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Motorola Moto E, G (2nd Gen) and Moto X (2nd Gen) users in India get up to 2GB free data from Airtel

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Motorola India recently partnered with Airtel to offer free data for Moto E, Moto G (2nd Gen) and Moto X (2nd Gen) users. Airtel pre-paid users get free data for two months, while post-paid users get bill discounts per month for 2 months on subscription of 3G and 2G data packs. This offer is available for both existing and new Motorola smartphone users, but it can be activated only once on an IMEI. Continue reading “Motorola Moto E, G (2nd Gen) and Moto X (2nd Gen) users in India get up to 2GB free data from Airtel”

Huawei’s Android Wear smartwatch surfaces ahead of MWC announcement

Huawei Watch leak

Huawei already confirmed that it will be introducing its first Android Wear smartwatch at the MWC this year. It has been teasing the smartwatch on its social channels, now the first images of the smartwatch have been spotted at the Barcelona Airport by TechHive and Android Central. It will be called Huawei Watch and looks exactly like an analog watch in its design.
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MWC 2015 is here, What to expect?

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Smartphone, technology aficionados as well as regular readers of the site know that the annual Mobile World Congress (MWC) is just around the corner. From the 2nd March to 5th March with pre-events scheduled for the 1st as well, the upcoming week is going to be a cornucopia of smartphone goodness and we’re on ground already to bring you the latest on the latest! With the tone set, we thought it right to bring you a quick rundown of the latest buzz from Barcelona about what to expect. So without further ado, here’s the top five announcements we expect from MWC 2015. Continue reading “MWC 2015 is here, What to expect?”

Xolo A1010 with 5-inch display, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 5499

Xolo A1010

Xolo has launched A1010, the company’s latest budget smartphone in the A series. It has a 5-inch (854  x 480 pixels) FWVGA IPS display, is powered by a 1GHz dual-core Mediatek MT6572 processor with Mali 400 GPU and runs on Android 4.4 (Kitkat).There is a 5MP rear camera with LED Flash and a VGA font-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support and 3G connectivity. Continue reading “Xolo A1010 with 5-inch display, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 5499”

BlackBerry Classic Non Camera variant introduced

BlackBerry Classic Non Camera

BlackBerry launched the BlackBerry Classic smartphone with full QWERTY physical keyboard back in December last year. Now it has launched a camera-less version of the smartphone for Verizon Wireless in the U.S. This lacks both the 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera and LED Flash and the 2-megapixel front facing camera. This non-camera model will help people in enterprise businesses use the BlackBerry Classic, since some companies restricts smartphones with a camera and also encourage BYOD culture. Continue reading “BlackBerry Classic Non Camera variant introduced”

Panasonic Eluga U2 with Android 5.0, Snapdragon 410, 4G LTE launched in Taiwan

Panasonic Eluga U2

Panasonic Eluga U2, successor of last year’s Eluga U has been launched in Taiwan. It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 410 64-bit processor and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Panasonic Eluga U2 with Android 5.0, Snapdragon 410, 4G LTE launched in Taiwan”

Uber slashes fares by up to 40% across India

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Uber has slashed fares for the low-cost uberX and its cheapest uberGO service across India. uberBLACK has also received a price cut in some cities. Some cities get 25% price cut and some get 30%, 35% and even 40% price cut. Base fare is somewhat the same in most cities, but cos per kilometer has been reduced drastically. Check out the chart below for detailed fares. Continue reading “Uber slashes fares by up to 40% across India”

Silent Circle buys Geeksphone, will unveil more device at MWC

Silent Circle has acquired Geeksphone in order to give full control over the Blackphone project. The duo had partnered to launch the privacy focused Android smartphone last year at MWC.

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Karbonn Titanium Dazzle with 5-inch display, quad-core SoC launched for Rs. 5490

Karbonn Titanium Dazzle

Karbonn has launched Titanium Dazzle, the company’s latest smartphone in the Titanium series. It has a 5-inch FWVGA IPS display, is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel autofocus rear camera with LED flash and 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support and 3G connectivity. Continue reading “Karbonn Titanium Dazzle with 5-inch display, quad-core SoC launched for Rs. 5490”

Micromax Canvas Selfie A255 with 13MP front and rear cameras launched for Rs. 15999

Micromax Canvas Selfie

Micromax announced the Canvas Selfie A255 smartphone last month that comes with a 13-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash and a 13-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash and a Sony sensor. Today the company has launched the smartphone officially.  It has a 4.7-inch HD display, is powered by a 1.7 GHz True Octa-Core processor, runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) OS and comes with dual SIM support. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Selfie A255 with 13MP front and rear cameras launched for Rs. 15999”

Microsoft releases Keyboard for Excel for Android tablets

Microsoft Keyboard for Excel

Microsoft has released Keyboard for Excel for Android for Android tablets, as a part for their Garage experimental project. It provides a keyboard optimized for numbers, delivers speed and efficiency to Excel users entering data, says Microsoft

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Salora Arya Z3 with 5-inch HD display, Octa-Core SoC launched for Rs. 6999

Salora Arya Z3

Salora International has launched Arya Z3, the company’s latest budget smartphone and the successor of last year’s Arya Z2. It has a 5-inch HD display based on one-glass-solution (OGS) technology, is powered by a 1.4 GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6592 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Salora Arya Z3 with 5-inch HD display, Octa-Core SoC launched for Rs. 6999”

Apple Watch ‘Spring forward’ event set for March 9th, will be live streamed

Apple Watch Spring forward invite

Apple has started sending invites for its Spring forward event before the Apple Watch goes on sale in April. The event will take place at the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco. The Apple Watch was announced in September last year along with the new iPhones and will come in two different sizes, three different styles – the regular model, a Sport version aimed at active consumers, and an ultra-premium Apple Watch Edition which will be covered in 18-karat gold. Continue reading “Apple Watch ‘Spring forward’ event set for March 9th, will be live streamed”