Vodafone India has launched two new national roaming packs for pre-paid customers. These packs offer incoming calls at 30p/minute while roaming on Vodafone network, across India and outgoing call rates at 1.5p/sec for all local & STD calls, while roaming or at home. These packs would be let people enjoy calls at affordable roaming rates even during their vacations. These are aimed at those who tend to travel a lot regularly. Continue reading “Vodafone launches new national roaming packs for pre-paid customers”
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Reliance launches Twitter Access Pack, offers unlimited Twitter access free for 3 months
Reliance Communications (Rcom) has launched Twitter Access Pack, in partnership with Twitter India. This pack offers unlimited free Twitter access for 3 months for GSM customers without any extra cost. The company launched My College plan for pre-paid GSM customers last year that offered unlimited access to Facebook and WhatsApp and offered Unlimited Facebook and Facebook Messenger access at Rs. 16 per month few months back. Continue reading “Reliance launches Twitter Access Pack, offers unlimited Twitter access free for 3 months”
Spice Mi-535 Stellar Pinnacle Pro with 5.3-inch IPS display, 1.2 GHz quad-core processor, Android 4.2 launched for Rs. 14990
S Mobility has launched the Mi-535 Stellar Pinnacle Pro, successor of the Mi-530 Stellar Pinnacle that was launched earlier this year. It was listed on online retailer Saholic earlier this week. It has a 5.3-inch (960 × 540 pixels) IPS LCD display similar to the Mi-530, but this is powered by 1.2 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 8 MP auto focus camera with dual LED Flash and a 5 MP front-facing camera. Continue reading “Spice Mi-535 Stellar Pinnacle Pro with 5.3-inch IPS display, 1.2 GHz quad-core processor, Android 4.2 launched for Rs. 14990”
Sony launches new NFC and Bluetooth enabled speakers in India, priced between Rs. 3990 and Rs. 8990
Sony India has launched 3 new wireless speakers, SRS-BTV5, SRS-BTM8 and the ZS-BTY52 with NFC and Bluetooth for in India. These new speakers would offer seamless playback by connecting your smartphones or tablets anywhere. The built-in NFC feature would let you connect your NFC-enable smartphone or tablet instantly to stream high-quality music. Both the SRS-BTV5 and SRS-BTM8 models come with microphone to enjoy crystal-clear phone calls via Bluetooth. Continue reading “Sony launches new NFC and Bluetooth enabled speakers in India, priced between Rs. 3990 and Rs. 8990”
LG Optimus G Pro likely to launch in India by June
LG announced its competitor to the Samsung Galaxy Note earlier this year in the form of the Optimus G Pro which is a large screen Android phone / Phablet and one of the first phones to be powered by the Snapdragon 600 processor. LG India has confirmed to FoneArena that it will soon launch the Optimus G Pro here in India most likely by June. LG is quite happy with the sales of the Optimus G in India and seems optimistic about the G Pro. Continue reading “LG Optimus G Pro likely to launch in India by June”
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 to feature unbreakable OLED display
Rumors have surfaced that Samsung will debut the Galaxy Note 3 at IFA with a brand new unbreakable OLED display. The screen is expected to utilize a plastic substrate with active LTPS matrix instead of the glass substrate used on the current Galaxy Note 2. The screen will have an RGB matrix.
