iBall Slide WQ77 Windows 8.1 Tablet with 7.85-inch display now available for Rs. 6999

iBall Slide WQ77

iBall Slide WQ77, the company’s latest Windows 8.1 tablet is now available from Flipkart. It has a 7.85-inch (1024×768 pixels) IPS screen and is powered by an quad-core Intel Atom Z3735G processor. It has a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with free Microsoft Office 365 license for one year and 1TB OneDrive cloud storage. Continue reading “iBall Slide WQ77 Windows 8.1 Tablet with 7.85-inch display now available for Rs. 6999”

YU YUPHORIA incremental update for improvements and fixes starts rolling out

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YU YUREKA got the Cyanogen OS 12 update (YNG1TAS1K0) last month for battery life improvements. Now YU YUPHORIA has started receiving a new incremental update (YNG1TBS2P2) that is said to improve camera, keyboard, offer better thermal management, fix proximity sensor issues and more. Continue reading “YU YUPHORIA incremental update for improvements and fixes starts rolling out”

Lava Iris X1 Atom S with 4-inch display, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 4149

Lava Iris X1 Atom S

Lava has launched Iris X1 Atom S, the latest smartphone in the Iris X1 series. This budget smartphone has a 4-inch WVGA screen, is powered by a 1GHz processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera. It has similar design as other Iris X1 series smartphones, comes with dual SIM support and 3G connectivity. Continue reading “Lava Iris X1 Atom S with 4-inch display, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 4149”

iBall Andi 4P Class X with 4-inch display, 1GB RAM launched for Rs. 3999

iBall Andi Class X

iBall has launched Andi 4P Class X, the company’s latest budget smartphone in the Andi series. It has a 4-inch FWVGA screen, is powered by a 1.3GHz dual-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. It comes with dual SIM support and 3G connectivity, similar to most other iBall Andi smartphones. Continue reading “iBall Andi 4P Class X with 4-inch display, 1GB RAM launched for Rs. 3999”

Flipkart Big App Shopping Days: Best deals on Android smartphones

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Flipkart launched its Big App Shopping Days today. OnePlus launched the OnePlus One smartphone on Flipkart today. To celebrate the launch, the 64GB Sandstone Black version has received Rs. 2000 discount and is available for Rs. 19,998. Xiaomi also launched the Mi Band on Flipkart today, which is available for all without registrations. Xiaomi Mi 4 16GB got a price cut to Rs. 14,999 last week. Now the smartphone is available for Rs. 13,999 on Flipkart app as a part of this promotion. Continue reading “Flipkart Big App Shopping Days: Best deals on Android smartphones”

Samsung Galaxy A8 with 5.9mm thickness gets certified in China

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Live images of Samsung Galaxy A8 (SM-A8000) surfaced last week, now the smartphone has been certified by TENAA (via) in China. It confirms most of the specifications of the smartphone and also reveals that it will have a 5.7-inch Full HD Super AMOLED display, and not a 5.5-inch display as rumored earlier. This confirms that the smartphone will be just 5.94mm thick, making it the thinnest Samsung smartphone till date. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A8 with 5.9mm thickness gets certified in China”

Xiaomi Mi Band launched on Flipkart, available without registration for limited period

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Xiaomi launched its Mi Band in India back in April. It went on sale last month through flash sales every week on official Mi India Store. Today Xiaomi has launched the Mi Band on Flipkart for the same price of Rs. 999. It will be available without registration as a part of Flipkart’s Big App Shopping Days promotion till June 24th. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Band launched on Flipkart, available without registration for limited period”

OnePlus One now on Flipkart, 64GB Sandstone Black available at Rs. 19998 till June 24

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OnePlus One was available exclusively on Amazon.in in India, now the smartphone is also available on Flipkart. OnePlus One got a temporary price cut of Rs. 2000 for the 64GB Sandstone Black version for a day on Amazon.in on June 18. To celebrate the launch of the smartphone on Flipkart, the company is offering the smartphone for Rs. 19,998 during ‘Big App Shopping Days’ promotion till June 24th. Continue reading “OnePlus One now on Flipkart, 64GB Sandstone Black available at Rs. 19998 till June 24”

OnePlus One gets minor OxygenOS update to fix touchscreen issue

OnePlus One OxygenOS

OnePlus One got a new build of Cyanogen OS 12.0 earlier this week to fix touchscreen issue. Now, OnePlus has released a new OxygenOS 1.01 build for the smartphone to fix the touchscreen issue, as it promised last month. The company already said that it has been working with Synaptics, developer of touch and biometrics hardware to fix the bug. Continue reading “OnePlus One gets minor OxygenOS update to fix touchscreen issue”

Lenovo A6000 Plus gets a price cut, available for Rs. 6999 in open sale from June 22 to 24

Lenovo launched the A6000 Plus smartphone, an enhanced version of the A6000 with 2GB RAM and 16GB of internal storage at Rs. 7,499 back in April. It sold 1 lakh units of the smartphone in the first flash sale. Now the company has announced that the smartphone will be available for Rs. 6,999 in an open sale between June 22nd, Monday, to June 24th, Tuesday on Flipkart. It is not clear if the price cut is permanent. Continue reading “Lenovo A6000 Plus gets a price cut, available for Rs. 6999 in open sale from June 22 to 24”

Weekly Roundup: LG G4 India launch, new Samsung tablets, slimmest Micromax Canvas, Mi LED light and more

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After a long wait, LG finally launched its flagship G4 in India for Rs. 51,000. It packs a 5.5-inch (2560 x 1440 pixels) Quad-HD Quantum display, is powered by a 1.8GHz hexa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with LG UX 4.0. It has a 16-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, Laser AF for fast focus, Manual mode with RAW image capture, OIS 2.0 and an 8-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual-SIM support and 4G LTE connectivity with support for LTE bands for India. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: LG G4 India launch, new Samsung tablets, slimmest Micromax Canvas, Mi LED light and more”

Amazon releases Android Lollipop based Fire OS 5 developer preview

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Amazon has always believed in using a highly customized fork of Android called Fire OS on their line up of tablets and phones. Fire OS brings with it a completely different look and has a very different and in some ways superior feature set to stock Android when it comes to media consumption and more so from Amazon’s ecosystem. Today the company has released the first developer preview of their upcoming Fire OS 5 that is based on Android Lollipop. Continue reading “Amazon releases Android Lollipop based Fire OS 5 developer preview”

Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Hisar, Haryana

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Airtel has launched their 4G LTE services in Hisar, Haryana, followed by Karnal and Yamunanagar earlier this week and Ambala last week in Haryana. Airtel acquired 100% stake in Qualcomm AP’s India BWA licenses in Delhi, Mumbai, Haryana and Kerala circles last year. In the city, users can access 4G on Mi-Fi, Wi-Fi dongles and Wi-Fi CPEs (Customer Premise Equipment/ routers). Continue reading “Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Hisar, Haryana”

Intel Remote Keyboard announced, Lets you control your NUC from your Android device

Intel Remote Keyboard

With the release of Intel’s latest Baytrail platform, the company has been making a push for small form factor computing devices. This includes devices like the NUC (Next Unit of Computing) as well as the Compute Stick. These computing systems aren’t specifically meant for standard desktop computing scenarios and are typically used without a permanently attached keyboard or mouse in an HTPC or digital signage setting. To assist in this use case, Intel has announced a brand new Android application that will let you control the Windows running machines from your phone or tablet. Continue reading “Intel Remote Keyboard announced, Lets you control your NUC from your Android device”