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Xolo Play Tegra Note officially launched for Rs. 17999

Xolo Play Tegra Note

Xolo has officially launched the Xolo Play Tegra Note, the company’s first Tegra 4-powered tablet in India officially, as it promised last week. It was announced back in September as NVIDIA Tegra Note and went on pre-order through online retail stores in India last week. It packs a 7-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) IPS display with support for NVIDIA DirectStylus technology and also comes with a stylus pen. It is powered by a 1.8 GHz quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 4 CPU with 72 Core NVIDIA GeForce GPU and runs Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It would get OTA updates directly from NVIDIA. The Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) would be available sometime in Q1 2014. It has dual front-facing speakers, Bass reflex port for better clarity and extended frequency range up to 12kHz.

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Sony starts rolling out Android 4.3 Jellybean to Xperia Z1 and Xperia Z Ultra

Sony has been one of those companies which has always given a timeline for its Android updates. While other manufacturers are busy working on Android 4.4 KitKat for their flagship devices, Sony is silently pushing relatively minor Android 4.3 Jellybean update to two of its top of the shelf products – Sony Xperia Z1 and Sony Xperia Z Ultra.

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Samsung Galaxy Core Advance with 4.7-inch display, dual-core processor announced

Samsung Galaxy Core Advance

Samsung has announced the Galaxy Core Advance, a new smartphone in the Galaxy series and the successor of Galaxy Core that was launched earlier this year. It has a 4.7-inch (800 x 480 Pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a  5-megapixel Auto Focus Camera with LED Flash and a 0.3MP (VGA)front-facing camera. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Core Advance with 4.7-inch display, dual-core processor announced”

Nokia Lumia 1520 launched in India for Rs. 46999

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Nokia has finally launched the Lumia 1520, the company’s latest smartphones in the Lumia series in India, as they promised last week. It was unveiled back in October and packs a 6-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) full HD touch screen IPS ClearBlack display with Gorilla Glass 2 protection, powered by a 2.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor and runs on Windows Phone 8 with the latest GDR3 with Lumia Black update. It packs a 20-megapixel autofocus rear camera with new oversampling technology, ZEISS optics with Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) and  dual LED flash. It also has Nokia Camera app that combines the Smart, Pro and Video modes. It also has a 1.2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 1520 launched in India for Rs. 46999”

LG Gx with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 600 processor announced

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LG has announced the LG Gx in Korea. This has similar specifications as the LG Optimus G Pro, but this is slightly different in its design and comes with 2.6GHz LTE support. It packs a 5.5-inch (1920×1080 pixels) Full HD IPS display, powered by a 1.7 GHz quad-core Qualcomm  Snapdragon 600 processor with Adreno 320 GPU and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 13MP rear camera with LED Flash, 2.1 MP front-facing camera and packs a 3140 mAh removable battery. Continue reading “LG Gx with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 600 processor announced”

LG G2 to receive Android 4.4 KitKat later this month

LG has been a little bit late in bringing software updates to its Android smartphone series, but things seemed to have changed for the South Korean manufacturer. When Google announced their latest and greatest version of Android – 4.4 KitKat in November, few people were ebullient, few were skeptical and a whole lot had only one question – “When is it coming to my phone?”. LG G2 is LG’s current flagship smartphone and rightly so, LG is giving it the treatment it deserves. Just over a 50 days since the launch of Android 4.4 KitKat, LG are announcing that the Android 4.4 KitKat update will be coming to LG G2 at the end of this month, but only in South Korea for now.