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Videocon A47, A51, A53 and A45 spotted on official website
Looks like Videocon is all set to release range of Android smartphones. The Videocon A47 would be the company’s flagship device that would feature a 4.7-inch (960 × 540 pixels) 5-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display and a 1.2 GHz quad-core 1GHz processor. It would run on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) OS. The Videocon A53 and the A51 would feature a 5.3-inch qHD (540 x 960 pixels) and a 5-inch FWVGA (854 x 480 pixels) touch screen displays respectively. Both these phones would be powered by a dual-core processors and run on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). All these phones would come with dual SIM support. Continue reading “Videocon A47, A51, A53 and A45 spotted on official website”
MapmyIndia offers free Navigator Mobile app for BlackBerry Z10 users
MapmyIndia has announced that they would offer MapmyIndia Navigator Mobile app with turn-by-turn navigation for free for BlackBerry Z10 users in India. After downloading the app, you can choose the map package. The app has an intuitive UI, and offers Full 3D maps & buildings, House-address level details, POIs like restaurants, ATMs, petrol pumps, hotels, tourist landmarks and street-level maps in thousands of cities, and more. It has offline navigation that would be much useful when you don’t have network connectivity. Continue reading “MapmyIndia offers free Navigator Mobile app for BlackBerry Z10 users”
Huawei Ascend Y300 Benchmarks
Huawei launched the Ascend Y300, the company’s latest mid-range Android smartphone in India earlier this month. Here we have the benchmarks of the device. It has a 4.0-inch (800 x 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen IPS display, powered by a 1 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Play (MSM8225) processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) with Emotion UI. Huawei uses this Snapdragon S4 chip in several devices including the Ascend G330D, G510 and G600, apart from the Ascend Y300. Let’s see how the device performs in the benchmark tests. Continue reading “Huawei Ascend Y300 Benchmarks”
Disney UTV Digital launches Freemium Apps for feature phones
Disney UTV Digital has launched 4 freemium apps, UTV, Disney, Comedy and Devotional for feature phones, including Nokia feature phones. These apps ofer Disney UTV’s content across Movies, Television, Hollywood and English content. All these apps have crossed the 15 million download mark in their test phase itself. Over 2.5 million devices Nokia Asha series phones come pre-loaded with the UTV App. These apps offer on-the-go video streaming apps work even on low-bandwidth GPRS networks. Continue reading “Disney UTV Digital launches Freemium Apps for feature phones”
Facebook Home crosses 500,000 downloads
Facebook has been trying to make its mark in the mobile segment for a while now with both hardware partnerships and software based offerings. Its latest attempt, Facebook Home, has been downloaded over 500,000 times within the span of a week. The application works as a replacement homescreen, lockscreen and app launcher with a heavy focus on Facebook content. This number pales in comparison to Instagram which brought in 1 million downloads in under 24 hours.
Salora Fontab with 7-inch display, Voice calling, Android 4.1 launched for Rs. 6899
Salora has launched Fontab, the the company’s first tablet with voice calling support. It has a 7-inch (1024 x 600 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.5 GHz cortex A9 processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It comes with a 2-megapixel rear camera and has a VGA front-facing camera. It has a SIM card slot for voice calling 2G data connectivity. It has 3G support through dongles and comes with a HDMI out that lets you connect the tablet to TVs. It is made of high quality plastic with UV paint. Salora launched the Protab and Protab HD tablets last month. It comes with range of pre-loaded apps including Facebook, King Soft, IBIBO games, IBIBO browser and social networking apps. Continue reading “Salora Fontab with 7-inch display, Voice calling, Android 4.1 launched for Rs. 6899”
Byond Phablet PI with 5.3-inch IPS display, Android 4.1 launched for Rs. 10999
Byond Tech, popular for the Mi-Book series of tablets has launched Phablet I, in the Byond Phablet smartphone series. It has a 5.3-inch qHD (540 x 960 pixels) IPS capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It comes with a 8MP rear camera wih LED flash and a 1.3MP front-facing camera. It has dual SIM support with dual standby similar to other Byond smartphones. The company launched the Byond PIII with a 6-inch display last year and the Byond Phablet PII with a 5.7-inch HD display earlier this year. Continue reading “Byond Phablet PI with 5.3-inch IPS display, Android 4.1 launched for Rs. 10999”
Zen Ultrafone 701 HD with 5-inch HD display, 1.2 GHz quad-core processor, Android 4.2 launched for Rs. 11999
Zen Mobile has launched the Zen Ultrafone 701 HD, the company’s latest flagship Android smartphone in India. Pre-bookings for the phone started earlier this month. It has a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6589 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It packs a a 8MP auto focus camera with LED Flash, BSI sensor, full HD video recording, Panorama Shot, and Burst shot with upto 99 shots on the go. It has a 3.2 MP front-facing camera and comes with dual SIM support with dual Standby. This is the company’s first high-end smartphone sin the Ultrafone category, and it is aimed at smart and tech savvy youth. Continue reading “Zen Ultrafone 701 HD with 5-inch HD display, 1.2 GHz quad-core processor, Android 4.2 launched for Rs. 11999”
Nokia teases new Asha devices, to be launched on April 24th
It has been a while since Nokia launched new devices in its Asha range of low to mid range priced mobile phones. Last time we saw cheap phones from Nokia was at the Mobile World Congress in which they announced the Nokia 301 and the Nokia 105, which were surprisingly not part of the Asha range. It was not surprising to think that may be Nokia is going for full touch for its Asha brand exclusively, especially with the success for devices like the Asha 311. With Android devices completely eroding Nokia’s marketshare at the low end, they desperately need a refresh, and the above image suggests that Nokia will be gearing up for a new wave of Asha devices starting April 24th.
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