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4G LTE Speed Test on EE featuring the Galaxy S3 LTE and Ascend P1 LTE

Today’s announcement by EE on the arrival of 4G LTE in the UK heralds a new era in this Britain’s telecommunication industry. It’s been a long time waiting, and judging by the initial hands on demonstration, it seems that it will be worth the wait.

Huawei’s Ascend P1 and the Samsung Galaxy S3 were two of the few handsets on display at the EE press conference today. Initial speed test shows that the devices were capable of achieving and maintaining 25+Mbps download and 12+Mbps upload speed, a fair upgrade over T-Mobile’s current 3G network.

No price plans has been announced yet. The rollout of EE’s 4G LTE network will begin this year and they aim to cover 1/3rd of the population by the end of the year.

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Micromax Funbook Pro Review

After finding success with their 7 inch tablet offering, Micromax has decided to out a tablet more suitable for multimedia consumption. The 10inch Micromax Funbook Pro is aimed at those who require something larger but are still constrained by a budget.

The ridiculously low price point of Rs. 9,999 might throw you off balance and make you think that this is a low cost unbranded tablet but by making some smart choices, the company has managed to bring out something which gives you great bang for the buck. Read on to find more. Continue reading “Micromax Funbook Pro Review”

Samsung Galaxy S III spare battery now available in Retail Stores in India

Samsung Mobile India launched the Galaxy S III, the flagship Smartphone in India in late May, 2012. Samsung has announced that most of the accessories for Galaxy SIII will be available along with the phone in retail market. Accessories like additional battery ( 2100 mAh with NFC) was not available till now. But now it is available in the market, so if you want an additional battery for the Galaxy S III, you can get it now. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S III spare battery now available in Retail Stores in India”

Samsung Galaxy Note 2 with Dual-SIM support surfaces in China

Samsung announced the Galaxy Note 2 at IFA, which is expected to arrive in UK in mid-October. Now, Galaxy Note 2 with Dual SIM support and Dual Standby has surfaced in China for the operator China Unicom. This phone would come with a normal SIM slot and a micro SIM slot, other than the microSD card slot, as you can see in the image above. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note 2 with Dual-SIM support surfaces in China”

TRAI issues guidelines to service providers to prevent missed calls from International numbers

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued direction to service providers regarding provision of ISD facility to prepaid subscribers to curb international missed calls, calls from international numbers on winning of prizes or lottery and inform customers through SMS at periodic intervals not to respond to missed calls from unknown international numbers. Continue reading “TRAI issues guidelines to service providers to prevent missed calls from International numbers”

Samsung Galaxy SIII in Garnet Red now available in stores in India.

At IFA2012 Samsung Mobile announced four more colours for Samsung Galaxy SIII, mainly Garnet Red, Sapphire Black, Amber Brown and Titanium Gray. Samsung Mobile India has launched Garnet Red version of Galaxy SIII (16GB) in India on Samsung e-store. It is now also available in Samsung premium and flagship stores as well local stores in India. The MRP of Garnet Red SIII is same as other 16GB variants which is Rs.42,500 and it’s retail price is around Rs. 37,500. Similar to blue and white, this variant has its packaging in Red. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy SIII in Garnet Red now available in stores in India.”

Fly E281n Dual SIM phone launched for Rs. 3499

Fly Mobiles have launched their new Dual SIM phone, E281n. It has 3D feature and comes with the 3D glasses. It has a 2.8-inch (240X320 Pixels) touch screen display and comes with a 1.3MP Camera with Flash. It has handwriting recognition, fun touch game stations and King movie Player that reduces videos to 1/10th of the original size without compromising on quality. Continue reading “Fly E281n Dual SIM phone launched for Rs. 3499”

Amazon Kindle Fire gets a Price Cut , Improved Specs

Amazon has cut the price of the Kindle Fire to $159 from $199. It also comes with upgraded specs including a 1.2 GHz OMAP4430 processor with 40% faster performance, 1GB of RAM and longer battery life of up to 8.5 hours. Other features remain the same as the original Kindle Fire from the previous year including a 7-inch (1024×600 pixels) IPS display, 8 GB of internal memory, USB 2.0, 3.5 mm audio jack and Wi-Fi support. It weighs 400 grams, few grams lesser than the first Kindle Fire. Continue reading “Amazon Kindle Fire gets a Price Cut , Improved Specs”

