Half of the Angry Birds games go free for Windows Phone 8

Angry Birds Star Wars II

Angry Birds has been a longstanding mega hit gaming franchise from Rovio and usually, a copy sells for 99 cents, or 55 Indian rupees, in the local currency. There was a time when the original game went free for a while, as a part of Nokia’s promotion, but suddenly now, half of the collection has gone free. We are not sure if this is a store glitch or something, but exactly half of the Angry Birds collection has gone free in the Indian Windows Phone 8 Store. The games that have gone free are – Original Angry Birds, Angry Birds Star Wars and Angry Birds Star Wars II, while the Seasons, Rio and Space are still showing as paid.

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Grand Theft Auto: Truck carrying 22,500 LG G2 Smartphones stolen in Indiana

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“Bring me the LG G2, a truck load.” said Mrs. Phillips, and Trevor did, only to return and find his mom missing. But that was in a weird alternate reality gaming universe where “Deludamol” was called LG G2. But in reality, a bizarre incident reveals its similarities with the former, where not one, not two, but a truck, full of LG G2 Smartphones(total 22,500), has been stolen in Indiana, USA. CNet reports that the theft happened when the truck driver, who was on his way to one of the Sprint distribution centers in Kentucky, was taking a bathroom break. Seemingly confirmed by a LG spokesperson, the damage due to this theft is roughly around 12 million USD. That’s a lot of money.

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Micromax to launch its devices in Russia and Romania

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Micromax is all set to launch their devices in Russia and Romania later this year, according to a recent report from The Hindu Business Line. Micromax roped in the Hollywood actor Hugh Jackman as their brand Ambassador and launched its flagship smartphone, the Canvas Turbo, the company’s latest flagship smartphone with a full HD display yesterday. Continue reading “Micromax to launch its devices in Russia and Romania”

Zen Ultrafone 701 FHD with 5-inch 1080p display now available for Rs. 17999

Zen Ultrafone 701 FHD

Zen launched the Ultrafone 701 HD, the company’s first smartphone with HD display back in April, now the Zen Ultrafone 701 FHD, the company’s latest flagship smartphone with 5-inch full HD display is now available from online retailer Snapdeal. It has a 5.0-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) IPS display based on one-glass solution (OGS) technology and Corning Gorilla Glass 2 protection, powered by 1.5 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 13-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED Flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. Intex and Micromax launched their flagship smartphones with a full HD display recently. Continue reading “Zen Ultrafone 701 FHD with 5-inch 1080p display now available for Rs. 17999”

iBall Andi 4.5z with 4.5-inch qHD display and Android 4.2 now available for Rs. 7499

iBall Andi 4.5z

iBall Andi 4.5z, the company’s new smartphone in the Andi series is now available from online retailer Shopclues and packs a 4.5-inch qHD (960 x 540 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display, powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash and a front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support with dual standby and packs a 1700 mAh battery. This would compete with the Zen Ultrafone 502 that has similar features, which went on sale last week. Continue reading “iBall Andi 4.5z with 4.5-inch qHD display and Android 4.2 now available for Rs. 7499”

Dhoom 3 game exclusively arrives on Windows Phone 8

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Another day, another exclusive game/app for Windows Phone in India. Just after Krrish3, we now have Dhoom 3, another highly awaited multi starrer sequel in Bollywood this year, is getting its own game. Publishing games for movies is kind of a new marketing avenue for the respective movie producers and Yash Raj Films, Dhoom 3’s maker acknowledges this, by partnering with game dev 99Games Online Private Limited to release the Dhoom 3 game. It is an endless 3D moto racing game, which follows the popular formula of Temple Run and Subway Surfers with perks, power ups and feels like a good fit in this genre. You play Aamir Khan, whose bike you maneuver, who is being chased by Abhishek Bachchan and Uday Chopra in two other bikes, and thus begins the endless chase to fight your boredom.

You can download the game from the Windows Phone Store here. And here’s a trailer for the game, it’s CG and does not represent actual gameplay –

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0zuM-sWROs

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MapmyIndia Maps for iPhone launched for free

MapmyIndia Maps for iPhone

MapmyIndia, popular for its GPS navigation and mobile apps has launched the MapmyIndia Maps app for iPhone users. MapmyIndia made Sygic & MapmyIndia offline GPS Navigation app for Android completely free for Indian users last month. This offers  accurate and updated interactive maps of India including house addresses. It also offers Step-by-step driving direction, POIs and more. Even though this not an universal app, this works on iPads too. Continue reading “MapmyIndia Maps for iPhone launched for free”

