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Swipe ELITE with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 13MP camera launched for Rs. 5999

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Swipe Technologies has launched ELITE, the company’s first smartphone in the online-only Elite sub-brand, exclusively on Flipkart, as it promised. It packs a 5-inch HD 2.5D cured glass display with 2mm narrow bezel, is powered by 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) with Swipe’s own Freedom OS. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support and 3G connectivity, similar to most other Swipe smartphones. Continue reading “Swipe ELITE with 5-inch HD display, 2GB RAM, 13MP camera launched for Rs. 5999”

Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ launched in India for Rs. 57900

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Samsung has launched the Galaxy S6 edge+ smartphone in India. It was announced at the Galaxy Unpacked 2015 event last week and packs a 5.7-inch Quad HD (2560×1440 pixels) Super AMOLED display that is curved on both the sides, is powered by a Octa-Core ( Quad 2.1GHz + Quad 1.5GHz) Exynos 7420 processor and runs on Android 5.1 (Lollipop). It has a 16-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, OIS and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ launched in India for Rs. 57900”

Meizu MX5 to launch in India exclusively on Snapdeal

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Meizu has announced that it has partnered with Snapdeal to sell its flagship MX5 smartphone in India. It had partnered with Amazon.in to sell its m1 note and the m2 note smartphones in the country. The MX5 has mBack touch-sensitive home button that offers different functions based on press, similar to the m2 note. It also has a mTouch 2.0 fingerprint sensor on the home button, comes with 4G connectivity with support for LTE bands for India. Continue reading “Meizu MX5 to launch in India exclusively on Snapdeal”

Sony announces the XPERIA J1 Compact Phantom Pain Edition in Japan

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Sony has just announced a special edition of the XPERIA J1 Compact smartphone. It is called The Phantom Pain Edition and is based on the upcoming game in the Metal Gear Solid franchise.

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Opera Max update brings data compression for YouTube and Netflix

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Opera Max is quite a useful tool for consumers who find themselves constantly running out of data on their phones. The application makes use of Opera’s servers to compress web content and send it to users thus helping them save bandwidth in the process.

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Samsung introduces new USB 3.0 compact flash drives with a metallic design

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Samsung has announced three new USB 3.0 Flash Drives (UFD) with Samsung NAND flash technology. These are available in three form factors –  Regular bar type, FIT and DUO and have a high quality metal casing for added durability, and a streamlined ergonomic design making it easy to grip and use. These offer sequential read speed of up to 130MB/s and sequential write speed of up to 45MB/s. Continue reading “Samsung introduces new USB 3.0 compact flash drives with a metallic design”

MIT & Samsung’s battery innovation could lead to infinite charge cycles

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In a collaborative measure, Samsung and Massachusetts Institute of Technology have teamed up to make strides towards fresh battery tech that could enable an infinite lifespan. Continue reading “MIT & Samsung’s battery innovation could lead to infinite charge cycles”

LG introduces Music Flow P5 and SoundPop 360 portable Bluetooth speakers

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LG has introduced its new Music Flow P5 (NP5550) and SoundPop 360 (NP7860) portable Bluetooth speakers ahead of IFA. Both these have multi-point connectivity so that you can connect up to three Bluetooth devices at the same time and allows users to simultaneously control the devices and share music. These also have TV Sound Sync feature that allows either speaker to be connected to a Bluetooth-compatible TV and enjoy separated surround sound at home. LG introduced Music Flow P7 (NP7550) Bluetooth speaker earlier this year in Korea.

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Xiaomi Mi 5 gets benchmarked – Posts a 73k+ score on AnTuTu

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The Xiaomi Mi 5 which is the upcoming flagship product from Xiaomi is expected to pack some seriously powerful hardware and the recent benchmark score that the device posted on AnTuTu with a score over 73,000 confirms just that.

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Misfit introduces Speedo Shine activity, sleep and swim tracker

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Misfit has partnered with Speedo to launch Speedo Shine activity, swim, and sleep tracker. It is targeted at swimmers and will track a swimmer’s lap count at industry-leading accuracy for all stroke types using proprietary lap counting algorithms embedded in the device’s firmware track, said the company. It is just 8.6mm thick weighs just 9.4 grams.

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Google Android One expands to Africa, Infinix Hot 2 smartphone launched in 6 African countries

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Google has expanded its Android One program to Africa. It has partnered with hardware manufacturer Infinix to launch Infinix Hot 2 Android One smartphone in 6 African countries – Egypt, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Morocco and Nigeria. Android One was launched in India first and got expanded to Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Philippines, Turkey, Myanmar, Pakistan and Thailand. Check out the complete specifications of the new Android One smartphone below. Continue reading “Google Android One expands to Africa, Infinix Hot 2 smartphone launched in 6 African countries”

Panasonic T45 4G, Eluga L2 and Eluga I2 with 4G LTE, Android 5.1 launched, starts at Rs. 6990

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Panasonic has launched three new smartphones – T45 4G, Eluga L2 and Eluga I2 with 4G connectivity. The T45 4G and has a 4.5-inch FWVGA screen and is powered by a 1GHz quad-core processor, the Eluga L2 has a 5.5-inch qHD screen and is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon processor, and the Eluga I2 has a 5-inch HD display, is powered by a 1GHz quad-core processor and also comes with a front-facing flash for capturing better selfies. Continue reading “Panasonic T45 4G, Eluga L2 and Eluga I2 with 4G LTE, Android 5.1 launched, starts at Rs. 6990”

Lava Iris Atom 2 and Flair P1i budget 3G smartphones launched for Rs. 4949 and Rs. 3299

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Lava has launched Iris Atom 2 and Flair P1i new budget smartphones in the Iris and the Flair series. The Atom 2 has a 4.5-inch FWVGA screen and is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor. The Flair P1i has a 4-inch WVGA display and is powered by a 1GHz processor. Both these smartphones run on Android 4.4 (KitKat), come with dual SIM support and have 3G connectivity. Continue reading “Lava Iris Atom 2 and Flair P1i budget 3G smartphones launched for Rs. 4949 and Rs. 3299”

LG introduces new Tone Ultra HBS-810 Bluetooth Headset

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LG has introduced new Tone Ultra (HBS-810), successor of last year’s Tone Ultra (HBS-800). LG recently announced that it sold 10 million LG TONE Series Bluetooth headset globally since the launch of the series in October 2010. LG has partnered with JBL, one of the leading audio equipment maker once again to offer an enhanced audio quality. Continue reading “LG introduces new Tone Ultra HBS-810 Bluetooth Headset”