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Swipe Halo Speed with 7-inch display, Android 4.1 and Voice calling launched for Rs. 6990

Swipe Halo Speed

Swipe Telecom has launched their new Android Tablet, Halo Speed. It has a 7-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.5 GHz processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) similar to the Swipe Halo Value that was launched back in March. It has a 2-megapixel rear camera and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera similar to the Halo Value but this comes with 1GB RAM. It has voice calling support and 2G data connectivity. It comes with several pre-loaded apps and has Flash Support 11.1, Olive Office Premium and audio recording. Continue reading “Swipe Halo Speed with 7-inch display, Android 4.1 and Voice calling launched for Rs. 6990”

Samsung Galaxy S4 to come in Blue, Red, Purple and Brown color variants

Samsung released the Galaxy S4 last month, but it was only available Black Mist and White Frost color variants. Samsung announced today that they have shipped 10 million Galaxy S4 globally. The company has also announced that the device would be available in new colors including Blue Arctic and Red Aurora, followed by Purple Mirage and Brown Autumn this summer. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S4 to come in Blue, Red, Purple and Brown color variants”

Samsung Galaxy S4 shipments surpass 10 million in less than one month

Samsung has announced that the Galaxy S4 sales (to sales channels) has crossed 10 million units globally in less than one month after its launch. Last week Korean daily reported that the Samsung Galaxy S4 shipments crossed 4 million units in just 5 days and Samsung has shipped over 6 million units of the Galaxy S4 in 14 days. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S4 shipments surpass 10 million in less than one month”

Mobile data usage nearly doubles in India, thanks to a 3x increase in 3G usage

According to a MBIT index study conducted by Nokia Siemens Networks, the 3G infrastructure provider for most of the networks in India, it has been revealed that the mobile data usage in the country has almost doubled in the period of December 2011 – 2012. The main reason for the increased usage in mobile data is attributed to 3 times increase in usage of 3G mobile data by consumers, mainly from, what operators call, the “A” circles. Apparently, a regular 3G user consumes an average of 434 MB per month while the average amount of data consumed by the 2G user is 115 MB per month. Ultimately, there has been a 92% total increase in the usage of mobile data, with a whopping 196% increase in 3G usage and a 66% increase in 2G usage.

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Amazon Appstore for Android v5.0 update brings support 200 countries including India

Amazon Appstore 5.0

Amazon has updated their Appstore application for Android to version 5.0 that brings support for nearly 200 countries including India, Australia, Brazil, Mexico, South Africa and more. This would now let you download apps from the app store by logging in to the US store using your Indian account. You can also download the free app of the day. This version also brings performance enhancement, bug fixes and stability enhancements. Continue reading “Amazon Appstore for Android v5.0 update brings support 200 countries including India”

Samsung Galaxy Star Duos now available in India for Rs. 4990

Samsung Galaxy Star Duos (GT-S5282), entry-level Android smartphone is now available India from online retailer Infibeam. It was announced last month along with the Galaxy Pocket Neo and was spotted on the official Samsung website earlier this month. It has a 3-inch (320 x 240 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1 GHz processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It comes with a 2-megapixel rear camera, 2G (EDGE) support and has Dual SIM support with Always On feature. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Star Duos now available in India for Rs. 4990”

Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 gets a pre-order price in UK, coming in July

Samsung announced the Galaxy Mega 6.3 last month. Online retailer Clove UK has announced that they have started taking pre-orders for the device. It has a 6.3-inch HD ( 1280 x 720 pixels) TFT capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.7 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It packs a 8-megapixel auto-focus rear camera with LED Flash, a 1.9-megapixel front-facing camera and comes with a 3200 mAh battery. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 gets a pre-order price in UK, coming in July”

Nokia HERE Maps add augmented reality features via LiveSight

Nokia’s HERE Maps service is one of the core reasons to opt for a Lumia Windows Phone device given the excellent offline mapping service offered. Nokia has decided to take it one step forward with the addition of augmented reality features under the LiveSight branding.