Amazon announces Kindle Fire HD 8.9-inch Tablet for $299, 4G LTE at $499

Amazon has announced the Kindle Fire HD 8.9 along with their 7-inch Kindle Fire HD. This comes with a 8.9-inch (1920 x 1200 pixels) display with 254 ppi. It has a polarizing filter on the LCD panel for deep contrast and rich color and anti-glare technology, so that you can view it from any angle. It is powered by an 1.5 GHz Dual-core Texas Instruments OMAP processor and has SGX544 graphics engine. It runs on customized version of Android, but the version is not known yet. It has Dolby audio with dual stereo speakers, Dual-band WiFi with dual-antennas / MIMO for 40% faster throughput than other tablets. It also comes in 4G LTE version. Continue reading “Amazon announces Kindle Fire HD 8.9-inch Tablet for $299, 4G LTE at $499”

Amazon announces Kindle Fire HD 7 inch tablet for $199

Amazon today updated it’s entire Kindle line up of products including e-Readers and tablets. It has announced the Kindle Fire HD 7”. This 7 inch tablet comes with a HD display, improved Wi-Fi, improved HD audio featuring Dolby Digital Plus and offers 16 or 32 GB of storage. The device is powered by a Dual-core 1.2 GHz processor from Texas Instruments. The software powering this tablet is a heavily customized version of Android but since the device is not certified by Google , users would not have access to popular Android features and Google services such as Gmail , Google Maps etc.

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Micromax A25 Smarty launched for Rs. 3999

Micromax has launched A25 Smarty, their new Dual SIM Android Smartphone. It has a 2.8-inch (240 x 320 pixels) capacitive touch screen display and is powered by 1GHz processor. It runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) and comes with a 1.3 MP Fixed Focus camera at the back. It also comes with Hookup Instant messaging app. Continue reading “Micromax A25 Smarty launched for Rs. 3999”

Aircel launches Pocket Buddies pack with SMS and Unlimited data starting at Rs. 22

Aircel has launched a new pack called Pocket Buddies – Srf n Txt, that offers unlimited surfing and texting at a low price. This is aimed at youth and offers 100 MB of 3G Data (speeds up to 3.6 Mbps) and 600 free local and National SMS at just Rs. 22. There are also other packs at different denominations such as Rs. 88 with 15 days validity and Rs. 128 and Rs. 198 with 30 days validity. Continue reading “Aircel launches Pocket Buddies pack with SMS and Unlimited data starting at Rs. 22”

INTEX 3.5G USB data card launched for Rs. 1800

INTEX has launched their first 3.5G data card in India. It offers high-speed 3G wireless connectivity with download speeds up to 7.2 Mbps and up to 5.76 Mbps upload speeds. It is also compatible with GPRS enabled SIM cards on a 2G platform. The company launched their first 3G data card earlier this year. Continue reading “INTEX 3.5G USB data card launched for Rs. 1800”

Motorola Droid Razr HD and Droid Razr Maxx HD with 4.7-inch Super AMOLED HD display, 4G LTE announced

Motorola has announced the Droid Razr HD and Droid Razr Maxx HD for Verizon Wireless. Both these phones come with a 4.7-inch Super AMOLED HD display. It is powered by a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (upgradeable to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean by end of 2012). Both these phones come with similar features and design including a DuPont Kevlar fiber back and 4G LTE support. The Droid Razr Maxx HD has a powerful 3300 mAh battery similar to the original Razr Maxx. Continue reading “Motorola Droid Razr HD and Droid Razr Maxx HD with 4.7-inch Super AMOLED HD display, 4G LTE announced”

Nokia Lumia 920 hands on preview

Nokia announced the Lumia 920 and 820 as the newest members of its Lumia range of devices. Running on Windows Phone 8, we got a chance to get a feel for the hardware. As the operating system still isn’t ready, we can’t really give you an idea of that but lets take a look at some of the other aspects.

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