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Xolo B700 with 4.3-inch qHD IPS display, 3450 mAh Battery now available for Rs. 8999

Xolo B700

Xolo B700, the company’s latest Android smartphone with dual SIM support is now available from online retailer Flipkart. Xolo launched the A700, the first Android smartphone in the A Series powered by a MediaTek processor back in November last year. This is the first phone in the new B Series, which indicates the high capacitity battery. It has a 4.3-inch (960 x 540 pixels) 16M color capacitive touch screen IPS display, powered by a 1GHz dual-core MediaTek MT6577 processor and runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). It comes with a 5MP auto focus camera with LED flash at the back with 720p HD video recording and a VGA front-facing camera similar to the Xolo A700. Continue reading “Xolo B700 with 4.3-inch qHD IPS display, 3450 mAh Battery now available for Rs. 8999”

Samsung Galaxy S4 mini images surface, 4.3 inch qHD display, 1.6 GHz dual-core CPU

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Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S4 last week. Now images of the Galaxy S4 mini has surfaced online. Ermek has leaked the pictures of the Galaxy S4 mini (GT-I9190) on Twitter. According to SamMobile, the S4 mini would feature a 4.3-inch (960 × 540 pixels) qHD Super AMOLED display with 256ppi pixel density. It would come with a 1.6 GHz dual-core CPU and run on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) OS with Touchwiz Nature UX 2.0.

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BlackBerry Q10 Price Revealed, set for April release in UK

UK retailer Clove has spilled some beans on the launch of the BlackBerry Q10 which is the QWERTY BlackBerry 10 device aimed at users who still love the physical keyboard.There is some fresh news about the pricing and availability of the first BlackBerry 10 device with a full physical keyboard.

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Intex Aqua SX and Aqua Star spotted on official website, priced at Rs. 4490 and Rs. 3990

Intex is all set to release two new Android smartphones in the Aqua range. We spotted the Aqua Star and the Aqua SX, the company’s upcoming affordable Android smartphones on their website. The Intex Aqua SX has almost similar features as the Aqua S including a 3.5-inch (480×320 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) and is powered by a 1 GHz processor . This packs a 1450 mAh battery. The Intex Aqua Star would come with a 4-inch display, powered by a 1 GHz processor and run on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). It would have a 3MP rear camera and a 1.3MP front-facing camera. Continue reading “Intex Aqua SX and Aqua Star spotted on official website, priced at Rs. 4490 and Rs. 3990”

Videocon makes incoming calls free on roaming

Videocon Mobile Services has become the first operator in India to offer incoming calls free while on Roaming on their own network by default, without any processing fee or a special tariff voucher. TRAI issued a Consultation Paper One Nation, Free Roaming, on Review of Tariff for National Roaming under its National Telecom Policy 2012. Airtel introduced a new roaming pack for prepaid customers in Delhi recently that offers free incoming calls while roaming in Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Uttrakhand and West Bengal (except Kolkata). Continue reading “Videocon makes incoming calls free on roaming”

Micromax A116 Canvas HD shipments delayed, price increased to Rs. 14499

Micromax 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. It was originally priced at Rs. 13990, and the company started selling the device through online retailer Snapdeal starting from February 14th. They sold over 9000 units of the A116 Canvas HD in the first 24 hours, and started taking pre-orders for the device since all the lots were sold out. Continue reading “Micromax A116 Canvas HD shipments delayed, price increased to Rs. 14499”

Google Play v4.0 leaks, to bring redesigned UI

Google Play 4.0 leak

Droid Life and Android Police have got hold of the upcoming Google Play version 4.0. This would bring a complete redesign to the app with Holo-inspired user interface, new fonts, bigger images and lots more. The individual content stores such as Music, Movies & TV, Books, Apps also have a different layout with eye-catching colours. Continue reading “Google Play v4.0 leaks, to bring redesigned UI”

Google Keep is official, brings synced notes to web and Android

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Google’s note taking and list making app, Keep, had shown up previously on Drive but has now been officially announced. The app which works on web and on Android phones running 4.0 and above can best be described as a simplified version of Evernote. The application allows the creation of notes and lists which are saved on Google Drive. You can download the app here.

