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Reliance details iPhone 5S and 5C plans with zero down-payment, starts at Rs. 2599 per month with a 2 year contract

Reliance Communications (RCom) has launched the iPhone 5S and the iPhone 5C in India as they promised. We reported that the operator plans to launch these phones in India with attractive plans with a 2 year contract. Now the company has detailed those plans. The company has announced two new offers, Rs. 2,599 per month for the iPhone 5c and Rs 2,999 per month for the iPhone 5s with a 24 month contract. This include the handset cost, unlimited local and STD calls, SMS’, national roaming and 3G data. This makes RCOM the first company to launch the iPhone with no down payment plans.

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Citibank India offers 10% Cash back on iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C today

Apple iPhone 5S and 5C Citibank Cash back

Citibank offered 10% cash back on iPad mini back in May, now it offers 10% cash back on the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C that is launching in India today. This limited period Diwali offer is available in India only today, November 1st and is applicable for users who purchase these iPhones with Citibank credit cards at the launch locations in select cities. Citibank says that Cashback is limited to 10% of the MRP of the product purchased and capped at Rs. 12000 per card for transactions. It also adds that customers will receive the cash back only after 1st November and before 31st December 2013. Continue reading “Citibank India offers 10% Cash back on iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C today”

Thor: The Dark World game released for Android, iPhone and iPad

Thor The Dark World game

Gameloft has partnered with Marvel have partnered once again to launch Thor : The Dark World, The Official Game to iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Android devices, just in time for the launch of the new film, Marvel’s Thor: The Dark World. Gameloft and Marvel partnered for the Iron Man 3 game that was released back in April. This is a action-packed adventure, in which you play Thor and follow his epic quest to stop Malekith’s dark ambitions, and restore order to the Nine Worlds. You can fight alongside legendary Asgardians, like Sif or Heimdall, summon Einherjar warriors for help, upgrade your skills and allies, and compete with friends for unique rewards.

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Samsung Galaxy Nexus will NOT receive Android 4.4 KitKat – Google

So, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus will not receive the Android 4.4 KitKat update if Google’s own FAQs are to be believed. The second Samsung-made Nexus device was actually the first device that came packaged with Play services and hence a subsidized price. The prices of the Galaxy Nexus got even lower just before the Nexus 4 was announced and hence managed to ramp up adoption in the mean while. It is safe to assume that this Nexus device is popular, but the cold hard truth is Google doesn’t update its Nexus device beyond the 18 month period. The Nexus S was the first victim, which also faced several hardware constraints, but this is the first time there are no hardware constraints but the update cycle will just not help the good old Galaxy Nexus out.

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Google Nexus 5 coming soon to India, Play Store prices 16 GB version for Rs. 28,999

The just announced Google Nexus 5 has been spotted on the Indian Play Store, with it listed as “coming soon” to India along with the price tags of Rs. 28,999 for the 16GB version and Rs. 32,999 for the 32 GB version. The Nexus 5 was just announced by LG and Google, but had leaked like a broken cauldron over the internet for the past few weeks and even months. The phone has a 5 inch full HD IPS screen with LG’s own in-cell touch technology and is powered by the blazing fast Snapdragon 800 processor, among many other hardware features. It also runs on the latest version of Android – 4.4 KitKat which has been spruced up with new user interface changes, a changed dialer, and a lot more under the hood for developers to take advantage of. Now that the phone has been announced, we think it might not take long to arrive in India as the listing has already shown up on the Indian Play Store.

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Google Nexus 5 retail box surfaces in more countries, shows up in a new walkthrough video

Google Nexus 5 Retail Box Leak

We had already seen piles of Google Nexus 5 retail boxes in Canada earlier this week, now close up image of the Nexus 5 retail box has surfaced from a Instagram user in the UK, and a XDA user has posted images of the retail box that was taken in Hong Kong. Looks like Google is piling up the stocks of the Nexus 5 before the official launch. Even though the Google Nexus 5 is yet to release, the complete specifications and the press image of the smartphone had already leaked. Full specifications of the Nexus 5 was revealed by a Canadian Retailer recently, and we already know that the phone would start at $349 for the 16GB version, which was leaked in the Play Store listing accidentally. Continue reading “Google Nexus 5 retail box surfaces in more countries, shows up in a new walkthrough video”

Samsung Z9005 RedWood running Tizen 2.2 surfaces in a video

Samsung Z9005 Redwood Tizen

Samsung confirmed earlier this year that they would launch a Tizen-based device in 2013. We had already seen an image of the Samsung GT-I8800 codenamed Redwood back in May, now guys at Tizen Experts has got their hands on the Tizen RedWood device (Z9005) that run on the new Tizen 2.2 OS. Since the device is inside a casing, we couldn’t get the glimpse of the complete device. This brings a lot of new features such as scrollable status bar, more toggles, screen mirroring, tethering and more. Continue reading “Samsung Z9005 RedWood running Tizen 2.2 surfaces in a video”

