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Samsung has officially announced the Galaxy Note 3 in 3 new accents – Rose Gold White, Rose Gold Black and Merlot Red. After some rumors, the Red and White Gold Samsung Galaxy Note 3 variants went official on Samsung Argentina website last week. Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Note 3 in Jet Black, Classic White and Blush Pink colors back in September. Other specifications are similar to the old ones. Continue reading “Samsung announces Rose Gold White, Rose Gold Black and Merlot Red Galaxy Note 3”
Samsung is working on 20-megapixel camera modules for the second half of the 2014, according to a report from ET News in Korea. Samsung Galaxy S5 is rumored to feature a 16-megapixel camera with ISOCELL sensor, but the report says that it would not feature OIS since Samsung needs at least 50 million OIS modules to implement OIS in the Galaxy S5’s camera module.
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Apple has just announced that the much anticipated iPad Air would be going on sale in India on December 7th at a Maximum Retail Price of Rs.35,900 for the base 16GB WiFi only version. The iPad mini with Retina display is also launching in India for Rs.28900 for the base 16GB WiFi only version. There is no news about the Cellular/3G versions as of now but they might go on sale at a later date. The new iPads would be available in Silver and Space Gray colours. Decent pricing considering that 1 USD is trading for almost Rs.62 currently. The same iPad Air would cost around Rs.34000 in the US and the iPad mini Retina would cost Rs.27000 approximately.
Oppo N1, the Chinese company’s top end flagship that we unboxed earlier, will be available for purchase globally for $599, starting December 10th of this year. The N1 is a 5.9 inch device that aims to be address the current trend of gargantuan phones that bridge the gap between phones and tablets. But Oppo adds its own twists in the form of a rotating camera that lets you take full 13 MP resolution selfies, a rear touch sensor called O-Touch that lets you navigate the screen easily and the choice of your operating system in the form of feature rich Color OS or AOSP based Cyanogen Mod. These features and choices make the N1 a little bit more interesting than the other 6 inch devices, let alone the magnificent build quality. Anyways, if you are looking to get this phone, you will be able to purchase it at OppoStyle.com which ships globally and even some other retailers depending on your country, for 599 USD or 449 EURO.
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S Mobility has launched the Spice Smart Flo Mettle 5X (Mi-504), the latest smartphone in the Spice Smart Flo series with a metal body. It has a 5-inch (480 x 854 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It comes with a 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED flash and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It has Dual SIM support with Dual Standby and has 2G (EDGE) connectivity. Continue reading “Spice Smart Flo Mettle 5X Mi-504 with 5-inch display, metal body launched for Rs. 6499”
BlackBerry India has just announced that the BlackBerry Q10 would be available in India for Rs. 38,990 starting today, as a part of a limited period festive offer. The BlackBerry Q10 was launched in India back in June at a price tag of Rs. 44,990. BlackBerry India shashed the price of the Z10 back in September, which was announced as a temporary price cut, but the smartphone is available in the market at a much cheaper rate. BlackBerry launched the Z30, the company’s latest flagship in India back in October. Continue reading “BlackBerry Q10 price temporarily drops to Rs. 38990 in India”
Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Grand 2 with a 5.2-inch HD screen and a quad-core processor recently. Samsung is all set to launch the Samsung Galaxy Grand Lite (GT-I9060) at the MWC 2014, according to a report from SamMobile. The Grand Lite would lie between the first Galaxy Grand and the Grand 2 and is expected to sport a 5-inch (800 x 480 Pixels) capacitive touch screen display similar to the Galaxy Grand, but this would be powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor similar to the Grand 2. It would run on Android 4.2 or 4.3 (Jelly Bean), pack a 5-megapixel rear camera and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) camera. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Grand Lite rumored to debut at MWC 2014”
Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (RJIL), a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited has signed a deal with the South Korean giant Samsung to supply active BTS infrastructure for 4G, according to a report from DNA. Samsung would venture into base transceiver station (BTS) space for the first time and would supply BTS that facilitates wireless communication between user equipment and the network. Continue reading “Reliance Jio reportedly signs Rs. 7500 crore deal with Samsung for BTS infrastructure”
iBall Andi 5-E7, the first phone in the Andi5 series went on sale online last week at Rs. 6999, now the iBall Andi5-M8, a new smartphone in the Andi5 series has appeared on the official website. It has a 5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core Cortex A7 processor and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean). Unlike the Andi5-E7, this has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash and comes with 3G connectivity. It also has a front-facing camera and has dual SIM support.
Micromax Bolt A61, the latest Android smartphone in the Bolt series appeared on the official website last week. Now the phone is available from the official Micromax eStore. It comes with a with a 4-inch (480 x 800 pixels) display, powered by a 1GHz Spreadtrum SC7710 processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It packs a 2-megapixel rear camera with flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. It also has 3G connectivity and dual SIM support. Continue reading “Micromax Bolt A61 with 4-inch display and Android 4.1 goes on sale for Rs. 4999”
BlackBerry Z10, the first BlackBerry 10 smartphone got a huge price cut in India to Rs. 29,990, from the launch price of Rs. 43,490, back in September. This was supposed to be a limited period festive offer, but now the price of the smartphone is down to around Rs. 25,000 in the Indian market. As a part of Black Friday deal, BlackBerry U.S. online store now offers $200 discount on the BlackBerry Z10’s original price of $399 with a coupon code BFEMAILZ10 during check out. So the final price of the phone would be $199 (Rs. 12,400 approx). Continue reading “BlackBerry Z10 now on sale for $199 in BlackBerry US Online Store till December 2nd”
BlackBerry has started their “25 Days of Gifts” holiday giveaways on the BlackBerry World. In this festive offer, BlackBerry 10 users get a set of premium apps for free every day starting from December 1st, till December 25th. These apps would be based on different categories such as apps, movies and games depending on the region. The offer would be available only for 24 hours, so you can’t claim the app or game, if you have missed it. Continue reading “BlackBerry 10 users get premium apps for free everyday till December 25th”
Classic Angry Birds game got 30 new levels earlier this week in the new Short Fuse update, now the Angry Birds Seasons Arctic Eggspedition update brings 25 new levels every day for the next 25 days. In addition this update also includes 4 bonus levels. These new levels have underwater attack through the icy Arctic sea. You can wait for a new level every day till the Christmas day, or an in-app purchase unlocks them all right away. The new update is live for Android, and is yet to roll out for the iPhone and iPad. Continue reading “Angry Birds Seasons Arctic Eggspedition update for Android and iOS brings new levels”
Just a day after the rumors about Red and White Gold Samsung Galaxy Note 3, these new Note 3 variants have been listed on the official Samsung Argentina website. As noted by SamMobile, both these variants are expected to go on sale globally in January 2014. Samsung launched the Note 3 in Blush Pink color in Korea this month, which is available only in select countries. Continue reading “Red and White Gold Samsung Galaxy Note 3 go official in Argentina”
Xolo has just launched the Q500, the company’s latest smartphone in the Q CORE series featuring a quad-core Snapdragon 200 processor. It has a 4-inch (480 x 800 pixels) capacitive touch screen display based on OGS (One Glass Solution) technology , powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 (MSM8225Q) processor with Adreno 203 GPU and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 720p video recording and has a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. The phone comes with dual SIM support with dual standby. Continue reading “Xolo Q500 with 4-inch display, quad-core Snapdragon 200 processor launched for Rs. 7999”
