A small English auctioneer based in Marchington, East Staffordship have been appointed by the administrators of failed UK retailer Phones4U to raise approximately £10.8 million by selling ex stock items. Around 2,000 to 3,000 items – which include headphones, watches, speakers and cases – have begun going on sale in weekly online auctions which will continue until all stock is sold. Continue reading “Grab a bargain: Ex-Phones4U stock goes on sale in online auction”
HTC launched the Desire 820 smartphone in India back in October at Rs. 24,990. We reviewed the smartphone recently. Here we have the battery test results of the smartphone. The Desire 820 has a 2600mAh non-removable battery, similar to the Desire 816 smartphone. It is powered by a Octa-Core (1.5 GHz & 1.0 GHz) Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor with Adreno 405 GPU and has a 5.5-inch HD display. Continue reading “HTC Desire 820 Battery Test”
Pebble is getting multi lingual support for its iOS app. The popular smartwatch is now adding in French, German and Spanish languages to its iOS app.
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Rovio has announced that their RETRY game has clocked 10 million download within months after the launch. The game developed by Rovio Entertainment’s experimental publishing arm, Rovio LVL11 was released back in May for limited iOS users. Later in October it released the game for Android users and iOS users globally. Continue reading “Rovio RETRY clocks 10 million downloads, new levels coming soon”
Google Nexus 6 made by Motorola went on pre-order in India on Flipkart last month priced at Rs. 43,999 for the 32GB variant and Rs. 48,999 for the 64GB variant. Today Google and Motorola officially launched the Nexus 6 smartphone at the Great Online Shopping Festival (GOSF) event in India. The Nexus 6 comes in Midnight Blue and Cloud White colors. As announced previously, it comes with offers from Flipkart that includes, up to Rs. 10,000 discount in exchange for old smartphones, 3 months Flipkart First subscription, Rs. 1500 cash back for HDFC/ICICI credit card users for 6, 9 and 12 month EMI and free pre-selected Flipkart eBooks worth Rs. 2100. Continue reading “Google Nexus 6 launched in India starting from Rs. 43999”
DataWind, the creators of low-cost Aakash tablets have launched two new 10.1 inch tablets – UbiSlate 10Ci and UbiSlate 3G10 in the UbiSlate series. Both these tablets have a 10.1-inch (1024 x 600), HDMI and packs a 6000mAh battery. The WiFi-only 10Ci is powered by a 1.1 GHz dual-core processor, runs on Android 4.4 (Kitkat), comes with a 2MP rear camera and a VGA front-facing camera. The UbiSlate 3G10 tablet with 3G connectivity via SIM slot is powered by a 1.3GHz dual-core processor, runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean), has a 5-megapixel rear camera and a VGA front-facing camera. Continue reading “UbiSlate 10Ci and 3G10 10-inch Android tablets launched for Rs. 5999 and Rs. 9799”
HTC launched the HTC RE, the company’s GoPro-like action camera in India back in October for Rs. 9,990 and said that it will be available exclusively on Snapdeal starting November 5th, but it didn’t happen. Today the RE Camera is finally on sale on Snapdeal and is available in Blue and White colors. As a promotional offer it comes with a 8GB microSD card for free. The HTC RE has a 16 megapixel sensor with a 146 degree wide-angle lens, capable of recording full HD video and 120 fps slow motion video at 720p. Continue reading “HTC RE Camera finally goes on sale in India for Rs. 9990”
After entering into TV and router business, Xiaomi has launched Mi Air Purifier, the company’s latest product in their home ground, China. The Mi Air Purifier is compact, measuring 735mm x 260mm and weighs about 8 kg (including filters). The main highlight of the Air Purifier is that it can be controlled using an app. Continue reading “Xiaomi introduces Mi Air Purifier that can be controlled by an app”
The Google Chromecast is one of the most interesting media streaming devices out there. Priced internationally at just $35, it has given stiff competition to higher priced streaming devices by delivering a lot of the capabilities for a much lower price point. Now, Google is finally bringing the product to India as part of its annual Great Online Shopping Festival. Continue reading “Google Chromecast priced at Rs. 2,999 in India, Exclusive to Snapdeal”
Aircel has partnered with Hungama to offer the Hungama-Pro for free for the first two months. This enables customers to listen music and view full length HD quality music videos for free. Hungama offers Indian, International and Regional music. Hungama has multi-lingual transliteration feature in five languages that includes, English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Punjabi, allowing users to interact with the app in their preferred language. After the offer, the service will later be available to the users at a price of Rs. 120 per month. Continue reading “Aircel subscribers get Hungama PRO service free for two months”
50,000 Xiaomi Redmi Note smartphones went on sale on December 2nd, and it sold out in 6 seconds in the first flash sale. The company has announced that 75,000 Redmi Note smartphones would be available for sale on second flash sale today on Flipkart at 2PM. Xiaomi Redmi 1S smartphones went on sale again on Flipkart yesterday without registration. The company said that the the sale will last till the stocks are over. Surprisingly the stocks are still available. Continue reading “75,000 Xiaomi Redmi Note smartphones to go on sale in India today”
Google unveiled the Nexus 9 tablet made by HTC back in October. It got priced at Rs. 28,900 for the 16GB WiFi variant and Rs.44,900 for the 32GB LTE variant on the Google Play Store in India last month. Now the 16GB WiFi Indigo Black variant of the Nexus 9 is on sale on Amazon.in at the same price of Rs. 28,900. The LTE variant is also expected to go on sale soon. It is not clear when it will be available on the Google Play Store in India. Continue reading “Google Nexus 9 16GB WiFi variant goes on sale on Amazon in India for Rs. 28900 [Updated]”
When the Google Nexus 6 was announced back in October, it probably featured on many users’ wishlists but a much delayed launch and some confusion around pricing and date has likely affected this. The Nexus 6 has only just gone on sale in the UK – thanks to O2 – and over the weekend, I had a chance to have a very brief hands on with Google’s new smartphone. Continue reading “Google Nexus 6 Gallery, Quick Look”
F0r any manufacturer hoping to release a successful slate-style handset, there are likely to be considerable comparisons with the latest handset from Apple who are arguably the most successful at launching candybar style handsets. Huawei’s latest handset for Europe may come with the Huawei branding but still aims to compete with the best from Apple so how does the Honor 6 stack up against the juggernaut that is Apple’s iPhone 6? Continue reading “Apple iPhone 6 vs Honor 6 Photo Gallery”
Want to check the internet, TV and mobile coverage of a place you’re considering holidaying at or buying? It’s possible to check each of these results individually and collate the results but Ofcom’s new map rolls them into one handy tool. Continue reading “Ofcom map lets you check broadband and mobile coverage”
