Vodafone India appoints Naveen Chopra as COO

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Few weeks after announcing that Sunil Sood will replace Marten Pieters as the company’s Chief Operating Officer, Vodafone India today announced that Naveen Chopra who is currently the Director of Vodafone Business Services (VBS) will be the company’s new Chief Operating Officer from 1st April 2015 replacing Sunil Sood. Continue reading “Vodafone India appoints Naveen Chopra as COO”

Alibaba invests $590 million in Chinese smartphone maker Meizu

Alibaba has made a strategic investment of $590 million in Chinese smartphone maker Meizu. Alibaba seeks to integrate its mobile operating system YunOS with Meizu’s phones and hardware, while distributing the phones through the company’s online shopping platforms.

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OnePlus One global open sale will happen every Tuesday

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Few hours back OnePlus announced its first OnePlus One open sale for Indian users on Amazon on February 10th. It also announced open sale for global users every Tuesday in countries where it sells the smartphone directly through its website. Both the 16GB Silk White and 64GB Sandstone Black would be available during sale without an invite. Continue reading “OnePlus One global open sale will happen every Tuesday”

Motorola reduces Moto E price to Rs. 5999 in India, offers free Moto Deck speaker with Moto X (2nd Gen)

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Motorola has reduced the price of Moto E to Rs. 5,999 in India to celebrate the anniversary of its one year partnership in India. Moto E was launched in India for Rs. 6,999 back in May last year. Motorola recently celebrated 3 million smartphone sales on Flipkart recently. It is still running the buyback offers that it introduced last month. Under this offer customers get up to Rs. 4,000 off on Moto G (2nd Gen) and up to Rs. 6,000 on Moto (2nd Gen) in exchange for old smartphones. Continue reading “Motorola reduces Moto E price to Rs. 5999 in India, offers free Moto Deck speaker with Moto X (2nd Gen)”

Corning unveils ‘Project Phire’ ultra scratch resistant glass

Corning, makers of popular Gorilla Glass displays for smartphones has taken wraps off its latest glass. Dubbed as ‘Project Phire’, the upcoming glass is even stronger and super scratch resistant.

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Intex Aqua X15 and Aqua Q3 now available for Rs. 2399 and Rs. 5769

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Intex Aqua X15, the company’s latest entry-level smartphone in the Aqua series and the Aqua Q3, a budget smartphone are now on sale online. The Aqua X15 that is available from eBay packs a 3.5-inch HVGA screen, is powered by a 1GHz processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 2-megapixel rear camera and a VGA front-facing camera. The Aqua Q3 that is available from Indiatimes shopping has a 4.5-inch WVGA display, is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Continue reading “Intex Aqua X15 and Aqua Q3 now available for Rs. 2399 and Rs. 5769”

iBall Slide Brace X1 with 10.1-inch display, Octa-Core SoC, Xotic smartphone with 2GB RAM launching soon

iBall Slide Brace X1

iBall is all set to launch Slide Brace X1, the company’s new tablet in the Slide series and Xotic smartphone soon. The iBall Slide Brace X1 has appeared on the official website and the iBall Xotic smartphone has been revealed by Mumbai-based retailer Mahesh Telecom. The Slide Brace X1 has a 10.1-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) IPS display, similar to the Slide 3G Q1035 that was launched back in December last year, but this is powered by an Octa-Core processor, runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) and comes with dual chambered speakers that promises load and clear sound. Continue reading “iBall Slide Brace X1 with 10.1-inch display, Octa-Core SoC, Xotic smartphone with 2GB RAM launching soon”

OnePlus One available in India without an invite on Feb 10

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OnePlus and Amazon have announced the first-ever open sale of OnePlus One smartphone in India only for one day on February 10th. Even though OnePlus introduced pre-order system back in October and had conducted several open sales since then, OnePlus has finally decided to introduce the system in India to celebrate the successful completion of 10 weeks of OnePlus in India. It was launched in India on December 2nd for Rs. 21,999 and it requires India-specific invite to purchase the smartphone on Amazon.in. Continue reading “OnePlus One available in India without an invite on Feb 10”

HTC records profits for third quarter in succession

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It wasn’t long ago that HTC was reporting successive losses each quarter but the company’s switch to producing more high-quality low-end handsets seems to have paid off with the reporting of their third successive profitable quarter. The comeback started last year and their latest quarter showed increased profits as a result of a growth despite predictions of declines throughout 2014. Continue reading “HTC records profits for third quarter in succession”

Uber in India now comes with a panic button

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Late last year, Uber was banned from India following rape allegations and although the firm has now re-launhced in New Delhi, it comes with a promise of better safety practices. To this effect, the service is planning an update to its app and will launch an in-app panic button and the ability to send details of your trip and current location to up to five individuals. Continue reading “Uber in India now comes with a panic button”

Micromax appoints Shubhajit Sen as CMO

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Micromax has announced that it has appointed Shubhajit Sen as its Chief Marketing Officer. He will replace Shubhodip Pal who was the company’s CMO since December 2012. Shubhajit Sen previously served as Executive Vice President – Marketing of Glaxo Smith Kline Consumer Health Limited for 21 years. He is an Economics graduate from SRCC, Delhi University and an MBA from IIM-Ahmedabad. He will focus on leading all marketing efforts for the company across markets while strengthening the overall brand communication, said Micromax. Continue reading “Micromax appoints Shubhajit Sen as CMO”

JBL Go portable Bluetooth speaker launched in India for Rs. 1999

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Sahil International has launched JBL Go, a new portable wireless speaker with Bluetooth connectivity in India. It was announced at the CES 2015 last month and offers 5 hours of playback time from a single charge with its built-in 600mAh rechargeable battery. It has a built-in microphone so that you can use it as a speaker phone once your phone is connected. Continue reading “JBL Go portable Bluetooth speaker launched in India for Rs. 1999”

Microsoft Lumia 435 Dual SIM goes on sale in India for Rs. 5999

Microsoft Lumia 435 Dual SIM

Microsoft Lumia 435 Dual SIM, the company’s most affordable Dual SIM Lumia smartphone is now on sale in India though the official Nokia Shop. It was announced last month and packs a 4-inch WVGA display, is powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core Snapdragon 200 SoC and runs on the latest Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim update. It has a 2-megapixel fixed-focus rear camera without flash and VGA front-facing camera. Continue reading “Microsoft Lumia 435 Dual SIM goes on sale in India for Rs. 5999”

Lava Iris X8 with Octa-Core processor, 2GB RAM officially launched for Rs. 8999

Lava Iris X8

Lava has launched the Iris X8, the company’s latest smartphone in officially, a day after it was revealed on Flipkart. It has 5-inch HD screen, is powered by a 1.4 GHz Octa-Core MediaTek processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Lava promises Android 5.0 (Lollipop) update for the smartphone It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash and a 3-megapixel front-facing camera.  Continue reading “Lava Iris X8 with Octa-Core processor, 2GB RAM officially launched for Rs. 8999”

Paper by FiftyThree for iPad goes completely free

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Paper by FiftyThree (previously Paper) for iPad is one of the popular sketching apps for iPad since 2012. Even though it was launched for free, it had in-app purchases for accessing its tools. Now all the tools such as Draw, Sketch, Outline, Write, Color, and Mixer are available for free for everyone. The app won app of the year award from Apple in 2012 and had received several praises from creators and designers.

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