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Qualcomm Powerful Processors Giveaway #2 Winner Announcement

After the excellent response of the Giveaway #1, we proceeded with the Qualcomm Snapdragon Giveaway #2 and it is finally time to announce the winner! As always, before jumping to the announcement, we’d like to take this opportunity to thank all the participants for the overwhelming response. We have gone through thousands of entries and Tweets to pick a winner for this contest, are you ready to find out if you are the lucky one?

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LG begins mass production of 6-inch flexible OLED smartphone display

LG Display, the display arm of LG Electronics has announced that they have started mass producing the world’s first flexible OLED display for smartphones. This comes after a report that LG is working on the G Flex smartphone with a curved OLED display. LG did not reveal the display resolution of the panel but it said that the display size would be 6 inches. It says that the this would be the world’s slimmest display among existing mobile device panels and would weigh just 7.2 grams. Continue reading “LG begins mass production of 6-inch flexible OLED smartphone display”

Krrish 3 Game now available as a timed exclusive for Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 devices

Krrish 3, a highly anticipated Bollywood movie this year, is following the same route as previous big budget Bollywood as well as Hollywood movies by releasing a game just before the movie release. The Krrish 3 game is now available as a free download, but as a timed exclusive on Microsoft Platforms – Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8. It is currently available for download on Windows Phone 8 and it is expected to arrive on Windows 8 by the end of this week. Here’s the game’s trailer released on YouTube –

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kO2vLU2p1ys

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NEC Medias W Dual Screen Android Phone Unboxing

You might have seen us getting intrigued by the NEC Medias W Android Phone at the Mobile World Congress earlier this year, but we have finally got it with us, in our hands, the wacky yet innovative dual screened Android Phone. The two 4.3″ qHD screens are definitely the unique selling point of the Medias W. It presents really interesting opportunities and even future-looking ideas for a better implementation. Not to say this is bad, but it is really intriguing for a v1.0. We had gotten hold of a retail unit of this unlocked phone that sells only in Japan with a carrier tie-up(NTT Docomo) for 100 Mbps LTE.The device has the model number N-05E.The box contents are bare, but take a look at the device in action in the video below –

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKYVs-qgf-s

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Genius launches ECO series of portable chargers in India, starts from Rs. 2299

Genius ECO-u500, ECO-u700 and ECO-u1000

Genius, popular for its computer peripherals and accessories has launched range of portable chargers in the ECO series. The ECO – u500, ECO – u700 and the ECO –u1000 has high quality external batteries come with powerful Samsung Grade A cell and have various protection functions. The capacities range for 5200 mAh up to 10400 mAh. These chargers have two USB outputs of up to 2.1 amps to power both the smartphone and tablet simultaneously. These also have LED power capacity indicators and also come with an built-in micro USB cable. Continue reading “Genius launches ECO series of portable chargers in India, starts from Rs. 2299”

Videocon Telecom plans to bid for 900 MHz specturm for Delhi in 2014 auction

Videocon Telecom

Videocon Telecom, the telecommunication arm of the Videocon group has announced that they have planned to participate in the upcoming spectrum Auction and bid for the 900 MHz license for Delhi. The company rolled their services in 3 out of 6 circles they acquired in November 2012 auction, after it lost its license in 21 circles after high court order. The company has improved its network presence in the four operating circles including Punjab and plans to roll out the services in remaining 3 circles within the next 12 months. Continue reading “Videocon Telecom plans to bid for 900 MHz specturm for Delhi in 2014 auction”

Google Nexus 5 complete specifications revealed in leaked service manual

Google Nexus 5 sketch

Specifications of the Google Nexus 5 were detailed in the leaked log file recently. Now the official sketch, images and the entire specifications have been revealed in a leaked internal service manual. The phone has a model number LG-D821 and would sport a 4.95-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) full HD IPS display, powered by a 2.3 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor and run on Android 4.4 (Kit Kat). It is expected to come with a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash and Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Google Nexus 5 complete specifications revealed in leaked service manual”

Spice Pinnacle Stylus Mi-550 with 5.5-inch HD display now available for Rs. 15499

Spice Pinnacle Stylus Mi-550

Spice Pinnacle Stylus Mi-550, the company’s latest smartphone in the Pinnacle is now available from online retailer Saholic. t has a 5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera with dual LED Flash, 1080p full HD video recording and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support with dual standby and packs a 2500 mAh battery. Continue reading “Spice Pinnacle Stylus Mi-550 with 5.5-inch HD display now available for Rs. 15499”

