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Airtel, Vodafone to roll out Pan-India Mobile Number Portability from July 3

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) extended the deadline to implement the full mobile number portability (MNP) across India from May till July, 2015. Today, Vodafone and Airtel have announced that they will launch National Mobile Number Portability (NMNP) from July 3rd. Nationwide MNP allows subscribers retain their numbers even if they move to another state, irrespective of the service provider. It is applicable for both pre-paid and post-paid customers. Continue reading “Airtel, Vodafone to roll out Pan-India Mobile Number Portability from July 3”

Microsoft showcases Office 2016 Preview with real time typing in Word, insights and more

Microsoft is releasing Office 2016 Preview Update 2 with some new features for Word, Excel and PowerPoint. The latest update comes after the company had launched Office 2016 in May.

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Panasonic P55 Novo with Octa-Core SoC, 13MP camera with Triple LED Flash launched for Rs. 9290

Panasonic P55 Novo

Panasonic has launched the P55 Novo, its latest smartphone in the P Series. It has a 5.3-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display, is powered by a 1.4 GHz Octa-Core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with triple LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash for capturing better selfies in low-light. Continue reading “Panasonic P55 Novo with Octa-Core SoC, 13MP camera with Triple LED Flash launched for Rs. 9290”

Videocon Infinium Z51 Nova+ with 5MP front camera, quad-core processor launched for Rs. 5799

Videocon Infinium Z51 Nova Plus

Videocon Mobiles has launched Infinium Z51 Nova+, the company’s latest smartphone in the Infinium series. It has a 5-inch FWVGA display, is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera, compared to 5-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera on the Infinium Z51 Nova that was launched last month. Continue reading “Videocon Infinium Z51 Nova+ with 5MP front camera, quad-core processor launched for Rs. 5799”

Intex Aqua Y4 with 4.5-inch display, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 4190

Intex Aqua Y4

Intex has launched the Aqua Y4, the company’s latest budget smartphone in the Aqua series. It has a 4.5-inch FWVGA display, is powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.4.2 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. You can use the volume rockers as camera shutter for capturing images easily. Continue reading “Intex Aqua Y4 with 4.5-inch display, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 4190”

Samsung announces the LEVEL U Bluetooth Headset

Samsung has just announced a new bluetooth headset in their LEVEL series of audio accessories. Dubbed LEVEL U, the new headset incorporates an adjustable neck band design.

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Xiaomi Mi Band 1s photos surface – Features a heart-rate monitor

Xiaomi has been hard at work to make a successor to the Mi Band. New photos of shows us that the successor which will reportedly be called the Mi Band 1s, will house a heart-rate monitor.

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Samsung Galaxy Note Edge on Verizon gets update to Lollipop

Although the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 received the update to Lollipop quite early in the year, Galaxy Note Edge users haven’t received the update yet. But good news for the Note Edge users on Verizon as they are finally rolling out the update.

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Xiaomi sold 34.7 million smartphones in the first half of 2015

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Xiaomi has announced that it has sold 34.7 million smartphones in the first half of 2015. This is a 33% increase compared to its sales in the first half of last year, which was 26.11 million. It sold 61.12 million smartphones in 2014, exceeding ts 60 million target. Xiaomi founder Lei Jun already announced that the company aims to sell 100 million smartphones in 2015. Looking at the sales numbers for the first half of this year, it might be tough to reach the target. Continue reading “Xiaomi sold 34.7 million smartphones in the first half of 2015”

OnePlus Cardboard headset will be available on July 3, coming to India July 3rd week on Amazon

OnePlus Cardboard headset

OnePlus recently announced that it will unveil its second flagship smartphone, the OnePlus 2, at a virtual reality event on July 27th. It also said that it has created a custom cardboard VR headsets that has been tailored perfectly for the OnePlus One smartphone. Today the company has announced that OnePlus Cardboards will be available in limited quantity on July 3rd through global OnePlus Store for free with standard shipping cost.

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Uber expands to Bhubaneswar, Coimbatore, Indore, Mysore, Nagpur, Surat and Vizag

Uber

Uber has announced that it has expanded its service to seven new cities – Bhubaneswar, Coimbatore, Indore, Mysore, Nagpur, Surat and Visakhapatnam in India. Uber is growing rapidly in India by adding new cities every few months. It is already present in Bangalore, New Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai, Pune, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh and Kolkata and Kochi in India. Uber is now operational in 18 Indian cities, more than any other countries outside of United States (by number of operational cities). Continue reading “Uber expands to Bhubaneswar, Coimbatore, Indore, Mysore, Nagpur, Surat and Vizag”

Flipkart app to get Image search to find visually similar products

Flipkart has introduced its new Image Search feature for its apps. This is uniquely designed for Flipkart’s fashion category and will allow you to search for visually similar products on Flipkart just by uploading a photo. This will let you find fashion products of same color, pattern or style on Flipkart, said the company. Continue reading “Flipkart app to get Image search to find visually similar products”

Microsoft Surface Pro 3 variant with i7 processor and 128GB storage announced, priced at $1299

Microsoft-Surface-Pro-3 While we still wait for a full fledged upgrade to the Microsoft Surface Pro 3, Redmond has released yet another SKU for the surprisingly popular tablet. The new SKU of the Surface Pro 3 integrates the Core i7 processor of the higher end version while cuts down on storage to make it just that much more affordable for users. Continue reading “Microsoft Surface Pro 3 variant with i7 processor and 128GB storage announced, priced at $1299”

CyanogenMod teases Gello – New Chromium based browser that allows extensive customization

The team behind CyanogenMod have just teased their upcoming browser called Gello. The new browser is based on Chromium’s open source code and is developed by CyanogenMod.

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Ratan Tata invests in Ola

Ratan Tata, chairman emeritus of the holding company of India’s Tata conglomerate, has picked up an undisclosed amount of stake in online taxi-hailing company Ola.

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