LTE equipped Xiaomi Redmi Note to go on sale in China today

Xiaomi’s CEO, Lei Jun, made a surprise announcement today that the much anticipated Redmi Note phablet with LTE would go on sale in China today.

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LG G Watch charging cradle shows up on the Play Store

LG’s G Watch isn’t best known for it’s charging feature; to be more precise, the G Watch’s charging pins have been known to corrode with use, which is a worrying sign. In fact, LG released a software update which they claim fixes the issue!

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Blue Samsung Galaxy S5 to arrive August 17th in the US

To give the current Samsung flagship a touch of style, a Blue colour variant of the device will be making its way soon. The Blue version of the Galaxy S5 will however be available only in the US, in the initial phase at least, via Best Buy. The Galaxy S5 has been on sale for quite a few months now, and it is not often that Samsung pulls off something like this.

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Xolo A550s IPS with 4-inch display, dual-core processor now available for Rs. 5599

Xolo A550S IPS

Xolo A550S IPS, the company’s latest smartphone in the A Series is now available from online retailer Flipkart. It has a 4-inch WVGA IPS display, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core MediaTek MT6572M processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) OS that is upgradable to Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 720p video recording and has a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Xolo A550s IPS with 4-inch display, dual-core processor now available for Rs. 5599”

Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro with 6-inch Quad HD display, Snapdragon 801 officially announced

Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro

Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro that surfaced in China back in May and it went official in June as K920. Today the Lenovo has unveiled the Vibe Z2 Pro smartphone global markets. It has a 6-inch ( 2560 x 1440 pixels) Quad HD display with ultra narrow bezels, powered 2.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 (8974AC) processor with Adreno 330 GPU and Android 4.4 (KitKat) with Vibe UI 2.0. Continue reading “Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro with 6-inch Quad HD display, Snapdragon 801 officially announced”

Philips I928 with 6-inch 1080p display and S388 listed on official website for Rs. 38538 and Rs. 13694

Philips I928

Philips Mobile entered the Indian smartphone market with S308, W3500 and W6610 smartphones back in May. At the launch event the company said that it would launch the I928 smartphone in the country soon. Now Philips I928 and S388, two new Android smartphones have been listed on the official Philips India website along with the price tag. The I928 has a 6-inch 1080p display with 2.5D curved glass screen and narrow bezels, powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek processor, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, f/2.0 lens and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. It has leather-like back cover. Continue reading “Philips I928 with 6-inch 1080p display and S388 listed on official website for Rs. 38538 and Rs. 13694”

Upcoming LG G3 Stylus revealed in official video

LG G3 Stylus

LG G3 Stylus, an upcoming LG smartphone has been revealed on official LG G3 Beat promo video. It shows the smartphone with a stylus, similar to the LG G Pro Lite. LG has not released a high-end phablet with a stylus like Samsung, which has the Galaxy Note series. This could happen with the upcoming G3 Stylus.

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iBall Slide 3G Q7271-IPS20 with 7-inch display, Android 4.4 now available for Rs. 8303

iBall Slide 3G Q7271-IPS20

iBall Slide 3G Q7271-IPS20, the company’s latest tablet in the Slide Performance series is now available on sale on eBay. It has a 7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) IPS display, powered by a quad-core 1.3 GHz processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It comes with a 2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera.

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Silicon Image & MHL: A Primer

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Its been several years now since mobile phones graduated from being just phones to mobile computing devices. They are now the center of your digital life and are a principal means of consumption and to some extent even creation of your personal content. As capabilities increase however, the humble smartphone is graduating to a greater role. The role of your digital hub. Continue reading “Silicon Image & MHL: A Primer”

Xiaomi Mi3 gets MIUI KXDMIBF22.0 update

Xiaomi Mi3 MIUI KXDMIBF22.0

Xiaomi Mi3 got the first update (KXDMIBE18.0) in India couple of weeks back, now a new KXDMIBF22.0 update is available for Indian users as well as Malaysia, Philippines and more countries. This updates brings ‘Resend all’ function in Outbox, optimizations and bug fixes. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi3 gets MIUI KXDMIBF22.0 update”

Karbonn A1+ Super and A5 Turbo smartphones running Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 3490 and Rs. 3290

Karbonn A1 Plus Super

A month after launching A50S, A52+, A12 Star and A11 Star smartphones, Karbonn is back with two new entry-level smartphones, Karbonn A1+ Super and Karbonn A5 Turbo running Android 4.4 (KitKat). Both these smartphones have 3.5-inch HVGA screens. The A1+ Super has a 3-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera and is powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core processor. Continue reading “Karbonn A1+ Super and A5 Turbo smartphones running Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 3490 and Rs. 3290”

5.5 inch iPhone 6 might boast of faster processor than the 4.7 inch model

We already know a bunch of specs and details about the upcoming iPhone 6 launch. One of the information which is highly expected is that Apple will launch iPhone 6 in two models -5.5 inch and 4.7 inch model. Now, a fresh report from Cowen & Co. analyst Timothy Arcuri is suggesting that the Apple will add more powerful and faster processor to 5.5 inch iPhone 6 model than the 4.7 inch one.

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WhatsApp beta gets support for Android Wear

With wearable tech getting popular each day, more and more application developers are making sure they don’t miss out on the action. This, they’re doing by adding support for Android Wear, so apps are more usable on wearables such as smartwatches.

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Xiaomi now #1 in China after replacing Samsung

Samsung isn’t having the best week. First, local Indian manufacturer Micromax toppled the Korean giant to claim the number one spot in India. Next, China’s Xiaomi (that’s been making waves in India as well) replaced Samsung as the numero uno maker in China.

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China’s THL L969 smartphone is made for international markets, provides LTE on the cheap

THL are a Chinese OEM thatstarted off as manufacturers of cloned devices from well-known manufacturers such as HTC. In fact, the THL logo looked a lot like HTC’s yesteryear logo some months back, both of which have changed since.

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