Huawei Ascend P6 officially launched in India for Rs. 29999

Huawei has officially launched the Ascend P6, the company’s latest flagship smartphone in India. It was announced back in June and went on sale in India online earlier this week. It packs a packs a 4.7-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) display based on in-cell LCD screen technology with responsive touch that works even when wearing gloves, powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) with new Emotion UI. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with BSI sensor, F2.0 aperture and 4cm macro and 1080P full HD video recording and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. The phone is just 6.18mm thick and weighs just 120 grams. Continue reading “Huawei Ascend P6 officially launched in India for Rs. 29999”

Reliance Jio gets unified telecom license across India


Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (RJIL), a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited has announced that it has received unified License for all 22 Service Areas across India. This would allow RJIL to offer all telecom services including voice telephony under a single license. It is the only pan India operator with Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) spectrum across 22 circles capable of offering fourth generation (4G) wireless services. Continue reading “Reliance Jio gets unified telecom license across India”

Samsung reports record profit of $9.6 billion in Q3 2013

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Samsung just reported its Q3 earnings for 2013, in which the company has managed to make operating profit of 10.16 trillion won (~US$9.6 billion), which is the highest Samsung has ever posted in a single quarter and a 7-percent increase compared to last quarter. It has reported net profit of 8.24  trillion won (~US$7.76 billion) and revenues of 59.08 trillion won (~US$55.6 billion). Mobile phone sales accounted for 35.20 trillion won (~US$33.1 billion), which is 2-percent increase compared to last quarter. Continue reading “Samsung reports record profit of $9.6 billion in Q3 2013”

Xolo A500L with 4-inch display, dual-core processor and Android 4.2 coming soon

 Xolo A500L

Xolo launched the A500S back in August, now it is all set to launch the A500L in the A Series. It has appeared on the official Xolo website and packs a 4-inch  (480×800 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.3 GHz dual-core MediaTek MT 6572 processor with Mali 400 MP GPU and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 3.0-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support with dual standby similar to other Xolo smartphones. This would compete with the recently launched Panasonic T31 that has almost similar specifications.
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Micromax Canvas Turbo with 5-inch 1080p display, 2GB RAM, 13MP camera launched for Rs. 19990

MMX Canvas Turbo

Micromax has finally launched the most expected Canvas Turbo, the company’s latest flagship smartphone in India. It has a 5.0-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) CGS (Continuous Grain Silicon) IPS display, powered by 1.5 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6589T processor and runs on Android 4.2.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 13-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED Flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera similar to the Canvas 4. It has Camerazzi camera which offers a lot of features including 360 degree panorama, Cinemagraph that lets usr animate still photographs (.GIF) and Object Eraser feature allows users to erase unwanted objects from still pictures that are shot with the smartphone. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Turbo with 5-inch 1080p display, 2GB RAM, 13MP camera launched for Rs. 19990”

Dead Trigger 2 for Android, iPhone and iPad released for free

Madfinger Games, the creators of the popular games such as Shadowgun and Dead Trigger has released Dead Trigger 2 as they promised . The Dead Trigger 2 is a first person zombie shooter similar to the first game that was released in 2012. You need to find a safe place to hide-out, get equipped, and fight for your life in a real time bid for survival against an onslaught of bloodthirsty undead. Continue reading “Dead Trigger 2 for Android, iPhone and iPad released for free”

LG G Pro Lite Dual SIM phone with 5.5-inch display now available in India online for Rs. 18300


LG G Pro Lite Dual that was announced earlier this month is now available in India from online retailer Snapdeal. It packs a  5.5-inch (960 ×540 pixels) IPS display, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core MediaTek MT6577 processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It packs a 8-megapixel rear camera with BSI sensor, LED flash and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It pack a 3140 mAh battery. Continue reading “LG G Pro Lite Dual SIM phone with 5.5-inch display now available in India online for Rs. 18300”

BlackBerry Z30 launched in India for Rs. 39990

BlackBerry Z30

BlackBerry has launched the Z30, the company’s latest flagship smartphone in India. It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) Supe rAMOLED display at 295 ppi, powered by a 1.7 GHz dual-core Qualcomm  Snapdragon S4 Pro (MSM8960T) processor and runs on the latest version of the BlackBerry 10.2. It has a 8 megapixel auto-focus camera with BSI sensor, F2.2 lens, LED flash and 1080p full HD video recording and a 2 megapixel fixed-focus HD front-facing camera. It packs a 2880mAh which battery non-removable battery that promises 25 hours of usage. Continue reading “BlackBerry Z30 launched in India for Rs. 39990”