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Lenovo Tab 2 A7-10 launched in India for Rs. 4999

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Lenovo has launched the Tab 2 A7-10, the company’s latest budget tablet in the A-series. It was announced at the CES last week, packs a 7-inch (1024 x 600) IPS display, is powered by a 1.3GHz Quad-Core MediaTek MT8382M SoCs and runs on Android 4.4 KitKat. It has WiFi support, VGA front-facing camera, 1GB RAM, 8GB of internal storage with expansion slot and packs a 3450mAh battery. It has front-facing speaker, Dolby audio and comes pre-loaded with Lenovo DOit apps. Lenovo has tied up with Snapeal to sell the tablet. Continue reading “Lenovo Tab 2 A7-10 launched in India for Rs. 4999”

MediaTek reportedly working on processors with 10 and 12 core

MediaTek is said to be working on chips with 10 and 12 cores, according to a report from Chinese blog MyDrivers. The powerful chips will be likely ready by the end of this year.

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Idea and Microsoft team up to introduce operator billing

Idea and Microsoft have joined hands to debut operator billing. The collaboration will enable Idea Cellular subscribers to purchase paid apps from Windows Store through operator billing.

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ASUS #ZenLife Giveaway Winner Announcement

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We started the ASUS ZenLife Giveaway couple of weeks back, and as promised, today we reveal the lucky winners. Before that, we would like to thank all the participants who took their time to participate in this contest, the response was amazing. Are you lucky winner of the Zenfone 5 ? Find it out below. Continue reading “ASUS #ZenLife Giveaway Winner Announcement”

Celkon OCTA510 with 5-inch HD display, Octa-Core SoC now available for Rs. 8990

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Celkon OCTA510, the company’s first smartphone with Octa-Core SoC is now available from eBay . It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display, is powered by a 1.4 GHz Octa-Core (MediaTek MT6592M likely) processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash and a 3.2-megapixel front-facing camera. It has 1GB RAM and 8GB of internal storage with expansion slot. It comes with dual SIM support and 3G connectivity. Continue reading “Celkon OCTA510 with 5-inch HD display, Octa-Core SoC now available for Rs. 8990”

HTC Desire Eye – The Selfie Generation

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A few years ago, the concept of taking a “selfie” using your front facing camera would usually have been rubbished by the complaint that the quality of the image wasn’t good enough. During the past two years, we’ve seen the birth of the selfie generation with the front facing camera quality arguably becoming as important as the rear camera and this is especially true of the new generation of selfie handsets, which includes the HTC Desire Eye. Continue reading “HTC Desire Eye – The Selfie Generation”

Micromax Canvas Hue with 5-inch HD AMOLED display, 3000mAh battery launched for Rs. 10999

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Micromax has launched the Canvas Hue (AQ5000), the company’s latest smartphone in the Canvas series. It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) AMOLED display, is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat), which is upgradable to Android 5.0 (Lollipop). It features a 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera with LED Flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Hue with 5-inch HD AMOLED display, 3000mAh battery launched for Rs. 10999”

Paytm to receive $575 million funding from Alibaba

Alibaba is investing $575 million in Paytm, according to a latest report from The Economic Times. The Chinese e-commerce giant is investing the sum in Indian e-commerce company and digital payments company, One97 Communication.

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YU YUREKA Battery Test

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Micromax’s YU launched the YU YUREKA (AO5510), the first smartphone under YU brand last month for Rs. 8,999. We brought you the unboxing, photo gallery and benchmarks of the smartphone recently. Here we have the battery test results of the smartphone. The YU YUREKA has a 2500mAh removable Lithium-polymer battery. It is powered by a Octa-Core Snapdragon 615 processor, has a 5.5-inch HD display and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Check out the battery test results below.

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Samsung expected to bring Windows Phone devices this year: Report

Samsung may launch Windows powered smartphones this year, according to a new report from Korea Times. The report said that the company is currently testing stability on Windows 8.1 devices.

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Online vs In-Store – Buying a phone in the UK

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Buying a new phone can be a daunting experience – especially if you are looking to buy one on contract – and dealing with sales people, advice from your friends and family and working out where to buy from can often take weeks of research and deliberation. Then comes the decision on whether to buy online or buy from a retail store and each has their pros and cons – here’s some things to consider when deciding whether to buy online or in-store. Continue reading “Online vs In-Store – Buying a phone in the UK”

10,000 YU YUREKA units to go on sale on Jan 13th, receives over 3 lakh registrations

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Micromax’s YU plans to sell 10,000 units of YUREKA smartphones on its first flash sale on January 13th, tomorrow at 2PM on Amazon.in, according to a report from PTI (via ET). The company has received over three lakh registrations for the smartphone, and it had to close the registration a day before the actual date of December 25th due to tremendous response, said Micromax co-founder Rahul Sharma to PTI. Continue reading “10,000 YU YUREKA units to go on sale on Jan 13th, receives over 3 lakh registrations”

Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 specs leak, launch on January 15: Report

Xiaomi is expected to announce its flagship device this week. It was touted that the Chinese smartphone maker will launch Redmi Note or Mi 5 but a teaser from the company along with specs leak from @upleaks has almost confirmed the launch of Redmi Note 2 on January 15.

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