this new variant has 1.2 GHz dual-core Intel Z2520 Processor, but it retains the same 2GB RAM and 5-inch HD display, unlike 1GB RAM and 5-inch qHD display in the Zenfone 5 Lite. Continue reading “ASUS Zenfone 5 with 2GB RAM, 1.2GHz Z2520 processor launched for Rs. 7999”

Samsung Z1 Unboxing

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Samsung launched the Z1, the company’s first Tizen OS smartphone in India last week for Rs. 5,700. The design of the smartphone looks like its budget Galaxy series. Even the UI of the smartphone looks similar to its Android UI. Check out the unboxing below.

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Strontium iDrive 3.0 with lightning connector for iPhone and iPad launched in India

Strontium iDrive 3.0

Strontium Technology has launched Strontium iDrive 3.0, external storage for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus that connects through lightning connector. It lets you easily transfer files between iPhone or iPad with PCs or Macs, backup and restore contacts, calendar, videos and pictures. Continue reading “Strontium iDrive 3.0 with lightning connector for iPhone and iPad launched in India”

Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G Battery Test

Xiaomi introduced the Redmi Note 4G back in November for Rs. 9,999, which went on sale few weeks back. We already brought you the comparison of Redmi Note 4G with the YU YUREKA, here we have the battery test results of the smartphone.

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Indian Government bans imports on mobile handsets with duplicate IMEI numbers

The Government of India has banned the imports of mobile handsets in the country with duplicate or fake unique identity numbers.

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Twitter acquires Indian mobile marketing start-up ZipDial

Twitter has finally acquired Indian mobile marketing start-up ZipDial following a report last week. The makes Twitter’s first acquisition in the country.

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ASUS Fonepad 8 FE380CG with 8-inch HD display, voice calling launched in India for Rs. 13999

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ASUS has launched the Fonepad 8 (FE380CG), the company’s latest tablet in the Fonepad series with dual SIM support, 3G and voice calling capabilities. It has a 8-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) IPS display with 5.06mm narrow bezel bezel and a screen-to-body ratio of 72.2%, is powered by a 1.33 GHz quad-core 64-bit Intel Atom Z3560 processor with PowerVR Series 6 GPU and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Zen UI. It has a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “ASUS Fonepad 8 FE380CG with 8-inch HD display, voice calling launched in India for Rs. 13999”

Gionee Pioneer P6 with 5-inch display, 2MP front camera with flash now available for Rs. 8890

Gionee Pioneer P6

Gionee Pioneer P6, the company’s latest smartphone in the Pioneer series is now available from eBay. It has introduced back in November last year when Gionee launched the CTRL V6L and Pioneer P5L LTE smartphones. The main highlight of the smartphone is the 2-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash. It has a 5-inch FWVGA display, is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash. Continue reading “Gionee Pioneer P6 with 5-inch display, 2MP front camera with flash now available for Rs. 8890”

ICICI Bank now lets you transfer money or check account balance using Twitter

ICICI Bank has launched icicibankpay, the company’s new banking service that lets their customers to transfer money to anyone in the country who has a Twitter account, check account balance, view last three transactions and also recharge prepaid mobile. Any ICICI Bank savings account customer, who has a mobile number registered with the bank and has a Twitter account, can access this facility and this is completely secure, says the company. ICICI Bank becomes the first bank in India to allow money transfer on Twitter. Continue reading “ICICI Bank now lets you transfer money or check account balance using Twitter”

More than 5 lakh Lumia 535 Dual SIM handsets shipped in India: Report

Microsoft has shipped over 5 lakh Lumia 535 Dual SIM handsets in India, as per Zauba import data. The company has imported total of 502,468 Lumia 535 Dual SIM smartphones in the country.

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Karbonn MACHONE Titanium S310 with 4.7-inch HD display, 5MP front camera with flash launched for Rs. 6990

Karbonn MACHONE Titanium S310

Karbonn has launched MACHONE Titanium S310, the company’s latest smartphone in the Titanium series that has a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash for capturing better selfies. It has a 4.7-inch HD IPS screen, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat), which is Upgradable to Lollipop. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and BSI sensor. Karbonn has partnered with Snapdeal to launch the smartphone. Continue reading “Karbonn MACHONE Titanium S310 with 4.7-inch HD display, 5MP front camera with flash launched for Rs. 6990”

Sony SmartWatch 3 and SmartBand Talk officially launched in India at Rs. 19990 and Rs. 12990

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Sony has officially launched the SmartWatch 3 and SmartBand Talk in India. These were announced at IFA 2014 back in September and got listed on the official website last week along with the price tag. The Sony SmartWatch 3 SWR50 powered by Android Wear has a 1.6-inch (320 x 320 pixels) TFT LCD capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz processor and offers notification for messages, calls and more when connected to the smartphone over Bluetooth. The Sony SmartBand Talk SWR30 wearable has a 1.4-inch e-paper display to view notifications from your smartphone, get time and monitor Lifelog activities. It also has built-in microphone and speaker so that you can talk into it and hear your caller when connected to a smartphone. Both these are waterproof with IP68 ratings. Continue reading “Sony SmartWatch 3 and SmartBand Talk officially launched in India at Rs. 19990 and Rs. 12990”