Vodafone slashes 2G data rates by 80% for its Pay As You Go customers across India

Vodafone was the first operator in the country to announce reduction in 2G data rates for the Pay as you Go (PAYG) users by 80%, back in June. It rolled out the new rates in select circles such as Karnataka, UP West and Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh as a pilot launch and announced that it would be rolled out in other circles across India in a phased manner. Now the company has announced the new rates would roll out for all pre-paid and post-paid customers on 2G on a ‘Pay as you Go’ basis across its circles in India from November 1, 2013. Continue reading “Vodafone slashes 2G data rates by 80% for its Pay As You Go customers across India”

Sony reports Q2 FY13 results, mobile sales increase by 39% YoY

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Sony Corporation today reported net loss of 19.3 billion yen ($196.65 million) for its second quarter that ended September 30th 2013. Even though it posted a loss, it reported strong smartphones sales in the quarter, which increased 39.3 percent compared to Q2 2012. Even though it is not in the top 5 list of smartphone vendors by shipments as reported by IDC recently, Sony has reported that they have sold 10 million smartphones in the quarter, which is about 0.4 million units more than the last quarter. Continue reading “Sony reports Q2 FY13 results, mobile sales increase by 39% YoY”

Intel to make 64 bit ARM chips starting next year

Intel is gearing up to start making 64 bit ARM chips starting next year. Before you jump to conclusions, do know that Intel is planning to fabricate 64 bit ARM chips for its partner Altera, signaling a huge wave of change for the company. It is very well known that Intel is struggling in its mobile business, only recently making strides with the Clovertrail and Baytrail SoCs, and they are all based on the x86 architecture. Intel does not only make its own chips, it does fabrication for other companies too, like Altera for example. The current market leader for ARM fabrication is undoubtedly TSMC, which does fabrication for most companies from Nvidia to Qualcomm. So, in perfect sense, Intel is now a competitor to TSMC rather than Qualcomm or Nvidia.

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ZTE Blade Q Mini, Blade Q and Blade Q Maxi with dual-core processor, Android 4.2 announced

ZTE Blade Q Mini, Blade Q and Blade Q Maxi

ZTE has announced three new devices, Blade Q Mini, Blade Q and Blade Q Maxi in the Blade series for European market. The Blade Q Mini has a 4-inch (480 x 800 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, Blade Q has a 4.5-inch (480 x 854 pixels) capacitive touch screen display and the Blade Q Maxi has a 5-inch (480 x 854 pixels) capacitive touch screen display. All these phones are powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core MediaTek MT6572 processor with Mali 400 GPU and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). These smartphones pack, 1GB of RAM, 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and comes with 21 MB/s 3G HSPA+ connectivity. Continue reading “ZTE Blade Q Mini, Blade Q and Blade Q Maxi with dual-core processor, Android 4.2 announced”

Idea Ultra with 5-inch display, quad-core processor launched for Rs. 10500

Idea Ultra launch

Idea Cellular has launched the Idea Ultra, the company’s latest flagship smartphone. It has a 5-inch (480 x 854 pixels) IPS display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support with dual standby similar to other Idea phones. Continue reading “Idea Ultra with 5-inch display, quad-core processor launched for Rs. 10500”

Twitter for Android and iPhone updated with in-line image and video previews

Twitter has updated both the Android (v 4.1.9) and iPhone (v5.12) apps with a new in-line preview. Now, Tweets that have images posted via Twitter and videos will be available in-line. You can just tap to see more of the photo or play the video. You can turn off the image previews from the settings. You can also reply, retweet or favorite a Tweet easily from your timeline just by a tap. Twitter for Android and iPhone got conversations view back in August. Continue reading “Twitter for Android and iPhone updated with in-line image and video previews”

Jabra Solemate Mini portable Bluetooth speaker launched in India for Rs. 4999

Jabra Solemate Mini

Jabra, the popular bluetooth accessories manufacturer has launched the Solemate Mini, successor of the Solemate speaker in India. Unlike the Solemate, the Solemate has a compact size and surprisingly big sound. It is Acoustically-designed and comes with the front-facing speakers to ensure optimal performance with super bass response. It has all-round rubber protection design which makes it durable enough to handle the regular scratches and resistant to sweat, dust and splashes. It has Bluetooth 3.0 support and NFC pairing. It offers battery life of upto 8 hours. Continue reading “Jabra Solemate Mini portable Bluetooth speaker launched in India for Rs. 4999”