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With an aim to put a curb on growing smartphone thefts, Governor Jerry Brown of California has signed the ‘Kill switch’ bill into a law. Starting July 1st, 2015, the law will require all smartphone makers to install kill switch on the phones that lets users remotely lock them in case they are stolen.
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iBall has launched Andi5S Cobalt3, the latest smartphone in the Cobalt series. It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) IPS display based on one glass solution (OGS) technology, 12-megapixel auto focus camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera, similar to the Andi5T Cobalt2 that was launched back in March. The quad-core processor has been replaced by a 1.7 GHz Octa-Core processor and it runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Continue reading “iBall Andi5S Cobalt3 with Octa-Core processor, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 12499”
Homeshop 18 has teamed up with Paytm to integrate its wallet for online shopping. The integration will allow customers with an alternate payment option.
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Opera Software has announced that there are over 100 million active users on its Android browsers. The company also announced that India, China, Indonesia, Russia and Mexico have the largest number of Opera users on Android.
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LG L60 X-147 that went on sale online in India for Rs. 7,990 earlier this week is now listed on the official LG India website for Rs. 9000 (MRP). It has a 4.3-inch WVGA screen, 1.3 GHz dual-core processor, Android 4.4 (KitKat), 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, VGA front-facing camera and has dual SIM support with two normal SIM slots. Continue reading “LG L60 Dual listed on official website for Rs. 9000”
Spotify made its iOS and Android apps free back in December last year that doesn’t require you to buy premium subscription for listening music. Today the company has announced that it has updated its Windows Phone app offering free access to Spotify. This introduces shuffle play that lets you play any artist, album, or playlist in shuffle mode. Free access to Spotify is available for iOS, Android and Windows Phone apps in select markets worldwide where it is live. Continue reading “Spotify for Windows Phone finally goes free”
Oppo India has entered into a partnership with Flipkart to sell its smartphones, including its flagship Oppo Find 7 smartphone. Oppo tied up with Amazon India last month to sell its smartphones online. The Oppo Find 7, its current flagship was launched in India back in June for Rs. 37,990 and it launched the N1 Mini smartphone recently. All its smartphones that has been launched in India are available on Flipkart starting today, August 26th.
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Swipe Technologies has launched Swipe Sense, the company new smartphone in its fablet series. It resembles China’s Elephone P2000 and the iberry Auxus Note 5.5 and comes with a fingerprint scanner similar to these smartphones. Specifications are different though. It has a 5.5-inch qHD screen, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has an 8-megapixel camera with LED flash and a 3.2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Swipe Sense with 5.5-inch display, fingerprint scanner launched for Rs. 9999”
Xiaomi launched the Redmi 1S, a budget smartphone in India at the Mi 3 launch event last month, today at the Delhi event the company has announced that it would go on sale at Rs. 5999 on Flipkart starting September 2nd. It would be a flash sale similar to the Mi 3, and the registrations for the sale would begin starting today, August 26th at 6PM. This is Rs. 1,000 cheaper than the price Xiaomi announced last month, just like it did for the Mi3. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi 1S to go on sale on Flipkart starting September 2nd for Rs. 5999”
Samsung launched the Galaxy K zoom smartphone in India last month exclusively on Amazon. Now Flipkart has started teasing the Galaxy S5 Mini, mentioning it as exclusive. The Galaxy S5 Mini was unveiled last month and the Galaxy S5 Mini Duos (SM-G800H) appeared on the official Samsung India website couple of weeks back. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini could launch in India exclusively on Flipkart”
If you’ve been following the latest tech news, you’d perhaps know that wearables are the ‘in’ thing. A fad or not, wearables are definitely something that’s in the center of focus of many a manufacturer. Continue reading “Samsung could launch a Gear smartwatch that can make calls, and one that’s round”
LG has made the G3 Stylus smartphone official after several rumors. It borrows G3’s design, comes with a Rubberdium stylus pen and has new user experience (UX) features of the G3. It has a 5.5-inch qHD display, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “LG G3 Stylus with 5.5-inch display, 13MP camera announced”
Chinese makers have been making quite a lot of noise of late. In fact, the last two or three ‘exciting’ releases have all come from the Far East — Xiaomi Mi 3 (Mi 4 as well), OPPO Find 7 and of course, the OnePlus One.
Continue reading “Soon to release Meizu MX4 glimpsed yet again”
Huawei has announced a new entry-level smartphone – the Honor 3C Play. With its latest addition, the company is looking to capture the low-end market in its hometown. Continue reading “Entry-level Huawei Honor 3C Play with 5-inch display goes official”
Recently Flipkart sent out press invites for the launch of its Intel Atom-powered tablet on August 27th. Today the online retailer has posted a teaser image of the tablet with Digiflip Pro and Intel brandings on the back. The image has the wordings Packed with features. Powered by intelligence. This clearly shows that it would be powered by Intel processor and come with new features that were not present in its Digiflip Pro XT 712 tablet. Continue reading “Flipkart teases its upcoming Intel-powered Digiflip Pro tablet”
