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Alcatel One Touch Scribe Easy with 5-inch display, Android 4.1 now available in India Rs. 12090

Alcatel One Touch Scribe Easy

Alcatel One Touch launched the One Touch Idol and One Touch Idol Ultra Android smartphones last week in India for Rs. 15800 and Rs. 21000 respectively. Now the Alcatel One Touch Scribe Easy (8000D) is available in India from online retailer Snapdeal. It was announced at the MWC 2013 earlier this year and packs a 5-inch (480 x 800 pixels) TFT capacitive touch screen display, powered by a dual-core 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8225 processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) OS. It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash, 720p HD video recording and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It has HD sound and dedicated touch pen and magnetic MagicFlip. Continue reading “Alcatel One Touch Scribe Easy with 5-inch display, Android 4.1 now available in India Rs. 12090”

Samsung to launch ruggedized Galaxy S4 Active, 8-inch Galaxy Tab coming in July, says WSJ

Samsung is expected to launch a ruggedized version of the Galaxy S4 that is likely to be called the Galaxy S4 Active, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. It will be waterproof and dust proof, but it would look similar to the Galaxy S4, according to the report. It also says that the device would be launched this summer. According to a report techview.me, Young Soo Kim – President Samsung Gulf has confirmed that the ruggedized Samsung S4 would be announced in the coming weeks. Continue reading “Samsung to launch ruggedized Galaxy S4 Active, 8-inch Galaxy Tab coming in July, says WSJ”

Vodafone’s “All-in-one” plans for Samsung Galaxy S4 detailed

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The Samsung Galaxy S4 just launched in India today, and part of the announcement was the exclusive partnership with Vodafone for bundle offers. Vodafone, one of India’s largest mobile operators has special plans for the Galaxy S4, which we slightly touched upon in the launch post, and now we are going into the details. First of all, it is called a “All-in-one” plan which means voice, text and data is included in this plan. Unlimited data and generous amounts of voice were described as a part of the offers, so lets dig in and see what the details are.

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Celkon A62 spotted on Snapdeal, 4.7 inch FWVGA Dual Core Android ICS phone for Rs.6,799/-

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Celkon, known for its cheap value for money Android phones, including its new A119 Signature HD that we reviewed recently, has been spotted of selling its new low end Android device, the Celkon A62 on Snapdeal. The device comes with a huge 4.7 inch screen, with a resolution of 854×480 pixels. While it may not sound really exciting, we must remind you that it costs Rs. 6,799/- which is probably one of the few devices that have a huge screen at this price.

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Skype arrives on Blackberry Q10 in preview form

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Skype had been telling us that they are indeed working on an app for Blackberry 10, and they have fulfilled that promise by releasing their ubiquitous voice, messaging and video calling app for the newly launched BlackBerry Q10, albeit in preview form. Note that this app is not native to the platform and is the Android app directly ported over to support BlackBerry’s emulation layer. It has launched just for the BlackBerry Q10 as of now, with optimized support for that screen size.

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Smartphones outship Feature phones for the first time ever – IDC

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International Data Corporation(IDC), the market research firm that usually outs numbers for the mobile phone market every quarter has something new to say this quarter. According to them, the first quarter of 2013 has been the first time ever in the history of the mobile phone market that the Smartphones have outshipped feature phones. The whole worldwide mobile phone market seems to have grown 4% this quarter. Samsung still remains the leader in the mobile phone market dominating sales in both smartphones as well as feature phones.

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Samsung Galaxy S4 packs a Octacore Exynos Processor in India

Samsung launched the all new Galaxy S4 amidst much fanfare in Kingdom of Dreams, Gurgaon today, in India near New Delhi. Like we had expected, Samsung has not launched the Snapdragon 600 powered version like in other LTE markets including USA and Europe. The Galaxy S4 variant launched here in India will pack the Exynos 5410 Octa-core processor developed by Samsung using the ARM big.LITTLE architecture. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S4 packs a Octacore Exynos Processor in India”

