Samsung Galaxy Note Edge lands at Vodafone UK

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Expecting to wait until December 18th for the Galaxy Note Edge to become available in the UK? As we’ve already heard, the wait is over as the handset is available from Carphone Warehouse but now Vodafone UK have also launched the handset (albeit only in black). Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note Edge lands at Vodafone UK”

Apple UK now supports PayPal, lets you spread payments

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When you’re buying from the Apple Online Store in the UK (and the US), there’s a range of ways to pay but Apple have decided to make it even easier by enabling support for PayPal payments. PayPal is considered a must-have payment option by many users as it makes the process much simpler by not requiring you to enter your payment information and now you’ll not only be able to buy items from Apple but you can also spread the cost. Continue reading “Apple UK now supports PayPal, lets you spread payments”

Vodafone to re-enter the US Market

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Vodafone are set to re-enter the US market as a MVNO running on the T-Mobile network. The network, who sold their large chunk in Verizon back tot he company for $130 billion, is not focusing on consumer and will instead cater to hundreds of multinational customers based across the pond. Continue reading “Vodafone to re-enter the US Market”

Sony Xperia E4 with 5-inch display leaked in live images

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Sony Xperia E4 (E2105), the company’s upcoming budget smartphone has been leaked on a polish website. It shows the 5-inch smartphone in live images and some specifications of the smartphone through AnTuTu. Continue reading “Sony Xperia E4 with 5-inch display leaked in live images”

BBM gets updated with Android Lollipop and iOS 8 support

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BlackBerry has updated BBM for iOS, Android and BlackBerry Smartphones to version 2.6 that brings Group Stickers for all the platforms and also increases timed messages timer to last up to 60 seconds. Continue reading “BBM gets updated with Android Lollipop and iOS 8 support”

Google Nexus 6 Photo Gallery

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Google announced the Nexus 6 in October along with the Nexus 9 tablet. The successor of the Nexus 5 went on pre-order on Flipkart last month priced at Rs. 43,999 for the 32GB variant and the 64GB variant is priced at Rs. 48,999. It was officially launched in India earlier this week. We have already seen the unboxing of the phone and now lets take a detailed look at the hardware of the device in our photo gallery post. Continue reading “Google Nexus 6 Photo Gallery”

Micromax Canvas Nitro A311 now available for Rs. 13100

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Micromax Canvas Nitro A311 with 16GB of internal storage that appeared on the official website few days back is now available from Flipkart. Apart from the storage bump, all the specifications are similar to the Canvas Nitro A310, including a 5-inch HD display, 1.7 GHz octa-core MediaTek processor, Android 4.4 (KitKat), 13-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas Nitro A311 now available for Rs. 13100”

Rcom offers free Facebook access on Fridays for its prepaid GSM customers

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Reliance Communications (Rcom) has launched Free Facebook Fridays offer for its prepaid GSM customers that enables them to access Facebook for free without any data charges, account balance or deductions from their preferred data pack on Fridays. It is not clear if this offer is for a limited period. Rcom had already launched several offers, including free Twitter access for three months, and Facebook and WhatsApp packs and more. Continue reading “Rcom offers free Facebook access on Fridays for its prepaid GSM customers”

Motorola to roll out affordable 4G smartphones in India in 2015: Report

Motorola will launch budget 4G smartphones in India in 2015, according to a report from The Economic Times. The company will release affordable handsets in India and Brazil that support 4G network.

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Aircel launches International Roaming packs for 10 countries

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Aircel has launched affordable International Roaming packs for 10 countries – Singapore, Malaysia, USA, Thailand, UK, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, Germany, Australia and Turkey. Priced at Rs. 149 for each country, this offers up to 97% discount on outgoing and incoming call charges to and from India while on international roaming on select operators as well as data usage and SMS facility, says the company. Continue reading “Aircel launches International Roaming packs for 10 countries”

Google Nexus 6 Unboxing

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Google introduced the Nexus 6 smartphone made by Motorola back in October, along with the Nexus 9 tablet and the Nexus Player. It went on pre-order on Flipkart last month priced at Rs. 43,999 for the 32GB variant and the 64GB variant is priced at Rs. 48,999 and it was officially launched earlier this week. We ordered a 32GB variant of the Nexus 6 last month on Flipkart, which finally got delivered few days back. Check out the unboxing below.

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 chip will support Cat 9 LTE support

Qualcomm has added LTE Category 9 network support to its upcoming Snapdragon 810 processor. The Snapdragon 810 processor with integrated LTE-Advanced modem can handle download speeds of up to 450 Mbps over three 20MHz LTE carriers.

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Micromax YU Cyanogen OS smartphone launching in India on December 18

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Micromax announced last month that it will launch YU branded smartphones with CyanogenMod OS in December. The company has started sending invites for the launch event scheduled for 18th December. The invite doesn’t leave any hint about the features or the specifications of the smartphone. Continue reading “Micromax YU Cyanogen OS smartphone launching in India on December 18”

Oppo R5 launching in India this December priced between Rs. 25000 and Rs. 30000

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Oppo introduced the Oppo R5 with a stainless steel body, micro-arc frame that is just 4.85mm thick at an event in Singapore back in September. The company just announced that it will hit the stores this month and is expected to be priced in the range of Rs. 25,000 to Rs. 30,000. The Oppo R5 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.

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