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Motorola Moto G Dual SIM launched in Malaysia and Australia

Motorola Moto G Review-14

Motorola has launched the dual SIM version of the Moto G in Australia and Malaysia. The phone has appeared on the official Motorola Australia website and Motorola has officially launched the Dual SIM smartphone in Malaysia, in partnership with local carrier Brightstar.Moto G is expected to launch in India in the last week of this month, which is next week. We already know that Dual SIM Moto G would launch in India this year, but it is not clear if we can expect Dual SIM or single SIM variant of Moto G in India. Continue reading “Motorola Moto G Dual SIM launched in Malaysia and Australia”

New Samsung TouchWiz UI leak reveals Google Now-like notifications

Samsung Touchwiz UI leak

New Samsung TouchWiz UI for phones featuring new flat icons and Magazine UX elements leaked earlier this month. Now @evleaks has posted a new screenshot of the upcoming TouchWiz UI on phones that reveals Google Now-like notification screen. This looks similar to Windows Phone Live Tile UI that would delivers notifications, but also offers contextual information like Google Now. Continue reading “New Samsung TouchWiz UI leak reveals Google Now-like notifications”

Sony D6503 images surface, D6603 shows up in Benchmarks

Sony D6503 leak

Sony D6503, an upcoming flagship smartphone has surfaced in images on XDA. This is rumored to be the successor of the Xperia Z1. The Sony D6603 has showed up in AnTuTu Benchmarks, which is likely to be another flagship from Sony. These leaked images of the prototype shows off aluminium chassis and glass back. According the the XDA user, the phone runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) and has a 20.7-megapixel rear camera. Continue reading “Sony D6503 images surface, D6603 shows up in Benchmarks”

Dell Venue 8 Pro launched in India for Rs. 26,499, availability starting February 2014

The Dell Venue 8 Pro, a 8 inch Windows 8.1 tablet that we reviewed earlier, has been officially launched in India by Dell for a price of Rs. 26,499 for the base 32 GB WiFi model. Powered by the Intel Atom Z3740D Bay Trail Quad Core processor running at 1.8 GHz, the Venue 8 Pro offers the full Windows experience, with surprisingly decent gaming performance to boot. One of the thinnest Windows tablets around, the Venue 8 Pro joins the Acer Iconia W4 in its foray into the increasingly crowded small tablet market, with the added advantage of a full fledged desktop operating system, made easier for touch.

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Dell Venue 7 and Venue 8 Intel Atom Z2580-powered Android tablets launched in India for Rs. 10999 and Rs. 17499

Dell has launched Venue 7 and the Venue 8 Android tablets in India. The Venue 7 has a 7-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) IPS display and the Venue 8 has a 8-inch (1280 x 800 pixels). Both these tablets are powered by a 2 GHz dual-core Intel Atom Z2580 Clover Trail+ processors and run on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean). The Venue 7 has a 3-megapixel rear camera and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. The Venue 8 has a 5-megapixel rear camera with 1080p video recording and a 2-megapixel front-facing HD camera. Continue reading “Dell Venue 7 and Venue 8 Intel Atom Z2580-powered Android tablets launched in India for Rs. 10999 and Rs. 17499”

Sony Smart Tennis Sensor announced, lets you track tennis racket swings on your smartphone

Sony Smart Tennis Sensor

Sony unveiled a tennis racket sensor at the CES 2014 earlier this month, now the company has officially announced the Smart Tennis Sensor (SSE-TN1) that would help you improve your tennis racket swing. This latches on to the bottom of your tennis racket and connects to your smartphone over Bluetooth to send data about your swing. This lets you immediately analyze the shot using the dedicated Smart Tennis Sensor application on your iPhone or Android. Continue reading “Sony Smart Tennis Sensor announced, lets you track tennis racket swings on your smartphone”

Xolo Q700S with 4.5-inch display, 1.3 GHz quad-core processor officially launched for Rs. 9999