Samsung Galaxy S4 launched in India at a Price of Rs.41,500

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Samsung today launched the much awaited Galaxy S4 android smartphone in India at an event here in Kingdom of Dreams in Gurgaon. This 5 inch full HD flagship device from Samsung which will go on sale starting tomorrow April 27th, is priced at Rs. 41,500. As expected, the 1.6 GHz Octa-core variant of the Galaxy S4 will be made available for the Indian market. The device will first go on sale in Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad and Bangalore tomorrow and all over India after that. It comes bundled with a Vodafone offer, unlimited 3G internet with FUP, 3000 minutes worth of local and STD voice calls, 750 local and national messages. Currently launched is the variant with 16 GB of internal storage. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S4 launched in India at a Price of Rs.41,500”

Micromax Canvas series smartphone sales surpass 1 million units

Micromax has announced that the company has sold over 1 million units of their flagship Canvas series of smartphones. Micromax launched the A100 Superfone Canvas back in August 2012, and the launched it’s successor, the A110 Canvas 2 back in November last year. The company unveiled the A116 Canvas HD with a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display and a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor back in January, which was the most successful device in the Canvas series. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas series smartphone sales surpass 1 million units”

Sony Xperia SP Unboxing

Sony announced the Xperia SP last month and its finally available in retail. We’ve been playing with the handset for a few days now but before we publish our review, here’s a quick unboxing to pique your interest!

In terms of specifications, the handset is powered by a dual core 1.7Ghz processor. An 8MP camera can be spotted at the back. Running on Android Jelly Bean, the handset has a 4.6 inch 720p display. A very cool feature of the handset is its color changing led strip at the bottom. We’ll have more on that in the review. For now, check out the unboxing video. Continue reading “Sony Xperia SP Unboxing”

Lava W200 portable wireless router launched for Rs. 1699

Lava W200 Wi-Fi Router

Lava International has launched the W200 portablet wireless router in India. It creates WIFI hotspot and support up to 32 users. It also has adn inbuilt battery of 1800mAh which enables you to charge mobile devices anytime. It is compatiable with HSDPA/HSUPA/HSPA+,CDMA EVDO Rev A/B USB modems and recognizes ADSL/DHCO and WAN/LAN without any preset profile. The router supports Tata Photon (Huawei EC156) and the MTS Mblaze (AC2746 and AC2787).

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Iron Man 3 game released for Android, iPhone and iPad, available for free

Iron Man 3 for Android, iPhone and iPad

Gameloft has released the official Iron Man 3 game for Android, iPhone and iPad, as they announced earlier this month. In this game you play as the billionaire Tony Stark / Iron Man who fights A.I.M. forces around the world to prevent their dark schemes from succeeding. There are 3 different locations, 4 epic villains and outstanding 3D graphics and animation. Continue reading “Iron Man 3 game released for Android, iPhone and iPad, available for free”

Samsung Galaxy S Advance Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update starts rolling out in India

Samsung Galaxy S Advance Android 4.1.2 India

Samsung has finally started rolling out the Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) update for the Samsung Galaxy S Advance (GT-I9070) in India. The Galaxy S2 got the Jelly Bean update in India earlier this month. The phone saw a huge price drop to Rs. 14,500 in India last month. Samsung announced the list of devices that would get the Android Jelly Bean update back in back in September 2012. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S Advance Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update starts rolling out in India”

Google Nexus 7 32GB WiFi goes on sale from Google Play in India for Rs. 18999

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Google Nexus 7 16GB version went on sale in India from the Google Play Store last month at a price tag of Rs. 15,999. Asus launched the 32GB WiFi and 32GB 3G versions of the tablet in India earlier this month along with the 32GB 3G version priced at Rs. 21,999. Google has started selling 32GB WiFi version of the tablet from the official Google Play Store in India. Google unveiled the Nexus 7 last June, and the 3G version with 32GB storage was announced at the Google I/O in October last year. Continue reading “Google Nexus 7 32GB WiFi goes on sale from Google Play in India for Rs. 18999”

Gionee GPad G2 with 5.3-inch display, quad-core processor, Android 4.1 launched

Gionee GPad G2

Gionee has launched the GPad G2 smartphone, successor of the Gionee GPad G1 in India. It has a 5.3-inch (960 × 540 pixels) capacitive touch screen True Color display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8-megapixel camera with LED Flash, 720p HD video recording and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has in-built in-built Digital Theatre System (DTS) Sound, YAMAHA 168 music system for enhanced audio experience. It comes with range of pre-loaded apps including Facebook, NQ Security, You Tube, Twitter, You Tube and more. Continue reading “Gionee GPad G2 with 5.3-inch display, quad-core processor, Android 4.1 launched”