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These are synchronized across all your Android devices. Users also get a home screen and lock screen widget to make taking notes a single tap affair. It is possible to attach images and voice memos to notes. Additionally, the service supports transcription which will let you convert voice memos into text. Google Keep allows you to customize the color of the note and completed items can be archived or deleted. The notes can be accessed on the web via the drive.google.com/keep url.

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There is no iOS or Windows Phone application yet. One area where the app falls short is shared note editing or any sort of social features other than sharing via the standard Android share menu. Do you see yourself using Keep over more established players and their apps like Evernote and Microsoft’s OneNote ? Sound off in the comments below.

Apple fixes the lock screen vulnerability with iOS 6.1.3 update

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Just a month after the iOS 6.1.2, Apple has now rolled out iOS 6.1.3 in order to fix a vulnerability. The vulnerability in question is the lock screen bypass that was hacked through a simple combination of fake emergency calls and key presses. With iOS 6.1.3, Apple have fixed this exact vulnerability and it is now available for download. The size of the download is around 18MB as seen above, which is a really small update by Apple’s standards.

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Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula in Punjab

Airtel has launched their 4G LTE services in Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula in Punjab and Haryana, followed by Kolkata, Bengaluru and Pune. All the 4G plans remain the same, but Airtel has added a new plan called Break free Supreme that would offer 50GB of free data at Rs. 4,799. These plans are available for both the pre-paid and post-paid customers in Punjab. There are also introductory cash back offers along with the new Break free Supreme plan for post-paid customers. Continue reading “Airtel launches 4G LTE services in Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula in Punjab”

Nvidia updates Tegra roadmap with Logan and Parker, sporting Kepler and Maxwell GPUs

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Nvidia had their GPU Technology conference in San Jose, California yesterday, in which they unveiled their new product roadmap for PCs as well as their Tegra chips, their mobile SoC solutions. The Tegra roadmap after Tegra 4i will be succeeded by Logan, and Parker will succeed Logan, slated for 2014 and 2015 commercial availability respectively.

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Nokia Lumia 520 launched in India, available early April

Nokia has launched the Lumia 520 in India at an event in Delhi, along with the Lumia 720. It was unveiled at the Mobile World Congress in 2013 in Barcelona last month, and appeared on the Nokia India Shop last week. It comes with a 4-inch (800 x 480 pixels) display with 2D hardened glass. The display is super sensitive touch for finger nail and glove use. It is powered by a 1 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8227 processor and runs on the latest Windows Phone 8 OS. It has a 5MP auto focus camera at the back with 720p HD video recording. It is 9.9 mm thick and weighs 124 grams. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 520 launched in India, available early April”

Nokia Lumia 720 launched in India, available mid-April

Nokia has launched the Lumia 720 in India at an event in Delhi. The Lumia 720 was unveiled at the MWC 2013 last month along with the Lumia 520. It has a 4.3-inch (800 x 480 pixels) ClearBlack display, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 MSM8227 processor and runs on the latest Windows Phone 8 OS. It has a 6.7-megapixel auto focus camera at the back with LED Flash, Carl Zeiss optics and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. It is 9 mm thick and weighs 129 grams. Continue reading “Nokia Lumia 720 launched in India, available mid-April”

Samsung Galaxy Note Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update now rolling out in India

Samsung Galaxy Note Android 4.1.2 India

Samsung has finally started rolling out Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) update for the Galaxy Note users in India. The Samsung Galaxy Note got the Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean last month starting from Hong Kong, Taiwan and Germany. Samsung confirmed back in December that the Galaxy Note would get the multi-screen / multi-window feature in the Android 4.1 update. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update now rolling out in India”

Gaana Music app now available for Windows Phone devices

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Times Internet has finally launched the Gaana Music app for Windows Phone devices including the Windows Phone 8. Both the Gaana and Microsoft teams have been working closely to release the Windows Phone app, and it was finally launched at the TechEd in Bangalore. The Gaana Music app for Android, iPhone, BlackBerry and Java phones were released earlier this year. Gaana+ with offline music listening and high quality music streaming is expected to release this month. Continue reading “Gaana Music app now available for Windows Phone devices”