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Maxx MSD7 Smarty AXD21 with 4-inch display, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 4020

Maxx MSD7 Smarty AXD21

Maxx Mobile has launched MSD7 Smarty AXD21, the company’s first smartphone running Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 4-inch WVGA screen, powered by a 1GHz dual-core MediaTek processor, has a 3.2-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and VGA front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support, 3G connectivity and comes pre-loaded with MAXX World, MAXX life Box, MAXX Care, MAXX New Launch, Getit, OLX, Flipkart, Hungama, Opera Mini, Wechat, Gameloft games and more apps. Continue reading “Maxx MSD7 Smarty AXD21 with 4-inch display, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 4020”

Amazon Kindle Fire HDX tablet with Snapdragon 805 shows up in benchmarks

Amazon Kindle Fire HDX Benchmark leak

Amazon announced 7-inch and 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HDX tablets with Snapdragon 800 chips last September. Now a new 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HDX tablet with Snapdragon 805 has surfaced on AnTuTu database. According to the listing, it would be powered by a 2.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 805 GPU with Adreno 420 GPU and run on Android 4.4.4 (KitKat) with Fire OS on top. Continue reading “Amazon Kindle Fire HDX tablet with Snapdragon 805 shows up in benchmarks”

Amazon announces $2 billion investment in India

Soon after Flipkart announced that it has secured $1 billion in latest funding, Amazon has revealed that it is investing $2 billion in India. The e-commerce firm stated that the funds would be used to support its rapid growth and continue to enhance the customer and seller experience in India.

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5mm thick Gionee Elife S4.8 falls prey to the spy cam

Gionee’s upcoming GN9005, i.e., the Gionee Elife S4.8 is all set to hit the shelves in the coming weeks. However, those that can’t wait to have a glimpse of the device are in business today, as the device just got leaked via some spy cam shots.

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Xiaomi sold 20,000 Mi3 units on Flipkart since launch

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Second batch of Mi3 units went on sale on Flipkart yesterday at 2 PM. Flipkart and Xiaomi has announced that the week’s stock sold out in 5 seconds. Last week’s Mi3 stock sold out in 38 minutes and 50 seconds, mainly due to server issues on Flipkart. In first sale, Xiaomi reportedly sold 10,000 units of Mi3s. Today the company confirmed that 20,000 Mi3 units have been sold on Flipkart since launch. Continue reading “Xiaomi sold 20,000 Mi3 units on Flipkart since launch”

Asus Zenfone 4 benchmarks

Asus Zenfone 4 Benchmarks

Asus launched the Zenfone series in India that includes the Zenfone 4 that starts at Rs. 5,999 for the Asus Zenfone 4 (A400CG) variant. The Zenfone 4 (A400CG) is the base variant in the Zenfone lineup. It is powered by a 1.2 GHz dual-core Intel Atom Z2520 processor with PowerVR SGX544 GPU and has 1GB RAM. It comes with 4-inch (800 x 480 pixels) display and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) with Zen UI. Check out the synthetic benchmark scores below. Continue reading “Asus Zenfone 4 benchmarks”

Panasonic Eluga U with 5-inch HD display, Android 4.4, 13MP camera now available for Rs. 17490

Panasonic Eluga U

Panasonic Eluga U, the company’s latest smartphone in the Eluga series is available on eBay for Rs. 17,490, ahead of tomorrow’s launch. It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display based on one-glass-solution with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Panasonic Eluga U with 5-inch HD display, Android 4.4, 13MP camera now available for Rs. 17490”

Xolo Play 8X-1000 with HIVE UI launching in the first week of August

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Xolo started teasing about their Hive UI last month. Today the company has announced on their Facebook page that it would launch a new smartphone called 8X-1000 with HIVE UI in the first the first week of August, when answering queries about the HIVE UI. Xolo launched the Play 6X-1000 with Hexa-Core MediaTek MT6591 Soc. The 8X-1000 would be the first smartphone to feature its HIVE UI, but it would be ported to other Xolo devices in future, says the company. Continue reading “Xolo Play 8X-1000 with HIVE UI launching in the first week of August”

Micromax Canvas L A108 with 5.5-inch qHD display, Android 4.4 listed on official website

Micromax Canvas L A108

Micromax Canvas L A108, the company’s latest phablet has been listed on the official website. It has a 5.5-inch qHD screen, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel autofocus rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel fixed focus front-facing camera. It has Dual SIM support similar to other Micromax smartphones. Continue reading “Micromax Canvas L A108 with 5.5-inch qHD display, Android 4.4 listed on official website”

Asus Zenfone 6 Camera Samples

Asus Zenfone 6-12

Asus launched the Zenfone 6, top-end smartphone in the Zenfone series in India recently. We already brought you the unboxing, benchmarks and the photo gallery of the smartphone, here we have the camera samples of the smartphone. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, BSI sensor, five-element lenses, f/2.0 aperture and comes with optical image stabilization. The whole package is called the “pixelmaster” by ASUS. Continue reading “Asus Zenfone 6 Camera Samples”

HTC One (W8) Windows Phone handset rumored for August 21 launch

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HTC is working on a flagship Windows Phone 8.1 handset based on HTC One (M8), according to several reports. Earlier this month @evleaks said the HTC’s W8 Windows Phone handset would feature BoomSound and Duo cameras, similar to the HTC One (M8). According the Engadget’s sources, the device is expected to be called “One (W8) for Windows”. It also says that it would feature voice over LTE, but it is likely to be enabled by Windows Phone 8.1 GDR1 update. Continue reading “HTC One (W8) Windows Phone handset rumored for August 21 launch”

Obi Octopus S520 Unboxing

Obi Octopus S520-1

Obi Mobiles, based in Gurgaon announced the launch of India operations back in April. The company is promoted by Inflexionpoint, popular IT supply chain company co-founded by John Sculley, Ex CEO of Apple. The Obi Octopus S520 that was launched earlier this month is the company’s first smartphone. Priced at Rs. 11,990, it is one of the cheapest smartphones powered by a Octa-Core MediaTek processor in India. Check out the unboxing below.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 Review

Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5-1

Samsung launched the Galaxy Tab S 10.5, the company’s latest flagship tablet in the Tab S range in India earlier this month. Even though the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition and the Galaxy NotePRO 12.2 had 2560×1600 WQXGA resolution screens, this is the first time Samsung has used WQXGA Super AMOLED display on a tablet. The main USP of the tablet is its display, and Samsung has implemented new technologies to improve the display. Is this the best high-end Android tablet? Let us find out in the complete review. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 Review”

Fitbit comes to Windows Phone 8.1

Fitbit Windows Phone

Users of Windows Phone devices have long been left out of the fitness bands and wearables group due to lack of official applications on the platform. Earlier this year, Microsoft had claimed that it was working on changing that. With the Windows Phone 8.1 update, the mobile operating system got much improved bluetooth support including much needed Bluetooth LE support which is most important for low power wearables. Fitbit is the first company to take advantage of it. Continue reading “Fitbit comes to Windows Phone 8.1”

Europe version of the HTC One M8 gets Android v4.4.3

Users of the unlocked HTC One M8 based in Europe are now receiving the Android v4.4.3 update for their devices. This comes only a handful days after US folks got treated to the update.

The update takes the software version to 2.22.401.4, and measures a hefty 613MB. So make sure you’re loaded with either WiFi or a high-speed 3G pack before you head out for the update.

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