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Dual-Screen YotaPhone manufactured by Yota Devices was launched in India on Flipkart last month at a price tag of Rs. 23,499. It has got a huge price cut of Rs. 5,500 and is available for Rs. 17,999 from Flipkart. This was first spotted by Maktechblog. Continue reading “YotaPhone gets a price cut in India, now available for Rs. 17999”
Intex Aqua V4, the company’s latest entry-level smartphone in the Aqua series is now available from eBay. It has a 3.5-inch HVGA screen, is powered by a 1GHz Spreadtrum processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 2-megapixel rear camera and a VGA front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support and 3G connectivity. It comes pre-loaded with Opera Mini, OLX and other Intex apps.
Continue reading “Intex Aqua V4 with 3.5-inch display, Android 4.4 now available for Rs. 2699”
Huawei Ascend P7, the company’s flagship smartphone is now available in India from online retailer Flipkart and eBay. It has a 5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) full HD IPS touch-sensitive display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3, is powered by Huawei’s own 1.8 GHz quad-core processor with Mali-450 MP4 GPU and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Huawei own Emotion UI 2.3 on top. Continue reading “Huawei Ascend P7 now available in India for Rs. 27999”
Obi Mobiles has launched Obi Alligator S454, the company’s latest smartphone. It has a 4.5-inch qHD display, is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core 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. It comes with 3G connectivity and dual SIM support, similar to most other Obi smartphones. Continue reading “Obi Alligator S454 with 4.5-inch qHD display, Quad-core processor launched for Rs. 6450”
Meizu announced MX4 Pro, the company’s latest flagship smartphone recently after several rumors. It has a 5.5-inch (2560 x 1536) IPS display with 546 ppi pixel density, more than Quad HD or 2K resolution. It uses NEGA negative LCD panel with LED backlight that promises better quality images and less battery consumption. It is powered by a Octa-Core Exynos 5430 processor (ARM cortex®-A15 2.0GHz x 4 + Cortex A7 1.5GHz x 4) and runs on Flyme OS 4.1. Continue reading “Meizu MX4 Pro with 5.5-inch (2560 x 1536) display, Octa-Core Exynos 5430 SoC announced”
YouTube has started private beta testing of Music Key , its recently launched subscription service for web, Android and iOS. The music service that lets you watch and listen to music without ads, in the background or offline is giving selected users its first look.
Continue reading “YouTube Music Key service kick starts testing in private beta”
Micromax Bolt AD4500, the latest smartphone in the Bolt series is now available from eBay. It has dual front-facing speakers similar to the Micromax Bolt A082 and the Canvas Fire series that went on sale recently. It has dual SIM support, but there is no sign of 3G connectivity, so it is likely to come with 2G (EDGE) support only. Check out the complete specifications below. Continue reading “Micromax Bolt AD4500 with dual front speakers, Android 4.4 now available for Rs. 5249”
Japan’s LINE Corporation has launched LINE Trio, a new puzzle game for Android and iOS platforms. In this game you join detective Brown on an adventure to return the masterpieces stolen from the LINE gallery by the devious Phantom Thief X. Along with his assistant Romeo, Detective Brown will solve an increasingly difficult series of puzzles to clear the stages while gathering painting fragments along the way. Continue reading “LINE Trio puzzle game launched for Android and iPhone”
Corning Incorporated just announced the Gorilla Glass 4, the company’s fourth generation Gorilla Glass and the successor of the most popular Gorilla Glass 3 present on 3 billion devices. The Gorilla Glass 4 is thin and light as previous versions, but has been formulated to deliver drastically improved damage resistance allowing improved in-field performance and is two times tougher than any competitive cover glass design now in the market, says the company. Continue reading “Corning Gorilla Glass 4 with two times improved damage resistance announced”
Qualcomm has announced its new Gobi 9×45 fifth-generation Category 10 LTE cellular multimode modem that supports global Carrier Aggregation (CA) for download speeds of up to 450 Mbps, upload speeds of up to 100Mbps, and CA across the TDD and FDD spectrum, compared to 300Mbps download speeds in the 9×25, 9×30 and 9×35 Gobi modems. It is based on the second-generation 20nm technology node and supports up to 60 MHz 3x CA in the downlink and up to 40 MHz 2x CA in the uplink. Continue reading “Qualcomm Gobi 9×45 LTE Multimode Modem announced, offers download speed of up to 450Mbps”
Ambrane has launched their P-1000 STAR 10400mAh Power Bank on Snapdeal. It uses Samsung lithium-ion cells for improved performance and has dual USB Port to charge two devices at the same time, compared to one USB port on the 10400mAh Xiaomi Mi Power Bank. It also has an an LED indicator and a bright LED torch light. Continue reading “Ambrane P-1000 STAR 10400mAh Power Bank launched on Snapdeal for Rs. 999”
Alcatel One Touch has launched Alcatel OneTouch Flash smartphone in India, as expected. It packs a 5.5-inch HD display, is powered by a Octa-Core MediaTek MT6592M processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Alcatel One Touch Flash with 5.5-inch HD display, 13MP camera launched in India for Rs. 9999”
Huawei and Russian operator MegaFon have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the development of 5G technology with a view to a potential launch in time for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The MoU builds on a partnership between the two companies that stretches back to the deployment of GSM in 2002. The MoU is likely to mean 5G services could become available to participants and guests at the 2018 World Cup in Russia and as part of the MoU, the two companies will work together to plan, build and deploy 5G network infrastructure. Continue reading “Huawei and Russia’s MegaFon plan for 5G launch at 2018 World Cup”
Steve Unger has been appointed as the new interim Chief Executive Officer set regulator Ofcom until the position is filled permanently in early 2015. Unger will replace Ed Richards, the current CEO, who has announced he is leaving his position at the end of the year. Unger, who holds a Master’s degree in Physics and a PhD in AstroPhysics, has previously held Director roles at Manet Telecom and the Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes. Continue reading “Steve Unger takes over as Ofcom CEO”
Uber has launched UberGO, a low-cost Uber service cheaper than the UberX in India. Uber entered India last year with its UberBLACK service and launched its UberX service back in June. The base fare for UberGO is just Rs.20 or Rs. 40 depending on the city. Rate per minute and kilometer are also cheaper in UberGO compared to UberX. It is now available in all the 10 cities where Uber is operational, across India that includes, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chandigarh, Chennai, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi and Pune. Continue reading “UberGO cheaper version of UberX launched in India”
