BlackBerry launched the BlackBerry Classic smartphone in the US at an event couple of weeks back. We ordered one from the US for $449 when it went on pre-order last month. The BlackBerry Classic was originally introduced as BlackBerry Q20 at the MWC 2014 earlier this year. As a successor of the Q10, the Classic has a slightly larger 3.5-inch display, which is currently the largest display on a QWERTY BlackBerry smartphone. Check out the unboxing.
Online taxi services including Uber may make a comeback in Delhi. The Delhi Transport Department has modified Radio Taxi scheme for 2006 to allow these services to continue its operations.
In recent months several Indian smartphone manufacturers have targeted low-mid range segment. Smartphones in this category are compact, offer a small screen that is less than 4.5-inches, and offer specifications usually seen in mid-range smartphones that are priced over Rs. 10,000. The Obi Alligator S454 and Lava Iris X1 belong to this category, so we decided to compare these smartphones. The Obi Alligator S454 was launched last month for Rs. 6,450 and the Lava Iris X1 was originally launched back in May for Rs. 7,999 and the company relaunched the smartphone in August in 8GB variant for the same price.
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Most modern smartphones are available in a range of colours to suit various needs but often the place you buy from can determine which colour options you have. Take the Galaxy Note 4 as an example – it’s available in four colours but most UK networks are only stocking the Black version so if you’re looking for another colour, you’ll either need to buy it from elsewhere or customise your smartphone using these solutions. Continue reading “3 ways to customise your Smartphone’s colour”
Having launched in the USA earlier this year, Apple Pay is set to roll out across international markets from early next year. According to The Telegraph, the Cupertino-based giant is in talks with UK banks to bring Apple Pay to the UK early next year. Continue reading “Apple Pay set for UK roll out”
Lenovo today announced that it plans to launch new 4G LTE smartphone at an aggressive price tag in India. It will be powered by Snapdragon 410 processor. Other specifications of the smartphone are not available yet. Lenovo says that it will be showcased at CES next week and launch in India soon after. Continue reading “Lenovo to announce affordable 4G LTE smartphone for India at CES 2015”
Acer launched the Liquid E700 smartphone in India with triple SIM support earlier this month priced at Rs. 11,999, exclusively on Snapdeal. We brought you the unboxing and the photo gallery of the smartphone recently. Here we have the battery test results of the smartphone.
Motorola Moto G (2nd Gen) with LTE support has surfaced on the official Motorola website in Brazil. The 4G LTE version has the same 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat), but it comes with slightly larger 2390mAh battery, compared to 2070mAh in the 3G version. Continue reading “Motorola Moto G LTE (2nd Gen) shows up on official website”
Samsung is reportedly planning to discontinue its Galaxy Alpha smartphones, according to a report from South Korean news ET. The electronics giant will phase out the Galaxy Alpha and replace it with the Galaxy A5 in its home market in January 2015.
The report says that Samsung will discontinue the production of the Galaxy Alpha by early February and it will be phased out as production ramps down once the current inventory of materials is exhausted. The Galaxy A5 will be priced at approximately KRW 400,000 which translates to $363.
The Galaxy Alpha was initially announced in August. It features a compact body with a metal frame, curved corners and a tactile soft back cover. The phone is one of the slimmest Galaxy devices with 6.7mm thickness and weighs 115gram. Samsung Galaxy Alpha sports a 4.7-inch HD Super AMOLED (720x1280p) display and is powered by Samsung’s Exynos octa core processor featuring 1.8GHz quad-core and 1.3GHz quad-core processors, and 2GB RAM.
Samsung’s new Galaxy A5 shares a similar design and has a spec sheet that matches, and in some areas, exceeds the Alpha’s feature list. It has a metal unibody design, a 5-inch 720p display, a quad-core Snapdragon 410 processor, 2GB of RAM, a 13MP main camera, a 5MP front cam, and a 2300mAh battery.
Samsung is reportedly making this move as part of its plans to focus on cheaper devices. There is no official word from Samsung regarding the discontinuation of Galaxy Alpha.
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Xiaomi has sold 40,000 units of Redmi Note 4G smartphones in just 6 seconds in today’s (December 30th) sale in India. This is the first time Xiaomi is selling its Redmi Note 4G smartphone, and over 2 lakh people had registered for the sale. The Redmi Note 4G has support for TD-LTE 2300MHz (Band 40) and FDD-LTE 1800MHz (Band 3) for India and is powered by a 1.6GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 SoC, instead of Octa-Core MediaTek chip in the 3G variant. It single SIM support, unlike the SIM 3G variant. Continue reading “40,000 Redmi Note 4G smartphones sell out in 6 seconds in India”
Oppo unveiled the Oppo R5 with stainless steel body, micro-arc frame that is just 4.85mm thick at an event in Singapore back in September. Oppo today launched the Oppo R5 smartphone in India as expected. It has a 5.2-inch 1080p AMOLED screen, powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor with Adreno 405 GPU and runs on Color OS 2.0 based on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Oppo R5 launched in India for Rs. 29990”
HTC Hima has once again surfaced online and passed AnTuTu benchmark. The phone which is also touted as M9 has been leaked earlier with specs and dimensions.
Continue reading “HTC Hima appears on AnTuTu benchmark, tipped for CES 2015 launch”
Spice Stellar 440, the company’s latest entry-level smartphone is now available from Saholic. The main highlight of the smartphone is built-in analog TV. It also has dual front-facing speakers and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Other features include, 4-inch WVGA screen, 1GHz dual-core processor, 3G connectivity, Dual SIM support, 3.2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Spice Stellar 440 with Android 4.4, Analog TV, dual font speakers now available for Rs. 4199”
After several leaks, the Samsung Galaxy A7 (SM-A700) has gone official on the official brochure by Samsung in Korea. Along with the Galaxy A7, Samsung also plans to launch the Galaxy Grand Max (SM-G720N0) smartphone in 2015. The Grand Max has similar design as the Grand 2 and the Galaxy A7 has full metallic body, similar to other A series smartphones. Both these smartphones will come with VoLTE and DMB support in Korea. Check out the specifications of smartphones below.
Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Grand Max and Galaxy A7 revealed in official brochure in Korea”
Google announced its plans for expanding Android One program to Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka last week and also announced that Bangladesh’s Symphony will launch Symphony Roar A50, their first Android One smartphone. Today the smartphone has gone official in Bangladesh and is available for pre-booking. Continue reading “Symphony Roar A50 Android One smartphone launched in Bangladesh”
