Samsung tests durability of Galaxy S6 and S6 edge in drop and bend test videos

Samsung Galaxy S6 edge drop test

Samsung has published a new video to test the durability of its new Galaxy S6 and S6 edge smartphones. In the video Samsung drops the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 smartphones on their back and edge from chest height to show how durable the smartphones are. Check out the video below. Continue reading “Samsung tests durability of Galaxy S6 and S6 edge in drop and bend test videos”

BlackBerry introduces Porsche Design P’9983 Graphite Edition

BlackBerry Porsche Design P9983 Graphite

BlackBerry has introduced Graphite Edition of Porsche Design P’9983. The new version has graphite-metallic colored elements and hand-wrapped leather on the back door cover. The keyboard has an exclusive keypad with specially crafted glass-like keys with the durability of rigid synthetic material, blackened glass and a graphite stainless steel color frame. Continue reading “BlackBerry introduces Porsche Design P’9983 Graphite Edition”

Ola secures $315M funding from DST Global

Ola, the online taxi service has raised $315M in latest round of funding from DST Global and existing investors Tiger Global, Steadview Capital and Accel Partners. Existing investors Softbank and Matrix Partners did not participate in the round.
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Microsoft Lumia 532 Dual SIM Photo Gallery

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Microsoft launched the Lumia 532 Dual SIM in India back in February for Rs. 6,499. We recently bought you the unboxing of the phone and now lets take a detailed look at hardware and specs of the phone in the form of photo gallery.

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Dell Venue 10 7000 with 10.5-inch WQXGA AMOLED display, Android 5.0 announced

Dell Venue 10 7000

Dell has announced Venue 10 7000, the company’s latest tablet in the Venue 10 series. It has a 10.5″ (2560×1600 pixels) AMOLED display, is powered by a Intel Atom Z3580 processor and runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop). The tablet is just 6.2mm thick, has aluminum build and a cylinder on the side, which houses the battery and speakers. It also has Android for Work, targeted at business that lets you separate work data from personal data. Continue reading “Dell Venue 10 7000 with 10.5-inch WQXGA AMOLED display, Android 5.0 announced”

HTC One M9 launching in India on April 14

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HTC has sent invites for its Unveiling Brilliance event on April 14th in India. The  invite says “Brace yourselves as we get ready to showcase the most exciting revelation in the history of smartphones”, which makes it clear that it is launching the One M9 smartphone in India. The One M9 that was announced at the MWC last month has unibody build similar to the One M8, but this comes with a faster Snapdragon 810 Octa-Core SoC with 3GB RAM, 20-megapixel rear camera and an UltraPixel front-facing camera.

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YU YUPHORIA is the name of YU’s Project Caesar smartphone

YU YUPHORIA

YU started a contest last week to find a name for its upcoming Cyanogen-powered YU series smartphone . Today it has revealed that Project Caesar will be called YUPHORIA that has been selected through its crowd-sourcing campaign #YUNameIt. It received 1,00,000 entries, out of which 5 names (YUPHORIA, YUKNIGHT, YUNICORN, YUNITY, YOUTH) made it to the voting stage from 4th to 6th April. Continue reading “YU YUPHORIA is the name of YU’s Project Caesar smartphone”

HTC Desire 626G+ dual sim with 5-inch HD display, Octa-Core SoC launched in India for Rs. 16900

HTC Desire 626G plus dual sim

HTC has launched Desire 626G+ dual sim, the company’s latest smartphone in the Desire series in India. It has a 5-inch HD IPS display, powered by a 1.7 GHz Octa-Core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with HTC Sense on top. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 1080p video recording and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “HTC Desire 626G+ dual sim with 5-inch HD display, Octa-Core SoC launched in India for Rs. 16900”

Reliance Jio launches Jio Chat with messaging, voice and video calling for Android and iOS

Jio Chat for Android and iPhone

Reliance Jio, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has launched Jio Chat, a new chat apple for Android and iOS platforms. In addition to instant messaging, the app also offers voice & video calling, one-to-one & group chats, conference calling, stickers and Channels that lets you follow your favorite brands. Continue reading “Reliance Jio launches Jio Chat with messaging, voice and video calling for Android and iOS”

OPPO N3 launched in India for Rs. 42990

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OPPO has finally launched the OPPO N3 smartphone in India. It was unveiled last year at an event in Singapore and packs a 5.5-inch 1080p display, features a 16-megapixel 206-degree motorized rotating camera that can rotate to 0.012 degrees accurately to capture selfies easily. It is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor and runs on Color OS 2.0 based on Android 4.4 (KitKat).  Continue reading “OPPO N3 launched in India for Rs. 42990”

Huawei SnapTo with 5-inch HD display, 4G LTE available for pre-order in the US for $179.99

Huawei SnapTo

Huawei SnapTo, a new budget smartphone is now available order in the US from Amazon. It has a 5-inch HD screen, is powered by a Snapdragon 400 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It doesn’t have dual SIM support, but it comes with 4G connectivity. Continue reading “Huawei SnapTo with 5-inch HD display, 4G LTE available for pre-order in the US for $179.99”

OnePlus will not increase the price of OnePlus One in India

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OnePlus today announced that it has decided not to increase the price of OnePlus One in India even after the Indian government has increased the excise duty on mobile phones imported into India. The company recently increased the price of both the 16GB and 64GB models in European countries that uses euro as currency as a result of falling value of the Euro. Continue reading “OnePlus will not increase the price of OnePlus One in India”

HTC One M9+ with 5.2-inch Quad HD display, Fingerprint reader announced

HTC One M9 Plus

HTC has finally made the One M9+ official at the launch event in Beijing, China. It has the same unibody metal build similar to the One M9, but this comes with a better 5.2-inch Quad HD screen and has a fingerprint sensor below the display for secure lock and payments. It has multi-directional sensors that lets you place your finger on the sensor in any direction to unlock your phone, says HTC. Instead of Snapdragon 810, this has a 2.2GHz Octa-Core MediaTek Helio X10 (MT6795T) Octa-Core 64-bit processor. It runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop with HTC Sense UI on top. It also has China Sense for Chinese customers that lets you set different themes and also create themes. Continue reading “HTC One M9+ with 5.2-inch Quad HD display, Fingerprint reader announced”