HTC Desire 616 dual SIM with 5-inch HD display, Octa-Core processor announced

HTC Desire 616 dual SIM

HTC Desire 616 dual SIM that surfaced back in March in China has been officially announced. It has a 5-inch HD IPS display, powered by a 1.4 GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6592 processor with Mali 450-MP4 GPU and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) with HTC Sense 5.1 UI on top. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, 1080p video recording and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “HTC Desire 616 dual SIM with 5-inch HD display, Octa-Core processor announced”

Micromax Bolt A069 with 5-inch display, Android 4.4 now available online for Rs. 5301

Micromax Bolt A069

Micromax Bolt A069, the company’s latest smartphone in the Bolt series running Android 4.4 (KitKat) is now available on eBay.in. It has a 5-inch FWVGA screen and is powered by a 1.3GHz dual-core MediaTek MT6572 processor. It has a 5-megapixel fixed focus rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Micromax Bolt A069 with 5-inch display, Android 4.4 now available online for Rs. 5301”

Nokia XL Dual SIM Review

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When we first reviewed the Nokia X, we called it a geek’s dream considering it married the Finnish company’s legendary hardware with a much more accepted and liked operating system. As we found out in our Nokia X review, the actual implementation fell well short of our expectations. With the Nokia XL, the company took yet another shot at gathering a bigger foot hold in the critical entry level segment in emerging markets like India. Will this phone meet the same fate as the Nokia X? Find out in our review. Continue reading “Nokia XL Dual SIM Review”

Lava Magnum X604 with 6-inch HD display, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 11999

Lava Magnum X604

Lava has launched Magnum X604, the company’s latest smartphone in the new Magnum series. It has a  6-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 8-megapixel auto focus rear camera with BSI sensor, LED Flash, 1080p full HD video recording and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Lava Magnum X604 with 6-inch HD display, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 11999”

Lumia 830 render spotted with ‘Nokia by Microsoft’ branding

Last week image leaks of the alleged Nokia Lumia 830 images surfaced online. Now, a latest leak from Chinese website shows the so called Lumia 830 with a branding mark that reads ” Nokia by Microsoft”.

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Google Now gets occasional reminders for your tasks

Google Now is getting an occasional reminder option that will alert you about your tasks and to do list.  Users will be asked by Google to set reminders for tasks.  They can choose from options including “today,” “tomorrow” and “occasionally.”

 

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LG G Pad 10.1 global roll out begins, coming to US, Europe, Asia and more markets this month

LG G Pad 10.1

LG unveiled the G Pad 7.0, G Pad 8.0 and G Pad 10.1 in the G Pad series back in May. The LG G Pad 7.0 went on sale starting from Europe last month. Today the company has announced that the G Pad 10.1 would roll out globally starting from this month. The G Pad 10.1 has a 10.1-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) WXGA IPS display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with a new flat UI. Continue reading “LG G Pad 10.1 global roll out begins, coming to US, Europe, Asia and more markets this month”

Karbonn Opium N7 and Opium N9 with quad-core processors now available for Rs. 5999 and Rs. 8999

Karbonn Opium N7

Karbonn Opium N7 and Opium N9, two new smartphones in the new Opium series are available from online retailer HomeShop18. The Opium N7 has a 4-inch WVGA screen, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor, features a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera. The Opium N9 comes with a 5-inch HD screen, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor, comes with a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Both these run on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) OS.

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Oppo Find 7 Benchmarks

Oppo Find 7 Benchmarks

Oppo launched the Find 7, the company’s first smartphone with a Quad HD screen and a Snapdragon 801-powered last month. We already brought you the benchmarks and review of the Oppo Find 7a with a 1080p screen, here we have the benchmarks of the Oppo Find 7. It is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 801 (MSM8974) 28nm HPm Krait 400 CPU clocked at 2.46 GHz per core, bit faster than the Oppo Find 7a. It has Adreno 330 GPU. It comes with a 5.5-inch (2560×1440 pixels) IPS display, 3GB RAM and runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) OS with Color OS on top. Check out the synthetic benchmark scores below . Continue reading “Oppo Find 7 Benchmarks”

Apple reportedly hires Tag Heuer VP of sales for iWatch

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Apple has hired Patrick Pruniaux, Vice President of Sales and Retail at Tag Heuer, according to a report from 9to5 Mac. Tag Heuer CEO revealed in an interview to CNBC that Apple has hired sales director of luxury Swiss watch maker TAG Heuer for its iWatch. Apple has been in a hiring spree, adding several people to its iWatch team. Last year it hired Nike design director Ben Shaffer and earlier this year the company reportedly hired a sleep expert from Philips. Continue reading “Apple reportedly hires Tag Heuer VP of sales for iWatch”

Motorola starts rolling out Android 4.4.4 update for Moto X, Moto G and Moto E in India

Moto G and Moto X Powered by Google

Few weeks after Google pushed out the Android 4.4.4 update for the Nexus devices, Motorola has announced that the it has started rolling out Android 4.4.4 update for the Moto X, Moto G  and Moto E users in India, skipping the Android 4.4.3 (KitKat) update that started rolling out in the US early June . Continue reading “Motorola starts rolling out Android 4.4.4 update for Moto X, Moto G and Moto E in India”

Xolo Play 6X-1000 with Hexa-Core processor, 2GB RAM and Q500s IPS announced for Rs. 14499 and Rs. 5999

Xolo Play 6X-1000

Xolo is on a roll. The company launched several new smartphones, including their first Windows Phone 8.1 handset last month. Today the company has announced the Xolo Play 6X-1000, its first smartphone powered by a MediaTek MT6591 Hexa-Core processor, 2GB RAM and Xolo Q500s IPS, the company’s cheapest quad-core smartphone till date. The Play 6X-1000 has a 5-inch HD screen, comes with a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera.  Continue reading “Xolo Play 6X-1000 with Hexa-Core processor, 2GB RAM and Q500s IPS announced for Rs. 14499 and Rs. 5999”

Truecaller app launched for Android Wear

Truecaller for Android Wear

Truecaller, popular caller ID application has been launched for Android Wear. Google Play Store got a dedicated Android Wear section and Android Wear app earlier this week.  Truecaller says it is one of the 24 developers to bring an app to the Android Wear platform. This app lets you identify the the contact information of the caller on the Android Wear smartwatch. Continue reading “Truecaller app launched for Android Wear”

Samsung Galaxy F surfaces in new live image

Samsung Galaxy F leak

Samsung Galaxy F, the company’s rumored high-end smartphone with metal build has surfaced in a new live image that reveals the phone’s metal rim. Live images of the smartphone surfaced last month and the renders showed up soon after, showing the smartphone in several colors including gold.  Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy F surfaces in new live image”

Swipe ties up with UniverCell to foray into South Indian market

Swipe UniverCell

Swipe has announced its foray into South Indian market by partnering with UniverCell Telecommunications. The company launched MTV Slash 2, MTV Slash 3G and MTV Slash 4X devices in the Swipe 3D Life Plus and Swipe MTV Series, which will be available exclusively  at UniverCell stores across South India. Continue reading “Swipe ties up with UniverCell to foray into South Indian market”