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Mi India has finally sent out invites for the launch event of Xiaomi Redmi Note smartphone. The launch event is scheduled for November 24th in Delhi, but it is likely to go on sale only in the first week of December, since the company would be selling the Redmi 1S smartphone on Tuesday, November 25th. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note India launch event scheduled for November 24”
OnePlus already announced that it will launch the OnePlus One smartphone in India by this December. Last month the company said that Indian users will require India-specific invites to purchase the smartphone. Yesterday Amazon India started teasing a new smartphone with the hashtag TheOneThing along with an image, which clearly shows that it’s the OnePlus smartphone that is coming soon exclusively on Amazon. Continue reading “OnePlus One launching in India soon exclusively on Amazon”
Microsoft just sent out press invites for the Lumia 535 launch on November 26th. Microsoft will launch the Lumia 535 Dual SIM in India next week since it is listed on the official India website. It is not clear if the company plans to launch the single SIM variant as well in the country. It is the first smartphone under Microsoft Lumia brand. Continue reading “Microsoft Lumia 535 launching in India on November 26th”
Dual-Screen YotaPhone manufactured by Yota Devices was launched in India on Flipkart last month at a price tag of Rs. 23,499. It has got a huge price cut of Rs. 5,500 and is available for Rs. 17,999 from Flipkart. This was first spotted by Maktechblog. Continue reading “YotaPhone gets a price cut in India, now available for Rs. 17999”
Intex Aqua V4, the company’s latest entry-level smartphone in the Aqua series is now available from eBay. It has a 3.5-inch HVGA screen, is powered by a 1GHz Spreadtrum processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 2-megapixel rear camera and a VGA front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support and 3G connectivity. It comes pre-loaded with Opera Mini, OLX and other Intex apps.
Continue reading “Intex Aqua V4 with 3.5-inch display, Android 4.4 now available for Rs. 2699”
Huawei Ascend P7, the company’s flagship smartphone is now available in India from online retailer Flipkart and eBay. It has a 5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) full HD IPS touch-sensitive display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3, is powered by Huawei’s own 1.8 GHz quad-core processor with Mali-450 MP4 GPU and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Huawei own Emotion UI 2.3 on top. Continue reading “Huawei Ascend P7 now available in India for Rs. 27999”
Obi Mobiles has launched Obi Alligator S454, the company’s latest smartphone. It has a 4.5-inch qHD display, is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with 3G connectivity and dual SIM support, similar to most other Obi smartphones. Continue reading “Obi Alligator S454 with 4.5-inch qHD display, Quad-core processor launched for Rs. 6450”
Micromax Bolt AD4500, the latest smartphone in the Bolt series is now available from eBay. It has dual front-facing speakers similar to the Micromax Bolt A082 and the Canvas Fire series that went on sale recently. It has dual SIM support, but there is no sign of 3G connectivity, so it is likely to come with 2G (EDGE) support only. Check out the complete specifications below. Continue reading “Micromax Bolt AD4500 with dual front speakers, Android 4.4 now available for Rs. 5249”
SwiftKey for Android has been updated with a major performance improvement and support for new Indian languages. The company says that the keyboard appears on screen between 15 percent and 20 percent faster.
Continue reading “SwiftKey for Android gets support for more Indian languages, improves performance”
Ambrane has launched their P-1000 STAR 10400mAh Power Bank on Snapdeal. It uses Samsung lithium-ion cells for improved performance and has dual USB Port to charge two devices at the same time, compared to one USB port on the 10400mAh Xiaomi Mi Power Bank. It also has an an LED indicator and a bright LED torch light. Continue reading “Ambrane P-1000 STAR 10400mAh Power Bank launched on Snapdeal for Rs. 999”
Alcatel One Touch has launched Alcatel OneTouch Flash smartphone in India, as expected. It packs a 5.5-inch HD display, is powered by a Octa-Core MediaTek MT6592M processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Alcatel One Touch Flash with 5.5-inch HD display, 13MP camera launched in India for Rs. 9999”
Lenovo launched the Vibe Z2 Pro smartphone in India back in September . We reviewed the smartphone recently, here are the benchmarks of the Vibe Z2 Pro. It is powered by quad-core Snapdragon 801 28nm HPm Krait 400 CPU clocked at 2.46 GHz with Adreno 330 GPU clocked at 578 MHz. It has a 6-inch ( 2560 x 1440 pixels) Quad HD display and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) OS with Vibe 2.0 UI on top. Several flagship smartphones have a Snapdragon 801 SoC, but very few smartphones feature a Quad HD display. Let’s check out the performance in a range of synthetic benchmark tests.
The number of Internet users in India will hit 302 million by December 2014, registering a Y-o-Y growth of 32% over last year, revealed a latest report from the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) and IMRB International.
Continue reading “India’s Internet user base to surpass 300 million by December end: Report”
Uber has launched UberGO, a low-cost Uber service cheaper than the UberX in India. Uber entered India last year with its UberBLACK service and launched its UberX service back in June. The base fare for UberGO is just Rs.20 or Rs. 40 depending on the city. Rate per minute and kilometer are also cheaper in UberGO compared to UberX. It is now available in all the 10 cities where Uber is operational, across India that includes, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chandigarh, Chennai, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi and Pune. Continue reading “UberGO cheaper version of UberX launched in India”
Alcatel One Touch unveiled the Alcatel One Touch Flash smartphone back in September. Today Flipkart has started teasing the launch of the Alcatel One Touch Flash smartphone in India. It packs a 5.5-inch HD display, powered by a Octa-Core MediaTek MT6592M processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Alcatel One Touch Flash with 5.5-inch HD display, Octa-Core processor launching in India soon on Flipkart”