Xolo Q700S

Xolo Q700S that went on sale online last week has been officially launched. It has a 4.5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) 1capacitive touch screen IPS display, powered by a 1.3 GHz Quad-core Mediatek MT6582M processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It comes with dual SIM support with dual standby. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. Continue reading “Xolo Q700S with 4.5-inch display, 1.3 GHz quad-core processor officially launched for Rs. 9999”

iberry Auxus Nuclea N2 with 5.7-inch 1080p display, 1.7 GHz Octa-Core processor launched for Rs. 19990

iberry launched the Auxus CoreX8 tablet and the Auxus Xenea X1 smartphone last week, now the company has launched the Auxus Nuclea N2 smartphone, the successor of the Nuclea N1. This has a 5.7-inch 1080p display, powered by a 1.7 GHz Octa-core MediaTek MT6592 processor with Mali 450-MP4 GPU and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) that is upgradable to higher versions via OTA updates. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “iberry Auxus Nuclea N2 with 5.7-inch 1080p display, 1.7 GHz Octa-Core processor launched for Rs. 19990”

iBall Slide 7236 2G with 7-inch display, Dual SIM and voice calling now available for Rs. 6999

iBall Slide 7236 2G

iBall Slide 3G 7271 HD7 went on sale recently, now the iBall Slide 7236 2G is available on eBay. It has a 7-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display and comes with 2G support. Other features are similar to the Slide 3G 7271 including a 1.3 GHz dual-core Cortex A7 processor, Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean), 2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera. It also has dual SIM support with voice calling and wireless FM Radio. This one packs a 2500 mAh battery. Continue reading “iBall Slide 7236 2G with 7-inch display, Dual SIM and voice calling now available for Rs. 6999”

Huawei becomes official Smartphone partner of Arsenal Football Club

Huawei Arsenal partnership

Arsenal and Huawei have announced a new partnership that will see Huawei becomes the global smartphone partner for the Arsenal Football Club globally. It will also include exclusive offers, content and brand presence during Arsenal matches. This partnership would be officially unveiled to the fans at Emirates Stadium before the Premier League clash with Fulham on Saturday. Continue reading “Huawei becomes official Smartphone partner of Arsenal Football Club”

Xolo Q1000 Opus gets a firmware update to fix camera bugs

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Xolo launched the Q1000 Opus, the company’s first quad-core smartphone with a quad-core Broadcom chip in the Q CORE series last month. We reviewed the smartphone recently and found some bugs in the camera that crashes the camera often. Xolo has released a minor firmware update that fixes these issues. This update also improves the auto focus problems in the camera. Check out the complete changelog below. Continue reading “Xolo Q1000 Opus gets a firmware update to fix camera bugs”

Micromax Canvas Mad A94 officially launched for Rs. 8490, pays you to watch Ads

Micromax Canvas MAd A94

Micromax has finally launched the Micromax Canvas Mad A94, the company’s latest smartphone in the Canvas series. it has built-in MAd app that pays lets you earn points to watch Ads, which can be converted into rupees that would be credited to users’ postpaid or prepaid account. The phone packs a 4.5-inch (480 x 854 pixels) IPS display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Broadcom BCM23550 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel auto focus front-facing camera. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Mad A94 officially launched for Rs. 8490, pays you to watch Ads”

Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 goes on sale in India for Rs. 22999

Samsung Galaxy Grand 2-1

Samsung launched the Galaxy Grand 2 (SM-G7102) in India last month and announced that the phone would go on sale this month. It also announced that the phone would be priced between Rs. 22900 and Rs. 24900. Now the phone has been listed on the official Samsung eStore at a price tag of Rs. 22,999. The Grand 2 has a 5.25-inch (1280 x 720 Pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean). Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 goes on sale in India for Rs. 22999”

Micromax Canvas Mad A94 with 4.5-inch display goes on sale for Rs. 8490

Micromax Canvas Mad A94

Yesterday we reported about the Micromax Canvas Mad A94 launching this week. The phone is now available from retailers, as reported by Mahesh Telecom. The phone has a 4.5-inch IPS display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). As the phone is called Canvas MAd, you’ll be paid for watching video ads on the phone. The tag line reads “Get proud to be mad about ads”. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Mad A94 with 4.5-inch display goes on sale for Rs. 8490”

Xolo Q700S with 4.5-inch display, 1.3 GHz quad-core processor now available for Rs. 9499

Xolo Q700S

Xolo launched the Q700, the company’s second smartphone in the Q CORE series back in May 2013. It even launched the Xolo Q700i with upgraded camera in October. Now the Xolo Q700S is available for sale on eBay. It has a 4.5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display, powered by a 1.3 GHz Quad-core Mediatek MT6582M processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It comes with dual SIM support with dual standby. Continue reading “Xolo Q700S with 4.5-inch display, 1.3 GHz quad-core processor now available for Rs. 9499”