Truedialer 2.0 for Android brings new design, better Dual SIM support and more

Truedialer 2.0

Truecaller has launched a revamped version of Truedialer app for Android that replaces your standard dialer on Android. The update brings intuitive app design, expanded search, and improved dual SIM support across more than 500 Android devices that allows users to easily switch SIM cards.

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Motorola Moto E (2nd Gen) launching in India on March 10

Motorola Moto E 2nd Gen India launch invite

Motorola India just sent out press invites for the launch of the Moto E (2nd Gen) in India on March 10. The second generation Moto E was announced last week, packs a 4.5-inch display, is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 410 SoC for 4G LTE variant, 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 200 SoC for the 3G variant and runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop. Continue reading “Motorola Moto E (2nd Gen) launching in India on March 10”

Celkon ties up with Aircel for bundled offers on Campus A356 and C329

Celkon Campus A356 and C329

Celkon Mobiles has partnered with Aircel to offer free 3G data on select phones. Under this offer Celkon offers both the Campus A356 Android smartphone and the C329 feature phone are available at Rs. 3,333. Aircel offers upto 1.5 GB of 3G data on both phones for three months. Continue reading “Celkon ties up with Aircel for bundled offers on Campus A356 and C329”

Google Play Services 7.0 gets Nearby Connections, Google Fit, Places API and more

Google has introduced update to Play Services for Android devices. The latest 7.0 version brings an array of new features, APIs and improvements.

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NVIDIA SHIELD Android TV gaming and streaming console with Tegra X1 announced for $199

NVIDIA Shield Console

NVIDIA has announced its SHIELD gaming console at the Game Developers Conference (GDC). The console is powered by NVIDIA Tegra X1 processor with 256-core Maxwell architecture GPU, 64-bit CPU and runs on Android TV OS. It will have over 50 Android titles optimized for SHIELD, including Crysis 3, Doom 3: BFG EditionT and Borderlands: TPS. This is the the world’s first Android TV console, which delivers video, music, apps and games to the home, says the company. Continue reading “NVIDIA SHIELD Android TV gaming and streaming console with Tegra X1 announced for $199”

Jet Airways brings flight status and airfare on Twitter with #JetInstant

Twitter has teamed up with Jet Airways to launch real time flight status and airfare on Twitter. The initiative, developed in collaboration with Twitter and technology partner, TravelSpends.

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Samsung introduces 8MP ISOCELL sensor for front-facing mobile cameras

Samsung 8MP sensor S5K4H5YB

Samsung announced ISOCELL, its advanced pixel technology for CMOS image sensors back in 2013, now at the MWC 2015 it introduced and 8-megapixel RWB (Red-White-Blue) image sensor based image sensor for front-facing cameras for mobile devices.  The Samsung 8-megapixel sensor (S5K4H5YB) uses 1.12um ISOCELL pixel and has a 1/4inch optical format.

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Asus Fonepad 7 (FE171CG) and MeMO Pad 8 (ME581CL) launched in India for Rs. 10999 and Rs. 19999

Asus Fonepad 7 FE171CG

Asus has launched the Fonepad 7 (FE171CG) and MeMO Pad 8 (ME581CL) tablets in India. The new Fonepad 7 was unveiled at the CES earlier this year and packs a  7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) display, is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core Intel Atom Z2520 processor with PowerVR SGX544 GPU, comes with a 8-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. The MeMO Pad 8 (ME581CL) that was announced at the Computex last year has a 8-inch (1200×1920 pixels) IPS display, is powered by a 2.3GHz quad-core Intel Atom Z3580 processor, comes with a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 1.2-megapixel front-facing camera. Both these runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Zen UI on top. Continue reading “Asus Fonepad 7 (FE171CG) and MeMO Pad 8 (ME581CL) launched in India for Rs. 10999 and Rs. 19999”

Pebble Time Steel smartwatch and smartstraps introduced

Pebble Time Steel

Pebble has launched Pebble Time Steel, a premium version of Pebble Time on Kickstarter. This has the same design e-paper display and features, but it uses CNC-finished 316L stainless steel case and a larger battery that promises up to 10 days of battery life. Continue reading “Pebble Time Steel smartwatch and smartstraps introduced”

Broadcom introduces BCM4359 5G WiFi MIMO Combo Chip with Bluetooth 4.2

Broadcom

Broadcom has introduced BCM4359, the first 5G WiFi 2×2 Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) combo chip with Real Simultaneous Dual Band (RSDB) support for mobile devices at the MWC 2015. This allows consumers to run applications on two bands simultaneously, so that a user can stream content to a smart TV while playing a game on their smartphone screen. Continue reading “Broadcom introduces BCM4359 5G WiFi MIMO Combo Chip with Bluetooth 4.2”

Intex Aqua Speed with 4.5-inch qHD display, 2GB RAM launched for Rs. 7444

Intex Aqua Speed

Intex Technologies has launched Aqua Speed, the latest budget smartphone in the Aqua series. It has a 4.5-inch qHD display, is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 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. It has 3G connectivity and dual SIM support. Continue reading “Intex Aqua Speed with 4.5-inch qHD display, 2GB RAM launched for Rs. 7444”

Intex Aqua N7 with 4-inch display, quad-core SoC launched for Rs. 3990

Intex Aqua N7

Intex technologies has launched Aqua N7, the company’s latest smartphone in the Aqua series. It has a 4-inch WVGA screen, is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor, runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat), features a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and  a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support and 3G connectivity. Continue reading “Intex Aqua N7 with 4-inch display, quad-core SoC launched for Rs. 3990”

BlackBerry Leap with 5-inch HD display announced

BlackBerry Leap

BlackBerry has announced the BlackBerry Leap, the company’s latest full touch smartphone at the MWC 2015. It comes with a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) 16:9 display, is powered by a 1.5 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor and runs on the latest BlackBerry OS 10.3.1 OS with BlackBerry Assistant feature and Amazon app store to download Android apps easily. Continue reading “BlackBerry Leap with 5-inch HD display announced”

An Interview with Rahul Sharma, Co-founder and CEO Yu

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We recently caught up with Rahul Sharma, the man behind Yu which has launched the Yureka device in the market and is having a tough time keeping up with demand on Amazon India.Yu is a new brand in the Indian smartphone market. The company is a 100% subsidiary of Micromax, one of the most popular names in the sub-continent.We had a chance to talk to Rahul Sharma – the co-founder and the CEO of Yu about the company’s progress and of course we asked questions that would answer all your queries. Continue reading “An Interview with Rahul Sharma, Co-founder and CEO Yu”