Celkon Campus Nova A352E with 3.5-inch display launched for Rs. 1999

Celkon Campus Nova A352E

Celkon has launched Campus Nova A352E, the company’s latest budget smartphone in the Campus series. It has a 3.5-inch HVGA, has 2G (EDGE) connectivity and dual SIM support, similar to the Celkon Campus One A354C that went on sale earlier this week, but this runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) and is powered by a 1GHz single-core processor . It has a 2-megapixel rear camera but lacks a front-facing camera. Continue reading “Celkon Campus Nova A352E with 3.5-inch display launched for Rs. 1999”

Acer Iconia A1-713 Review

Acer, the Taiwanese multinational hardware and electronics corporation is known for its desktop and laptop PCs. The company has entered the mobile space with its tablets and is trying hard to make a name for itself in one of the most profitable segments.

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The latest slate from Acer to hit the store shelves is the Iconia A1-713. Acer is promoting the 3G data and voice calling ability of the tablet and calls it one of the best in its price range. We decided to take the device for a spin in order to find out if it has enough quality to sustain in the market and here’s what we think. Continue reading “Acer Iconia A1-713 Review”

HTC Desire EYE Photo Gallery

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HTC unveiled the Desire EYE, its first selfie-focused smartphone with a 13-megapixel front-facing camera at the Double Exposure event in New York City. We got to check out the smartphone at the event. Here is a quick hardware walkthrough of the smartphone. Continue reading “HTC Desire EYE Photo Gallery”

Videocon Infinium Z40 Quad with 4-inch display, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 5490

Videocon Infinium Z40 Quad

Videocon has launched Infinium Z40 Quad, the company’s latest budget selfie-focused smartphone in the Infinium series. It has a 4-inch WVGA display, powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 3.2-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Videocon Infinium Z40 Quad with 4-inch display, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 5490”

BlackBerry Passport Photo Gallery

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BlackBerry announced the Passport, its high end smartphone last month and it was launched in India recently for Rs 49,990.  Here is a quick sneak peek of the smartphone in pictures. Continue reading “BlackBerry Passport Photo Gallery”

iberry Auxus Aura A1 with 5-inch display, Octa-Core processor launched for Rs. 9990

iberry Auxus Aura A1

iberry has launched Auxus Aura A1, the company’s latest smartphone in the Auxus series in partnership with eBay India. It has a 5-inch qHD display with Corning Gorilla Glass protection, powered by a 1.4 GHz Octa-Core with MediaTek MT6592 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) OS. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “iberry Auxus Aura A1 with 5-inch display, Octa-Core processor launched for Rs. 9990”

Apple sends out invites for October 16th iPad and Mac event

Apple iPad and Mac event invite Oct 16

After rumors, Apple has sent out invites for an event on October 16th. At last year’s iPad event, Apple introduced iPad Air and a new  iPad mini with retina display. This year Apple is expected to refresh the iPad Air and iPad mini. It is also expected to introduce new Macs. Continue reading “Apple sends out invites for October 16th iPad and Mac event”

HTC Zoe 1.0 released for Android, coming to iOS later this year

HTC Zoe 1.0 for Android

HTC released Zoe (Beta) for select Android smartphones running Android 4.4 on Google Play back in August. The Zoe app is out of Beta and is available for more Android smartphones. The latest update brings new design and option to capture Zoes by selecting different lengths. Continue reading “HTC Zoe 1.0 released for Android, coming to iOS later this year”

Lenovo A328 with 4.5-inch display, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 7299

Lenovo A328

Lenovo has launched the A328, a new smartphone in the A series. It has a 4.5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) display, powered by a 1.3 GHz Quad-core Mediatek MT6582M processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera.  Continue reading “Lenovo A328 with 4.5-inch display, Android 4.4 launched for Rs. 7299”

HTC announces RE, a GoPro-like action camera

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HTC has just announced its entry into a completely new market for the company, action cameras. You might have heard of the GoPro, a little camera in a box, that is usually worn or attached, to provide an action view of the said adventurer/explorer/thing. The HTC Re is similar in its intent, but different in design, with a familiar wide angle lens camera enclosed in an unusual structure of a bent cylindrical tube. The camera aims to capture moments that you usually miss, something that the company already tried to achieve with its Zoe app. The Re wants you to capture those moments, whenever you want, with more creative options than a smartphone, and a form factor that is smaller and easier to handle, leading to more creative opportunities.

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HTC Eye experience to roll out for select HTC smartphones in coming months

HTC Eye Experience

HTC just announced the Desire Eye with a 13-megapixel front-facing camera. It has a new HTC Eye experience that brings new features such as Face Tracking, Screen Share, Split Capture, Face Fusion, Live Makeup, Auto Selfie, Voice Selfie, Photo Booth, Crop Me In and more. HTC has announced that the new HTC Eye experience would roll out for select HTC smartphone in coming months. Continue reading “HTC Eye experience to roll out for select HTC smartphones in coming months”

HTC Desire EYE with 5.2-inch 1080p display, 13MP front and rear cameras official

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HTC has finally announced the Desire EYE, the company’s latest smartphone in the Desire series with a 13-megapixel front-facing camera. It has a 5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD display with Corning Gorilla glass protection, powered by a 2.3 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with new HTC Sense UI. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash and a 13-megapixel front camera with f/2.0 aperture, wide-angle lens and dual LED flash that makes it a perfect selfie smartphone. Continue reading “HTC Desire EYE with 5.2-inch 1080p display, 13MP front and rear cameras official”

Amazon India unveils ‘Pay With Amazon’ Processing service

Amazon India has introduced ‘Pay With Amazon’ service in the country. The service is aimed at simplifying online payments as it allows users to pay using payment methods stored in their Amazon account.

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HERE Maps Beta for Android now available for Samsung smartphones

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Back in August HERE announced its partnership with Samsung to launch HERE (beta) exclusively for the Samsung Galaxy devices. Now the app is available for Samsung smartphones. It has offline turn-by-turn navigation, live traffic info, location sharing and more features that are available for the Windows Phone app. Continue reading “HERE Maps Beta for Android now available for Samsung smartphones”

Samsung tests the durability of the Galaxy Note 4 in a new drop test video

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Drop Test

After the Apple iPhone’s Bendgade, Samsung posted a video of the Note 4 undergoing bend tests. It said that the Note 4 is durable to the test since it has metal frame, magnesium bracket and manually reinforced structures between the parts. Today Samsung has posted a new video that tests the Galaxy Note 4’s durability in drop and tumble test. Continue reading “Samsung tests the durability of the Galaxy Note 4 in a new drop test video”