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Lenovo RocStar A319 music smartphone with Android 4.4 launched in India for Rs. 6499

Lenovo RocStar A319

Lenovo has launched RocStar A319, the company’s latest music smartphone in the A series smartphones. It comes with Dolby Digital Plus technology for enhanced music listening experience, top-end earphones that offers better quality sound compared to standard earphones, Guvera Music App- Access to over 10 million songs. It has a 4-inch WVGA screen, powered by a 1.3GHz dual-core processor, runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat), has a 5-megapixel fixed focus rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Lenovo RocStar A319 music smartphone with Android 4.4 launched in India for Rs. 6499”

Samsung Galaxy S5 and Galaxy S5 LTE get a price cut in India

Samsung has officially reduced the price of the Samsung Galaxy S5 and Galaxy S5 LTE smartphones in India. The Galaxy S5 was launched in April in India for Rs. 51500. Now the smartphone is available from the Samsung India eStore for Rs. 37500. The LTE version of the Galaxy S5 that was launched as Samsung Galaxy S5 4G in July for Rs. 53500 is available for Rs. 40300. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S5 and Galaxy S5 LTE get a price cut in India”

Samsung Galaxy Alpha Unboxing

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Samsung launched the Galaxy Alpha in India for Rs. 39,990 few weeks back. This is the company’s first Android smartphone with a metal frame and 6.7mm slim body. We got to unbox the smartphone recently. Check out the unboxing below. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Alpha Unboxing”

Uber slashes fares in Delhi by 25% for a limited period

Uber Delhi price cut

Uber has announced a 25% price cut for both Uber Black and uberX in Delhi. This is effective immediately without any promo codes and is available for a limited period. This makes Uber almost as cheap as auto-rickshaw fares, says Uber.

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Apple iPhone 6 Benchmarks

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Apple introduced the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus smartphones last month with new Apple A8 chips. These were launched in India last week. We already brought you the unboxing and the photo gallery of the iPhone 6, here we have its benchmarks. The Apple A8 chip in the iPhone 6 has dual-core custom ARMv8 64-bit cores clocked at 1.4GHz per core . It is based on 20nm HKMG process, compared to 28nm on Apple A7 chip. This has quad-core PowerVR GX6450 GPU, more powerful compared to the PowerVR G6430 on the Apple A7 chip. Check out the benchmarks below. Continue reading “Apple iPhone 6 Benchmarks”

AOC to launch 6-inch phablet and 7-inch tablet in India in November: Report

AOC D70V50G

AOC, popular for its displays and monitors entered into tablet market with the launch of two new Android tablets under the Breeze category in India back in April 2013, now the company is back with another tablet and also plans to enter into the smartphone market next month, according to a report from ET. The AOC D70V50G that has been listed on the official website has a 7-inch display, runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat), has 3G connectivity with voice calling capabilities and is powered by a 1.3GHz dual-core processor. Check out the complete specifications below. Continue reading “AOC to launch 6-inch phablet and 7-inch tablet in India in November: Report”

Philips X2566 for senior citizens launched for Rs. 3800

Philips X2566

Philips mobile has launched Philips Xenium X2566, the company’s latest phone for senior citizens. This has large fonts, SOS function and long lasting battery life, making it more comfortable and accessible to the elderly. It has mellow and full design, unique crystal double colour injection moulding technology and the keypad has large keys so that elders can read or text comfortably without straining their eyes.

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Mitashi PLAY Senior Friend Android smartphone for Senior Citizens launched for Rs. 4999

Mitashi PLAY Senior Friend

Mitashi has launched Mitashi PLAY Senior Friend, the company’s latest Android smartphone for senior generation. It has large font dialer, large font for storing contacts and reading messages, FM radio, SOS button for emergencies and coded icons for seniors. Continue reading “Mitashi PLAY Senior Friend Android smartphone for Senior Citizens launched for Rs. 4999”

Here’s our Apple iPhone 6 4G LTE Indian speed test results

Apple’s latest flagship smartphone, the iPhone 6 was announced a couple of weeks ago and is now available in India. The good news for all the folks who are planning to pick up the device is that iPhone 6 comes with 4G LTE enabled. Continue reading “Here’s our Apple iPhone 6 4G LTE Indian speed test results”

Google Nexus 9 India Prices Revealed on Play Store, coming soon

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In case you are looking forward to buying the latest Nexus tablet from Google in India, we have some good news to share. We just spotted the Google Nexus 9 as coming soon on the India Play Store and the price for the 16GB Wi-Fi only version is listed as Rs.28900 which is a good deal considering the US pricing is $399 but taxes and shipping will bring the price to roughly about Rs.27000 and duties could end up making it even costlier. It seems like the 32GB Wi-Fi only version will not be coming to India. The Google Nexus 9 is made my HTC and packs a 8.9 inch display and is powered by a Nvidia Tegra K1 chip and runs on the latest version of Android 5.0 Lollipop.

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HTC Desire EYE launching in India exclusively on Amazon in November

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HTC has announced the Desire EYE in India at the Double Exposure event today. It will be available in the country exclusively on Amazon late November. It was unveiled earlier this month in New York and packs a 5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD display with Corning Gorilla glass protection, 2.3 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with new HTC Sense UI. Continue reading “HTC Desire EYE launching in India exclusively on Amazon in November”

HTC Desire 516c with 5-inch qHD display, Dual SIM (CDMA + GSM) launched in India for Rs. 12990

HTC Desire 516C

HTC has launched Desire 516c, a mid-range Android smartphone in India. This is the Dual SIM (CDMA + GSM) variant of the Desire 516 dual sim that was launched in the country back in June. It supports EDGE on one SIM and 3G EVDO Rev.A on the other. It has a 5-inch (960 x 540 pixels) display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 200 processor and runs on Android with Sense UI on top. It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash and 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “HTC Desire 516c with 5-inch qHD display, Dual SIM (CDMA + GSM) launched in India for Rs. 12990”

HTC One M8 EYE launched in India for Rs. 38990

HTC M8 EYE

HTC One M8 EYE that went official in China recently, has been launched in India. Most specifications of the smartphone are similar to the HTC One M8, but this has a 13-megapixel rear camera instead of the Ultrapixel camera, similar to the Butterfly 2. It has the same 5-megapixel front-facing camera, similar to the One M8. It has a 5.0-inch 1080p display and is powered by a 2.3GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor. Continue reading “HTC One M8 EYE launched in India for Rs. 38990”

HTC Desire 820 and Desire 820q launched in India for Rs. 24990 and Rs. 22500

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HTC has finally launched the Desire 820 and Desire 820q, the company’s latest mid-range smartphones in India. These have 5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) display, run on Android 4.4 Kitkat with HTC Sense 6 UI on top, that it upgradable to upcoming Android 5.0. The Desire 820 is powered by a octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor ( four Cortex A53 cores clocked at 1.5 GHz per core and four clocked at 1.0 GHz) with Adreno 405 GPU and the Desire 820q is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor Snapdragon 410 processor. Continue reading “HTC Desire 820 and Desire 820q launched in India for Rs. 24990 and Rs. 22500”

HTC RE Camera launched in India for Rs. 9990

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HTC has launched the RE Camera, an action camera like the GoPro. It has a 16 megapixel sensor with a 146 degree wide-angle lens, capable of recording full HD video and 120 fps slow motion video at 720p. It has waterproof body with IP57 rating, and doesn’t require a case for protecting itself from any kind of water damage. It can also record Zoes, just like the other HTC phones. It has accessories for attaching it to things, or the ability to wear it on your body. Continue reading “HTC RE Camera launched in India for Rs. 9990”