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Lenovo India ropes in Sudhin Mathur as the Director of Smartphone division

Sudhin Mathur

Lenovo India has announced that they have appointed Sudhin Mathur as Director, Smartphones for India. He will be responsible for steering the company’s aggressive growth strategies for Smartphones in India.He has over twenty years of rich experience in Business Management and Consumer Marketing in varied industries such as Telecom, Services and Office Products. He worked with Sony Ericsson for 7 years and was responsible for setting up and launching Sony Ericsson brand in India. He was the Business Head for LG Mobile, India for 2 years. In Lenovo, he will be responsible for steering the company’s aggressive growth strategies for Smartphones in India. Continue reading “Lenovo India ropes in Sudhin Mathur as the Director of Smartphone division”

Xolo Q1000 with 5-inch HD display, quad-core processor now available for Rs. 14999

Xolo Q1000 that surfaced yesterday is now available from online retailer Flipkart. It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display at 295 PPI, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor withPowerVR SGX544 GPU and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8MP auto focus camera at the back with LED Flash and a BSI (Back Side Illumination) sensor for low-light imaging and a 1.2 MP front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support and packs a 2100 mAh battery. Continue reading “Xolo Q1000 with 5-inch HD display, quad-core processor now available for Rs. 14999”

Micromax A110Q Canvas 2 Plus with quad-core processor, Android 4.2 goes official, priced at Rs. 12100

Micromax A110Q Canvas 2 Plus

Micromax A110Q Canvas 2 Plus, successor of the A110 Canvas 2 has surfaced on the official Micromax website. It has a 5-inch (480 x 854 pixels) TFT capacitive touch screen IPS display similar to the A110 Canvas 2, but this runs on Android 4.2.1 (Jelly Bean) as rumored and powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6589 processor. Other feaures are similar to the A116 including a 8-megapixel rear camera with dual LED Flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Micromax A110Q Canvas 2 Plus with quad-core processor, Android 4.2 goes official, priced at Rs. 12100”

Adcom Thunder series of smartphones launched, priced between Rs. 3199 and Rs. 8999

Adcom Thunder phones launch

Advantage Computers India (Adcom) has launched 6 new smartphones, A-530 HD, A-500, A-450, A-430, A-400, A-350 in the Adcom Thunder Smart Phone Series. The Adcom A-350 and the A-400 run on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and other run on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). The A-350 is an entry-level smartphone that has a 3.5-inch HVGA screen and powered by a 1 GHz dual-core processor and the high-end A-530 HD has a 5.3-inch qHD (960 x 540 pixels) display and powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor. All these phones have dual SIM support with dual standby. Continue reading “Adcom Thunder series of smartphones launched, priced between Rs. 3199 and Rs. 8999”

Asus Transformer AiO dual OS All-in-One PC launched in India, starts at Rs. 86999

Asus Transformer AiO India launch

Asus has launched the Transformer AiO P1801, the world’s first dual OS All-in-One PC with detachable display in India as we reported last week. It is a desktop PC with Windows 8, powered by a 3rd generation Intel Core processor that seamlessly switches into a self-contained tablet running Android 4.1 with an NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core processor at the touch of a button. It has a 18.4-inch Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) LED-backlit IPS multi-touch display with 178-degree wide viewing angles. It is targeted at home lifestyle buyers, C-level executives, architects and design studios. Continue reading “Asus Transformer AiO dual OS All-in-One PC launched in India, starts at Rs. 86999”

Xolo A800 gets the Android Jelly Bean update

Xolo has released the Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) update for the A800. The phone was released back in December last year running Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). Xolo has mentioned it as Android 4.2 on the Facebook page, but it’s actually Android 4.1.1, which comes pre-loaded on Xolo A1000 and the Q800. Xolo launched the Q700 running Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) recently, and it would launch the Q1000 soon. Continue reading “Xolo A800 gets the Android Jelly Bean update”

Xolo Q1000 with 5-inch HD display, 1.2 GHz quad-core processor, Android 4.2 spotted online

Xolo Q1000

Xolo is all set to release the Q1000, the company’s flagship Android smartphone in the Q Core series. The phone has surfaced on online retail site Flipkart. It would come with a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display at 295 PPI similar to the A1000 that was launched earlier this year. It is powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor with PowerVR SGX544 GPU and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8MP auto focus camera at the back with LED Flash and a BSI (Back Side Illumination) sensor for low-light imaging and a 1.2 MP front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support with dual standby similar to other Xolo smartphones. Continue reading “Xolo Q1000 with 5-inch HD display, 1.2 GHz quad-core processor, Android 4.2 spotted online”