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Micromax Canvas 2.2 A114 with 5-inch qHD display, 1.3 GHz quad-core processor now available for Rs. 12999

Micromax Canvas 2.2 A114

Micromax Canvas 2.2 A114, a new smartphone in the Canvas series is now available from online retailer Flipkart. It packs a 5-inch (960 x 540 pixels) IPS display, powered by 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582M processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED Flash, 1080p full HD video recording and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support, similar to other Canvas smartphones and has both English and Hindi language support. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas 2.2 A114 with 5-inch qHD display, 1.3 GHz quad-core processor now available for Rs. 12999”

Xolo Q1000 Opus now available online for Rs. 9999

Xolo Q1000 Opus

Xolo Q1000 Opus that went on pre-order in India online recently, is now available from online retailer Infibeam. It comes with a 5-inch (854 ×480 pixels) FWVGA capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Broadcom (BCM23550) processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with BSI sensor, LED flash and 720p HD video recording and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support with dual standby.
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Notion Ink Adam 2 goes on sale in India , priced at Rs.16499 for WiFi version


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Remember Notion Ink with their innovative but quirky Android tablet that incorporated a Pixel Qi display? Roughly 3 years later they’re back in action with the Notion Ink Adam II. The tablet is running an almost AOSP build of Android 4.2.2. Internal specifications include a 1.5Ghz Dual Core Cortex A9 processor and it has 1GB of DDR3 RAM. Storage is a bit limited at 8GB but it can be expanded via the microSD card slot.  Continue reading “Notion Ink Adam 2 goes on sale in India , priced at Rs.16499 for WiFi version”

Windows Phone 8.1 leak suggests incoming on-screen controls

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Rumors have been going around for a while that Microsoft might drop the hardware buttons requirement for their mobile operating system. This first leak by the infamous Evleaks seems to reaffirm this. Continue reading “Windows Phone 8.1 leak suggests incoming on-screen controls”

Google and LG fixing hardware issues with Nexus 5 with minor redesign

Google’s Nexus 5 is one great phone for its price and currently it is Google’s best smartphone in the market. Google is giving all the attention that this handset, manufactured by LG, demands. Earlier, when the phone was launched, people claimed that the camera was not up to the mark as Google had widely advertised the camera on the Nexus 5. Then there were reports from users that the loudspeaker audio isn’t that great and that the physical buttons on the sides are not that great and clunky.

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Google Maps Navigation expands reach to 25 more countries

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Google today announced that their Maps Navigation beta will now cover 25 more countries including a healthy spread between Africa, Europe, Central America and Asia. This brings the total tally up to 99 countries. Continue reading “Google Maps Navigation expands reach to 25 more countries”

Steve Mollenkopf to be the next Qualcomm CEO

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Qualcomm today announced that Steve Mollenkopf will be the next CEO of Qualcomm. Mollenkopf is currently employed as the Chief Operating Officer at the company. The announcement comes at an interesting time when Microsoft is said to have been pursuing Mollenkopf as a potential successor to Steve Ballmer. He would have joined an interesting line up of potential successors to the Microsoft throne including Ford CEO Alan Mulally, VMWare CEO Pat Gelsinger and Microsoft’s own Head of Business Development, Satya Nadella. The timing of the announcement hence doesn’t seem like a coincidence. Continue reading “Steve Mollenkopf to be the next Qualcomm CEO”

DataWind PocketSurfer 5X, 5 and 3G5 smartphones with 5-inch display launched, starts at Rs. 3499

DataWind PocketSurfer 5X, 5 and 3G5

DataWind, popular for its low-cost Aakash tablet and UbiSlate tablets has entered into smartphone market with its new PocketSurfer range – PocketSurfer 5X, PocketSurfer 5 and PocketSurfer 3G5. The PocketSurfer 5X has a 5-inch WQVGA display, powered by a single-core 1GHz Cortex A8 processor and runs on Linux OS. Both the PocketSurfer 5 and PocketSurfer 3G5 have a 5-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display. The PocketSurfer 5 is powered by a single-core 1 GHz Cortex A9 processor and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). The 3G5 is powered by a dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex A7 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). Continue reading “DataWind PocketSurfer 5X, 5 and 3G5 smartphones with 5-inch display launched, starts at Rs. 3499”