Micromax Canvas Turbo A250 with 1080p display, 1.5 GHz quad-core processor reportedly in the works

Micromax Canvas Turbo A250

Micromax launched the Canvas 4 A210 and the Canvas Doodle 2 A240 recently with a 720p display. Now the twitter user MMXNewscaster has posted the boot animation screenshot that reveals that the name of the phone would be Canvas Turbo and the model number is A250. DroidExtra has got hold of the ROM of the device which reveals that the phone would feature a full HD display at a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, but the display size is unknown. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Turbo A250 with 1080p display, 1.5 GHz quad-core processor reportedly in the works”

HTC Desire 500 now available in India for Rs. 20499

HTC Desire 500 appeared on Snapdeal last month and it appeared on Flipkart last week, now the phone is available from online retailers Saholic and Infibeam in India. The Desire 500 was announced back in July and packs a 4.3-inch (480 × 800 pixels) display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 200 processor and runs on Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) with Sense 5. It has a 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED Flash and BSI sensor and a 1.6-megapixel front-facing camera with BSI sensor. It has BlinkFeed and Video Highlight features and comes with Beats Audio support. Continue reading “HTC Desire 500 now available in India for Rs. 20499”

Plants vs. Zombies 2 for Android released in Australia and New Zealand, global roll out soon

Plants vs. Zombies 2

PopCap games has released the Plants vs. Zombies 2 for Android in Australia and New Zealand, in less than two months after the release for iPhone and iPad. The sequel is a time-traveling adventure that propels players through different historical eras armed with a range of specialized plants to face off with zombies from various time periods. It lets you join Crazy Dave on a crazy adventure to destroy zombies with an army of powerful new plants, super charge them with Plant Food and power up your defenses with amazing new ways to protect your brain. Continue reading “Plants vs. Zombies 2 for Android released in Australia and New Zealand, global roll out soon”

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 S View Cover and Flip Wallet Cover get priced on official eStore in India

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 S View Cover

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 that was launched in India last month, went on sale last week. Now the S View Cover and the Flip Wallet Cover have been priced on the official Samsung eStore. The S View Cover is similar to the Galaxy S4’s S View cover that lets you see the notifications, attend calls, view missed events, camera control, action memo, music player and more without opening the cover flap. You can also change the background colour when the cover is on. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 3 S View Cover and Flip Wallet Cover get priced on official eStore in India”

Gionee GPad G3 with a 5.5-inch display, Android 4.2 now available in India for Rs. 9699

We already reported back in August that Gionee would launch the GPad G3 soon. The phone went official recently and is now available in India from online retailer Snapdeal. It has a 5.5-inch (854 × 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6589 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. Continue reading “Gionee GPad G3 with a 5.5-inch display, Android 4.2 now available in India for Rs. 9699”

Plantronics BackBeat Go 2 Bluetooth Headset launched in India for Rs. 4,990

Plantronics introduced the Backbeat Go 2 headset in India today. The in-ear bluetooth headset has been available for a while globally and is a pretty cool accessory for fitness enthusiasts or generally anyone living an active lifestyle and wanting some music on the go. Since the headset uses Bluetooth for pairing with phones, it should work with practically any handset out there that supports A2DP.

The BackBeat Go 2 has a built in MEMS microphone which according to Plantronics is the first such implementation in the world. We’ve of course previously seen MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems) microphones on smartphones especially those by Nokia. These microphones tend to be extra sensitive and help get very clear audio. The Plantronics BackBeat Go 2 integrates this and uses DSP to cut off extraneous noise. There’s a P2i moisture protection coating on the headset and the company claims that it is sweat proof. Continue reading “Plantronics BackBeat Go 2 Bluetooth Headset launched in India for Rs. 4,990”

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 with Dual-SIM support launched in China

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Dual SIM

We had already seen Samsung Galaxy Note 2 with dual SIM support in China last year. Now a Vietnamese website has posted images of a Galaxy Note 3 (SM-N9002) with dual SIM support. This would be available exclusively for the operator China Unicom. The dual SIM version of the Note 2 had one micro SIM and a normal SIM, but the Note 3 has two micro SIM cards, similar to the other recently dual SIM smartphones from Samsung. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 3 with Dual-SIM support launched in China”