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Acer Iconia Tab 7 A1-724 with 7-inch HD display, Snapdragon 410 shows up in benchmarks

Acer Iconia Tab 7 leak

Press shots of the Acer Iconia Tab 7 A1-724, the company’s upcoming tablet with voice calling capabilities surfaced last month. Now the tablet has surfaced on GFXBench database that reveals the specifications of the tablet. According to the listing, the tablet has a 7-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD display, 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 410 64-bit SoC with Adreno 306 GPU and Android 4.4.4 (KitKat). Continue reading “Acer Iconia Tab 7 A1-724 with 7-inch HD display, Snapdragon 410 shows up in benchmarks”

LINE launches LINE Maps for Indoor for Android

LINE Maps for Indoor

LINE Corporation has launched LINE Maps for Indoor for Android. This lets users find location in complicated indoor areas, such as department stores, shopping malls and more places. This app initially offers indoor maps of 37 facilities in the Tokyo, Japan and is available in five languages that includes, Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), English, Japanese and Korean. Continue reading “LINE launches LINE Maps for Indoor for Android”

Notion Ink Cain 8 Windows 8 Tablet with 3G support launched for Rs. 9990

Notion Ink Cain 8

Notion Ink has launched the Cain 8, the company’s latest Windows 8 tablet in India, as it promised. It has a 8-inch (1280×800 pixels) IPS screen and is powered by an quad-core Intel Atom Z3735F processor. It has a 2-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with free Microsoft Office license for one year and 1TB OneDrive cloud storage. Continue reading “Notion Ink Cain 8 Windows 8 Tablet with 3G support launched for Rs. 9990”

Panasonic Eluga S with 5-inch HD display, Octa-Core processor launched for Rs. 11190

Panasonic Eluga S Panasonic has launched Eluga S, the company’s latest smartphone in the Eluga series. It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display, powered by a 1.4 GHz True Octa-Core 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 a new BLINK PLAY features that lets users capture selfies or groupies with the front-facing camera by just blinking your eyes to capture the image on an automatic three-second countdown.

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Yahoo acquires video ad platform BrightRoll for $640M

Yahoo has scooped up video ad platform BrightRoll for $640M in cash. BrightRoll will continue to operate independently “with Yahoo’s additional investment and global support.” The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2015.

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LG Tone Infinim Bluetooth Stereo headset launched in India for Rs. 10990

LG Tone Infinim

LG has launched Tone Infinim (HBS-900), premium Bluetooth stereo headset developed in collaboration with Harman/Kardon in India. It was unveiled back in March, has a stylish design that is almost similar to previous Tone series headsets from LG, but this has a glossy metallic finish. It has retractable wire management technology for tangle-free operation, jog button to fast forward and rewind, sound and vibration alert to inform of incoming messages, current time and battery status. Continue reading “LG Tone Infinim Bluetooth Stereo headset launched in India for Rs. 10990”

Flipkart expands leadership team, makes two new appointments

Flipkart has announced that it is expanding its leadership team with two new appointments. The homegrown e-commerce player has appointed Rishi Vasudev, as the new Vice President — Fashion (Retail) and Parameswaran Balakrishnan as Vice President — HR for supply chain.

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Aircel launches 3G services in Mumbai, launches plans with extra data for Facebook and Whatsapp usage

Aircel has launched their 3G services in Mumbai that is available for both mobile phones and 3G dongles. Mumbai becomes the third circle where the company has launched its 3G services this year after Delhi and Rajasthan. Aircel customers can just recharge by opting for a tariff plan to get the 3G activated. The tariff plans include, 3G data benefits, voice calls and upto 300 MB of Free Facebook and Whatsapp. The internet pack starts from as low as Rs. 13 and goes till Rs. 195 for 1GB of data. Continue reading “Aircel launches 3G services in Mumbai, launches plans with extra data for Facebook and Whatsapp usage”

AOC India’s first smartphone launching this week

AOC smartphone

AOC, popular for its LED and LCD displays globally, had already revealed its plans to foray into smartphone market and launch new tablets in India. Last week the company appointed Atul Jasra as Business Head for tablets and smartphones in India & other SAARC Countries. Continue reading “AOC India’s first smartphone launching this week”

Vodafone to launch UK broadband and TV services next Spring

EE may have just launched their own fixed broadband and TV service in the UK but chief rival Vodafone is close behind. Whilst talking about the Group’s fixed service income, Vodafone Group CEO Vittorio Colao noted that the company was set to launch its own residential broadband and TV service in the UK in Spring 2015.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and Galaxy Note Edge receive eco-friendly carbon certification

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Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and the Galaxy Note Edge have received an eco-friendly carbon labeling certification in several countries. The Note 4 has received the certifications in Korea, United States, United Kingdom, and Russia, while Galaxy Note Edge won the green label in Japan. The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 has become the first smartphone certified by Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute for low carbon emissions, said the company. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and Galaxy Note Edge receive eco-friendly carbon certification”

Facebook teams up with VivaConnect to debut an ad unit

Facebook has partnered VivaConnect to launch ‘Missed Call’ ad unit business in India. The new ad unit from Facebook is aimed specifically at helping advertisers reach their consumers in developing markets.

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Spice Stellar 517 and Stellar 470 with Android 4.4 listed on official website for Rs. 7999

Spice Stellar 517 and Stellar 470

Spice Stellar 517 and Stellar 470, two new smartphones in the Spice Stellar series are listed on the official website. The Stellar 517 is a minor variation of the Stellar 518 that went on sale few weeks back. It has the same 5-inch FWVGA screen, has an 8-megapixel camera, but this has a 2MP camera compared to the 1.3MP camera and a 3000mAh battery instead of 4000mAh battery on the Stellar 518. The Stellar 470 has a 4.7-inch qHD screen, comes with 8-megapixel rear camera and a 3.2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Spice Stellar 517 and Stellar 470 with Android 4.4 listed on official website for Rs. 7999”

Lava Iris Selfie 50 with 5-inch HD display, 5MP front camera with LED flash launched for Rs. 7699

Lava Iris Selfie 50

Lava has launched Iris Selfie 50, the company’s latest selfie-focused smartphone after the Iris X5 that was launched back in September. It has a 5-inch HD display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4.2 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash to capture better selfies, similar to the Iris X5. Continue reading “Lava Iris Selfie 50 with 5-inch HD display, 5MP front camera with LED flash launched for Rs. 7699”

Microsoft Lumia 535 and Lumia 535 Dual SIM with 5-inch qHD display, 5MP front camera announced

Microsoft Lumia 535 Dual SIM

Microsoft Devices just announced the Lumia 535 and Lumia 535 Dual SIM, first smartphones under Microsoft Lumia brand. These have 5-inch qHD displays, powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 200 processor and run on Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim. These have a 5-megapixel auto focus camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with wide angle lens. Continue reading “Microsoft Lumia 535 and Lumia 535 Dual SIM with 5-inch qHD display, 5MP front camera announced”